"Oh, Ranran, there's nothing in this trap!" Brother Gu, who was doing morning exercises with him, muttered in disappointment.
"Brother, how can we have prey every day? Many hunters have never caught a wild boar in their entire lives. We must be content."
Gu Xinran muttered to herself that it was mainly because she didn't use the spiritual spring water, otherwise prey would come in droves.
On the way back, the brother and sister chatted while exercising.
"Brother, do you want to continue practicing martial arts? I see that you have excellent physique and are a martial arts genius." Gu Xinran said jokingly.
"Well, Master Qiu from the martial arts school also said that I had potential. Unfortunately, I only trained with him for three years. After my father had an accident, I stopped."
"Brother, look at how our family is getting better and better. Go and continue learning Kung Fu so that you can better protect us."
"Is it really possible? Becoming a great hero or a general has always been my dream."
"My brother is amazing. A real man must be passionate. I support you. Don't worry about the family. I will take care of it."
Perfect mobilization!
Breakfast time.
At Gu Xinran's strong request, the Gu family finally had three meals a day.
Everyone sat together, and Gu Xinran said to Grandpa seriously, "Grandpa, if we want our family to be good, we have to carefully train Big Brother and Xuanxuan. Big Brother has a good foundation, so he can continue to practice martial arts. Xuanxuan is also at the stage of enlightenment, so find him a teacher. I'll pay for the expenses."
Everyone looked at Gu Xinran. Grandpa Gu stroked his beard with satisfaction. "Ranran is right. You don't have to pay for the fees. I was thinking about this last night. We two have the same idea. Let's go to the town to find a teacher today. Our whole family will go together."
Driving the newly bought ox cart and heading out of the village, the Gu family became the most handsome guys in the village.
A crowd was gathered here. The village chief, Hunter Zhang, was driving an oxcart, while others were pushing carts and wheelbarrows. Apparently, the village chief had informed the villagers of the situation in the city, and some, having listened, were preparing to go buy food.
After exchanging greetings, the Gu family headed towards the town with the main group, facing everyone's envious gazes.
When I passed by the grain store in town, I saw a line there and the price of grain had risen by another cent compared to yesterday.
Alas, the situation was not optimistic, and we had to continue stockpiling food. Gu Xinran asked his mother and grandmother to join him in the queue and buy some more dark brown rice and a little fine grains, so that they could both store food and conceal their presence. He would come back to pick them up after he finished his business.
The first stop was the Yangwei Martial Arts School in the town, which was just two shops away from the grain store. A large flag with the word "Wu" was flying at the door.
As soon as he got off the ox cart, he met Master Qiu. Gu Yuchen quickly stepped forward and saluted, "Hello, Master Qiu!"
This Master Qiu is tall and mighty, with a voice like a bell and prominent temples. One can tell at a glance that he is a capable man.
After Grandpa Gu tied up the ox cart, he greeted everyone warmly. Gu Xinran followed behind with the two children and walked into the martial arts hall together.
The martial arts school is not big, it is just an ordinary house converted from a private house. There are a few children doing horse stance in the yard.
After sitting down, Gu Xinran took out two boxes of snacks bought yesterday from the backpack and gave a two-pound wild boar meat to Brother Gu, asking him to give it to Master Qiu.
Master Qiu politely accepted the gift and patted Brother Gu's shoulder vigorously. "You've grown taller. Come on, let's go out and try it out to see if it's wasted."
Brother Gu couldn't last more than three moves under Master Qiu's hands. He was beaten repeatedly before he gave up.
Master Qiu's Kung Fu is so good that Gu Xinran is even tempted to learn from him. In the apocalypse, all he knows are killer moves, and he's never been exposed to systematic ancient martial arts training. Just think about flying over eaves and walls, fighting against the strong and helping the weak, and traveling the world with a sword. How cool!
Master Qiu commented: "Your basic skills haven't been lost, but you're not familiar with the moves and have no combat experience. If you practice hard, you'll hopefully surpass me in the future."
Brother Gu got what he wanted and was also recognized. He smiled happily and said, "Master Qiu, I will study hard and practice diligently."
After paying the tuition, he left Brother Gu behind and drove towards the private school.
From then on, Gu Yuchen arrived at Chenzheng (8:00 a.m.) every day and returned at Youchu (5:00 p.m.). He brought his own lunch and had a day off every ten days.
When I arrived at the private school where Gu's father had taught before, I found the door closed. I asked others and found out that the harvest was bad this year, and many children dropped out of school. Those with better conditions went to the county college. The school could not continue to operate and closed down.
Alas, what should we do with our little Xuanxuan? The county town is too far away, and this small house is not suitable for accommodation. It would be great if there was a house in the county town. With hard work, everything will be possible.
In fact, Gu's mother, Gu's eldest brother, Gu Xinran, can read. Their father was a scholar, so there is no illiteracy in the family. Gu's eldest brother once attended a private school, but he was not good at studying, so he was sent to learn martial arts. The family has enlightenment books, but the conditions were poor in the past few years, and the child was young and had no enlightenment. Now it seems that I can only teach him myself first, and then make plans based on the situation.
Gu Xinran said to Xuanxuan seriously, "Brother, can I teach you how to read? I'll send you to college when you're older."
Xuanxuan nodded in agreement, "Sister, I will study hard and become a high-ranking official in the future. I will let you have endless snacks to eat and endless new clothes to wear."
Gu Xinran touched Xiao Xuanxuan's head and said, "You are ambitious. Sister is waiting for Xuanxuan to lead us to a good life."
Grandpa drove the ox cart to the place where he bought grain, and there were still a few more grains to buy before it was Grandma Gu's turn.
Gu Xinran looked at the people in line and said, "Grandpa, I want to take Xuanxuan and Tingting for a walk. It's a rare opportunity for them to come."
Xuanxuan happily replied: "Let's go to the market. I just heard they said there will be a big market today."
Tingting's eyes lit up immediately, "Let's go to the market."
"Ranran, you can't take care of them alone." Grandma Gu was worried and turned to discuss with Gu's mother, "Taoyuan, you go shopping with them. Your father and I will go buy food. We will meet at the town entrance."
Datian Town is not big, and you can reach the market by walking along the street.
The family of four went to the fabric shop. The fabric they had picked out yesterday was still too little. Looking at Tingting's clothes, they were altered because Xuanxuan's was too small. Everyone else's clothes were quite worn, and Brother Gu's were even shorter. We were all going to the martial arts school to learn martial arts, so we couldn't dress so poorly that we'd look down on others.
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