Volume 1 The Ordinary World Chapter 2 The Illusory God Stone
There is a town store more than 5,000 miles southeast of Tangwu City, called Zuojia Town. Zuojia Town is surrounded by mountains and is located in a remote place. Although it is surrounded by mountains and sea, it is outstanding and has a relatively closed place and has little communication with the outside world.
There are three major families in Zuojia Town, namely the Chengjia family of the Kou family and the Zuo family. The Zuo family lives in the town, the Kou family is in the Kou family of the Kou family, and the Chengjia family is in the Chengjia village. Among them, the Zuo family is the most business. Chengjia is a martial arts family, but it is very low-key, and seems to be a secluded master. He also has business in the town, but he rarely comes into contact with people. The Kou family was once a prominent family, and they were all the foundation laid by his ancestors. By this generation, they have almost lost and are the weakest among the three major families.
There is a family named Li in Chengjia Village, a family of four. The couple is loving and has no support from their ancestors. The two work diligently and save money. Five years ago, the flood was built and destroyed the house. In the past two years, new houses have been built. In addition, raising children, life is relatively difficult, but they are happy.
Her husband Li Er is a foreigner who has been living here. His wife Sheng Xinlan is a local from twenty miles away. No one knows where Li Er came from and He's family. Xinlan also asked, and he only said that his family was bandits, and his relatives were all dead, and he was the only one left. He was unwilling to mention the sad past, so his wife stopped asking. Li Er was taciturn and looked like a loyal and honest person. He worked diligently, went out early and came back late, and had no rest for a day. He did not gamble, did not drink, did not steal, and had a first-class character. Such good people were hard to find, and Sheng Xinlan no longer cared about his past, and she was very loving to Li Er and was also satisfied with this husband.
The couple has a son and a daughter. The sister is Li Taiyi, who is ten years old this year. The younger brother is Li Taichu, who is five years old this year. A fortune teller left four sentences to Li Er: It is difficult to see the beginning without any dust. There is no smooth road at the beginning of the beginning, and there is no easy way to go. There is no profit to the road to heaven. One benefit is exchanged for a relative orphan. He also said that the names of these two children have become older, and the children will be afraid of many disasters in the future. Li Er didn't care, and only smiled with the sentence "Life and death are destined, everything goes with fate." After all, Xinlan is a woman, and she is not as open as Li Er saw. These four sentences are not in my heart and I am worried. Li Er often enlightened her, but after a long time, she forgot it.
Maybe this is honest and honest, or maybe he doesn't know whether he is stupid or stupid, he is taciturn in daily life. What's worse, he always looks expressionless, neither happy nor angry, no one has ever seen him cry, and no one has ever seen him laugh. He is alone all day long and doesn't know what to think, quietly dazed, and doesn't talk to anyone. The neighbors all think that this child is a fool. This baby is born with great strength, more than five times stronger than the children of the same age, and is in excellent health.
My parents were worried about my son, so they taught him something when they had time, but he couldn't learn anything he taught, and didn't ask anyone, and he was there to tiny tinkering there. Li Er usually worked at home, and he squatted beside him without saying a word. He watched for a day when Li Er was playing, but he watched for a day without moving. No one knew whether he was obsessed with or was really stupid.
After all, it is the flesh and blood of parents. Whether they are stupid or stupid, their parents love them the same. They just want to save more money. If they grow up in the future, they are confused and have no ability to survive, at least they will not starve to death. All parents in the world are the same. They don’t seek wealth and honor, as long as their children are safe and happy. It’s really pitiful to have parents in the world.
Only when the quality is mixed can the world be revealed. Her sister Li Taiyi is completely different from Taichu. She is naturally beautiful and beautiful, like a fairy descending to the earth, not a thing of the world. She is also smart and very sensible. She helps her mother with housework, washing feet and pounding her back on weekdays. She is very filial and loving. In that era, the girl got married at the age of twelve, and the children of poor families were already in the family. Li Taiyi was also diligent and took care of half of the family's affairs. It is said that a woman without talent is virtue. Ordinary women do not study or go out. Li Er is relatively open-minded. He said that when she grows up, she can be well-educated and distinguish right from wrong and tolerant. Taiyi was sent to a private school in the town to study at the age of eight.
His father, Li Er, worked in the wooden car workshop of the Zuo family in the town, and his skills are well-known. He is known as Xiao Luban. Li Er is smart and studious. He studies some medical classics, Taoism, formations and other forms in his spare time. Although he is not specialized, he has achieved some achievements in everything. He has a minor illness in the village and looks for him when repairing anything.
Li Er was not very popular in the Zuo family's car manufacturing workshop. He only made carriage wheels. Although it was the most important part of the carriage, it was also something that everyone could make. There were more than a dozen workers who made carriage wheels. Everyone worked as a worker to pay for the money, and each wheel cost five (one thousand dollars is one tael of silver), and he could make one wheel a day. Everyone worked as a worker to pick up big wood. Li Er was honest, small and thin, and could not steal others, so he could only pick up some small wood at the end. But he was also smart and very cheap. The wheels made of some loose wood thrown away by others were better than others.
It is made for durable. It is made with eighteen pieces of wood. When it is inserted, the wheels are smooth. It does not take a lot of effort to deliberately make round shapes, nor does it look like large pieces of wood cracking along silk. The scraps thrown away by others can be used. After the wheels are made, you have to carve your own name. First, the Zuo family can settle accounts, and the other is that craftsmen can also become famous. The wheels made by Li Er like to buy them, and the sales volume is good. Moreover, he can make two wheels a day, and he is diligent than others, and he goes out early and returns late, and his wages are more than twice as high as others. In addition, he practices medical repairs, and is also a very good family background in the village. He earns nearly five taels of silver a year.
Li Er's family is at the westernmost end of the village. From his house to the west, there are ditches and obstacles, which are inconvenient to cultivate. There is no shortage of arable land in the village, so it is abandoned and there are wildernesses. A few miles of wild grassland to the west is a mountain, called Wolf Mountain, where wild wolves often appear on that mountain. To the southwest is a barren swamp, which is the favorite place for snakes to linger. Therefore, there are people in the west of this village.
There is a river between the mountains and villages, and the distance between the river and the Lier family is less than two miles away. There is a weedland between the river and the Lier family. Although adults rarely go there, it is a paradise for children. There are often groups of children who go there to catch insects. During the day, wolves and wild beasts dare not go down the mountain to get close to the village, and they dare not cross the river, and there is no danger. But adults are still very worried and always remind their children not to come here to play, and they are not allowed to get close to the river.
Chapter completed!