Chapter 42 One Year
His consciousness sank, and the world at the bottom of the river appeared in Zhong Wen's mind. The mud was thick, but there were many bottom fish swimming underneath.
But when Zhong Wen was immersed in the world under the river, he discovered a huge fish. According to Zhong Wen's judgment, it weighed at least a hundred kilograms. It felt like he was about to become a sperm.
His consciousness circled the big fish with the magic power of love. Over and over again, Zhong Wen actually wanted to bring this big fish home so that he could have a big meal, but now, it seemed that
There is no way.
Then, withdraw from your spiritual consciousness, return to your original position, and concentrate on fishing.
Maybe Zhong Wen can't do two things at once for the time being, but maybe he can do it in the future. He can also fish and investigate at the same time, which is convenient and fast.
Although it has not been found that this spiritual consciousness has much effect, it will definitely help a lot. For example, if you go to the mountains and forests, you can patrol to see if there are any wild animals or anything like that. At least you can avoid some dangerous existences.
An hour later, Zhong Wen walked home carrying a basket of fish, and Xiao Hua followed behind with something in his hand.
Soon I will be cutting down trees to make a frame, so I have to speed up the time, otherwise the frame will have to be built overnight, and Zhong Wen may not be able to do it well himself.
Fortunately, I went to the temple yesterday to ask Taoist Master Li to borrow a knife, otherwise things would not have been so easy.
After returning home, Zhong Wen left Xiao Hua at home and went to the forest edge with his knife. Within an hour, he cut down several small trees.
"Brother, why do you want to make it like this? The baskets are all round, how do you put them in?"
Xiaohua looked at the rectangular shelf made by Zhong Wen. Each layer was inlaid with three or four sticks, and the height between layers was only about ten centimeters.
"Little sister, just put the basket in the middle of this shelf. It doesn't need to be beautiful, as long as it can be used. I want to make it nice and round. Brother, I don't have that skill."
Zhong Wen really doesn’t know how to do carpentry, and he just wants to make some simple styles. Regarding electrical work, Zhong Wen is quite good at it, but this is not the modern era but the Tang Dynasty. He wants to use his expertise
, that will have to wait until more than a thousand years later, but I will not live like an old monster. It is estimated that in a hundred years, I will be almost a handful of loess.
"Xiao Wen, is this a fight you made? Well, not bad, strong."
At this time, Zhong Mugen and his wife returned from working in the farmland and happened to see Zhong Wen putting the final touches on the wooden frame.
"Dad, it's not good to put the beans in the house on the ground. They are easy to get muddy and dusty. With this wooden shelf, they can be stored. Moreover, our family can't make bean paste just once. I think we will make it often in the future.
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Zhong Wen then explained that this was originally Zhong Mugen's business, but now it was Zhong Wen who took over. Zhong Mugen felt a little guilty as he listened.
Listening to Zhong Wen's words, the couple knew that this was their son and that they had watched him grow up, but now he has become the backbone of the family.
The couple was very emotional. Their son had grown up and became sensible. He could bring a lot of things to the family, and it also solved the family's crisis of food shortage.
Although the two of them don't know why their son has undergone such a big change, for both of them, all this can be attributed to the old father-in-law. Without that old father-in-law, their family might be full of sorrow at this time.
The tofu in the kitchen was almost ready. Zhong Mugen and his wife began to make dry tofu, placed it on the earthen stove, and began to bake it.
Zhong Wen, on the other hand, stored the basket with beans on the wooden shelf inside the house.
After dinner, the family returned to the house happily. The free space was a good place for their family, and it also allowed Zhong Mugen and his wife to weave silk and hemp.
Lying on the thatched mat, Zhong Wen began to study Taoism again. His mind was immersed in his world, and he was completely unaware of everything in the outside world.
His spiritual consciousness is still there, because Zhong Wen has not been released. At this time, he is studying the sermon word by word. Everything seems so interesting and profound.
Zhong Wen doesn't know how to understand the thoughts of the ancients, because the words are few and obscure. One word may have several interpretations, and this is even more true for a sentence, which makes Zhong Wen sometimes fall into it and have no direction at all.
Calculate and guess based on formula.
Since the emergence of spiritual consciousness, it will definitely help the progress of study. As for how much, it can only rely on Zhong Wen's calculation ability.
Fortunately, Zhong Wen's calculation ability is not bad, otherwise, he would have had to study for a long time.
The days passed like this, from early summer to early winter, and then again to early summer. In one year, the changes in the family can be said to be great.
Dried beans are roasted in the kitchen basically every day, because these are the source of the family's money. Every seven or eight days, Zhong Mugen will pick some to sell in the city, and sometimes he will pick up some beans back.
, so that I can make some tofu next time.
The copper coins at home have also gradually increased a lot. So far, Xiu has not counted exactly how many copper coins there are at home. Fortunately, Zhong Wen helped organize these coins, otherwise Xiu would really be unable to count them.
For people who don't know how to count, it's really a troublesome thing. Fortunately, Zhong Wen is here and he also knows a specific number, fifteen strings and six hundred and thirty-two coins, which fills a basket, and every day
, Xiu Yuan had a hard time checking it, as if he was afraid of losing something.
As there was no place to save money at home, Xiu could only do this. He looked at the copper coins in the basket, squinted his eyes and laughed.
These are the copper coins, hare furs, dried mushrooms, dried tofu that Zhong Mugen earned from going to the city during this year, and some herbs collected by Zhong Wen and his sister.
Of course, dried tofu accounts for about 70% of the total, hare fur also accounts for 20%, and the other items are relatively less.
In this year, the biggest change can only be said to be the energy of the family of four. The family has money and food, and there is no need to drink gruel every day as before. Now it has been replaced by white rice.
It’s time to eat.
With two meals a day of rice, rabbit and fish, the body of the family of four has long since become stronger, and their complexions have become much rosier, at least that's what Xiaohua is.
Although the dried tofu that Zhong Mugen went to the city to sell was liked by many people, it was also coveted by many people. Fortunately, with the help of Daochang Li, everything was safe, but this could not last long.
It is estimated that it will only take two or three years at most. After all, not everyone can possess this skill, let alone a farmer's family.
During this year, apart from studying the Taoist article, Zhong Wen basically focused on things at home. Every ten days and a half, he would visit Taoist Li in the temple and give him some water.
Dried tofu, or a wax rabbit or fish.
Of course, I will also ask Daochang Li for advice. The ancient Chinese prose is difficult to understand, which is also Zhong Wen's shortcoming. At least with Daochang Li here, I can also ask for advice, which can deepen my reading of the ancient Chinese prose, or even that article.
Daowen's calculus.
Daily exercise has made Zhong Wen's strength and speed increase a lot. It can be said that it has increased several times.
In the past, at the age of ten, I could only lift about thirty kilograms at most, but now I can lift nearly a hundred kilograms. Moreover, my hands, legs and body are full of muscles. This is where Zhong Wen exercises.
bring good results.
The same is true for Xiao Hua, who insists on exercising with Zhong Wen every day. Although the intensity is not as high as Zhong Wen's, she still insists on it every day. Even at the age of five, she can carry 30 kilograms of things and run at a trot without losing breath.
With all this in mind, Zhong Mugen and his wife started to join in early morning exercise in the next half year.
Nowadays, Zhong Mugen and his wife have gradually increased their body muscles. However, the most difficult thing was the previous month. Only after surviving the previous month, everything seemed to become natural and accustomed.
The clothes worn by the family have also changed. After all, the family has earned a lot of copper coins, so they must make some clothes from cloth.
As for the people in the village, although there are many people who come to inquire about the situation at home, they are also jealous that Zhong Wen's family can make money, but they dare not come openly. Secretly, there will always be some villagers who come to investigate. Fortunately, Zhong Wen goes
After begging Daozhang Li, Daozhang Li spoke up, and the villagers gave up their little thoughts.
During this year, Daochang Li had always had doubts in his mind. Seeing the changes in Zhong Wen's family, he was also surprised by Zhong Wen's learning ability. He still couldn't figure out why this little Zhong family child changed so much, even though every ten
I will honor him once in half a month.
It was not because of his filial piety, but because he was curious about Zhong Wen. On weekdays, when Zhong Wen went to the temple to ask for advice, he would keep an eye on Zhong Wen and observe him, but he never understood the situation of the Zhong family's baby.
In addition, I have a lame leg, so I can't go down to the village at the foot of the mountain every day to see Zhong Wen.
In fact, in Daochang Li's mind, he also began to think about whether to take this little boy from the Zhong family into his sect. Even if he could slowly train him as a named disciple for a few years, he might be able to pass on his mantle in the future. Therefore, during this year,
This is only good for Zhong Wen. If it were other children in the village, Director Li would not take too much care of them.
These changes in Daozhang Li can be regarded as changes caused by Zhong Wen's factors. Now it is unlikely that he can travel far away to find a suitable disciple. If there is a nearby disciple, it is okay.
The biggest change in Zhong Wen can only be said to be the article he studied. After nearly a year of study and interpretation of Li Daochang's ancient prose, he has already mastered it.
And what Zhong Wen calls spiritual consciousness is much more useful than before. The range has been extended from the original radius of five to six hundred meters to the current radius of one kilometer. Although it has only doubled, but
This is due to Zhong Wen's non-stop practice day and night, otherwise, it would be really hard to say.
In addition to detection, Zhong Wen developed another function for his spiritual consciousness.
One time, when Zhong Wen was releasing his spiritual consciousness, he wanted to test whether he could wrap a small butterfly. Suddenly, he discovered that he could drag the small butterfly. This made Zhong Wen very excited at the time.
Because Zhong Wen always thought that this spiritual consciousness could only be used for detection, but he really didn't expect that it could have such a function.
Although it was just a small discovery, it opened a mysterious door.
When he wrapped the little butterfly, he only held it for a while before the little butterfly flapped its wings and flew away again. After that, Zhong Wen tried every day and never stopped.
Starting from a small butterfly, it slowly turned into a frog, then a mouse, a hare, and finally a river fish while fishing.
Until now, I have been able to wrap up a mouse and prevent it from moving. As for the hare, I can only hold on for a while. As for the fish, it is a little more difficult.
Zhong Wen believes that as long as he perseveres and works hard, he believes that one day he will be able to move dozens of kilograms of things. As for when, he doesn’t know yet, maybe it will be a year, maybe it will be decades.
It's hard to say, after all, I don't have a master to teach me, so I have to explore everything by myself.
Every day, Zhong Wen would take the long spear he had made in the past and practice his marksmanship by waving it around. There was no systematic study, which kept Zhong Wen's marksmanship at a low level. Apart from stabbing, picking, and sweeping, it seemed that he could only
Not much has changed.
"Xiao Wen, Xiao Hua, Dad and A Niang are going to your grandmother's house tomorrow. I'll leave the family affairs to you. Also, don't go into the mountains and forests all the time. Who knows if that big tiger will show up again."
On an early summer night, Zhong Mugen was busy collecting the dried tofu on several wooden shelves in the house and putting it into two baskets.
The big tiger Zhong Mugen was talking about was the same big tiger that attacked the village last year. It appeared again in winter, but fortunately it did not come down to the village.
"Dad, Aniang, we understand."
Zhong Wen and Xiao Hua both spoke at the same time and responded to Zhong Mugen and his wife. This was not the first time they had made such an explanation. They would do this every seven or eight days.
For Zhong Wen and Xiao Hua, they are no longer afraid of mountains and forests. As long as they are interested in places, they will always run over and take a look.
The brother and sister always hold a spear in their hands every day. You challenge me to stab each other. The strength in their hands increases, their running speed speeds up, and their endurance increases. The brother and sister have endless tasks every day.
strength and energy.
In the eyes of the brothers and sisters, the mountain forest is also a place where they play or catch hares. Of course, it is also a place where some wild fruits come from.
Of course, they would not go deeper into the forest. In addition to having difficulty walking, they were also a little worried. After all, those roars in winter were still ringing in their ears.
As for whether there are other large beasts in the mountains and forests, there must be some, but they are not common and only occasionally encountered.
Wild boars, wild wolves, cheetahs, etc. will also appear occasionally. However, a wild boar will appear every few days. As long as they don't mess with it, there is no need to worry. Moreover, with Zhong Wen around,
You can hear movement a few hundred meters away.
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