The setting sun, which is about to set, is trying its best to spread its residual heat. The golden sunshine shines on a thin body, dragging a long figure on the ground. The thin body is carrying a hill-like branch on its waist.
It was tied to a rough tree vine, and an unknown beast was tied to the other end of the tree vine, dragging a long trace on the dark yellow land.
The thin body was obviously overwhelmed by the weight, and the swaying body showed that he had reached the critical point of physical fitness. He stopped his tired steps and stretched out his hand to wipe the sweat from his forehead. As the thin arm moved away, a young and young face was revealed.
He looks only 14.5 years old. His bright eyes, straight nose and perseverance are perfectly combined.
The young man looked up at the village in the distance, rubbed his dry lips, and walked towards the village in the distance with weak steps. This is a very small village, with less than 100 households in the whole village.
Belonging to the territory of Baron Rose, a faint smoke has risen from the village at this time.
"Xiao Xing! Today's harvest is good. This magic pig weighs at least 200 kilograms, right? Do you want to sell it? I'll pay you 1 gold coin."
When the boy passed by the only hotel in the village, a fat man who was fatter than the magic pig asked with a hypocritical smile. His name was Kate, a distant relative of a concubine of Baron Rose. He was not only the owner of this hotel, but also
The deacon assigned by Baron Rose is responsible for helping Baron Rose manage this village called Cangye.
"Lord Kate! I want to keep another pig's leg. If possible, I'll make a deal."
Looking at the obese young deacon in front of him, he stated his request. Of course he knew about such a big magic pig, but if the body was brought to Rose City, it would have to be sold for at least 1 gold coin. He didn't calculate that it would be worth at least 1 gold coin.
But since Kate is interested in it, she has no choice but to sell it to him now. Although Kate is much better than other deacons, it is just a comparison. If she doesn't sell it to him today, she will definitely not get any good results.
"Plus the firewood you have on you."
Originally, Kate wanted to agree immediately. After all, he could earn more than one gold coin by changing hands. But when he saw the small mountain of firewood on the other party's body, he immediately changed his mind. He didn't have much firewood and needed to buy it immediately, so he immediately changed his mind.
He came up with the idea that Tianxing would be as good as a hill of firewood.
"In that case, you have to add 80 copper coins. You know that the firewood is worth at least 1 silver coin."
The young child obviously understands the market very well and strives hard for his own interests. Since the other party is interested in his things, he must sell them to this greedy deacon, but Tianxing still hopes to sell as much as possible.
"Okay! 50 copper coins can only be so much, but you have to sell me whatever you capture in the future."
Kate said with an expression of loss. He knew that such a large bundle of firewood could not be bought for 1 silver coin. The surrounding dead trees had long been cut down. To collect such a large bundle of firewood, one would have to walk at least a long way.
Because of the road, the price is higher. But who am I? He is the most important person here. After saying this, he called the workers in the store to start moving all Tianxing's belongings to the hotel.
Tianxing is 15 years old this year. His father was captured by a baron when he was one month old and died on the battlefield. His mother went to the mountains to chop firewood when he was 3 years old and never came back. When he was 10 years old, he followed his only grandfather.
When he died, he gloriously became an orphan.
Fortunately, Aunt Mary took him in, otherwise he would have starved to death 5 years ago. After disposing of today's harvest at half price, he took a gold coin and fifty copper coins from Kate, and Tianxing walked to the west end of the village.
Because that's where Aunt Mary's house is.
"Mom! Brother Tianxing is back!"
A 10-year-old girl stood far away from the door and saw the figure of Tianxing. She shouted excitedly and jumped towards Tianxing. Her name is Yali, Aunt Mary’s daughter. She is 10 years old this year. Mary 10 years ago
The aunt brought her, who was just one month old, to this village.
They came here to escape, and Yali's father died on the way to escape. Only mother and daughter survived. The simple villagers quickly accepted the poor mother and daughter, and they lived in the westernmost part of the village.
Come down. Five years ago, when Tianxing almost starved to death due to his grandfather's death, Aunt Mary rescued him and they formed a new family.
"Yali! Didn't you make Auntie angry today? Guess what good thing my brother brought you today?"
Seeing the girl opposite Tianxing said dotingly, maybe because Aunt Mary saved his life, Tianxing doted on Yali very much. Every time he went up the mountain, Tianxing would bring some wild fruits back to Yali. Tianxing rubbed them
Yali, who had long golden hair, took the bag from her waist. It was a bag made of animal skin. Although it was very worn, it was still strong.
"I can't guess but I can see, hehe!"
Yali grabbed Tianxing's bag and opened it eagerly, saying slyly. Like a greedy pig, she took out the fruit from the bag and stuffed it into her red mouth, and took a big bite.
"It's a peach, so sweet! Brother Tianxing is the best, and Yali likes Brother Tianxing the most."
Yali said vaguely while eating the peach.
"Eat slowly! No one will compete with you."
Seeing Yali's greedy look, Tianxing said as he led Yali towards her home. Although Yali's home only had three thatched cottages, they were kept clean. At this time, a man in a dress walked out of the thatched cottage.
The simple woman smiled kindly when she saw Tianxing and Yali.
"Tianxing, come in quickly. Dinner has been prepared a long time ago. Why are you back so late today? Yali went to get some water for her brother to wash him off before we started dinner."
Her name is Mary, Yali's mother. Time has ruthlessly left traces of aging on her body. A woman has devoted all her youth to her two children. But that kind face is something that time can never take away.
"Aunt Mary, this is my income today. Yali, I'll give these to you. Your brother came back late today, and Old Mott has closed the stall. Tomorrow, can you go buy the hairpins you were interested in yesterday?"
When he came back to the house, Tianxing took out his income for the day at the dinner table. He gave one gold coin to Aunt Mary and 50 copper coins to Yali.
"Thank you, Brother Tianxing. I know that Brother Tianxing loves Yali the most and is the best."
The little girl happily took the copper coins handed over by Tianxing. Tianxing was a big hero in her eyes. Ever since she was a child, as long as it was something she liked, Brother Tianxing would try his best to buy it for her.
"Tianxing, how come you have so much money?"
Mary asked in surprise when she saw the gold coin handed over by Tianxing. You must know that one gold coin is enough for an ordinary family to consume for nearly two months. It is only a large amount of money. All the savings in the family add up to less than five gold coins.
"Auntie, I was lucky today. I hunted a magic pig, so I came back so late today. When I came back, I met Lady Kate. I sold it to Lady Kate, and the 50 copper coins were the firewood I picked up to sell.
Yes, by the way, I have to go to Mrs. Kate’s place to get the pork legs later. Yali, we will have meat to eat tomorrow, aren’t you happy?”
Tianxing simply told Aunt Mary the origin of the gold coins. His luck was really good today. Originally, he was just going to go up the mountain to pick up more firewood and sell it to Yali to buy her favorite hairpins. Who knew he would meet someone like this?
A magic pig, even though the magic pig also carries the word "magic", is actually not a magic beast. Otherwise, Tianxing would not have the gains he has today, and his life would be in danger.
It is called a demon pig because it also has a sperm core in its body. In this continent, the beasts with sperm cores in their bodies are collectively called demon beasts. The sperm core is the crystallization of the energy in the beast's body and has a wide range of uses. It is for this reason that the demon pig can be sold.
Two gold coins. If you take the magic pig to Rose City and sell it, you will definitely get more than 2 gold coins.
"Oh! Magic Pig! Your luck is not so good today. You are not injured, right?"
After hearing Tianxing's explanation, Mary knew why Tianxing had so much money, but the worried look still made Tianxing feel a burst of warmth. After all, the magic pig is also a beast. For a 15-year-old child, meeting the magic pig
It is also life-threatening.
"Wow! Brother Tianxing, you are so awesome! You can kill the magic pigs to death. We have meat to eat every day. I haven't eaten meat for a long time. But why did you sell it to that greedy Kate? At least you can sell it to Rose City.
How about selling it for more than 2 gold coins?"
When Yali heard Tianxing's words, she said with admiration, and at the same time raised her own doubts. She was not old enough to understand why Tianxing did what he did.
"Yali! Tianxing did the right thing. In the future, you have to remember that we are poor, and we must learn to be more tolerant in everything we do. If Tianxing doesn't sell the magic pig to Kate today, then Tianxing will offend him, even though he sold it
It’s cheaper, but who says we don’t have the strength?”
Aunt Mary touched Yali's head and taught.
"Tianxing! I will help you save this money to find a good wife for you later. With these, we have more than 5 gold coins. You will be an adult soon. This is enough to give you a betrothal gift to help you find a wife."
Mary carefully put away the gold coins and said to Tianxing that the original continent has reached adulthood at the age of 16 and has lived with Tianxing for 5 years. Mary likes Tianxing very much and has long regarded Tianxing as her son. In her eyes, Tianxing is a diligent child.
, since living with them, not only has it not added any burden to them, but it has also helped the family a lot.
If they hadn't taken Tianxing in at that time, maybe they wouldn't be able to care about food and clothing now? After all, she was a woman and had no man by her side, so it was already very difficult to raise her daughter. At that time, she felt pity for Tianxing and kindly took him in. Did she think of Tianxing?
Not only did it not add any burden to her, but it also added a lot of income to the family.
The children of the poor have been parents for a long time. Tianxing was only 10 years old when he came to their home. At that time, Tianxing would go around every day to pick up some branches, and then exchange the picked branches for a small amount of money. Although it was small, Tianxing could still eat and drink when he went out.
By the time Tianxing was 12 years old, he could occasionally catch some prey to improve his family's life.
Although there is not a harvest every day, the meat at home comes from the prey that Tianxing occasionally catches. If you are lucky, the prey you catch can be exchanged for money. The current savings at home are all saved by Tianxing from catching prey over the years to collect firewood, Mary
It can only barely maintain the expenses of the family.
"Aunt Mary! You don't have to worry about my affairs. I'm still young and don't want to think about it now. Next month is the day when Rose Academy enrolls students. I want Yali to go to school."
Tianxing rejected Aunt Mary's arrangement. Tianxing's current goal is to send Yali to school. The academy has always been Tianxing's dream place, but the annual tuition and living expenses of five gold coins are not what the family can afford, so Tianxing missed the opportunity to study.
Chances are, after all, the college only accepts children under 15 years old.
Children under the age of 15 are the most malleable. After the age of 15, they have passed the best age for learning. Unless they are geniuses, they will not have high achievements in the future. Therefore, the academy only accepts children under the age of 15. So, the academy only accepts children under the age of 15.
Tianxing placed all his hopes on Yali.
"Tianxing! We can't afford the high tuition. We haven't saved 5 gold coins in so many years. If you weren't lucky today, otherwise we wouldn't be able to afford the tuition of 5 gold coins. Where will we find it in the future?
How much money do you have to pay for tuition? In addition to tuition, Yali also has to eat at school, so forget it, what is a girl doing learning so many things?"
Aunt Mary knew that Tianxing loved Yali very much, but in her concept, a woman should still stay at home to support her husband and raise children. Although she also hoped that Yali could go to school, it was difficult for her family to support Yali's tuition, so she refused directly.
Star.
"Aunt Mary, Yali is at the best age to study now, and I have grown up now. Don't worry, I will provide Yali's tuition. Yali must go to school. If she succeeds in her studies in the future, we won't have to squat.
This village is over, Aunt Mary, just listen to me once. When Mary is well, we will be well."
Tianxing expressed his thoughts tactfully. He calculated carefully and found that as long as he worked harder, he would definitely be able to pay for Yali's schooling, so he hoped to convince Aunt Mary.
"No! Tianxing, please stop talking. I don't agree with this."
Mary knew that Tianxing was thinking about Yali's future. Although she adopted Tianxing, in fact, Tianxing had been taking care of them all these years. She could not continue to drag him down, so Mary rejected Tianxing's proposal.
"Aunt Mary, you see there are countless people in such a small village who look down on us and bully us. I don't want Yali to be bullied in this poor village in the future. Our only way out is to send Yali to school. Only if she can study in the future
If we succeed, we won't be like now. If Mary has a future, she will never forget my brother, right? I have no chance, and I can't delay Yali. Auntie, just listen to me once."
Seeing that Aunt Mary disagreed, Tianxing quickly expressed his thoughts, hoping to convince Aunt Mary.
"Okay! From now on, Yali, you must remember Tianxing and don't forget the roots, otherwise mother will not be able to spare you."
Seeing Tianxing's firm look, Yali agreed to Tianxing's request. She looked at Yali sternly and said, she still knew Tianxing very well. It seemed that Tianxing was discussing with her. If he didn't agree, he would never give up.
, and she also hoped that her daughter would have a good future, so after thinking about it, she agreed to Tianxing's request.
"Mom! Don't worry! I'm not that kind of ungrateful person. When I grow up, I will marry Brother Tianxing as my wife. Brother Tianxing, do you agree?"
Yali was very happy when her mother agreed to go to school. Her childlike face was filled with a happy smile. After all, she was only a 10-year-old child. In her mind, the only way to repay Tianxing was to marry him as his wife.
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"haha okay!"
Mary laughed happily when she saw Tianxing's embarrassed look. Yali, who was confused, didn't understand why her mother was smiling so happily. Why was Brother Tianxing's face so strange? Tianxing was different from Yali, he was already 15 years old.
, he basically understood everything he needed to know, so after hearing Yali's words, Tianxing could only lower his head in embarrassment and concentrate on destroying the food in front of him.