Chapter 6 Who Will Listen to Children
Without the support of the family and the help of parents, a twelve-year-old child can't do anything even if he has an idea.
Zhu Da’s parents are clumsy in their words and spoil their only son. They can’t say anything, but they can’t bear to beat them. So they just do it as you do, anyway, you can’t do it.
The father Zhu Shitou spoke in anger, and his mother Zhu Wangshi was afraid that Zhu Da would continue to be stubborn and would cause trouble, but Zhu Da did not continue to insist on learning martial arts. As a twelve-year-old boy, you cannot count on too much. It is already very good to be able to do this level, and at least your parents do not object.
The atmosphere at home was dull that night, and Zhu Da himself reflected on the bed. Why didn’t he say “practice martial arts is to strengthen the body” when arguing with his parents? In this way, the support at home may be very great. Think about it carefully, whether it is the life of more than 20 years or the past ten years, Zhu Da or this Zhu Da are the same stubborn, all of them are stubborn Zhu Da.
After breakfast the next day, Zhu Da’s parents went out to work. The above mentioned the time limit for delivering food, and the whole village became nervous. If anyone delayed it, then Mr. Li couldn’t get along with you first.
The whole family didn’t mention the unhappiness of last night. For parents, the child may be on a whim and forgets when he wakes up. For Zhu Da, since he has made up, why bother mentioning it again?
The breakfast was thick wheat porridge, mixed with wild vegetables and a little oil and salt, and the family of three ate it very delicious. The autumn harvest work was more expensive, and in order not to stop the farming season, poor families who usually save food and spend money also had to eat enough. At this time of year, Zhu Da seemed to celebrate the Chinese New Year.
The bowl of porridge that Zhu Da was particularly thick and she added a few more drops of oil. Seeing that his son was eating sweetly, Zhu Shitou and Zhu Wang both smiled.
"Don't run too far, don't go to the river to play." The family members reminded him and went out to work hard.
Zhu Da patted his stomach. He knew he would be hungry in the afternoon, so he could only bear it. It would be fine until his parents came back in the evening. There would be the second meal of the day in the evening. Yes, there were only two meals a day.
As soon as the farm work was busy, the family didn't have to worry about cleaning up. Zhu Da helped to sort it out in the best of his ability. He planned that his parents should have arrived in the fields, so he also went out.
My family thought he could not find a master who could learn martial arts, and the martial arts would be left unresolved. However, he didn't expect that Zhu Da had already had an idea. The master was easy to find, so the old man Xiang was just there.
This old man Xiang had been on the battlefield, and his evil aura made people feel bloody. He must have real skills. At least he had killed people. If you learn martial arts, you have to learn from such people.
It is said that the elders in the family are leading the door and have a greater grasp of it. But this is definitely impossible, and Zhu Da is ready to go on his own. However, he also knows that the possibility of success is not high. A twelve-year-old child really makes it hard to believe that what he does will be serious.
Zhu Da knew that the old man Xiang was living, so he sorted out his patched clothes and walked towards Xiang's house.
Just like yesterday, the village is very quiet. The adults are working in the fields and the children are playing outside. After a crossroads, the old man's house is Xiang's house, which is slightly neat and newer than other villagers in the village.
It was a coincidence that when he arrived there, he was about to meet Old Man Xiang out of the yard. Like yesterday, Xiang Yue was leaning on a wooden stick and carrying a pocket. This time, a half-year-old child was followed by him, and the child was one head taller than Zhu Da. He carried a longbow of equal height. The old and the young all looked cold. Seeing them, Zhu Da quickly walked a few steps and rushed to stop him.
There was no one on the street, and his actions suddenly attracted the attention of the other party. Xiang and the young man also looked over. Zhu Da hurriedly knelt in front of Xiang. This was the most solemn etiquette he could think of.
Zhu Da spoke loudly and said, "Xiang Bo, I want to learn martial arts from you."
The noise he made was too loud, and even the old man basking in the sun not far away was alarmed. The old and young man who came out of the Xiang family were stunned at first, and the half-grown child with a bow on his back laughed.
"No, it's been peaceful for more than ten years, why are you learning martial arts?" He muttered to the old man, his tone was bleak and his expression was still, and he walked around Zhu Da and walked forward.
Although the result of being rejected is uncomfortable, it is expected that the unfamiliar half-aged child suddenly knelt down and wanted to learn martial arts. If he accepts it happily, it would be strange.
Zhu Da got up, ran forward quickly, stopped the old man Xiang and the other ones, knelt down again, and said solemnly: "Brother Xiang, I want to learn martial arts from you, please teach me!"
This time, he didn't answer the old man and went around directly. Instead, the half-grown child with a bow on his back stood there with a smile and said, "Zhu Da, why don't you take me as your teacher..."
"Qingyun!" Before he finished speaking, he was interrupted by Xiang Bo Xiangyue in front of him. The young man with a bow immediately ignored Zhu Da and followed quickly.
The orphan who relies on old man Xiang is Zhou Qingyun, a teenager with a bow. He is not from Baibao Village and has been adopted by Xiang Yue since he was a child. Although the big bow is not in proportion, Zhou Qingyun often relies on it to shoot back his prey, which makes Zhu Da and his peers envious.
Zhu Da stood up, this time he did not chase after him. Looking at the backs of the young and old in front of him, Zhu Da raised his voice and shouted: "Xiang Bo, I will come tomorrow!"
Zhou Qingyun should be good at martial arts, and it would be good to let him teach, but he has expressed his willingness to learn martial arts from Yue, so changing his goals is too frivolous. Moreover, Zhou Qingyun was joking. Zhu Da was thinking very clearly and helpless. He knew nothing about martial arts and now he was just thinking about getting started.
Xiang Bo was indifferent to Zhu Da’s call, but Zhou Qingyun turned around and made a face. The young man must have thought this matter was interesting today.
You must keep your anger in this matter and not beg for nothing. After all, you don’t have the slightest initiative. Zhu Da has a clear understanding of this. If he is really a twelve-year-old child, he may be dejected now.
I will continue to become a disciple tomorrow, and today I cannot delay it. Zhu Da stood on the road and then ran out of the village.
"What's wrong with this child in Zhu family?" the old man on the road said wonderingly. Children of this age are running wildly, and Zhu Da's slow pace is very strange.
Zhu Da needs to exercise, and learning martial arts is a way to become stronger, and strengthening his body is the same. In his more than 20 years of life, he is very passionate about fitness and often lamented that if he knew the correct method when he was a teenager, his body would have become better. Now is a good opportunity to correct.
Make yourself stronger and healthy, get less sick, have greater strength, faster speed, and faster reactions, and also make your mind clearer, how to strengthen and how to proceed step by step, Zhu Da has a complete set of theories here, and now it is time to use them.
Although his parents love him very much and satisfy his children as much as possible, the upper limit of the Zhu family is there and he can't do more. Zhu Da hasn't been hungry for the past twelve years, that's all. In this case, Zhu Da must be malnourished and his physical foundation is just that. Moreover, he has a disease recently, so he dare not run too fast, so he first starts to move, and then considers the amount.
Zhu Da jogged out of the village and ran to the riverside. He went to see the river situation. If it was suitable for swimming there, he had to join the fitness program. Zhu Da's parents were very strict about this matter, afraid that the child would drown, so they did not allow him to get close to the riverside. They had only been more relaxed in the past two years.
Xiami River, the name of the river has not changed for hundreds of years. Autumn is a dry season, but the river surface is still a few feet wide. When Zhu Da passed by this river as a traveler, he could only say that it was a stream that was almost dry.
Zhu Da reached out to test the water temperature and gave up the idea of swimming. It was cold in autumn and the water temperature was also very low. He was prone to colds when he got into the water. If he was seriously ill again, there might not be a miracle.
Even though he had not entered the water, Zhu Da still picked up the river water to wash his face. The climate in Datong area was very dry and it was very comfortable by the water. After all, people were water-friendly. He walked along the river for a while and met several children from the village, but he was not very familiar with them. Zhu Da had few peers in the village, and now he could not play with the children. Zhu Da's attention was all on this river.
The water flows smoothly and the river is not too shallow. Areas close to the shore should be able to swim. What makes Zhu Da feel interesting is that there are many fish you can see in the river, all of which grow very big, and often swim around the shore, which is obviously not afraid of people.
It seems that the people of Datong have no idea about eating fish. Zhu Da never remembered eating fish since he was a child, nor did he remember anyone in the village eating fish. This reminded him of some things back then. It is said that they do not eat fish in Shanxi and Shaanxi, especially in the north. It is probably after the liberation that aquatic products were gradually popularized.
On the way back to the village, Zhu Da ran and thought about these things. He could not keep his body tense. He knew how to adjust himself. When he was still a few hundred steps away from the village, Zhu Da had already changed from running to walking. The reason was nothing, he had no strength anymore, and the reason for his weakness was very simple. His belly was empty and the food he ate in the morning had been digested.
Zhu Da walked forward slowly with a bitter face, not considering too many things. Two meals a day, not only lacking oil and salt, but also whether there is protein and fat intake. This does not support too long exercise and no nutritional supplements. What is the point of strengthening the body, let alone learning martial arts.
But if you want to have enough food, your family can't afford to satisfy you. Zhu Da hasn't been hungry for the past twelve years, but that's all. It's not easy for the family to satisfy this, and it's impossible to ask for more.
"You have to think of a solution!" Zhu Da never bowed to difficulties, just solve the problem if there is a problem.
As he was walking slowly, Zhu Da suddenly found that the fields were very quiet. When he was busy, the children's laughter were completely gone. Not only was the fields quiet, but the whole outside the village seemed to be quiet. At this moment, you could even hear the sound of the flowing water of the Xiami River.
Zhu Da looked around and found that the villagers who bent down to harvest were straightened up and turned their heads to look north. Even the children running and laughing were the same. They stared blankly at the north, and what happened.
Black smoke rose in the north, not dark in color, and more than a pillar of smoke rose, which looked very conspicuous under the blue sky. What's going on? Zhu Da had never had such a memory.
"war!"
"Someone ignited the beacon!"
Chapter completed!