Chapter 5 Harvest Season
Sunrise and sunset, time quietly passed, and the snowflakes of the cold winter filled the sky of Good Town. The sailboats in the port were single, and there was no big ship. Many coolies in each warehouse played cards and chatted in groups of three or three, waiting for the arrival of goods.
This situation did not improve much throughout the winter, until the world gradually returned to spring, accompanied by the first thunder of the Waking of Insects, the long-sleeping frogs and insects croaked and croaked, and the number of ships gradually increased; and when the "squeaking" cicadas sounded, farmers harvested and planted in summer, and the port was also full of energy; the wind was high and the white dew fell, which was the busy autumn equinox season, and the dock continued to be full of goods, and the coolies were sweating profusely every day.
Douwu, Wuwu—
The whistle sounded from a distance and, after a year, the Neptune ship came to this town again. The sailors broke down, tied cables, and prepared to stop the boat ashore; and on the other side of the town, the farmers were also very busy.
"The harvest this year is so good! I have never seen wheat grow so much." "It's not that there's a lot of rain, God is open to my eyes! If you want to use sea water that year, you have to be pickled to death." "Don't worry about renting a field, you can still have a winter, haha."...
Under the blue sky and white clouds, there are golden wheat fields that cannot be seen at the end. The plump wheat ears sway in the wind. Farmers are busy in the fields. Women harvest wheat seeds, tie up straw, and carry the fruits of men walking around, laughing from time to time. Everyone is very happy in this harvest season.
"Oh, it's going to rain heavily!"
I don’t know when it started, dark clouds covering the sky and the sun floated in the distance. The strong wind blew, and a half-brother farmer shouted first. Seeing the dark clouds rolling closer and closer, the farmers were stepping up their work, and the urging sounds everywhere, and the conversation sounded throughout the fields: "Hurry up! Hurry up!", "Put it away first and avoid the rain!", "It seems that the rain will be very heavy."...
A tall black-haired boy ran among the golden ridges, his powerful steps storming at lightning, and the strong wind blew his short hair up.
Several young farmers who came towards him greeted the boy one after another, one shouted, "Xin Lie, where are you going? It's going to rain!" Xin Lie kept running past, laughing and answering, "Don't worry about me!" The flat-headed boy who was calling was Jiang Peng, who was Xin Lie's friend since childhood. His voice came immediately: "Xin Lie, why don't you go to the dock to work today?" Xin Lie waved his right hand, "Don't do it anymore! Don't do it tomorrow! Don't do it the day after tomorrow!"
"Xin Lie!", "Brother Xin Lie!" Seeing the young man running by, the young girls in the wheat fields on both sides were rushing to look at each other, with happy smiles and crisp calls. Jiang Peng's sister Jiang Wan opened her a pair of apricot eyes and was also calling him: "Brother Xin Lie, where are you going? It's raining!"
"Ha!" Xin Lie responded to the girls, turned his head and looked at Jiang Wan. His speed still did not decrease, and he shouted with a smile: "It's good to rain! There's a bumper harvest this year!"
A strong yellow dog rushed out of the wheat field, shook his tail and ran up happily, and ran with Xin Lie for a long time before it turned back.
The dark sky suddenly fell, and then the "sheep" sounded louder and louder. Seeing the figure running by, the farmers in a hurry shouted at him: "Xin Lie, it's raining, where are you going!"
Xin Lie gave them a bright smile, "Yes, it's raining!" He spread his hands, as if he was about to hug the rain, and continued to run forward with a smile.
The farmers laughed or were helpless. This child is really different from other children since childhood.
The strong wind and rain blew on their bodies, bringing a cool and refreshing feeling. Xin Lie accelerated his pace unconsciously, running through large wheat fields, passing lonely trees, and leaving the wheat field area very far. The green plain has not yet become the farmland of the villagers. Gude Town has become a vague microcosm of the distance. He finally stopped in front of a big tree.
"Hu, Huhu..." Xin Lie was breathless when he ran away. He smiled, wiped the rain on his face, and walked towards the back of the tree. He knew best that there was a treasure there.
Although it is definitely not as good as the giant tree in the Western Yue Dynasty, this ancient tree can also be called a towering tree. It takes only a few people to embrace it. Even if autumn leaves fall, it is still very thick and lush. Xin Lie squatted down after the tree, and dug it up with bare hands under the root of a tree. He was very excited and strong, and the soil was washed away by the rain. Soon a large pile of mud was dug out, and the rain flowed in and dripped onto a mottled iron box.
"Hello, old man." Chunche's smile drove away the cold. Xin Lie took out the box and opened it. He saw several large ingots of silver and copper coins inside. Coins were piled up like mountains, and he couldn't count so many! He untied the bulging wallet from his waist and poured all the hundreds of copper coins inside into the box.
Two taels of gold! One hundred and four thousand packs of goods! Finally, I saved enough, finally! Looking at the money, Xin Lie couldn't stop laughing, his eyes were so hot that he laughed, and tears burst out, and the rain flowed down.
Countless days, countless fascinations... This year, I can finally go to Giant Rock City to participate in the annual enrollment assessment of the Warrior Academy! The expectations of family and friends, the whereabouts of their parents, their dreams, the outside world...! Xin Lie feels that he is so close to them, and as long as he goes further, he can touch it...
He grabbed a handful of copper coins into the box and clenched it tightly. What are the hardships of these years?
The heavy rain was still falling, and the branches and leaves of the big tree were rustling. This was not a thunderstorm. Xin Lie simply lay down and sprinkled copper coins all over the ground. He looked at the sky in the distance with his hands and pillows. The dark clouds changed, and he gradually became impressed.
"Alie, do you know? There is a type of people in the world called 'warriors'. They are very capable! When my father was young, he met a tiger on the mountain and almost died. Guess what? A warrior passing by saved me. Dad will never forget it, just a knife! With a wave of the knife, a red fire exploded, which was so bright that I almost couldn't open my eyes. Then the tiger broke and then burned into a pile of ashes."
The vague man was smiling, he gently stroked the little boy's head and said, "Don't you want to know how big the world is? Maybe that warrior knows..."
"Okay, okay! I will be a warrior in the future!" The little boy was so excited that he danced. The vague woman patted his face and smiled: "As long as you grow up healthy and happy, your mother will be satisfied."
After a while, the dark clouds in the sky gradually dissipated and the rain was about to stop. The sunlight that penetrated the clouds and the gaps of the trees shone on the silver coins, and also on the boy's quiet face. He stood up, wiped the water droplets on his face, and began to pack up the iron box.
Next, he has to do one thing, something he should have done a long time ago.
...
With a few tings, several copper coins fell into the palm of a big hand.
"Is that a little bit?"
In a corner of the dock at Good Harbor, wooden boxes and other debris were piled up halfway up, and the sunset could not shine here. Luo Tai's face was full of panic. Cha Jun's face was cold and his eyes were full of fierceness. His beard shook as he spoke: "Five broken copper coins?" Luo Tai's face suddenly became even more bitter: "Brother Jun, my mother has fallen ill recently and is dizzy and exhausted all day long. The doctor said that qi is weak and blood is weak and needs to nourish her body... Can you..."
"Replenish your body?" Before Luo Tai finished speaking, Cha Jun slapped him in the face, slap! Luo Tai screamed in pain, and Cha Jun roared repeatedly: "I can fuck her! My wife, I'll die of tuberculosis, forget it! Replenish your body? I worked so hard every day, and I didn't say I wanted to replenish my body!"
The last time Cha Jun was bedridden, it was because he was beaten by a warrior in Zhang Kai’s tavern last year. He was injured for a month and he was cured.
Cha Jun did not care about the warning of the young warrior. In his opinion, the warrior clearly went to East Street to play on a whim. When he arrived in a world of flowery rocks, he still remembered the affairs of Gude Town? It is possible to die in Giant Rocks, and he could take care of Gude Town. Not only did he continue to bully the docks, but he also became more aggressive. Especially recently, he found a big backer and became a big celebrity. Even the fountain pen of Keno's old ghost was about to hand over to him.
"No! The doctor said she was tired for many years. If she didn't give her a doctor, she would be gone if she was late..."
Luo Tai begged, his father died early, and his mother pulled him up alone, so he would never let his mother die of illness! Seeing that Cha Jun was unmoved, Luo Tai suddenly bent his knees and knelt on the ground, "Brother Jun, please, I'll kneel down for you! Please!..."
"Who cares about you kneeling?" Cha Jun slapped again, slap! Luo Tai's face turned red and swollen, and blood oozed from the corners of his mouth. He laughed strangely: "Call me, dad, look? Then I might feel sorry for that old woman."
What...!? Luo Tai clenched his fists and pursed his lips, but he finally relaxed slowly. He couldn't afford to offend these people, he couldn't afford to offend... His face was filled with humiliation, and two lines of tears poured out. Luo Tai shouted: "Dad."
"Hahahaha!" Cha Jun was overjoyed, raised his thick eyebrows and smiled, "I didn't hear it, just shout loudly." Luo Tai was silent for a few moments, tears fell to the ground, and he suddenly shouted, "Dad!" Cha Jun was still dissatisfied: "Call me again?" Luo Tai was trembling all over and shouted, "Dad--"
"Haha, Luo Tai, since you recognize me as your father, shouldn't those who are sons be more filial?" Hearing Cha Jun's mocking voice, Luo Tai raised his head in surprise, and saw the bully glaring at him and snorted coldly: "Add twenty more copper coins, you'd better make up enough for me tomorrow! Isn't it a harvest now? Those who farm have money! Whether you borrow, steal, rob, or bet! It's good to sell your mother to a brothel, and fuck you enough for me!"
Cha Jun slapped Luo Tai on the cheek, bent over and sneered, "Luo Tai, Good Town is only as big as an egg, I know where your home is."
Chapter completed!