Martial Arts: Start by Obtaining the Wild World

Chapter 26 0026 Disaster Speculation
Cheng Guanghai smiled when he saw this. This kid has his mother under his control.

He didn't ask much now, and would tell her slowly during or after dinner. There was no need to rush.

Cheng Guanghai turned around and went to the warehouse, and Cheng Zongyang immediately followed him.

After opening the closed warehouse door, Cheng Guanghai picked up the shovel leaning against the wall.

"Dad, what did those people do just now?"

Cheng Zongyang followed in and took the shovel from his father's hand, went to the pit in the corner, and loosened the soil in the pit.

Cheng Guanghai did not compete with his son for the job, but just smiled and said:
"It has something to do with you."

When Cheng Zongyang heard this, he stopped and thought quickly. Soon, he thought of what happened at noon.

"Black Panther?"

Cheng Guanghai nodded and said, "That's right. After they knew you had killed a black panther, they wanted to find out the situation.

They know my abilities, and naturally they also know your abilities."

"You're trying to get me to join you," Cheng Zongyang said with a smile. Then he continued to shovel the dirt.

The soil was poured onto the ground shovelful at a time, and then shoveled into bamboo baskets and dumped into them.

"So I told you that it was someone from another village who beat them and asked you to sell it. But I guess they didn't believe me."

Cheng Guanghai continued:

"I also asked around. They got quite a lot today. Although they were all small prey, the quantity was not small. Each family that participated in the hunting could get at least one or two kilograms of meat."

"What about casualties?" Cheng Zongyang asked. This is what is important. The environment in the inner mountain is like a primeval forest, which is extremely dangerous.

Cheng Guanghai's face was grim: "Three were poisoned, two were rescued, and one died!"

Cheng Zongyang paused, fell silent, and continued shoveling the soil.

Sure enough, just like in the wilderness, there were too many poisonous insects and snakes. Even he had to use a stick to clear a path and try not to walk in places with a lot of grass.

"Who died?" Cheng Zongyang asked without raising his head.

Cheng Guanghai fell silent for a moment, and after a long while, he finally uttered a name: "Chen Jiang."

Cheng Zongyang suddenly raised his head and stared at his father.

Chen Jiang!

Cheng Zongyang's heart sank.

This is an ordinary, honest villager who doesn't fight or compete.

When the original body was six years old, he fell into the water while playing in a river at the foot of a mountain with a group of friends. He was later rescued by Chen Jiang who was passing by.

The river water was as deep as an adult's chest, and for Cheng Zongyang, who was five or six years old at the time, it was already deep enough to cover his head.

It was just discovered a little too late, and the original body was still drowned. Later, the cuckoo took over the magpie's nest, and "came back to life" when Chen Jiang rescued Cheng Zongyang.

No matter from which level, he has to accept this life-saving favor.

But later on, it was the adults who came in contact with the rewards, and he didn't have much contact with them.

Now that he heard this sad news, he had to consider how to help the three orphans and their widows in the future.

If it was a normal farming year, this wouldn't be a big deal, but in this famine year, an old and weak woman with two girls, one aged 13 and one aged 12, could imagine what would happen to them.

Although he had the wilderness world and no shortage of food, there was a limit to how much he could help others, and he had to discuss this matter with his parents so as not to make it difficult for them.

"Dad, what should we do about Aunt Chunhua?" Cheng Zongyang got up from the pit and put the shovel aside.

Cheng Guangshan glanced at his son, knowing what he was thinking, and said:

"Your life was saved by Chen Jiang. After so many years, the two families have visited each other frequently and have a good relationship. It is neither right nor wrong for us to sit idly by. In addition to ensuring our family's normal expenses, we will provide assistance to the three of them, mother and daughter." "It's time for dinner." Cheng Zhou's voice came from the yard.

Cheng Zongyang nodded and told his father to do it. But he still said:

"Instead of providing direct assistance, we need to find a way to ensure that her family has a normal income so that they don't end up living off their savings."

Cheng Guanghai shook his head: "These days, we can't even grow crops, how can we make any money?
Many people in the village are like this, otherwise they would not risk going into the mountains. This is only the first day, and I guess many people will be scared away. "

Cheng Zongyang doesn't care about the affairs of the village. Everyone takes care of their own business. For him, it is his job to take care of his own family and provide appropriate help to Chen Jiang's mother and daughter within his ability.

"Let me think about it again." Cheng Zongyang said.

Soon, the father and son washed up and started chatting while eating at the dining table.

"Dad, have you heard about Linchuan?" Cheng Zongyang put a piece of fat meat into each of his parents' bowls.

Cheng Guanghai didn't know the reason, so he asked, "No, Linchuan is so far away, what's wrong?"

After drinking a mouthful of chicken soup, Cheng Zongyang said calmly, "On my way back, I met a lot of refugees. I heard they were from Linchuan."

At this point, Cheng Guanghai's face darkened, and Cheng Zhou, who was standing beside him, also panicked: "What's going on? Has the Linchuan Prefecture also been hit by a disaster? They've all started fleeing!"

Cheng Zongyang said: "Although Luoyang Prefecture is close to the sea, it has not rained for half a year. Xiangyang has been suffering from severe drought for two years, which is almost the limit.

The situation in Linchuan is so serious, but few people know about it. This is not right."

Cheng Guanghai's expression changed: "Someone is hiding something?"

Cheng Zongyang shook his head: "I don't know. Maybe, or maybe the refugees can't get through, or in other words, the refugees can't reach Xiangyang. That's why not many people know about it.

Dad, when you and grandpa fled from Beiding, did you encounter any troops blocking your way?"

Cheng Guanghai thought for a moment and said:

"No, it's just that the journey is too long, and many people have given up on fleeing across the prefecture. It's just that we are close to the edge of the area, and your grandfather's family doesn't want to go to other places with other clansmen.

The most suitable direction is Xiangyang Prefecture, and we came all the way here. Fortunately, there was a lot of food at that time, and there were not many people, so we could support our family to come here. "

Cheng Zhou asked worriedly, "Yang'er, all the refugees are heading to the county town. Isn't there going to be trouble in the county town?"

Even though she was an ordinary village woman, she understood the consequences of a large number of refugees gathering in the county town.

Cheng Zongyang was not too worried, as the food he had stored was enough to feed his family for half a year, or even a year.

During this period of time, he can plant and even harvest in the wilderness world.

To put it another way, if he is still starving in the wilderness, he might as well just find a crooked tree and hang himself.

"Don't worry, once our cellar is dug, I'll prepare some more food, and everything will be fine."

Just like that, among the family members, except for the two little ones who ate their meals heartlessly, the two adults also had a bit of tasteless eating.

At the dinner table, Cheng Zongyang delayed talking about the medicinal materials. After finishing the meal, Cheng Zongyang said to his parents:

"I met an old hunter. He is a warrior and the leader of the hunting team."

Cheng Zongyang slowly spoke out the words he had prepared.

I can't keep the fact of learning martial arts a secret, so instead of making it awkward later, I might as well find a reason to tell my family now.

Besides, there is nothing secretive about learning martial arts.

"...After I met him, he said that if I joined his hunting team, I could learn martial arts. Of course, it was free, and he also gave me a recipe for medicinal herbs, which I got from my second uncle.

Dad, Mom, only if I become a warrior will our family be safer."

(End of this chapter)