Martial Arts: Start by Obtaining the Wild World

Chapter 74 0074 Entering the County; Li Lu's Doubts
Cheng Guanghai walked slowly to his son, looked at his three nephews and nieces, and asked solemnly:
"What's going on with your second uncle?"

Cheng Zongyang asked the three to go with the other children, and then told the elders who had gathered around him about the situation.

When everyone heard about the changes in the city, they all looked serious and somewhat relieved that they did not have to live in the city.

Just based on this suspected plague thing, even a little infection can easily cause fatal problems.

Cheng Zongyang said at this time:
"I don't know the details yet. I'll go to the county town this afternoon to check out the situation. I may have to stay in the city for a day or two. I will bring my uncle and aunt back as soon as possible. The things are at the foot of the mountain. I'll move them back."

His uncles also wanted to go to help, but were stopped by Cheng Zongyang.

Then he stayed outside for about half an hour, and then went to the top of the mountain to take out everything.

Then I called someone to help move all the things to the residence.

The organization of these things was left to the rest of the people, while Cheng Zongyang took out the remaining four packets of anthelmintics and sprinkled them evenly within the current activity range.

At this stage, all we need to do is build a house. Food is readily available, so there is no need to rush. As for arable land, that will be a matter for the future.

Cheng Zongyang has to go to the county to handle some matters, so he has to finish what he has here before leaving.

With Cheng Zongyang, a strong man, joining the work, many of the moving tasks were taken care of by him.

This saves them time.

When the time was almost up, Cheng Zongyang left the mountain and headed for the county town.

He was running, trying to get into the county town before the city gates were closed.

When they were about to reach the county town, Cheng Zongyang took out two pieces of black cloth to cover his mouth and nose.

Although this protective effect is not very good, it is also a kind of psychological comfort.

Avoid contact with refugees and enter the city after passing the inspection.
He did not stop, wiped the sweat from his forehead and continued walking towards the south of the city.

I don’t know if it’s because of the weather or the epidemic, but there are very few people on the streets of the county town, which is much quieter than before. It’s quite bleak.

As a commoner, even though he is now a newly-qualified warrior, he still doesn't know what the powerful families in the county are planning.

What he wants to do now is to settle his family in the mountains for this period of time, and then make other plans after things are stable.

Soon they arrived at the back door of the clinic in the south of the city.

After a while, Cheng Chen opened the door and saw her nephew coming. She was overjoyed and said:
"Come in quickly, have you eaten? I'm going to cook now. I was just packing up and forgot the time."

Then he closed the door.

Cheng Zongyang did not stop him. He really had not eaten, not even lunch. He smiled and said:

"Then cook more. By the way, where does Li Lu live? I'm going to meet him."

After Cheng Chen closed the door, she walked in and said, "I'll take you to find him after dinner."

But Cheng Zongyang shook his head and said, "No, Second Aunt. You continue to pack your things here. After I take Second Uncle out, we will leave the county immediately and be ready to go at any time. Leave the things you can't take with you, and I will move them later."

Hearing this, Cheng Chen couldn't help but ask: "Yang'er, are you sure?"

Hearing this, Cheng Zongyang shook his head slightly: "Give it a try. I need to meet my second uncle."

"Row."

After the meal, Cheng Zongyang thought about it, took a pen and paper from the clinic and wrote down all the herbs needed for a prescription.

This is the recipe for the foundation-building medicine. He wants to try out the effect of this prescription and bring it back with him when he returns.

These medicinal materials include thirty-seven kinds. Not only are the quantities numerous, but even the boiling times vary.

If you get the order wrong, the whole pot of medicine will be ruined.

After writing the last part, he wrote down the second prescription, which was a medicinal bath prescription for assisting ninth-grade warriors in their training.

He handed the written prescription to his second aunt, then left the clinic and went to the address his second aunt had given him.

South of the city, No. 133, Hudong 3rd Lane. After returning to the city, Li Lu stayed at home and did not go out.

He was thinking about Cheng Zongyang.

On the way, he learned some general information about the Cheng family from Cheng Chen.

Although Cheng Chen did not answer some questions directly, I could tell that what I saw was definitely different from what I heard from Cheng Chen!
Either Cheng Chen was hiding something and lying, or she didn't know that the boy named Cheng Zongyang was an entry-level warrior!
How could an ordinary farm boy become a warrior?
It’s not that he underestimates people, but it’s almost impossible!

First of all, practicing martial arts requires money!

Not to mention the cost of learning martial arts from a master, the cost of taking medicine to recover and regulate the body after practicing martial arts is not something a farmer's family can afford.

Even though he was a yamen runner, all the income he earned, including the expenses of his family, was just enough to support him. He didn't dare to spend it arbitrarily.

He started practicing martial arts only after he became a yamen runner four or five years ago.

Even though he has been practicing till now, due to his age, his blood and energy are insufficient to nourish his whole body, so he is still some distance away from entering the realm of cultivation.

Unless these medicinal herbs were provided free of charge by his second uncle.

Second, the body.

A person's physical foundation is important.

The situation in the past two years has resulted in the lower-class people being almost half-full, or even just barely surviving.

Don’t think about it until you’re full.

But for a farmer's son, being able to barely get enough to eat is already better than most people, let alone eating well.

People who practice martial arts must eat well. Grain, meat, and vegetables are almost all necessary, so as to ensure the consumption of martial arts training.

Especially the meat!

That is the main food that replenishes the body.

Not to mention eating every day, even if you eat two or three pounds of meat every two days, it can barely keep up with the consumption of qi and blood to nourish the body.

Unless the other party hunts every day and still has a harvest.

However, as he thought about it, he felt a little weird. It seemed that there was nothing wrong, right?

As long as the cost of learning from a master is paid, his uncle can provide medicine and meat can be hunted in the mountains. In this case, what is the problem?

But then I thought about it and felt something was wrong.

The only thing wrong is probably the chance of getting meat from hunting.

It is rare for a farmer's son to become a warrior.

But Cheng Zongyang seems to be able to do this.

There are many examples among ordinary families of pooling their resources to support a child who is gifted or has a promising future.

This means sacrificing the interests of the rest of the family and concentrating these interests on promising and talented children.

Once trained, they can feed back the family's investment. And in the case of Cheng Zongyang, it seems to make sense.

The most obvious example is scholars.

“Tuk tuk tuk…”

Suddenly, a gentle knock on the door interrupted Li Lu's thoughts.

Li Lu stood up and walked out of the main room, with a look of confusion on his face as to who it could be.

His wife had gone to her son's house to do some work, so she probably wouldn't be home for dinner. His colleagues wouldn't come at this time either. As for the neighbors...it was already dinner time, so no one would visit.

I came to the gate of the courtyard with doubts and opened the door, only to see a face that was familiar yet unfamiliar.

(End of this chapter)