Ten Realms Cultivation of Gods

On a small road at the foot of the mountain, a fifteen or sixteen-year-old boy carried firewood and walked slowly forward.While walking, he looked left and right, as if he had done something wrong.

The young man stopped suddenly, put down the firewood, stopped and listened for a while, then turned around nervously on the spot twice, seeing nothing unusual, he shook his head pretentiously.He looked at the sky that was about to darken, and the towering mountains that made people feel a little daunting, and finally picked up the firewood and hurried forward.

In front is a very large village, scattered with thousands of households, presenting a harmonious scene surrounded by smoke.

If you look at it from a height, you will find that this big village is right in a semicircular valley.The reason why it is said to be semicircular is because the east of the village is the endless sea.And all the other sides are mountains.Because of this, it has been called Chaoyang Village since a long time ago.

As for what is outside the mountains and seas, people who have gone out say it is wonderful.How exciting it is, the villagers don't care.Even the villagers in such a big village as myself can't fully recognize them, so how can they have time to worry about things outside?

At least for now, that's what the young man carrying the firewood thinks.

The young man walked into the village familiarly, turned left and right through several mountain roads, and walked a short distance to a small courtyard next to the hill.The courtyard wall is surrounded by a wooden fence, and there is a firewood gate that is not very high in front.

A little black dog was already waiting there in front of the door, and when he saw the boy coming, he made two "barking" sounds, and ran forward to slap and roll.

The boy chuckled, stretched out his feet and rubbed the head of the dog named "Xiao Hei" to show comfort.Then open the door and walk into the yard.

"Xiao Qi is back!"

As soon as he entered the yard, the boy heard a slightly old voice coming from the house.

The young man put down the firewood on his shoulders and replied:

"Yes, Dad. You have gathered enough firewood today, so you don't have to go to the mountains during the day tomorrow."

"Hehe, Xiao Qi is sensible!" Father praised.

At this time, the young man called "Xiao Qi" had also entered the house. Seeing that his parents had cooked the meal, he even stewed a few spare ribs. The young man was very happy, so he sat down and ate with relish.

The boy's name is Yuan Qi, and Xiao Qi is just his nickname.And Yuan Qi also has a very unrefined nickname called "Doudou", which was given by a child named "Donkey Bald" not far from his home.The two often go to the school at the east end of the village to study together. They usually like to call others nicknames, and they even gave each other nondescript nicknames.

At this time, Yuan Qi was eating happily, when Yuan Qiniang suddenly said, "Today, Mr. Meng talked to your father and me about the coming-of-age ceremony for a child as old as you. After you go to school tomorrow, Mr. Meng will also talk to you about it."

"A coming-of-age ceremony? Is it the meeting where people over the age of 16 participate every year to choose a daughter-in-law and choose a husband?"

"Yes! I'm discussing with your father to see if I can walk around and choose a good girl for you. Didn't you see a suitable girl when you were studying in school?"

Yuan Qi is no stranger to the coming-of-age ceremony. In the past, children who turned 16 years old would receive the coming-of-age ceremony every year.The village will make a fuss, slaughter pigs and sheep, it is very lively, like a festival.But these are nothing, what is more interesting is the link of "choosing a daughter-in-law and choosing a husband", which is really unique.

The village stipulates that you can't choose whichever you like, but depends on luck.First the boys choose their wives, and then the girls choose their husbands.

Take the young men choosing their wives as an example, all the girls sit in a closed sedan chair with only the skylight left, with a veil covering their heads, and then let the young men outside choose.This is not an easy task, because some of these girls are already married, and they are mixed in to confuse the public and increase the fun of the coming-of-age ceremony.There are also girls who have special looks, but you can't complain when you choose them.

Everyone who participates in the coming-of-age ceremony has only three chances. If they haven't been selected yet, they can only wait for the same group of men to be selected by the girls next time.

After such selection, boys and girls, if they still fail to achieve their wishes, it can only be said that the opportunities are not enough, and they have to wait for the next year to choose again.

In principle, the rules of coming-of-age ceremony cannot be changed at will.But rules are dead, people are alive.There are many villagers who still make contact with each other, or communicate with those who have already met in advance, so as to facilitate the watering of each other at the coming-of-age ceremony.

Yuan Qi was most disapproving of these little tricks done secretly.At the same time, he never cared too much about whether he could pick a wife or not.As for whether he was interested in studying in the school, to be honest, he really didn't.The little girl in the same seat got along well with him, but Yuan Qi didn't have feelings for her.

Now that Yuan Qi sees his old lady asking such a question, he can't pretend to be deaf and dumb, so he can only laugh and say: "No, neither is suitable. You don't need to rely on relationships, it's not worth it. You can choose or not, and let fate. Besides. , isn’t there a lot of people who can pick good ones every year!”

"That's a good life for my baby. If you have such a good life, then I'm really thankful. If it wasn't for me..."

"Cough, cough, cough."

Yuan Qiniang was about to continue chattering, but was interrupted by several sudden dry coughs from Yuan Qi's father.

"I said you are a mother, so please don't say a few words. The child has his own thoughts, so don't worry about it. By the way, Xiaoqi, Mr. Meng said that there will be two new tests before the coming-of-age ceremony this year. One is To accept the stick punishment, the second is to form a team to hunt and collect herbs in the mountains. The stick punishment is nothing. It’s just that this second test is a bit difficult, because if you fail the test, you will not be able to participate in the coming-of-age ceremony.”

Mrs. Yuan was not angry at being interrupted, but became concerned when her husband mentioned the test.

"Xiao Qi, the test your father mentioned must be taken seriously. If you fail to pass, you will not be able to participate in the coming-of-age ceremony. This will be troublesome."

"The test is the test, I'm not afraid. Besides, it's not that I haven't hunted wild animals before, so there can be no difficulties. Let alone picking herbs." Yuan Qi said with a look of indifference.

"You child is too arrogant. Don't be unable to complete the task, attend the coming-of-age ceremony, and even be a daughter-in-law. See how embarrassing you are." Yuan Qiniang glared at Yuan Qi, and the topic changed back to "" Daughter-in-law" came up, making Yuan Yuan who was beside him shake his head endlessly.

Yuan Qi had almost eaten, and when he heard that his mother was about to mention this again, he hurriedly got up and said that he wanted to go for a walk on the hill in the backyard, so he took a few steamed buns and bones, called Xiao Hei, and ran to the backyard.The voice of the old woman sighing was faintly heard in the ear.

Xiao Hei followed behind, wagging his tail, saying he was staring at the little master, but in fact he was staring at the bone in his hand.

Seeing this, Yuan Qi smiled and threw the bone to Xiao Hei.Seeing that he was gnawing away on his own, he put away his smiling face, and there was a hint of thought on his face.