Chapter 703 Small Town
The room seemed particularly quiet, with less laughter and less noise. When Bing Zhixie woke up, he was lying on the bed like this. He suddenly felt a little uncomfortable, as if something was missing in his heart, feeling empty and lost.
"Let's go, let's go. Haven't I always wanted her to go? Why is my heart so empty?" Bing Zhixie said to herself.
A spider hangs from the ceiling. The decoration of this wooden hut is very rough. The ceiling is made of logs as thick as an arm. The texture of the trees and the small holes in the insect pillars are all exposed. The spider was hung from the top section by section, and it was less than 50 centimeters above Bing Zhixie's forehead. With the breeze blowing in from the small window, it swayed in front of my eyes, as if it might fall off at any moment.
Bing Zhixie didn't want the furry spider to fall on his face, so he blew on it and the spider's thread broke. The spider rolled down on the floor and huddled up, pretending to be dead. Every animal has the instinct to protect itself. Even if it is as small as an ant or as large as a flying dragon, they all use their surrounding environment and their own abilities to protect themselves.
From the age of 8 to 11, it only took him more than three years to become a wizard, but from the age of 11 to now, he is still just a wizard. Although the improvement of strength will be slower as time goes by, but this slow progress makes him feel that there is something wrong somewhere.
Of course he also thought that maybe this was not a problem. Many people never became magicians in their entire lives. He just stayed at this stage for a few years. This is something that all magicians will encounter. things to arrive. But he always felt that since he lost his master's guidance, he seemed to have completely lost his way forward, as if he was standing in a world of ice and snow, not knowing which way to go.
He suddenly realized that he was just an immature child. Without guidance, he didn’t know where the road was. This confusion even made him lose confidence in himself. But this negative emotion only fleetingly passed through his mind. He had experienced too many setbacks and disadvantages, and what his master taught him was to train him in this aspect. Thinking about the days when I was studying with my master, I was alone in a forest full of danger most of the time. At that time, he felt the same despair, the same loss, the same fear, and even lost the courage to live. Then I got used to staying in that kind of despair, and even gradually found that my situation was not so disadvantageous.
What now?
The confused eyes gradually became clear, and he remembered what the master said before leaving. You have to rely on yourself for everything. No matter what difficulties you encounter, only you can overcome them.
She didn't know how much time had passed, but Bing Zhixie felt that it was around 8 o'clock when she woke up. Looking out of the window at that time, the sun had just climbed up the mountain. But now he can no longer see the sun, maybe it's past 10 or 11 o'clock. He suddenly felt that he wanted to use it for convenience. There was no toilet in the house, so he had to go outside.
When I walked outdoors and was illuminated by the sun, my body was filled with a comfortable feeling. Even though my body was still wrapped in bandages, I felt more energetic under the sunlight.
This is a very small town. The houses of every household in the town are loosely built. The surrounding mountains and hills have not been leveled. The wooden house rented by Bing Zhixie is on the edge of the town. on the hill.
Bing Zhixie peed in the woods behind the wooden house. Although it was daytime, no one would see her here. He walked out from behind the wooden house and suddenly didn't want to go back to the house. He wanted to walk around the town and eat something. He felt that he could eat some liquid food.
Following the path on the mountain, Bing Zhixie drifted to the only street in the town. It was indeed more lively here. Although there were not many people, there were always people coming and going on the street. These people walked on the street and greeted each other, and those who were familiar with each other would stop to laugh and chat with each other. Some of them were carrying hares and vegetables in their hands, and some were wrapping two long loaves of bread in oil paper bags, maybe It's about making a sandwich. Most of them were women from the town, and in two hours it would be lunch time.
People passing by also looked at Bing Zhixie from time to time. It was rare to see someone so seriously injured in their town. Bing Zhixie didn't care about their gazes and floated on the street. Most of the shops on the left side of the street were facing the street, and the front yards of the residents were on the right side. He saw a wooden board nailed to the front yard fence of a house on the right, with an arrow on it that read 'Little Bean Sprouts Restaurant 30 meters ahead'.
Bing Zhixie walked forward. During this period, he passed a bakery, a school set up by a church and a blacksmith shop. The owner of the blacksmith shop was still beating on the iron ingot in the sun. A red-hot sword. After walking about 30 meters, Bing Zhixie saw a small mill. There was a small door next to the mill, with a small wooden sign inserted across the door. The small wooden sign was still swinging back and forth because of the people who had just closed the door and entered. The wooden sign is not very old, and the words on it are very clear, "Little Bean Sprout Restaurant", that's it.
Pushing the door open, the small copper bell hanging on the door made a ringing sound. The owner of the store shouted: "Welcome." But he did not raise his head, but used his voice in front of the counter. A white cloth wiped the cup.
At this time, an 18 or 9-year-old girl ran over. She was stunned for a moment when she saw Bing Zhixie's appearance, but then she smiled again: "Please follow me." She asked Bing Zhixie Bring her to the seat, and then ask: "What do you want to eat?"
This girl may be the daughter of the store owner, or she may be his employee. Bingzhixie said: "I want to drink something like porridge, is there any?"
"Yes, what kind of porridge do you want?" the girl asked again.
Bingzhixie said: "Just don't have anything too hard or too exciting inside." The girl said: "Then let's have shrimp and preserved egg porridge."
Bingzhixie said: "I want a glass of water, water first, I'm a little thirsty."
The girl smiled and said: "Would you like a bowl of sweet wine?"
"Sweet wine?"
"The special snacks we have here are not all wine. They should be regarded as a kind of sweet soup, which can relieve coldness and thirst. Drinking it will be very comfortable."
Bing Zhixie thought for a while and nodded: "Yeah."
The sweet wine came quickly, and Bing Zhixie took a sip. It was as cool, sweet, and a little bit as she said. It tastes like alcohol and is very enjoyable to drink. The small bowl of sweet wine was quickly finished. Bing Zhixie felt that it was not enough and asked for another bowl.
After eating a small bowl of porridge, he felt more comfortable in his stomach and asked the girl to pay the bill, which cost less than 12 silver coins. But the girl was very doubtful whether he could take out the money. He didn't have any pockets on his body and was all wrapped in white cloth strips.
Of course, Bing Zhixie would not go out to eat without money. He touched his body and finally pulled out a gold coin from behind the cloth strip on his stomach.
The girl took the gold coin with a smile, because she thought the way he looked for money was really interesting.
After taking the change, Bing Zhixie did not leave immediately. He was able to sit in the small shop for a while. There were not many customers in the shop at the moment. Apart from him, there were only two tables. Eating.
The girl was busy for a while and had nothing to do, so she sat next to Bing Zhixie and wanted to chat with him. This town does not always have outsiders staying here. People who are used to staying in the countryside are a little curious about the outside world.
But Bing Zhixie didn’t really want to talk, he just kept talking. The girl also felt bored, so she took the rag and left.
After sitting for a while, Bing Zhixie left the shop. When she came out, just in time for the church school to finish, a large group of children rushed out, some of them were so anxious that they almost bumped into Bing Zhixie. However, these little devils were very nimble in their movements and slipped past him in a single movement. Children are always full of energy, especially after a morning of classes. They are the most excited.
Life in a small town may be that simple, just as simple as these children. After class every day, they rush back to eat the food cooked by their mother and then play with their friends. There are not many recreational facilities here, but every piece of land and every hill here is a place for them to play. They chased and played, digging for insects in the mountains and catching fish in the streams. Sometimes a few little boys would roll on the ground and fight over a little dispute, but after the fight, they would happily eat sweets together.
The tree grew very tall, with green leaves and old branches. A caterpillar fell in front of his feet. He imagined that he might also have such a childhood...
( End of chapter)