Chapter 99: It takes no effort
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Chenze Township is built near mountains and rivers. Many houses stretch out at the foot of the mountains. There are thousands of households. It is a larger village in the suburbs.
As the name suggests, this township is where the Chen family lives, most of them have the surname Chen, and only a small number have other surnames.
From a distance, the houses, large and small, are uneven in height. From their appearance, you can tell whether they are rich or poor.
On a corner of the slope in the southeast direction, there is a small, low-pitched earthen courtyard located there, which seems to be in a corner and out of place.
This is Chen Jin's home.
The house was built when his parents were still alive. After it was passed to him, the scholar concentrated on studying hard in the cold window and neglected to take care of it. As a result, the house gradually became dilapidated. The roof was damaged in many places and there were no tiles to repair it. Put some thatch up to cover it.
This thatch was made with help from his uncle.
In these matters, it cannot be blamed that Bai Wuyiyong is a scholar. Given his background, if he wants to stand out and rise among the grassroots, the only way out is to rely on reading and gaining fame.
This kind of obsession has been rooted in my heart since I was a child. It has long been ingrained and cannot be shaken.
Walking along the country road, there are many fields on both sides, almost all of which have been harvested, and they look deserted.
Another farmer burned rice straw in the field, the fire was bright and the smoke was steaming.
"Hey, isn't that Chen Shuchi?"
"It's him, why is he dressed so weirdly?"
"I heard that he disappeared after entering the city. I don't know where he went, but Abu was very anxious."
"Really? There are rumors that Chen Shuchi was photographed, and that he was eaten by evil spirits. Fortunately, he is finally back. But it seems that something is different."
Some farmers saw Chen Jin and talked a lot.
Scholars love books so much that they never leave their hands when eating or walking to the toilet, so they are called "bookworms".
As for "Abu", it is his uncle.
What the farmers saw as "different" was Chen Jin's walking posture. In the past, when I walked, I would always walk with my head down, like a wilted leek. Now my head is upright, my waist is straight, and I have a positive spirit.
Faced with the villagers' comments, he laughed it off.
Cross the fields and come to a stream.
This is a small river, more than ten feet wide, with gurgling water and no more than knee-deep. There is a single-plank bridge across the water. It has been for many years and has turned into rotten wood.
Chen Jin crossed the bridge and quickly walked up the hillside to his door.
Pushing open the firewood door of the courtyard and walking in, I saw that it was empty and seemed quite shabby.
There is a rusty old lock hanging on the wooden door of the back room without a key. After being beaten, his body was searched, and the few remaining copper coins, as well as the inkstone, including the keys, were all taken away.
However, it is not difficult to open such an old iron lock.
He reached out and grabbed it, twisted it hard, and it broke with a click.
Pushing open the door and going in, there is a scene of a house with bare walls.
Two bedrooms and one living room, the space is narrow.
Chen Jin went into the room and found his own clothes from the old wardrobe and put them on.
Wearing the clothes of an old writer always feels nondescript.
Although his own clothes are old and patched in many places, at least they fit him well.
As soon as I changed my clothes, a hurried shout came from outside: "Ajin, Ajin, are you back?"
It was the voice of uncle Chen Abu.
My uncle's house is not here, but in the village.
When the family was divided, the uncle, as the eldest son, got the old house, while Chen Jin's father was divided outside and started a new house.
Although the families are separated, the relationship between the two brothers is very good. As for his nephew who lost his parents, Chen Abu also took great care of him and helped with food and supplies. Otherwise, with the scholar's industrious state, he really wouldn't be able to survive for so many years.
Chen Jin walked out: "Uncle, it's me, I'm back."
Chen Abu was over forty years old. He had dark skin and wrinkles on his face due to years of hard work. He grabbed Chen Jin's shoulders and said excitedly: "You kid, where have you been these days?" Jin didn't want him to worry, so he said: "After I entered the city, I happened to meet an old friend of the same age. I was invited by him to stay at his house for a while."
Chen Abu said "Oh", which was not surprising. Although my nephew has not passed the examination as a scholar, he is still a child, and it is normal for him to have some friends.
I just looked at it and realized something was wrong: "Why does your face look so bad?"
Chen Jin added: "We live together and often hold candles and talk at night, talking about articles. Maybe we stay up too late."
At this time, Chen Abu had no doubts anymore and sighed: "You kid, you have exhausted your body just to study. What should you do?"
After a pause, he asked again: "Have you had breakfast?"
“Ate in the city.”
"Oh, then I'll go back and ask your aunt to prepare lunch for you."
Chen Jin hurriedly said: "Uncle, no need."
He knew that his uncle's family was not well off, and life was also very tight.
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"You want what you want."
Chen Abu said, turned and left. He came in a hurry, mainly to confirm whether his nephew was back.
There weren't many common topics to talk about between the two of them.
After his uncle left, Chen Jin began to walk around and observe, and found that the place was quite livable. It was isolated and quiet, which suited his needs. Even if this house is not good, it is almost a dilapidated house. If there is a strong wind or a heavy rain, it will probably not be able to withstand it.
The house needs repairs and renovations.
The problem is that you have to have money.
In addition to "living", "food" is also a big issue.
If there is no essence to refine the Qi, it will become a tree without roots and water without a source.
But soon, Chen Jin looked up and looked at the rolling mountains behind him, and couldn't help but smile: "I'm in Baoshan without knowing it. Isn't that good meat all in the mountains?"
So I found a woodchopping knife in the house. The knife had not been used for a long time and was already rusty and seemed dull.
He didn't care, so he picked up the knife and walked towards the back mountain.
……
"Brother, I saw it, I saw it."
On the other side of Chen Zexiang, there is a rural market. There is a tavern on the market. Liu Laoer is sitting inside, drinking wine.
After coming out of Jia Dianli's house, he didn't stop and took his two brothers out of the city early and ran to Chen Zexiang.
I was afraid that if I ran too slowly, Ma Bi would be found out, which would be troublesome.
The conditions in the countryside are naturally far worse than those in the city, and even the drinks are very light.
But there is no way, this time, I have to come out to avoid the limelight.
In addition, there is another important task, which is to have people keep an eye on the hillside to see if Chen Jin has come back.
After staring, I unexpectedly found something.
Liu Laoer jumped up: "Are you sure it's him?"
"It's absolutely true. I watched him cross the fields and enter the shabby house."
"Okay, it takes no effort at all."
Liu Laoer took a step to go out, but suddenly he thought that Jia Dianli had told him that after discovering Chen Jin, he should not scare the snake, but should report it first.
You need to know that this matter cannot be seen in the light.
He rolled his eyes and sat down again.
(End of chapter)