Chapter 1010: There is a temple on the mountain, and there is a god in the temple
"Pah! Pah!"
At the mountain col, there is a wild mangosteen forest.
Chen Jin came here, took a look, and then selected an old mangosteen that was as thick as the mouth of a bowl. He immediately raised his woodcutter and started chopping it down.
The blade was not good. Although it had been sharpened on a stone beforehand, it was not sharp enough.
After spending some time, he chopped down the bamboo, then started trimming it, cutting it into several sections, and then took the best section for processing.
Break it open, divide into two halves, and continue to cut into slices.
He wants to make a bamboo sword.
Since I have learned "Sword Manual on the Mountain", I naturally need to have a sword in my hand. It is currently difficult to obtain a real sword, so we will use local materials.
One end is sharpened and the other end is sharpened into a handle.
About two and a half feet long and three fingers wide.
A bamboo sword took shape.
Make more than one, it is a reserve.
As the saying goes, "If you want to do your job well, you must first sharpen your weapon." With a sword in hand, you can hunt while going up the mountain and practice sword skills at the same time, killing two birds with one stone.
After finishing it, he looked up at the sky, picked up two bamboo swords, and carried them back with the remaining bamboos for use.
Sure enough, as soon as he returned to the door of the small courtyard, he saw his uncle Chen Abu waiting there anxiously with an earthen pot in his hand: "Ajin, you just got home, where have you been?"
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He quickly noticed the large bundle of bamboo in Chen Jin's hand and couldn't help but look surprised: "Have you gone up the mountain to chop bamboo?"
Chen Jin nodded: "Well, let's get some for use."
Chen Abu said: "If you want bamboo, just tell your uncle and I will cut it down for you. It is not safe for you to go up the mountain alone. There are many snakes, insects and beasts on the mountain."
Chen Jin smiled: "I am about to reach adulthood and have to be self-reliant. I cannot rely on my uncle for everything."
Chen Abu opened his mouth wide with a look of surprise. After looking Chen Jin up and down, he felt that his nephew had changed a lot after coming back from this trip. He could actually say the words "self-reliance".
Could it be that he finally got the idea?
He did not object to Chen Jin's hard study in Hanchuang, and even strongly supported it. In his heart, he hoped that one of his nephews would have the seed to study, and that would be an honor for him.
Chen Jin took the exam this year. Although he missed out on being a scholar, he passed two tests in a row and passed the exam as a child student, which proved that he had a talent for reading.
Chen Mingcheng, a teacher at the rural ethnic studies school in Chengdu, said that as long as Chen Jin continues to review his homework and take the exam again next year, he has a good chance of being admitted as a student.
Once you have achieved meritorious service, you can enter the county school and prepare for the provincial examination.
If you can win, what's even more incredible, you will definitely honor your ancestors, and you can even open a separate family tree, so that your ancestors can enjoy the incense in the ancestral hall.
It's good that Chen Jin can concentrate on studying hard, but his performance in food, clothing, housing and transportation is relatively poor. For such an old man, his clothes can't be washed clean.
Chen Abu did not dare to expect his nephew to be both civil and military, but at the very least, he should be able to take care of himself.
Now that he saw that Chen Jin had changed, he was naturally happy and quickly handed over the earthen pot: "Ajin, your aunt made the egg porridge for you, you eat it while it's hot."
Rural people live a simple life, and it is difficult to have a dry meal throughout the day.
It is quite rare to have egg porridge.
Chen Jin took it and opened the jar. The porridge inside was still steaming and fragrant. He was making a bamboo sword, but he was also hungry. He immediately started to cry and ate everything: "Thank you uncle, thank you so much, auntie."
Seeing that he was enjoying the meal, Chen Abu smiled and said: "Family, why are you so polite? Then I'm leaving."
He came here specifically to deliver porridge. He saw that Chen Jin looked bad, so he asked his mother-in-law to crack two eggs from the hens at home and use them to make porridge.
For this reason, the mother-in-law complained a lot, saying that her daughter didn't even get to eat, so she went to Chen Jin's side instead.
Mr. and Mrs. Chen Abu have been married for many years and have not given birth to a son. They only have a daughter, who is just twelve years old this year.
But she complained, and the mother-in-law cooked the porridge conscientiously, poured it all into earthen jars, and asked Chen Abu to deliver it. When they reached the bottom of the hillside, Chen Abu suddenly thought of something: he just saw Chen Jin coming back with a big bundle of bamboo. How could he have so much strength?
It was strange, but having strength was a good thing after all, so I didn’t think much about it and went to work in the fields.
After his uncle left, Chen Jin broke open the bamboo tubes one by one and cut them into strips. Seeing that there was no one around, he immediately used his hands and feet to quickly climb up to the roof and repair the damaged areas with bamboo pieces and other materials.
If anyone else were present at this moment, they would be so surprised that their eyes would fall out when they saw this frail bookworm climbing up to the roof to work.
After some repairs, which took more than an hour, it was almost done.
So I came down and took a nap. It was already dusk.
At this time, his uncle was afraid that he would not have dinner, so he brought the meal up again. Dry, fried beans and winter squash.
At the same time, he also brought news: "I heard from the old hunter in the village that an old wolf appeared on the mountain recently. He was probably driven out of the wolf pack and had to wander around the nearby mountains in search of food. This Wolf, even though you are old, you are very cunning. A Jin, you should close the door and windows tightly before going to bed. No matter what noise you hear, don’t open the door.”
Chen Jin responded "Okay".
After repeated instructions, Chen Abu returned.
At dusk and sunset, the red glow reflects half the sky.
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Chen Jin moved out a stool and sat in the yard, looking at the burning sky to the west.
He is waiting.
But until dusk fell, no one came.
This result is somewhat unexpected.
Could it be that we have to wait until nightfall to start?
I wanted to use my body as bait to lure the snake out of its hole, but I didn't know whether it was because the snake was cunning or for some other reason, but there was no movement.
Chen Jin didn't care.
Regarding the incident of "unjust imprisonment and scapegoat", he didn't care what high-ranking officials and dignitaries were involved behind the scenes.
Regardless of their official rank, these people are determined to die.
The first priority now is to solve the problem of food.
So I packed up, took a bamboo sword, and headed towards the mountains as dusk swept over me.
The scholar had never gone up the mountain before, especially going up the mountain at night, which was very dangerous. Even the old hunters were very cautious.
Chen Jin walked lightly and took the opportunity to practice his footwork in the mountains. He felt happy.
On the way, birds and beasts were startled, and they ran away in an instant, unable to catch up.
Hunting is not an easy task.
Especially for him now.
The night is getting darker and darker, and the view in the forest becomes darker, making it harder to find and capture.
At this moment, he saw a temple not far ahead, which should be the mountain temple.
I walked over immediately and saw that the temple was in ruins. It was mottled and tangled with vines. It had long lost the incense and sacrifices.
Standing outside the open doorway, Chen Jin asked politely: "Is there anyone there? If not, then I'll go in."
Stepping inside, I saw that the place inside was not big, but there were obvious signs of tidying up and a burnt fire. It should be that Orion and others stayed here for the night.
Chen Jin looked around, and then his eyes fell on the green-faced and red-haired statue.
He was certain that before he entered, the eyes of the statue were closed.
Now, it is open.
(End of chapter)