Chapter 5 Gao Climbing
"The patrols in the Houli Street Patrol Division are all warriors without exception. If he wants to become a patrol, it is not enough to just use the soul-breaking knife. He must continue Just be diligent."
Song Changming lightly touched the blade of the long knife with his fingers and felt the cold edge on it. He knew very well that he was just starting out in martial arts and was still far away from achieving success.
On the panel, the progress bar for the next stage of the Soul-Severing Blade is as high as 500, which also proves that the difficulty is by no means comparable to beginners.
In addition, Song Changming also took the time to practice the powerful bull demon technique copied on the second piece of parchment.
But basically nothing was gained.
He lacks a series of medicinal resources necessary for strengthening his body. He can only practice according to the diagrams, and he will not be able to achieve anything good at all. He may even empty his body, leaving the hidden danger of overdraft.
Therefore, Song Changming briefly tried this set of powerful bull demon skills and then gave up temporarily, turning to focus on the soul-breaking knife.
The days passed.
Song Changming's daily life did not change much because he started practicing martial arts.
There were no surprises or troubles, everything was as before.
A small fire-carrying night watchman, placed in the huge Donglai County, is no different from ordinary people, just like the grains of sand on the seashore, he is very inconspicuous, and no one will notice his existence.
As the new year approaches, the weather turns colder and becomes increasingly icy.
A layer of white frost freezes on the high walls on all sides of the county town almost every night. There is no smoke of fireworks outside the city, and it is even more icy and snowy.
"Changming, do you want a warm basin?" The grey-haired Mother Song came out of the woodshed, looked at Song Changming who was practicing swordsmanship in the courtyard, and asked involuntarily.
"No, mother, I'm not cold. I'll bring them all to your room." Song Changming put away the knife and said.
The clothes on his body were not too thick, and his whole body was steaming.
Since he began to practice swordsmanship regularly and actively, his body has become stronger, his energy and blood are sufficient, and his ability to withstand the cold is better than in previous years.
Now he really doesn't feel very cold.
With that said, he strode to the woodshed.
The so-called warm basin at home is actually the leftover stove fire from cooking, with at most some fine firewood added.
As for charcoal fire, only the wealthy families can afford it.
Put all the stove ashes that were still warm into the basin, close the lid, and carry them to the back room where Song's father was.
"Changming, the New Year is approaching. I have prepared some bacon, polished rice and two jars of wine. Come with me tomorrow to visit your third sister." In the back room, Song's father suddenly said when he saw Song Changming coming in.
"Visiting Third Sister?" Song Changming was stunned, looking at some rice, meat and wine that had been placed next to the pole in the corner of the room, and vaguely thought of something.
Why do you need to prepare so many things carefully to visit your daughter?
You must know that prices in the city have increased at the end of the year. With their family's financial resources, it is not easy to prepare such a door-to-door gift.
"Visiting Yu'er is one of them, but more importantly, I want to thank Huai Ming. After all, without him, you wouldn't be able to work in the Patrol Division.
Now that Yu'er has married him, you must firmly grasp and maintain this relationship. In the future, you may be able to serve as a patrol guard with the help of the Zhao family. By then, you will really make it! "
Song's father stated the main purpose of this visit.
Song Changming knew Zhao Huaiming, whom Song's father said, because he served as a patrol officer in the Houli Street Patrol Division.
His father, Zhao Dezhi, the head of the Zhao family, was a patrol chief in the patrol department and a well-known figure in Houli Street.
For this night watchman job, Father Song and Song Changming approached the Zhao family in a humble manner, but they were rejected by the head of the family without mercy.
In fact, Zhao Dezhi was not satisfied with this marriage, and he did not want to marry into a family with a poor family like the Song family. But because his son had to marry Song Yu if he wanted to live or die, he reluctantly agreed.
But although Song Yu was Zhao Huaiming's first wife, she was not his wife and could only be regarded as a concubine.
Zhao Huaiming himself could not decide the position of his first wife, and it was impossible for Zhao Dezhi to agree to marry him through a matchmaker.
Of course, Song's father was quite satisfied with the fact that the third sister Song Yu could marry into the Zhao family and become a concubine for Zhao Dezhi's son, and it was still considered a high ranking for them.
Song Changming was finally able to successfully serve as a night watchman in the Patrol Division thanks to the help of his third sister Song Yu and his brother-in-law.
However, in Song Changming's opinion, Song's father's plan to get close to the Zhao family would probably fail.
Brother-in-law Zhao Huaiming was okay, but the head of the Zhao family had a very clear attitude and did not want to interact with them at all. He even spoke sarcastically to the third sister Song Yu who was married to him, the patrol chief, but he just couldn't resist his son's request.
In the other party's view, it was a shame to have a relationship with the Song family in Baiyi Street, and he would not even mention it to others on weekdays.
"Dad, I can figure out how to deal with the patrol myself. I can send this gift to you, or I can ask Third Sister to send it to my brother-in-law. Why do you need to make another trip?" Song Changming frowned and said.
"No, we have high hopes for the Zhao family, and we have to show our sincerity. How can we be so casual." Song's father waved his hand, deciding to leave.
Song Changming sighed secretly and said no more.
On the second day, Song's father walked in front, and Song Changming carried the burden and went out. In previous years, this was usually the most appropriate day to give gifts.
Firecrackers have been set off all over the county and gongs and drums are played to welcome the New Year in advance, making it very lively.
The Zhao family is located in a good location on Houli Street. The second-level house looks quite spacious and grand.
Today, the Zhao family is bustling with people, and many people come to visit.
In addition to some relatives and friends from the Zhao family, there are also many gang leaders and local merchants who are active in Houli Street. They also send people to come for routine business and give gifts to win over friendship.
Song's father approached Zhao's house and was immediately stopped by the servant at the gate.
Father Song hurriedly explained his identity and purpose of coming.
The servant swept Song's father's clothes up and down, shook his head and said: "There are too many people to see in the master's house today, and we can't spare any time. I will bring these gifts of yours to the young master later, and the people have disappeared. Please come back." ”
Father Song wanted to say something else, but the servant had already greeted the others and didn't pay much attention to them.
"Dad, why don't you let Third Sister lead us in?" Song Changming stepped forward and asked.
Before he came, he had thought that he would be disliked, so he asked Song's father not to come, so as not to be treated coldly and humiliated for nothing.
"Forget it, don't cause trouble to your third sister, leave the gift and let's go back." Song's father hesitated for a moment, but finally gave up on seeing his daughter.
The Zhao family didn't like Song Yu's marriage to begin with. They helped Song Changming enter the Patrol Division, which had already made it difficult for their daughter. If she doesn't see her today, she won't see her.
Song's father hunched his back and turned to leave.
Song Changming shook his head, put down his gift, glanced at the lively Zhao Mansion, and walked away.
After returning, Mother Song realized something when she saw the two of them coming back so quickly, so she didn't ask any more questions.
"Changming, there is some wine in the woodshed, let's drink it up." Song's father suddenly said.
It can be seen that Father Song was not in a good mood after returning from this trip.
(End of chapter)