The following weekend was uneventful.
After school on Friday, Zhang Tie went to the Iron Thorn Battle Hall to make the lowest level of human sandbags again. However, compared to two days ago, Zhang Tie, who had now reached the level of a first-level combat soldier, was struggling to deal with the man named Andrew. Benetta's little brat has become completely relaxed now. During the entire sparring process, there were times when Zhang Tie was able to control the rhythm a little and intentionally let Benetta's blows fall on some parts of his body that he had actively chosen. Of course, more often than not, Zhang Tie would deliberately pretend to be knocked down by that little brat in order to satisfy the brat's vanity. After standing up, he would say, "It's so despicable." His eyes were red from the stimulation and he rushed over again.
Working part-time in the battle hall may seem like a chore to others, but for Zhang Tie, this chore is turning into a fun game - not only does he get money, but he can also speed up the ripening of the iron fruit, and he is constantly suffering. During the actual beating process, Zhang Tie found that his fighting instincts were also constantly improving, his steps became more flexible, his reactions became more agile, and he judged his opponent's attack intentions more accurately. As a person who was purely being beaten, he could sometimes even take the initiative to master the attack. The rhythm of the battle between the two sides.
That one-eyed dragon really did a good thing! Zhang Tie was delighted.
Probably because he performed better these two times and didn't faint again in embarrassment, Zhang Tie felt that his status in the battle hall had improved a little bit. At least the two bastards in the equipment room didn't use him anymore. Brush, bet on when you will faint again. When leaving the Iron Thorn Arena, Director Baker encouraged himself a few words, and then settled his salary for the week—a total of 3 silver coins and 40 coppers. This is the first money Zhang Tie has earned in his life.
Zhang Tie kept this money tightly in his pocket, and it was already feeling warm when he got home. When he handed the money to his mother, Zhang Tie looked at the surprised expressions on his father and mother's faces. Zhang Tie was extremely satisfied. Although the amount of money was very small, his mother only took two silver coins in the end. Save it for Zhang Tie, and let Zhang Tie keep the rest for himself. But as Zhang Tie's first contribution to the family with his own sweat and labor, Zhang Tie's heart was filled with joy and pride.
On Saturday, Zhang Tie continued to help his mother make rice wine at home. With the addition of his future sister-in-law, Zhang Tie had a lot less things to do. The future sister-in-law of this family is a hard-working person, very smart, and good at running a household. There are no rumors of bad conduct outside. In the past few days in the Zhang family, he has been slowly accepted by the Zhang family and gradually integrated into the family.
Seeing his mother teaching his future sister-in-law Zhang's rice brewing skills step by step, Zhang Tie felt an inexplicable sadness in his heart - his mother was getting older and older, and he had less and less time at home...
The life of an ordinary little person is always mixed with too many ups and downs. Also on this Saturday, when Zhang Tie came to the rice store again on his ugly tricycle, he found that the price of rice had increased again - a 25 kilogram bag of ordinary rice. The price of rice increased by another three copper coins, to 4 silver coins and 61 copper coins per bag. Zhang Tie went to several places in succession and this was the case. Not only that, Zhang Tie found that the prices of other foods also increased slightly to varying degrees. The price of sugar increased even more. Compared with rice, the price of jaggery this week was higher than last week. The price has increased by more than 10 per kilogram, and has exceeded 1 silver coin and 10 copper coins per kilogram...
I have no choice but to bite the bullet and buy it. The Zhang family's rice wine business can't survive unless the price increases, and once the price increases, sales will definitely be lower than before, and the role of the family's small business in subsidizing the family's income will be much smaller.
After hearing the news about rising food prices, although his expression did not change much, the wrinkle on his mother's brow became deeper in Zhang Tie's eyes.
On Saturday night, Zhang Tie planted a large area of pumpkins on the land of Black Iron Castle. The seeds of the pumpkins were taken out from the pulp when the family bought pumpkins for eating some time ago. The diligent and thrifty old man My mother couldn't bear to throw them away, so she washed them and dried them in the small yard. After drying the seeds, she put them in a pot and fried them, and they became fragrant and delicious pumpkin seeds.
This time, Zhang Tie planted a lot of pumpkins, two big handfuls, and two to three hundred seeds were planted. The rise in food prices was one reason, and another more important reason was Zhang Tie's discovery of black iron. The castle seems to be really suitable for the growth of plants. In just one week, all the seeds he planted in the Black Iron Castle have sprouted, including the ones sent by Grandma Theresa. All the plants are growing well, which is simply too good. , especially the potatoes and corns that were first planted, grew even faster. The bare black iron castle began to show a little vitality, and the aura value in the black iron castle was increasing rapidly every day. By this Saturday, the aura value in the Black Iron Castle had surpassed 70.
He threw a bag of garbage left behind by cleaning the house into the Chaos Pool and gained a pitiful 0.1 basic energy. After completing the wasteland reclamation in the Black Iron Castle, Zhang Tie checked the situation of the small tree again. The ripening progress bar has reached half way, and it seems that it will be ready to enjoy after two more beatings, and the second flawless fruit will also be ripe by next Thursday night. This small tree has now become Zhang Tie's greatest source of confidence to continue working hard in this era.
After leaving the Black Iron Castle and returning to the hut, Zhang Tie was about to practice some exercise. Then he heard a long and sharp siren faintly coming from outside the window. At night, the sound of this hand-cranked fire alarm could The message spread far and wide. Zhang Tie quickly came to the attic window, opened it and looked out.
In the dark night sky, a bright firelight illuminated the distant sky red. Judging from the source of the firelight, it seemed to be the old settlement area of Heiyan City near the train station where three religions and nine streams were mixed. It was faintly noisy. The voice of people came over...
I wonder whose house is on fire? Regarding the fire that occurred near the train station, the only thing left for Zhang Tie was a question that was thrown out of his mind in the blink of an eye. Then Zhang Tie closed the small window in the attic, picked up the crystal on the window sill, and sat on the bed to practice.
After igniting the bright spot of the shrine, as soon as you enter meditation, you can feel a "small spot" vibrating near the tail vertebra near the anus, which vaguely echoes the bright spot of the shrine. That is what Zhang Tie wants to conquer. The next target - the first spinal point. According to the introduction of the natural history teacher on Friday, this bright spot is the 1 in the second number in the Fibonacci golden sequence. The next one is 2, then 3, then 5, then 8... Distribution There are 34 of these bright points in the spine, connected in a line, opposite to the 34 vertebrae of the human body. There are many mysteries in the shrine bright points, which no one can explain, but the function of the spinal bright points is just like the function of the spine. Similarly, it is the support and source of human strength. Every time a bright point on the spine is ignited, the physical strength and strength of the person can be greatly increased. This is why Gris' physical data can suppress all the students in the school. reason…
Coupled with the power of Zhang Tie's spirit and thoughts after entering concentration, the energy gathered by the crystal outside was transmitted to the point on the tail vertebra through the bright point of the shrine. After more than two hours of hard work, Zhang Tie's result was only to transfer that bright point. Polish it a little, and a little red light the size of a rice grain will appear in your consciousness. Compared with the bright spot of the shrine that is burning at this moment, it is incomparable. That is the difference between a small firefly and a bonfire. The process of cultivating a clear point is such a time-consuming and labor-intensive thing for most people...
On Sunday afternoon, Zhang Tie was at home looking after the shop as usual, while his father and mother wore new clothes, bought some things, and then went out with their future sister-in-law. Needless to say, Zhang Tie also knew what they were doing. In the evening, my mother and future sister-in-law came back. Their faces showed a sense of relief and relaxation. Zhang Tie knew that the identity of this future sister-in-law was basically confirmed. Zhang's rice wine has increased by one copper per bowl starting today. Although it was announced in advance, the business in the shop suddenly became deserted, and the daily turnover was only a little more than half of the previous one.
"Mom, where's dad? Didn't he come back with you?" Zhang Tie asked a little strangely when he saw that only two women came back.
"Your dad has something to do and will come back a little later!" Mom's tone was a bit mysterious.
In the evening, during dinner time, my father came back with a long thing wrapped in cloth. When he saw Zhang Tie, his father smiled and wrapped the long thing outside. After untying it, a long sword with a slightly curved blade wrapped in a dark scabbard appeared in front of Zhang Tie's eyes.
"Ah, the Black Flame Breaking Edge Sword..." Zhang Tie shouted, as if he had seen a treasure, he jumped over and snatched the long swords from his father's hand. He pulled out the sword with a choking sound and pulled it out of its sheath. A sharp two-handed sword appeared in Zhang Tie's hand. Zhang Tie exclaimed because he saw his name - Zhang Tie on the sword near the hilt. This is a gift from my father to myself.
"You will take part in the school's field trial next week. This is a gift from Dad, cough... cough..." There was still a trace of embarrassment on Dad's face, "This is from Black Flame City. The ordinary fine steel breaker sword produced by the arsenal is slightly inferior in craftsmanship to the standard equipment of the Black Flame City military. The scabbard is only made of ordinary iron and wood. You know that dad doesn’t have much money, so he can only... "
"I'm very satisfied, thank you dad!" Zhang Tie hugged his dad, interrupted what his dad was about to say, and kissed his dad on the face. Zhang Tie was already very satisfied with this gift. , Zhang Tie knew very well that the price of the Breaking Edge Sword made of ordinary materials produced by Heiyan City was basically more than one gold coin, which was already a considerable expense for the family.
Seeing Zhang Tie so happy, a comfortable smile appeared on Zhang Tie's father's face...
"You two, the food will get cold if you don't come over..." My mother shouted dissatisfied from the side, trying her best to dilute or dilute it...
In this era, many people's first sword in life is given by their father or elder brother. In addition to being full of the blessings and concerns of relatives, the sword has another meaning. Holding this sword Those who hold the sword will have to rely on this sword to fight for their lives in the future. This is the irresistible fate of many men and many families in this era!
In the last week before leaving school, 15-year-old Zhang Tie calmly accepted his fate and got his first sword with his name on it...
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