This question can't be figured out in a short time, but fortunately he couldn't figure it out, and no one forced him. On the contrary, Senior Brother Jiang was afraid that he wouldn't be able to think about it, so he tried every means to comfort him.
Brother Jiang and the three of them were adopted by their master since they were young. Huiliu Mountain is their home, and the master and the master are their relatives. Brother Jiang and the others have never experienced the pain of bereavement of the younger brother, but they can understand his grief.
The room Xiaodong lived in originally didn't have many things. When he and his uncle went back and forth to Liushan, he brought a small bag, which contained two sets of clothes and some personal belongings. When he officially settled down on the mountain, his brothers and sisters added everything to him in this room. The first thing he added was a bedding, and other things were added little by little. The fourth brother also gave him two books and a set of pen, ink, paper and inkstone. Unknowingly, this originally deserted hut was slowly filled up.
It's not that Xiaodong didn't see their kindness, but on the one hand he was thinking about his uncle and felt uncomfortable, on the other hand he felt that his brothers and sisters were so kind to him and didn't know how to repay him, and felt that he was not worthy of their kindness to him.
No one else knew what the elder brother said to him that day. Jiang Fan didn't know the inside story, and thought that he was reprimanded by his elder brother because he didn't learn the sword technique well, but felt very sorry for him.
He was the one who taught the younger brother's swordsmanship. He must have taught him badly, which caused the younger brother to be reprimanded by the senior brother. He even brought a box of crispy candies to comfort him.
Xiaodong feels even more ashamed of this box of candy, and even more ashamed of his misunderstanding of Senior Brother Jiang.
"Senior brother, it's not because of you, it's because I don't know my mind. Senior brother said, let me think about it these days, and it won't be too late to learn swordsmanship after thinking clearly."
"Intent?" Jiang Fan scratched his head: "Eldest senior brother said that?"
Xiaodong nodded.
"Oh, this is a bit difficult to handle." Jiang Fan frowned and said, "Brother is usually easy to talk to, but when encountering such a thing, he becomes a little stubborn, even the master takes him as an excuse." There’s nothing to do. If it’s another matter, I can give you advice, but I can’t help you with this matter.”
Xiaodong said: "It's something that I should think on my own. If others tell me, the truth will not become my own."
Jiang Fan accompanied him to worry: "Oh, if the big brother asks me this question, I don't know how to answer it. Why do you want to practice martial arts and swords? Because I am the master's apprentice, of course I want to pass on the Huiliu Mountain But if you want to carry forward the sect, you can't count on me. I'm the stupidest one under the master. Needless to say, the senior brother is talented and understanding. I'm absolutely convinced. Senior Sister Linglong is brave and smart, much better than me. Junior Brother Chen is also a caring person. Although he doesn't talk much, he always keeps a straight face. It's not easy for him..."
As soon as Jiang Fan opened the chatter box, he started talking non-stop. Hearing this, Xiaodong forgot his troubles for a while, and asked him curiously, "Who else is there in Brother Chen's family? How long has he been going back and forth to Liushan?"
"It's been almost two years." Jiang Fan slightly lowered his voice, as if he was afraid of being heard: "He is also suffering. The Chen family is actually very prominent, much stronger and bigger than our Huiliu Mountain. Brother Chen's mother passed away, and his father married a new wife. The new wife also brought a child, and when he entered the door, he changed his name and entered the family tree of the Chen family. I heard that although the child was brought up by the stepmother in name, The one who came here was actually born of the same father as Junior Brother Chen, and only one year younger than Junior Brother Chen."
The complexity here took Xiaodong to think about before he understood.
I didn't expect Senior Brother Chen to be so miserable.
"As the saying goes, if there is a stepmother, there will be a stepfather. Junior Brother Chen has no choice but to leave home to seek a teacher. Apart from being surnamed Chen, he can no longer go back to the Chen family."
It sounds like Senior Brother Chen has a family and relatives, but he is in the same situation as Xiaodong himself.
The topic turned around on Chen Jingzhi and came back again. Brother Jiang said earnestly to Xiaodong: "Although you have been here for a short time, no one on the mountain, including Master, regards you as an outsider. But don't be in a hurry when you come to the corner, anyway, I will be the last one for you."
"Among our senior brothers, there is no need to say the big brother. He is a big brother no matter what time he is. He is well-organized on the mountain and down the mountain. He is the big disciple that the master relies on. Senior brother. I guess, senior brother, 80% of his dreams are spent thinking about how to promote Huiliu Mountain and revive its prestige. When I think about this kind of thing, I feel like my mind is going to be tied. As for Senior Sister Linglong, she is very strong. I said years ago that I must become the strongest swordsman in the future. Needless to say, Junior Brother Chen, he is holding his breath in his heart. I am the one with the least promising future. Not so good. In fact, if you ask me why I hold the sword, and what path I want to take in the future, I will be confused, and I am not better than you at all."
Xiaodong couldn't help laughing at Brother Jiang's words.
Brother Jiang did this to comfort him. In fact, from Xiaodong's point of view, Brother Jiang Fan has a lot of advantages in him, he is loyal and treats others very well.
"If I have any hopes in my heart, I hope that everyone will be well, and that the master will be more famous and respected than he is now. I hope that the senior brother can win the first place among the younger generation of swordsmen. I also hope that both you and Junior Brother Chen are doing well... As for myself, I don't have much skill, but as long as our master and master can use it, I can do whatever I want."
Xiaodong smiled: "Senior brother third also said that he is not determined? I think you are more persevering than others."
After talking so much with Brother Jiang, Xiaodong had some vague ideas about his own affairs. But it was too vague, and it disappeared too quickly. Before she really grasped this idea, it disappeared completely.
After sending Senior Brother Jiang away, Xiaodong got up and opened the box next to the bed, and took out a saber wrapped tightly with cloth from it.
This is the knife left by my uncle.
Xiaodong slowly untied the wrapped cloth layer by layer, and then slowly pulled the knife out of its sheath after it was completely untied.
The sword body is shining brightly, but the luster is bright but it makes people feel very soft, not dazzling at all.
Uncle, if Izumi knows that he is so useless, so weak and worthless, he will be angry, right
No, maybe he won't be angry, but worry about him as before.
He doesn't want to do that.
Don't want to always be a burden for others.
Uncle had been dragged down by him before, in order to take care of him, he didn't even have a family until his death. The master is also worried for him, as well as the brothers and sisters.
Xiaodong turned to look out the window.
The weather is getting colder day by day, and the north wind is also blowing, and the leaves are almost gone, laying a thick layer of colorful colors on the ground. Sweeping and falling, sweeping and falling, sweeping can't be exhausted, so they are simply stacked like this. When you step on it, the yellow and brittle leaves rustle.
Regarding himself and the future, Xiaodong only had a vague idea in his mind, but he couldn't make it clear to him.
Fortunately, senior brother didn't immediately force him to come up with an answer, and senior brother Jiang Fan was beating and drumming to support him.
"How old is this little brother? My mind was even more confused when I was his age. People often say that you can't be confused at forty. The little brother is still young. If you teach slowly, you will understand naturally."
Xiaodong's swordsmanship was changed to be taught by the senior brother himself. This is really a new lesson. Whether it is sword moves or footwork, the senior brother took the trouble to demonstrate and correct for Xiaodong over and over again.
Although the senior brother and the third senior brother all taught basic swordsmanship, Xiaodong gradually felt that swordsmanship was different from person to person. The same set of swordsmanship, different people have different opinions, the elder brother's swordsmanship seems to flow like clouds and flowing water, but the third brother's swordsmanship is different, his moves are unambiguous, and the feeling is more vigorous and dignified. Senior sister Linglong also demonstrated this set of swordsmanship for Xiaodong. Every move of hers was so fierce and fierce that the people watching felt a little out of breath due to the force of the sword.
The same set of swordsmanship has so many different styles.
If you want to talk about Xiaodong himself, his swordsmanship is finally not as full of mistakes as before, and he is called four different things by the big brother.
Learning art is one thing, but the relationship between the brothers and sisters has become more and more harmonious. The third senior brother happened to be born on this day, so a few fellow students gathered together to eat longevity noodles, and all of them gave them some birthday gifts.
Eldest brother gave the most serious gift, what was taken out was a long sword box, and everyone's eyes were straightened.
The senior brother smiled and said, "Master left a letter to tell me to give it to the third junior brother. The master was afraid that he would not be able to come back after going down the mountain, so he missed the birthday of the third junior brother. After the new year, the master When I come back, I will probably formally teach you the Returning Sword Technique."
Eldest brother himself had a gift to give, and the gift from Senior Sister Linglong happened to be a sword ear. Next, neither Chen Jingzhi nor Yun Xiaodong had any preparations, so they stood up and said a few auspicious words about longevity and happiness.
Jiang Fan was so excited that not only his face was red, but his eyes were also red. He turned his back and quickly wiped his face. The others pretended not to see it, and none of them tried to expose him.
Xiaodong is also wrapped up thickly today, this is the first time he has experienced the winter in Huiliu Mountain, and he is not like the senior brothers who are skilled in martial arts and are not afraid of cold and heat. As soon as winter started, he wrapped himself in a cotton-padded jacket, and when it got colder, he would wrap another one. By the end of the twelfth lunar month, he had already wrapped three padded jackets of different sizes. From a distance, he looked like a big olive that stood up and could walk.
Now it was hot in the room, and he ate hot soup and hot dishes. He first took off the outermost coat, and after a while he took off another one. My son is also hot and red.
The third senior brother solemnly put the sword box back into the room and came back to sit down: "Master is really kind to us, but I don't know where the old man is now and when he will come back."
The master left in a hurry at that time, he left in a hurry before the eldest brother came back, and he has not returned until now. Seeing that the Chinese New Year is coming soon, is it possible that the master will spend this year outside and can't make it back? (to be continued)