The Spirit World

Chapter 349 Lonely

[Ten years are nothing, a hundred years are nothing, a thousand years are nothing!

difficult!
difficult!
Disaster!】

"Child, long time no see." She touched his head, her doting eyes narrowed into a line. She was kind, with white hair, and a jade hairpin swayed gently in her bun. The child squatting in front of him was taller than her. He was in awe, lowering his head, feeling her touch.

She put her hands down and gently placed them on her knees, watching him slowly raise his head.

"Mother." He looked at his mother and said in a very gentle tone: "My cousin has returned to Bailing Mountain. According to your instructions, I need to leave now. I am here to say goodbye to you."

"Be careful when you go there this time. Feng'er is cowardly and paranoid, so you need to be there to remind and guide her carefully, and don't be reckless."

"Yes, Mother."

【Bailing Mountain Hill】

Chang Yufeng sat outside the door of his "home", touching his stomach, for no reason other than he was very full.

Burped.

I put the clothes I bought away and sold them to the owner of the clothing store for a small discount, 250 gold coins. The coarse cloth clothes I wear now are simple, clean and comfortable.

There aren't so many whys.
If you ask, it's because I have nothing to do and come here to cool off.

Now, I seem to only have 250 gold coins.

Although, I am a bit stupid, but it doesn't matter.

That's totally okay, isn't it?

Two hundred and five gold coins are enough to live frugally for a year.

Although it’s not nice to say this, the only hope now is to wait for my spiritual power to recover, or for Xun Huangying to resolve the issue.

Maybe it can't be solved.

Suddenly, problems arose on my side and also on Xun Huangying's side.

Playing cards too much?
Playing mahjong too much?

Having a convulsion?
Epileptic?
Okay, that's pretty funny.

Chang Yufeng has been bored to death watching the sunrise and sunset these days. Since he still has some basic knowledge, it is still possible to build a small house here.

When you live alone, a bed is your whole world.

It is quite cheap to buy this bed. It is fixed with four legs and stones are placed on the four legs. Because the stone is not flat, it needs to be polished. Chang Yufeng polished it for a long time at Li's house before making four small discs.

Because we were afraid of moisture and insects, the two benches were attached to the cobblestones, and the floor tiles were also carefully stitched together without leaving too much gap. In addition, such a small place did not require much effort, and it was made habitable in less than a day or two.

Because the wall is made of stone, mud and clay, I spent more money on buying clay, but of course not a lot.

He went to Li's house and borrowed a few molds to make the square blocks himself.

I bought a lot of super strong adhesive and piled them up, even on the roof. In order to avoid suffocation when dyeing, I cut some smooth branches to make a cylindrical drill hole, and used a small tie to fasten it to form a bracket to fix it together, and then put some very long washed grass. In fact, it doesn’t matter if it looks good, as long as it can be lived in and won’t be frozen to death by wind and rain, and won’t be cracked by the exposed sun, Chang Yufeng also asked the architect of Li’s house a lot of questions.

Building an earth house is simple, but the earth blocks must be very stable and able to bear weight. Fortunately, there is no special normal weather in Bailing Mountain, and the changes of the four seasons are very normal. Otherwise, it would be really troublesome.

Although this place is simple, at least I don't have to worry about it. I don't need to live under someone else's roof.

However, in order to avoid the inspection of the Ministry of Justice, he did not have to become a beggar. After selling some of his belongings, he sewed the money into his clothes. Not to mention the help of the eldest daughter of the Li family, his own money alone was enough for him to eat for a long time. But the problem was what to do now.

You can't just live off your savings.

Fortunately, I have enough knowledge to survive.

Collect dew, polish stones, pick edible fruits, and use small traps to catch some small monsters.

The deeper things need to be considered, because my power is not very great, and I have no spiritual power. There are indeed very few things I can do, and they are pitifully few.

I don’t have to worry too much about food.

He could either follow the farmers who went to the forest to chop wood on foot to collect firewood, or follow the hunters to hunt in the forest. Of course, the hunters would not let him hunt, he could just follow them and catch some small animals, which was safe.

In addition to the earthen house, there is also an earthen cabinet, which is made by hollowing out the middle of an earthen block mold. The bowl is a newly bought porcelain bowl. I also bought some small mosquito repellent pills, which cost one silver pill each and were incredibly expensive.

The door, like the locking structure of the roof, was fixed at the opening position. Because they were afraid that the earthen door lock pull ring would be torn off all of a sudden, a very important ring lock structure was made. An iron ring was installed in an earth block to hook the door ring lock. The most important thing - that is, money - was mostly deposited in the pawn shop in Bailing Mountain, and the pawn ticket was sewn into a piece of clothing purchased.

I carry most of my money with me, so I'm not afraid of people stealing or robbing me, but I'm afraid of people coveting me.

Therefore, I don’t bring much money when I go out. I just take some money based on what I have decided to buy.

This kind of life has lasted for a week.

And I never get tired of it.

Every night when Chang Yufeng woke up and looked at his little home, he would smile unconsciously. Then he would go to the river to wash up, put away the clothes that had spent the night outside, close the door and go out to look for food.

Because I eat different food every day and I’m not too greedy, I feel pretty happy and relaxed.

There are many delicious ones.

He is now preparing to build a bigger house. Of course, the mud house can be lived in for a long time, but the land issue still needs to be considered. Although the people in the Li Mansion have already said that he can live in this uninhabited hilltop, such a small house sometimes lacks a lot of things.

It is probably impossible to build a well, so you can only make a small deep pond. Dig a hole, pile up polished discs, and stick them in place. When you need water, just use a small wooden bucket you bought to collect water.

In fact, he found that the bowls he bought were a bit redundant, because although he had bought the flint, he had no pot or stove, so it was difficult to cook. For example, rice was difficult to cook separately from vegetables at the same time, as two stoves were needed, as well as firewood. If he hunted and caught small animals, it would be okay. He could use a wooden stand and a thicker iron stick to skewer them and roast a rabbit or a bird. He also put a lot of seasonings in his earthen cabinet. When roasting, he could sprinkle some oil and seasonings and eat them slowly for a day.

Then prepare other things on this day.

Sparrows caught in a simple trap using rice and a basket were stripped of their feathers, and their internal organs were removed with a knife and thrown into someone else's garbage dump and burned.

Marinate it with a little salt and then dry it in the sun, and it can be kept for a long time.

The same method can be used to prepare the meat for the captured rabbits.

In the earthen cabinet in the earthen house, Chang Yufeng had already made a lot of such dried meat.

After buying all the firewood, rice, oil, salt, sauce and vinegar, I placed the firewood and hay away from the door, set up the stand, put the meat on the skewers, lit it with a flint, poured some oil on the skewers, and the meat sizzled and the aroma was everywhere.

There are also some dried fruits, mostly apples.

Fruit will rot if not eaten, so it is difficult to store it for a long time. Therefore, fruit should be picked and eaten on the same day.

It won’t be long.

You know, the longer you live like this, the smaller this mud house will seem.

He didn't know where to put many things, so Chang Yufeng spent a lot of energy to continue making the earthen house. The clay, fine soil, and glue all cost a lot of money.

Made a small warehouse.

So on the conspicuous little mound on Bailing Mountain, you can clearly see two small earthen houses.

A little kid was busy shuttling between the two mud houses. Chang Yufeng's tools were originally from the master craftsman in the Li Mansion, but now, Chang Yufeng bought a new set.

It's not necessary to return it.

Therefore, without the pawned money and the financial support from the eldest daughter of the Li family, he would not be able to move forward at all.

It is very sad to live without food and run around for food every day. Chang Yufeng found that he had no spare time to observe other changes in Bailing Mountain. He could only explain it simply through conversations with the farmers he worked with.

In order to avoid unnecessary trouble, Chang Yufeng did not take the crops and often asked about the ownership of the orchard.

At worst, I can just stay away and never cause trouble.

Of course, there were also people who were looking for trouble, but Chang Yufeng had learned his lesson. Whenever he met someone looking for trouble, he would leave immediately, not hunting or picking fruits. If he left empty-handed, he would not be able to take advantage of him. If someone was stopped, Chang Yufeng would throw away the fruits and roast the things on the spot, so he always carried a flint and a small knife with him.

In fact, they didn't really encounter any trouble. Those who were able to run out to hunt or do the work were basically not idlers, nor did they have any bad thoughts, because lazy people basically stayed at home or begged on the street. Why would they come here in person?

However, there was one time when the danger was quite severe. Chang Yufeng found that someone was following him, so he immediately turned back to Li's Mansion to explain the situation. This kind of phenomenon happened less frequently. Maybe this was his fate. Now everyone knew that Li's Mansion was protecting this child, and no one would be so boring as to argue with a person who was penniless, and he couldn't offer anything.

Few people are interested in pickled meat and mixed fruits.

But there could be unexpected events. Chang Yufeng once discovered that he had run out of dried meat, so every time he needed to dry the meat, Chang Yufeng would wait for a whole day.

Then go out the next day.

It certainly takes more than just one day to make dried meat, but Chang Yufeng can't just sit there and do nothing, so in many cases, he still needs to be careful.

After that incident, this phenomenon became much less common.

If you say that I eat meat every day, that’s not the case. I dig up wild vegetables, wash them, and roast them. Although the taste is terrible, the seasonings make it more flavorful, so overall it’s still good.

This went on day by day.

It has actually been a month since that rainy day when the God of Fire came and went in a hurry.

Chang Yufeng would sometimes go to the Li Mansion to eat and drink for free. Of course, this description was definitely wrong, because the Li Mansion could not eat up the food given to the servants, and Chang Yufeng could also get some delicacies from the mountains and the sea. Generally speaking, it was not bad.

Days like this are fulfilling, not beautiful, but manageable.

That's all.

If I were really a seven-year-old child, I would have starved to death on the streets long ago. Hunting with rice and a basket, waiting for wild rabbits, and making a sharp spear to kill larger animals are not things a seven-year-old boy would do.

However, if he pretended to be pitiful, he could still earn a living as a servant in Li's house.

But not dignity.

You know what that means.

If you become a servant, it is not simply a question of food and clothing, but a question of dignity and identity.

I'm not being too serious or being self-righteous, it's because it really isn't possible.

You have to sign a contract to sell yourself.

This means losing freedom, and not being able to leave the Li Mansion to do work every day. It is possible that you will really stay here for the rest of your life.

Are you kidding me? How is this possible?

Although I am unarmed, I am not poor in spirit.

It has hands and feet, a brain, knowledge and ideas.

It is completely possible to survive by finding another way out this way. Although there is no way to do other things, it is still more comfortable than living by being ordered around.

If not being able to eat meat or food is a kind of suffering, Chang Yufeng can no longer experience it.

Of course, there were times when he couldn't hunt or pick fruits, but he didn't go unnoticed every day. So Chang Yufeng sometimes had to travel long distances to the forest. He was used to hiding himself, so he wouldn't rush into a dangerous place like a fool without knowing it. He also knew what was edible and what was not, so he wouldn't get poisoned or sick.

In short, Chang Yufeng had everything going for him - everything going for him to become a lonely gourmet.

Bailing Mountain is a good place with outstanding people, beautiful mountains and clear waters, and many animals, so you won't starve to death.

It is not winter, but summer. There are not many rainy days and it is not difficult to move. After building a mud house and buying quilts in the summer, wintering will not be a problem.

Because he was young, he was rescued by the eldest daughter of the Li family and received help, so it can be said that his life was not going well.

During these few days, he also tried farming, digging a small terrace on the slope of his home and planting some seedlings he bought.

If you start planting potatoes now, they will mature in one season and will naturally mature in winter. You can also dig a canal to facilitate watering. The method is the same as that of covering the small puddle with cobblestone patches that cannot penetrate water.

In this way, Chang Yufeng spent a month very, no, happily and fulfillingly.

When the eldest daughter of the Li family came to visit, she and her maid were all amazed and praised it. Not to mention that the dried meat tasted very good, the wild vegetables were also surprisingly delicious. Just the potato sprouts that popped out were enough to make them drop their jaws.

Chang Yufeng asked nothing and said nothing, and in a sense, he could do nothing.

It was common to take torn clothes from hunting and have them repaired, or to buy needles and cloth to mend them yourself.

So none of his clothes were good, they were all the flowery clothes that Pudding often wore.

But, I don’t become a savage. I trim and wash my hair diligently, don’t have long hair, and keep myself neat and clean.

Recently he considered growing some vegetables in the terraced fields, but thinking about the winter, he only planted potatoes.

He respected many things, eating neither too much nor too little, and staying strong and healthy.

That is, I go to bed too early every day. When I can't sleep, I go out of the house to see the bright lights of Bailing City and the stars. I can't stay too long, because there are ferocious beasts. So, when I close the door, it's pitch black. I can only see the black night, and my thoughts will fly.

In order to prevent himself from having wild thoughts, Chang Yufeng would silently count things to pass the time every day. He would never stay up late, because if he did, he might not have anything to eat the next day.

Sometimes, he would wonder whether the person who was not rejected and became the young master of Bailing Mountain really had his jade pendant, and whether he looked the same as him, or very different?

Sometimes, nature can be lonely.

But so what?

Loneliness is not solitude.

I am never alone. As long as I want, I can always set foot on the road to Fran, find Erica who is studying there, and then the family will be reunited.

But no, it’s actually pretty good the way I am.

Really.

You may feel that this chapter is watery, but this chapter is full of wisdom.

If I were to expand on this, I could write tens of thousands of words, but I don't want to, because I have finished telling the story. It is much more concise.

If you were seven years old, what would you do?

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