The world begins with refining skills

Chapter 3 Standing on the Moral High Ground

"Life in the countryside is hard, and it's hard to be in a foreign land. You don't know anyone here and no one will help you if something happens to you. And..."

Mu Sheng paused and turned to look at Zhou Rong, looking as if he couldn't bear to speak out: "Besides, my sister is so pretty, what if she gets bullied?"

Mu Sheng didn't continue speaking, but Li Suhua and Aunt Qiao both understood what he meant.

Li Suhua's mind instantly flashed with the image of her daughter being bullied and crying in despair, and her eyes suddenly became red.

Seeing her mother's tears about to fall, Zhou Rong hurriedly said, "Mom, don't listen to Bingkun's nonsense. How is this possible?"

"Sister!" Mu Sheng's voice suddenly rose: "Listen to me first!"

"I know you care about me and love me. You're afraid that I'll suffer in the countryside, so you want me to stay in the city and enjoy life. I'll always remember this."

Mu Sheng said this while looking at Zhou Rong, but he did not see any shame on her face.

What a born bitch!
If Mu Sheng’s current identity was not Zhou Bingkun, he would have to let Zhou Rong experience what youth pain literature is.

"But the one who stays in the city is the one who suffers the most and has the greatest responsibility!" Mu Sheng continued, "Dad and big brother will be gone soon. If one of us dies, there will only be one child left in the family."

“People who leave home are like kites flying in the sky. Although the world is free, it is also easy to get lost. Home is the string that keeps the kite from getting lost!”

"Those who stay at home not only have to help those who have left to protect the home, but also have to fulfill their filial piety to three others. This is a huge responsibility."

"Besides, Mom's health has always been poor and she needs someone to take care of her. Girls are definitely more attentive in this regard."

"So, it's more appropriate for me to go to the countryside!"

Mu Sheng's words instantly touched Li Suhua and Aunt Qiao. Even Zhou Bingyi, who came over after hearing the noise, felt that what he said made sense.

"Mom, what Bingkun said makes sense. I think we should let Bingkun go to the countryside!"

Seeing her eldest son say the same thing, Li Suhua, who was already worried that her daughter would be bullied in the countryside, also felt that Mu Sheng should go to the countryside.

"Mom, what does Bingkun know? Don't listen to his nonsense. Let me go!"

Zhou Rong was a little anxious. She didn't care about staying at home to fulfill her filial duties. What she cared about most was whether she could go to Guizhou to find an older man to pursue love.

"Sister!" Mu Sheng put his hands on Zhou Rong's shoulders and shook her vigorously: "The responsibility of staying at home is too great. I am still young and cannot bear it."

"Only when you take care of mom at home, help me and my elder brother fulfill our filial duties, and relieve us of our worries, can we feel at ease outside!"

"Or do you not want to stay at home and take care of mom?"

Zhou Rong, who was already feeling a little dizzy from being shaken by Mu Sheng, didn't know how to answer for a moment.

Does that mean taking care of your mother is not as important as finding a strange man?
"Stop, stop shaking!"

Zhou Rong struggled to break free from Mu Sheng's control, rubbed her sore shoulders, and was secretly angry at him for using so much strength.

It feels like I want to strangle her to death!
"Of course I am willing to take care of Mom, but..."

Zhou Rong was still trying to explain, but was interrupted by Mu Sheng just as she opened her mouth.

"As long as you are willing, Mom, my sister agrees. I will go to the countryside." Mu Sheng immediately said to Li Suhua, not giving Zhou Rong a chance to speak.

"Hey," Zhou Rong seemed to want to say something, but didn't.

Anyway, she has a backup plan. She has decided to go to Guizhou, and no one can stop her!

"Kun'er, my old friend, you have grown up too!"

Li Suhua listened to her youngest son's lecture and felt relieved, with tears welling up in her eyes.

The palms and backs of her hands are all made of flesh, and she would not be willing to let either Mu Sheng or Zhou Rong leave her.

Aunt Qiao, who was standing by, saw the Zhou family's children vying to go to the countryside, and couldn't help sighing that the Zhou family really knew how to educate their children.

Not to mention Zhou Bingyi and Zhou Rong, even the youngest who had been inconspicuous before could speak such a profound truth.

"Bingkun's mother, what Kun'er said makes sense. Please express your opinion," Aunt Qiao said to Li Suhua.

"Sister, tell me which of these ten fingers you want to bite without feeling any pain? I can't express my opinion." Li Suhua was in a dilemma. She still couldn't make a decision: "Let's wait for his father to come back and let him make the decision." "Okay, then let's wait for Bingkun's father to make the decision." Aunt Qiao also knew that the matter could not be settled without Zhou Zhigang's consent.

"But, I also think Bingkun is more suitable to go. Rong'er is still too beautiful!"

"That's it. You and your family should discuss it carefully. I still need to go to other families to mobilize them." Aunt Qiao left after saying a few words.
With Aunt Qiao's departure, the room suddenly became quiet again.

"Squeak~"

I don’t know how long it had been, but the door of the outer room was suddenly pushed open, and it was Zhou’s father Zhou Zhigang who came back.

"The father of the child"

"Dad, did you get the photos back?"

Seeing Zhou Zhigang coming back, the whole family immediately went to greet him.

Zhou Zhigang sat down on the edge of the kang, took off his hat and mask, and took out a paper photo bag from his pocket.

"There are five in total, one for each person." Zhou Zhigang took out the photos and gave one to each person.

The photo is in black and white, and when you hold it in your hand you feel a sense of age.

Mu Sheng had only seen this kind of photo on the wall of his hometown when he was a child. He never expected that he would become the person in the photo.

There is a feeling of time and space confusion!
After sending the photos, Zhou Zhigang handed the negative to Li Suhua and said in a heavy tone: "This is the negative. Keep it at home. This may be the last photo of our family."

Li Suhua was unhappy when she heard this and pushed Zhou Zhigang: "What are you talking about!"

Zhou Zhigang sighed and began to mutter and give instructions again.

The sadness of parting filled the entire house, making Mu Sheng very uncomfortable. After all, he had only been there for a few days and really couldn't fit in.

After Zhou Zhigang finished explaining, Mu Sheng talked about going to the countryside and his own thoughts.

Zhou Zhigang looked at his youngest son in surprise, as if he didn't expect him to come up with such a logic.

After a few seconds of silence, he made a decision: "Then let's go with Bingkun!"

Hearing this, Li Suhua hugged Mu Sheng and cried again.

A few days later, at Jichun Railway Station.

Within a day, the Zhou family members bid farewell to Zhou Bingyi and Zhou Zhigang one after another.

Although it was a bit uncomfortable to say this, Mu Sheng had to admit that he felt much more comfortable without the two people around.

He felt more at ease after Zhou Rong ran away. He no longer had to deliberately imitate the original owner's living habits.

Acting is so tiring!
After accompanying Li Suhua, who was full of sadness, home, Zhou Rong went out not long after.

Mu Sheng guessed that she should have gone to find Cai Xiaoguang to discuss the plan of sneaking away to Guizhou.

"Helping my goddess find a man, and an old man at that."

'Even Feiyangyang is not as good as you!'

Mu Sheng sighed a few times and went to the inner room to read banned books to pass the time.

Over the past few days, the refining progress of Eight Section Brocade has increased by 1%, which is similar to what Mu Sheng estimated, basically one percentage point every three days.

I just don't know whether the refining speed will always be the same, or will slow down as the refining progresses.

After refining for a few days, Mu Sheng felt that his body was better.

"Is it an illusion? Or is it because I'm so weak that a 1% change would be noticeable?"

After thinking for a while, Mu Sheng stopped hesitating and lay on the kang, picking up a banned book and started reading it.

A few days later, just as Li Suhua was asking people to find connections everywhere, hoping that Mu Sheng would find a place close to home to work in the countryside,
Zhou Rong ran away!

He just left a letter and left without saying goodbye!
(End of this chapter)