Misty Rain of the Old Times

Chapter 98 Small Goals

After much persuasion, Niu Le Xiaojuan and his wife finally coaxed Gao Jingming away. They accompanied him to the gate of the courtyard and only returned to the bridal chamber after the Gao family left.

The two smiled at each other and didn't feel awkward. As long as young master Gao Jingming was happy, it was fine.

Perhaps if it were the kids from the neighborhood, they would get angry and scold them and drive them away, but as for Gao Jingming, as long as he was happy, of course he was happy to cooperate.

To put it bluntly, if Gao Jingming insisted on watching them have their wedding night in a rude and unreasonable manner, they would have to demonstrate it to him obediently. Although doing so would be a bit humiliating, they had no right to refuse.

Fortunately, Gao Jingming was not that curious. Of course, if he really did that, he would definitely be punished when he returned. All the people involved would be punished. The Niu Le couple might break their legs or even bury them. No one could afford the consequences of corrupting Gao Jingming, the young master.

In fact, there are even more outrageous things in this world. For example, some people rely on their status to help the groom enter the bridal chamber, and the groom has to help push his butt. Some people even take pride in such things. It is morbid but realistic, but it is mostly unknown.

After the song ended and the crowd dispersed, the couple in the bridal chamber became quiet after laughing. The atmosphere was a little charming. No one spoke, and the temperature in the room seemed to be rising rapidly.

After a while, Niu Le mustered up the courage to say, "My lady, it's time for us to go to bed."

"Yeah," Xiaojuan's face had already turned red.

Niu Le was like a wooden block, not knowing what to do next. Suddenly he thought of something and looked around the room, even under the bed. He then checked the door bolt and stopped after making sure that there was no one else. He was worried that there was someone like Gao Jingming. Xiaojuan burst out laughing when she saw this scene.

"Boss, go to sleep, I'm turning off the lights."

"it is good"

After a while, the room became dark and the faint sound of people getting on the bed could be heard.

Niu Le's distressed voice came from the darkness and asked: "Madam, what should I do?"

"Hasn't the boss learned this?"

"How would I know? Brother Geng and the others have urged me to go to a brothel many times, but I have younger brothers and sisters to support at home, so I can't bear to spend that money."

"It's best not to go. Those women are dirty. Let me serve you."

"Well, please excuse me, ma'am."

"Serving the boss is what I should do."

"So that's how it is, just like sheathing a sword."

"Your description is really vulgar. How are you, Master?"

"It seems so?"

"This..., it's okay. I heard it's like this at the beginning, but it will be fine later."

"Well, are you still coming?"

……

Gao Jingming was still overjoyed after leaving Niu Le's house. He laughed like a fool and kept repeating "Should I take off your pants next?". It was estimated that he relied on this sentence to be happy for the next six months.

Geng Hong and others burst into laughter when they heard what he said. It is estimated that Niu Le will be nicknamed the Pants-pulling Man in the future.

It was just a joke on a wedding day, for fun, there was no malice involved, everyone has experienced it and will experience it in the future.

Xiao Cai and the other girls were still quite young and knew a little bit about the things. They blushed and their hearts beat fast when they heard the stories, and they were very curious, but they didn't dare to ask.

When some are happy, others are sad. Guoguo and the other maids who came to see Xiaojuan off couldn't smile. Their eyes were red, obviously from crying. They kept looking back, full of reluctance to leave.

The best friend I grew up with is now married and has her own family. Although our relationship remains unchanged, we can never go back to the carefree days we used to have.

But where would I belong? What would my future partner be like? Perhaps, like Xiaojuan, I'd find a guard or servant in the mansion who caught my eye and marry him. It didn't matter if he was powerful, just someone who could get by, and who wouldn't hurt me. The thoughts of ordinary women these days were so simple. Who cared what love was? Could you eat that thing?

In fact, although Xiaojuan got married, she was not completely separated from the Gao family. Mrs. Gao was kind-hearted and released her from slavery. From then on, Xiaojuan became a good citizen, and her future children would not be affected.

But the Gao family still left her a job, but it was easier than before, with more free time, and she wouldn't have to travel as far as before. However, her income would naturally be less, but there was still some sense of family connection.

Since they were newlyweds, they were given a few days off, but they still had to go back to work. As long as people are still alive, they have to work hard for life. Until the day they die and close their eyes, this life will be completely over, and then they will be slowly forgotten.

No matter how glorious or miserable your life is, it will be the same after death. After the passage of time, most people will not even leave a single word.

If you look at it this way, life actually has no meaning, but being alive is the greatest meaning...

It was already late at night when I returned to Gao's house. Happy times are always short-lived, and we still have to face reality afterwards.

The days passed uneventfully. Chen Xuan's life was monotonous but fulfilling. He accompanied Gao Jingming to study, and traveled back and forth between the school and Gao's house during school holidays. In his spare time, he would busy himself with his own things, such as practicing meditation and health-preserving exercises and organizing and pondering the things in his mind.

As time passed, the temperature gradually rose. It was summer and annoying mosquitoes appeared. But this was not a problem for a young master like Gao Jingming. Not to mention that there was always someone around to help drive them away, just a mosquito repellent sachet could solve such a problem. Even Chen Xuan, his study companion, got one.

I don't know how poor people solve this problem, but Chen Xuan often sees Geng Hong and others waking up in the morning with big bumps on their faces. It seems that people who practice martial arts are also troubled by this thing. No matter how skilled they are, they still have to sleep. They can't use their internal energy to protect their bodies all the time. Perhaps some people who practice horizontal kung fu can prevent mosquitoes from sucking blood and even break their mouthparts.

After the summer came, Chen Xuan received three sets of summer clothes from Gao Jiafa, including cool short-sleeved shirts and three pairs of sandals. They were breathable, sweat-absorbent, comfortable and very relaxing.

The sandals are not much different from the modern styles in Chen Xuan's hometown. They are even more exquisite and made of good materials. After all, they are purely handmade. Most ordinary people wear straw sandals in this season.

There are flip-flops for sale on the street. Apparently, this thing has been around for a long time and has become a trend. Schools don't prohibit them and people don't think wearing flip-flops makes them sloppy. A person's character cannot be measured by how they dress. There are many despicable people who are beasts in human form.

As time went by, Chen Xuan's study was progressing step by step. Especially with his unique learning skills, he made rapid progress and basically recognized all the commonly used characters. The school had not yet taught him punctuation. Other children had not reached this level, so although he could barely read books independently, he could only guess.

After being able to read books alone, Chen Xuan's daily life became more fulfilling. The books in Gao Jingming's study were finally not just for display. He would occasionally take one to read and enrich himself. He didn't quite understand it at first, but after reading more, he naturally gained something.

The two bookcases in Gao Jingming's room cover a wide range of topics. Although most of them are children's books, there are still many professional books, including poetry, basic martial arts, medicine, human body, etc., some of which even have illustrations.

These books will become the keys for Chen Xuan to gradually unlock the treasure house in his mind, but it is still too early and requires further in-depth study. Unfortunately, there is no one to provide special guidance, so the progress is slow.

It doesn't matter. Life is peaceful now, and he has plenty of time to figure it out bit by bit. When he reaches a certain level, the school will also teach these things. By comparing them with each other, he will be one step ahead of others.

Because of the things in his head, Chen Xuan preferred to read books related to martial arts, and gradually understood some basic things. Martial arts here are divided into five major realms, from bottom to top, they are acquired, innate, grandmaster, tribulation, and human immortal, which is quite simple.

However, the strength span of each realm is very large. If one is still sinking in the mortal world after acquisition, the cultivation of the innate realm can already achieve personal freedom. It is not an exaggeration to say that one can go high and low and take heads from thousands of troops. The master has the power to destroy mountains and stop rivers, but that is rare. As for transcending tribulation and becoming a human immortal, there are not many records of them in the books. It is also possible that Chen Xuan has not come into contact with such content.

He gradually understood that the realm of tribulation above the Grandmaster level was very mysterious and had different names. Scholars called it "Transformation into Mortal", Taoists called it "Entering the World", and Buddhists called it "Nirvana". Although there were clear records of this realm, almost no one had seen it, as if it did not exist.

In fact, this can be seen from Liu Changhe's experience. People who are undergoing tribulation are naturally very low-key, for fear that they will be reduced to ashes due to the cause and effect of the tribulation.

Moreover, the strength of this realm is also a mystery. When it is strong, it can resist the power of heaven and even compete with human immortals. But when it is weak, it is no different from an ordinary person. This can also explain why Liu Changhe was killed by the executioner with a single knife. Chen Xuan cannot understand the specific principle for the time being.

As for the realm of human immortality, the book only contains a few words without any specific description at all.

Chen Xuan set a small goal for himself in his mind, to reach the innate realm and achieve personal freedom before reaching adulthood. According to the description in the book, at that level, one already has the capital to be arrogant and domineering. The Gao family will treat him with courtesy and will definitely take the initiative to give him freedom. It is impossible for them to use him as a servant anymore. Otherwise, how will those innate masters who come and go deal with it?
With the things Liu Changhe gave me, I should be able to achieve it in a dozen years. It seems that I have a good talent in martial arts.

Who cares? Whether it works or not is one thing. Just set the goal first. What if you achieve it?

If a person doesn't have a dream, what's the difference between him and a salted fish...

More than a month after the beginning of summer, the school had a long vacation, which lasted for nearly two months.

But it is not called summer vacation here, but autumn vacation. Because it is the busy season for autumn harvest, so a special long vacation is given. In addition, there is also spring vacation in spring, which is also the busy season for sowing.

It's ridiculous. The people who should be taking a holiday are the most busy and tired, but the small group of people who are relaxed are taking a holiday instead. What kind of thing is this...

(End of this chapter)