My humble days in ancient times

Xu Ruyi made buns and dumplings at home. When they came back from playing, Du Xiaoyue and Du Xiaoxing ate them with gusto. Du Xiaoyue said while eating, "Today is the happiest day of my life."

Xu Ruyi smiled and said, "There will be happier times in the future. You can come and play anytime you want."

Du Xiaoyue nodded, then looked down at the dumplings and said sincerely, "Sister Ruyi is amazing. The dumplings are so beautiful, just like small and exquisite crescent moons."

After three days of morning jogging, many children started to join in the running.

Xu Shi said to Da Hu and Er Hu, "People can't stay in bed. They need to get up early. No, from now on, why don't you join Ruyi and the others for a morning run?"

Erhu shook his head like a rattle and said reluctantly, "I can't get up in the morning. I'm not going for a run. It's so tiring."

Xu Shi advised earnestly, "Other children can run, so why can't you? It's always good for children to run more. It can strengthen their bodies and help them develop good habits of getting up early."

Huang Guiyun's eyes widened as she heard this, and she shouted at the top of her voice, "If you don't want to run, then don't run. It's so cold this early in the morning, why are you running like crazy? It's useless."

The next day, Xu Ruyi and her group of about ten people were laughing and talking as they passed by the house. Erhu was curious and deliberately leaned on the window to peek.

They were all full of energy, like the rising sun, and full of vitality, as if they had endless energy. Xu Ruyi even made body movements with her hands as she ran, as if directing everyone.

Erhu was a little fascinated by what he saw and felt itchy, so he quickly put on his clothes and ran out to join them.

Huang Guiyun said angrily from behind, "What's so fun about this? Xu Ruyi went crazy, and all the kids followed suit. What a bunch of ungrateful brats!"

The village was now in a frenzy of morning jogging, and it was bustling with activity. Several adults enthusiastically joined in. For example, Zhang San always ran at the back of the group, panting heavily.

When Zhang San met Old Li on the road, he would ask breathlessly, "Why don't you run with us?"

Old Li knew he was joking. He was already sixty years old, so how could he still run?

Old Li smiled and said, "Why are you running? Even a tortoise can live to be over a thousand years old without running. My old bones can't stand the tossing and turning."

After hearing this, Zhang San smiled and continued to run with the group.

If they run to a house with a dog, the dog will be startled by the scene and bark wildly, as if protesting against them disturbing its sweet dream.

When there were many people around, Xu Ruyi would run around the village with them. After Xu Qinghe and Xu Qingyan ran a lap, they would go to the new house.

Zhang San ran over and asked curiously, "What are your brother and your younger brother doing at the new house so early in the morning?"

Xu Ruyi smiled and said, "Brother has become a disciple of a master and is going to learn martial arts from him."

Zhang San suddenly realized what was going on. He said, "Oh!" several times, and then said, "So that's how it is. No wonder."

Passing by Xiong Da and Xiong Er's door, Xiong Da and Xiong Er were simply curious and stood at the doorway, peering in. Passing by Zhou Qiang's house, Zhou Qiang, hearing the bustling noise outside, couldn't help but lean over the window and peer in, his eyes full of curiosity. Passing by the village head's house, there was often smoke rising from the chimneys, a warm and homely atmosphere.

Xu Xiaohua was also forcibly pulled out of the quilt by Xu Ruyi.

At this time, Xu Xiaohua was out of breath. She asked as she ran, "Sister Ruyi, why do I feel so tired? I can't even catch my breath. How come you are breathing normally?"

Xu Ruyi patiently explained, "As long as you practice every day, you'll gradually get used to it. It'll get easier day by day, and after a while, you'll be able to run a few miles without any effort. Persistence is victory, understand?"

"Really? Then I have to practice often." Xu Xiaohua said confidently.

In the afternoon, everyone gathered at Uncle Xu's house.

Huang Guiyun was puzzled and asked Zhang San, "Don't you feel cold getting up so early every morning like crazy?"

Zhang San said seriously, "I don't feel cold after running for a while. I feel refreshed after running for a few days and have more energy to work."

Huang Guiyun curled his lips, looking disbelieving.

Widow Wang said, "Why do the children in the village like to follow Xu Ruyi? Why do you, an adult, also follow in their footsteps?"

Zhang San quickly explained, "I'm not fooling around. I'm exercising. It's good for stretching your muscles, just like some people like martial arts. Everyone has their own preferences."

Wang Erdan came over at this time. After half a year of recuperation, Wang Erdan's legs and feet were almost healed.

Wang Erdan frowned and said, "There's a lot of noise in the village early every morning. What are people doing instead of sleeping?"

Zhang San said: "Morning jogging is running and exercising the body."

Wang Erdan looked disdainful and asked, "That girl came up with this again?"

Huang Guiyun followed up by saying, "Isn't it? Dahu and Erhu, who are always making trouble, got up early in the morning and went for a run. Hey..."

Wang Erdan rolled his eyes and had a bad idea in his mind: Let's all go for a run! Hehehe...

The next day, after Wang Erdan saw Xu Ruyi and his four siblings leave, he sneaked into the yard. When he saw the horses, his eyes widened: "Strange, how much silver does this one sell for?"

Wang Erdan couldn't help but reach out to touch it, but the horse didn't buy his idea. Suddenly, it kicked Wang Erdan with its two hind legs, hitting Wang Erdan in the stomach. Wang Erdan was kicked far away and fell heavily to the ground with a "bang".

There was a noise when Wang Erdan fell to the ground. Uncle Zhang and Grandma Wu were attracted by the noise and stuck their heads out to take a look.

Uncle Zhang saw that it was Wang Erdan, only to find that Wang Erdan had fainted and was lying on the ground motionless.

Uncle Zhang could only go and call Xu Ruyi home.

Xu Ruyi and everyone were running happily when they suddenly saw Uncle Zhang running towards them in a hurry.

Uncle Zhang said anxiously, "Wang Erdan fainted in your yard. Go back and check on him."

Xu Ruyi's face changed when she heard this, and she quickly ran back. The group of people behind her also hurried to follow her out of curiosity to see what was happening.

As Xu Ruyi and Xu Qinghe entered the yard, they saw Wang Erdan lying on the ground with his arms and legs spread out, looking very embarrassed. Standing next to him was Grandma Wu.

Xu Ruyi and the others stepped forward. Zhang San shouted at the top of his voice, "Wang Erdan, wake up quickly, Wang Erdan, wake up quickly."

After shouting many times, Wang Erdan slowly opened his eyes and woke up, then he cried out in pain, the sound sounded extremely miserable.

Xu Qinghe immediately went to call the village head and Jiang.

Soon the village head came in a hurry. When he saw Wang Erdan lying in Xu Ruyi's yard, he was immediately furious.

The village head's face darkened as he asked angrily, "Wang Erdan, why are you at Xu Ruyi's house? Tell me the truth, what's wrong with you now?"

Wang Erdan grimaced in pain, sweat pouring down his body. He said weakly, "Uncle Village Chief, I was kicked by a horse. I'm in so much pain right now, it feels like all my internal organs have shifted."

Seeing Wang Erdan's face as pale as paper and his voice weak, the village head softened his tone a little: "Why would a healthy horse kick you? Isn't the horse tied to a post?"

Wang Erdan was like a gourd with its mouth sawed off, with his head drooping, not saying a word, his eyes full of guilt and panic.

What else is there to be confused about? If you don't actively approach the horse, how can you get kicked by it? Wang Erdan must have had bad intentions, and he approached the horse and provoked it.

The village head snorted coldly: "Wang Erdan, if you don't tell the truth, this matter will not end!"

Wang Erdan knew he couldn't hide it anymore, so he stammered, "I... I heard Xu Ruyi's family bought a new horse, so I wanted to come and see it and try riding it, but the horse kicked me."