C3 New Year's Gift

Time was like an arrow, and the sun and moon were like a shuttle. In the blink of an eye, ten years had passed.

Under the heavy snow, the small mountain village remained as peaceful and peaceful as ever without any changes. It was as if the sword of time had not left a single mark on its body.

At this time, Dazhu was already in his fifties. His face was covered with crisscrossing wrinkles, as if he was witnessing the passing of time, but also the growth of his son.

The infant had grown up long ago and now had a name. There was no need to call him 'little fellow' or 'little fellow' anymore. However, his surname wasn't Wang, which was the name that Yu Fen and Dazhu had decided on after much consideration.

That jade pendant had the word 'Ouyang' engraved upon it. This child had also obtained it early in the morning. Then his name would be Ouyang Chen!

Although he was only eleven years old, Ouyang Chen was already around 1.65 meters tall. He looked like a thirteen-fourteen year old boy.

In the beginning of spring this year, he learned how to hunt from Little Treasure's father.

Bao`er's father was a hunter of the village. He was tall, one head taller than a big pillar, and his movements were nimble. He was a good hand, and was the elder brother of all the hunters in the village.

The God Spring Village was located at the foot of a branch of the Blue Luan Mountain. There weren't any other villages within a radius of forty miles. There were less people and more prey.

According to the elders, there was a terrifying beast in the depths of the mountains. No one had ever seen it before, but they still had to be careful. Therefore, every time, the villagers would gather together to enter the mountain and take care of each other.

Dazhu occasionally went into the mountains to hunt some wild animals and change the family food. Since he wasn't a hunter, he didn't have to go too far. He just needed to hunt some porcupines.

"Looking at the date, Chen'er should be back by today …" Yufen was sewing in her hands as she looked out the window. Her beautiful hair at the temples had already grown, and she didn't have any attire. Her simple clothes had already been washed until it turned white.

"Stop looking. Does it count as time?" It's only been three days, what's there to calculate? Big Pillar looked at the exquisite looking sword in his hand and said without raising his head.

"Is my son in your way? You still have the nerve to say that to me? "It's unknown who stayed up all night and knocked on the door for several nights, saying that they wanted to make a present for their son. Hmph …"

"Err …" He opened his mouth, but no words came out.

Yufen couldn't help but laugh when she saw his embarrassed look, causing him to become a little angry out of embarrassment.

"What do I want to do? What's wrong with me casting a sword for my son? I can't be bothered to tell you, woman! " After saying that, the pillar tugged at the coat on his body and turned around to leave for some unknown reason.

Seeing how Dazhu was acting, Yu Fen was a little amused. She was just about to insult him again when Ouyang Chen's voice came from outside.

"Dad, mom, I'm back!"

The voice that sounded a little childish seemed to shock the two people who were arguing in the room. They jumped up from the brick bed, dragged their shoes and rushed out of the room.

"Come, Chen'er, let mother see if you're hurt." Before he could come out, Yu Feng had already started shouting.

Yufen pulled her son and did a thorough checkup. She read it while muttering to herself until she confirmed that everything was fine. Only then did Dazhu get the chance to go up and take a look at his son.

The reason why the two of them were so nervous was because Ouyang Chen had followed Bao`er's father into the mountain to hunt. Even though this wasn't the first time, the couple were still very nervous. Every time they returned, they would hold onto Ouyang Chen's hand and do a full body check until they confirmed that they were not hurt by the wild beast.

Once, when Ouyang Chen came back, he was scratched by a porcupine's teeth, causing Yu fen and Dazhu's hearts to almost ache for him.

"Chen'er, it's cold outside." He looked at his son on his shoulder and spoke slowly. In comparison, Big Pillar's words were much less.

"Yes, Father, hehe!" Ouyang Cheng replied with a devilish laugh.

"Chen'er, hurry up and enter the house. Just you wait, mother will bring you some food."

"Mother, I'm not hungry …"

"What are you not hungry for? How can there be any delicious food in the mountains? Quickly go in!" He didn't even give Ouyang Chen a chance to speak as he entered the kitchen.

"Go in, Chen'er."

"Um, dad …"

"Daddy, let me tell you, the mountain is interesting. "We also caught a white fox this time, and we heard from Uncle Zhang that it can be traded for a lot of things …" Ouyang Chen was a child after all, and before he even entered the house, he had already started happily recounting his experiences in the mountains to Dazhu.

"Look, dad, these are the fierce teeth of a porcupine. I beat them up, hehe …"

"This is the fur of a fox rabbit. Make it a waistcoat for mother to warm her body." Ouyang Chen took out spoils of war from his bag and showed them to Dazhu as if they were treasures.

Dazhu just looked at his son and laughed. He would praise him if he didn't say something. The father and son duo didn't get along very well.

"… …"

After a while, Yufen prepared the food and served it.

"Chen'er, it's time to eat. This is your favorite stew, eat more!"

"Un …"

"Don't you and Dad eat?"

"Eat, we'll eat as well. Eat more …"

Ouyang Chen enjoyed his meal. As he ate, he told all kinds of interesting stories about his family in the mountains. From time to time, a burst of laughter came from the small room. The family of three was truly a happy family!

"Chen'er, here, this is for you, a New Year's gift!" After the meal, Dazhu handed his son the long sword he had so meticulously crafted.

"Wow, how cool, thank you dad!" Holding the sword in his hand, Ouyang Chen was overjoyed. He immediately asked for Wu Wu Wu.

"Chen'er, are you going to demolish dad's house?" Dazhu quickly blocked it.

"Err …" Hearing his father's words, Ouyang Chen remembered that he was still on the brick bed. If he were to really swing his sword, then the brick bed would probably collapse and he would have no place to sleep at night. Ouyang Chen scratched his head and smiled a little embarrassedly.

"Come, let's go to the yard. Let Daddy see if you have improved recently. Look at how anxious you are …" Seeing his son's impatient look, Dazhu could not help but laugh.

"… …"

The snow was still falling, but not very hard.

In the courtyard, a youth and a sword were dancing in the snow. Looking at the sword art, there was nothing special about it. It could not even be called a sword art, it was just a simple basic sword movement.

However, even though it was just these basic sword movements, the youth was still extremely serious in his dancing. This was because this was the most powerful sword technique he had ever seen.

On the empty ground beside them, Yu Feng and Big Pillar were smiling as they watched their son dance with his sword, as if that was all of their world.

"Dad, mom, how is my swordsmanship?" After the youth had meticulously practiced these basic sword moves, he asked with a hopeful light in his eyes that was worthy of praise.

"Good, good, good. Hahaha …" My son is much stronger than my father! " As Dazhu smiled, his old face looked like a chrysanthemum.

"Hurry up and go in, don't get it frozen …" He tightened his coat and said.

After that, the family entered the house. Laughter could be heard from time to time from the small wooden house.

Although it was New Year's Eve, there was no big ceremony in the mountain village. The whole family was safe and sound, so having a New Year's dinner together was the greatest happiness. He who is content with what he has is happy!

Who said there must be firecrackers on New Year's Eve? Who said there must be meat and wine on New Year's Eve? As long as his family was safe, happy and happy, that was the greatest and truest happiness!