C7 Big Brother
The herbs were very effective. Half a month later, Qin Fengming's grandfather could get off the bed and walk slowly. When his family saw this, they were naturally very happy. The days after that slowly returned to normal.
Sometimes, Qin Fengming would go up the mountain with his friends in the village to play. He would sometimes get some dry firewood and harvest wild fruits. Or he would go into the mountain with his father to hunt some small animals.
When there was no one around, Qin Fengming would often take out the Small Gourd and secretly play with it. However, other than the dazzling luster on the surface of the gourd, which was extremely attractive, there had never been any other abnormalities. Regarding this, Qin Fengming was already used to it.
That afternoon, on the mountain path leading to the Qin Village , a dozen people riding tall horses suddenly appeared. These people were all robust young men, and the last horse carried some goods.
Qin Fengming, who was playing on the hillside, immediately stopped playing with his companions when he saw this. He looked at the person with a puzzled expression.
Qin Village was located in a remote area, and it was rare for so many foreigners to come.
In just a moment, the group of people had arrived in front of the children. The leading man jumped off his horse and carefully sized up the children. Suddenly, he saw Qin Fengming and immediately revealed a surprised expression.
"San, third brother, you don't recognize me. I am Big Brother Qin Xiang."
"Big brother Qin Xiang?"
When Qin Fengming heard this, he was stunned. When his big brother left, he was only seven or eight years old. In his memory, his big brother was thin, had dark skin, and was slightly shorter than his father.
However, the person in front of him was tall and powerful. He had an imposing appearance, and his face was ruddy.
After carefully examining him, Qin Fengming could vaguely make out some of his original big brother's appearance. He immediately jumped down the hill and ran a few steps. He grabbed his big brother's hand and shook it with force. His face revealed a look of pleasant surprise.
Qin Xiang stroked Qin Fengming's head, his face brimming with excitement. "Third Brother, are our parents, grandfather, and grandmother well?"
"They are all good. Let's go home quickly. Grandma and Mom always talk about you."
He saw his big brother. Although Qin Fengming didn't understand why his big brother had become like this, the smile on his face didn't diminish.
Today, Qin Hong did not enter the mountain. Instead, he was arranging the hunting tools at home. When he suddenly heard that his eldest son had returned, he was immediately overjoyed and hurried to the courtyard door with his family.
"Father, Mother, Grandfather, Grandmother. The unfilial son, Qin Xiang, has kowtowed to you."
Seeing his parents and the others from afar, Qin Xiang hurriedly threw away the reins and ran up to them. He knelt on the ground and greeted them.
Qin Hong and his son were full of hot tears. They helped Qin Xiang up and pulled him into the courtyard.
The dozen or so young men who followed Qin Xiang were very disciplined. Under Qin Xiang's orders, they took off the items on the horses. Only at this time did everyone know that the goods that were carried on the horses were some cloth, food, wine, and meat.
While everyone was talking, the patriarch heard the news and brought some of the elders from his family to Qin family.
For such a lively matter, Qin Hong naturally instructed everyone to use the food Qin Xiang brought with him to hold a feast with meat to treat the villagers.
During the banquet, only then did Qin Xiang narrate his experiences in joining the army in the past two years. Upon hearing this, everyone was pleasantly surprised.
It turned out that after Qin Xiang joined the army, he was assigned to work under a military officer called Li Bingtang, and Li Bingtang was a colonel in Qijia City.
After two months of training, Li Bingtang saw that Qin Xiang was very clever, smart, and willing to endure hardship. He was delighted and promoted him to be his personal guard and personally taught Qin Xiang martial arts.
Half a year ago, Li Bingtang was ordered to eliminate the highwaymen in the southeast region of Qijia City. During the battle, Qin Xiang performed heroically. Not only did he save Li Bingtang from the highwaymen, he even personally killed him.
After successfully eliminating the highwaymen, he was rewarded by the higher-ups. Li Bingtang was promoted to the position of commander of Qijia City. As he was grateful that Qin Xiang had risked his life to save him, he recommended Qin Xiang to be promoted to Centurion and work under him.
This time, Li Bingtang had come to Ying Province City to take up his post and brought Qin Xiang along with him. When they arrived at Soaring Ddragon Town, Li Bingtang knew that Qin Xiang was a local, so he gave him a day off to return to his family to save his relatives.
When they heard about Qin Xiang's experience in the army, everyone present revealed envious expressions.
Centurion, that was already an officer. A mere Qin Village actually had a hundred captains. This made everyone feel proud.
After the banquet ended, the tribe leaders bid their farewells and left. Qin Xiang arranged the accommodations for the soldiers that came with him, and only then did he have the opportunity to bid farewell to his family.
Qin Hong recounted the details of his family, but he did not mention anything about his experience in buying medicine.
"It is the fortune of Qin family that Third Brother was able to escape from danger. Grandpa is already old. It is better to not enter the mountain in the future. I have twenty two salaries per month. I will bring back ten taels of military salary for my family every month for what I have left behind. Use it carefully, but it can also ensure food and clothing "
Qin Xiang stroked his grandfather's injured leg. There seemed to be tears flashing in his eyes.
"Xiang-er, my body is healthy. You don't have to worry about me. The food and clothing at home are also okay. You should keep the salary you receive. "
As he caressed his eldest grandson's head, his grandfather's face revealed a kind expression.
Just as everyone was chatting, Qin Xiang suddenly thought of something. His expression suddenly became solemn as he said, "Father, grandfather, I heard from the commander that... Half a year later would be the disciple selection assembly in Sunset Valley. The age would be 8 to 12 years old. This little brother is at the right age. I wonder if you would like him to give it a try? "
The Qijia City was under the jurisdiction of Ying Province County, and it was one of the two big sects in the pugilistic world that was relatively close to Ying Province County. The other sect was Crouching Tiger Mountain. In the eyes of ordinary people, these two big sects were a huge sect in the pugilistic world.
In fact, they were not. These two sects were actually subordinate to the cultivation sects. It was just that the cultivation sects had some rules and were not allowed to show their faces in Secular Realm. That was why they chose a martial arts sect as their spokesperson to deal with some secular matters.
Qin Hong had heard of the name of the Sunset Valley. There was a restaurant in the Soaring Ddragon Town that was opened by the Sunset Valley. It was very popular. However, he had never thought of letting his son join a sect in the pugilistic world. He couldn't make up his mind, so he could only ask his father.
"Sunset Valley is a big sect near Ying Province County. I heard that there is a child from the Yue family who joined the Sunset Valley thirty miles away from us. In just a few years, the Yue family has become the most famous village in the Soaring Ddragon Town. This kind of change has nothing to do with the Sunset Valley. "
"Father, can San try it?"
"Of course I can, but it depends on whether San is willing to go or not." Grandfather thought for a while and looked at Qin Fengming lovingly.
Qin Fengming did not fully understand what his big brother said, but he had always envied second brother. Now he knew that his big brother had become a general. Qin Fengming's young heart was filled with longing for the outside world.
Seeing that Qin Fengming did not refuse, everyone started to study how to participate in the selection.
"The commander once said that every city can recommend a candidate for the disciple selection in Sunset Valley. The commander just happens to have a few spots. It should not be difficult for me to ask the commander for one."
Hearing Qin Xiang's words, everyone was naturally very happy.
Qin Xiang had only stayed in Qin family for a night. Because he had military affairs, he left the village as soon as the sun rose.
Before he left, he left fifty taels of silver. He told his mother that the silver taels were used to replenish Qin Fengming's body. He also told her that the selection was very difficult and that Qin Fengming needed to train diligently. After four months, his family would take him away.
