Raising Orphans, Not Assassins

Xiao Lian left.

Chen Ye leaned back on the recliner, holding the Innate Qi Technique in his hand, staring at the clear sky outside the window.

Someone suddenly left the house, and he felt lonely all of a sudden. In the future, cooking, washing clothes, and coaxing Xiaofu will all fall on Chen Ye.

Of course, there is nothing wrong with doing some work for his own little family. It's just that the orphanage feels deserted all of a sudden.

Staring at the sky, Chen Ye closed the Innate Qi Technique a little irritably. He was not in the mood to read it.

"Dad, I'm going to chop wood." Daming poked his head in, carrying a bamboo basket on his back, a small axe on his waist, and a silly smile on his face. 

"Go, be careful when you go up the mountain, we have enough dry food, and our family is not afraid of you eating."

Chen Ye waved his hand casually and said.

Compared with Xiao Lian, Daming is the one who makes him feel most at ease.

He is honest and simple, simple and ordinary. At a young age, he already has a future wife. When he is old enough, maybe he can even become a grandfather.

(Yuyu: You're already thinking of being a grandfather, quite optimistic…)

Just thinking about it, Chen Ye couldn't help laughing.

He closed his eyes, tapped the handle of the chair lightly, and hummed a little tune.

Daming carried the bamboo basket, walked out of the yard, and quietly closed the door. After closing the door, Daming exhaled, with a silly smile on his face, and looked up at the sky.

The sun was shining and the weather was clear. A few faint white clouds were scattered in the blue sky.

It shouldn't rain today.

Daming came to this conclusion.

He didn't like rainy days because it would delay him from cutting trees.

Carrying the bamboo basket, Daming trotted along the street with ease.

He ran to the door of his cheap father-in-law, Zhang Long.

Pushing open the wooden fence door of Zhang Long's house, Daming shouted, "Uncle."

"Daming, wait a moment."

Zhang Long's voice came from the north room.

After a while, Zhang Long came out and saw the increasingly strong Daming, with a satisfied look on his face.

"Daming, have you eaten?"

"Yes."

With Chen Ye's teaching and the addition of the skill "Great Wisdom Appears Foolish", Daming gradually mastered more and more daily expressions.

Zhang Long walked into the woodshed built with a wooden shed, picked up the big axe that was shining with cold light, and casually put it on his waist.

Daming stared at the big axe with shining eyes.

Zhang Long walked over with a smile and patted Daming's head: "Wait for a while. When you have more strength, I'll change a big one for you."

Zhang Long looked at Daming with loving eyes. He liked this strong child from the bottom of his heart.

Daming didn't say anything, just smiled twice.

As usual, the two of them left the city and walked towards the nearby mountains and forests.

On the way, Daming and Zhang Long met a few woodcutters like them, all of whom were acquaintances.

Several people went up the mountain and started the day's work with laughter.

After going up the mountain, Daming found the big tree that Zhang Long and several others had cut down yesterday, and used his small axe to cut off the thick branches. 

Then he cut them into the same size.

The whole morning passed quickly in the busyness and dirty jokes of the men.

The sun was shining brightly, and the woodcutters were shirtless and sweating.

Zhang Long put down his axe, picked up the water bag on the ground, weighed it twice, and it was empty.

"Daming, bring some water back!" He shouted loudly.

Daming stopped chopping wood, wiped the sweat from his face, and responded with a silly smile.

He ran over and picked up the water bags of several woodcutters and ran to the nearby river.

Along the mountain road, the sound of gurgling water was heard soon.

A river flows around the mountain, the water is two meters deep, and fish and shrimps can occasionally be seen swimming in the river on the surface of the water.

Daming walked to the river bank on the smooth and wet pebbles, dipped the water bag in the river, and began to fill it with water.

The river water flows slowly, and the cool water splashes on the shore, dispelling the stuffiness around.

Daming squatted on the river bank and saw several gray-black carps more than ten inches long on the water surface, swinging their tails and wandering freely in the water. 

It seemed peaceful and quiet.

At this time, Daming saw something floating down from upstream. Daming stood up and saw that it was a large tree trunk with a person lying on it.

The man was floating on the river surface, and when he saw Daming on the shore, he hurriedly shouted: "Brother, save me!"

Daming looked closely and saw that the other person had a childish face, disheveled hair, and the whole person was soaked in the water, with a pale face.

It seems that he has been drifting in the water holding the wood for some time.

Daming looked around and saw a long branch scattered on the ground. He walked over to pick up the branch, stood on the shore and stretched the branch into the river. 

The river was a bit turbulent.

As soon as the branch fell into the water, it was carried by the current.

Daming increased the strength of his hand, and the branch lay steadily on the water.

The figure holding the wood reached out to reach the branch handed by Daming. His fingertips touched the branch, and the man held it tightly.

Seeing that the other party held it firmly, Daming exerted force on his hand and pulled the branch little by little.

The boy who fell into the water was brought to the shore. He turned ashore and lay on the shore, gasping for breath.

The other party was a child, who looked only eleven or twelve years old. He was wearing a patched linen shirt and was soaked.

The child's face was pale, his lips were blue and purple, and the skin on his neck was also whitened by the river water.

When the child lay on the shore, gasping for breath, his chest bulged high, and something moved inside. 

Daming rescued the child without saying anything. He just smiled twice, picked up the water bag filled with water, and turned to leave.

After a while, Sun Sheng recovered some strength and hurriedly sat up from the shore. He shouted: "Thank you for your help!"

As soon as he finished speaking, Sun Sheng was stunned and looked around.

The man who just saved him was gone.

"Benefactor?"

"Benefactor?"

Sun Sheng shouted a few times, but there was no response.

He looked strange and was stunned on the spot.

"Pu Leng Leng..."

A cold and slippery feeling came from his chest. Sun Sheng only then remembered what was on his chest.

He hurriedly lifted up his shirt, and a huge green-backed carp slipped out of his clothes and fell to the ground. 

The carp fell to the ground and struggled to flip its body.

The slimy fish was soon covered with dirt.

Seeing this fish, Sun Sheng was furious. He picked up a stone from the shore and slapped it on the fish's head with a grin.

"It's all your fault. I almost drowned in the river."

The fish was hit on the head by the stone several times, and it stopped moving and lay straight on the ground.

Sun Sheng threw away the stone, took out a rusty broken dagger from his arms, and cut a hole on the fish's chin. 

He took a thin branch and pierced the fish's chin and lifted the fish up.

After doing this, Sun Sheng hurriedly looked around and muttered softly: "Where is the benefactor?"

"No, I have to find the benefactor."

"Damn it, the word righteousness comes first when you come out to make a living.” 

"In life, you must repay kindness."

Sun Sheng muttered some curse words, looked at the ground a few times, and found clues.

There were several puddles of water and several footprints on the dirt road.

Sun Sheng picked up the fish and chased in the direction of the footprints.

Daming returned to the forest happily with a water bag filled with water in his hand.

Before he got there, he heard the woodcutters talking dirty again.

"Old Liu, I see your legs are weak. Did you work too hard last night?"

"Get out! Do you think I'm like you, who doesn't want to get out of bed after getting into bed?"

"Haha!" The woodcutters laughed.

Mechanical physical work is boring, and they always need to have some fun while working.

"Daming is back!" one of them shouted.

Zhang Long saw Daming coming back with a water bag, and a smile appeared on his face.

Several people took their own water bags and drank from them in big gulps.

Daming sat on a wooden stake and also drank from the water like other woodcutters.

"The fish that boy is carrying is quite fat."

Suddenly, a woodcutter looked not far away and remarked. 

The others looked over.

In the woods a few dozen meters away, there was a boy in linen clothes holding a carp covered with mud in his hand, looking left and right.

The boy seemed to see the woodcutters, and his face showed joy. He quickened his pace and ran straight towards them.

Sun Sheng trotted all the way to Daming, and casually put the carp in his hand on the ground.

He bowed and said, "Thank you for your help!"

This sudden scene stunned everyone present.

Daming didn't say anything, he looked at Sun Sheng with a silly smile on his face.

Among the woodcutters, a man with a sharp face and a shrewd look noticed Sun Sheng's wet clothes and smiled, "Great! Daming saved someone quietly."@@novelbin@@

Others saw Sun Sheng's wet clothes and thought of Daming fetching water just now, and they all praised him.

"Daming is a kind-hearted child."

"It's Mr. Chen who taught him well!"

"I wish my kid could be half as sensible as Daming."

The woodcutters praised Daming, and Zhang Long couldn't help but smile.

Nothing makes people happier than hearing others praise their future son-in-law.

Daming still had a silly smile on his face and kept silent.

Seeing that Daming had been silent, Sun Sheng looked up at Daming. Daming looked ordinary, and his temperament was simple and honest.

Seeing that Daming was unmoved, Sun Sheng shouted loudly: "My benefactor, I can never repay you for saving my life. I am willing to swear brotherhood with you, my benefactor, and regard you as my elder brother!"