The first to go home was the eldest brother Ding Li. He is the most highly educated person in the family and a top student at Phoenix Preparatory School. Most of the family's financial resources are spent on his tuition at Phoenix Preparatory School. As a school specializing in arithmetic,

As an economical school, the fees at Phoenix Preparatory School are not low.

Only elementary schools are free of charge in the empire. For education after elementary school, tuition fees must be paid by oneself. It is Ding Li's ideal to prepare to become an economic affairs officer for a certain city lord or an economic adviser to a large conglomerate.

As the eldest son of the family, it is understandable that he should have more resources. Although Ding Yi has good academic talent, the family can only sacrifice him. It is impossible to have no idea at all, but firstly, the two brothers have a good relationship, and secondly, this

It was his father's decision. The family only had so much money, so Ding Yi couldn't change who would go and who wouldn't go. His second sister had been sacrificed, so he should accept his fate.

It's just that becoming a cultivator is a nightmare that he can't let go of.

The first time I watched the phantom disc "Dream Immortal" at the home of a wealthy businessman's classmate, the world of cultivation described in "Dream Immortal" was so beautiful and wonderful. At that moment, the idea of ​​cultivation sprouted in Ding Yi's heart, and it never came back.

not going.

Becoming a cultivator has become Ding Yi’s entire life belief.

Deliberately trying to please that classmate, helping him cheat and do homework against his will, and even taking the blame, just so that he could watch a few more phantom discs and see the world of cultivation again and again.

A dog hole appeared on the wall outside the Fantasy Theater, which brought Ding Yi so much joy. He never skipped school, just to play truant to watch those phantom shows...

"My life is different from yours." The passionate knight Lotte confessed to the infatuated girl Huanhua in "Starfall", which is vivid in my mind. Cultivation and the mortal world are really two different worlds.

The world of cultivation is wonderful, but the mortal world is too helpless.

When Ding Li went home, he also brought back two pumpkins. These melons are not cheap. Each one may cost seventy or eighty yuan. They were given by the rich female student again.

This female disciple of Ding Li seems to be really special to her teacher. In addition to a good salary, she also gives some seasonal snacks and fruits every time she goes home. Ding Li has more and more potential to be a pretty girl.

Ding Li felt a little strange when he found his younger brother at home.

Ding Li still feels a little guilty about this family, especially his younger brother. He is obviously a good student, but he was born into such a family. In order for him to go to Phoenix City Preparatory School, his family sacrificed a lot for him.

Originally, this summer vacation, my father wanted to let my younger brother do odd jobs in the workshop. It was he who persuaded my father to stop him. My younger brother will be out of school next year. After the Supernormal Festival, my younger brother will join the work, just like most people in this city.

His fate is the same as becoming a city worker.

In fact, he is still a little dissatisfied with this younger brother. This is his unrealistic ideal.

Becoming a cultivator, my God, Ding Li has never thought about how such an unrealistic idea could keep his brother in mind. Cultivators are heaven-like existences. Jiyun City only appeared in the three to four hundred years since the founding of the empire.

several?

Anyway, since Ding Li became sensible, except for a few so-called descendants of cultivation families in the city, he has never appeared.

In Ding Li's opinion, he fantasizes about becoming a cultivator all day long. If he didn't owe his family too much, Ding Li would really want to teach this ignorant brother a lesson.

"Ding Yi, you didn't go out to play today, you are so good. You are at home."

"Don't sleep, get up and eat melon."

"Brother seems to be back earlier than usual today." Ding Yi quickly got up from the bed.

"I came back early today because there were guests at Meng Ting's house," Ding Li said.

"You know, he is a cultivator. I didn't expect that the Meng family is still a cultivator."

Ding Yi became interested and asked: "What kind of cultivator is he?"

"I don't know, but there are several of them here, and people from the Meng family are entertaining them. It seems that Meng Ting's second uncle has a relationship with one of them."

Ding Li knew that this younger brother was interested in cultivation, so he couldn't help but tell the story of his stay in the Meng Mansion.

"Brother, are you still going to Meng's house tomorrow?"

"Of course, what's the matter, you don't want to follow, do you?"

Ding Yi had no choice but to tell his brother all the things that happened today.

"Something big may happen in the city recently, brother, you must be careful."

Ding Li was a little funny, "Worry about yourself. If you don't do some work at home during the holidays, you'll be out all day, cleaning as much as you can, or learning to cook..."

Ding Yi ignored his brother's teachings.

"My life is different from yours!" he thought to himself.

Ding Li just thinks that his younger brother is young and not sensible yet. Maybe he will change when he grows up. In the past two years, he has been studying abroad and has not talked much with his younger brother.

, seeing that his brother remained silent, he stopped.

"Today, the Meng family sent two pumpkins. You go cut one and leave the other one for dad and the others."

Ding Yi hurriedly took the golden melon and went to the well in the yard to fetch water and wash the melons.

The second one to come back was the second sister Ding Yun. As the eldest daughter in the family, she actually had the hardest time. As a girl from a family of ordinary people, she became sensible very early. At the age of thirteen, she was originally the age of a flower.

But it is already the main labor force in this family, cooking, cleaning, washing clothes, shopping, and working in the embroidery village.

She silently dedicated and sacrificed for this family. Like other girls in this city, she continued the life trajectory of her parents, but also yearned for a different life with a vague original intention.

There are three children in the Ding family: Ding Li is fifteen years old, Ding Yun is thirteen, and Ding Yi is nine.

My brother is studying in Phoenix City and has good grades. He has also met many young ladies from wealthy families and will become the backbone of the family in the future.

Although my younger brother is naughty, he is also very smart.

He had to drop out of elementary school before he finished elementary school, but Ding Yun didn't blame his family. Although he saw Erya and Xing'er next door going to school with their schoolbags and playing around every day, he was still very envious. It's just that there were only

Under this condition, if my brother goes to college after finishing preparatory school, his hard work will be in vain.

Can I wait until that day in this home? I heard everything Aunt Hua said to her mother yesterday.

The food structure of the seven southeastern states is different from that of most northern states, and is also different from the coastal states. Apples are the main specialty of these seven states. Apple trees that are more than ten meters high grow as big as

Watermelon is a fruit that looks like an apple. Remove the hard shell and seeds and grind it into rice flour. It can be steamed, fried, boiled, fried, or eaten raw.

Especially near Qingyun Mountain, together with Jiyun City, the apples that produce this kind of light green flesh are most famous. The Bixue Yuntao wine brewed from this kind of apples is famous throughout the empire.

However, in the local area, this kind of apple is just an ordinary food consumed by the public.

Originally, there were only two or three apple trees of this kind, which only grew in Jietian Ridge of Qingyun Mountain. They were a specialty of the Qingyun Sect. After the establishment of the empire, plant-friendly cultivators aggressively cultivated rare species and planted them in large quantities around Qingyun Mountain.

The original varieties have also been improved, and the delicacies that were originally only enjoyed by cultivators can now enter the homes of ordinary people.

There are many ways to cook Pingshi fruit. Crush it into powder, add water, knead the dough, add refined salt and fragrant fruit oil, and bake it into cakes. This is the most common way. You can also add different fillings to make different things.

Flavored fruit cake.

There are also fried, baked, and steamed ones. There are also those that can be directly mixed into a paste to make pimple soup. Add herbs, salt, and meat floss, which is also very delicious.

There are also noodles made from flour, but that's the Yankee way of eating.

When Ding Yun returned home, Ding Li had already cleaned his hands and was about to light a fire when Ding Yun stepped forward to stop him. The Ding family is still a very traditional family, and the situation where men are superior to women is still very obvious.

Otherwise, my mother will nag her endlessly.

Although this family is not rich, they are harmonious and live a peaceful and peaceful life just like ordinary urban families. An ordinary, ordinary life.

Ding Yi may be the only restless person in this family.

Ding Yi would often imagine that an old monk with a white beard broke into the courtyard and said to his parents: "I have a destiny with your child. Now that his spiritual aperture has been opened, I want to take him to the fairy mountain to practice Taoism."

, Brother and sister picked him up with envious eyes, and he said coolly to the old monk, "Master Immortal, I have been waiting for you for a long time", and embarked on the road of cultivation amidst the tears of his family.

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Ding Yi feels funny every time he thinks of this scene, but he feels that this is how it should happen.

But for many years, apart from visits from neighbors, only a few of his childhood friends came in, and no white-bearded immortal master appeared.

Shopkeeper Hu of Baixiang Garden is a cultivator. He is the only cultivator Ding Yi knows that he has ever dealt with. Ding Yi once went there to ask for advice, but Master Hu obviously didn't care about him, which made him

Ding Yi had a very low opinion of him.

Putting Shopkeeper Hu into the classic drama "Wind and Cloud", it is estimated that Shopkeeper Hu can only be ranked at the level of Soldier A and Soldier B based on his ability and cultivation.

Aren't cultivators very particular about so-called opportunities? Shopkeeper Hu's level is too low, so he may not be able to see through his qualifications. His master must be the most famous monk, and he is a famous presence in the empire...

I can't help but laugh out loud at the thought of the wonderful things that I can do with my free rein.

"What's up with him?"

"I'm daydreaming again."

So the two brothers and sisters

He couldn't help but shake his head.

In the evening, the west was covered with red clouds. The Dings had just returned. Ding Ding was a man in his late forties. None of the men in the Ding family had a strong, muscular figure or a fair face.

He always has a serious face.

The third-class manager of Yunsen Trading Company is Ding Zhaoding. Although he does not have to do all the hard work himself and only has three or four people under him to support him, it is just a job with little profit. The difference is about ten silver dollars a month.

It is very difficult to support such a large family, and it has reached its limit. Fortunately, my wife works at a fish stall and can earn some income to supplement the family income.

It’s my mother, Wu Shuhui, who has a well-proportioned figure and a pretty face.

Wu Shuhui had no choice but to work at a fish stall after giving birth to her second child, Ding Yun. Fortunately, the fish stall was owned by her younger brother. In addition to helping the family, she could also buy various vegetables at a cheap price.

Wu Shuhui counted on the eldest daughter of the family, Ding Li, who was not only good at reading, but also had a gentle personality and outstanding appearance. Who in the market would not praise her for having a good son. As for Ding Yun, girls will get married sooner or later. Besides,

This child is also sensible.
To be continued...