Changsheng: My experience in patrolling the liver

Chapter 6 Entering the House
After a moment, in the inner room.

Next to the brazier, Song's mother was making straw mats and raincoats, while Song's father was drinking. He drank until his face was red and his eyes were cloudy.

Song Changming didn't drink much, he just quietly accompanied his old father.

"Changming, do you still remember Songjia Village?" Song's father suddenly asked.

Song Changming nodded. At the beginning of the time travel, their Song family did not live in this county town and Baiyi Street, but were farmers in a small village outside the city. They only moved to the county town later.

"Songjia Village is gone. A few days ago, a group of desperate criminals of unknown origin came and looted the place. Only a few people survived in the village." Song's father said bitterly.

After these words were spoken, Song's mother, who had already known about this, quietly wiped away her tears.

Even though Song Changming had not been in that village for a long time, he was silent for a while and deeply felt the cruelty there.

"Alas, this is the way the world is. The greatest achievement in my life is that I found a way and squeezed into the county town and took root here." Father Song took another sip of wine and said in a muffled voice.

As an eyewitness, Song Changming also agrees with this.

It is true that they are poor now, but in the past, their Song family had not actually fallen to such a state.

In his early years, Song's father worked hard alone in the county town and learned the craft of blacksmithing from scratch.

Although he was not considered a famous blacksmith at that time, the quality of the tools he made was quite good. He was even invited by many large blacksmith shops in the county, which shows that his skills were quite good.

In the long run, when Song's father's craft becomes more proficient and more famous, the Song family may even be able to cross the class barrier and live in other neighborhoods.

But unfortunately, an accident caused the Song family to never recover.

"The biggest regret in my life is letting your elder brother and second brother join the army." When Song's father said this, the corners of his mouth couldn't stop trembling and his eyes were red.

To this day, he has not gotten over it.

Song Changming is the fourth child in the family. His elder sister is Song Yu, and his eldest brother and second brother who died early.

The eldest brother is Song Changping, and the second brother is Song Changan.

Both of them were full of passion back then, and were unwilling to learn Song's father's forging skills, wanting to make a name for themselves in the army.

Many years later, due to a brutal war, Song's father and mother lost their two children at once.

The huge blow was like a bolt from the blue, causing Song's father, whose already not-so-good health, to fall ill.

Since then, the Song family, having lost its pillar and two children in the army, has been on a downward spiral until it has fallen to its current state. It was with great difficulty that they managed to raise the third sister Song Yu and the young Song Changming.

"Yu'er is already married. I can see Huai Ming treats Yu'er sincerely. I'm not worried. Right now, you're the only one who hasn't gotten married yet, and that's the one I can't let go of," Song's father shook his head.

Originally, he wanted Song Changming to inherit his forging skills when he grew up, earn a living, and then find a matchmaker so that they could live a peaceful life after getting married.

But a sudden conscription order from the government disrupted his plans for Song Changming.

On that conscription list, there was the name of Song Changming from Baiyi Street.

Song's father, whose two children had died on the battlefield, would rather die than let Song Changming follow in his footsteps.

That's why he went to the Zhao family and asked for help, even if he had to kneel down to get a job in the Patrol Armory for Song Changming.

Only by joining the Patrol Guard in the county town and becoming a nominal member of the county governor's office could one be exempted from this forced conscription.

"Being a night watchman alone is not enough. Only by becoming a patrolman can people look up to you and good girls be willing to marry you." Song's father was drunk and his words became unclear.

"You have recently started practicing swordsmanship. Dad is very happy. Dad will find a way to send you to a martial arts school so that you can learn real skills."

When he came out of the inner room, Song Changming didn't smell much of alcohol. He was just drinking with his old father.

Song's father told him a lot about the demise of Songjia Village, past events, and future plans.

As Song Changming is the only male in the Song family, his father wants him to become a patrol guard, marry and have children to continue the Song family's bloodline.

This was the last wish of Song’s father in his later years.

"To become a patrol guard? You're still a little short of it," Song Changming checked the panel.

[Soul-breaking Sword: Getting Started (410/500)]

After getting started, the progress of sword training slowed down a lot. Even with the God-rewarded state, he could only increase by 6 or 7 points a day. And he couldn't always be in the God-rewarded state of hard work. He needed a proper rest occasionally. As a result, after more than two months of hard training, the 500 points were not enough.

It is really easy to get started, but difficult to master.

For ordinary people to master this sword skill and reach the advanced level, it would take years, maybe half a year at the shortest, or many years at the longest.

In comparison, Song Changming still practices faster than ordinary people.

He is not in a hurry and it will be done after the new year at the latest.

Bidding farewell to the old and welcoming the new, boat parades, stage evening parties, poetry appreciation sessions, fireworks displays, and many other grand events began to be held one after another.

The excitement of the New Year also spread to all the major streets of the county town, with every house decorated with bright red lights and festive colors.

Only Baiyi Street lacks a lot of variety.

Song Changming had long been accustomed to the dull New Year atmosphere on Baiyi Street. He was not greedy for the excitement that did not belong to him and continued to practice swordplay at home.

At a certain moment, he suddenly gained some enlightenment in his mind, and felt that the long sword in his hand became lighter.

The knife skills are even more sharp and tricky, combining movement and stillness, and the changes between reality and illusion are quite exquisite.

Enter the house!

This is a step up to the next level.

Song Changming was delighted and opened the panel, and found it was true.

[Soul-breaking Sword: Mastery (0/1000)]

It took him less than three months to master the Soul-Breaking Sword Technique.

In this way, he finally had some self-defense capabilities.

With the knife in his hand, he felt that he could easily deal with three or five ordinary thugs and bandits.

In terms of strength, he is qualified to be a patrol guard in the Patrol Armor Division.

But strength is only one thing. If he wants to be promoted to a patrol guard, he still lacks an opportunity.

An opportunity to perform meritorious deeds in front of others and gain recognition from superiors.

Taking a long breath and calming his mind, Song Changming put away his sword. No matter what, today's task of improving his sword skills had been accomplished, and he could talk about the rest later.

Looking at the sky, it’s almost time to patrol the streets.

Song Changming dressed neatly and asked his parents to lock the doors and windows before going out.

During the cold winter, especially at the beginning of the new year, there are always many refugees pouring into the county town.

There will also be many bandits mixed in, trying to take advantage of the jubilant moment to create some chaos so that they can fish in troubled waters.

Therefore, the security problem in the city during this period was somewhat serious. The patrol guards in the Patrol Armor Department not only had no rest, but their work became even more arduous.

Even night watchmen like Song Changming who carry fire were assigned to work in larger numbers at night to deter scoundrels.

"Changming, did you go to see the Changhe Lantern Festival on the Piaoxiang Huafang yesterday? It was so beautiful, and the people inside were also...

Li Fuan seemed to feel that he was a little vulgar when he spoke the last part, so he stopped talking.

"No, I'll go and see it again when I have the chance." Song Changming said with a faint smile.

"There are opportunities, but you need money to get on the ship. If you can go in and enjoy it once in your life, you will die without regrets." Li Fuan said, and it can be seen that he is quite envious of those who can get on the ship.

Those are either rich or noble people in the county town.

Although he lived in Houli Street, he was just a low-level night watchman. He could only watch such luxurious places from afar and could not be there in person.

The two were chatting when suddenly a signal cigarette rose into the sky from a street not far away.

(End of this chapter)