Crossing the Unknown Country

Chapter 415 Ye Jingchen's Goal

This is why the people in the city did not flee to other places, and Fenggu City did not become an empty city. Now that those foreign tribes have been defeated and settled down, they can now enjoy the peace and stability.

Ye Jingchen is now working hard to learn martial arts, so that he can be old enough to join the army smoothly. His goal is to enter the barracks as soon as possible, make achievements there, and change his fate.

He had a different feeling towards the girl from the Su family. Every time he thought of the little girl with sparkling eyes, he admired her. They were almost the same age, but she was already helping the family earn money and could do business.

Because he was spoiled at home, he didn't know how to learn anything except studying. After he came here, he started to practice martial arts to strengthen his body. Only then did he realize that a person can't just study. Otherwise, once he loses the protection of his family, he will lose his ability to survive.

Over the past few years, his mind has gradually become hardened and he has his own ideas. The situation at home has made him see the suffering of the people, which has broken his previous cognition. He also knows that a person's honor and disgrace may be just a thought away. If his grandfather could write a petition to protect himself, would their family still be enjoying wealth and glory in Beijing?

He swore now that he would be careful in what he did and what he said in the future, and that he would make adequate preparations for a way out, so as not to end up in such a situation like his family.

Only through personal experience can one realize the importance of self-reliance. Not everyone can live a peaceful life, and ordinary people are busy working for three meals a day.

Most people were busy every day, working hard to survive. His brothers who were able to serve in the army all joined the barracks to earn some money for their families. His mother's delicate hands were rough and covered with cracks.

The family went from living a life of luxury to one of coarse food and fine clothing. Everyone has changed and is no longer the same as before.

If their families were well prepared, perhaps only the hardships on the journey would be solved, and perhaps with money to pave the way, they would be able to get through it much better. When they get here, they will have money, so at least they will not be hungry or without clothes to wear.

Look at how everyone is covered in pudding now. Every time they go out, they will be looked down upon and it will be inconvenient to do things. If the Su family hadn't given them some clothes, they wouldn't even have a new set of clothes.

Thanks to the Su family, his father had a decent job, which allowed the children in the family to have enough food to eat and bring back some writing brushes, inkstones, and paper for them.

The Su family was kind and always subsidized them secretly. This time, they asked their family to do business together, which was obviously to help them. He was very grateful in his heart, and when he had the ability in the future, he would definitely repay them.

Of course, if he could get a job and be worthy of the Su family, he would also ask to marry a girl from the Su family. Families like theirs have been influenced by their parents since childhood and understand the love between their children very early.

In their family, most boys and girls would start looking for families with similar family backgrounds when they were around ten years old. So although he was young in Beijing at the time, he often heard adults discussing these things and already knew what they meant.

Now that he had seen Su He many times and his father often mentioned her when he came home, her shadow naturally remained in his mind. As he grew older, there were not many outstanding girls around him, and Su He was so cute, how could he not have any thoughts.

But he knew that his family was poor and he was not worthy of her. But he was confident that through his own efforts, he would be able to stand by her side.