I will teach you how to cultivate immortality

Chapter 231 Like a Lifetime Ago (13)

Lu Huaijin was a disciple of Li Boyang.

They are also among the very few mountain people who can directly contact the Mountain Goddess.

With this double halo, Lu Huaijin not only has a great reputation in Shan'ao Village.

Even outside the village, many mountain villagers recognized this seemingly mature-looking girl.

Despite being only four or five years old, he always wore a thoughtful expression, looking every bit like a little adult.

However, only Lu Huaijin himself knew the truth.

I wasn't pretending to be mature; I genuinely couldn't connect with those naive children or even teenagers.

Despite having started school a few years earlier than me, they still can't recognize all of the few hundred most commonly used characters.

I can now recite the entire Book of Changes from memory, and I also have some understanding of various divination methods...

But those teenagers were still stuck at the stage of reciting "As heaven maintains vigor through movement, a gentleman should constantly strive for self-improvement," they were simply a lump of mud that couldn't be plastered on a wall.

Lu Huaijin sometimes couldn't understand why his master wanted to teach those dullards to read and write.
In order to make these idiots learn faster and better.

Not only have the textbooks been revised and the texts simplified time and time again, but the teaching methods have also been continuously optimized.

This directly resulted in Lu Huaijin having to spend an entire morning with those idiots for something she could have learned with just a glance.

"Learning is not just about acquiring knowledge and understanding..."

"At the same time, it is also to allow you to communicate and understand each other, and to make friends who can encourage each other and move forward together."

Just as Lu Huaijin was lost in thought as usual, Li Jingshu walked up to her with a frown.

After this year, Li Jingshu will officially turn eighteen.

In addition, his physique and temperament, honed through years of cultivation, were quite effective in intimidating this group of brats.

Lu Huaijin was startled and quickly lowered his head, pretending to be reading attentively.

After all, although Lu Huaijin was nominally Li Boyang's disciple, she had actually only met Li Boyang a few times.

In most cases, Lu Huaijin was disciplined by Li Jingshu.

Unfortunately, Li Jingshu is not the type of person who spoils children.

Lu Huaijin worked under her for four or five years, and he suffered all sorts of hardships.

"Lu girl, do you know why your master named you 'Huaijin'?"

Upon hearing Li Jingshu's question, it wasn't just Lu Huaijin who was surprised.

Even the other children in the classroom looked on with curiosity.

Everyone knew Lu Huaijin's identity and that the little guy was very smart, but he was a bit of a loner.

"Jin Yu is a fine jade, and Jin is a kind of beautiful jade, a kind of treasure."

"Now that I've explained it this way, do you understand why your master gave you such a name?"

Nodding blankly, Lu Huaijin opened his eyes wide as if he had just realized something, but he still didn't understand why Li Jingshu would suddenly say this to him.

"Your intelligence far surpasses that of everyone present, but it also makes you very susceptible to the jealousy and even malice of others."

"I once told you the story of 'A common man is innocent, but possessing a treasure is a crime'..."

At this point, Li Jingshu paused for a moment, but ultimately did not continue speaking.

Because she suddenly realized that some things are never as memorable as what others say, as it is when you understand them yourself.

"Alright, let's call it a day for today's lesson!"

"You two go and learn breathing techniques from your seventh uncle. I'm going to check on you tomorrow."

After glancing around, Li Jingshu's single sentence successfully dampened the spirits of the children who had been eager to try.

"As for you?"

"I'll take you to Yunmengze later; it's about time you visited Feilai Peak."

"So, the eldest daughter has given up again?"

Looking at the group of children not far away, some were exercising to strengthen their muscles and bones, while others were trying to regulate their breathing.

The old village chief, who came to deliver the food, glared at Qiwa, who immediately told him where Li Jingshu had gone.

"That girl is almost eighteen, how can she still be so heartless?"

"It's all Bu Ku'er's fault for spoiling her too much. Now no one in the surrounding villages dares to propose marriage to her!"

He opened his mouth as if he wanted to say something, but hesitated. Seven-Wa really wanted to say something.

No one dared to propose to that girl, wasn't it because she had chased away all the guys who had dared to propose before?
Even today, who doesn't know Li Jingshu's illustrious reputation?

Anyone who dares to come to Lijia Village to propose marriage these days is either a fool or has ulterior motives.

"Sir, would you like to have a seat?"

Carefully placing the stool behind the old village chief, Seven-Wa wasn't foolish enough to deliberately invite trouble.

Li Jingshu is hard to marry, but does that mean Qiwa is easy to marry?

Not only is he honest and straightforward by nature, but he also has a mentally challenged father at home.

As the living conditions of the mountain people improve, their lives become easier...

Even with the aura of being the "son of the mountain god" in Lijia Village, few villagers were willing to marry their daughters to Qiwa.

Li Family Village has other options, so why would anyone choose the son of a fool?

"Sit down, sit down? What a load of rubbish!"

The old village chief, who was nearly seventy years old but still had a fiery temper, immediately glared at Qiwa.

"Even Xiao Shiyi, who's five years younger than you, is married and has kids, while you, you idiot, are still not in a hurry!"

Seventh Brother didn't want to get into trouble, but he still couldn't avoid the old village chief's tirade.

"Even if you have to lie, at least get one!"

"Who told you to always drag your stupid dad out first?"

Faced with the old village chief's barrage of words, Seven Brothers just smiled sheepishly and didn't retaliate.

He didn't want to lie, and he certainly didn't want to choose a wife who disliked his own father—this was Qiwa's bottom line.

"You idiot..."

Looking at the endless grinning of the seventh child, the old village chief felt as if he had punched cotton.

If we're talking about the Li Family Village right now, the old village chief is most worried about only three people: Li Boyang, Li Jingshu, and the seven kids in front of him.

Unfortunately, these three guys have no self-awareness and are causing the old man no peace of mind at all.

"Sir, let me serve the children their food first!"

Seeing that the old village chief was about to start nagging again, Qiwa quickly took on the task of distributing the food and left.

The reason why the villagers from the surrounding mountain villages are willing to send their children to Lijia Village for their early education is that...

A significant portion of them came specifically for this free lunch.

Especially during the off-season for farming, these children who haven't grown up yet are hardly considered laborers; on the contrary, they are major consumers of grain.

"It really feels like a lifetime ago!"

Looking at the children who had gathered around him, the old village chief couldn't help but sigh.

Ten years ago, he would never have dared to imagine such a dreamlike and blissful life.

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(End of this chapter)