Abandoning literature for martial arts, starting by unleashing the beauty's bow.

Liu Yunjuan's concerns were valid.

In less than two days, the entire village of Mao'er knew about Lu Fengnian spending money to repair and maintain the house of Widow Tian.

Suddenly, the focus of people's conversations shifted from the dispute with Shangjie Village over water resources to Lu Fengnian and the widow of Tian.

However, Lu Fengnian almost never left his house. Apart from eating and sleeping, he spent all his time practicing archery and martial arts behind the house, ignoring all the gossip.

But Lu Xiaoyu was furious and argued with the villagers a lot because of this.

"Brother, you have no idea how awful the people in the village are!" Lu Xiaoyu couldn't hold back any longer and finally found Lu Fengnian.

Lu Fengnian smiled and said, "Anyway, I can't hear them. They can talk, so let them be."

Lu Xiaoyu was indignant. "How can you still laugh? These people say that you were dumped by Li Xiaorou, so you went and cheated on her."

"And then there's Li Xiaorou, she's really stirring things up, saying that she saw through your true colors beforehand, that she saw through your frivolous and promiscuous nature early on, which is why she broke up with you."

"This is absolutely outrageous! It makes me so angry!"

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Once Lu Xiaoyu had calmed down a bit, Lu Fengnian smiled and said, "Girl, rumors stop with the wise."

The more you try to explain or argue with them, the worse it gets, and you only embolden them.

You should be able to tell that these gossipers are secretly resentful.

Now that our Lu family is rich, many people are extremely envious. They couldn't borrow money or things from our family, but my eldest brother helped Sister Tian repair her house. They are resentful about it.

The more you engage with them, the more enthusiastic they become.

Lu Xiaoyu added, "Are we just going to let them say what they want?"

Lu Fengnian slightly raised his eyelids. "The nail that sticks out gets hammered down. Let's wait a while. Once Big Brother has finished dealing with the most important matter at hand, he'll make them quiet down."

The most important thing he mentioned was naturally Lu Manyue's matter.

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On this day, Lu Fengnian was practicing archery behind the house.

Lu Xiaoyu came over. "Big brother, Uncle Qiu is looking for you."

"Qiu Mingzhu?"

Lu Feng asked in a low voice.

Lu Xiaoyu nodded. "I don't like this person, so I didn't let him in. He's outside right now."

Lu Fengnian put down his bow and arrow and went forward.

"A bumper harvest! The work is all done. I worked day and night for three days straight, I'm exhausted."

When Qiu Mingzhu saw Lu Fengnian come out, he immediately put on a fawning smile and tried to take credit.

Lu Fengnian glanced at Qiu Mingzhu and saw that he was covered in mud and ash, obviously having just finished working.

He nodded and said, "I'll go to Sister Tian's house first. If there are no problems, I'll give you the remaining half tael of silver."

Qiu Mingzhu chimed in, "Does this even need checking? My work ethic is legendary..."

Lu Fengnian frowned slightly.

Qiu Mingzhu immediately smiled apologetically, "If you need to get checked, I'll go with you."

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A moment later, Lu Fengnian followed Qiu Mingzhu to Widow Tian's house.

The door was open, and Widow Tian and Zhang Tiantian were cleaning up the old tiles that had been replaced in the yard.

The house was completely renovated, and both mother and daughter had smiles on their faces.

When Lu Fengnian arrived, Widow Tian greeted him warmly, and Zhang Tiantian called him "Uncle Fengnian" affectionately.

Lu Fengnian inspected the house thoroughly, front to back and top to bottom. Qiu Mingzhu had done a good job, and there were no major problems.

After bidding farewell to Widow Tian and her daughter, Lu Fengnian gave the remaining half tael of silver to Qiu Mingzhu at a corner near their house.

Qiu Mingzhu was naturally overjoyed. Instead of going home, he went straight to the county.

No need to ask, they must have gone to buy alcohol.

Mao'er Village is just a small village with no taverns that sell wine. If you want to buy wine, you have to go to Qinghe County.

As he walked, he waved to Lu Fengnian, "Fengnian, if you ever have a job like this again, remember to look for me."

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Lu Fengnian didn't rush home, but went to the riverbank at the entrance of the village.

Under the old willow tree, without Sister Liu, Aunt Ma, and Granny Zhang, it was quiet.

He went straight to the tree, sat down against the roots, and quietly watched the river.

Because it is the dry season, the river is already very shallow.

Some children in the village were barefoot, catching crabs in the river.

However, now every household is short of food, and the river at the entrance of the village has been waded through countless times by the adults, and all the small fish and shrimp have been caught clean.

For these kids, finding a crab inside is no easier than winning the lottery.

Despite this, the children did not give up hope and kept groping in the river.

Lu Fengnian's gaze fell on the river, but his thoughts drifted elsewhere.

Having been in this world for quite some time, he has basically adapted to his current life.

With archery skills upgraded to level 3, leading the Lu family to wealth and prosperity will be no problem.

But he hasn't figured out what to do next.

He certainly wouldn't want to stay stuck in such a small place as Mao'er Village.

Having transmigrated and been given a system by my side, I would be doing a disservice to the opportunity bestowed upon me by the heavens if I did not establish an immortal legacy.

However, rather than pursuing imperial ambitions in the mortal world, he hoped to find a path to immortality and become a cultivator who could roam the heavens.

However, the traces of immortals are hard to find; they are something you can only encounter by chance...

As he was lost in thought, a voice suddenly rang in his ears, "Oh, isn't this Scholar Lu? It's rare to see you here. What's wrong? Widow Tian's house is being repaired, didn't you go help?"

Lu Fengnian turned around and saw Zhao Gang and Li Xiaorou holding hands as they came to the riverbank.

Their fingers are intertwined, they are deeply in love.

The two were newlyweds, deeply in love, and were probably showing their affection by the river.

"idiot!"

Lu Fengnian cursed, his voice not quiet.

He then got up, ready to leave. His mood had been ruined, and he was somewhat annoyed, but he didn't bother arguing with the two men.

Zhao Gang's expression immediately changed. "Lu Fengnian, do you dare utter another curse?"

Lu Fengnian's lips curled into a smirk. "Zhao Gang, listen to me carefully, you're a complete idiot!"

Zhao Gang was furious and immediately prepared to take action.

But Li Xiaorou stopped him, saying, "Brother Gang, don't pay him any attention. He's supposed to be a scholar, yet he keeps swearing."

Not long ago, Li Xiaorou witnessed Zhao Gang being kicked into a muddy ditch by Lu Fengnian and also saw Lu Fengnian's formidable archery skills. Fearing that Zhao Gang would suffer, she pulled him back.

Zhao Gang hesitated for a moment, then snorted, "If Xiao Rou hadn't been holding me back, I would have definitely made you pay today!"

Lu Fengnian sneered, glanced disdainfully at Zhao Gang and Li Xiaorou, and strode towards the village.

Li Xiaorou suddenly said, "Lu Fengnian, you've been dating me for several years, how can your taste and standards be so low?"

"You actually got involved with a widow, and a prostitute at that! I'm ashamed for you!"