Chapter 19: Ancient Texts

"Oh...... The girl is here to learn how to write. Lao Xu read it silently.

In this world, reading and literacy is not particularly important for ordinary people, but it has also been quite popular, and ordinary people can also know one or two thousand words, as long as it is not too obscure and difficult to understand the article, ordinary people should be able to understand it, so in this world, the position of a teacher like Lao Xu is very embarrassing, neither like the earth can be used as a 'teacher' This kind of profession, nor is it as respected as when most people in ancient times were illiterate, sandwiched in the middle, it is very uncomfortable.

"Yes......" Ai Yixia was a little embarrassed, after all, this was a disguised statement that she was illiterate, but she couldn't back down because of this, she would be embarrassed...... Anyway, there won't be a piece of meat, "I'm really here to learn." ”

"Huh...... All right. Lao Xu didn't show any impatience, and said with a smile, "Since the girl is studious, Lao Yu will teach her." ”

"Ah, Mr. Xie." Ai Yixia made a small offering sideways and made a bow, which was probably a ritual in the dragon sound world.

Then Ai Yixia wanted to give the old man some money as a thank you gift and tuition, but he couldn't ask someone to teach him in vain, right? Hongzhou City has just been martyred, and now this old man is not too troublesome and is willing to teach himself, which is already a good cultivation.

However, Lao Xu neither accepted gifts nor money, and politely declined.

Here's what he said—

"Girl, although the old decay is weak, but not poor, if the girl is studious, the old decay will teach, if you can't learn, you will not teach, this scholar's business, if it is measured by yellow and white things, it is undignified."

Hey, this old guy, he's pretty stubborn.

Ai Yixia felt a little funny, but she felt more and more that this old man might really have some skills, she still knew a little about the situation of these literati in the Longyin world, any of the countries in the Eight Directions were very friendly to the scribes, both the monks and a considerable number of them valued the literature very much, and a considerable number of people were cold for ten years just to be able to become officials, which was also the purpose of their study, but in this way, it seemed a little utilitarian, and some people who read to the depths of the book disdain this, this old man seems to be this kind of person.

"That's good."

Lao Xu's words have been said very clearly, and Ai Yixia can also understand it, first, he doesn't collect money, and second, his sentence 'If you are easy to learn, you will teach it, and if you can't learn, you won't teach.' The meaning is almost the same as what the elementary school teacher said when he threatened, "I love to learn, and I don't want to go home." ’。

Ai Yixia thought to herself that it would be polite to say this kind of thing, she has to learn now and she has to learn whether she has to learn or not, so the three words 'can't learn' are nonsense, at least she will never leave until she learns.

But the old man's next sentence made her completely confused.

"Girl, can you tell the old man which language the girl wants to learn?"

.........

Which country?!

Aisha's eyes widened, and she suddenly didn't know how to answer.

This...... This, this, this........ That's really a problem.

"Oh, the girl may not know, since the completion of Tianshun Dao, the southwestern countries have been communicating commerce for hundreds of years, and among the eight ruling countries, Fusang, Hongzhou, Hero, and Canglan have a common script in the four countries, called 'Shangwen', which is currently the most common language, as for Kwai Shui in the south and Tiancang in the north, they are all in their own ancient scripts, which are Kwai Wen and Cang Wen." Lao Xu continued, "As for the Heavenly Kingdom of the Second Continent and the Divine Kingdom of the First Continent, the words they use are even more ancient, called Gu Ming, which is thousands of years ago, with axes chiseled on stone, hehe, of course, now they are all written on paper, without Shen Yun. ”

"I see......."

"The only thing I can teach the girl is the writing of these eight countries, hehe...... Girl, don't find a set of remote words to embarrass the old man...... Some time ago, there were a few indigenous tribes in this Hongzhou, and they still spoke some local languages, and these things are really not old. ”

"Ahaha....... No, no, no. She said it twice in a row, and then she couldn't help but show admiration.

This old gentleman....... can actually master four languages, this ability, even if it can't be called Taishan Beidou in the literary world, it can be called a rich five cars, only eight high, right?

After all, this is Hongzhou City, the capital of a country ruled by the eight directions, in fact, the status is equivalent to the level of Beijing and Shanghai on the earth, although it has just been affected by the disaster, a dilapidated scene, but here still has its hundreds of years of ancient charm, can be produced in large numbers.

"But....... Sir, I can't hide it. After a short period of deliberation, Aisha decided to make things clear.

"I came this time because there is a book that I can't read, so I want to ask my husband to teach me these words."

Originally, Ai Yixia didn't take into account that there were so many kinds of characters in the Longyin world, not to mention the words of those ethnic minority tribes, even the words of the Bafang ruling country made her learn it and she also had to learn it, how could she learn these things every few decades of kung fu? Now that she knew about the situation, she didn't want to go through it so much.

She asked for Wenmo, and then according to her memory, she wrote down a dozen words neatly on the paper, and she didn't know if the strokes she wrote were right, because these words were too complicated, and the most difficult language on the earth, Chinese, had about fifty strokes at most, and the least of these words had ninety-four strokes, and it took her more than twenty minutes to write down these dozen words.

After she finished writing, she shook her hand, her palms were already sweaty, and her fingers were a little stiff.

"Sir, please look." She handed the paper to Lao Xu.

The old gentleman took it with both hands politely, and then looked over.

It's okay not to look at it, but when I look at it, the old gentleman's eyes are like 'poof!' Scold! Scold! Three flashes of light flashed.

Then he frowned again, carefully studied the dozen words, and after a while, he raised his head again and looked at Ai Yixia, his eyes became very strange.

"Girl......." After a while, Lao Xu spoke.

"Sir, please."

"Girl...... You're a ......."

He asks this.......

Aisha felt a little unhappy in her heart...... The word Gui Geng is for the elders, I'm such a person who is less than ten doubles, why is the old gentleman embarrassed to ask this?

"Girl, forgive the old man for offending, but the girl is over three thousand years old?"

"How so?! Sir, I am twenty years old. Aiyisha finally couldn't help but say, of course, Aiyixia is indeed twenty years old.

"That'...... That...... So what about this..... How could the girl know this ancient Bailan language? The old gentleman also asked in surprise.

"Cooberland?!"

"Yes! Girl, you are a coincidence, there are still people in this world who recognize this ancient Bailan script, I'm afraid it will be old and decrepit, girl, don't misunderstand, this is not old and arrogant," the old gentleman seemed very excited, and continued, "According to research, this Gu Bailan is an ancient country at least three thousand years ago, and it is also the first country established by human beings in the third continent after the rebellion of the demon gods five thousand years ago. It was an immortal sect of the past. ”

"Immortals?!" Aisha was startled.

"Naturally, it is a fairy, or two, when the old man was still studying hard in the thatched hut in the mountains and forests, the two immortals came from the edge of the sky by a temple, and brought the old decay into the temple, and the temple looped 30,000 steps, engraved with the history of the text from ancient times to the present, the mystery is endless, and the two immortals appreciated the old decay A volume of annotated ancient books, is to introduce the history of the ancient Bailan country, and the two immortals let the old decay do it himself." Lao Xu smashed his mouth, "It's a pity, the experience of the old decay, no one believes it, how can there be any gods in this world." ”

Ai Yixia was overjoyed, this is really a coincidence, she still knows these two 'immortals' in his mouth, but she didn't expect those two people to be so famous in this world, and these two people also passed this kind of text to this old man, and today I happened to find him again, this is really a needle in a haystack of chances! Is there really a so-called providence in the dark?

"That old man, can you teach me?!" Aisha asked.

Presumably, this is also the old man's ability to press the bottom of the box, and he may really have to beg others.

"Teach! Teach! Of course it is. ”

Ai Yixia didn't expect this old man to agree in one bite.

"Girl, don't you know, old decay, this is the ability in this life, in the early years, the old decay also accepted some student disciples, want to pass on their ancient language, don't let it disappear into the world, but, ah, it backfired, my few disciples who are not angry have too much fame and fortune, and they don't want to learn this awkward and profound text, they only want to read the book of the sage, read the art of war, or learn some cultivation exercises, but they can't succeed! It's not a thing! Lao Xu covered his chest and said in pain, "Now that the girl is studious, the old decay finally has a heritage, and the gift of the gods can be regarded as an explanation. ”

"Poof........" Ai Yixia, who was sitting opposite, almost spit out a mouthful of old blood...... Especially when the old man says, 'Learn some cultivation exercises, but you won't succeed!' At that moment, I really wanted to get up and leave, it was so embarrassing, and I was embarrassed to be thrown into another world....... What's even more terrifying is that the old man buttoned down his big hat in the second half of the sentence, and he was studious, inherited, explained, and thanked....... Elderly....... I'm sorry...... It's really a shame for you to learn this for the sake of cultivation........

Ai Yixia covered her face and said, "Old man, you should still collect the tuition." ”

"Girl, didn't the old man say it......."

Ai Yixia interrupted him and said, "You still have to accept it, really, collect the money, don't drive me away, don't beat me up, just ......"