Chapter 191: Mr. Teaching
Chapter 191 Mr. Teaching (10,000 words updated every day for subscription, monthly pass)
The old man persuaded again: "There is a teacher on the island, but there was also a teacher on the island A few years ago, there was also a teacher on the island, but he was too old and in poor health, and the library was closed. In recent years, there has been no second teacher on the island. Alas, this small island is too small, and those scholars don't want to stay here, so they have gone to Qianyun Island, an island tens of millions of times bigger, and only those of us who are struggling to eat are still begging for a living on this small island. ”
"Mr. Jane, if you are willing to open a school on this small island, it will also benefit the whole island, and it will be a merit" The old man's title changed, and he became more and more respectful to Zhao Di.
"Although I have read some books, I don't know if I have the ability to teach at the school. Anyway, I don't have any other skills, so let's try my best" Zhao Di smiled and agreed.
The old man was overjoyed, and immediately took the initiative to contact some residents in the town to help Zhao Di build a good school as soon as possible.
It didn't take long for the old man to bring a large number of people to Zhao Di, and they all called him "Mr. Jane", it seems that what the old man said is true, there are really few scholars on this island. When a scholar came to the island, they were very happy.
At the suggestion of "Mr. Jane", these people used the bamboo and trees on the island to quickly build several bamboo huts at the foot of a green mountain, and added a lot of bamboo tables and chairs.
Because "Mr. Jane" only charged a nominal fee, on the first day of the school's opening, the island's residents sent more than a dozen children between the ages of five and twelve.
"The line in the mother's hand, the wanderer's shirt. Before leaving, I am afraid that I will return late. On the first day of Zhao Di's teaching, he just taught the children to recite this poem and briefly introduced the meaning of the poem. As for literacy, these children are of varying levels, some of them have read a book for a year or two and can read a hundred words, while others have not even caught a pen.
And most of these children don't have names, only some nicknames like "Dumb, Ergou, Lengzi" and so on, Zhao Di next gave each child who didn't have a big name a more elegant name, and wrote it on a piece of paper for them to take back.
Not long after, more and more children were sent to Zhao Di, and Zhao Di did not refuse to come, and accepted them all. At its peak, he even had nearly 100 schoolchildren. He had to expand the bamboo hut and divide the children into three groups according to their literacy level. At the end of the day, he was quite busy.
In addition to teaching these children to read and write, Zhao Di occasionally tells some ways of morality, such as honoring parents, respecting teachers, respecting others, and treating oneself well. With his open-mindedness in cultivating immortals for many years, he naturally will not inculcate some so-called benevolent and righteous ways of monarchs and ministers. This is also the difference between Zhao Di's private school and other Confucian schools.
Occasionally, there are some astute and inquisitive schoolchildren who often ask "Mr. Jane" some whimsical questions, and many of them are not answered and explained by Zhao Di.
"Beyond the sea is the continent, but what is beyond the continent?"
"There is a heaven on the head, what is on the head of the heavens?"
"There is the earth under our feet, and the sea, and how deep is the earth, and how deep is the sea, and what is at the bottom of the earth and the sea?"
"Why is there a way for the sun, moon and stars to rotate, and who is manipulating these? Is it the way of heaven?"
"Where is the way of heaven? What is the way of heaven? Is the cycle of life and death of all things the way of heaven? Is the way of heaven a human being, an immortal, or an illusion that does not exist at all?"
"Is the Heavenly Dao just? Why is there a distinction between livestock and demon beasts, and there is also a difference between mortals and immortal masters? If the Heavenly Dao is unfair, who is the Heavenly Dao for?"
It is hard to imagine that such a profound question would come from the mouth of a teenager, and the simple and simple thoughts of these children often make Zhao Di, a great supernatural monk who has lived for more than a hundred years, stump on the spot, and sometimes even make him think in a daze, and "don't think about tea and dinner" for several days.
Yun Mengli can't be idle, in addition to assisting Zhao Di in taking care of the bamboo house, these children's lunches usually need her to prepare. For her, who has never been exposed to the art of cooking, the difficulty of this test is not below Zhao Di.
The couple surrounded the bamboo house all day long, and the dots were also in order.
And when a frizzy child has been taught for two or three years, he can not only read and break words, but also be able to honor his parents and treat others politely, which also makes Zhao Di quite gratified.
Gradually, more than ten years have passed, and the name of "Tingzhu Study" has become more and more famous, although the island later has a second study hall, but the residents of the island usually prefer to send their children to Mr. Jane, only when Mr. Jane's place is full, can only go to another study hall.
More than ten years of hard work, for the previous Zhao Di, maybe a retreat and cultivation would pass, and it would be difficult to understand the long flow of time at all. As a mortal, he has spent every day in a real way, and more than ten years of changes and perceptions even make him feel like he is in a different world.
Zhao Di and Yun Mengli, who have been dressed as middle-aged couples, have rarely talked about topics related to the immortal cultivation world for many years, but like ordinary mortal couples, they talk about which child is clever and which child is naughty, which child is honest and introverted, and what happy events have happened to which family on the island, whether there are disputes and entanglements between neighbors, and so on. For them at this time, perhaps the trivial matters of mortals that these immortal cultivators disdained were real and real.
In the past ten years, the Star Sea Cultivation Immortal Realm is still bloody and bloody, and it is not calm, especially in the Outer Star Chen, although the density of demon beasts has increased significantly, but the rumored beast tide has not broken out for a long time, which is not good news for the Outer Sea Business Alliance.
Because the later the beast tide erupts, the more demon beasts will accumulate during this time, and the destructive power of the beast tide will greatly increase.
This time the beast tide seems to have been twenty or thirty years later than the previous records, but there is still no sign of an outbreak. Some people have already predicted that if this beast tide does not break out in advance within ten years, I am afraid that its influence will even spread to Island Three.
However, for the monks in the foundation building period and the dan stage who rely on hunting demon beasts and obtaining demon pills to improve their cultivation, the period before the outbreak of the beast tide is a rare golden period, and all monks with a certain strength have come to the alien stars, or hunt demon beasts alone or in teams. As a result, the alien stars have become more lively and unpeaceful.
As for the inner stars, although the surface is calm, in the potential strength competition of the major forces, there has been a surge of undercurrents under the calm surface. Especially the Blood Intent Sect, which had greatly increased its strength through the sealing space, had gradually replaced the position of the Heavenly Demon Sect and became the most wealthy sect in Yingzhou Immortal Island.
And this super sect of the Anti-Heaven Alliance, more than ten years ago, wanted Zhao Di and Yun Mengli by the three major forces of Xingchenhai, the bounty is so high, I am afraid that even Zhao Di will be moved when he sees it.
Zhao Di's name and appearance also spread throughout the sea of stars, and some monks who knew Zhao Di also had different thoughts after seeing this high amount of wanted.
In the past ten years, the biggest change is Yun Mengli, she has almost completely abandoned her identity as an immortal cultivator, and as time goes by, even the hatred of her family that has always been lingering has gradually let go. More than ten years ago, she hoped that Zhao Di would one day cultivate to become a great advance and kill the Tianhe monks for her to avenge her great revenge. But after more than ten years of mortal life, she suddenly mentioned this matter one day, and took the initiative to ask Zhao Di to give up the idea of revenge for her, only saying that this person has his own heavenly harvest.
Zhao Di disagrees with this point of view, but in any case, he is also happy for Mengli when he sees that his beloved wife can untie the knot, let go of the burden, and live a truly happy life.
As for the Youlan Youruo sisters, they have been quietly cultivating in the depths of the green mountains next to the bamboo study, and they are also responsible for helping Zhao Di cultivate several treasures in the Seven Treasures of the Buddha Gate, as well as feeding the spirit beast Ice Wind Python.
The cave where the second daughter is located is hidden by its clever formation, not to mention that there is only one monk in the Qi refining stage on this island, even if there is a master of the Yudan stage here, he can't see any flaws. And at such a close distance, even if there is a wind or an accident, Zhao Di can control it.
Recently, the second daughter informed Zhao Di through her divine sense that after refining several sixth-level Jiao Pills refined by the sixth-level Jiao Demon Pill, the Ice Wind Python's aura became manic, and it seemed that there was a possibility of advancing again.
As the owner, Zhao Di had to personally comfort the python for a few nights, but the ice wind python really fell into a long sleep after his breath calmed down slightly. This is exactly the omen before this python's previous promotions.
That night, Zhao Di put the Ice Wind Python to sleep in the cave underground, and then returned to the Tingzhu Study House again.
"Husband, is the situation of the spirit beast good?" Because no mortals would come here at night, Yun Mengli also changed back to her original stunning appearance, and asked Zhao Di with concern.
"It's fine, it's already in a long sleep. Zhao Di took his beloved wife's jade hand and walked slowly in this bamboo house, and the bamboo under his feet made a creaking and squeaking sound, which set off the silence of the night. The bright moonlight was lightly sprinkled on the faces of the two, showing a little bit of freedom and dust.
At this time, the expressions and temperaments of the two made it difficult to connect with the scholarly couple during the day.
"Is the husband going to refine a treasure in the near future?" Yun Mengli looked at Zhao Di with a smile, and anyone could see the deep affection in his eyes.
"It's Youruo, this girl said, right?" Zhao Di smiled slightly, and also stared at the other party, the stunning appearance of his beloved wife, he never got tired of looking at it for so many years. He reached out and gently put his arms around his wife's waist, who leaned gently in the crook of his arm.
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