Chapter 14 Initiation of Apprenticeship
From the day to the present, the Li family has experienced too many ups and downs in life. At night, facing these two gray wolves, I can't raise much interest. Under Li He's repeated urging, they all went back to their rooms to rest.
Li Changyi lives in the same room with her mother, and the mother and daughter naturally have a lot of intimate things to say. In the past two days, Lu Hualong has not been able to sleep during the day, and he fell asleep soon after going to bed. Li He did not take off his clothes, and lay on the bed with his clothes.
After the mother's room was silent, she quietly went out of the room and into the courtyard. After checking the courtyard, he left the courtyard gate and walked slowly towards the high slope to the east.
When he came to a pine tree, he stopped and said, "Come out! Where are you going to hide?"
Behind the pine trees, there was a sound of shredded clothes. A beautiful woman in white came out from behind a tree.
Curtsied at Li He and said, "Bai Qidie has seen Gongzi. In order to seek benefactors, he quietly followed your mansion. I also hope that the son will forgive the crime of not telling him. ”
The woman's eyebrows were picturesque, dreamlike in the hazy moonlight. A white dress flutters in the night breeze, like a fairy who does not eat fireworks in the world. The pure qi emanating from the body covered the demon body without a trace.
Li He secretly wondered, looked at the woman who called herself Bai Qidie, and said with a light smile: "You are a nine-tailed white fox, you don't practice in the bustling city, how can you be so depressed that you are chased by wild wolves in the wilderness? I have no intention of saving your life tonight, so you don't have to be grateful." ”
Bai Qidie's face changed, and he took a step back and said angrily: "How can Gongzi mistake the immortal fox of the future generations with a Daji? How can you charm the world with your hue?"
I can't see that this fox fairy is quite virtuous.
Li He was a little ashamed, and arched his hand: "I'm sorry, Li He is rude." I have come out to you tonight to tell you. Don't be grateful. After this catastrophe, you will have no worries for ten years. Let's go and cultivate!"
Li He's calmness and heartiness made Bai Qidie, who had not gone away, lose her mind for a while. Seeing that Li He was about to turn around, he hurriedly took another step closer.
Fu Yili said: "Qi Butterfly has been formed for more than 500 years, and it can be regarded as reading countless people, and it is even more familiar with the world. Grace is grace, and you can't go unreported. This is also the great goodness of my fox immortal cultivation. Knowing that the son of the Dao has an extraordinary background, he disdains the meaning of the little woman's spring. However, we are all cultivators, so why can't we fulfill the Qi Butterfly?"
Li He's eyes shot directly at Bai Qidie, and he said after a long time: "I am not a cultivator, I just came to the world to practice. As I said, don't take it to heart if you don't do it intentionally. You can be saved tonight because of your own cultivation, and you don't need to be grateful to others. ”
After a pause, he looked at Bai Qidie with eyes as clear as spring water.
Leng Ran said: "You don't have to have any idea of repaying the favor, and stay away from my family." If anyone disturbs my family's daily life without permission, I will severely punish them. Don't say I didn't warn you, go ahead!"
The cold meaning in her voice made Bai Qidie shiver. This is a gentle and jade-like young man. For no reason, Bai Qidie felt that the distance between the two was very far, so unreachable.
Hurriedly bowed to Li Hefu and bowed back. In the blink of an eye, it disappeared into the forest.
Li He wrinkled his eyebrows and glanced at the direction she left, shook his head self-deprecatingly, and slowly returned.
This night, Li He harvested the nine-stream side technique in the "flow" word door in his dream. Businessmen, arithmetic, carpentry, handicrafts, and all kinds of miscellaneous arts are included.
Li He was secretly surprised, this is going to make me go through a lot of experience, how can I complete the three years? Li He was secretly worried.
On the second day, I had breakfast. It was Li He who took matters into his own hands and skinned the two gray wolves. is packing up the medicine basket and wants to take Lu Hualong up the mountain to collect medicine. I saw a group of people outside the gate surrounding the old man of the village and the king of the village came in. He was followed by a lot of half-sized hairy boys.
Li He immediately understood the intention of the old man Wang, and bowed his hand and said: "The old man's intention, Changji knows." It's just that Changji's current courtyard is narrow, and it is not suitable to start classes and apprenticeships. The old man can rest assured. Whenever Changji Dan is in this village for a day, he has the obligation to diagnose the villagers. No prevarication. ”
Old man Wang waved his hand again and again, and smiled at the villagers who followed him: "How is it? ”
As he spoke, he lamented to Mrs. Zheng, who came out to salute, "When you moved here, Brother Jinsu entrusted me to take care of your mother and son. My old man is useless! I don't take good care of you, so that Changji can't study with peace of mind. Every time I think about it, I can't sleep at night. Now that Changji has abandoned literature to practice medicine, the old man has no more effort, how can he be worthy of the deceased brother Jinsu. ”
As he spoke, he turned around and pointed to the boys behind him, and said with a smile: "These boys are not at home every day. Let them follow Changji to help, and learn some medical skills by the way. I don't ask them to practice medical consultation, but I hope that they can know some common sense of health, and they will be content. ”
Li He is a person who likes to be quiet, and these children are arguing at home every day, where can he do things with peace of mind.
Just as he was about to excuse himself, he heard his mother smile and said: "If Changji can teach his skills to others, it will also benefit the township." is worthy of the teachings of his deceased father, and lives up to the reputation of my Li family. Don't need the old man to speak, there's nothing difficult about this. Whose children are not too tired, just come. He looked at the hairy boys lovingly.
Li Changyi saw that the second brother frowned slightly, and looked at his house.
Busy smiled at his mother: "I'm afraid that the second brother is worried that the family is narrow and disturbs his mother's purity." It's better to do this, old man, you see that this land to the east of my house has an owner. It's better for our Li family to pay for it. You always come forward to ask some folks to help build a house. For the second brother to study and consult for medical purposes. The wages of the villagers who contributed to the work, my Li family paid a lot of money. ”
She now has three thousand taels of silver in her hand, although she said at the time that two thousand taels of them would be reserved for her children in the Cheng family. But the remaining 1,000 taels are more than enough to live in this mountain village. Why don't you help expand your mother's house, and it will also be convenient for Erlang to study and teach.
The old man waved his hand and smiled: "This is a good thing for the benefit of the township, which is good to reach out and ask for wages." And now it is the farming, and everyone is idle. Why don't I find someone to cut wood and make billets today, and I won't have to worry a little bit, and I will be able to build a house in less than a month. ”
As he spoke, he appointed the villagers who came with him in public, and went out to gather all the idle laborers in the village. He bowed his hand to Mrs. Zheng, and hurriedly took people out to arrange.
From begging to agreeing, this matter was settled in just a few words, and there was nothing to do with Li He, the main master.
watched those villagers happily follow Old Man Wang out of the house, leaving a dozen boys at home. Li He was dumbfounded, and said in surprise that he couldn't speak.
Seeing this, Mrs. Zheng smiled and said, "Erlang, can you blame your mother for making the decision for you?"
Seeing Li He Weiwei, the old lady sighed: "Back then, my Li family suffered one after another, and your father was out of town and couldn't rush back. In order to avoid the disturbances of the world, he had to move to this mountain village to settle down. Thanks to the help of these kind folks over the years, I have led your brothers to the present. Not to mention the gratitude of the gratitude, just for the sake of this simple nostalgia, you can't refuse what the old man Wang asked. What's more, this is still a good thing for the apricot forest to be widely planted and spread out. ”
Mother's words made Li He suddenly see a new direction in his life. The side door of the three sects and nine streams that I got in my dream last night was just waiting for this moment. When he first came, he just wanted to be a good son and a good brother. Understand the truth of being a human being in life. Today's environment has changed, and his life has suddenly opened up. Teach apprentices and educate one side. It's no longer confined to one's own home, oneself.
Li He only felt extremely familiar, as if it was something he was used to doing before. Seeing his mother's expectant smile, Li He bowed to the ground and bowed deeply to his mother.
sighed: "Erlang's vision is narrow, and his mother has taught him a lesson." The children of the village, I will determine the quantity. I can teach them as long as they like to learn. ”
After saying that, he greeted the children who were standing in the courtyard with longing eyes, picked up the medicine basket and basket in the courtyard, and followed him up the mountain to collect medicine.
Lu Hualong was most excited, he had so many partners at once. immediately became the king of children and took the lead to walk deep into the mountains.
Li He taught children in the mountains to identify herbs and teach them their medicinal properties. By the way, I also teach some commonly used words. On the side of the cliff of the mountain forest, there are footprints of Li He's children.
On the east side of the courtyard wall of the Li family, under the auspices of the village masa, dozens of strong laborers began to break ground on the same day. Felling, laying adobe, laying foundations. In just one day's work, the eastern slope was razed to the ground.
Mrs. Zheng took her daughter and daughter-in-law to boil water for the villagers who worked from time to time, and took care of lunch. Li Dalang was also assigned by his mother to purchase grain and vegetables. The Li family, which has been lonely for a long time, has been very lively since this day.
The old lady Zheng, who was busy, immediately left the matter of her eldest daughter and separation behind.
Li He went home with herbs at noon, and took the time to draw a sketch of the house. handed over to the leading Wang Erniu brothers. Wang Daniu used to build houses and repair houses for people, and he was very surprised when he saw Li He's sketches. He had always been very interested in it, and he took the trouble to ask for advice.
Seeing that Li He is not only proficient in architecture, but also involved in carpentry and civil engineering, the knowledge involved is unheard of. It's good now, Li He spent the afternoon teaching all kinds of guys to work in the villagers.
Spring was originally a season suitable for building houses, and under Li He's effective scheduling, the process of building houses was accelerated several times.
As a result, for several days in a row, the children were taught to go up the mountain in the morning to collect medicine and read and write. In the afternoon, I took the adults to build walls and beams. During this period, from time to time, villagers came to Li He for medical treatment. Although they are all minor diseases with headaches, brain fever, and muscles and bones, under Li He's diagnosis and treatment, all of them can be cured. Naturally, there will be no fees for consultation and medicine.
The villagers who saw the doctor praised him one after another, and spread Li He's medical ethics and name to their relatives and friends.
Busy days, time flies. In less than seven days, the house on the east side of the Li family had begun to take shape.
The main house has five rooms facing south, with a main hall for hospitality in the middle, and bedrooms and study rooms on both sides. There are several wings on the east and west sides, all of which are carved wooden windows, and are ventilated and transparent. The foundations are several feet above the ground, and there are hollow earth dragons under the floor.
This kind of design has never been seen or heard of by those involved in the construction of the house. But under the personal guidance of Li He, all the villagers were devoted.
The construction of this house has made this mountain village come out of many hot house builders. It is quite famous in the area of Luoyang, Chang'an.
At noon that day, Li He and Lu Hualong returned with the boys to collect medicine.
As soon as I sat down and drank a cup of hot tea, I heard Wang Erniu, who was working next door, shouting: "Changji, you have a guest at home." It seems to be someone from an official family. ”