The little girl nodded and held the carp in front of Xu Junming like a treasure.
"I caught this from the river in the morning to replenish Uncle Xu's health."
"Uncle, thank you!"
"You're welcome, I'll get it to Grandpa Han!"
The little girl limped and ran out.
Watching her back go away, Xu Junming sighed. This was the second time he had fallen like this.
Fortunately, he survived this time. But compared to the wilderness, where he had to supplement his nutrition with powerful animal meat every day, the simple meals in Qiaojia Village were just a drop in the bucket.
Despite this, he was very grateful to the other party for saving his life.
In addition, the most uncomfortable thing for him is that he can clearly feel the rich spiritual energy from the outside world, but he suffers from the fact that his Dantian is blocked and cannot use it to practice at all.
It's like a very hungry person having a feast in front of you, letting you look at it but not eating it. It's torture to death.
The days pass day by day.
Xu Junming's health is also slowly improving.
A month later, he was able to sit up.
Two months later, he could barely get out of bed.
Three months later, I was able to walk like a normal person, but I was still unable to do heavy work.
Xu Junming felt sorry for having to live in a village similar to ancient China for three months. After he was able to work in the fields, he took the initiative to find the clan leader and took over the position of teacher in Qiaojia Village that had been vacant for many years.
"The beginning of man!"
"The beginning of man!"
"Nature is inherently good!"
"Nature is inherently good!"
“Sex is similar, habits are far apart.”…
Xu Junming recited one sentence, and the following twenty or so village children followed him.
He led them to read the "Three Character Classic" once, looked at the sun setting outside, and then put down the textbook he had written.
"Okay, that's it for today's class. School is over!"
"Oh, school is over."
The little guys, who had been sitting upright just now, suddenly started to have fun.
Calling friends, they ran outside in a swarm.
Seeing their cheerful faces, Xu Junming couldn't help but think of his own childhood.
The same carefree, the same naughty all the time, and the same hate to go to school.
He shook his head and put the textbook away.
I simply tidied up the students' scattered desks, wiped the blackboard, and walked out of the classroom through the side door. This is a courtyard of 200 square meters, with some flowers and plants planted in the middle.
Chickens and ducks are raised freely on the compacted loess soil.
Opposite the classroom is a mud house with a thatched roof.
This is where he lives now.
In Qiaojia Village, except for a few wealthy households who can live in brick houses, the rest live in mud houses.
Although he lived in a simple place, Xu Junming didn't care about it.
Walking to the main room, he changed into a navy blue shorts piled with patches, went out, took the double-stranded steel fork erected in the corner next to him, and tied the fish basket to his waist.
Step out of the yard.
"Mr. Xu, go fishing again!"
The speaker was a middle-aged woman wearing a navy blue sarong with a wooden hairpin in her hair.
"Yes! Second sister-in-law, are you going to wash clothes?"
"Well, my little boy is a bastard. His clothes get dirty in just one day. If he doesn't wash them, he won't be able to wear them."
Children from poor families don't have many sets of clothes to change, so it would be nice to have a pair of pants to cover their buttocks.
"...Mr. Xu, how is my child studying recently?"
"Shitou is very smart. He can already memorize the Three-Character Sutra. In a few years, it won't be a problem to read and decipher characters."
"That's good, that's good. When he can read, his father and I will send him to the town to learn a trade."
Although this world also has imperial examinations like ancient China, ordinary farmers cannot afford to pay for a scholar.
He was sent to Xu Junming to study, one was to let him help take care of the children, and the other was to think about learning how to read and write in the future, so he was sent to the town to learn a trade, which would be considered as a way out of farming.
"Second sister-in-law, don't worry, I will teach him well."
"That's good, that's good! Mr. Xu, I'm going to leave first. If you are short of clothes and wear something in the future, you can just get it from home. You're welcome."
"Okay, thank you second sister-in-law."
"You're welcome, you're welcome!"
After waving her hands, Mrs. Jiang turned around and left.
Looking at her back, Xu Junming sighed inwardly.
No matter where I go, I always have "poor parents in the world".
Qiaojia Village is adjacent to a large river that is twenty to thirty meters wide. The villagers call it Baiyang River.
The river is surging, and the fish and shrimp in it feed many people in Qiaojia Village.
Come to the river bank and watch the gurgling water.
He fell into this river and survived.
Half a year has passed now. Although his body is far from recovered, his strength is comparable to that of an ordinary strong man. He can fish and hunt by himself to support himself.
His heart moved, and a mirror image appeared in his pupils.
Although his magic power was blocked and his physical body was severely damaged, the bronze mirror that had always been with him could still be used.
The clear river water became transparent in an instant, and the fish and shrimps in the water were clearly visible.
I walked along the river bank and found a place with many fish.
Pulling up his trousers, Xu Junming took the harpoon and walked into the river.
The river water reached up to the knees before it stopped.
He held the harpoon and stood still. After a moment, he saw a black grass carp about a foot long swimming over.
Xu Junming held his breath and watched as the harpoon in his hand flew out like lightning after it entered a foot away from him.
The sharp edge penetrates the fish body.
Picking up the harpoon and looking at the violently shaking grass carp, Xu Junming looked happy.
Pick it off and put it into the fish basket on your waist.
Then he repeated his old trick and soon caught a basket full.
When I got home, I put the fish down and took two of them.
One was given to the old patriarch at the east end of the village. If he hadn't insisted on keeping him and grabbed a few packs of herbs for him, it's hard to say whether Xu Junming would have survived.
The other one was carried to the west of the village.
Push open the wood door.
"Is Saburo at home?"
A woman dressed in commoner clothes, with a child in her arms and a somewhat philistine look on her face, came out.
Seeing the fish in Xu Junming's hand, a happy smile appeared on his face.
"It's Mr. Xu, come in quickly."
Step in and pass the fish in your hand forward.
"I shot a lot today, so I thought I'd give it to Saburo to try."
"Oh, it's rare that Mr. Xu always cares about our family. Thank you so much."
While talking, the woman quickly took the fish.
"Thanks to Miss Qiao for rescuing me from the river. Later, Sanlang took medicine for me. I won't forget the great kindness of saving my life."
"Mr. Xu is just being polite, come in and sit down."
Just as Xu Junming was about to refuse and leave, he heard footsteps from behind.
Qiao Sanlang, wearing an old undershirt, walked in with the lame Qiao daughter.
Judging from the mud and water on their trousers, they obviously went to work in the fields.
"Mr. Xu is here."
After putting down the hoe on his shoulder, Qiao Sanlang hurriedly walked over.
People who are literate are highly respected here.
Smiled and nodded.
"I just caught a fish and brought it over."
He glanced at the grass carp that his wife was carrying.
"Mr. Rare, just catch a fish and keep it to eat. There is no need to give it to me."
"I still have it at home!"
He paused and looked at the tired-looking daughter Qiao behind him.
"Sanlang, sister-in-law, can you let daughter Qiao come to school with me? I won't charge you."
When Miss Qiao heard this, her eyes instantly lit up.
"Mr. Xu, I know you have good intentions. Forget about going to school. When a daughter gets married, it's just water thrown away. It's useless to be literate. Besides, I still expect her to help plant my family's land." The woman said quickly.
"Mr. Xu, Miss Qiao doesn't study anymore." Qiao Sanlang said after hesitating for a moment.
Seeing Nu Qiao's eyes dimming, Xu Junming sighed inwardly.
Although he wanted his daughter Qiao to learn how to read and write, and to give her a way out in the future, it would be considered as repaying the great kindness of saving her life. However, his parents did not allow it, and he had no other options.
You can't rob someone by force!
"Okay then. Saburo has had a hard day and rest early. I will take my leave first."
"Mr. Xu, please sit down again."
"No, it's getting late and I have to go back to cook."
"Farewell."
After walking out of Qiao Sanlang's house, he looked at the thin Qiao daughter, shook his head and sighed, and returned to his residence.
I processed three fishes, put them in the pot, put them in together with the herbs that I usually collected to nourish the body, and stewed a pot of fish soup.
After two hours, the bones and meat were stewed until they were crispy.
Xu Junming took the bowl and chopsticks and ate all the skin and bones.
I patted my belly, processed the remaining fish, sprinkled it with salt, and hung it under the eaves to dry.
Then he walked to the middle of the yard, got into position, and started practicing Baduanjin.
This foundation-building Kung Fu of Maoshan Nanzong's foundation-building disciples is righteous and peaceful, and is most suitable for practicing by Xu Junming, who is now seriously injured.
He played each move very slowly, but he could clearly feel that as his intestines and stomach digested the fish, his muscles and bones absorbed nutrients and were slowly recovering.
After playing for half an hour, I was sweating profusely, and there was a lot of sticky black stuff in it.
Those are necrotic cells excreted by the body.
Xu Junming, who felt refreshed and physically stronger, breathed out a sigh of satisfaction.
After taking a shower, I returned to the room and sat down cross-legged on the bed.
After practicing Taoism for many years, he has long lost the habit of sleeping.
Although he is injured now, he is still used to meditating.
However, the magic power of Dantian is blocked and cannot be practiced. However, simple breathing techniques can still be practiced.
He had a similar skill in his memory.
Breathing evenly, Xu Junming's belly swelled up with a long inhalation sound.
Like a big toad.
"Quack...!"
A clear and loud frog croaking sounded from his belly.
Of course, this is not the real frog croaking, but the sound of fascia vibrating.
After a pause of nearly a minute, the frogs stopped crowing, the abdomen contracted, and the long turbid air was discharged.
Breathing in and out, the frogs continue to chirp, over and over again.
It didn’t end until Mao.
Opening his eyes, Xu Junming nodded with satisfaction as he felt his energy and blood becoming much stronger again.
The technique he practices is called "Toad Fishing Technique". It was originally the foundation-building technique of the Longmen Sect. It is best at consolidating the foundation and cultivating the body. It is the first-class foundation-building technique in the world of spiritual practice.
He originally got it from the study of Li Xingfang, the leader of the White Lotus Sect.
Originally it was just to enrich my knowledge, but I didn’t expect to use it now.
He got up and hung the pheasants from the mountains that he had hung under the eaves and stewed them with Chinese medicine.
After eating all the bones, we played Baduanjin again.
The food in his stomach was quickly digested.
Ba Duan Jin and Toad Fishing Technique, one movement and one silence.
The active person digests food, and the quiet person collects spiritual energy.
Combining internal and external factors, Xu Junming recovered faster and faster.
"It would be great if I had magic power. Even just a trace of it can open the space in the Taoist robe and take out the elixir inside. It only takes half a month for my physical body to return to its peak."
Regardless of whether it is Dao Pao or Jiufeng Mountain, there is no way to move it without magic power.
After taking a simple shower and changing into clean patchwork clothes, I walked into class.