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The only thing worth looking forward to was that apart from cultural classes, Li Yue also had a physical education class.
Apart from copying the basic handwriting every day,
She also had to squat for an extra hour in the horse stance.
Li Yue: I don't want this kind of physical education class.
Thank you.
I want to practice external martial arts.
Squatting was one of the basic skills. To practice internal energy, one had to be familiar with the various meridians and acupoints of the human body.
Li Yue completed the latter part of the mission very easily.
But when it was time for Li Xunhuan to officially impart the internal energy chant,
Li Yue immediately broke down.
There was no other reason. The internal energy chant given by Li Xunhuan.
She knew every single word, but when they were put together, she could not understand what it meant.
Tanhua Lang saw that the little girl was frowning all day long. He thought for a while and pinched her bone structure.
He was ready to explain it to the little girl from other aspects.
When he finished pinching the bone structure, he faced Li Yue's expectant gaze.
Li Xunhuan was silent for a long time.
He gave four words: diligence makes up for stupidity.
Damn it.
He couldn't live like this!
Although he knew from Li Xunhuan,
He had no hope of becoming a martial arts expert in this life.
However, whether it was Li Xunhuan or Li Yue, he still did not intend to give up.
Firstly, the martial arts world was still too dangerous for ordinary people. If they were careless, they would fall into danger. Secondly, the Blue Dragon Society's current movements were unknown. It was hard to guarantee that they would not send people to kidnap Li Yue again. Thirdly, practicing martial arts could strengthen the body. Ever since she smelled the smell of Chinese medicine in the Taoist temple, Li Yue was engraved in her heart. She did not dare to harm her health no matter what. She might not die from illness or injury, but taking medicine was equivalent to suicide for her.
After Li Yue returned to the school, the four "school tyrants" never bothered her again. Sometimes when they met on the way back, they would even take the initiative to make way for her. It was obvious that they had been severely punished at home.
Li Yue was relieved to know that the "school bullies" didn't have a good time at home.
Since the day she returned to school, Li Yue had two more 'friends' who were around her age. One was called Lu San Egg, and the other was called Zhu Er. They were the two kids who had reported to the old teacher at school that day. They were also the ones who were relatively less childish in school, so Li Yue could still talk to them.
After interacting with them for a long time, Li Yue realized that not only were her friends more mischievous than her, but they were also more skillful with their hands. Lu San Egg had quick reflexes and a clear mind, while Zhu Er had self-taught himself how to make a lot of mechanical props. Li Yue had no doubt that if he was given a blueprint, without the limitations of materials, he could really make a Gundam with his bare hands.
However, Zhu Er had never been like Lu San Egg who liked to be in the limelight. Although he followed behind Lu San Egg and caused trouble, his life's joy was only in studying mechanical props. Therefore, other people just treated him as an ordinary little fatty.
After the three of them became friends, the one who had the most headaches was the old teacher at school.
Originally, Lu San Egg and Zhu Er were two troublemakers who caused trouble in school all day long. At first, the old teacher thought that if they stayed together with the good student Li Yue, they would slowly learn to behave. However, in the end, the good student was dragged into the mess and became the new little tyrant of the school. The destructive power of the three of them was more than ten times that of the two of them.
Moreover, ever since Li Yue helped to clean up the mess, there were many things that the old teacher knew were done by the three of them, but he couldn't pull the three of them out to educate them. This was because he couldn't find any evidence of the three of them doing bad things.
Because of this, the old teacher's hair became thinner and thinner.
One day, when Li Xunhuan came to pick up Li Yue, he was surprised to hear a group of children shouting "Boss". Then, they all bowed to Li Yue in unison. Li Yue even waved her hand and told them to disperse, as if she didn't feel that she had done anything wrong.
In the carriage, Tanhua Lang silently held his forehead and began to reflect on whether he had made any mistakes in his education.
Of course, there wasn't any problem. The problem was that Li Yue was a fake child.
Previously, when they were in the Taoist temple, the current owner of Wuzheng Mountain Villa invited Li Xunhuan and Li Yue to Wuzheng Mountain Villa as guests through his housekeeper.
Tanhua Lang naturally wanted to take Li Yue to visit this martial arts master who was indifferent to fame and fortune. However, Wuzheng Mountain Villa was located in Taiyuan, and Taiyuan was inside the Guannei Pass. If he went there, he would violate Li Xunhuan's oath. He pondered for a long time and could only write a letter of apology to the original owner. He also included two bottles of refined distilled wine in the letter.
Two months later, Li Xunhuan received the original owner's return gift. Among the gifts was a thin envelope, indicating that it was addressed to Li Yue.
When Li Yue heard this, she was still a bit confused. She roughly tore open the envelope and unfolded the letter. Only when she saw the signature at the end of the letter did she remember Yuan Suiyun.
The content of the letter wasn't long and was very ordinary. Yuan Suiyun simply sent her greetings to Li Yue and tactfully expressed that she was looking forward to Li Yue coming to Taiyuan as a guest.
What was unusual was that this letter was completely written by Yuan Suiyun alone. Every stroke on the letter was incomparably clear, and the handwriting was quite personal.
Realizing that her handwriting wasn't even as good as a blind person's, Li Yue felt a bit ashamed in her heart. However, at the same time, she was somewhat glad that Yuan Suiyun couldn't see her dog-like handwriting. She didn't have to suffer a mental attack like Li Xunhuan.
The Blue Dragon Society's movements were still unclear. Tanhua Lang, for some reason, wouldn't enter the Guannei Pass for at least a few years. Tie Chuanjia would definitely follow Tanhua Lang. Li Yue definitely couldn't go to Taiyuan by herself.
Thinking of this, Li Yue bit the end of her pen and pondered how to reply to Yuan Suiyun's letter. However, before replying, she might be able to fiddle around with something else.
When she went to school again, Li Yue found Zhu Er.
She had inquired about it from Uncle Fu and also inquired about the Li family's caravans that traveled between the Guannei Pass and the Central Plains. They had never heard of movable type printing, so Li Yue felt relieved and boldly explained the general shape and concept to Zhu Er. She even gave Zhu Er a bag of silver as a sponsorship fee.
With the sponsorship of his patron father, even though Zhu Er wasn't very interested in movable type printing, he still neglected sleep and forgot to eat to research it.
Before the movable type printing template officially appeared, Zhu Er first made Li Yue a letterpress typewriter that she needed the most. Due to its age and materials, the typewriter was somewhat rough. However, for Li Yue, it was already a huge surprise.
With the existence of this typewriter, when the messenger returned from Shuo Zhou to Wu Zong Mountain Villa, he brought a wooden box of letters to Yuan Suiyun.
Before opening it, Yuan Suiyun was still puzzled. What did Li Yue write that actually cost so much letter paper? When he touched the letter in his hand, Yuan Suiyun's initial surprise turned into joy.
The first two pages of the letter were nothing more than ordinary greetings and interesting events in Shuo Zhou City. At the back, there was a large stack of books about the Three Kingdoms. Just looking at the content, there wasn't anything strange. What was strange was that every word was clearly protruding.
Yuan Suiyun didn't need to rely on other people's eyes and mouths. He was able to "read" all the content without any hindrance. He put down the letter and was silent for a long time in the study. Then, he laughed from the bottom of his heart.
In Shuo Zhou City, Zhu Er encountered some problems in his research on movable type printing. He didn't know if it was because of the weather or the materials, but the clay characters that Zhu Er made were easily cracked. After more than a month, this problem still hadn't been solved. The trio was affected and didn't even have the mood to cause trouble in school.
To put it bluntly, the trio were all children. Without the means to find more suitable materials, Li Yue thought about it and chose to ask Uncle Fu for help.
Coincidentally, Li Xunhuan passed by the lobby and heard the conversation between the old and the young. Although he didn't have any business acumen, from the perspective of a scholar, he was keenly aware of the value of movable type printing.
Tanhua Lang gave up the idea of going to the pub to drink. He personally took Li Yue out to find his friends.
Zhu Er's house was on the west side of Shuo Zhou City. All the people who lived there were ordinary people. The alley was narrow and deep, so it was inconvenient for a carriage to go in. Li Yue didn't let Tie Chuanjia carry her. She dragged Li Xunhuan and ran directly inside. The two outstanding looking people attracted the attention of the residents in the alley.
When they arrived at Zhu Er's house, the surrounding neighbors all ran out to see the excitement.
Zhu Er, who was a technical nerd, had a headache dealing with other people. When he saw the crowd in front of his house, he almost didn't dare to open the door for Li Yue. It was Lu San Egg who cleverly played a prank in the circle of onlookers that successfully attracted the attention of the crowd.
They couldn't stay at home anymore. Zhu Er dejectedly followed Li Yue outside. When they walked out of the alley, Lu San Egg was already waiting in the carriage and waving at the three of them.
After everyone got on the carriage, Tie Chuanjia swung the whip and drove to the west side of the city.
Shuo Zhou City had two markets, east and west. The east side of the city was under the jurisdiction of the government. The merchants who sold there had paid the government money. There were many goods sold, and the price didn't fluctuate much. The west side of the city was a place where people traded with each other. Many herdsmen and merchants from the west side of the border also set up stalls to do business. The goods sold were quite complicated and messy. There were often strange things, and the price fluctuated. Everything depended on luck.
In such a place where good and bad people mixed together, it was naturally quite inconvenient for the government to manage. Therefore, there were often cases of peddlers and tourists being robbed on the street. Ordinary people who came to buy and sell goods had to be careful.
Li Yue didn't panic at all in the west side of the city. Behind her was the top martial arts master, Li Xunhuan, and Tie Chuanjia, who had a curly beard and a fierce face and didn't look like a good person.
People in the underworld were all greedy for money, and their eyes were very cunning. No one would take things too hard and challenge themselves under the eyes of these two people.
Her friends went to look for suitable materials. Li Yue wasn't a professional and didn't intend to point fingers at them. She looked around and joined in the fun. Inadvertently, she noticed a strange stall at the corner of the west side of the city.
The stall sold common wild animals such as wild hares and pheasants. Their fur was intact and there were no obvious wounds.
Behind the stall stood a boy who was only eleven or twelve years old. He was wearing a dull old shirt, and his messy hair couldn't hide the sharp corners of his eyes. He looked coldly at the people coming and going.
Across the noisy street, the boy sharply raised his eyes and directly met Li Yue's gaze.
The word "debt" probably touched the boy's heartstrings. He finally let go of Li Yue's wrist and lifted the blanket to get up. Li Yue hurriedly pressed the boy back on the bed.
"Hey hey, don't move. You haven't recovered yet."
"… … I can't continue to owe you debt."
The boy who had just woken up still had a bit of hoarseness in his voice, but his complexion was much better than before. He didn't dare to use too much force on Li Yue and only gently pushed away Li Yue's hand. It was obvious that he had made up his mind to leave the room.
Seeing Hoodlum stand up in his underwear and pick up his sword to leave, Li Yue was so angry that she wanted to laugh. She sat on the edge of the bed and suddenly shouted to stop Hoodlum from stepping out of the door.
"Stop!"
The boy responded and stopped. He hesitated for a while before finally turning around. His expression was cold as he faced Li Yue.
As soon as she met the boy's eyes, Li Yue's heart was filled with irritation. However, when she saw Hoodlum's slightly pale handsome face, her anger instantly disappeared. She took a deep breath to maintain her calm. She raised her chin to the boy and then patted the edge of the bed beside her.
"You don't want to owe me debt, right?
Come and sit down. Let's settle the score. "
Hoodlum squeezed the iron sword in his hand, yet he didn't sit by Li Yue's side. Instead, he walked over to stand before the little girl with an expressionless face, and his actions carried a strand of stubbornness.
There was already a height difference between the two. When one sat and the other stood, the tall one was taller and the short one was shorter. Li Yue could only look up to see Hoodlum's expression. She recalled the image of a landlord in a movie she had seen in the past. She simply took off her shoes and jumped onto the bed. She looked down at Hoodlum as if she was flying.
"Is this the attitude of someone who wants to repay their debt?
Do you think that if you leave my house now, you will owe me less?
Do you know how much money I spent to hire a doctor to brew medicine for you while you were unconscious?
Hmph!
You owe me so much and now you want to just pat your butt and run away?
Let me tell you, today, whether you are willing or not, you have to stay here obediently and recuperate!
Otherwise, if something happens to you again, who am I going to look for to collect my debt? "
Li Yue said a string of words to Hoodlum. Hoodlum looked at her without blinking.
When her mouth was dry and she thought that the youth would definitely refuse with silence, the other party suddenly opened his mouth and responded.
"I understand."
Without waiting for Li Yue to say anything else, Hoodlum added another sentence.
"I won't run away before I repay my debt."
"Hmph!
Do you think I … you … "
At first, he was so difficult to communicate with, but now, he was so easy to talk to. Li Yue really couldn't understand what the youth was thinking. She didn't care about anything else. It was fine as long as he could stay obediently.
Thinking of Bai Feifei's previous actions, in order to prevent the youth from changing his mind again, Li Yue didn't jump off the bed in a hurry. Instead, she counted with her fingers and calculated the debt with Hoodlum.
"Hey, let's make this clear first. You owe me money for the medicine, so you have to work to repay your debt.
In order to ensure that you have enough strength to work, I will provide food and lodging during this period. You will also have to pay for the food and lodging through your hard work.
As for the debt of gratitude, let's count it this way. Just treat it as you owing me two wishes. If I need them in the future, no matter how hard you work, you have to fulfill them for me.
Is this fair enough? "
"… Okay, I promise."
Li Yue let out a long sigh of relief in her heart. She still had that "I'm super fierce" look on her face. Just as she was about to slowly climb off the bed, she felt that it would ruin her image. She could only instruct the youth to bring her shoes and make him turn around.
Hoodlum did as he was told and obediently stood with his back to the little girl.
Li Yue's "negotiation" was successful. With a complacent expression, she sat on the edge of the bed and slowly put on her shoes. When she finished putting on her right foot and was about to put on her left foot, Li Xunhuan suddenly pushed open the door and entered.
After the person who came in third in the examination looked around the room, his expression turned from gentle to strange.
"Just now … what were you guys doing?"
It was no wonder that Tanhua Lang had a strange expression. After all, Hoodlum and Li Yue's current expressions and actions, as well as the messy clothes on the bed, were like the aftermath of a mountain king defiling an innocent girl.
Of course, the innocent girl was Hoodlum, and the mountain king was Li Yue.
Coupled with the fact that Li Yue had mentioned something about a "child bride", if it weren't for their young age, Li Xunhuan's blood pressure would have risen.
Tanhua Lang restrained himself. In the end, he didn't reprimand Li Yue in front of Hoodlum.
He only said coldly, "You … come to my study for a moment."
Li Yue's hand that was holding her shoes paused. Her face immediately fell.
Although she had explained to Tanhua Lang what she had done in the study, and Li Xunhuan didn't say anything wrong, Li Yue still returned to her room with a small mountain of copybooks.
She had originally planned to let Hoodlum help her with some of the tasks, but after the youth came over and wrote a few words, Li Yue immediately gave up on this idea.
The reason was simple. Not only was the style of the youth's handwriting different from Li Yue's, but it was also better than Li Yue's. It would be too easy to see through it.
The next day, Li Yue went to school as usual. Hoodlum was ordered to rest at home.
During the break, she didn't disturb Zhu Ting who was sleeping on the table. Instead, she thought about Hoodlum's future.
With the youth's current age, it wasn't suitable for him to go to school with her. According to his personality, he didn't like to be involved with others. Li Yue thought about it and remembered the scene when they met in front of the tavern during the New Year.
As soon as she got home after school, Li Yue went to the backyard and grabbed the little fox that was burrowing all over the ground like a groundhog. When she slipped into the front yard, she immediately saw the youth holding his sword in deep thought under the plum tree. She suddenly had the idea of teasing the youth, so she tiptoed behind the youth in an attempt to scare him.
Hoodlum was used to living in the wilderness and was very alert. When Li Yue stepped into the front yard, he had already heard the little girl's movements. When Li Yue suddenly jumped out from behind him with the little fox, he didn't even bat an eyelid.
Li Yue put the squeaking little fox into Hoodlum's arms and put her hands behind her head:
"Here, Mao Mao has always been taken care of by Uncle Tie, but Uncle Tie has been busy recently and has no time to take care of it. The others also don't have the experience of taking care of foxes, so your first job is to take care of Mao Mao. Don't let it destroy the plants in the yard and don't let it escape from the backyard. Do you understand?"
The youth nodded and skillfully changed his position so that the little fox was nestled in his arms.
After arranging Hoodlum's work and the Long Dragon's matter, Li Yue stretched and turned around to find Tie Chuanjia.
On the day off, the children of the same age were playing and playing. Li Yue sat on the Long Dragon's high chair with one hand supporting her chin as she listened to the hoodlums report their work.
After the Changlong Gang announced that they would not enforce the collection of protection fees, even though the gang members repeatedly advertised to the peddlers, not many people were willing to pay the higher price of the security fees. Many peddlers still held the protection fees and begged the local ruffians to lower the fees.
Among the people who paid the security fee, Li Yue knew that most of them did not want to offend the local tyrant, the Long Dragon, and were not willing to hire the Long Dragon's security personnel.
Wang Sanqian, who was in charge of security and related matters, directly said that the gang's income this month had plummeted and that he would be punished by the Gang Leader. Li Yue did not respond and only waved her hand to let him continue to wait.
He Lao Er, who was in charge of the sales of soap, had a happy expression and confidently reported the income this month to Li Yue. Wang Sanqian, who was standing at the side, had a bitter expression on his face.
These days, people mostly used soap and charcoal to clean their clothes. They also only used hot water when bathing. Only high officials and nobles could afford to use soap.
The cost of soap was higher than soap, and the cheaper soap was not as clean as soap. In addition, Li Yue had Zhu Ting made a large number of different shapes and sizes of templates, as well as some natural dyes. It was completely able to satisfy the different needs of the residents of Shuo Zhou City.
The location of the soap shop was near Xi City. The shop was bought by Li Yue herself. Before the official opening, Li Yue had the gang members cut the soap into small pieces and distributed them to the passers-by on the streets. Then, under the guidance of Uncle Fu, she gave a few gifts to the political officials of Shuo Zhou City.
Although the residents of the city had doubts, they quickly discovered the advantages of the soap after trying it out. Therefore, on the opening day, there were still people lining up to buy it.
In addition, with the help of the Li Family's caravan, the business of the soap shop was abnormally good. It seemed that the supply could not meet the demand.
He Lao Er hurriedly hoped that Li Yue would allow him to expand the production of soap. Li Yue did not agree. She was not worried about the scarcity, but she felt that the gang members did not have enough manpower. Just making the soap had already used up a lot of people, and they also needed a lot of people to sell it. If it was not for the fact that the security was not fully developed, the gang would definitely lack people to patrol and guard.