bookbashuk Chapter 146
Chapter 146
"Yes, Auntie, you are right, he is just weak."
Chu Xuanjing walked out of the room and gave Lu Ming a standard smile.
Lu Ming's forehead was full of black lines.
He realized today that this woman was not as cold as she seemed.
She was even a little bit sinister.
"I brought two quilts for you. Let Carpenter Li make the beds today. Then we can light a stove at night so you won’t feel cold when you sleep."
The aunt said as she put the quilts away.
Mr. Li walked around the house twice.
"There are many places in this house that need repairing. The tiles on the roof are all broken. Once the house is warm and the snow melts, it will definitely leak."
The two old couples seemed to be walking around their own yard, pointing and memorizing every corner that needed repairing.
Lu Ming and Chu Xuanjing looked at each other, completely confused.
"Why are they so enthusiastic?"
Chu Xuanjing asked.
Lu Ming spread his hands, looking confused.
"I don't know either"
"Maybe it's the atmosphere here."
"I didn't expect that ordinary people could be so friendly. Aren't they afraid that we are bad people?"
"The elderly have their own way of judging people, and they should have their own way of judging people too."
When the two chatted, Li Laozhang and the others had memorized every place, and waved to Lu Ming before leaving.
"Let's go call for help. You guys try to boil some water. I see there's a kettle in the kitchen."
""Okay."
Lu Ming waved his hand in response.
Seeing the two people leave, Lu Ming and Chu Xuanjing let go.
"Do we really have to live here for ten years?"
Chu Xuanjing still felt that he could not accept this enthusiasm.
Luming Lake didn't care. He shrugged and said,"If you want to go back to the tent to practice, I may have to live here."
"Are you still unable to let go of the fat girl from your father-in-law’s neighbor’s family?"
"Ah……"
Lu Ming rolled his eyes, stood up and walked into the kitchen.
Fortunately, Hunter Wang left them a kettle before he left, and there was some dry firewood in the kitchen, which was enough.
Lu Ming came to the well and looked at the broken rope. Helplessly, he had to reach out and lead a stream of well water into the kettle. After lighting the fire and boiling the water, Lu Ming returned to the bench and sat there calmly. Chu Xuanjing continued to clean the room.
About an hour later, Lu Ming saw Mr. Li and a group of people walking towards them.
They were holding all kinds of tools in their hands. They even brought a ladder.
"Right here, these two are young masters and young ladies from wealthy families in the big city. They have fled here and want to settle down in our Niutou Village. Everyone, please lend a hand and show us your unique skills!"
Li Laozhang shouted vigorously.
The young and old men behind him waved their weapons excitedly.
Chu Xuanjing heard the noise and came out of the room, looking at this scene in shock.
"Fellow Daoist Lu, I can now confirm that these people have something to ask of us."
"Oh?" Lu Ming raised his eyebrows:"What do you mean?"
"I can be sure of this based on my many years of traveling around the world."
Chu Xuanjing's expression was serious.
Lu Ming's eyes twitched, not knowing how to respond.
He looked at the young and strong laborers in the village all coming to help, and suddenly fell into deep thought. It would be normal if one or two people were so enthusiastic. But it was indeed a bit strange that the whole village was so enthusiastic.
After these people came in, they immediately devoted themselves to the repair work.
Some climbed up the ladder and came to the roof to re-lay the tiles.
Some people mixed mud to fill the cracks in the wall.
The rest of the people basically climbed up the mountain to cut trees, carried the trees down, and asked the carpenters to start making wooden beds.
These people were in order, they all knew what they should do, and there was no trouble.
Lu Ming and Chu Xuanjing stood aside, both of them were a little at a loss.
"Should we take action?"
Chu Xuanjing asked in a voice transmission.
"It looks like we don't need it."
"So what should we do?"
""Get some water and boil it."
Lu Ming glanced at the cooled kettle and put it back on the edge of the stove.
The two people here seemed a little redundant.
It seemed that what was happening here had nothing to do with them.
At this time, a coughing sound came from behind them.
Lu Ming looked back and saw the village chief walking towards them with his hands behind his back.
"Are you scared?"
The village chief looked to be in his sixties.
But Lu Ming observed his bone age and found that he was only fifty.
People who work hard all year round age quickly, Lu Ming knew.
The village chief's aging was normal.
""Not bad."
Lu Ming smiled slightly.
The village chief stroked his beard, looked at Lu Ming, and then looked at Chu Xuanjing.
"I heard that you two are from Leizhou?"
"Yes, we are all from Tianshun City in Leizhou. There was a drought in our home, and there was not enough food. The court did not provide relief, so both of our families were ransacked by the victims, and we were lost from our families."
Chu Xuanjing responded very fluently.
Lu Ming looked back at her and did not say much.
He really didn't know much about the situation in Dayin.
Not to mention Dayin, he didn't even know about the situation in the Hetu Dynasty.
Not to mention where there were floods and droughts.
The village chief nodded in sudden enlightenment and continued to ask:"Tianshun City is very far away from here. How did you think of coming here?"
Chu Xuanjing said:"We encountered bandits and fled all the way here. When we got here, we realized that this is Longji Mountain"
"So that's how it is. What a fate."
The village chief shook his head with emotion and looked at them again with some sympathy.
"Since you are here, stay here first. When you are well, you can consider whether to go back to look for your relatives."The village chief said with a smile.
After a pause, he bowed to Lu Ming and Chu Xuanjing.
"You two, I have an unwelcome request and would like to discuss it with you."
Lu Ming and Chu Xuanjing exchanged a glance.
The latter raised his eyebrows slightly, and his eyes seemed to say, am I right?
"The village chief said it's okay"
"It's like this, our village is close to Longji Mountain, and there are often powerful monsters on it, so there are almost no scholars in our village who are willing to come here to teach.
I know that you two come from wealthy families and are well-educated. I would like to ask you two to teach the children in our village to read and write, so that they can go out of here when they grow up."
Listening to the village chief's request, Lu Ming's heart skipped a beat.
Then he heard Chu Xuanjing beside him say:"Village chief, I am a woman, and my family does not allow me to read and write. Mr. Lu next to me is a famous talent in our city, you can ask him."
Lu Ming glanced at Chu Xuanjing expressionlessly, and asked in a voice transmission:"You are a cultivator, don't you know how to read and write?"
"I am a sword cultivator, and the words I write carry my sword spirit. These mortals are easily hurt by the sword spirit. You are a disciple of the academy, and you have the responsibility of teaching and educating people. This matter really needs to be done by you."
Chu Xuanjing smiled and sent a message to Lu Ming.
Lu Ming sighed softly and bowed to the village chief.
"Lu is a man of limited talent and knowledge. If the village chief doesn't mind, I can give it a try."
"Great!"
The village chief was so excited that his deep eyes were filled with tears.
He seemed to have fulfilled a wish and suddenly became ten years younger.
"With Mr. Lu here, the children in our village no longer have to travel more than ten miles to the next village to study every day."
"Mr. Lu, don't worry, you can live here without worrying about food, clothing and shelter. Although our village is not that wealthy, we can still go up the mountain to chop firewood and hunt. Even if we don't eat, we will make sure you have enough to eat!"