Fang Zhengzhi's voice was not loud, but the village chief, who had just reached the door, shuddered. Fang Zhengzhi's question was the one he was most afraid of.
If these words came from the mouth of an adult, the village chief would really have to consider the consequences. Because, under normal circumstances, when encountering such an event, there would usually be a competition before deciding on the placings. However, this time was different. The one who came was the Divine Constabulary. This kind of opportunity was too rare. It had not appeared in decades.
Touching the few silver ingots in his pocket, the Village Chief's face turned pale and then red. Finally, he clenched his teeth, stomped his feet, and prepared to leave. He was very clear that if he missed this opportunity, he might not have such a good one in the future.
Mrs Li's expression was relatively normal. After all, she was the 'big customer'. She was not afraid that the village chief would go back on his word.
"Aiya, what does a kid know? We don't have so much time to arrange a competition. If you have the time, why don't you let your mother teach you more about hunting in the mountains? That way, you won't know nothing when you grow up … "Mrs. Li wantonly put on the airs of an elder.
"Hunt in the mountains?" Fang Zhengzhi didn't wait for Qin Xuelian to speak, and immediately turned to Mrs Li with a confused expression, "Auntie Li, I heard that you know everything about the mountains, do you know which snake has the longest lifespan?"
"Which snake has the longest lifespan?" Mrs Li was stunned. She looked at Fang Zhengzhi as if he was an idiot, "Zhengzhi, this Cang Ling Mountain has the most snakes. There are the Three Eyed Snake, the Winged Snake, the Silver Clawed Snake... silly kid, who knows which snake has the longest lifespan?"
Outside the door, the village chief, who was about to leave, heard Fang Zhengzhi's question. He sighed to himself. This kid is really silly. Why would he care about snakes? He should be more concerned about the snake's attacks.
"What a pity, I wanted to tell you." Fang Zhengzhi shook his head regretfully.
"Oh? You know? "Mrs Li was slightly shocked.
The village chief was also slightly shocked. A six year old kid knew which snake had the longest lifespan? That was not possible. Even an experienced hunter wouldn't be able to answer this question.
"Yup, it's a three-inch snake. Don't you know?" Fang Zhengzhi looked at the two of them as if they were idiots.
"Three-inch indestructible snake?!" Being stared at like that by a six-year-old child, Sister-in-law Li was stunned for a moment. Then, all the fat on her body began to tremble.
Was this little fart scolding him? How was this possible? How could a six-year-old child think of such a way to scold people? No, this must have been taught by Qin Xuelian.
"You …"
"Enough, let's go!" The village chief's face was also flushed red. He could tell that Fang Zhengzhi had also scolded him when he scolded Mrs Li.
Putting on airs as the village chief? Bickering with a six-year-old child?
In the end, the Village Chief still wanted to save some face. He already felt guilty about this matter, and then he thought of the person in the inner room of the Fang Family who had not spoken yet …
Without waiting for Sister-in-law Li to speak again, he pulled her away and left.
Sister-in-law Li wanted to say a few more words, but was pulled back by the village chief. She thought that if she said more, wouldn't it be the same as the phrase 'three-inch indestructible snake'?
Suddenly, he swallowed the words that were about to come out of his mouth. Then, he swallowed them back.
After three or four times, Sister-in-law Li was already quite a distance away.
Qin Xuelian looked at the 'fleeing' village chief and Sister-in-law Li, then looked at the 'naive' Fang Zhengzhi. She was slightly shocked. She didn't know where Fang Zhengzhi learned this question from, but she was more concerned about the placement for the preliminary examination.
Because …
She really couldn't take it lying down.
Gritting her teeth, just as she was about to give chase, a coughing sound came from inside the room.
"Don't chase …" A sigh could be heard.
"They're clearly bullying people! Sister-in-law Li must have bribed them with money! The four Fire Plume Chickens are definitely not the main point. Our Fang Family may be poor, but I don't care. The Southern Mountain Village hasn't seen outsiders for decades. This time, the Divine Constabulary has sent people over, and there is a preliminary examination for children aged six to eight. Zhengzhi is right, no matter what, we have to compete first. Why does the village chief have the final say? If we really rank them according to age, the Li family's Hu Zi won't be able to make it. I can't let Zhengzhi fall behind. I don't even know how long we have to wait for another opportunity like this! "
Qin Xuelian bit her lip, and reached out to grab Fang Zhengzhi's arm tightly.
Just as Fang Zhengzhi was lamenting his young age and his words carried little weight, he felt his arm being tugged painfully by Qin Xuelian, causing him to grimace.
You husband and wife can discuss, but why do you have to pinch me so hard?
"It hurts …" Fang Zhengzhi couldn't pull his arm away, and could only cry out in protest.
"Sigh, Zhengzhi 'er, your mother's heart hurts too. Back then, when the Blue Fire Wolf came down from the Cang Ling Mountain, if not for your father standing up for the village, he wouldn't have lost an arm. Back then, those people all called your father a hero, but in just a few years, they started to bully us. Not only did they get less prey, their houses were bad, they didn't even give us a place in the preliminary examination!"
When Qin Xuelian mentioned his arm, she was visibly agitated, and her grip tightened even more.
Fang Zhengzhi's forehead beaded with sweat, and the veins on his little fatty's arm popped out. His round little face showed a hint of worry that didn't fit his age.
His mother was beautiful, patient, gentle, virtuous, but a little simple-minded, wasn't she a little too stupid? No wonder, after being scolded by his father for a few years, she had no choice but to marry. I clearly said my arm hurt alright?
"Don't say anymore, it's not good for a child to hear these things. Zhengzhi is still young, he still has a long way to go. Since the Divine Constabulary sent people here, it means that they have taken notice of our Southern Mountain Village. If they can really set up a Hall of Dao, then our Southern Mountain Village will have hope in the future!" Father's voice rang out from inside the house.
"Hope? Even if there is hope, it will belong to someone else. Looking at the village chief's attitude just now, even if the Divine Constabulary really set up a Hall of Dao in the village, it definitely won't belong to Zhengzhi! "
The more Qin Xuelian spoke, the more furious she became. Her grip tightened, and she almost lifted Fang Zhengzhi up.
Mother, my dear mother, do you have to be so 'rough'! Fang Zhengzhi's tears were about to fall. How could a person with a mental age of over 20 endure this?
"Mother! My arm, my arm hurts … "Fang Zhengzhi felt that if he didn't say anything, he would really be crippled here.
"Aiya, Zhengzhi, what happened to you? Who beat your arm up to this state? " Qin Xuelian lowered her head and saw that Fang Zhengzhi's arm was slightly bruised. She instantly wondered if he had just been bullied outside.
Thinking of this, Qin Xuelian began to sob softly again.
"Zhengzhi, you are my hope in this lifetime. You must remember, in this world, the 'Dao of All Creation' is respected. Don't think that the Li family next door is powerful now. But that's just brute strength, it's nothing!"
"What is the Dao of All Creation?" Fang Zhengzhi blinked his jet-black eyes, raised his little head and asked curiously.
Fang Zhengzhi was the type of person who liked to live a carefree life. Unfortunately, his family was really poor now. They didn't even have enough food to eat. If he continued to live a carefree life, he reckoned that today's bullying would become a frequent occurrence.
Living a carefree life was one thing, but the carefree life of being bullied every day could only be called cowardly.
"The Dao of All Creation is … ha ha, actually I'm not too sure either. But there is one thing I know. The Dao of All Creation originates from the Law of Dao. Hence, Zhengzhi, if you want to become strong in the future, you must learn to read and write!"
Learn to read and write?! Wasn't that training?
Fang Zhengzhi's curiosity grew. He couldn't understand, what was the relationship between becoming strong and learning to read and write?
"Mother, have you read the Law of Dao?" Fang Zhengzhi regretted asking this. His mother didn't even know how to read, how could she have read the Law of Dao?
"Ha ha, you asked the right question. Even though I haven't read it, but, when I was young, I passed by the Hall of Dao in the capital city. I did secretly hear a few sentences. But I can't read and can't remember much. Let me think …"
Qin Xuelian smiled mysteriously, then softly raised her throat. She placed her right hand behind her back, raised her head, and imitated the teacher in the Hall of Dao, and began to "impart knowledge" to Fang Zhengzhi.
"Ahem, there was one that started … yes, Dao can be Dao, not Dao, Ming can be named, not Ming can be named … what's behind it? I forgot … "
Just as Fang Zhengzhi was shocked that his mother actually knew about the Law of Dao, his eyes instantly widened.
Dao can be Dao, not Dao …
Law of Dao? Wasn't this the "Book of Dao" from his previous life?
"Don't worry, Zhengzhi. I forgot this one, but I remember the other one. When the Yellow Emperor first created the Art of Dao, there were 4320 methods. Time was divided into eight segments according to the Eight Trigrams. Each segment had three Qi, and Time was twenty-four Qi. Qi had three Marquises, Heaven, Earth, and Human, and Time was seventy-two Marquises … "
Fang Zhengzhi's heart raced. Wasn't this the "Art of Dao Dun"?
"Wait … wait, I'll tell you another one, haha …"
Qin Xuelian laughed awkwardly. Then, seeing Fang Zhengzhi's blushing expression, she smiled proudly. It seemed like her son had been stunned by her?
Being able to show off her "talent" in front of her son, Qin Xuelian felt a sense of pride. She cleared her throat again and continued.
"Confucius said, 'Learning and practicing, isn't that the same? Isn't it a joy to have friends come from afar? If people don't know about it, aren't you a gentleman? '… "
When Fang Zhengzhi heard his mother's stuttering, he couldn't react at all. He felt as if he was walking on clouds. Who dared to say that she wasn't reciting the "Analects of Confucius"?
Why would there be Confucianism in this world? And the Hundred Schools of Thought? What was going on with such a coincidence?
Furthermore, what was with the "Dao of All Creation" in the "Law of Dao"?
Wait a minute …
If this mother of his did not remember wrongly, then this world indeed did not have the Four Books and Five Classics, nor did it have any classics. Because, the Four Books and Five Classics and the Hundred Schools of Thought only had one name, and that was the Law of Dao!
As a top student majoring in ancient history and literature, Fang Zhengzhi didn't dare to say that he could memorize the entire "Law of Dao", but he definitely had no problem reading the explanations.
This was going to be a meteoric rise! Even the gods couldn't stop him!
"Mommy mommy …"
Fang Zhengzhi quickly recited a portion of the "Book of Dao" in his heart. Then, he pointed to the sky and shouted, "Dao of All Creation, descend!"
"…"
Moments later, the sky was still blue, and the ground was still yellow. The only thing that changed was Qin Xuelian's dazed expression.
Fang Zhengzhi's little face still turned red …
What was going on? Why wasn't the plot right? Did something go wrong?
Qin Xuelian paused for a while, then looked at Fang Zhengzhi. She thought about the question her son had just scolded the village chief and Mrs Li, and her expression turned serious, "Father, come quickly! Zheng 'er wouldn't be … bewitched right? "
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