The women in the village had been preparing for many days, and it was finally Chinese Valentine's Day.
As soon as Li Yi walked out of the door, he saw a high platform not far away. It was called the Qiqiao Building by Xiao Huan and the others. The four corners of the platform were tied with ribbons, and the atmosphere was very festive.
On the platform were fried fruits, melons, and some simple dishes. Li Yi saw that Xiao Huan had taken things like needles and thread, brushes, and inkstones from home. He guessed that they would be used for tonight's activity.
They really attached great importance to Chinese Valentine's Day. The snacks on the platform might not be eaten even during the Chinese New Year.
It should be known that the average living standard of the Willow Leaf Village was not well-off. Except for the family of the Liu Family, which was slightly better, the others could barely get enough food and clothing.
Because of Chinese Valentine's Day, Li Yi could find an excuse to give the naughty children a few days off. Most of the naughty children who were greedy for fruits, melons, and other snacks wandered around the Qiqiao Building. They wanted to climb up and eat some, but when they approached the building, they were driven away by their sisters or the girls who decorated the building.
Li Yi saw from afar that Liu Xiaohu was holding a stick and waving it vigorously. It was quite imposing, and he received countless envious looks from the naughty children around him.
Most of the Liu family practiced martial arts. No matter men or women, they all had some Kung Fu.
Putting aside Liu Ruyi and her sister for the moment, after witnessing his wife smash a solid wooden table and his sister-in-law chop a tree trunk as thick as an arm with a sword, Li Yi's voice became much softer at home.
Of course, he only saw them by chance. He didn't have the chance to see them fight with others. However, Li Yi estimated that even ten of him would not be a match for any one of them.
As he learned more about this world, Li Yi began to realize that things like Wulin or Jianghu really existed here.
Although he was not sure if there were fierce people who could fight against hundreds of enemies and capture the enemy from thousands of men and horses like in Wuxia novels, the individual strength of the people who practiced martial arts was far beyond Li Yi's imagination.
In short, this world was very dangerous. He had to be careful when he went out. Li Yi felt that it was better to stay in the village.
Liu Xiaohu was the leader of the children in the stronghold. He was the leader of the naughty children. He had been practicing martial arts with the adults since he was young, so his body was very strong. Li Yi stood at the side and watched with interest.
"Hello, Mister!"
Suddenly, a certain naughty child saw Li Yi behind him. After his body shook, he immediately bowed and called out respectfully.
Only then did the naughty brats turn around. When they saw their teacher standing behind them, they all bowed in greeting, as if they had suddenly become obedient children.
Liu Xiaohu also dropped the stick in his hand. Because he had just exercised, his face was a little flushed. He was slightly panting, but the expression on his face was very respectful.
Among all the naughty children, the one who loved listening to Li Yi's stories the most was him. Although he was usually very naughty, in front of Li Yi, he would immediately become an obedient child.
Currently, in the stronghold, no one could compare to Li Yi in terms of who was the most popular among the naughty children.
Where else could they find a good teacher who wouldn't make them memorize those messy things, who would tell them stories, and who would often go on holidays? The naughty children felt that the current teacher was many times better than the old man from before.
Li Yi nodded at the naughty children, then waved his hand and said, "Go and play."
Seeing that the naughty children had dispersed, and just as he was about to go forward to take a look, he suddenly heard a cold snort.
"What teacher? He's just someone to hold down the stronghold …"
The voice was a little familiar. It sounded like the kind of person who said that the grapes were sour because they couldn't eat them, or like a peach that they had been drooling over for a long time being plucked by someone else. Li Yi turned around and saw a young man standing not far behind him, looking at him with a rather unfriendly gaze.
The moment he saw him, Li Yi remembered. Wasn't this the guy who had barged into the house with his second aunt, Madam Wu, and was scared away by Liu Ruyi in the end?
The way this guy looked at him was like a dog that had seen a bone, which made Li Yi very unhappy.
"Sigh, Wu Ying, don't say that. He's a scholar, after all …" Just as the young man finished speaking, someone beside him spoke up.
"Scholar my ass, he's just someone to hold down the stronghold …" Another person said.
There were a few people beside the young man, and after a few words, they burst into laughter.
Since ancient times, literature and martial arts had been opposed. Scholars, on the other hand, practiced martial arts. They thought that they were a bunch of boorish people with well-developed limbs but simple brains, and that they only knew how to show off their bravery.
Similarly, those who practiced martial arts also looked down on scholars. They felt that they only knew how to talk and had no real ability. Even if they could recite a few poems and draw a few pictures, they would still be trash with only five points of combat power …
What's more, the direct descendants never had a good impression of the direct descendants. Right now, Li Yi was labeled as a direct descendant.
"What are you doing here?" A clear voice came from the side, and a few women walked down the stairs. When they saw Li Yi, a smile immediately appeared on their faces. The woman in the lead walked over, curtsied, and said, "Brother-in-law, you came at the right time. I just happen to have a matter that I need brother-in-law's help with."
The woman in front of him was called Liu Yu. Her father was an old subordinate of the previous stronghold master, and she was about the same age as Liu Ruyi. Usually, they called each other sisters, but after getting to know each other, she called Li Yi brother-in-law.
As for this woman, Li Yi had seen her before, but he didn't know her name, nor did he greet her. Later on, he didn't know why, but when they met again, her attitude suddenly became much warmer.
It wasn't just her, even the girls beside her would smile and greet her when they saw her.
Out of curiosity, Li Yi asked Xiao Huan and found out that they all liked his paintings on the sky lanterns. The reason was that he sold his paintings to the direct descendants for thirty copper coins each, but he didn't charge them a single coin. The girls all remembered his kindness in their hearts.
When Xiao Huan said this, Li Yi's expression was dumbfounded, and he couldn't hear the rest of what she said. He only knew that Ruyi gave him ten copper coins for each painting, and sold it for thirty copper coins. At that moment, Li Yi felt that he was an idiot …
When the young man and the others saw that the girls treated him like air, but greeted Li Yi with smiles, they were very unhappy. The young man called Wu Ying coldly snorted and said, "What can a scholar do? If Miss Liu Yu has anything, just tell us."
Although the two of them belonged to different camps, the young man with the surname Wu naturally wouldn't treat a beauty like he treated Li Yi. He patted his chest and said enthusiastically.
Liu Yu turned around and looked at him with a strange expression. She said, "Today is Qixi, so I'll have to trouble you to compose a suitable Qixi poem."
"Qixi … poem …"
When the young man with the surname Wu heard this, his face froze, and then turned green and white. It was a wonderful scene.
Compose a poem?
He couldn't even read a word, how could he know how to compose a poem!
If he knew that Liu Yu was looking for someone to compose a Qixi poem, he wouldn't have acted so pretentiously!
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