Becoming a Taoist Master by Walking on the Underworld

Chapter 2 Precious Medicine Ginseng Seed
“It’s too dangerous to deal with this kind of thing.

If you meet a difficult one, it will be easy to get into trouble, and then it will be difficult for you to die.

So, if you really want to do it, you might as well learn martial arts.

If you are proficient in martial arts, you can also kill ghosts.

It is also less likely to provoke these things, and safety is greatly increased.”

After saying that, he turned his gaze towards Chen Baihe and Zhao Hehua and said, "Baihe, the child is still young and weak, so it's easy for him to be attracted by this thing. You should also be more careful.

Well, there shouldn't be anything to do here, so I'll leave first."

"Yes, yes, thank you very much this time, Uncle Zhong.

It's so late, I don't want to bother Uncle Zhong anymore, tomorrow, Uncle Zhong must come to my place for dinner. "

Upon hearing this, Chen Baihe nodded repeatedly, then quickly took out more than twenty copper coins from his pocket and put them in Uncle Zhong's hand.

Uncle Zhong declined a few times, then nodded with a smile and walked out.

……

Chen Yushu frowned.

got rejected.

This is actually quite normal.

Uncle Zhong is not alone, he also has family and relatives.

This was a business that could make a living, helping people to look after weddings and funerals, and earning from dozens or hundreds, or even thousands of copper coins. It was very popular in the surrounding area, and many people wanted to learn it.

He has no connection with anyone, so it's normal that he doesn't teach them.

But after this really happened, it was almost impossible for him to calm down.

Must learn something.

Reading? Writing?
He has all of them on his skill list.

It should be because his predecessor attended a private school for two years, so he has this skill.

But it had no effect on his situation.

Learn martial arts?

This is also very tempting to him.

But how to learn it? Who to learn from?
The family is just an ordinary farmer's family, with one house, one yard, and three acres of land. It is definitely not enough to make a living from the land.

So while my father was doing farm work, he also worked as a herbalist. My mother was just an ordinary village woman who could do some needlework at most. It was considered good if she could earn thirty or so copper coins a month.

This is actually normal. Beijiao Village is backed by Jiupan Mountain, which has lush vegetation and many rare wild herbs. There are many people in the village like his father who go up the mountain to collect herbs during the slack season.

Otherwise, with heavy taxes and levies year after year, how could it be enough to rely on only three acres of paddy fields?

In addition to herbalists, there are also hunters and blacksmiths in the village.

Beijiao Village is not big, but there are actually dozens of households, and only a few large households can make a living by farming.

But it is difficult for a family like this to afford him martial arts training.

Allowing him to learn to read in a private school was already a huge investment. What we wanted most was probably that he could find a job as an accountant in the city in the future.

……

"Is Yushu asleep?"

In another room, Chen Baihe asked.

"Already asleep."

Zhao Hehua answered, and then couldn't help asking, "What do you think about Yushu wanting to learn skills?

I sent him to a private school two years ago, but it turned out that the teacher, Mr. Zhang, was unreliable and ran away after only two years of teaching.

Now that the children are so old, it is time for them to learn a skill. Otherwise, when they grow up, they will not have a skill, will not be able to earn money, and will have difficulty finding a wife.

I can't do the same as you, digging for food in the fields and picking herbs in the mountains, right?
How dangerous is that?”

"Of course not."

Chen Baihe shook his head. As a herbalist, he naturally knew the dangers of this business.

Jiupan Mountain is not a safe place. There are many poisonous insects and wild beasts. It is said that there are strange beasts and fierce beasts in the depths. Therefore, they dare to walk only on the edge. Even so, they are still attacked by wild beasts. For example, Song Rentou, who lives not far from their front yard, was attacked by a wild wolf a few years ago. Although he remembered the teachings of the elders and did not dare to look back, and rushed forward in time, he was still bitten off half of his face.

There was also a young man named Jiang from a neighboring village whose intestines were pushed out by a wild boar. He was half dead after being rescued and I heard he is almost dying.

Even he himself encountered danger several times.

Having learned from past experience, he certainly doesn't want his children to follow this path.

“It’s a pity that Uncle Zhong refused to teach, otherwise he would be quite capable.

I heard that he was invited by a county lord to help him last month and earned three taels of silver. "

Zhao Hehua said enviously.

“What a fart.

He was lucky and didn't encounter any major problems.

Ten years ago, there was an even more powerful witch ghost in our village. She was very capable of the underworld and had some magical powers. If you didn't have a sedan chair, don't even think about asking her for help. What happened?

Once you go out, you can never come back.

Yu Shu is weak and can attract this thing even when he is at home. If he follows him, will anything good happen?

Don't worry about this matter. The big market will be held in three days. I plan to get the ginseng seeds and send them to Liu's pharmacy.

Over the years, I've developed a bit of a relationship with the manager of the Liu family's pharmacy. When the time comes, if I hand over the ginseng seeds, I should be able to get the jade book in.

This Liu Family Pharmacy is the property of the Liu Family in the county. I heard that anyone who enters can learn martial arts and can also learn the ability to identify and recognize medicines. If they are successful, they may become a doctor. "

Chen Baihe gritted his teeth and said.

"That precious medicinal ginseng seed..."

Zhao Hehua's face changed.

But she knew how difficult it was for her husband to get this precious ginseng seed. He had to snatch it from the tiger's mouth and dig it out right under the nose of a ferocious beast. He almost lost his life.

Besides, the autumn tax is approaching and there is no extra money at home. If we give it away...

But when she thought of her own child, she could only sigh.

At least the Liu family's pharmacy is one of the few good options in the surrounding area.

It's much better than being a gang member.

……

The next morning, Chen Yushu got up early.

He also didn't sleep well that night.

Anyone who has just experienced something like this would not be able to sleep well.

However, he still got up early, washed himself with willow branches, and then took out a book from his bamboo cabinet.

Three Character Classic!
It is a handwritten copy of the previous private school's two years of study. In addition, there is also a copy of Hundred Family Surnames and a copy of Thousand Character Classic.

The previous Chen Yushu was obviously not a good student. His books were not brand new, but they showed few signs of having been read.

But he is naturally different now.

On the attribute panel, two skills are clearly visible.

Reading! Calligraphy!
Although he had already made up his mind to learn martial arts, he didn't want to waste time when there was no way to learn it.

Not to mention, he knew very well how important reading and writing were for anyone who wanted to achieve something in this world.

Otherwise, even if there really was a martial arts secret book in his hands, he would not be able to learn it.

So, after discovering the attribute panel, he began to resume his learning journey.

What we learn, of course, is the writing system of this world.

The characters in the previous life are very different from those here.

He also needs to compare and identify them one by one and remember them again.

Fortunately, with the foundation laid in the previous two days and a certain "cultural foundation", his literacy speed was not slow.

After a stick of incense, he had "read" the entire Three Character Classic.

Reading +1
(End of this chapter)