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The next morning, after breakfast, Lu Chen took Lu Ming and Lu Tang to the school where the private school had been.

The school is not large, and can only fit a dozen or so tables.

There were already several children in the school at this time, including Lu Xiande and his two sons, Lu Huaiyi and Lu Shouqian.

"Xiao Chen, have you eaten?"

When Lu Huaiyi saw Lu Chen, he stepped forward and asked.

"We ate Uncle Huaiyi's food."

"Brother Chen!"

Lu Chengzong stepped forward to greet him.

"Okay, pay attention in class today."

Once everyone had arrived, Lu Chen began the lesson.

What was different from what he had imagined was that instead of using pen, ink, paper, and inkstone in class, they used a sand tray and wrote words in the sand with a stick.

The other children followed suit.

"Today we'll learn a few commonly used characters: 壹, 贰, 叄..."

Lu Chen's voice was neither too loud nor too soft. Because of his previous act of saving people, the children respected him quite a bit. In addition, there were adults listening in from behind, so they didn't cause any trouble and obediently followed along.

Lu Ming and Lu Tang were also very serious.

The class took about an hour and a half.

"Alright, that's all for today's lesson. If you have any questions, feel free to ask now. Remember to do the classwork I mentioned earlier; I'll be checking it tomorrow!"

After the children had all left, Lu Xiande came forward, his smile full of satisfaction.

"Xiao Chen, that's well said. We've discussed it, and the village really needs a teacher. These mischievous monkeys are always causing trouble when they have nothing to do all day. It's good to put them all in the school so they can learn some skills. From now on, you'll come here for class every morning, and we'll give you one shi of rice and three strips of dried meat every month. What do you think?"

At this moment, Lu Chen also received a system notification.

Under the host's guidance and impetus, the fates of eight people, including Lu Chengzong and Lu Yaozu, have changed.

[Estimated hit count and reward: Pending settlement]

He had already made up his mind, and immediately nodded: "Grandpa De, I have no objection. Also, I noticed that Caiwei (Chengzong's sister) didn't come. Here's what I was thinking: although girls will get married in the future, girls who can read and do arithmetic can be looked up to by their husbands' families and may be able to find a better family. If there's nothing else to do, why not send them all over? Teaching one is the same as teaching a group."

He certainly wasn't looking for trouble for himself.

The more people there are, the more lives you will receive.

He even thought that if the village had money, he would like to start a night school and make money off the lives of these adults.

"Caiwei..." Lu Xiande pondered for a moment, then nodded. "What you said makes sense. I'll have her come over tomorrow. Also, I'll notify any other children in the village who want to attend classes."

After the group finished their discussion, it was noon, so Lu Chen took Lu Ming and Lu Tang back home.

In the afternoon, Lu Chen prepared to go into the mountains to take a look. Before going into the mountains, he opened his panel again.

Name: Lu Chen

Age: 15

[Hit Value: 140]

[Luck Value: 0]

[Entries: Minor injury (healing), malnutrition (improving), average constitution, average aptitude]

[Skill Attributes: Throwing Proficiency (5%), Slashing Basics (6%), Thrusting Basics (7%)]

"Skill attributes can be improved through continuous training, but constitution and aptitude attributes are difficult to improve through practice alone. Allocating points to these two should be the most cost-effective."

Lu Chen pondered for a moment, then thought to himself: "System, add points to [Normal Physique]."

Almost instantly, Lu Chen saw that his life points had decreased by 100.

And "average physique" has changed to "strong and robust".

A surge of heat traveled from the Baihui acupoint on the top of Lu Chen's head down his spine to the Yongquan acupoint on the soles of his feet, and then spread throughout his limbs and bones.

Lu Chen couldn't help but shiver, feeling as if his bones were being steamed in a sauna, with heat surging outwards.

His skin was a little red.

After a long while, the heat slowly disappeared.

Clenching his fist, Lu Chen felt the powerful energy within his body, which gave him more confidence to go hunting in the mountains.

"Xiao Tang, Xiao Ming, thank you for washing the pots. I'm going to the mountains to see if I can bring back some wild game. After you're done, do the homework I assigned this morning. I'll check it when I get back."

Lu Chen said hurriedly, carrying a bamboo spear and a bamboo basket on his back, which contained a machete and some stones. He also had a small bag hanging from his waist, which contained a few stones for easy access.

Arriving at the back of the mountain, it was early summer, and there was a slight breeze, so it wasn't too hot.

The mountain forest was lush with trees and bushes. Lu Chen held a bamboo spear in one hand and two pebbles in the other, feeling the changes in his body.

"It feels like I have inexhaustible energy inside my body. I used to feel empty inside, but now I feel full of energy and blood, my heart beats strongly, and I have much more strength."

Lu Chen carefully felt the confidence brought about by the abundance of qi and blood in his body.

After walking for about half an hour, Lu Chen arrived at a somewhat open space.

This is a pine forest, and the ground is covered with a thick layer of pine needles, which are very soft to walk on.

He heard the call of a pheasant.

With his ears perked up, Lu Chen looked around, scanning up and down, trying to hear the source of the sound.

Suddenly, he seemed to hear other noises.

It sounded like the soft rustling of leaves underfoot.

Lu Chen turned his head to look.

A gray shadow flashed past the corner of his eye.

Lu Chen didn't even aim properly; his right hand muscles tensed instantly, which in turn caused his back muscles to spin and swing violently.

"Whoosh!"

The pebbles flew out instantly.

With a "thud," the stone seemed to have hit some kind of fur, making a dull thud.

Lu Chen also heard a short scream.

Lu Chen ran over quickly and saw a rabbit lying on its back, unable to kick its legs; it was clearly not going to survive.

A smile played on his lips, but before he could bend down to pick up the rabbit, another sound came from his right.

He quickly turned around to look.

"Splash!"

A brightly colored pheasant spread its wings, flew to a branch, and then took off again.

Lu Chen hurriedly chased after him, already holding another pebble in his hand. Seeing that the distance was about right, he threw it again.

With a "bang".

The pheasant failed to take off and crashed, landing on the soft pine needles.

"Not bad, one rabbit and one pheasant, enough for two days!"

Lu Chen picked up the pheasant, twisted its neck, then turned around and picked up the rabbit as well, putting it into the basket with a happy expression.

On his way back, he took another route, picked some more mushrooms, and gathered some wild vegetables and seasonings to remove the fishy smell and enhance the flavor, preparing to taste the pheasant stew with mushrooms.

By the time he got home, it was already evening.

Lu Tang stood at the gate of the courtyard, looking longingly at the roadside. When a figure appeared at the end of the road, she immediately smiled.

"My brother's back!"

She ran towards Lu Chen like a little deer.

"Brother, are you tired? Let me carry this for you!"

Lu Tang smiled and was about to help Lu Chen unload the basket from his back.

Lu Chen laughed and touched her nose with his muddy hand, leaving a bit of ash on Lu Tang's nose.

"Oh, brother, you're so annoying." Lu Tang pouted, wiped her face haphazardly with one hand, and then cheerfully helped Lu Chen hold the bamboo spear.

When he got home, Lu Ming was already busy in the kitchen.

"We hunted a fat rabbit, it must weigh four or five pounds, and the pheasant was pretty big too, probably close to two pounds! Today we're having chicken stew with mushrooms!"

Lu Chen took out a pheasant and a rabbit from his basket, and Lu Tang's eyes widened instantly. She then jumped up and cheered.

"Brother, you're amazing! Eat meat! Eat meat! Eat meat!"

"Did you review the words I taught you this afternoon? If I test you later and you can't answer them, you won't get any meat!"

Lu Chen pretended to be serious.

Lu Tang immediately put her hands on her hips: "Hmph, brother, I worked really hard this afternoon, and I've already learned it! I even practiced throwing stones with second brother for a while, but my arm is a little sore."

Lu Chen laughed: "Okay, okay, Xiao Tang will give you a chicken leg later!"

As they were talking, Lu Chen heard another notification sound.