Joy of Life: I'm really not a saint

Chapter 69 A chance to survive.

Fan Ruoruo, Lin Wan'er and others at the gate of the courtyard exclaimed, and hurriedly helped Fan Xian up, took out a handkerchief and wiped the blood from the tip of Ye Ling'er's nose.

Ye Ling'er was punched in the nose and tears welled up in her eyes. She gritted her teeth and let Fan Ruoruo wipe her nose.

The two girls worked hard for a long time before they finally calmed Ye Ling'er down, and then they stared at Wang Shisanlang with vicious eyes. Everyone then remembered that although Ye Ling'er had a martial arts cultivation of the seventh rank, and had defeated all her friends in Kyoto with her Da Pi Guan and Liu Yun San Shou, she was still a girl of sixteen or seventeen years old.

After a while, Ye Ling'er stopped crying. Surprisingly, not only did she not blame Wang Shisanlang, but she was very excited and wanted to learn swordsmanship from him. She also said that if she had free time, she would like to fight with Wang Shisanlang more.

This kind of behavior made Fan Ruoruo and Lin Wan'er laugh and cry, and they all said that they were worrying about this girl in vain!

Fan Xian was not unhappy and said that he had gained a lot, which calmed the incident.

"Did I go too easy on you during our usual sparring?" Li An said coldly after understanding the reason for the fight, "Don't you understand that you should stop when you reach the limit, even though I'm a ninth-rank master!"

"We had a blast, we had a blast." Shisan Wang said with an apologetic look on his face. He learned the word "hi" from Li An.

He snorted and said, "Next time I will teach you the 'Zheng Liang Yi Sword Technique'." After saying that, Li An no longer paid attention to Wang Shisanlang who was standing beside him.

"Miss Ruoruo, are you okay? Have you finished your homework recently? Do you have any questions about medicine?" Li An asked Fan Ruoruo, then turned to Lin Wan'er and the others, nodded and greeted them.

Fan Ruoruo blushed slightly when she heard this. She wiped her slightly sweaty face with a handkerchief, bowed and said softly, "How are you, sir? Ruoruo has no questions about her studies and medicine recently. Maybe the sir has been too busy recently and has forgotten about it. It has been a while since he has taught new medical knowledge in the hospital."

"This..." Li An was slightly surprised. Is Fan Ruoruo learning so fast? Then he pretended to be enlightened and assured her, "It's my fault. I have too many classes recently and I have neglected you, Miss Ruoruo. When I am done with this period of time, I will go back to the academy to teach you."

"By the way, Miss Ruoruo, have you thought about what you will do in the future?" Li An did not ask Fan Sizhe, Lin Wan'er, Ye Ling'er and others this question, because he knew what kind of people they were and what kind of ideas they had. But Fan Ruoruo was different, she had her own autonomy, "After getting married, will you take care of your husband and children, embroider and drink tea in your boudoir, and spend your life like this?"

Fan Ruoruo glanced at Fan Xian, her expression darkened slightly, and she said softly, "This is how the world works."

"I've said before that you have a great talent for medicine. You can tell from the fact that you were able to understand and digest the knowledge I taught you in such a short time." Li An paused and suggested a possibility: "Have you ever thought about opening a clinic in the future to save lives? At worst, you can become a teacher at Luming Academy?"

Fan Ruoruo nodded slightly after hearing this, as if thinking about something. After a moment, she turned around, smiled and thanked Li An, then went into the courtyard with the others.

After watching everyone leave, Li An asked Fan Xian, "You will be entering the palace tomorrow. Do you still feel like taking your family out for an outing today?"

"Time is precious, I just want to spend more time with Wan'er and Dabao. Thank you very much for helping Ruoruo find the direction of her life." Fan Xian sighed and said, "I also had a plan for this trip. I went to the villa, but I didn't achieve my goal. Instead, I ran into His Majesty."

Li An laughed and said, "He's waiting for you inside. Then, what do you want to say?"

"Your men are really strong!" Fan Xian said with a flattering smile, "Can you lend them to me?"

Li An asked knowingly, "Tell me what you want to do?"

"Tomorrow is the day to entertain the Northern Qi delegation. In the evening, I have to go do something and I'm short of manpower." Fan Xian smiled and said, "You know, I don't have many trustworthy people under my command. Although I am the director of the Supervisory Council, the only person I can use is Wang Qinian. Although he is an excellent Qinggong, he has a family after all. If I have an accident, I won't let him get involved."

"Then you are so embarrassed to implicate me?" Li An chuckled, his face full of curiosity. "Where is your uncle Wu Zhu?"

"Count my uncle's money in." Fan Xian slapped his thigh and said jokingly, "You are a great master, you have to help me. I don't have many friends in Kyoto."

"How much are you prepared to pay?" Li An reminded, "Forget about Wang Shisanlang. His moves are too obvious. For a top master, he can be figured out after three moves."

"Ah, this money may not be much now. You know, Danbo Bookstore was established too recently and the business has not been fully expanded yet. How about I owe you the money first?" Fan Xian came to his senses and asked, "If he doesn't go, who will? Will you go?"

"Yes." Li An replied with a smile.

After thinking about it, Li An agreed to his request: "It's okay if you don't pay. Just remember, you owe me something and you have to pay it back later."

Seeing that the matter was settled, Fan Xian finally relaxed and started chatting and laughing with Li Ang.

Seeing Fan Xian's carefree look, as if nothing would bother him, Li An sighed and asked, "After this is done, maybe you can get what you want to know. What do you plan to do after that?"

Looking at Li An's strange eyes, Fan Xian understood what Li An knew.

He really calmed down and thought about this question. After a while, he answered: "You know about my mother's affairs. I am not completely troubled by these things. I just want to give her an explanation, and then take Ruoruo Wan'er and Dabao with me, and live a carefree life as a rich man."

Li An shook his head and laughed at Fan Xian's naivety. He was a man of wisdom and force. He had many helpers inside and outside the court, although a large part of them came from his mother's gift. In general, he had the opportunity to change many things.

"Then you will not care about the inner treasury that your mother founded, and the Supervisory Council that she funded?"

Hearing this, Fan Xian defended himself, "Perhaps, rather than letting me inherit these things, Mother would rather see me live a happy life."

Li An drank his tea silently, watching the other disciples busy making dinner, doing homework, or practicing martial arts. He turned around and said, "I know you are best at telling stories, so let me tell you some stories today."

Fan Xian looked puzzled and listened quietly. Li An slowly said, "There is a blacksmith on my farm. He works diligently and never slacks off. He has a wife and two sons. Compared to other people, his life is quite happy. In this war between the two countries, both of his sons went to the battlefield and none of them came back. His wife cried all day and even cried until she went blind."

"There was another farmer, or more precisely, a tenant farmer. He didn't have his own land, but rented the land and paid rent. It was only natural for him to farm and pay rent. But when my disciple found him, his family had already fainted from hunger in their house. If they hadn't been found early, they would still be living on the edge of Kyoto, and they would not be able to survive in this prosperous and wealthy place."

"If the powerful Qing Kingdom is like this, it is conceivable that the situation in Northern Qi will be even worse."

Li An paused for a moment and asked Fan Xian, "Do you know why there are more and more people coming to my farm?"

"I didn't do anything, I just gave them another chance to live."

Chapter 70: Saints and powerful officials?

"I didn't do anything. I just gave them another chance to survive." Li An said quietly.

"It is almost the end of summer, and it will be the autumn harvest season. Fortunately, the war between the two countries has ended, but many people have died on both sides. Although the people who returned to the fields did not delay the autumn harvest, the seeds planted in the land still need people to carefully cultivate, weed, water and fertilize them. It is not that you will get a harvest as soon as you plant them. Therefore, it is foreseeable that the land will be poor this year."

"These are just the conditions around Kyoto. If it's still like this, what will it be like if it's further away? Did you know that there are slums in Kyoto? My eighteen disciples came from there. There are many more such cases, just take the eunuchs in the imperial palace for example."

"There are probably two thousand eunuchs in the entire palace. But outside the palace, there are many who cannot survive. There are 20,000 people who want to enter the palace after they castrate themselves! Of course, they can't get in, and their lives afterwards."

"Have you ever thought about this? Why did we come to this world? I have heard that those who have broken free from the frozen slumber came to this world to guide and help people develop civilization, pass on the torch, fight natural disasters for the people here, and overcome difficulties."

To be honest, Ang Lee never thought highly of Fan Xian and his mother.

Ye Qingmei came to the mortal world, thinking about the equality of all beings. She invented and created many things and developed commerce, but how much of it really went into the pockets of the people? She created the inner treasury, which is now the royal financial power. She created a monster called the Supervisory Office, which is now just a place for all parties to play games. The rules have not changed at all, and the class is still solidified.

Ye Qingmei was just playing around in the world, moving herself and thinking highly of herself.

She didn't bring about change, she was just a small splash.

And what about Fan Xian? He has so many inheritances and resources, but he is still so naive, because he is kind.

Of course, it's not that kindness is bad. It's just that when everything was settled, he took his family and retired to the mountains, giving up all the fruits of victory. When people look back, the world has not changed at all. He just left behind a story of his own. Even his traces and stories are known to few people!

After witnessing quite a few tragic situations over the past two years, Ang Lee wanted to do something.

Even if you are a grandmaster, you are still weak and can only train some disciples, teach them some new systems and ideas, do your best to improve the productivity of the people, and open up medical disciplines to make people's lives no longer so fragile. Although the impact is still very small, there will always be a time in the future when all this will explode!

"I don't have any big ambitions." Fan Xian shook his head. "I just want everyone around me to live a good life and live a happy life. My thoughts have never changed. I just want to live this hard-earned new life in wealth and health."

Li An knew about Fan Xian's past life, and just now he was just expressing his simple views on this world. He used his limited knowledge to try to understand and find a way for the people.

He is not noble, he just doesn't like suffering.

"I can understand you." Li An nodded and said, "But I also have things I want to do now. If, I mean if, if our paths diverge in the future, I hope you can understand me and don't stop me."

The two souls from another dimension fell silent and sat facing each other in silence.

"Hahahaha," Fan Xian laughed, "So, now that you have become a Grandmaster, your new pursuit is to become a saint like in ancient China?"

Li An also started to laugh, his tone vague, he propped his chin with his right hand and looked at the field ridge not far away, and said: "Is it impossible? I think this pursuit is pretty good. It's tasteful, worthy of me!"

"It's pretty good." Fan Xian affirmed, "But do you have experience? This world is not simple. My mother couldn't change it either. I don't know if it's too late for you."

Li An said in a firm tone: "If you want to do it, just do it. Why is it too late?"

The convoy left.

Looking into the distance, it seemed as if Li An could see Fan Xian's back, and he did not take his eyes off him for a long time.

'Others can protect you for a while, but how can they protect you for a lifetime?'

Hearing the voices of the disciples coming from inside the courtyard, Li An turned around and went back into the courtyard.

Looking at the disciples staring at him, their faces becoming more mature, Li An shouted, "Let's eat!"

As soon as the voice fell, several younger disciples were already swallowing. It was so delicious! This strange thing called seasoning that the teacher had just made was so delicious after adding it to the food!

That’s right, Ang Lee made MSG.

Looking at the disciples who were enjoying their meal, Li An continued, "We'll have a test after we finish eating!"

"Ah!" Suddenly there was a cry of grief in the room.

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"Every place has its own set of rules. Li An, how can I not understand the story you are telling? If you want to live a stable life, you must have power in your hands!"

Fan Xian said to himself in his heart.

"Officialdom is like a raging sea, dangerous and treacherous. Officials must be distinguished between corrupt officials, and ministers must be distinguished between treacherous ministers, loyal ministers, slanderous ministers and powerful ministers." Fan Xian, who was sitting in the same carriage with Fan Ruoruo and Fan Sizhe, had a colder expression. He ignored the strange looks from his younger brothers and sisters and made up his mind!

"Since you want me to be a minister, then I will be a powerful minister! A powerful minister with power over the government and the country, even the royal family can't do anything to me!"

The carriage drove towards Kyoto, going farther and farther away from the courtyard until it turned into black dots, taking Fan Xian away with him, whose heart was becoming heavy.

Li An didn't know what impact his words would have on Fan Xian. He was busy checking his disciples' schoolwork at the moment!

"Everyone is good and has done a good job on their studies, but I have to single one out for special mention."

In the courtyard, Li An was in a good mood and said with a gratified expression: "That's Little Fifteen, Chen Xiao."

"Chen Xiao has made great progress recently. Although he is still young, his grades have caught up with his older brothers and sisters. Not only that, he has also shown a talent for numbers and business. This is rare and precious. Everyone should learn from him and find their own strengths." Li An encouraged his students, "As the saying goes, everyone has their own shining points. I have decided to cultivate his talent and make him a useful person in the world!"

The other disciples were all looking at Chen Xiao happily. This was the first time the teacher had praised someone like this! Everyone's hands were clapping red, their eyes full of envy.

"Thank you, teacher!" Chen Xiao said shyly. The teacher's gentle words gave him a lot of confidence. He spoke more forcefully. He asked Li An in a happy tone, "Teacher, how are you going to cultivate my talent? Are you going to teach me new books? What do I need to do?"

Li An shook his head cheerfully and said, "No, no, no, you don't have to do anything. I don't plan to teach you any new knowledge from books."

"Teacher, I'm going to give you away!"

"Huh?" Chen Xiao's face was full of question marks.

Chapter 71: Qing Yu Tang.

Early the next morning, except for some of the disciples who were studying agricultural sciences and stayed in the courtyard, Li An took the rest back to the Wanshizhai. He held Zhao Tong'er's face with his hand, who was about to pounce on him, and told the disciples to do their own thing, then he took Chen Xiao out.

Along the way, Chen Xiao walked with the teacher anxiously, looking at his teacher from time to time. After a while, he finally couldn't help but speak: "Teacher, don't you want me anymore?" There was already a hint of tears in his tone.

"No." Li An said with a smile, and then he ignored the disciple who was feeling uneasy. He would know the answer soon anyway.

Not long after the two of them walked, Li An saw a carriage parked in front of the restaurant. Sitting in the coachman's seat was the palace commander Gong Dian.

After a careful feeling, there were indeed many masters around. Li An looked upstairs at the restaurant and indeed caught a glimpse of Emperor Qing, accompanied by Hong Sixiang who was protecting Emperor Qing closely.

"Tonight is the palace banquet. What is Emperor Qing going out of the palace for?" Li An thought to himself. He was not surprised why Emperor Qing liked to go out of the palace so much. You know, Emperor Qing's intelligence network is everywhere. In ancient China, the Jinyiwei had to stand aside. How could he not know what his harem is like?

How could a man of such talent and strategy like him like to stay in the palace full of resentment and the scent of cosmetics all year round?

But at this point in time, the person who came out of the palace to see him must be Zhuang Mohan without a doubt.

Li An shook his head. It was none of his business anyway. He kept walking, holding the hand of his disciple Chen Xiao, and walked through the crowd and continued walking forward.

In the south of Kyoto, on an unfamiliar street, there stands a shop with a signboard reading "Qing Yu Tang". The shop is not big, but it looks very neat. The signboard on the door looks a bit old, painted and made of ordinary materials, but the three big characters look quite exquisite.

If you count carefully, you will find that the layout of this street is the same. It is obvious that this area is the territory of Qing Yu Tang.

"Let's go." Li An paused for a moment and said to his disciples, "We're here."

The two of them then walked towards a house with a relatively large courtyard in the front. When they arrived at the door, Li An knocked on it and waited.

"I wonder who you are and what brings you here?" The side door opened slightly, and a boy's head popped out of the courtyard and asked.

"My name is Li An, just go and tell your master."

The boy first recalled some nobles in Kyoto, rolled his eyes, said wait a moment, closed the door and ran back to the courtyard. After a while, the main door of the house slowly opened, and a hearty voice came.

"How can our little courtyard afford to entertain Grandmaster Li? If you need anything, just send someone to greet him. Why bother coming here in person? Come in quickly, come in quickly!"

The man who came was a wealthy old man with a white beard. He was wearing a white shirt, which was neat and fitted, but he was actually wearing linen clothes.

When Li An and the other two were about to go in, someone came out from both sides. These people were sent by the imperial court to monitor Qing Yu Tang. They looked cold and asked in a sharp voice, "Who are you?"

As soon as the word "identity" came out of his mouth, a look appeared over there.

This look was full of oppression, and the momentum rising from Li An's body caused the air to distort slightly.

The person who was monitoring was also from the Supervisory Council. He was overwhelmed by Li An's momentum and cursed himself for being stupid. He took a closer look at Li An's appearance and had the answer in his mind. He quickly stepped aside and made way.

After entering, the old man brought good tea, and Li An explained his purpose.

"You must be the chief manager of Qing Yu Tang."

Facing Li An's words, Ye Da smiled bitterly, even his body became hunched, and he replied respectfully: "Mr. Li has a keen eye, but I am not worthy of your title of shopkeeper. Now there are only a dozen old men living here."

Li An heard this and said with a smile: "I came here today to ask for something."

Ye Da looked surprised and whispered, "What can you ask for? With your ability, can't you do it?" As he spoke, he observed Li An's expression. He was already thinking, can it be a small matter for the Grand Master to come to him personally? If he couldn't do it with his old arms and legs, wouldn't he be offending the young Grand Master?

"Please tell me, sir. If I can do it, I will try my best to do it! But you also know that everyone in Qing Yu Tang is restricted now, and even the door is under surveillance. If you have any major issues, we may not be able to do it."