I Come to Teach You Cultivation-Chapter 93 - 5: This Is How a Transmigrator Should Be! (5/5)
"If only the ’Son of the Mountain God’ had been born in our village..."
Silently watching what was happening not far away, the middle-aged man finally understood the difference between Li Family Village and those other villages outside.
The people living here truly didn’t have to be afraid of those Mountain Spirits and Wild Monsters.
In contrast, the middle-aged man felt that the ones who should really be afraid were actually those Mountain Spirits and Wild Monsters.
So many young and strong adults, and each one sturdy as an ox—every single one of them had the potential to become a hunter.
On top of that, those children who were equally nimble and agile—anyone could see the potential of this village’s future.
"How did the Son of the Mountain God achieve all this?"
In the middle-aged man’s memory, even in fairly prosperous places like Gaotun Village, it was impossible for children to have such robust builds.
This kind of physique could only come from eating meat and fat all year round.
But the problem was, in an age where even basic food and clothing were an issue, how in the world did Li Family Village pull it off?
"It’s animal husbandry—just like raising cattle and horses."
"Only, what Li Family Village raises aren’t huge beasts, but smaller animals like pheasants and poultry."
It wasn’t as if people in this era didn’t have traditions of domesticating animals; if not, there wouldn’t be cattle and horses at all.
The key was, very few villages had mastered the skill of raising poultry, and they almost never shared their breeding methods with outsiders.
In the Guifang Kingdom, raising roosters to crow at dawn was one of the exclusive duties of the priests.
In this scenario, if it weren’t for the help of the Celestial Destiny Bone Armor, Li Boyang couldn’t possibly have identified and tamed those birds suitable for domestication within just a few years.
As for artificial breeding, artificial propagation, and the most basic pest and disease prevention techniques?
Not to mention actual practice—just mentioning these ideas alone already left this era far behind.
"Then could the ’Mountain God Reservoir’ also be used to raise fish?"
This world never lacked for clever people—the middle-aged man instantly thought of another use for the reservoir.
"Mm, I’ve heard that the Son of the Mountain God is already selecting suitable fish fry, but the specific progress remains this village’s secret."
Xiao’e didn’t deny the middle-aged man’s guess, and she was just as envious about it.
If she hadn’t happened to hear Li Jingshu mention it, she never would have known Li Boyang’s ultimate plan was for this ’Mountain God Reservoir’ to benefit all the villages, large and small, in the surrounding area.
Xiao’e couldn’t even be sure if she herself might not have harbored other thoughts.
In fact, this was also why Xiao’e was willing to so patiently and thoroughly introduce the ’Mountain God Reservoir’ to the middle-aged man.
Only by bringing nearby villages to understand the functions of the ’Mountain God Reservoir’ in advance,
could they get everyone’s support when the reservoir needed to be expanded in the future.
As a Witch personally selected by the Nvman, Xiao’e might still be lacking in ability at this stage, but her vision and wisdom were more than enough.
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While the middle-aged man and Xiao’e were talking.
Not far away, Li Jingshu—who had just scolded a boy—also happened to notice the arrival of these two outsiders.
"Eh? Xiao’e?"
A hint of delighted surprise appeared as Li Jingshu ran up to Xiao’e in three big steps.
The very next second, before the stunned eyes of the middle-aged man, Li Jingshu reached out and tugged Xiao’e’s cheeks, grinning as she said,
"How do you have time to come today? Did you miss me!"
It was half helpless, half accustomed to it...
The always solemn and proper Xiao’e, who usually held herself together in front of the middle-aged man, actually rolled her eyes for once.
"Mm... Stop... messing..."
"Mm... sss... thi... come... is... bus...iness..."
She mumbled indistinctly, trying to shake off Li Jingshu.
Xiao’e had known things would end up like this, which was exactly why she dreaded coming to Li Family Village alone.
When Li Jingshu wasn’t being watched by Li Boyang, she was like a wild dog off its leash.
Of course, "wild dog" didn’t mean Li Jingshu liked to bite people.
Rather, she was just fearless and wild with people around.
Once she got in the mood, she would dare to try anything, completely unconcerned about appearances.
"You’re too young to be acting so old and mature!"
"My little brother says if you act like this you’ll grow old fast. You should laugh more!"
Even though she was only a few years older than Xiao’e, Li Jingshu’s tone sounded downright ancient.
Clearly, Li Jingshu was deliberately mimicking Li Boyang’s way of speaking, which made Xiao’e roll her eyes even harder.
"Alright, alright, I won’t tease you anymore. You’re no fun!" 𝑓𝘳𝘦𝑒𝑤𝑒𝘣𝘯ℴ𝘷𝘦𝓁.𝑐𝑜𝑚
Seeing this, Li Jingshu finally let go of Xiao’e and turned a somewhat guarded gaze on the middle-aged man nearby.
"Come on, introduce yourself, Uncle!"
"I’m not like Xiao’e, so don’t try to fool me. I’m not nearly as naïve or kind-hearted as she is."
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Beneath the big tree at the entrance to Li Family Village.
The old village chief was as leisurely as ever, only now there was a rocking chair beneath his backside.
"Ai, Non-crying Baby really dotes on that girl too much..."
He casually glanced at the chatting Li Jingshu, Xiao’e, and the middle-aged man.
After a brief moment of thought, the old village chief turned away and started complaining to the raccoon-cat statue in the shrine beside him as if nobody else was there.
"And you too, Granny Mountain God, you mustn’t keep indulging that girl."
"It’s all because of you and Non-crying Baby’s favoritism..."
"That girl is so mischievous nowadays, nobody in the village can keep her in line anymore."
"Take this morning, for example—if Xi’Er hadn’t kept a close eye on her, she’d probably have run up the mountain to fight with those wild animals again."
"Even though I know those wild animals aren’t her match, you can’t let her do this all the time, can you?"
The old village chief paused for a moment, then deliberately lowered his voice.
"I know Non-crying Baby isn’t an ordinary person, and that he has his own ambitions and dreams..."
"But right now, aside from Big Girl, no one in the village can keep up with him."
"If I could only live another couple of years, it’d be fine..."
"If one day I’m gone, maybe Big Girl will be the only one who can help him."
"You don’t expect Non-crying Baby to order his own parents around, do you?"
The old village chief had lived long enough that, honestly, he felt he’d had more than his fill of life.
It wasn’t until Li Boyang was born that the old village chief, numb after decades, saw hope again, a different future glimmering before his eyes.
To be honest, the old village chief felt the same way inside as the middle-aged man did.
He was afraid that one day, if Li Boyang left the village, everything here would return to the poverty and uncertainty of the past.
"It’s not like I’m greedy—just give me ten more years..."
"If I can just make it until Non-crying Baby grows up and comes of age, you can take me away then, Granny."
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