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Originally, Gu Ming planned to pay all the money, after all, he was not short of money.

But Miss Dongxiang refused and insisted on taking out her savings.

Gu Ming didn't insist either, and after completing the redemption procedures, he took Dongxiang to the county government office to re-apply his household registration.

Now, she is completely free.

At the same time, she was also ready to make a promise with her body.

After all, if a man spends so much effort to redeem her, he can't be doing charity, right?

Besides, from the bottom of my heart, being able to meet a man with outstanding talent is also a blessing from her previous life.

It wasn't until she came to Li's Mansion that she realized that she had misunderstood Gu Ming.

He redeemed her because firstly, he sympathized with her experience, and secondly, because he took a fancy to her talent, and planned to teach her Confucian cultivation methods, as well as some Confucian knowledge and ideas.

In this regard, Dongxiang was a little disappointed, but at the same time she was extremely grateful.

Master Li and his wife saw that Dongxiang was helpless, smart and well-behaved, after some discussion, they decided to accept her as a goddaughter.

Anyway, they only have one son under their knees, and it would be a pleasure to have another daughter.

For this, Dongxiang was naturally pleasantly surprised, and she prayed again and again with tears.

After that, Dongxiang and Li Xiuyuan studied hard with Gu Ming.

However, there are still differences between her and Li Xiuyuan's courses. After all, Li Xiuyuan is young and needs to learn from the most basic.

And Dongxiang has a good foundation, so she can learn some relatively esoteric Confucianism, and at the same time, she also needs to practice the mind method such as Zuowo Sutra.

In addition to studying, Dongxiang takes care of Gu Ming's daily life in every possible way, which is also out of gratitude.

When Gu Ming is writing, she will help burn incense and grind ink, and also play the piano, sing a little song, dance and so on in her spare time...

A few years passed without knowing it, and Li Xiuyuan was ten years old.

Compared with children of the same age, Li Xiuyuan looked much more mature and taller than children of the same age, like a person of twelve or thirteen years old.

Needless to say in terms of knowledge, allusions from ancient and modern times, poems and songs come as soon as you open your mouth.

Moreover, he successfully passed the county yamen's examination and became a dignified scholar at the age of ten. This made those scholars who had not yet been admitted as a scholar at the age of [-] want to find a way to get in.

For a while, Li Xiuyuan became famous and became the youngest scholar in Tiantai County, and even the entire Taizhou Prefecture.

Many people came to congratulate Li Xiuyuan one after another, saying that Li Xiuyuan's future is immeasurable and he will definitely be the number one scholar in the future.

This is not entirely a compliment, after all, according to historical records, there are not many people who passed the examination as a scholar at the age of ten, and there are only a few famous ones.

For this, Mr. Li was naturally overjoyed, and held a large banquet to entertain the folks and elders.

At the same time, he donated a large amount of sesame oil money.

Of course, he knew very well in his heart that the person he should be most grateful to was Gu Ming.

If it weren't for Gu Ming's careful teaching, no matter how smart his son was, he would never have reached such a level.

People outside only know that Li Xiuyuan has outstanding literary talent and passed the examination as a scholar.

As everyone knows, he is not only learning Confucian knowledge, but also learning various theories of Buddhism and Taoism.

At the same time, he is still practicing the Confucian mentality taught by Gu Ming.

It's just that he is too young, and because he studies hard on weekdays, he rarely goes out.

Because many people don't even know that Li Xiuyuan possesses a unique skill. For ordinary people in the world, I'm afraid he can hit two or three.

However, after all, she is young, and has never experienced hardships or seen the inconstancy of the world.

After passing the examination as a scholar, Li Xiuyuan became a little conceited and proud when he was praised by everyone.

What kind of person is Gu Ming?

He noticed the slightest change in Li Xiuyuan, and couldn't help frowning.

It seems that this guy has to go out for a walk to see the sufferings of the people and the coldness of the world. Otherwise, he will live in a deep house like a flower in a greenhouse. Once he encounters setbacks in the future, his mentality will easily collapse.

With such an idea in mind, Gu Ming decided to take Li Xiuyuan out for a long walk, from south to north. On the one hand, let him appreciate the mountains and rivers outside, and on the other hand, he can also see the various folk customs.

After hearing the news, Dongxiang also offered to go out for a walk together, so that she could take care of Gu Ming and the two of them on the way.

In this regard, Gu Ming did not refuse, and agreed to let Dongxiang go with him.

Although Master Li and his wife were a little bit reluctant for their son to leave home, after all, the mother was worried about the son traveling thousands of miles.

However, the couple also understand that although their son has read a lot, his experience is very shallow, and he really needs to travel around to broaden his knowledge.

So, after making some preparations, Gu Ming left Tiantai County with Li Xiuyuan and Dongxiang.

According to Gu Ming's itinerary, the plan is to traverse westward first, go out of the Great Jiangnan, then pass through Jingchu, Hunan, Guizhou, and Sichuan, and then go northward to see the desert, the Central Plains, and then go out from Jindi to see Look at the prairie, then set off to Qilu via Yandi, and return to Taizhou via the capital.

Such a large circle can almost be regarded as turning half of the country from east to west, north to south, and can appreciate different landforms, different scenery, different cultures, and different customs...

As for the time, it is expected to be around three years.

Taking such a big circle, Gu Ming believes that for Li Xiuyuan, it is more effective than studying hard behind closed doors for ten years at home.

After all, there are some things that cannot be truly understood just by reading books. Only by experiencing them personally can one understand them deeper and more thoroughly.

As the ancients said, it is better to travel thousands of miles than to read thousands of books.

The concept of "keep your ears off the outside world and only read the books of sages" is wrong.

Without life experience, it can only stay on the surface of theory...

Chapter 19 The Banshee

For this trip, Li Xiuyuan was quite excited, excited and looking forward to it.

After all, this is his first time traveling abroad.

His scope of activities had been in Tiantai County before, and he had long been looking forward to the outside world.

After leaving the city, Li Xiuyuan, who had always been quiet on weekdays, became lively, like a child of a few years old.

Regarding this, Gu Ming didn't care about him. After all, a child who is only in his teens should naturally retain some innocence.

And this time, he was very fond of it. He would buy any delicious snacks and so on along the way for him to taste.

Similarly, Dongxiang was also very happy on this trip.

When she was a few years old, she was sold to a brothel by her parents because of her poor family.

Fortunately, she is talented and clever, and she is well-behaved. The old lady was carefully trained and taught her female red, piano, chess, calligraphy and painting, poetry and songs.

In a word, cultivate them as future oirans.

During this period, although she didn't suffer much, she didn't suffer much, but she was like a canary in a cage, she had no skills, no beauty, but she could only stare blankly at the sky .

As soon as she went out, she appeared to be in a good mood, accompanied by several servants and maids.

In fact, it was watching her for fear that she would escape.

Now she has finally regained her freedom, and Master Li and his wife treat her like their own daughter, and are still helping her arrange marriage.

According to the thinking of Master Li and his wife, since there are few people in the family, it is better to recruit a son-in-law.

Regardless of family background, as long as the character is good, after all, the Li family is not short of money.

But Dongxiang doesn't want to get married, she just wants to be by Gu Ming's side, around her, and at the same time learn all kinds of knowledge and practice.

A few days later, Li Xiuyuan's novelty passed, and he began to slowly become silent.

Because along the way, in addition to the good mountains and rivers, he also discovered a lot of disharmony with the great rivers and mountains.

That is the refugees, beggars, and even dead bodies I saw along the way...

That night, the three of them walked to a mountainside, and it started to drizzle.

"There seems to be a ruined temple over there, let's go and rest for a night."

Gu Ming pointed to the front right.

In the past few days, they didn't go to the inn or anything. After all, this trip was not really for sightseeing and pleasure.

In order for Li Xiuyuan to have more experience in life, Gu Ming deliberately arranges to sleep in the wild.

Anyway, both Li Xiuyuan and Dongxiang have already started cultivation, so there is no need to worry about catching cold or encountering wild animals.

As for washing and bathing, there is mostly river water in the wild, which is purely natural.

The three of them walked not far, when a wild dog suddenly jumped out and rushed towards Dongxiang viciously.

"Sister be careful!"

Li Xiuyuan shouted, rushed forward and kicked...

"Hiccup~"

The wild dog screamed and died.

Gu Ming subconsciously glanced at the big black dog, smiled and said: "It's a pity to throw away such a fat dog, it's better to roast it and eat it."

"Oh, that disciple is going to clean it up."

Li Xiuyuan stepped forward and dragged the dead dog to a nearby stream, peeled the skin and cleaned it cleanly.

Then they carried them into the ruined temple together.

It seems that this temple has been abandoned for hundreds of years, and it is full of weeds and cobwebs.

Most of the Buddha statues have collapsed and started to weather.

"I'm going to pick up some dead branches."

Dongxiang took the initiative to say something.

"Let me go, you are a girl."

Li Xiuyuan is a big kid.

Dongxiang patted Li Xiuyuan's head amusedly and said with a smile: "Then you are also a child."

"I'm not young anymore, I'm a scholar."

Li Xiuyuan refused to accept.

"Don't worry, let Xiu Yuan go."

"is teacher."

Li Xiuyuan ran out quickly.

Gu Ming walked around the ruined temple with Dongxiang, looked at the environment, and then went to the courtyard to clean up a place for roasting dog meat.

Let's say that when Li Xiuyuan came outside the temple and was picking up dead branches, a woman in a long red dress suddenly walked over with a smile.

"Yo, little brother, what are you doing?"

Li Xiuyuan looked up and couldn't help but be stunned...

Why did a charming woman suddenly appear in this barren mountain?She doesn't look like a country girl at all.

"I'm collecting firewood..." Li Xiuyuan replied first, and then asked with a puzzled look: "Big sister, are you afraid of encountering bad people when you walk alone at night?"

"Bad guy? Hee hee, are you a bad guy, little brother?"

"Of course I'm not a bad person..."

"Little brother, do you think my sister is beautiful?"

While speaking, a delicate light flashed in the woman's eyes, and without stopping, she slowly unbuttoned her clothes, revealing a large area of ​​dazzling white.

Although Li Xiuyuan is only over ten years old, but because of his extraordinary talent, coupled with the reason of doing minor cultivation, both physically and mentally are far more mature than his peers.

Therefore, I suddenly felt strange in my body, and a primitive instinct surged out like a wild beast...

Seeing Li Xiuyuan's instant hit, the woman was not without pride, she twisted her slender waist and walked forward slowly with pale fingers hooked.

"not good!"

Fortunately, Li Xiuyuan woke up in time, and cold sweat broke out on his forehead.

He finally came to his senses, the other party was not human at all, either a ghost or a demon, otherwise how could he lose his mind?

"Bold evildoer!"