Summer bamboo shoots are very thin, especially these wild bamboo shoots, which are only as thick as chopsticks.

Yun Huachun really couldn't find anything edible.

When he walked to the bamboo forest, he found that no one was paying attention to the bamboo shoots, so he did it.

Everyone digs wild vegetables, hunts, and chops firewood.

Yun Huachun was the only one digging bamboo shoots, so he finished digging here and went to another place.

"Dad, I picked the locust flowers! You can steam the locust flowers and eat them." Yuntao said happily.

She picked a basketful of flowers, and even the small bamboo basket with the ginger in it was filled with the fragrance of the bamboo basket.

"Okay, you go back first. There are many mosquitoes in the mountains. Dad will be here soon." Yun Huachun said as he pulled out a few more bamboo seedlings.

"Dad, there are many snakes, insects, rats, and ants in the mountains, so be careful!"

Yuntao held Jiang Xian's hand and walked back. There was a gaze behind her that was watching her back.

Shi Ergou stood behind Yun Tao with a big bamboo bag on his back, looking at them with timid and envious eyes.

When Yuntao came out, he went out with her.

He walked slowly behind Yuntao. When Yuntao was picking flowers, he dug up the weeds and vegetables on the ground next to him.

They are all wild vegetables that his grandma once taught him to eat.

Shi Ergou was taken care of by his family after he was born. The adults put him in a basket when they were doing farm work. He grew up in the fields.

When I reach the age where I can eat by myself and hold chopsticks, I will help my family with work.

While he was immersed in his work, he could always hear the voice of Yun Xiucai's daughter carefully teaching the child.

They talked a lot and laughed.

The laughter filled his mind and made him feel strange.

Just like when everyone in the family gathered around his brother and praised him for his ability to work hard.

But obviously no one praised them at the moment, but he felt like this.

Shi Ergou couldn't understand...

Obviously the new kid is a little shorter than him, and he's not from their village.

Yun Xiucai's family gave him so much delicious food, and Yun Xiucai's daughter also brought him some food.

Isn't their home closer to Yun Xiucai?

Shi Ergou kept all this in his heart and did not dare to tell outsiders.

Yuntao didn't know that the child behind the carriage had such little thoughts.

Yun Huachun was busy digging bamboo shoots, unaware of the danger beside the crickets and grass behind him.

A long snake with a black body and white edges was slowly spinning towards Yun Huachun's direction, spitting out venom.

The snake was very fast and was about to reach Yun Huachun's feet.

With a whoosh, an arrow flew out of the air and stuck into the soil.

Yun Huachun heard the movement of the arrow and was startled.

"who……"

Just when Yun Huachun was about to ask who was shooting the arrows randomly, he suddenly saw the painfully twisted black snake under the arrow, and was frightened.

Bungara --

Mom!

This snake is extremely venomous!

"Yun Xiucai, are you okay?" Zhong Da came forward with a wooden bow on his back.

He stretched out his hand to lift up Yun Huachun who was sitting on the ground.

"I'm fine, thank you Uncle Zhong." Yun Huachun gratefully held Zhong Da's hand.

But when he saw the snake at his feet, he took a few steps back, still feeling frightened.

"Don't be afraid."

As he spoke, Zhong Da took out his sword from his waist, cut off the snake's head with one strike, and then cut the snake's head into two halves with another strike to prevent it from resurrecting and injuring people.

Without its head, the snake twisted a few times and suddenly lost its vitality and stopped moving.

"Uncle Zhong, you are my savior!" The snake was completely dead, and Yun Huachun showed his sincere feelings for the rest of his life without any scruples.

“I don’t even know how to repay this kindness!!”

"Life-saving grace..." Zhong Da chuckled, eyes slightly narrowed.

Yun Huachun's heart suddenly skipped a beat. He wouldn't give him a promise of his own life, would he?

"What does Yun Xiucai think of my title?" Zhong Da said unexpectedly.

Yun Huachun also blurted out, "He is a smart and good boy."

He was never naughty or mischievous along the way and was polite to everyone he met. Even the people in the village shouted diligently.

She was much better than the children he had ever seen, but the best thing in his heart was still his daughter.

"Can Yun Xiucai still accept a disciple? Since I think Zhan'er is good, I might as well accept him."

This sentence shocked Yun Huachun, and his mood went up and down like a roller coaster.

Since Zhong Da is an eunuch, the fact that he takes such good care of Jiang Xian proves that his status is extraordinary.

How dare he accept this child as his disciple?

Sensing the resistance between Yun Huachun's brows, Zhong Da tried a tactful approach.

"To be honest, Yun Xiucai. He'er's background is indeed rich and noble, but if you think he is really loved by everyone as an elder in the family, why would he end up living in the border area?"

"Zhan'er is the eldest son of his wife. His mother died of hemorrhage after giving birth to him. Zhan'er's father was not liked by his grandfather and was driven to the border..."

"When Xian'er was less than one year old, the concubine at home took advantage of the fact that he was young and bullied him. She locked him in the house and didn't even let his wet nurse feed him. He almost starved to death."

"I am a person close to Xian'er's grandmother. She felt sorry for her grandson, so she sent me over and asked me to take good care of Xian'er."

"After all, he is a child and cannot protect himself. I, the old man, am alone. So I begged my master to take my son to the border with me. I hope that the life in the border can help me grow up."

"But who would have thought that the border was in chaos. Something happened to the master, and his life or death was uncertain. I had no choice but to escape back with my title."

Zhong Da's voice was full of guilt and worry.

"I don't know what's going on at home. Ji'er already has a younger brother. If he shows up rashly, my concubine might harm him."

"I thought if I couldn't go back, I would take Bian'er outside and raise him up."

"I'm already at this age. One day I won't be able to walk anymore, and then I will become a burden to my son."

"Yunxiu is a man of great wisdom. Please teach him. I just want him to be able to read and write, and have a skill to support himself."

"I don't have much money, so I can still pay for my tuition. If you need anything, Yun Xiucai, just ask..."

Zhong Da said that he wanted to kneel down to Yun Huachun, but Yun Huachun hurriedly went to help him.

He is a half-baked person, and he is afraid of being exposed, so he studies anxiously every day because he is afraid of problems in the future.

Now he is suddenly asked to accept a disciple, so what will he use to teach his disciples?

"Uncle Zhong, you... I'm not a teacher, how can I teach you?"

"Yun Xiucai, I asked Ji'er, and he said that he wants a gentleman like you who never forgets to study even on the way to escape. This is the kind of gentleman he wants."

Yun Huachun broke the jar and spoke his true feelings.

"Uncle Zhong, does he know why I read these books? Because I have forgotten everything I learned."

"I have been living in the village and have no need for books, so my studies have been neglected. But now, the world has changed..."

"On this journey, the most useless person is the scholar."
Chapter completed!