Chapter 52 Lingzhuzi: Want me to take the initiative? "How...

"How is it? Tell me, is it good or not?"

Lingzhuzi coughed to cover it up, reached out to take the cup of tea, and drank it all in one gulp.

He placed the empty cup in front of Fuli and said confidently, "Another bowl."

Fu Li glared at him speechlessly, then said jokingly as she poured him some tea, "Will you die if you say it tastes good?"

As Fu Li sipped the bowl of Lingzhuzi slowly, she counted on her fingers and said, "This time, I cut the amount of Zhicao in half and added daylilies and some dried red fruits. It's sour and sweet, and it stimulates the appetite, strengthens the spleen, and promotes salivation. It's truly a great tea for all seasons."

Lingzhuzi complained: "Praise yourself."

"That should be praised." Fu Li didn't feel embarrassed at all, and held her head high with pride. "You drank the ready-made drink, but you didn't even say a good word. Be careful, you won't be able to drink it in the future."

Ling Zhuzi just lowered his head to drink tea, not even looking up, and said calmly: "Next time I make tea, let me know in advance."

Fu Li was puzzled: "What for?"

Ling Zhuzi said, "I'll help you light the fire. Don't make ready-made drinks, so you don't have to worry about not having any to drink later."

“Puff!”

Fu Li was amused by him. She stepped forward, snatched his empty bowl, and shoved herself into his arms. She wrapped her slender arms around his neck and smiled, tilting her head. "Instead of thinking about those nonsense, why not try to please me? From now on, I'll make you whatever you want to drink."

The blush on Lingzhuzi's face instantly spread to his ears. He wanted to retreat, but also wanted to get close. The two thoughts pulled at each other, making him a little dazed.

Fu Li originally wanted to kiss him, but seeing him like this, for some reason, she suddenly felt a little bored.

"Okay, okay, I won't tease you anymore." Fu Li stood up and sat back in her original seat, and the topic suddenly turned serious. "The last time you came, you said that your cultivation had reached a bottleneck. I've been busy these days and haven't had time to ask you if you have any new insights? Has the bottleneck loosened?"

As she walked away, Lingzhuzi felt lost and subconsciously reached out to keep her, but his hands seemed to be tied up with ropes; he wanted to say something to keep her, but his mouth seemed to be stuck with glue.

Hearing her change the subject, Ling Zhuzi secretly breathed a sigh of relief and immediately continued, "Teacher said that cultivation cannot be forced. He told me not to rush back this time and to relax more. Maybe I will gain new insights."

Fu Li nodded in agreement. "The world, the mountains, and the rivers contain endless truths. But the world doesn't speak for itself; we must comprehend them ourselves."

At this point, she looked up at the sky and smiled, "It's already this late. We still have a lot to do tomorrow, so let's go get some rest."

Ling Zhuzi had a hunch that something was wrong, but he couldn't figure out why. Seeing her stand up to leave after she finished speaking, he subconsciously reached out and grabbed her sleeve.

Fu Li gave him a puzzled look, Ling Zhuzi loosened his grip and said awkwardly, "It's getting late, let me take you home."

"Alright." Fu Li nodded indifferently. For the first time, she didn't hold his hand. She put on a smile and complained in a half-hearted way, "Although my cultivation level isn't as high as yours, ordinary demons don't dare to get close to me. Why should I ask you to give me a ride?"

Lingzhuzi's expression changed slightly.

The reason why the two of them became connected was because Fu Li was attacked by a puppet and was unable to protect herself, so she summoned him in desperation.

For many years after that, Ling Zhuzi always acted as a protector in front of Fu Li. He knew Fu Li needed him, and Fu Li always acted like she needed him.

In this relationship, Lingzhuzi's sense of security comes from this.

But at this moment, Lingzhuzi suddenly realized that she was no longer the weak girl from Dai State.

As his thoughts raced, Fu Li, who was walking in front of him, suddenly stopped. Ling Zhuzi looked over in confusion, only to realize that they had already arrived.

Fu Li turned around and waved to him with a smile as she did every time before: "Lingzhuzi, good night." Then she trotted up the steps, pushed open the door and walked in.

He stared at the door that closed in front of him for a long time, and suddenly felt that the night in Shu was particularly quiet. The sound of insects chirping one after another was not as pleasant as before, but only made people feel irritated.

He took a deep breath and exhaled heavily, looked up at the moonlit night sky with sparse stars, hesitated for a long time, and then turned and left.

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The next morning, Fu Li ate something quick and then took his men to dig salt.

Lingzhuzi continued to lead people to burn tiles, but he was obviously distracted.

Several older craftsmen noticed something was going on, looked at each other, and nominated the one who was the most popular among the girls when they met with other tribes.

The man was only in his thirties, yet deep wrinkles had already formed on his face, and silver threads had quietly emerged in his withered and yellow hair. If Fu Li had just traveled through time, she would have thought he was at least fifty years old.

The craftsman finished the tile blank in his hand, stood up and washed his hands under the running water. Then he walked over to Lingzhuzi and asked with a smile, "Sir, did you have a quarrel with the young lady?"

Ling Zhuzi looked at him warily, but he didn't take it seriously. He smiled amiably and said to himself, "That's how young people feel. They get upset today, but feel better tomorrow.

As long as you keep your distance from the quarrels, the relationship will not cool down, but will get better and better. If the other party is too embarrassed to even make a fuss, then it will be really bad. "

Ling Zhuzi was startled and pointed to a deserted place: "Mr. Qu, let's talk over there."

Mr. Qu smiled and nodded, then followed Lingzhuzi to a big tree, waiting for him to confide his troubles so that he, as someone who had experienced it, could help with some advice.

But after calling the person over, Ling Zhuzi was speechless. He even felt that he was crazy for even thinking of asking a mortal for advice.

If he can't solve the problem, what can an ordinary person do?

Mr. Qu didn't urge him, but just said with a smile: "My dear, don't look at me as an old man now. I was very handsome when I was young. Every time I met with other tribes, I could always chase the most beautiful girls."

At this point, he couldn't help but chuckle twice, and said complacently: "I'm not bragging, old man. Although I don't know how many children I have, my child must be the most handsome in their tribe."

Lingzhuzi: You sound quite experienced. How about asking?

He coughed lightly and frowned, "She didn't quarrel with me."

"Ah, you're not even being upset anymore?" Mr. Qu was shocked. "Weren't you fine yesterday? I heard that because you thought the tea was too bitter, the young lady went up the mountain to pick daylilies because they were sweet."

Ling Zhuzi blurted out: "I don't find it hard."

He just couldn't get used to the bitter taste, but as long as Fu Li gave it to him, he could drink it no matter what the taste was.

Mr. Qu seemed to understand something, nodded in understanding, and asked, "Sir, you wouldn't be as silent in front of the young lady as you are in front of us, right?"

Lingzhuzi thought about it and nodded slightly.

——Fu Li and I are in perfect sync, there is no need to say more.

Mr. Qu said earnestly, "Young Master, people have mouths for speaking. You always say nothing and leave me guessing. Even if I'm smart and can guess right every time, I'll get tired of you after a while."

Every word and sentence hits the nail on the head about how the two people get along.

Lingzhuzi asked hurriedly: "What should we do then?"

Mr. Qu laughed and said, "Young Master, you have always been smart. How come your mind can't work smoothly when it comes to this kind of thing? Of course you have to take the initiative.

"The young lady is both beautiful and talented. To be honest, there's not a single young man in the tribe who doesn't like her. If the leader hadn't wanted to keep her in the tribe permanently, how could they have been so obedient?"

In ancient times, there were no taboos between men and women. No matter if they were from the same tribe, as long as they were willing, they could get married. If they didn't like each other anymore, they would just separate and find someone they liked.

What’s more, you can find someone else without having to separate.

It is not known when it started, but people discovered that men and women from the same tribe were more likely to give birth to sick or disabled children when they married each other.

Thus, the tribal group marriage system was born, replacing the ignorant promiscuous marriage system.

This system was essentially designed to prevent inbreeding, but people at the time didn't understand why and simply followed the rules passed down by their ancestors. If Fuli had truly accepted Ge's request and officially joined the tribe, she would naturally not be able to marry a man in the tribe.

But Lingzhuzi knew in his heart that Fuli would never join any tribe.

Although I was originally just feeling disappointed and anxious, after listening to Mr. Qu's words, the sense of urgency in my heart suddenly rose.

He asked directly: "How can I take the initiative?"

Mr. Qu smiled and said, "Since you don't usually take the initiative, then the young lady must be the one who takes the initiative. Just think about how she usually takes the initiative, and then learn from her."

There are ready-made teachers, why are you asking me, an outsider?

Lingzhuzi: Follow and learn?

I don’t know what he was thinking about, but his face suddenly turned red.

"Ahem, thank you, Mr. Qu. You guys continue with your work. I have some personal matters to take care of today, so I'll be leaving first."

Mr. Qu smiled knowingly and urged, "Go, go. We have all learned it. If you have something to do, go ahead and do it."

Faced with his look of seeing through everything, Lingzhuzi walked very fast, even using the escape technique, just wanting to break free from that gaze as quickly as possible.

Besides, Fu Li and his men dug twenty carts of salt and brought it back over mountains and hills. It was already dark.

It’s not that she can’t use magic, but Fu Li knows that she can’t stay here forever, but the people in the tribe have to live here forever.

It would be easy to solve it with hair magic, which would only save her trouble and would be of no benefit to the people in the tribe.

After she leaves, these people will need time to adapt.

It would have been better if she had not used magic from the beginning and taught them to complete all technological improvements using mortal methods.

The group transported the salt to a shed they had built a few days ago, to prevent it from raining in the middle of the night.

These sheds were originally temporary shelters built before the house was completed, and they had not yet been demolished. Now it seems that there is no need to demolish them all, and some of them can be left to store salt.

"Okay, it's late today, everyone go back first. I will come back tomorrow to teach you how to make salt."

After Fu Li finished explaining everything, she left.

But those people did not leave. Yang Mei, the cleverest one, said, "Just now the young lady said that she would teach us how to boil salt tomorrow. Since we are going to boil it, we must use firewood, right? While the moonlight is beautiful tonight, why don't we go to the foot of the mountain to chop some firewood."

As long as you don't go into the mountains, there will be no danger.

This proposal was accepted by everyone. Everyone went home to get tools for chopping wood, met at the foot of the mountain, and worked together to cut down two trees.

Because of the noise they made, the wild animals in the mountains didn't dare to come near them. When the first tree fell, they were frightened by the huge noise and ran away deep into the forest.

When Fu Li returned to her residence, she saw the light in her room from afar, which showed that someone had gone in first.

She wondered: Who would come to see me so late at night? Could it be Sister Ge who wanted to discuss something with me?

With this doubt, she walked straight in. The door was not closed, but there was a curtain made of pearls and shells.

This was something that didn't exist before. Fu Li reached out and touched it. Each pearl was perfectly round, and the three colors of pink, white and red formed a simple diagonal grid pattern, which looked quite nice together.

At this moment, a large hand with distinct joints stretched out from inside, gently pushed aside the bead curtain, revealing Lingzhuzi's picturesque face.

"Pearls from the East China Sea, do you like them?"

Fu Li widened her eyes in shock, wondering if Lingzhuzi had been possessed by someone else.