Chapter 127 Only immortals could smell this good...
Ming Er sat on the futon with his hands resting on the teaching desk, looking particularly well-behaved.
The system stood on the podium, holding a miniature ancient book in its hand. In front of Ming Er, there was also a book specifically for her to study.
To encourage Ming'er to study diligently, the system also specified a reward rule.
Ming Er is different from Su Li. Su Li is an adult and had experienced setbacks at the time, so she cherishes the opportunity even more. Therefore, without the system's supervision, Su Li will naturally study hard.
The boy in front of me, Ming Er, is a genuine five-year-old child. After studying for a while, he became somewhat distracted.
When the system looked over, Ming Er knew it too, and he looked around but dared not look at the system.
"Ming Er, listen carefully to the lesson."
"Understood, Ninth ...
However, she was dealing with the system, and although she verbally agreed, she remained mischievous during class.
Xiang Bei sat to the side, not intervening in the discipline.
To get Ming Er out of the sect, we need to align ourselves with the system and let the system manage him.
The system is sensible and won't do anything to Ming'er.
Ming Er looked at Xiang Bei several times with pleading eyes. Seeing that Xiang Bei did not move, he pouted and tears welled up in his eyes.
This little creature is so adorable, it's so tiny, it melts your heart.
Xiang Bei scratched her fingers on the table twice, took a deep breath, and picked up the book from the table.
She silently thought to herself that as a teacher, she should set a good example for her students.
The system, holding a ruler, tapped Ming Er's table with a serious expression.
The first day's lessons were relatively simple, and the female instructor was very competent, delivering the content in a simple and easy-to-understand manner.
In the last few minutes, we tested Xiaoming's learning progress.
"It's alright," the system hesitated for a moment, then glanced at Ming Er, sighed, and decided that it shouldn't be too harsh on a child.
It's already quite remarkable that a five-year-old can learn like this.
It gave Ming'er a piece of candy and said, "You did well today. Keep up the good work tomorrow, okay?"
Ming Er took the candy and nodded vigorously at the system.
"These female teachers."
The system also set up reward rules, and all sorts of candies were placed in front of Ming Er.
A piece of candy will be awarded for recognizing ten characters.
Write ten characters and you'll get five candies as a reward.
Write a poem and you'll be rewarded with ten candies.
Prices are clearly marked, and there is no deception of the young or old.
Of course, if he didn't finish, the ruler would hit Ming'er's hand.
The system brandished a ruler in front of Ming Er, saying, "Ming Er, if you don't study hard, I, the female teacher, will absolutely not go easy on you."
In order to get to eat the sweet candy, Meiji happily agreed.
"I will definitely study hard, and the more I study, the more candy she will get."
The system was very satisfied with Ming Er's reaction; aside from anything else, his attitude was particularly upright.
"Alright, go to sleep." The system took the ruler and gently tapped Ming Er on the head, and she lost consciousness.
After Ming Er left, the system immediately reverted to its original form, threw away the ruler, and collapsed next to Xiang Bei.
"I didn't know teaching kids was so tiring."
Xiang Bei pushed it aside and turned to a page of her own book. "It's always like this at the beginning. Once you've laid a solid foundation in Ming Er, you won't have to worry about it so much later."
The system nodded in agreement, "That's true."
It's starting from scratch, and we can't just cram all the knowledge into Ming'er's mind at once.
As dawn broke, Ming'er woke up from her sleep, looking at the roof with a somewhat confused expression.
She dreamed that she went to the place where the gods lived, where there were two beautiful gods, a great god and a little god.
A celestial being helped her take a bath, making her smell wonderful. He also used a strange object to blow on her head, drying her wet hair.
The little fairy taught her to read and write.
But kids don't take their dreams seriously.
After getting up, he boasted to the village children that he had eaten a very sweet candy that none of them had ever tasted before.
When Ming Er told those strange and bizarre stories, the children all laughed at her, calling her a liar.
There are no gods in this world. Ming Er must have been dreaming and confused. Why would a god help her take a bath and offer her candy?
Ming'er felt it was real; she could even describe some of the details of her dream. But the children just didn't believe her.
This made Ming'er very unhappy. She clearly had that dream, but everyone said she was confused in her sleep and didn't believe her.
Seeing that the girls didn't believe her, Ming Er didn't want to play with them anymore, so she pouted and went home.
Hearing that the village girls were mocking Ming Er, Old Man Ming immediately flew into a rage. He was a notorious unreasonable shrew in the village, and he immediately took Ming Er to the children's homes to demand justice for his beloved granddaughter.
How can you laugh at a child's dream like that?
An apology is necessary.
Everyone in the village knows that Old Man Ming has always doted on his granddaughter, Ming Er. Although Ming Er has an older sister, no one can blame him for not loving his granddaughter, Ming Er, because she is so beautiful.
Of all the granddaughters in the Ming family, Ming Er is the most beautiful.
You could tell she was beautiful even when she was just born.
Back then, Old Man Ming would carry Ming Er around the village every day, showing him off.
I've heard that if a beautiful girl passes the imperial examinations, she will be personally selected by His Majesty the Emperor as the third-ranked scholar.
When riding a horse through the streets, all the third-ranked scholars I saw were exceptionally handsome.
Just thinking about the money required to obtain official rank made Old Man Ming sigh.
Although the family had some money, they couldn't afford to send their two granddaughters to school, so they could only send their eldest daughter, Mingda, to school.
The eldest daughter and eldest grandson will be the ones to take over the family business in the future.
They can afford to send Ming Da to school, but they can't afford to send Ming Er to school. Otherwise, with Ming Er's looks, he might just become a third-place scholar in the imperial examinations.
Thinking that his family was a burden on Ming Er, Old Man Ming cracked two eggs into a bowl and steamed egg custard for Ming Er.
After steaming, I saved half for my eldest granddaughter, Mingda. Studying requires using your brain. They are the future pillars of the family; they need to eat well to nourish their bodies.
Ming Er studied with the system every night, and after a few days, he had already learned quite a few characters.
The system provided her with writing brushes, ink, paper, and an inkstone, preparing her to learn to write.
We also need to make sure Ming Er has beautiful handwriting.
Xiang Bei also learned calligraphy. She had learned it when she was a child, and her writing was quite good.
In order to set an example for Ming Er, Xiang Bei picked up her studies again and studied with him.
The Ming family raises several chickens, and Old Man Ming feeds his granddaughters eggs every day to help them get better.
Sun Nan naturally didn't receive this treatment. In his words, Sun Nan was a money-losing commodity who would eventually marry into another family.
If these grandsons can't help their wives have a daughter, then they're even more useless and are disgracing their family.
Ming Er had two hard-boiled eggs in her pocket, which she had deliberately saved. When she saw Ms. Xiang and Ms. Jiu, Ming Er handed them the eggs she had saved.
Before Xiang Bei could even speak, the system was already moved to tears.
"Host, I think the children I've taught are all amazing."
Xiang Bei pulled her sleeve out of the system's hand. "First of all, you've only taught two students so far. Secondly, both students are of good character. Finally, stop trying to glorify your system."
Sometimes the system's shamelessness is outrageous; it's only been a few days since it started teaching, yet it's already this brazen.
In the original text, Ming Er's character was very good; otherwise, he wouldn't have been able to do so many good deeds behind the scenes.
She's just too soft-hearted, and that's why she suffers from a lack of education.
Xiang Bei naturally didn't eat Ming Er's eggs, telling her to keep them for herself.
“No, how can I go to school without paying tuition to the female tutor? My older sister also paid tuition. Tutor, my family doesn’t have much money left, so here you go.”
Seeing Ming Er's serious expression, Xiang Bei sighed, reached out and rubbed Ming Er's head, thinking to herself that this child was too sensible.
Although she was young, she was very aware of her family's situation. She probably longed to go to school like Mingda, but she didn't say it out loud because she didn't want to put her family in a difficult position.
“Ming Er, the female tutor is a goddess. Gods don’t need to eat. As long as you follow the Ninth Female Master’s teachings well, you are repaying the female tutor.”
She just wanted to tell Ming Er that if others treat her badly, she shouldn't be subservient to them.
Even if the other party is her family.
As for men, the man she chooses is her husband; if one husband isn't right, she'll find another. As the wife, she has the right to decide whether her husband stays or leaves, rather than letting him treat her badly.
It's a bit early to say these things now, and Xiang Bei didn't expect to talk about such profound topics with a five-year-old.
It's already quite good that Ming Er can write characters well.
The egg was put back into Ming Er's pocket.
Since others don't believe in Ming Er's dreams, Ming Er doesn't talk about them much anymore.
Since learning to read, Ming Er has become a completely different person. However, since Ming's family watches him every day, they haven't noticed anything unusual yet.
Until Ming Er looked at the egg and muttered something to himself.
Old Man Ming heard it, but at first he didn't pay any attention, thinking it was just a child rambling on. But after Ming Er studied with the system for a few days, the effects became apparent.
When she was writing on the ground with a twig, no one in the family took it seriously; they just thought she was scribbling randomly.
It wasn't until the village head's daughter, who was studying at the school, passed by the Ming family's house and saw Ming Er writing her name on the ground that she was greatly surprised.
Only then did Old Man Ming realize that his second granddaughter was extraordinary.
Despite having never attended school, he was able to write his own name.
The young scholar from the village head's family said that Ming Er wasn't just scribbling on a twig; he was writing his own name.
Old Man Ming immediately told his wife, Ming Sheng, who was also Ming Er's great-grandmother, about the matter.
The Ming family was overjoyed when they learned of this and immediately asked Ming Er why he had learned their name.
Ming'er also told her family the truth: in her dream, she was really learning to read and write from a deity.
Old Man Ming slapped his thigh. He was the one who usually took care of Ming Er. Now that he mentioned it, all sorts of things that were not right came to light.
"It must be a deity. Every morning when Ming Er wakes up, he smells wonderful and his clothes are always spotless."
Upon hearing this, the family members realized what was happening. Ming'er's biological mother pulled Ming'er over, brought her close, and smelled her from her hair to the soles of her feet.
Her daughter smells wonderful from head to toe, and even her clothes smell amazing.
I heard that the goddesses in my dreams smelled wonderful, so that makes sense. Ming'er read and wrote with the goddesses in his dreams every night, and when he came back, he was covered in the goddesses' scent.
Only immortals would make something smell this good.
Xiang·Shenxian·Bei: "..." That explanation isn't wrong.
From Ming Er's words, the Ming family knew that there were two goddesses in Ming Er's dream, one major goddess and one minor goddess.
The little immortal is in charge of teaching Ming Er, and must listen to the great immortal.
The system, unwilling to accept defeat, popped up from behind Xiang Bei, only to be pushed back down by her.
As the head of the Ming family, Ming Sheng looked his granddaughter Ming Er up and down again and again, and felt that Ming Er did indeed appear to be a bit fairer.
Her hands and feet were clean, and if she were dressed in nice clothes, no one in the county would guess that Ming Er was a farmer's daughter.
Mingsheng became more and more excited as he thought about it; he must have benefited from the blessings of the gods to have achieved this.
Just a few days ago, Ming Er was a bit dark-skinned. Although he was the best-looking in the family, he wasn't particularly outstanding.
Compared to her granddaughters at home, she looks completely different now.
It was as if a light had appeared around Ming Er.
Ordinary people can't be favored by gods, so who knows if Ming Er has some extraordinary talent.
This is all a great fortune for Ming Er, and also a great fortune for the Ming family.
The family sat at home discussing how to spread the fame of Ming Er, this disciple of a divine being, so that they too could enjoy the glory alongside him.
Hearing that they were going to publicize the matter, Xiang Bei felt that this was not right.
Not at least not now.
Although everyone in the village shares the same ancestor, and the Ming family is unaware that Ming Er was switched at birth, they have no powerful connections and are merely ordinary people.
Rumors tend to get more and more outrageous as they spread. If someone gets malicious and spreads something detrimental to Ming Er, and it blows up and gets known by those in power, she'll be silenced before Ming Er is even recognized.
Xiang Bei had no intention of preventing Ming Er from being recognized again; she was only responsible for teaching Ming Er so that she wouldn't be helpless if she fell into a predicament.
She believed that Ming'er, with his newfound knowledge and perspective, would not repeat the same mistakes.
Originally, Xiang Bei wanted the system to teach Ming Er how to speak, but considering that Ming Er was only five years old, she was afraid that the child's words might not be clearly conveyed. So, Xiang Bei simply used Ming Er's mouth to say those words.
Children's bodies are still quite easy to control.
The Ming family is good in this respect; after finding out, they didn't spread the news immediately, but instead sat down together as a family to discuss it first.
If they say it out loud now, it will be hard to cover it up later. Xiang Bei would suggest that the whole family run away first and then talk about other things.
Xiang Bei manipulated Ming Er's small body to climb onto the table, ran errands, and sat on the table, calmly watching the Ming family.
The system then created a halo behind Ming Er's head, emitting a dazzling, multicolored glow.
It was just a little trick, but it left the Ming family dumbfounded.
"God, God, Mother, our Ming'er has become a god."
Ming Sheng snapped out of her daze and was about to kneel down when Xiang Bei gently raised her hand to stop her.
She spoke, and it was Ming Er's voice that came out, "I was passing by this place and, after some calculations, I found that I have a connection with this child. However, since things have not yet come to fruition, we must not publicize it, lest we invite unwarranted disaster."
Mingsheng immediately nodded, "What the immortal says is true, we will absolutely not tell anyone about this."
He then turned to his family and made them swear before the gods that this matter must not be revealed in a single word.
Anyone who dares to leak this information will be punished by the gods.
After the Ming family swore an oath, Xiang Bei had the system remove everything.
The system gave Ming Er a few more instructions. Ming Er, who had regained consciousness, looked at his family and repeated the system's words, "The deity said that if we tell anyone, he will never teach me to read and write again."
The family nodded repeatedly, saying, "We can't tell anyone, we absolutely can't tell anyone."
Xiang Bei manipulated Ming Er's hand and took out two candies from her pocket.
This was just put in by the system. The outer packaging has been modified; the candy wrapper has been replaced with oil paper.
He handed the candy to his family members.
"This is a reward from the gods." As she spoke, Xiang Bei unwrapped the candy, revealing an orange-flavored candy. "It's so sweet."
As soon as she finished speaking, Xiang Bei withdrew her control over Ming Er. The candy fell from Ming Er's hands onto the table, and Ming Er fell asleep.
Old Man Ming reached out and hugged Ming Er, but Ming Sheng, who was in charge of the household, took her in. Her daughter's precious granddaughter had such great fortune, being favored by the gods; naturally, she would cherish her dearly.
Smelling the fragrance from Ming Er's hair, Ming Sheng felt as if he too was being nurtured by the divine.
Everyone's eyes fell on the candy on the table, and for a moment they didn't know what to do.
"Mother, this was given by the gods, what should we do?" asked Ming Ren, the eldest son of the Ming family.
It's such a small piece, it doesn't seem easy to divide.
"Since the gods said it can't be said, then all of you keep your mouths shut. If anyone dares to utter a single word, don't blame me for turning on you." Ming Sheng's sinister gaze swept over the faces of the men in the house.
These are all outsiders; if anything is leaked, it will definitely be them who leak it.
In her youth, Mingsheng was a renowned hunter in the village. She had hunted a giant python and even fought a bear, surviving a blow from its claw. She was not one to be trifled with, and when she spoke, no one dared to object.
"Mother, this thing..."
"Boss, you personally oversee this and have your man boil this divine gift into a drink for everyone," Mingsheng instructed.
Xiang Bei never expected that the Ming family was so miraculous, boiling two candies into water as if they were a magic potion.
Mingsheng, her three daughters, and her granddaughter each received a large bowl, while her husband, Old Man Ming, received more than half a bowl.
Then the grandsons took a small portion of the bowl and added a large portion of water.
As for the man who married into the family, he ended up only getting a little bit of the dishwater.
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