It was silver, and a fifty-tael silver ingot at that. Li Wenyi froze on the spot. These fifty taels were probably the only silver his family had saved up over the years.
"Father, I can't take this." Realizing what it was, Li Wenyi pushed the silver back to Li Mantian's hand.
Li Mantian tossed the silver back into Li Wenyi's arms and said casually, "This is all the family can give you. I know you've always had your own ideas, but I feel that the world won't change much even if you were born. But if I don't let you try, I'm afraid you won't give up easily. So, go ahead."
Li Wenyi blinked, trying hard to hold back the tears welling up in his eyes. It turned out that his father and mother had always known, but they hadn't said anything. However, they had been supporting him silently in their own way: "Father and Mother, don't worry, I will definitely pass the exam!"
The next morning, Li Wenyi, carrying his already packed bag, walked further and further away under the watchful eyes of his family…
"Do you think this kid can pass the exam?" Li Mantian rubbed his chin, unable to help but ponder.
After thinking for a moment, Li shook her head: "Even if I pass the exam, I probably won't get a good ranking, right?"
Li Mantian: "Isn't it a bit of a waste to give him that money?"
Li: "We've already given it, how can we expect it back?"
Li Mantian: "It's not that it's impossible."
...
Ye Shuang, who was still standing at the door, watched the couple enter the room. She looked into the distance and saw that Li Wenyi was no longer there. For the first time, she was glad that the boy had left quickly. Otherwise, if he had heard what the couple said, well, the scene was too beautiful for her to imagine.
"Shuang'er, it's time to come in."
Hearing Li's call, Ye Shuang responded, slowly closed the courtyard gate, and then walked into the house.
She had initially thought she would be bored after Li Wenyi left, but it turned out she was wrong!
Ye Shuang couldn't be happier without Li Wenyi around!
After spring, there was no sign of tigers on the mountain, so the village lifted the ban on children going up the mountain. Ye Shuang, who was always loved by everyone, was the one that the village children most wanted to take up the mountain with.
Suddenly, the Li family's house was bustling with visitors.
At first, Ye Shuang wanted to stay at home to cultivate and wasn't really keen on going, but after being encouraged by Li Shi a few times, Ye Shuang finally got hooked!
The mountain was incredibly fun. They climbed trees, went down to the river, picked fruit, and caught fish. They could run wild all over the mountain. Ye Shuang, who had been feeling somewhat depressed about her situation, felt a sense of exhilaration for the first time. Even her cultivation, which had been stuck in the Qi Refining stage for the past few days, showed signs of loosening.
With her original cultivation level, it should have been easy for her to start over, but she had been trapped in her own mindset all along. Now, just a few scenic views were enough to make her feel at ease, so she... had even more fun!
Everyone else was just a little kid, but Ye Shuang wasn't. So, in just a few days, she had almost won over all the children in the village and become the queen of the kids. Among them, the most "loyal" to her was Zhao Xiaodao's daughter, Zhao Tangtang.
This girl seemed to have been settled at home. She took great care of Ye Shuang when they first went up the mountain together, and later became one of her subordinates the fastest, laying a significant foundation for Ye Shuang to win over the other children.
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