Chapter 30. After a moment of silence, Taiqing said: ...
Taiqing was silent for a while before saying, "Alright." After all, Cangli didn't need his teachings; the Daoist teachings imparted to Cangli by the Heavenly Dao were sufficient for his cultivation.
However, Taiqing couldn't help but remind him, "Cangli, you can come and listen if you wake up." Listening to more Taoist teachings is beneficial, and you will have something to say when discussing Taoism with others in the future.
Cang Li was surprised that Tai Qing was so easy to talk to, and readily agreed, "Okay, I'll come when I wake up."
After saying that, he solemnly warned the kids:
"You all need to get up early every day, no sleeping in, and come to listen to the Taoist priest's lecture, understand?"
She can slack off, but the kid can't.
The five children nodded very seriously, casting eager eyes at Taiqing.
Taiqing calmed down and began to explain the most basic Taoist principles. These children have excellent aptitude; they are indeed worthy of being created by Nuwa herself, and they will surely become great in the future.
After listening to a few words, Cang Li felt that Tai Qing's talk about the natural way of cultivation coincided with her own cultivation method. Wasn't her cultivation method about naturally increasing one's cultivation level?
After Taiqing finished the first lesson, it was past noon. The children got up, bowed, and thanked him, their stomachs growling with hunger.
Cang Li had already prepared the meal and called the children to eat. As usual, she asked Tai Qing:
"Taoist priest, would you like some?"
Taiqing shook his head, Cangli shook his head, this person just doesn't have the luck to eat.
After resting for a while in the afternoon, Cang Li continued working. Tai Qing saw that Cang Li and his five cubs had only cleared a small area after a whole day of work, so he went up to ask:
"Cang Li, do you need my help?"
Cang Li wanted to say yes, but hesitated when the words were on the tip of his tongue. The person in front of him was clearly not cut out for work, and Cang Li was afraid that if he nodded, Tai Qing would mess it up again.
Taiqing felt somewhat helpless; the distrust in Cangli's eyes was far too obvious. Taiqing pointed to the five large haystacks that had been piled up and asked:
"Is this how you're supposed to pile up this hay?"
Cang Li nodded, and then Tai Qing raised his hand and waved it twice. All the grass on this large area of land floated up half a meter high, and was neatly bundled up in the shape of haystacks, and then stacked next to five haystacks.
In just a short while, the entire large area of land was exposed, revealing fertile black soil, from which the river could be seen in the distance.
Cang Li's eyes lit up, and he pointed to a large expanse of land, saying, "Then we can use these empty plots—"
She then pointed to the land where she had planted vegetables: "Are you going to divide it all into small plots like I did? You need to turn it over again, and make sure the field embankments are ready too."
Taiqing nodded: "Of course."
After speaking, Taiqing looked at the plots of land planted with rice, cotton, sugarcane, wheat, potatoes, sweet potatoes, and cabbage. Taiqing divided the newly cleared land into neat plots according to the size of these plots, with the central embankment protruding as a dividing line and a path for walking. He also lightly turned over the soil.
Cang Li was overjoyed. He ran to the newly cultivated field to take a look, and then gave Tai Qing a thumbs up.
Taiqing even thoughtfully preserved the path that Cangli often took to the river, widening and leveling it.
After running around, Cang Li also became a landlord in the prehistoric world.
The children stared in disbelief at the vast expanse of land that had suddenly appeared, all turning their gazes toward Taiqing.
Wow...that's amazing!
After Cang Li finished expressing his joy, he returned and thanked him, saying, "Daoist Master, thank you so much!"
Taiqing nodded slightly, implying something: "It's not difficult. Once you've cultivated to a certain level, you'll be able to do it too."
Cang Li nodded confidently to this, and intending to return the favor, said to Tai Qing:
"Come on, I'll take you to persuade my mom not to sleep."
Taiqing was taken aback, then realized that this "mother" was Nuwa. He wasn't quite used to it yet, so he nodded.
"Very well, this matter must be handled as soon as possible."
Cang Li slung his basket over his shoulder, called to his children, and headed towards the river with an axe in hand.
Taiqing followed at a leisurely pace.
As Cang Li walked, she pondered. The magic was indeed useful. She would find a way to get Taiqing to help dig the irrigation canal. Otherwise, with her mother's lazy and unhelpful attitude, she and her children would never finish digging the canal.
Taiqing naturally noticed the glances Cangli gave him from time to time, and knew at a glance that Cangli wanted his help again.
When they reached the riverbank, Cang Li put down his basket, glanced at Nuwa, and said to the children, "You all play here. You and Jie keep an eye on us. There's still some food left. I'm going to check if Mom is awake yet. I'll make you some fried fish pieces when I get back."
The five boys nodded. They usually wouldn't cause trouble when Cang Li had serious business to attend to.
Cang Li felt relieved. He walked to the riverbank, placed the bamboo raft on the water, stood on it, and turned back to ask Tai Qing:
"Are you flying there or coming with me?"
Taiqing glanced at the bamboo raft in surprise. There had never been a bamboo raft in the prehistoric world. After all, everyone could fly, so crossing a river was not difficult.
Cang Li glanced at Nuwa again and said to Tai Qing, "You should come with me. My mom doesn't like me bothering her. She'll definitely try to bring me back when we get to the middle of the river."
Taiqing boarded the bamboo raft and stood in front, while Cangli pushed from behind with a bamboo pole. After a while, Cangli felt something was wrong.
I always felt like she'd become a boatman.
Cang Li put his hands on his hips and glared at Tai Qing. The next second, Tai Qing turned around and looked at him, his eyes asking: What's wrong?
Cang Li was very self-righteous:
"I'm exhausted!"
Taiqing paused for a moment, then walked over with a slight smile, took the bamboo pole from Cangli's hand, and said, "Then you rest, I'll do it."
Cang Li was satisfied. He took out a small stool from his backpack, placed it at the bow of the boat, and stared at Tai Qing, who was rowing the boat.
It looks so good!
As expected, the bamboo raft became difficult to row when it reached the middle of the river. Taiqing put away the bamboo pole, walked to the bow of the raft, and pointed at the air. Soon the raft continued to move closer to the opposite bank and soon reached the shore.
Cang Li stood up proudly and jumped ashore, plucked a small patch of weeds in front of him, and with a quick glance, turned to Tai Qing and said:
"Taoist Master, we also need to remove the weeds here." Cang Li was planning ahead. She felt that once she convinced her mother to continue having children, so many people would definitely need to eat and drink, so they had to farm, farm a lot of land.
Taiqing didn't ask why. He waved his hand and pulled up all the grass in the area. He even bundled the grass into haystacks and divided the land into "田" (field) shapes, then turned it over.
Cang Li was extremely satisfied and said to Tai Qing, "Let's go, let's go find my mother."
After saying that, she grabbed Taiqing's hand and ran towards the mountain. She thought she would shout loudly near Nuwa's ear to see if she could wake her mother up. Although this would easily get her beaten up by Nuwa, Cangli was not afraid. She was thick-skinned.
Taiqing stared blankly as Cangli grabbed his wrist. He subconsciously followed Cangli and ran. His eyes moved from Cangli's hand to Cangli's head. He could only see the round back of Cangli's head. His hair was black and messy, and a few strands fell down as he ran.
In Taiqing's eyes, Cangli seemed a bit too vibrant. In the primordial world, everyone had lived for thousands or tens of thousands of years, while the newly born human race had only existed for a little over a decade.
Cang Li reached Nuwa's head, released Taiqing, and made a megaphone shape with his hands to shout at Nuwa:
"Mom, wake up! Get up and get to work!"
"It's tiring for me to work alone—"
After she shouted, Nuwa didn't react, not even giving a warning, completely ignoring Cang Li.
Cang Li turned around: "Look, my mom is ignoring me."
Taiqing looked up and saw Nuwa lying there asleep, transformed into a mountain, creating a barrier to protect these few humans. She didn't seem to care about humans at all. If that's the case, why didn't she continue creating humans? Did Nuwa not want to solidify her position as a sage as soon as possible?
Cang Li, holding an axe, aimed it at a tree on Nuwa's head, eager to try his luck.
"Mom~ if you don't talk to me, I'm really going to make you bald!"
Nuwa has been silent for a long time.
Cang Li pretended to swing his axe, but in the end, he didn't bring it down. He sheepishly climbed down, obediently put away the axe, and said to Tai Qing:
"My mom is ignoring me, she's probably fast asleep, maybe I should come back tomorrow."
Taiqing lowered his head and said to Cangli:
"Let's go. Junior Sister Nuwa is probably having some trouble figuring things out. Calling her now won't do any good. She's sealed her five senses, so she clearly doesn't want to be disturbed."
Cang Li: The only thing she can't figure out is taking care of the child.
Cang Li sighed, somewhat dejected, and asked:
"What should we do?" Taiqing said that time was running out, and her mother was unwilling to continue having children. Would she disappear soon?
Taiqing raised his hand, hesitated for a moment, and then, mimicking how Cang Li usually comforted the children, patted Cang Li's head:
"Don't rush, it's probably just not the right time yet. Let's go back first."
Cang Li was stunned for a moment, looking at Tai Qing's back. She raised her hand and touched her head, feeling very strange, because no one had ever touched her head like that before. The hand was broad and strong, giving people a very reliable and safe feeling.
Taiqing stopped, turned around, and asked, "Why aren't you leaving?"
Cang Li quickly put down his hands and ran over, saying, "Coming, coming."
After boarding the bamboo raft, Cang Li asked again:
"If my mother doesn't wake up, are you going back?" After all, the humans haven't come out yet, so it's a waste of time for Taiqing to wait here.
Taiqing looked at Cangli strangely upon hearing this and said:
"Why would I go back? I came here to enlighten the human race. Since Junior Sister Nuwa is still unconscious, and you six are also human, I naturally have to stay here."
Cang Li said nonchalantly, "Hehe~ I thought you were going to leave."
In fact, Cang Li couldn't stop smiling, and his whole being exuded a joyful aura.
Taiqing felt that humans were indeed creatures with complex and ever-changing emotions.
Ji Hejie led the children to play under the pergola that Cangli had assembled. Yu Hezhong fell asleep in no time, so Ji Hejie took Er to collect pebbles. They wanted to pave the floor of Taiqing's cave with pebbles as well.
After picking for a while, they saw Cang Li and Tai Qing return. The three of them immediately jumped up, waved, and shouted:
"Sister!"
"Master!"
Cang Li waved his hand in response.
After reaching the shore, Cang Li jumped off the bamboo raft and said, "Our mother hasn't woken up yet. We'll come again next time. Let's go check if there are any fish in the fish trap. We'll fry some fish pieces for you later."
Ji Hejie nodded repeatedly.
Cang Li went over to collect the fish traps. The fish that hadn't been eaten before had been made into salted dried fish. There were also river clams, but they weren't very tasty because they lacked chili. So Cang Li dug out the meat, washed it, blanched it, and dried it. Although it wasn't as fresh as dried scallops from the sea, it was still very delicious when used to make porridge.
There were quite a few fish in the fish trap, including two bighead carp and one black carp in addition to grass carp. Cang Li thought about going back and picking two bok choy, soaking them in boiling water to make sauerkraut fish.
There were still two pounds of shrimp left. Cang Li emptied them out, sorted them, and threw them into his backpack. Then, carrying a large grass carp that he planned to fry into fish pieces, he led the children back home.
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