Maybe by then, there won’t be as many scholars in the next village as she knows. Thinking of this, Ni’er couldn’t help laughing out loud. She looked around and quickly calmed down and continued to study seriously.

After a while, she found enough wild vegetables to last for two days, and sold the rest to the mall. She took a look and found that the balance was already four taels of silver. However, she had to keep this kind of thing to herself, which really made Ni'er depressed for a while.

As agreed, Niu Laosan and Ni'er went straight to Doctor Zhao's house early the next morning, carrying a pheasant.

Just then Doctor Zhao opened the door and saw the father and daughter.

"Come in quickly, come in quickly."

Niu Lao San didn't exchange too many pleasantries and went straight to the point, "Doctor Zhao, Ni'er came home yesterday and said that you accepted her as your apprentice, which made our whole family very happy."

"Since you are her master, you must pay homage to her. This is a courtesy that has been passed down from ancient times to the present day. Although this pheasant is a bit shabby, I hope you won't despise it."

Zhao Jincheng knew the situation of Niu Laosan's family very well, and he absolutely could not accept this pheasant. "Nier already gave me a gift for apprenticeship yesterday, I can't accept this pheasant again~ Take it back quickly, my sister-in-law is still pregnant, and it's just right for her to eat this to replenish her body."

Niu Lao San didn't waste any more words and directly placed the pheasant on Zhao Jincheng's table. "Ni'er told me that you sent some wild vegetables yesterday. How can that be a gift for apprenticeship? I understand this principle. Please accept it. I still have a lot of work to do in the fields, so I'll leave first."

With that, Niu Laosan walked out the door without looking back.

"Hey~" Seeing that Niu Laosan was afraid of being caught and walked quickly, Doctor Zhao had no choice but to accept it.

I thought of stewing it for Ni'er so that her father's kindness would not be in vain.

In the morning, Ni'er followed Dr. Zhao to learn about some herbs and their medicinal properties.

As long as you learn it once, you will remember it, and you can answer questions clearly when asked.

Zhao Jincheng felt that he had found a good seedling, and if he trained it carefully, he would definitely become a famous doctor.

Ni'er didn't know that what she learned in one morning could equal what others learned in two days. She just thought that these things were very simple and she could learn them once.

Afraid that Ni'er would become proud, Zhao Jincheng did not tell her.

After lunch, I continued to go up the mountain to pick wild vegetables in the afternoon. I also had to learn to write and always keep an eye out for any water sources that could be brought home to save my parents some effort.

The wild vegetables near the house had been basically picked up, so Nier went to a farther place.

[Discover a water source]

Hearing the system's prompt, Nier felt a little surprised. She didn't see any water source at all. Noticing that the soil under her feet was wetter than other places, she began to look for it carefully. She vaguely heard some sounds of water and finally saw a small spring in a place covered by weeds.

It just so happened that Ni'er was thirsty, so she washed her hands and took a few sips of the spring water. The sweet and cold spring water made her feel refreshed instantly.

The environment is quiet and undisturbed, it is a good place to study. There are also more wild vegetables here. Now I am worried about how to bring the water back, I can't do it by myself.

Don’t think about things you can’t figure out for now. After all, you have made a great discovery. Keep calm and continue learning.

Today's task was completed. Nier raised her head to relieve the pain in her neck. As the sky gradually darkened, it was time to go home. When she reached the foot of the mountain, she saw several children playing house.

A younger child saw Ni'er coming over and handed her a 'cup', "Come to my home and have some water~"

Nier smiled, took the "cup" and found that it was made by her parents out of bamboo, and it was empty but pretended to contain water.

He made a gesture of drinking water, "Thank you for buying me some water, but I have something else to do, so I have to go home first~"

Then he returned the cup to the child.

The other child insisted, "If you drink her water, you have to stay and eat the meal I cook."

He forced Ni'er to sit down and handed her half a piece of bamboo with some "rice" made of weeds and stones on it.

I find this a little strange, why does one bamboo have a bottom but the other doesn't?

Then he asked, "Do you know why this one has a bottom, but this one doesn't?"

The little girl who had just offered to drink water smiled and said, "Sister, how come you don't even know this? Just use the tool to remove this part."

There was a remaining piece of bamboo next to it, and Nier picked it up and took a look.

After watching it, I was extremely excited. Soon we won’t have to fetch water at home anymore. It won’t be difficult to drink mountain spring water directly.

"Sister, I really don't know that you have helped me a lot."

Nier took out two long wild vegetables from her backpack, weaved them into the shape of insects, gave them to the two children, and went home.

The children who received the gifts couldn't put them down. They had never seen such exquisite things.

It was a little late today, so naturally Dad got home earlier than me.

"Dad, Mom, I have something to tell you, come out quickly."

The third brother and Yan Zi were confused. Why couldn't they say something in the house but had to say it outside? When Niu Li heard his sister's voice, he ran out directly and saw Ni'er holding a wooden stick in her hand and there were some incomprehensible patterns on the ground.

The three of them looked at each other, not knowing what Ni'er was up to.

When several people stood in front of her, Nier expressed her thoughts, "I made a great discovery today. There is a spring on the mountain over there. I want to bring the water from the spring down so that my father and mother don't have to work hard to fetch water."

Lao San and Yan Zi were very touched when they heard this, but bringing the water down was a huge project and not very realistic.

"I know you feel sorry for me and your mother. It's great that you have this intention, but it's impossible to bring water down. It's so far away, how can we bring water?"

The third brother squatted down and touched Ni'er's little face.

"Dad, look~"

Nier pointed at the painting on the ground with a stick and said, "I thought of using bamboo. The middle of the bamboo can be hollowed out to make a water pipe."

When Niu Lao San heard this, his eyes suddenly brightened and he hugged Ni'er tightly in his arms, "My Ni'er~ What's wrong with your little head? You only have a few good ideas~"

Yan Zi knew that what the third brother said meant that it was feasible. She wouldn't have to fetch water by herself anymore, which would save her energy. Instead, she could use the time she spent fetching water to embroider a few more pairs of insoles. It was really a profitable business.

After hearing what he half-understood, Niu Li knew that his father and mother would not have to work so hard in the future, and he was happy for the whole family from the bottom of his heart.

The next afternoon, Niu Laosan followed Ni'er to see the location of the mountain spring. He roughly calculated how many bamboos were needed and had an idea in mind.

After finishing his work in the fields in the morning, Niu Laosan started making adobe bricks and chopping bamboo in the afternoon.

The bamboo was transported to the mountain bit by bit, and in a few days, a water pipeline was about to take shape.

Ni'er's learning progress is very fast. Zhao Jincheng has already started taking Ni'er to see patients and also lets Ni'er learn to take pulses.

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