The ancestor of talismans

"Okay, from today on, you will be the handyman of Changshou Academy."

Seeing Xu Xiufan willing to do handyman, Xu Changshou smiled.

It seems that his decision is right. This way of raising children in poverty is at least half successful.

Children raised in poverty have low desires. If you feed them, they are willing to work.

This kind of thing would be almost impossible for Xu Chengzhi.

Next, it depends on whether he can endure the hardship of handyman. If he can, it will be no problem for him to cultivate immortality.

"Thank you for taking me in." Xu Xiufan bowed in a formal manner with a grateful look on his face.

Xu Changshou waved his hand: "Don't be in a hurry to thank me. I'll say it in advance. The handyman work in our academy is very hard. You may not be able to stick to it. If you can't satisfy me, I will pack up and leave at any time!"

"Don't worry, sir. I can endure the hardship the most. I can endure any hardship!" Xu Xiufan's dirty little face was full of determination.

"Then I'll see how you perform!"

"Well, I'll definitely work hard."

"You can sleep in the woodshed at night!"

"Yes!"

"Come with me!"

Xu Changshou took Xu Xiufan to the kitchen in the backyard, where there were two large water tanks at the door.

One of the water tanks was empty.

Xu Changshou pointed to the empty water tank and said, "Fill the water first, then go chop wood! The yard must also be cleaned, once in the morning and once in the evening."

"Yes!"

You can't expect a six or seven-year-old child to carry water, but Xu Xiufan has been doing a lot of physical labor with Li the blacksmith, so he is stronger than ordinary children.

In addition, Xu Changshou prepared two smaller buckets, which were filled with about 20 kilograms of water, just the limit of Xu Xiufan.

After giving the order, Xu Changshou went back to the lecture hall for class.

Xu Xiufan started working.

Although the two buckets of water were only 20 kilograms, they were still very heavy for a six or seven-year-old child.

It took an hour to fill the water tank.

After filling the water, Xu Xiufan started to chop wood.

The axe for chopping wood was small, just right for him. He thought that with his strength, he couldn't chop wood, but unexpectedly, the small axe was extremely sharp, and it was not difficult to chop wood.

This axe was much sharper than the axe made by Li the blacksmith, but it was a bit heavy. Xu Xiufan could barely pick it up. After swinging it a few times, he was sweating profusely.

He was busy until the evening before chopping the wood. At this time, Xu Xiufan was almost exhausted.

Both arms were completely numb, and the palms were bald.

After a short rest, Xu Xiufan gritted his teeth and picked up the broom to sweep the floor.

"Hiss..."

When his hand touched the broom, it was a heart-piercing pain.

Xu Xiufan picked up the broom and swept his head in sweat, and his arms were sore and sore.

Even so, Xu Xiufan still gritted his teeth and cleaned the whole yard.

After sweeping, he dragged his tired body back to the woodshed and lit the dim oil lamp.

He took a look at his palms in the dim light, and both hands were covered with blisters.

Xu Changshou nodded with satisfaction. He had been paying attention to Xu Xiufan all day. The child's perseverance was beyond his imagination. He actually persisted and didn't slack off.

"Gurgle!"

After working all day, Xu Xiufan was already so hungry that his chest was sticking to his back, and his stomach was growling.

"It's time to eat!"

The door of the woodshed was suddenly pushed open.

Xu Changshou walked in, holding a bowl of dog-tooth rice in one hand and a bowl of steaming braised pork in the other.

"Meat!"

Xu Xiufan's eyes lit up all of a sudden.

When Li the blacksmith was able to work, Xu Xiufan could occasionally eat meat. Since Li the blacksmith fell, he has never tasted meat again.

"Eat!"

Xu Changshou put the rice and meat on the stove, and Xu Xiufan rushed over and ate them in big mouthfuls.

Seeing the blisters on his palms, Xu Changshou's eyes flashed with a trace of heartache!

Soon, Xu Xiufan finished the rice and braised pork, and his stomach was full, but he just felt unsatisfied.

Especially the braised pork, the taste was amazing.

It was worth dying of exhaustion to eat this one bite.

"Mr. Wang, is there any more?"

Xu Xiufan asked weakly.

"No more."

Xu Changshou smiled faintly.

It's not that he didn't give Xu Xiufan food on purpose. Rice and braised pork are both tonics. If you eat too much, you can't bear it.

"Get up early tomorrow and sweep the yard first."

Xu Changshou said, reaching for the bowl.

Xu Xiufan hugged him in his arms: "I'll wash the dishes!"

As he said, he ran out to wash the dishes.

Several blisters on the palms of his hands broke, and when they touched the water, they were so painful that they grimaced.

Xu Changshou looked at him and turned away.

After a while, Xu Changshou returned with a bowl of Chinese medicine in his hand.

"Drink the medicine!"

"What is this?"

Xu Xiufan took the bowl and asked curiously.

Xu Changshou said: "Medicine for healing."

Xu Xiufan took a sip and his face wrinkled: "It's too bitter."

Xu Changshou said expressionlessly: "It's hard to be a chores. If you can't even bear this little bit of hardship, you don't need to come tomorrow."

"I can bear hardship!"

Xu Xiufan's eyes were determined, and he picked up the bowl and drank it all up.

"Go to sleep!"

After Xu Changshou left, Xu Xiufan fell asleep in the woodshed.

In his dream, he felt warm all over.

I woke up the next morning and felt stronger. What was even more amazing was that the blisters on my palms had all healed.

"Sir, you are a god!"

Xu Xiufan thought to himself!

Under normal circumstances, blisters would not heal so quickly. They would not disappear in a few days.

It must be the effect of the bowl of Chinese medicine.

At dawn, Xu Xiufan got up and started cleaning the yard.

After cleaning the yard, he started to fetch water.

"Huh? My strength has really increased."

Xu Xiufan felt that the bucket was lighter today than yesterday.

In the following days, Xu Xiufan worked diligently and did not dare to slack off.

After ten days, it became easier and easier. All the work could be done in just half a day.

After finishing the work, Xu Xiufan leaned against the wall outside the lecture hall, basking in the sun while listening to the sound of reading inside.

He secretly glanced at Xu Changshou who was giving a lecture, and was very envious.

"I heard that the teacher earns a lot of money. It would be great if I could teach like the teacher."

"By the way, I will come to listen to the class every day and learn to read and write from the teacher."

Xu Xiufan had his first dream. He felt that being a teacher could make money and was not tiring. It was much better than being a blacksmith. So, he also wanted to be a teacher when he grew up so that he would not have to starve.

So, next, Xu Xiufan got up earlier every day. When the students came to class, he had already cleaned the yard and fetched water.

Then he also went to class and listened secretly outside the window. After the class, the students left, and then he went to chop wood!

He was very smart. After a few days, he could write a lot of words.

One day, he was squatting on the ground writing, and suddenly, a pair of black cloth shoes came into view.

Xu Xiufan quickly stood up, hid the tiles behind him, and then quickly rubbed the words on the ground with his feet.

"Sorry, sir, I wrote it randomly."

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The author must clarify:

It's really not water, I'm writing seriously.