Chapter 93 Book Boy
Li Laosan naturally rushed to agree, after all, such a good thing was rare. Being able to be a servant to the Third Young Master, his future life would definitely be comfortable.

"Master, don't worry. My son Yanming has been smart since he was young. He is quick-witted, obedient and sensible. He is so lucky to be the third young master's book boy!" Li Laosan said, holding Li Yanming's hand. For farmers like them, it is naturally great for their children to be able to marry into a wealthy family and become a book boy.

Although a book boy is not much better than a servant, he is still a respectable servant. If he were in another wealthy family, it might not be easy to be a book boy. Why it is difficult can only be understood but not explained. After all, it is not uncommon for children from wealthy families to have some quirks.

But if Mr. Li's family were to serve as a servant to the third young master, who was born into a Taoist family, and could learn to read and see the world with the young master, it would be a blessing that the Li family could never even imagine.

The father and son kowtowed to express their gratitude, and Master Li nodded in satisfaction. He asked someone to call Li Daoxuan and started chatting with the villagers.

When Li Daoxuan came over, Master Li was bragging about him, and the sound could be heard from far away.

What a majestic and magnificent person, fighting against the yellow-robed thieves alone. What a call to the gods and generals, beating those evil people to flee in all directions.

All in all, Master Li enjoyed the admiring gazes of everyone, while Li Daoxuan looked confused.

"My cheap dad, does he still have the potential to be a storyteller?"

Under the watchful eyes of the crowd, he still walked in with his head held high.

"Dad." Li Daoxuan paid his respects to Master Li.

"Daoxuan, I called you here because I want to tell you something." Master Li said straight to the point.

"Dad, what's the matter?" Li Daoxuan asked casually.

"This is our relative, your grandson who often stays at your grandfather's house. Dad wants him to be your book boy. What do you think?"

Following the direction of Master Li's finger, he looked up and saw a boy half a head shorter than him. Li Daoxuan looked at him. The boy was pretty, with skin a little whiter than that of ordinary children. He looked quite restrained, but he was indeed energetic. It seemed that he was well-fed at home and did not have the mischievous temperament of ordinary farm children.

Li Yanming stood there quietly, also secretly looking at Li Daoxuan. That look made Li Daoxuan feel a little strange.

"A book boy?" Li Daoxuan scratched his head in confusion. He thought that he would be going back to the mountain soon, so why did another book boy come?

"There will be no one to take care of you when you go back to the mountain, so Dad wants him to stay with you and serve you. This child is also one of ours, so Dad can feel at ease." After all, Master Li still considered his own child and felt that Li Yanming was suitable to be a child companion.

If San'er goes back to the mountain, he doesn't know when he will come down. He feels more at ease if he has someone to report the news.

Communication is slow these days, and sometimes, we inevitably need someone to run errands.

Li Daoxuan looked at Master Li's expression and knew that he had made up his mind, so he didn't say anything else.

After observing for a while, Li Daoxuan found that Li Yanming had a blessed appearance, a full forehead and bright eyes. He was not sure whether he could follow him to practice Taoism in the temple, but at least he should be a smart and upright boy.

Li Daoxuan also had an idea in his mind. It didn't matter if he had a book boy. When he went to the Taoist temple, the worst that could happen was that he would let him be a Taoist boy first to test his wisdom.

Seeing that the third young master of the Li family also agreed to this matter, Li Laosan was overjoyed. He knelt on the ground and kowtowed again and again. He stood up only when Master Li became impatient.

Master Li looked at the sky outside and saw that it was getting late, so he arranged for everyone in Lijia Village to rest. Li Daoxuan also had the opportunity to get to know Li Yanming, and the two children were not unfamiliar with each other.

"Your name is Li Yanming?" "Yes, Master." Li Yanming nodded timidly, and then added something as if he had thought of something. "I heard that my name was given by the master."

"It's a nice name, Li Yanming. What do you do at home?"

"I help with the work, but my grandfather said I was too young to do any heavy work. Actually, I can do the heavy work, but my grandfather doesn't think highly of me..."

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"Is there anything interesting going on in the village?"

"Yes!" Li Yanming perked up when he heard Li Daoxuan asking about something interesting. Little kid, how can you play without something interesting? "If you want to hear it, I can tell you a lot. By the way, do you know? A few days ago, I encountered a terrible thing. I heard from my grandmother that it was thanks to your talisman that I was saved."

"Oh? What happened? Did you use my talisman? Tell me about it."

Li Yanming told Li Daoxuan everything about the day when he followed his father to Li Xiucai's house to deliver a rooster, heard the fox's howling, and saw Wen Ge'er in the middle of the night.

Although Li Yanming is less than nine years old, he can tell stories in a very logical and clear manner, and even when he talks about the key points, he does not forget to add his own guesses.

"So that's how it is. Did you really hear the fox howling? And did you see that Wen Ge'er appear at your door?"

"Young Master, I swear to the Jade Emperor and the Queen Mother. I must have seen Wen Ge'er. He was standing at the door of my house that night and wanted me to go out and play with him. But I didn't go. Then the next day I saw the child from Li Tie's family drowned. Young Master has definitely never seen a drowned person, but I saw it. It was so horrible. His face was pale and fat, just like a white steamed bun soaked in water." Li Yanming said in a baby voice, dancing with joy, wishing he could replay what happened that day in front of Li Daoxuan's eyes.

"In the end, it was thanks to my eldest mother that she brought the young master's talisman to wake me up from the nightmare. The young master had no idea how terrible that nightmare was. I had nowhere to run."

Li Yanming told Li Daoxuan about his experience, and Li Daoxuan was somewhat fascinated. Whether it was the fox's cry in Li Xiucai's house or the drowned child, they seemed a little unusual. It was definitely not a coincidence that these things happened together.

Thinking back to the day when Mother Li came to deliver cow's tears, she also took away a few of his white talismans before leaving. Li Daojiuxuan was a little amused. Thinking back to the time when he drew those white talismans casually when he was in Lijia Village, they were not real talismans. He never thought that they would be of some use in Mother Li's hands, which was just a surprise.

"Don't take other people's things at will in the future." Li Daoxuan taught seriously.

"I definitely won't!" Li Yanming said with a sullen face. "If I dare to take the young master's things, I will be treated like a pig and a dog! You are not allowed to stand up for the rest of your life!"

Li Daoxuan couldn't help laughing when he heard Li Yanming's childish and firm voice. He reached out and touched his head, and said, "Then you will follow me in the future, and I will definitely not let you suffer any loss."

"Okay, I'll follow the young master!" Li Yanming answered firmly.

Li Daoxuan was about to say something else when he heard the sound of firecrackers outside.

A firework shot into the sky, exploding with brilliant flames.

He stood there and watched for a while, then saw Li Yanming beside him looking intently, so he waved his hand at him and said, "Come on, Young Master will take you to see the lanterns."

Li Yanming jumped up with joy, and then, as if he had thought of something, he suppressed his joy and followed Li Daoxuan.

The master and his servant carried lanterns and walked out of the door accompanied by several servants.

(End of this chapter)