To achieve immortality, I cultivate using Qi Luck

Chapter 17: Chapter 17: Pursuit of Knowledge

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The next morning came early.

Lu Yuan woke up at dawn.

Perhaps it was the absence of mobile internet that caused him to have no form of entertainment in this world. It became a routine for him to go to bed early when night came and wake up naturally at cock-crow. This regular sleep schedule was something he could not have imagined in his past life.

Lu Yuan fetched a ladle of water from the water jar in the yard and took out the wooden toothbrush he had crafted months ago, dipped it in coarse salt, and began brushing his teeth.

The fact that he had travelled into a different era was something he could not change.

However, he saw his life as potentially infinite, and therefore began gradually improving his living conditions in this inevitably long journey.

The brush he was using demonstrated such a change.

With the abundant wolf hair unique to the mountains, omnipresent wood, along with a little wisdom and craftsmanship, he fashioned a homemade toothbrush.

After freshening up, Lu Yuan proceeded to his physical training.

Having come to terms with the perilous nature of this world, he realized that in order to survive, he would need to develop a robust body.

His daily routine began with warm-up radio calisthenics, followed by push-ups, squats, spot jogging, sit-ups, and so on.

He developed and organized every possible exercise he could think of, even naming it “Lu’s exercise method”.

Over half a year, the results were evident.

Not only did he grow stronger, but his stamina increased, especially his core strength, which had been honed to an unprecedented level.

Before you can master the bow, you have to master your waist.

The essence of Lu Yuan’s archery skills, making significant progress in little time, was largely due to his strengthened core.

After an hour of strenuous workout, he was drenched in sweat.

After fetching a bucket of water from the well, Lu Yuan showered, not bothering to remove his clothes, to wash off the sweat.

After pouring several buckets of water over himself, the heat dissipated, taking with it the odour of sweat.

He preferred being in the mountains where he could wash off in the creek outside the cave right after exercising. It felt much more satisfying.

However, living in town, he had to make do with showering bucket by bucket of well water.

After a little over an hour, the porridge he had been cooking was ready.

All he needed was water, rice, meat, vegetables, salt, a pot, and a stove. After travelling to this world, Lu Yuan began to appreciate this simple and convenient method of cooking.

No matter what, he would just stew everything together or barbecue it.

If their children were to learn from Sun Siwen, not only might they not learn well, but they might even be affected by his stupidity and bad luck, which would be a significant misfortune.

Yes, in the eyes of some parents, education sometimes seemed like an esoteric discipline.

In conclusion, due to various disadvantages, Sun Siwen the scholar led a miserable and destitute life.

However, this also meant that he would likely charge the lowest fee for teaching.

This alone was enough.

After all, Lu Yuan did not intend to study Confucian classics exhaustively or strive for any degrees; he merely wished to become literate.

As for other knowledge…

In his previous life, he had gone through more than a decade of hard study, from elementary school to college. He had enough of it; he didn’t need a poor scholar’s teaching now.

Therefore, the stupidity of the scholar, avoided by everyone else, turned out to be a delicacy in his eyes.

“Nothing beats ‘cheap’ in this world. It’s so tempting.”

As Lu Yuan mused, footsteps sounded behind the door, followed by a creaking sound; a man in his twenties opened the door.

This man wore a green scholarly outfit, faded from washing and patched here and there, giving him an overall shabby appearance.

‘This must be Sun Siwen,’ Lu Yuan guessed.

Sun Siwen looked at the stranger before him in confusion, unable to recall ever meeting him previously, hence he asked, “May I know who you are?”

“My name is Lu Yuan, a newcomer who has recently moved to town.”

Lu Yuan bowed slightly and introduced himself, then moved on to the main subject, “I heard that Brother Sun possesses profound knowledge and is the most learned person in town. Thus, I have come to learn from Brother Sun.”

Having said so, he handed over the gift box he had brought.

In this world, when beginning an apprenticeship, in addition to paying tuition fees, one usually presented the teacher with some fruit preserves and cured meat.

This custom was said to have originated from the first great teacher.

Originally, when the sage taught his disciples, he would not discriminate against those who couldn’t afford tuition fees. Those disciples, being poor, would carry some fruit preserves and cured meat they had made themselves and present them to their master as tuition.

Since then, this practice had gradually become a tradition and now it had evolved into a ceremony.

“Learn from me?”

Looking at the gift box in front of him and then at the respectful Lu Yuan, Sun Siwen’s heart skipped a beat.

Someone sought to study under him?

Could he actually be a tutor?

A sudden disbelief flooded Sun Siwen’s mind, causing his eyes to widen.

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