The Little Lucky Girl

The road ahead became more and more desolate. The towering trees on both sides blocked out a lot of sunlight, making it feel quite eerie.

The system said: "I can help you plan your route back."

"No," Ming Youyou refused immediately, "I want to find it myself."

She was nervous and curious, but her steps did not slow down at all, and before she knew it, she had reached the side of the back mountain.

"Hey, there's a yard in front."

The system scanned it and said, "There are two people inside."

Hearing someone, Ming Youyou became braver. She ran over quickly and heard the voice of an old man coming from inside.

"Li Nuer's writing is really getting worse and worse, and it's still printed in the official newspaper. Tsk tsk, he doesn't even feel ashamed. If I were here, I would definitely throw this paper in his face and make him re-endorse it for me."

The young man standing nearby said, "We would like to invite you back, but you are hiding all day long."

The old man paused for a moment, then continued, "Pei Dadan's nickname is in vain. I don't think he is brave at all. The money he cheated every time was not enough to build the academy. Look, he actually let me live in such a shabby yard. He is really going backwards as time goes by."

The young man said helplessly, "Didn't he ask you to live in the main courtyard? You were afraid of running into someone you knew and didn't dare to go. Besides, we are on his territory now, can you please be careful with your words? If his students hear us, they might report you back."

"Humph, who would come to this godforsaken place?" the old man didn't care at all. "He torments the students like this every day, and those students are happy to listen to his bad words."

"It would be bad if his family heard it."

"Hey, Pei Dadan must have a family too," the old man chatted enthusiastically, "When he was young, I advised him many times to get married as soon as possible so that he could give me a grandson to play with, but he said that getting married would only affect his writing speed... and now he's as old as a pickle, and no one would be interested in him even if they wanted to marry him."

The young man had never heard of this before, and he asked with interest: "Doesn't Principal Pei have any relatives? He feels so lonely, with no one to take care of him."

"He has been insisting on not opening the back door to the academy for many years. I don't know how many relatives and friends he has offended. No one wants to associate with him anymore." The old man shook his head and said, "This old guy is really bad at being a human being."

He glanced out the gate unconsciously, and suddenly his eyes widened, "Hey, why is there a head there?"

Ming Youyou, who was cautiously looking inside, met the old man's eyes. She panicked and immediately told him all the excuses she had used today, "I, I'm a relative of Principal Pei."

The old man fell silent, but the young man standing there smiled and waved at her, "Don't be afraid, we are also acquaintances of Principal Pei, come in and have a seat."

Ming Youyou walked in and looked at the old man and the young man curiously.

The old man chuckled and said, "You are quite courageous, kid. Tell me, what kind of relative are you to Pei?"

Ming Youyou scratched his head. Oh no, Lord Tao didn’t teach me this.

The old man looked at her with interest, "Do you know that if you pretend to be a relative of the headmaster, you will be spanked?"

The young man saw that the child was speechless, and said in dismay, "That's enough, old man. I finally got to see a child, and you scared him away again."

He smiled at Ming Youyou again, "You stay here and talk to Grandpa, I'll go get you some snacks."

When Ming Youyou heard that there was snacks, she was no longer in a hurry to leave. She looked into the yard and found that the surroundings were empty with only two big chairs, one of which was occupied by an old man and the other was where a young man had just sat.

She sat on it as well, and then slid into the chair.

The old man laughed and said, "This is a reclining chair. It's for us old people to sit on. You, a little kid, can't sit on it."

Seeing the other person smile, Ming Youyou relaxed a little, struggled to sit back down, and asked curiously, "Are you the teacher in the academy?"

The old man shook his head. "Young man Pei can't afford to hire me. Judging from your accent, you are a local."

"Yes, my home is in Dafeng Village."

"But you speak with a Beijing accent. Do you have anyone from Beijing around you?"

Ming Youyou nodded, "Yes, there are quite a lot, Master Tao, do you know?"

"Master Tao..., is he the county magistrate of this place?" The old man's eyes flashed, "What is your relationship with him?"

By the time the young man cut some fruits and vegetables over, the old man was already chatting animatedly with Ming Youyou. Well, it was mainly the old man who was asking questions and she was answering.

The young man looked at the old man with disdain. Is it a great thing to quote a child? Why are you so proud of it?

Ming Youyou was talking until he felt thirsty, so he picked up a piece of melon and started to eat it. The old man took this opportunity to summarize: "So, you were the one who taught the villagers about herbal tea and lotus leaf chicken, and you made the inlaid bean candy by playing with mud?"

Ming Youyou blinked, "What kind of words do you like? I'll make them for you next time. The words are so delicious and sweet."

The old man smiled and said, "No need for next time. Just give me the delicious food on your body this time."

Ming Youyou's eyes widened. The things on her body...

Oops, it's a cupcake.

She got up too early today to climb the mountain and walked in the yard for half a day. The little food she had eaten had long been digested, so she couldn't help but spend her points to buy a small cake.

I couldn't bear to finish it all at once, so I left half a piece in my sleeve pocket.

Looking at the half-empty plate on the table, she felt a little embarrassed. After eating so many fruits and vegetables, it seemed only right for her to give half a piece of cake in return.

She took it out with great pain.

The old man immediately perked up, "I was wondering if there was something with an unusual fragrance. Strange, I've never seen it before. Oh, it's so soft."

He finished eating in two or three bites and felt completely unsatisfied, so he looked at Ming Youyou eagerly.

The young man felt so embarrassed that he pulled the child up and said, "It's getting late. I'll take you back. Next time, watch out for the road and don't come here again."

"Oh wait, you haven't told me where you bought this snack."

The young man quickened his pace and walked the man to the front of the mountain. When he saw someone moving, he let go and said, "Just keep going along this road and you will reach the main entrance of the academy."

After saying that, he turned around and left quickly. Ming Youyou wanted to thank him, but as soon as he turned his head, he disappeared.

She shrugged and saw a student walking nearby. She walked up to him and asked, "Excuse me, how do I get to the freshman exam?"

The student pointed her in a direction and asked in confusion, "Where did you come from?"

"The back hill."

The student's face changed, "You, you, you, why did you go over there?"