She's skilled in medicine, martial arts, and even understands animal language—the abandoned dau

Having resolved the matter, Sun Wang's wife was eager to go back and take care of him, so she went home first.

Shen Man wanted to leave, but the village headman stopped her.

"Man'er, did your trip to the county town go smoothly? Did you get your household registration sorted out?"

Shen Man replied with a smile, "It went very smoothly. Thank you for your concern, Grandpa Village Head."

The village head nodded: "That's good. When you have time, call your mother over and get the land purchase paperwork done."

"Okay, thank you, Grandpa Village Head!" Shen Man turned to leave, but suddenly remembered that there was still a big Buddha sitting in the house.

A sudden inspiration struck her, and an idea came to her.

"Grandpa Village Head, there's something else I need to ask you..."

"what's up?"

"Thinking that the children in our village are illiterate, I specially invited a teacher back from the county town to teach everyone to read. He is currently at my house."

"Grandpa Village Head, as you know, my family only has one room, and there's really no place for him to stay. So, could you please arrange a place for him to stay? We can rent the place ourselves, is that alright?"

Shen Man thought to herself, "Li Mufeng, Li Mufeng, aren't you fond of being a teacher? I'll arrange a good job for you and let you be a teacher properly!"

The village head was somewhat surprised to hear this. "Man'er, you've done a great thing for the village... but it seems there aren't any extra houses in the village."

He pondered for a moment, then suddenly thought of something. "However, there is an abandoned old house at the east end of the village. Although it is a bit dilapidated, it can still be lived in with a little repair. I will have Changsheng and the others tidy it up in a while, and let that gentleman stay there for the time being."

Shen Man finally felt relieved and repeatedly thanked the village head: "Grandpa Village Head, you've helped me a lot, thank you so much!"

"Man'er, you're the one who should be thanking us. If it weren't for you bringing the teacher back, the children in the village would probably be dreaming if they wanted to learn to read! Come on, let's go together and meet that teacher!"

The two arrived at Shen Man's house, where Li Mufeng was drinking tea in the courtyard. The village head, upon seeing him, flashed a hint of amazement, thinking: "This gentleman is truly handsome!"

Shen Man stepped forward and introduced, "This is the gentleman I invited, Li Mufeng. Mr. Li, this is our village head."

A hint of surprise flashed across Li Mufeng's face, then he stood up, cupped his hands in greeting, and said, "Greetings, Village Head."

The village headman smiled and said, "Mr. Li, you're too kind. We'll have to rely on you to teach the village children to read and write in the future."

Li Mufeng gave Shen Man a meaningful look, thinking to himself that he seemed to have been tricked by this girl again.

However, he showed no sign of it on his face and replied with a smile, "Rest assured, village head, I will do my best."

The village head looked at Lanxiang's thatched hut and said to Li Mufeng, "Mr. Li, the village conditions are limited, so you'll have to make do with the old house at the east end of the village for now. I'll move you to a better place later."

Li Mufeng said he didn't mind, saying, "It's alright, I like peace and quiet anyway. As long as I have a place to stay, that's fine. Thank you, village head!"

The village head nodded, a look of satisfaction on his face. After chatting with Li Mufeng for a few words, he turned and left.

After the village head's figure had completely disappeared, Li Mufeng turned to look at Shen Man, his eyes filled with a hint of doubt and dissatisfaction, and said in a low voice, "When did I become the schoolteacher you hired?"

Shen Man playfully stuck out her tongue at him, a mischievous glint in her eyes, and explained, "Since you're going to stay in our village, I need to find you a suitable identity. From what I've observed, you have a noble air and refined manners; you're clearly a well-read and knowledgeable person. So, after careful consideration, I think the identity of a schoolteacher is most suitable for you!"

Hearing her say that, Li Mufeng sighed helplessly, thinking to himself, "This little girl really knows how to assign me tasks."

However, he had to admit that he did enjoy reading, so this identity wasn't too far-fetched.

Looking at the clever and quick-witted little girl in front of him, Li Mufeng's lips curled up slightly, thinking to himself that she really was quite clever.

You should know that he is a famous scholar in the capital. I didn't expect that this little girl could see his temperament and talent. She has some discernment.

Since that's the case, he'll accept the role of a schoolteacher for now.

"I can be the schoolteacher in your village, but I have one condition..."

Shen Man's eyes lit up. "What are the conditions? You don't mean you want tuition? Didn't you say you're not short of money?"

"Did I mention money? My condition is that you're not allowed to play tricks on me anymore. Also, your family will be responsible for my three meals a day." Li Mufeng glared at her and said irritably.

Shen Man chuckled, "Okay, I promise!"

After explaining the matter to Li Mufeng, Shen Man quickly returned to her room.

Inside the house, Lanxiang was sitting on the bed, worrying about the burglary.

"Man'er, you're back. Is your Uncle Sun Wang alright?" Lanxiang immediately perked up and asked as soon as she saw her return.

"He's alright. Mother, I've found the thief who came to steal from our house!" Shen Man sat down next to Lanxiang and said to her.

"Who is it?" Lanxiang asked hurriedly.

"It's Sun Wang. His injury was caused by our Xiao Qing biting him!"

"What? It was him! I never expected him to be this kind of person... How could they have the nerve to ask you to detoxify him? How could they be so shameless!" Lanxiang stood up angrily upon hearing this.

“I’ve already told the village head about this. He told Sun Wang’s wife to return the things she stole from us in front of the whole village tomorrow. In addition, she has to apologize to us.”

"That's more like it... By the way, Man'er, what should we do with that Young Master Li outside?"

While Shen Man and the others were talking in the courtyard, Lan Xiang was completely absorbed in her own thoughts and didn't listen to what they were saying.

"Grandpa Village Head has already arranged accommodations for him, but he'll be eating with us from now on. Mom, hurry up and wash your hands and cook, I'm hungry!"

Upon hearing this, Lanxiang quickly stood up and began preparing the meal. Recently, they had earned a considerable amount of money selling medicinal herbs and honey.

Lanxiang took out a portion of it and bought some flour, specifically for Shen Man to eat.

That evening, she carefully cooked a pot of mixed grain porridge and baked several white flour pancakes.

Li Mufeng did not show any dissatisfaction or disgust because the food was simple.

When he noticed that there were no dishes on the table, he instructed the servant to take a packet of dried meat from the carriage and then give some to Shen Man and Lan Xiang.

Lanxiang felt a little guilty and secretly resolved to go to town again tomorrow to buy more meat.