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After they finished their breakfast, Yun Muyang couldn't wait and wanted to go to school. The couple then packed up their belongings and brought Zhong Jian, Yun Mu Yang and his wife then headed towards the village's secondary school.

Before long, they had reached the village's school hall. On the way, they saw a few villagers, but before the couple even spoke, Yun Muyang had already called him uncle, the villagers originally liked this child, but seeing that he was going to school today, they could not help but rejoice and said a few words of praise and encouragement. Yun Muyang was also very happy as he arrived at the school gate. There were only a few people who came, and they were all from neighboring villages. Since Lu Yuan was afraid of being late and disrespectful to the teacher, they came earlier. The couple greeted everyone one by one, and soon began to chat. The kids beside them had long since become a group and were having fun, as if they were good friends that had not seen each other in a long time, or as if they were sparrows chirping non-stop.

After a while, Yun Mu Yang knew that the two were a pair of cousins from Linshui Village next door. The shorter one was called Zhang Jin Hao, and although he was shorter, he was older brother, while the other was called Zhang Jin Shan.

The few of them waited for not long before more people came one after another. The open space in front of the academy gate was already packed with people. Among them were over twenty children of varying ages of six to twelve, following behind their respective adults. No one was in a hurry on the empty ground, but the child was extremely anxious. He thought that he must have entered the academy to be extremely excited.

"Creak …" A voice was heard, and everyone who was chatting stopped talking. When had a child ever seen a battle like this before? They were all silent. An old man over the age of ten walked out of the door. He had a head of white hair, a kind face, and a pair of spirited eyes. When the adults saw this, they quickly clasped their hands together and greeted him, "Greetings, Mr. Zhang." The children on the field were also doing the same. They had already been taught dozens of times at home, so they didn't seem unfamiliar. When the old man saw this, he also nodded and returned the greeting. After exchanging a few words with the crowd, he led a group of children into the academy.

By the time the ceremony ended, it was already noon. After everyone said a few words to their children, they left as well.

"Yang'er, you have to learn from teacher. Listen to teacher, respect teacher, and ask teacher if you don't understand anything. Don't learn anything if you don't know it. Don't learn. Do you understand?" Greenwood's face was solemn, as if he had given orders.

"Father, Mother, your son will attend the gathering. Your son must set a good example for you. In the future, I will show you all my respect and filial piety." When the couple heard this, their serious faces revealed a hint of a smile …

In the evening, when the sun was about to set, Greenwood was walking back and forth in front of his house with Zhong Jian in his arms. When we usually go out to play, we greeted everyone and even after playing for a while, we would be back. Why did we forget about the rules on the first day we went to the academy? "

"Mother of the child, do you want me to look for her?"

"No, wait a little longer."

"I told you I wasn't going to let you go, but now I'm in such a rush. What's wrong with you?"

"I... You wouldn't understand even if I told you. " The more anxious Greenwood looked.

"That's true... No matter what, I'll go find it myself. " Zhong An left as he spoke. Just as he walked a few steps, he saw a child carrying a small bag running towards his home. Zhong An thought that he was alone. He immediately shouted excitedly, "Yang'er, you have to be careful. Slow down and run." He then shouted in the direction of his home, "Child's mother, Yang'er has returned. When Yun Mu Yang saw that it was his father, he panted heavily and stopped. Seeing his son run until he was out of breath, Zhong An walked over with large strides. Picking up Yun Muyang with one arm, he laughed loudly, "Aiyo, you're finally back. Your mother has been extremely anxious." He then carried Yun Muyang home.

When the father and son arrived at the gate of the house, they saw Greenwood come out of the house and took a small bamboo branch from the side of the house. The green branch quickly grabbed Yun Mu Yang who was in Zhong An's embrace and gave him a few whips, causing Zhong An to be stunned. When had he ever seen his wife act so viciously like this before?

"Your child's mother, listen to what Yang'er has to say. Why is he back so late today? It won't be too late for you to beat him up!" Don't scare him! "

Greenwood thought so too, with tears in his eyes and the whip still in his hand. When the bell rang, Yun Muyang's hands were already covered with several red lines. His eyes were bloodshot as he bit his lips, trying his best to restrain his tears. Greenwood's heart also ached when he saw this, but he slowed down his tone. "Tell me, why did you come back so late today?" Don't you know that everyone in the family is very anxious? Didn't I teach you before? "

"Mother, I know I was wrong. I won't dare to do it again." Yun Muyang bit his lips, his nose red with a slight tinge of tears.

When the green branch heard Yun Muyang admit his mistake, tears flowed down his face. Thinking that he was too agitated just now, he asked again, "Tell me, why did you come back so late? If you don't say anything, I'll still beat you up. "

"Mother, I was learning about medicinal herbs from teacher today, and mother would cough when it was late autumn. I wanted to treat mother and teacher is a doctor, so I begged teacher to teach me. Teacher said that if I could identify the ten or so medicinal herbs today, it would be too late." Yun Mu Yang suppressed his tears and said in an intermittent voice.

Green Branch heard the sound and burst into tears. He held Yun Muyang tightly and said, "I'm sorry, Mother was wrong about you …."

Yun Muyang could not hold it in either, his tears streaming down his face. Zhong An, who was standing to the side, also felt a pinch on his nose when he heard this, and took the chance to look at Zhong Jian.

The green branch hugged Yun Muyang and cried for a long time before letting go. Yun Muyang used his small hands to wipe the tears that had yet to dry at the corner of his eyes and said, "Mother, you taught my son to not cry easily. Why are you crying so miserably? Yang'er cried for a long time.

"Foolish Yang'er, I already said that she's a man. Mother is a woman! Naturally, you can't be confused with a little man like me. In the past, your mother only taught you that men don't shed tears easily. Today, your mother will tell you the next sentence, 'It's just that you haven't gotten to the point of being sad'. So you didn't lightly shed tears either! "

"Yang'er, today, mother was too rash. It's all mother's fault, can you forgive me!"

"Fine, I forgive my mother. Actually, Yang'er was also in the wrong. I shouldn't have come back so late without telling my parents. I also want my mother to forgive me."

"Good Yang'er, Mother has forgiven you. Later, after dinner, tell Father and Mother what happened today! " As he said that, he pulled Yun Muyang's hand and led him into the house.

After dinner, Yun Muyang told the Greenbranch couple what had happened. It turned out that today was the first day all the students had arrived at the academy, and when the teachers wanted to test them out, they produced a few lines of the 'Three Character Classic'. In the academy, other than a few older students being correct, there was also Yun Muyang who was correct as well. A six year old child being able to recite a few words of the 'Three Character Classic' is not strange. At this time, only two children had fully explained the entire sentence. One of them was Yun Muyang who was six years old while the other one was eleven years old. It was just that he had never thought that there would be such a child in the countryside, so he treated Yun Mu Yang with a different kind of respect. When he asked his mother about the Liu family name, Green Branch, he felt that it was fated for him to meet this child, so he waited for the right opportunity to take this child in as a disciple and teach him the art of 'Yellow Division'. Old Teacher Zhang didn't expect Yun Muyang to rush over just as soon as he finished his studies, wanting to learn medicine from him. Thus, he decided to test him in advance, which was why the scene from earlier occurred. Upon hearing Yun Muyang's words, the couple were overjoyed, and even Greenbranch had an ashamed look on his face. After Yun Muyang finished speaking, the green branch entered the room and took out a black package from one of the boxes. The green branch untied the cloth revealing a small black box. Yun Muyang had actually seen this package before, but he was not allowed to touch the green branch. Yun Muyang was originally a curious person, even if he wanted to open this package several times, he did not dare. After enduring for a long time, he saw his mother take it out today. The green branch opened the small wooden box, took out a small booklet that was only a few pages thick, and passed it to Yun Mu Yang.

"Yang'er, this booklet has been passed down from our family for generations. You must keep it well." Greenwood's words were solemn.

"Mother, what is this?" "It's really not even written down!" Yun Mu Yang flipped through the booklet and pouted.

Yang'er, this is a book that has been passed down in our family for three hundred years. Your father doesn't like to read books. As he said this, his elbow bumped into Zhong An. Zhong An also followed up with a "Yes" and then stopped.

"This booklet was passed down from our ancestors. Originally, our ancestors said that every boy who reaches the age of eight and knows a thousand words will have to learn this Body Nourishment Scripture for six years. If he doesn't have any clues after six years, he can ignore it, but he must pass on this book and this rule. I had already given you all the words I could recognize, and since you're so sensible, I'll give this book to you first. However, you can only read this small book when you're eight years old, and you can't let anyone but you read it, okay? " Actually, Uncle Yun didn't say that he would only be able to read it at the age of eight. He only said that at the age of eight, he would ask the child to memorize the book and pass on the rules of the family.

"Un, then can father look at it? Can Mother look at it? "Where's little brother?" Yun Muyang looked up at Liu Greenwood and asked.

"Wait until little brother recognizes a thousand words. Even your father and I can't look at it."

"But isn't this father's?" Once Yun Muyang's words came out, Greenwood was instantly speechless. It was still Zhong An who said, "Father isn't even eight years old anymore, you can't watch anymore."

"Oh, Yang'er understands." Only then did the couple heave a sigh of relief. She quickly said, "Yang'er, quickly go and rest! Tomorrow, you still have to go to where the teacher is.

Yun Muyang held the small booklet, replied "Mn, I'll go right away" and slipped away into another room.