Chapter 6: Hurt Oneself to Save Others

  Everything went smoothly, Qin Yu taught the children to read and write while writing out the Thousand Character Classic as a follow-up reading material. As for the Hundred Family Surnames, it was indeed somewhat taboo, so in the end he gave up on that. After all, who came first and who came after was a very serious matter, and Qin Yu didn't want to get involved in something troublesome.

  On a whim, Qin Yu also wrote a math book, which was basically the content of his elementary school days in his previous life.

  Children learn math and grow up to be at least an accountant, enough to make a living.

  Qin Yu agreed to teach Shu's book for reasons that had nothing to do with being a member of the Zhang family village, nor was it due to any high moral standards, but rather because he had his own considerations.

  In the Tang Dynasty where Confucianism was valued, to keep a family fortune of 10,000 yuan and to protect oneself from worries for life, one had to have either power or prestige.

  Qin Yu is now doing just that, earning fame.

  The best way to protect oneself is to get rid of Li Er and become the emperor oneself.

  However, Qin Yu really couldn't do it. After all, the country had already been unified, and stirring up war again would leave a stench for ten thousand years. Of course, history is written by the victors, but that can't stop others from recording it, and getting rid of Li Er wasn't an easy task either.

  Besides, history books say that Emperor Li II was a good emperor, at least he had the heart of the people. It is said that being an official is like accompanying a tiger, it's not worth it to be an official, it's better to be a wealthy landlord with three wives and four concubines, living a carefree life is also great.

  Unfortunately, Qin Yu's abacus was ringing loudly, but he overlooked the fact that with fame, it's impossible not to be noticed by Li Er, it's just that the time hasn't come yet.

  Time flies and it's been a month, the coal was discovered by the villagers of Zhangjiacun and carried back, pottery has also started, and the word molds needed by Qin Yu have also come out one after another.

  Along with the pottery kiln, there is also a brick kiln. Qin Yu can't always live in Zhangjiacun Village, it's better to have his own house.

  It turns out that Zhangjiacun still has skilled craftsmen, otherwise they wouldn't be able to make the printing plates. Qin Yu carefully checked for any errors or typos, and once he was satisfied, he began typesetting, printing the Three Character Classic, Thousand Character Essay, and math textbooks into bound volumes.

  When the first book was bound, Murashige and the villagers of Zhangjiacun all shed tears. This was a monumental achievement, and they not only witnessed it but also participated in it, enough to be remembered for generations to come, bringing glory to their ancestors. How could they not be excited?

  One after another, the books were printed. Three kinds of books, each with the author's name on the cover: Qin Yunfei. Yunfei was a pen name given to himself by Qin Yu. On his household registration, Qin Yu was sixteen years old and didn't have a style name, so he simply made one up.

  The back of the book also has the place and time of its production: Zhangjiacun, Yongnian County, June 2nd (lunar calendar), fifth year of Zhenguan.

  Muramasa was holding three books, and when he saw the notes at the back of the book, he became excited and fainted on the ground, scaring the villagers. Fortunately, Muramasa just got too excited, Qin Yu pinched his people, and Muramasa woke up.

  In a month's time, the children of Zhangjiacun had all learned the words in the Three Character Classic and could write them with great precision, which left Qin Yu astonished.

  The appearance of the white paper inevitably attracted attention from others, whether they were merchants or nobles. Everyone targeted the group of people who sold white paper outside Zhangjiacun Village, but unfortunately, no one had heard where the paper sellers came from in a month's time.

  It's inevitable that no news can be heard, after all, so much money was sold at once, who would be foolish enough to tell others where it came from. The villagers of Zhangjiacun who sell paper have long since slipped away in the first time, and they are not people who often go to the county town, nobody knows them, even if you want to investigate, you can't find out.

  In just three short days, two kinds of enlightenment books and one math book were each printed in 200 copies and distributed to the children's hands.

  Mainly it's not skilled enough, and also need to cut paper, binding. After the villagers of Zhangjiacun become skilled, this speed will necessarily accelerate.

  Whether it's papermaking, printing or firing bricks, everything has stopped work now. The wheat is ripe and the villagers are going back to harvest the wheat one after another. This busy scene will probably last for another month.

  The children have almost learned all the words, some can recite them and some can't. Qin Yu occasionally points out a few, and they relax afterwards.

  Mathematics Qin Yu has not started teaching, Qin Yu's mind is now all on the house, always living in Village Zheng's house is not a thing, even if Village Zheng doesn't mind, but Qin Yu minds.

  After inquiring with Murata Ichiro, I found out that the houses of the Tang Dynasty were indeed not ordinary cheap. A set of 100-110 square meters house was built at a cost of only 20-30 yuan, but the price of county town houses is much higher.

  After some deliberation, Qin Yu finally made up his mind to go to the county town to buy a house. Since it would take more than half a year to build one, he might as well just buy one directly and think about building a better one later when he had more time.

  Village head wanted to say something but stopped himself and didn't speak out in the end. Qin Yu wasn't a slave, so where he went was none of Village head's business, nor did he dare to interfere.

  The driver was Zhang Dashan, who was extremely respectful all the way. The changes in Zhangjiacun were seen and remembered by everyone, and everyone was grateful to Qin Yu. Zhang Dashan was no exception.

  All along the way, they chatted and laughed, but when they reached halfway, they saw a luxurious carriage stopped on the road, with the coachman standing beside it, looking at the carriage in distress.

  Zhang Dashan, following the principle of "one less thing is better than one more thing", walked past from the side, after all, a horse-drawn carriage was not something an ordinary family could own, and it was luxurious too. Zhang Dashan didn't dare to offend anyone.

  Just then, cries for help came from the car, "Miss, miss."

  A girl dressed up as a young maid suddenly lifted the curtain and shouted at the driver, "Hurry, hurry back to the county town, find a doctor."

  Qin Yu glanced at the luxurious carriage, and just then, he clearly heard a loud "huffing" sound, his brow furrowed instantly, "Stop the carriage."

  The coachman of the luxurious carriage followed the maid's orders and hastily got on the carriage to prepare for driving to Yongnian County, but Qin Yu jumped down from the donkey cart, rushed to the side of the carriage in a few steps, grabbed the reins, and shouted loudly, "Stop! Your young lady needs to be treated now, otherwise she will be in danger of her life."

  Qin Yu's appearance was that of a scholar, and his words immediately stunned the coachman. Qin Yu didn't care about anything else, and he quickly jumped onto the carriage, lifted the curtain, and saw a girl with a bright red face. The maid let out a sharp cry at this time.

  Qin Yu glared at him with anger in his eyes, "Shut up." He then bent down and carried the girl out of the carriage, jumping off afterwards.

  The maid was frightened by Qin Yu and stood still in her tracks for a moment.

  Qin Yu arrived on the ground, without saying a word, and immediately flipped the girl over, violently patting her back. However, after three to five times, the girl still didn't show any improvement, so he furrowed his brow and hastily instructed the maid, "Quickly, come over here and suck out the phlegm from her throat."

  "Ah, I...I." The maid had never heard such words before and was momentarily at a loss for what to do. If she went, what if Qin Yu was lying, wouldn't that be an affront? If she didn't go, the young lady's condition wasn't right either.

  Qin Yu saw that the girl's face had already started to turn purple, and there was no time to think about it. He hastily supported the girl's head, aimed at her mouth, and sucked vigorously.

  The maid suddenly realized that Qin Yu's words were just an excuse to get her to suck out the phlegm, and what he really wanted was to go kiss the young girl himself.

  At the thought of this, the maid's face suddenly turned red with anger, pointing at Qin Yu and shouting, "You rascal!" After finishing speaking, she jumped down from the carriage and rushed towards the coachman, shouting, "What are you still dawdling for? Can't you see that this rascal is being rude to Miss?"

  "What's wrong with this girl, I'm trying to save her and she's yelling at me like crazy." Qin Yu thought angrily, but his mouth didn't stop, he continued to suck forcefully until a thick wad of phlegm was sucked out of the girl's mouth, then he turned his head and spat it out with force, finally relaxing.

  Zhang Dashan definitely wouldn't let Qin Yu get beaten, he didn't even think about it and rushed up to block the car driver. Not to mention that the two were unevenly matched, but Zhang Dashan was the stronger one, and the driver couldn't do anything to him.

  "Huh, huh." The heavy breathing sound came from the girl's mouth, at this time the girl opened her eyes and looked at Qin Yu who was still holding her, suddenly her face turned red.

  The maid who jumped off the horse carriage somehow got a dagger and stabbed Qin Yu with it, trembling.

  "Be careful, young master." Zhang Dashan's pupils suddenly widened in surprise and he shouted loudly to remind Qin Yu.

  Time was too short, Qin Yu didn't react in time. Just as he was about to let go of the girl, he felt a sharp pain on his back. The girl's cry of surprise also rang out, "Don't!"

  Fortunately, the young girl pushed Yu Rong in time, otherwise this dagger would have pierced into Qin Yu's body.

  However, Qin Yu still felt the blood surging in his back, "What's going on."

  Qin Yu glared furiously at the maid who was still holding the dagger, with his own blood staining its surface. He pointed a finger at her and shouted, "You!"

  "Ah!" The maid let out a startled yelp, the dagger slipping from her hand and falling to the ground. Clearly she hadn't realized she had such a big nerve, but now that she saw blood, she was overcome with fear.

  Qin Yu coldly snorted and slapped the maid, "You were told to save people, but you delayed. I, Qin, saved people, yet you dared to hurt me, what a big nerve."

  The maid was slapped by Qin Yu and had blood on her mouth, losing two teeth, but she didn't dare react.

  At this moment, it seems that Qin Yu is indeed a lifesaver. The maid naturally knows she misunderstood, but the person has already been hurt, and to make matters worse, it's a scholar. Fear, terror, and regret fill the maid's heart at this moment. She doesn't dare react or speak, standing frozen in place, motionless.

  "Damn it!" Zhang Dashan saw Qin Yu being stabbed, and he immediately got angry. With a vicious kick, he sent the cart driver who was still entangling with him flying away. He sprinted several steps to get in front of Qin Yu and hastily checked his injuries.

  For a moment, Qin Yu couldn't get rid of it, but after a long time, there was a risk to his life. The maid's knife didn't stab into his body, but it also made a cut, and fresh blood was flowing out in streams.

  "Hurry, help me tie it up, tie it tight." Qin Yu said as he endured the pain and took off his long gown, handing it to Zhang Dashan, indicating that Zhang should use the clothes to bandage the wound to prevent excessive blood loss.

  Zhang Dashan had never dealt with such an injury before, and for now he could only listen to Qin Yu. After bandaging the wound, Qin Yu didn't even glance at the frightened and bewildered maid, but instead climbed onto the donkey cart, lying down on it, "Hurry, go to the county town."

  Qin Yu's treatment was only an emergency measure and medication was still needed. The Tang Dynasty's medicine didn't work, Qin Yu didn't know, but at this time, he could only choose to believe.

  With a "slap", the girl also slapped her maid, scolding with anger, "Sir is saving me, you, you..." The girl hadn't finished speaking before she fainted again.

  "Miss, miss." The maid didn't mind the girl's scolding and didn't feel any dissatisfaction. She quickly came forward, picked up the girl, and with great effort helped her into the carriage. Then she called out to the stunned coachman and hastily followed him as they headed towards the county town.

  The horse carriage was naturally faster than the donkey cart, but in the end it still didn't overtake, and it wasn't clear whether it was due to guilt or fear. The maid and the coachman were anxious, but no one spoke up.