Chapter 894: Establishing a School, Crowdfunding the Mushroom House

"Ning Chen, why did we suddenly quit the Mushroom House? You must give me an explanation."

Ning Chen smiled; he had already expected Lin Yi to ask this.

"What are you laughing at? Tell me quickly. It's just the two of us now."

"Alright, alright, stop asking. Some things, you're better off not knowing."

Even though somewhat confused, seeing Ning Chen's decisive manner, Lin Yi dared not say much more.

From then on, the two set out on their journey.

Not far away, they entered a jungle; the surroundings were nothing but mountains and trees.

"Ning Chen, where exactly are we going?"

"Just follow me. We're taking it as it comes."

Taking it as it comes means going wherever the path leads.

"So when will this ever end? Are we doing wilderness survival or something?"

Lin Yi kept complaining; hearing these complaints, Ning Chen did not reply.

No one knew how long they had walked before the two unexpectedly arrived at a remote mountain village.

Truly unexpected that people lived here; the two immediately moved forward to observe.

Getting closer, they saw there were indeed people.

The women here were washing clothes, and the children were playing.

Looking at those tattered clothes, all of them were patched together.

Ning Chen knew the economy here was nowhere near as good as outside; it was like primitive life.

Seeing people, Ning Chen immediately stepped forward to greet them.

Seeing outsiders, all the women took their children and ran back into their houses.

Ning Chen stood awkwardly in place, watching.

At that moment, a man rushed out of every house, holding household shovels and hoes in their hands.

This display seemed to suggest they did not come in peace.

"Who exactly are you? How did you discover our village?"

"Judging by your appearance, you must be the village head."

Hearing Ning Chen's words, the leader scratched his head.

"How did you know? Have you been coveting our village for a long time?"

Ning Chen did not answer that question; instead, he kept walking forward.

Seeing that he did not fear the shovels and hoes, the villagers here all stepped back.

"Alright, put down the weapons in your hands immediately. We two mean no harm; we are just passing through."

The village head raised his hand, and everyone put down the weapons in their hands.

"Judging by your splendid attire, are you an outsider?"

"For you, I am definitely an outsider. Have villages like yours not gone out for a long time?"

The village head nodded.

Seeing that Ning Chen was so reasonable and that his words suited the village head's heart.

"Everyone, disperse. Go back to your own homes."

The people here seemed to listen very much to the village head; as soon as he spoke, everyone returned home.

"You two, follow me."

Ning Chen gave Lin Yi a look, signaling him to follow along.

The two followed the village head to his home.

Although the house was a wooden hut, among all the houses, his wooden hut was the most prominent.

This also demonstrated the village head's status.

Entering inside, the torches and beds were very neat.

Although not as perfect as modernization, for a village like this, it was perfect.

The beds and cabinets seemed to be carved piece by piece from wood.

"How did you two find this place?"

The village head asked again.

"Just passing through; we were not deliberately searching."

Ning Chen's answer was very appropriate.

"Sigh, were all these pieces of furniture made by hand?"

The village head nodded.

"All these things were made by the craftsmen here."

From this, it could be seen that the people here did not appear very intelligent.

"I only want to know one thing, Village Head."

"Please speak."

"Why did you two have such hostility toward us just now?"

"The rule is to expel outsiders, but seeing that you two have a good affinity with me, I dispersed them."

The two merely nodded.

"So, what exactly is your purpose in bringing us two here?"

"You two, come with me."

When they stepped outside, they saw all the children playing and laughing.

However, the village chief had brought Ning Chen and Lin Yi to a different area.

All the children here were carving numbers into their hands.

It seemed to be two numbers added together to find the sum.

They were all calculating these things.