Ever since that trip into the city, the system had not issued another task notification to Lin Baiyu. She was in no hurry.
After a period of exercise and recuperation, her body had completely recovered and was no different from that of an ordinary person. However, for some reason, she still appeared pale and frail on the outside. After giving it some thought, she decided that this was actually a good thing.
After all, people had become accustomed to seeing her this way over the years, and it saved her a great deal of trouble.
Lin Baiyu spent the next few days at home. Besides working on ideas for new articles and occasionally going out for a walk, she also spent her free time studying basic medical theory with Doctor Lin.
As for why she wanted to learn medicine from him, her explanation to the Lin family was that having more skills never hurt, and now that her health had improved, she wanted to learn more things.
In truth, although she appeared to have adapted to life here, she still found her daily routine unbearably dull and monotonous.
Fortunately, the Lin family accepted this explanation.
Grandpa Lin and Grandma Lin thought she had practically become an expert through years of illness, though she had never truly become one. In the past, her poor health had prevented her from doing much, but now that she had recovered, learning some medical knowledge would only benefit her.
There was, however, a small complication.
Doctors like Doctor Lin, who were renowned throughout the surrounding villages, usually possessed family traditions and special skills passed down through generations, and they rarely accepted disciples.
Fortunately, Lin Baiyu had never intended to practice medicine or become a barefoot doctor.
As such, there was no question of asking Doctor Lin to take her as his apprentice, which actually made it difficult for him to refuse.
After all, Grandpa Lin and Doctor Lin were close friends. With Grandpa Lin acting as a mediator and Lin Baiyu appearing obedient and sensible, Doctor Lin agreed.
He arranged for Lin Baiyu to help with odd jobs during her spare time, while he taught her basic medical theory. That way, no one could accuse them of anything improper.
What Doctor Lin had not expected was that, in her spare time, Lin Baiyu would also become a free tutor for his son, Lin Wenhu.
Seeing his son become much more diligent in his studies under Lin Baiyu’s guidance, Doctor Lin was overjoyed. As a result, he became even more attentive when teaching her, and both sides benefited greatly.
Thus, the days passed one after another.
Because she was intelligent and eager to learn, and because her “teacher” taught with dedication, Lin Baiyu had already mastered most of the fundamentals in only a few days.
Still, to pass the time, she continued visiting Doctor Lin’s house from time to time, helping him with chores while learning more from him and asking about anything she did not understand.
Until one day, a major event occurred in the village.
Perhaps heaven had heard Lin Baiyu’s complaints about her bland and uneventful life, because she was finally about to bid farewell to her boring salted fish existence.
At the time, she was helping Doctor Lin dry medicinal herbs when Lin Wenhu came running over and told her he had something important to say.
Curiosity piqued by his mysterious expression, Lin Baiyu put down what she was doing and asked, “Xiao Huzi, what’s got you acting so secretive?”
“Hehe, Sister Baiyu, it’s really great news,” Lin Wenhu said, deliberately avoiding the question.
Hearing his answer, Lin Baiyu glanced at him calmly. His expression clearly said, “I know you don’t know. Hurry up and ask me. Ask me again and I’ll tell you.”
Amused inwardly, Lin Baiyu kept a straight face and merely replied, “Oh, good news? That’s nice.”
After saying that, she pretended to continue working. Seeing that she had not taken the bait, Lin Wenhu immediately became anxious.
He grabbed her arm and said, “Come on, Sister Baiyu, aren’t you curious what the good news is?”
Lin Baiyu replied, “As long as it’s good news, that’s enough. I’ll find out when the time comes.”
Seeing her indifferent attitude, Lin Wenhu could only surrender and tell her honestly.
He informed her that the village had posted a notice that day announcing the recruitment of new teachers for the village school.
New teachers for the village school?
Hearing this, Lin Baiyu recalled what she knew about it.
According to her memories, the school accepted not only children from their village but was jointly established by their village and two neighboring villages.
Elementary school currently followed a five year system, and although everyone called it the village elementary school, it actually included a two year junior middle school section as well, both located within the village.
As for why it was still called the village elementary school despite having a junior middle school attached, Lin Baiyu found it difficult to understand.
However, she had never paid attention to such details while reading the novel, and now that she had transmigrated into the story, anything was possible.
Lin Wenhu explained that Teacher Fang, who had been teaching the elementary classes, had been taken to the city by his son, who held a leadership position there. As a result, one teaching position had become vacant.
Moreover, over the past two years, there had been more school age children, and with living conditions improving, families with better circumstances were willing to let their children complete junior middle school.
Since the new semester was about to begin and the school was short staffed, they had decided to recruit three teachers at once, one junior middle school teacher and two elementary school teachers.
Lin Wenhu admired Lin Baiyu’s knowledge greatly, and she had her own unique teaching methods. After receiving her guidance, he no longer found studying dull or tedious.
Therefore, as soon as he heard the news, he rushed over to tell her.
In his opinion, someone as capable as Lin Baiyu would have no trouble becoming a teacher at the village school.
Although Lin Baiyu had no idea what he was thinking, she had worked countless part time jobs while attending university in her previous life.
Among them, the one she liked most had been tutoring. In her opinion, private tutoring was a job with low investment and high returns.
To excel at it, she had even obtained a teaching qualification certificate and carefully studied the teaching styles of famous instructors from various educational institutions. During her university years, almost all the students she tutored praised her highly.
Nevertheless, Lin Baiyu had always known what she truly wanted.
She believed that those who devoted themselves wholeheartedly to educating others were admirable, but that was not her dream.
She needed to earn as much money as possible within a limited amount of time so that she could establish herself firmly in a major city.
Therefore, after graduation, she had never intended to become a teacher. She had never expected that in this era, the skills she once possessed would prove useful.
To Lin Baiyu, the news from Lin Wenhu was an unexpected delight.
Originally, she had planned to earn money through writing. In any case, things would open up in another three years, and by then she could bring Grandpa Lin and Grandma Lin to live in the city. With her abilities, she was confident that their family would enjoy an even better life.
But she still needed to complete system tasks. Without a proper job to cover her activities, and since she had no interest in working in the fields, how could she frequently go out and collect gossip?
It truly was a case of someone bringing a pillow just when she was feeling sleepy.
At once, Lin Baiyu made up her mind.
She was definitely going to become a teacher.
After getting the news from Lin Wenhu, she finished the work at hand and left Doctor Lin’s house, intending to personally go and read the village notice.