When an old man who had devoted his life to his family for hundreds of years burst into tears in front of him, begging for a junior who was the same generation as his grandson regardless of the dignity of his elders, Zhou Yang really couldn't refuse the old man's selfish request.
It is human nature for an old man to want to leave a considerable legacy for his descendants when he is about to die.
No matter how harsh a person is, they can't blame him for this.
In particular, the old man is not using his power to embezzle family property to support his descendants, he just wants the rewards that originally belong to him to be distributed "normally".
"Third Grandpa, don't worry. If a new mineral vein can be discovered, as long as I, Zhou Yang, live for one day, I will definitely pass on your share of the dividends to Brother Zhou Bao. However, I must explain to you that once I am halfway through
If Brother Zhou Bao dies, or if Brother Zhou Bao passes away in the future, your share of dividends must be handed over to the family truthfully!"
Zhou Yang looked at the old man in front of him who was already in tears and made a solemn promise.
He didn't ask the old man to give him the extra 20 cents of dividends. He couldn't take this money. Agreeing to the old man's conditions was already skirting around the clan rules. If he took this money again, it would really be "harming the public and enriching private interests."
"Yes.
"Thank you, Xiaojiu, thank you so much. No matter whether this thing can be done or not, the third grandfather will remember your kindness, and your second brother Zhou Bao will also remember your great kindness for the rest of his life!" The old man
He grabbed Zhou Yang's arm tightly with excitement, his voice was choked with sobs.
For old man Zhou Quan, whose deadline is not far away, his biggest worry is the survival of his descendants after his death. With his care over the years, his descendants can still be in the Zhou family even if they do not have spiritual qualifications.
Living a good life inside.
But once he passes away and without his share of family support, the quality of life of his descendants will plummet in the future. Otherwise, within one or two generations, they will probably be reduced to being no different from ordinary civilians. This is what he does not want.
seen.
Now with Zhou Yang's guarantee, even if he passes away in the future, his descendants will not be too miserable in the next few decades by relying on the dividends from this mine.
It would be even better if in the next few decades, there would be another descendant with spiritual roots among his descendants.
So old man Zhou Quan is really grateful to Zhou Yang now, otherwise he wouldn't be so rude.
Zhou Yang understood the excitement in the old man's heart, but what he did made him quite dumbfounded. He couldn't help but use a little force to break away from the old man's hands grabbing him, and persuaded in a helpless low voice: "Third Grandpa, please calm down, you are
If we want to express our gratitude, we have to wait until we actually find the mine, but don't end up having a lot of work and then only be happy in vain, that would be a joke."
When he said this, the old man's face immediately turned red, and he tugged on his beard with an embarrassed look on his face. He smiled and said, "Hehehe, Xiaojiu, what you said makes sense. I've lost my temper."
Zhou Yang thought to himself that your old man just lost his temper, but he remained calm and did not mention it again. Instead, he took the initiative to ask for advice: "Third Grandpa, you are well-informed. I don't know what you think about finding the possible mineral veins."
What do you think?"
"In my opinion, instead of the two of us looking around like headless flies in this boundless sea of sand, we should wait and wait for the [Gold-eating Rat] to come again. As soon as it appears again, I will use [Blood Spirit]
Mark] Plant a mark on it, then we will injure it, let it escape back to its lair, and then mark its lair through the mark induction."
"You also know that the lairs of rat monsters are usually located deep underground. As long as they are injured outside, they will usually hide in their lairs to recuperate. As long as we keep chasing the [gold-eating rat], it is in the fine iron veins
If you can’t hide here, you will definitely escape habitually to your original nest to recuperate. Are we afraid that we won’t be able to find a place by then?”
Old man Zhou Quan is indeed a mature man. Once he calmed down, he immediately thought of a method that made Zhou Yang couldn't help but applaud.
"Wonderful, ginger is still hotter than old. Third Grandpa's method is good, let's do it like this!" He clapped his hands with joy and cheered loudly, raising his hands in approval of the old man's method.
Just like the old man said, the sand sea is boundless. If only the two of them rely on it, the chance of finding an unknown mineral vein is too small.
If the mineral vein where the [Gold-eating Rat] originally hid was so easy to discover, the seniors of the Zhou family who originally discovered the Qingpingshan Concentrated Iron Ore must have discovered it long ago.
"Since you agree with my method, let's go back and prepare now. I estimate that the beast needs to recover from his injuries. It won't be possible in a month or two. This period of time is enough for me to go back and forth to the family. By then
If you want to track that beast in the sea of sand without getting lost, you have to bring the [Shatuo Beast] with you!"
Seeing that Zhou Yang did not object to the method he proposed, old man Zhou Quan immediately told him the next step.
[Shatuo Beast] is a first-level high-grade monster domesticated by the Zhou family. This monster is said to have evolved from an ordinary camel. Its physical strength and endurance are ten times that of an ordinary camel. It is the perfect choice for low-level practitioners to walk in the desert.
The best helper is also the main transportation force of the trade camel fleet of the Zhou family.
[Shatuo Beast] also has a particularly powerful ability, that is, it can remember the route and return the same way as long as it has traveled within 30 days. This ability is simply a magical skill in the desert.
Unfortunately, it is difficult for [Shatuo Beasts] to reproduce, and because they often carry heavy loads through the desert, their lifespan is generally lower than that of normal first-level beasts. Even after more than two hundred years of reproduction, the Zhou family's [Shatuo Beast] team will not be able to survive as long as the old ones and the young ones.
There are only 34 heads in total.
These [Shatuo Beasts] are the heritage of the Zhou family. Ordinary Zhou family children cannot lend them out for personal use. Old man Zhou Quan is also able to have the ability because he is an elder of the Zhou family and is the only second-level beast tamer in the clan.
Have the confidence to say borrowed words.
The plan was drawn up, and old man Zhou Quan immediately left for the Yuquan Lake Oasis. Zhou Yang calmed down the restless miners, elected a new manager, and asked him to organize manpower to resume mining.
Since Old Man Zhou Quan said that the injury of [Gold-eating Rat] will not heal in a month or two, then the mining of concentrated iron ore must not stop during this period of time.
As for the miners, they were already prepared to die when they chose to be miners, and the Zhou family has always provided generous pensions to deceased miners.
Therefore, after Zhou Yang, the "immortal master", personally came forward to explain that the monsters had been driven away, the miners' mood quickly stabilized and they resumed work one after another.
More than a month later, old man Zhou Quan, who returned to his family, came to Qingping Mountain again with two [Shatuo Beasts]. The people who came with him were Zhou Yang's clan brother Zhou Bao, who was also a relative of old man Zhou Quan.
Sun.
"I'm thinking that once you and I chase that beast and leave the Qingping Mountain area, there will be no family monks here. If something happens, it will be very detrimental to your future evaluation. It just so happens that your second brother is currently on vacation. I
Just ask him to come over and help you get off work."
Seeing Zhou Yang looking at the two of them with doubts on his face, old man Zhou Quan smiled and explained the reason, then lightly kicked his own grandson and gave him a suggestive look.
Zhou Bao ranks second in the "Yuan" generation. He is already in his thirties or forty years old. His face is a bit dull and his skin is dark and rough. He looks like an old farmer in the fields. He has an honest look and has only practiced Qi for four years.
layer.
Although they are both "Yuan" generations, due to the large age difference and the fact that Zhou Bao followed the family's camel team to do business after he was 20 years old, Zhou Yang has actually seen this clan brother more times since he was a child.
I got up less than ten times, and there was no communication.
Now that he saw the other party like this, he suddenly understood the painstaking efforts of the old man Zhou Quan. If the old man didn't leave a solid family background to his descendants while he was still alive, with the behavior of this clan brother, he would still be able to do so in the future.
It's really impossible for Third Grandpa's family to live a good life.
At this time, Zhou Bao got a hint from his grandfather and quickly opened his mouth and said: "Ninth brother, grandpa told me everything. If things can go through this time, you will be a great benefactor to our family. Second brother, although I am low in cultivation
, but running errands or something is not a problem. From now on, Ninth Brother, if you have any errands, you can just send a message to Second Brother."
After saying that, he lowered his head, not daring to look at Zhou Yang's handsome face.
Zhou Yang is so dazzling!
Even though he is almost two times older than Zhou Yang, and even if he has been away from home all year round, Zhou Bao can often hear the name of his ninth brother from the elders and peers around him.
He practiced cultivation at the age of four, practiced Qi at the age of seven, practiced at the fourth level at the age of twelve, practiced at the fifth level at the age of fifteen, practiced at the sixth level at the age of seventeen, and became a first-level weapon refiner at the age of twenty...
Every time the elders talk about Zhou Yang, they are full of praise, and then they often use it to teach the younger generations around them, asking them to learn from this talented younger generation of the Zhou family.
God knows how desperate and helpless Zhou Bao feels every time he hears his elders say this.
He also wants to work hard, but his spiritual root qualifications are only low-grade and his understanding is average. Even with his grandfather Zhou Quan taking care of him, he has only managed to break through to the fourth level of Qi training. Let alone building a foundation in this life, it is about whether he can
Reaching the ninth level of Qi training is unknown.
Under such circumstances, let alone wanting to compete with his ninth brother Zhou Yang, he even had no confidence to look at this ninth brother equally.
In the final analysis, the world of cultivating immortals is based on strength. Even if they are cultivators from the same family and the same generation, if their strength is very different, no cultivator will really think that because of his seniority, he can compete with those whose cultivation level is far higher than his own.
The tribesmen have a dialogue as equals.
Especially Zhou Bao, who has been running business with caravans outside the family for a long time, has already seen the cruelty of the world of immortality, and knows how to awe and respect the strong.
And Zhou Yang, who was able to make the old patriarch utter the words "Qilin'er of the Zhou family" and make his own grandfather marvel in his words, in Zhou Bao's eyes, he is definitely the kind of existence that he needs to be in awe of.
In fact, Zhou Bao is not the only one who is like this. Except for a few monks of the "Yuan" generation of the Zhou family who are relatively familiar with Zhou Yang, almost all of them now have a crush on Zhou Yang, the "Ninth Brother" and "Nineth Brother".
"Brother" has created a psychological shadow, and no one dares to treat this person as a peer anymore.
People of their generation are destined to live under the shadow of "Zhou Yang" for the rest of their lives.