Chu Xiu's caravan was going to visit the Yan Kingdom, but in fact they only arrived at Qingyuan Town, a border town in the Yan Kingdom.
Because Wei County was a small country bordering the Yan State before, Qingyuan Town was only a buffer zone between the two countries. It was not until the Yan State destroyed the Wei State that Qingyuan Town was established here as a link between the Yan State and the Wei State.
A place where Wei counties trade with each other.
Some of Yan's specialties can be bought here, and Chu Xiu and his caravan can also sell their goods directly to Yan's merchants here.
This trip of Chu Xiu's caravan went very smoothly, and it only took ten days to complete the round trip.
But this time, many people's views on him have changed. This second young master does not seem to be as useless as before. Especially those in the caravan respect Chu Xiu very much.
At this time, in a practice room in the backyard of the Chu family, an old butler with gray hair was reporting to Chu Zongguang about Chu Xiu.
This old butler's surname is Chen. Although he is also the butler of the Chu family, he is very low-key. He is only responsible for serving Chu Zongguang on weekdays. Although he has no real power in his hands, he is the oldest person in the Chu family.
Even though Chu Zongguang was in seclusion every day, as if he didn't care about family affairs, through Butler Chen, no matter how big or small the Chu family was, he couldn't hide it from him.
After hearing this, Chu Zongguang's eyes showed a look of surprise, but then he snorted coldly and said: "This kid is too risky. If he does this, if the bandit on the other side refuses to accept it, he would rather not do it."
The goods also want to kill him, what should he do?
Also, if that group of bandits is not strong enough to escort them out of Shangmang Mountain, won’t his money be wasted?”
Butler Chen said with a smile: "But the second young master's luck is pretty good. The bandits who robbed him have just come to Shangmang Mountain recently and are quite powerful. I heard that through the second young master's incident, they have already been here in Shangmang Mountain."
Local rules have initially been established.
Anyway, having rules is at least better than having no rules. In the future, people from Wei County will have to go in and out of Shangmang Mountain with much less effort than before."
After saying this, Butler Chen hesitated and said: "Master, I have something I don't know whether to say or not."
Chu Zongguang said lightly: "Old Chen, you have been following me for decades, what else can't you say?"
Butler Chen said in a low voice: "Master, actually our Chu family is already quite strong now.
Although the eldest son has a somewhat reckless personality, his talent in martial arts is quite good, and with careful teaching, he will have great potential in the future.
Although the Second Young Master was unsatisfactory in the past, he has become quite good after being trained in the Nanshan Mining Area. Although his personality is a little more aggressive and bold, his ability to do things is still quite strong.
Although the Third Young Master's mind is a little gloomy, he is still cautious enough in doing things.
Although the Fourth Young Master is young, he is very early and wise. If he is carefully cultivated, he will become a great talent in the future.
Patriarch, if you can give up studying that stuff and teach the four young masters a lesson, and don’t let them continue to fight among themselves, our Chu family may be able to compete with the Shen family in the future.”
Upon hearing this, Chu Zongguang's expression suddenly darkened: "Old Chen, what nonsense are you talking about? You have been with me for so many years, you should know how much I paid for it, even at the cost of leaving my hometown.
Come to Tongzhou Prefecture!
What is a Shen family? If you understand how to use it, in the future, not to mention just a Tongzhou Prefecture, not even the entire Wei County, I, Chu Zongguang, will take it seriously!"
Butler Chen shook his head gently and sighed silently.
He is an old man of the Chu family. In his youth, Chu Zongguang was definitely considered a young talent. However, he went out to explore in his early years. After bringing back that thing, Chu Zongguang went crazy and moved his family to Tongzhou Prefecture.
Don't care about anything, just focus on studying that thing.
If Chu Zongguang could focus on developing the Chu family, the Chu family would definitely be stronger than it is now.
Glancing at Butler Chen, Chu Zongguang whispered: "Old Chen, I understand what you mean. Don't worry, I know these things well.
I'm not dead yet, and all my sons are thinking about being the head of the family, so only the fourth one can be more honest.
They used to fight in secret, but now that they like to fight, I'll let them do it openly, as long as they don't cause any trouble for me.
Okay, Old Chen, go out and help me keep an eye on them so they don’t cause any big trouble."
Chu Zongguang insisted on going his own way, so Butler Chen shook his head, sighed and stepped back.
At this time, Chu Xiu didn't know what Chu Zongguang, the cheap dad, was thinking. He was living a good life during this period.
He followed the caravan once and stopped caring about it. The trade route was already open anyway, so he just waited to collect the money.
The income from the caravan is normally divided into three parts. One part is kept in the caravan and used to purchase materials for the next trading trip, one part is given to the family, and the other part is kept by yourself.
Chu Xiu was in charge of the caravan, and he did not hesitate to transfer part of the income that should have been given to the family to himself without leaving any trace.
The Chu family is the Chu family, and Chu Xiu is Chu Xiu. For him, the entire Chu family, and even the entire Tongzhou Prefecture, are just a springboard for him, a springboard for him to enter the world. Of course, Chu Xiu must first pursue his own interests.
Think about it.
During the time when the caravan was doing business, Chu Xiu had been practicing swordsmanship and internal skills in his courtyard. Even Gao Bei couldn't stand his desperate behavior.
Chu Xiu is not a masochist, but he has an unknown future, and there is a sense of urgency that forces him to improve his strength as soon as possible.
It was mentioned in the original plot that the predecessor of his body was Tongzhou Mansion, which he left after experiencing family troubles. He entered the world and experienced ups and downs, which led to a drastic change in his personality.
As for what this family incident is and when it will happen, Chu Xiu has no idea.
So he could only find a way to use the Chu family's resources to practice as quickly as possible, and then leave the Chu family directly.
According to Chu Xiu's estimation, as long as his talent is not so bad that it would cause outrage, after Chu Xiu became the heir to the Chu family and obtained a large amount of resources, he should be able to step into the innate skills very quickly after having a foundation of innate skills.
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Of course, the meal must be eaten one bite at a time, and the road must be walked step by step. At the moment, what Chu Xiu has to consider is not the innateness, but the blood coagulation realm.
The body-tempering state is relatively simple. It requires hardening the body and muscles because of some innate skills. In addition, during this period, Chu Xiu bought Qi Bu Powder from the pharmacy and some elixirs he purchased separately. Together, these are already in one place.
Within a month, Chu Xiu's strength increased greatly.
If Chu Xiu now fought against the bandit Lian Laosan who robbed and killed him before, Chu Xiu wouldn't have to dodge at all. He could chop the opponent with one strike with just his strength.
The real difficulty is the blood coagulation state. Now Chu Xiu feels that he has reached the peak of the body tempering state, but after taking several blood coagulation pills, he feels that his blood still has no obvious changes. Obviously, he still needs to practice for a while.
Chu Xiu's life was good, but some people's life was not so good, such as Chu Sheng, the third eldest son of the Chu family.
Originally, the only person in the Chu family who was qualified to be his opponent was the eldest brother Chu Kai, but now Chu Xiu has suddenly emerged and gained enough prestige in the Chu family. He is also in charge of the caravan and can travel three or four times a month, each time.
Both of them can bring huge profits, which makes Chu Sheng jealous.
The main thing is that these profits fell into the hands of Chu Xiu, which made Chu Sheng feel a great threat.
After wandering around the house for several times, Chu Sheng frowned and said: "Mom, we can't go on like this. Chu Xiu's reputation in the family has been completely reversed, and the caravan's income has doubled in his hands. Continue
In this way, I will definitely lose after one year! The caravan can no longer stay in Chu Xiu’s hands!"
The second lady frowned and said, "You want this caravan? It's not that easy. The master will not give this caravan to you."
There was a cold look in Chu Sheng's eyes: "Father won't give it to me, but what if the fourth brother wants him? Will he give it to the fourth brother?"
When the fourth child of the Chu family was mentioned, Chu Sheng also showed jealousy in his eyes.
The eldest Chu Kai, the fourth son of the Chu family, received a lot of love when he was young. Later, Chu Zongguang went into seclusion all year round and ignored him, let alone Chu Xiu and Chu Sheng.
Only the youngest Chu Shang is said to be very similar to Chu Zongguang when he was a child, so even now he is quite popular with Chu Zongguang, which is something that none of the three of them can compare with.
The second lady's eyes showed a glint and said: "It's not impossible, I'll try it."