In Wang Shouzhe's small courtyard, two young and beautiful young women were sitting in the pavilion, sewing clothes for the men in the family.
After a spring rain, everything in the courtyard seemed to have been washed, removing dirt and becoming fresher. The color of the lawn became more emerald, and the flowers blooming on the branches became more delicate.
But such spring beauty is not half as colorful as the woman in the pavilion.
Among them, the leading woman was wearing a long aqua dress, with a graceful figure and a gentle temperament. She was the wife of the Wang family, Liu Ruolan.
As a Lingtai realm monk, she is now nearly forty, but she still looks like she is in her early twenties, and even her temperament has not changed at all.
On the stone table in front of her were several plates of fresh fruits.
She and another beautiful young woman were sewing clothes skillfully while chatting about their parents' affairs. Sometimes they would free their hands to eat a few pieces of fruits. It was really pleasant.
In the yard, two children aged four or five were flapping butterflies.
A kid in crotchless pants who had just learned to walk followed the two "big kids" with a bang. He fell down from time to time, but he was not afraid of the pain. He got up and patted his butt and continued babbling: "Sister~~wait a minute."
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The two older children are a boy and a girl. Among them, the girl is pretty and has a lively temperament. She is Wang Shouzhe's second queen, Li Yue. The other slightly smaller boy is named "Zong".
The son of Wang Zongchang, the second oldest person in the generation - Wang Guangcheng.
As for the little kid who still wears crotchless pants and falls when walking, he is Wang Shouzhe's second son, Wang Zongrui.
The three children got into a group and had a great time.
This situation is like a long painting scroll full of life, worthy of the sentence "the years are quiet and peaceful".
"Feifei, is Shi Cheng already four years old?" Liu Ruolan glanced at the beautiful young woman next to her with a smile while sewing her clothes, "You and Zong Chang should work harder and have two more people to fill in the gaps for our Wang family.
Man."
"Auntie~" The beautiful young woman was embarrassed by what she said, and lowered her head with a blushing face, "How can you work hard for things like this?"
This beautiful young woman's name is "Liu Feifei" and she was born in the direct lineage of the Liu family in Shanyin.
When she was eighteen years old, she married Wang Zongchang, who was thirty years old at that time. It has been more than four years now, and she even has children running around. In terms of seniority, Liu Ruolan is her aunt from the same clan, Liu Ruolan
Naturally, I treat her a little more affectionately than others.
"What's so shy about this?" Liu Ruolan glanced at her and said, "Your child is already four years old, why are you so shy like a girl?"
"Aunt, no, it's not..." Liu Feifei lowered her head, her face flushed, "Well, Zong Chang has been pioneering outside the territory recently. And after he came back, he was obsessed with cultivation... He is not very active in that kind of thing...
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"He's not active, so why don't you just be active?" Liu Ruolan said like an old driver, "You have to let him learn the taste of his life without you. Listen to me, this time when he comes back from a mission, you can
Leave the child in my courtyard. You can get some side dishes and wine and spend a good time with him. Come here, I will teach you some ways of being a charioteer..."
After that, she and Liu Feifei bit their ears and taught each other carefully.
"Yes, Auntie..." Liu Feifei bit her lips lightly, her cheeks already so red that they were almost bleeding.
She never imagined that there were so many ways between husband and wife. Those tricks mentioned by her aunt were really... embarrassing.
When the aunt and niece were talking, Liu Ruolan suddenly raised her pretty eyebrows and said with joy, "Huh? My husband is back."
Her cultivation level is profound and her spiritual consciousness is particularly powerful. Naturally, she can sense Wang Shouzhe's approach from a distance.
Sure enough, within a moment, there was a series of messy footsteps outside the yard, and then Wang Shouzhe entered the yard with a group of children, big and small.
Liu Ruolan and Liu Feifei put down their work and stepped forward to greet him.
"Husband, you've had a hard journey~" Liu Ruolan said in a feminine manner.
Wang Shouzhe hurriedly returned the gift: "It's more difficult for my wife to take care of things at home."
As the couple saw each other, the other juniors also began to salute each other. Their daughter Wang Liyue and son Wang Zongrui both rushed over, hugging Wang Shouzhe's thighs one on the left and the other on the right and began to act coquettishly.
Liu Ruolan hurriedly asked the kitchen to prepare a table of good food and wine, preparing to take care of her husband and reward him for his hard work.
Taking advantage of this time, Wang Shouzhe also set up his posture in the yard and began to test a group of children's homework.
After a while, Wang Shouzhe nodded frequently and his expression became much kinder.
These children have learned their homework more steadily, and it is obvious that they have not studied this in vain these years. Unlike before, Wang Shouzhe would turn blue with anger every time he tested his younger brothers, sisters and nieces.
But even so, those little guys were all trembling with fear, walking on thin ice. After all, this was the Fourth Uncle/Fourth Grandpa, who wouldn't be afraid in front of him?
"Zongcai, you are the best." Wang Shouzhe praised kindly, "You can just set an example for children younger than you."
"Yes, fourth uncle."
Wang Zongcai bowed and answered in an honest and obedient manner.
After a moment of hesitation, he asked: "Fourth uncle, what kind of place is the county town? Can I apply to help my father in the county town? I want to see it."
Wang Shouzhe glanced at him and said with a smile: "It's not impossible. You will be sixteen years old in the next year, and it's time to contribute to the family. You might as well go to the county town for two years to get some training and experience. That's it.
Well, when spring comes next year, you can go to the county town with your father."
Wang Zongcai immediately beamed with joy: "Thank you, fourth uncle, for making it possible."
While they were talking, the banquet had been set up in the side hall.
Wang Shouzhe took everyone to a side hall and had a meal together.
This meal was spent in silence. Until the meal was finished, Wang Shouzhe put down his chopsticks and said: "Okay, go ahead and do what you have to do~ You have given me solid homework and cultivation. I will do it again next time."
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"Yes, Fourth Uncle/Fourth Grandpa~"
As if they had received an amnesty, the children quickly bowed and left in a polite manner.
As soon as they were a little far away from the yard, a group of people immediately ran away. Just kidding, it was too stressful to have dinner with Fourth Uncle/Fourth Grandpa.
"Aunt, fourth uncle." Liu Feifei took Wang Wangcheng's little hand and bowed, "Shi Cheng and I also took our leave first."
"Feifei is impatient." Liu Ruolan said, "You take Shi Cheng to live in my yard for two days, and take care of Liyue and Zong Rui. Your fourth uncle and I are going out for a trip, and we have some important things to do."
"Yes, aunt."
Although Liu Feifei was a little confused, she still followed her words obediently.
On the other hand, Wang Liyue and Wang Zongrui, a pair of children, looked at their mother with wide eyes. How come their father had just come back and her mother had to go out with him to do something important again?
Even Wang Shouzhe was slightly stunned.
Why does Ruo Lan become more and more anxious in this regard as he gets older?
Moreover, I don’t know if it’s because of her spiritual body or whether her cultivation is getting higher and higher. Wang Shouzhe always feels that her figure and temperament are getting better and better. He didn’t notice it before, but this time he has been away from home for nearly three months.
When I came back, the changes were particularly obvious.
Followed.
On Zhuwei Lake and in Shuiyue Pavilion, Wang Shouzhe spent the first two pleasant days and the not so pleasant last three days.
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at the same time.
Zifu Academy.
Changchun Valley.
In late spring and early summer, it is the time when vegetation grows and the spiritual energy of wood between heaven and earth is at its peak. It is also the most beautiful time of the year in Changchun Valley.
With the blessing of the best wood spiritual veins, the wood spiritual energy in Changchun Valley is far more abundant than anywhere else. It can be said that everything is full of vitality.
Towering trees can be seen everywhere, green as shade and full of vitality. In the planned spiritual fields, there are countless spiritual valleys and spiritual fruits, various spiritual flowers are blooming, various spiritual bees are buzzing all over the mountain, and various spiritual butterflies are dancing.
What a picturesque spring scene.
Deep in the Changchun Valley, a small courtyard with a wooden structure is quietly located in the corner.
There is a spiritual spring in the courtyard, which is divided into three spiritual fields.
In the spiritual field, some fast-growing spiritual vegetables and fruits are planted.
Next to the spiritual field, a fence was built, which contained six first-order spiritual birds - red-bellied golden sparrows.
Although they are called "birds", in fact, each of them is a bird weighing about a hundred pounds. They have red bellies with golden feathers and tail feathers like blazing fire. They are quite attractive. However, each one of them is raised to be round and plump.
It's obvious that you can't fly if you slip away or fly.
At this moment, in the spiritual field, a young man wearing the uniform of an ordinary disciple of Changchun Valley was holding a hoe and weeding with his head down.
This young man has handsome features and a good temperament. Even though he is dressed simply and does the most down-to-earth farm work, he cannot hide his outstanding appearance.
This young man turned out to be the eldest son of the Wang family, Wang Zongan.
After lowering his head and hoeing for a while, he removed all the weeds that competed with the spiritual vegetables, fruits, and fruits for nutrients. Then he put down the hoe, went to the yard to fetch feed, and began to feed the six red-bellied golden finches.
They are very delicate when eating, and need to be fed with steamed spiritual rice and a fixed amount of spiritual fruits and vegetables. From time to time, dozens of kilograms of meat must be added to adjust their mouths.
Apart from the slightly valuable feathers on its body, the most important role of this red-bellied golden finch is to lay eggs. The golden finch's eggs are as big as a melon. Whether they are steamed eggs, boiled eggs, or scrambled eggs, they are very delicious.
tasty.
That's right.
Golden Bird Eggs are for eating, and each credit can only be exchanged for three! Ordinary students cannot afford to eat them, and only those core disciples will occasionally exchange a few for a taste.
According to the senior brothers and senior students, the one who loves to eat golden bird eggs most in Changchun Valley is the young lady Luwei who is most favored by Master Changchun.
However, Master Changchun and Junior Sister Luwei went out to do business a few days ago. The person in charge of foreign affairs in Changchun Valley now is the highly respected Senior Brother Jinshan.
Wang Zongan was arranged to go to Changchun Valley by Wang Shouzhe, not for the purpose of taking the academy route, but just to experience life, get rich, and at the same time cultivate the comprehensive abilities of the direct heirs in all aspects.
In my father's words, boys have to suffer more. You are the heir of the Wang family.
Therefore, he hid his identity from the beginning, entered the school in a low-key manner, and wore a high-level breath-containing jade pendant that could hide even the spiritual consciousness of Lingtai monks.
Except for Master Changchun and Junior Sister Luwei, the entire Changchun Valley thought that he was just an ordinary disciple, so naturally they would not do anything special for him, and they would make whatever arrangements they wanted.
Therefore, in addition to the work in the yard, he also had to take care of about three acres of spiritual land every day.
After all the work in the quota is done, he will have about half a day of free time, which can be used to practice, do tasks, or socialize.
In addition, every ten days, a senior brother will hold a big class in the Taoist Hall, where they can learn the exercises, listen to their experiences, etc.
At first, Wang Zongan felt it was quite novel because he was freed from the control of his parents. But the novelty only lasted for a month, and he became somewhat impatient.
The daily work and cultivation here are too boring. Except for his neighbor's senior sister and senior brother who occasionally come to see him, he has almost no notable social activities.
As a legitimate young master and the young patriarch of the Wang family, Wang Zongan has lived in the spotlight since he was a child. Where has he ever lived such a life?
This gave him an unreal feeling of falling to the bottom.
So much so that when he was feeding the golden finches, he couldn't help but begin to suspect that maybe it was just an excuse for his parents to send him to Changchun Valley for exercise.
Ultimately, she probably disliked him for growing up and living together was a hindrance.
"Alas~ It's so difficult for me, Master Zong An, to have such a pair of parents." Wang Zong'an sighed.
"An'an~"
Just when Wang Zongan sighed.
An older (twenty-three-year-old) senior who looked just like a middle-aged man called his name and broke into his yard.
She also carried a bamboo basket of "strange mushrooms" and expressed her condolences to Wang Zongan, "An'an, your will is a little depressed. Are you homesick? It's normal to be homesick. You'll get used to it after a year or two.
.Come on, this time the rainy season is abundant, and the mushrooms under the Changchun Spirit Tree are growing very well, and each one is plump and tender. I finally picked a basket, and I invite you to taste it together."
"This mushroom..." Wang Zongan was a little dizzy when he saw the shape of the mushroom. The mushroom looked so... it made people blush!
"Are they all big?" Senior Bai Ling said boastfully, "I queued up in the middle of the night. After the ban was lifted in the early morning, I picked the fattest ones. This kind of mushroom is delicious and has a strong ability to increase Qi.
The function of blood is to provide cultivation materials that ordinary disciples like us can obtain for free. Other meridians and peaks do not have such benefits."
"Junior Sister Bai Ling, Junior Brother Zong An." A gentle voice sounded, and at the same time, the tall, strong and dark Senior Brother Yuan Mo walked in, "You guys don't call me to eat mushrooms? We are all neighbors, I brought them
I caught a spirit fish, which is perfect for making soup with the spirit mushrooms."
Wang Zongan's eyelids twitched. Every time Senior Bai Ling appeared, Senior Brother Yuan Mo would come as promised, as if he was watching her all the time.
But when Senior Bai Ling saw Senior Brother Yuan Mo, her face turned a little ugly: "Even if I give the mushrooms I picked so hard to eat to dogs or pigs, I won't give them to you."
"Uh..." Wang Zongan's face was a little stiff. Senior Bai Ling, is this appropriate for you to say?
Then, Senior Bai Ling ran into the kitchen of Wang Zong'an's courtyard very familiarly and started to work. She shouted in surprise: "Senior Zong An, do you still have the third-order spirit bacon? This one is stewed with spirit mushrooms.
Just right. But you should use your freshman credits sparingly and don't waste them."
This is the fourth level spiritual bacon!
Wang Zongan secretly replied that this was specially left by Aunt Luoqiu when she came to visit him secretly. The reason why she secretly did this was because she did not dare to disobey the devil's father's orders.
He couldn't resist Senior Bai Ling, so he left her alone and started doing the yard work on his own.
As for Senior Brother Yuan Mo, he was even more reluctant to leave when he heard that there was a third-level spirit bacon to eat. Anyway, he was older and thick-skinned. He just helped Wang Zongan with some work and was prepared to stay and eat as a matter of course.
Less than half an hour.
Senior Bai Ling cooked the rice in a hurry, paired it with the thinly sliced bacon, and a large pot of mushroom and minced bacon soup. The soup was as thick as white jade and fragrant.
Apart from other things, Senior Bai Ling’s cooking skills are quite good.
Under the look of disgust from Senior Bai Ling, Senior Brother Yuan Mo sat down to eat together nonchalantly.
This meal made Wang Zongan very satisfied. Although the mushrooms looked weird, they were really delicious. It made him feel much better.
He couldn't help but wonder how to keep these mushrooms fresh and give them to his parents and family to try. Although he always complained about his parents, he still respected and loved them.
"By the way, have you heard about it?" Senior Brother Yuan Mo said, pretending to be a know-it-all, "I heard that the dean, who is said to have been in seclusion all the time, actually went out to recruit disciples. I heard that
, but I have recruited a rare genius, who is only nineteen years old and is already on the second level of the Lingtai realm. His fighting power can compete with ordinary heavenly beings."
"Nineteen years old, second level of the Lingtai Realm? To compete with the Heavenly Realm, there is such a peerless genius in this world!" Senior Sister Bai Ling was amazed, and then glanced at Yuan Mo, "Senior Brother Yuan Mo, you are already thirty years old.
He is only at the eighth level of Qi Refining Realm! In comparison, he is really useless."
Senior Brother Yuan Mo was silent. In fact, at his age, if you put him in an outside aristocratic family, he would be the seed of the Lingtai of an eighth- or ninth-grade aristocratic family. But compared with that mysterious genius, he really looks like a waste.
However, after Senior Bai Ling finished speaking, she felt depressed for a while. She was also an ordinary disciple, how could she be better than Senior Brother Yuan Mo?
"That's all, don't think about those high-ranking geniuses. The more you compare, the more sad you will be." Senior Sister Bai Ling turned her attention to Wang Zongan, "Senior Brother An'an, we are all ordinary disciples, so we should do our job down-to-earth.
Well. When you reach the Lingtai realm, you can start working for the Academy for decades, and then return to the family after you have accumulated enough credits."
The Academy does not require these ordinary disciples to stay in the Academy for the rest of their lives. They can return to the family if they meet certain conditions.
Wang Zongan was speechless for a while. The treatment of siblings from the same mother and brother was very different. His sister became the dean's favorite disciple, but he could only hang out with the ordinary disciples of Changchun Valley.
However, he also felt a little bit about his parents' intention of putting him here. The level he usually came into contact with was too high, and the treatment he received on weekdays was also too good.
So much so that he cannot see the hardships of "low-level monks" and experience more the lives of ordinary people, which is really good for his growth. As for his sister Wang Liyao, she is on a different path from him.
He, Wang Zongan, is the young clan leader, and he will be responsible for the great cause of the Wang family in the future!