Chapter 87: Giving Medicine and Dates [asking for monthly tickets and subscriptions] A year has passed. The entire Qiujia Village has undergone earth-shaking changes. When we first fled here, the weeds were taller than people, and everywhere was desolate and primitive. Every household built a makeshift thatched hut that was leaky and windproof, and it was barely a place to live. A scene of poverty and desolation. Nowadays, the entire Qiujia Village is thriving. Perhaps it was because they had a place to settle down, were given a large amount of land, and had no worries about being invaded by ferocious beasts. Although the harvests were average during the early stages of land reclamation and life was not rich, they finally survived the lean years. The Qiu family members are generally full of expectations for their future life. They are all willing to spend money and use their family savings to build houses. A year later, thatched houses are almost gone, and at least there are only mud brick houses. There were even a few wealthy families who built blue brick houses with spacious double courtyards.
Among them, Qiu Zhen’s house is the most magnificent. There are four large courtyards, front yard and back yard, courtyard corridor, blue bricks and black tiles, flying eaves and brackets. In addition to Qiu's father and mother, Qiu Qing and Qiu Zhen who lived there, the house also hired a dozen cooks, farmhands, and maids, making it quite lively. Each of the people invited were kind-hearted people from the same hometown or neighboring villages who knew each other well. They had suffered a disaster and could hardly make a living, so they came to Qiu Zhen's house to help and earn money. Qiu Zhen's family received the largest amount of land, a full two hundred acres. In addition to the Qiuzhen Valley, they also received a small hill, which was reclaimed into a medicinal mountain. If they didn't hire anyone, their father Qiu Tianbao and elder brother Qiu Qing would be too busy to handle both farming and growing herbs. Not to mention, at Qiu Zhen's strong request, the eldest brother Qiu Qing started practicing martial arts and basically did not do any production. Qiu Zhen came out of the Qiuzhen Valley and went straight to the backyard of his home. He jumped into the house and just in time saw his elder brother Qiu Qing doing morning exercises in the yard. There was a flash of golden light deep between the eyebrows, and the eyes were as bright as torches. Deep in the spiritual world, numbers and mysterious runes kept appearing in the orb in the Dharmakaya Qiu Zhen's hand. "It is estimated that it will take 399 days to complete the first level of [Pure Yang Eight Section Brocade]." In just over a year at most, big brother Qiu Qing will be able to become a martial artist. "I really envy my eldest brother. In just one year, he has achieved what I trained for three years." Qiu Zhen shook his head, feeling emotional. He had not met an immortal back then, and he had suffered a lot in order to practice martial arts. Right now, my eldest brother Qiu Qing is not working, but concentrating on martial arts. He eats the meat of ferocious beasts every day and has all kinds of tonic food. He also has spiritual herbs and precious medicines, as well as the [Sperm-Replenishing and Blood-Strengthening Pills] he personally refined to assist in his practice. To cultivate oneself, one must practice hard. There is no mysterious bottleneck. As long as one has the resources, one can become a martial artist. Even though the eldest brother Qiu Qing has average talent, with the accumulation of various resources, he is expected to become a martial artist in a year and a half. With precious medicines and pills to take from time to time, I believe the time will be shorter than expected. This is the importance of having a leader in the family. "Little brother."
Qiu Qing had practiced martial arts and had sharp eyes and ears. He quickly spotted Qiu Zhen coming over and showed joy on his face: "Look at me, it seems like my skills have improved a little bit." “The fire is good!” Qiu Zhen nodded and handed over a medicine bottle: "Brother, now you can take another pill, the [Sperm-Replenishing and Blood-Strengthening Pill]. Take one pill a day for seven consecutive days, and it can save you seventy to eighty days of hard training." "hey-hey!" The eldest brother took the porcelain bottle happily. "Brother, where are parents?" "Dad took people to release water to the fields, and Mom went to chat with someone." "Brother, give these two magical dates to our parents. They will make them strong and healthy, and prolong their lifespan." "Row!" Qiu Zhen handed over the spiritual dates and elixirs, gave his elder brother some pointers on martial arts, and then left immediately. He did not give the spiritual dates to his elder brother Qiu Qing. He is young, strong and uninjured, so he doesn't need to eat spiritual fruits, pills or spiritual herbs. It will be better for him to practice martial arts. The green dates on the branch of the jujube tree behind are ripe. I gave one to my eldest brother and asked him to keep it with him in case of an emergency, as it can save his life at a critical moment. After leaving the Qiu residence, he went straight to the Qiu family ancestral hall, found old patriarch Qiu and the clan leader, and gave them this month's [Sperm-Replenishing and Blood-Strengthening Pill]. In the past year, Qiu Zhen has basically become the first person in charge of the clan, and the spirit of martial arts has swept the whole village. With his support, a large piece of public land and two medicine mountains were specially allocated to support the clan members to practice martial arts. At the same time, he personally supported his clansmen in their martial arts training, regularly gave them spiritual herbs, precious medicines, and elixirs, and supported the clan members in their martial arts training. Of course, his personal support is unsustainable. It is just short-term support, designed to quickly expand the power of the entire clan. It is better to teach people how to fish than to teach people how to fish. In his spare time, Qiu Zhen would teach his tribesmen how to grow and prepare herbs, develop the tribe's industries, and make the tribesmen rich. As for providing more support, he could have done it, but he didn't. He couldn't stay in Qiujia Village forever. There would always be a day when he would "sever worldly ties". How rich and powerful the Qiu family, or Qiu Village, can be ultimately depends on their own abilities. Being too wealthy without him in charge is a curse rather than a blessing. "drive!" A horse galloped on the official road, raising dust. Compared to a year ago, the area around Aoki has undergone tremendous changes.
In the past, the official road was narrow and straight, surrounded by vast wilderness and sparsely populated. Today, broad official roads lead to all directions, connected by countless small paths. Along the way, villages and stocks have sprung up like mushrooms after a rain, and acres of reclaimed fields are well organized, which is pleasing to the eye. With its dense population, Aoki Castle finally has the atmosphere of a county town and is thriving. After Qiu Zhen drove his horse to Qingmu City, he restrained his spiritual power and no longer showed off. The reason is simple. Half a year ago, as the new city wall was initially built, a City God Temple was built in the city. The imperial court appointed the City God to sit in Qingmu, and the temple is very popular, with many ghost messengers and soldiers under his command. He has the ability to see ghosts and has seen ghosts several times in the city. Qiu Zhen arrived at the An Mansion with ease. "Mr. Qiu." The doorman of the An Mansion skillfully led the horse over, and the servants welcomed him over, just like a young master returning home. Perhaps the servant informed him, and the steward Ankang soon came out to greet him. "Xiao Zhen, you haven't been here for a few days." "I recently got some spiritual fruits and brought them to you for you to try." As he spoke, Qiu Zhen took out a brocade box from his sleeve. As soon as it was opened, three fiery red jujube fruits appeared in front of Ankang. "This is." "This is the Jiamu Thunder Date, which was nurtured by the vitality of thunder. It contains the five elements, the pure yang of wood, and contains the essence of vigorous life. Taking this date can heal injuries. The date kernel contains the thunder energy that can ward off evil spirits and suppress evil spirits." "nice one!" Ankang had good eyesight and could tell that this thing was extraordinary. He shook his head repeatedly: "How can I use a healing spiritual object to taste something new?" "It's okay. These are dates made by the wood spirits under my command. They are our own." As he spoke, Qiu Zhen took out another brocade box and handed it to Ankang: "Uncle Kang, there's still one for you." "I have a share, too." Ankang was stunned and a little surprised, but soon he smiled with relief. Back then, he took care of Qiu Zhen simply because he saw himself back then in Qiu Zhen, so he just gave her a push without thinking about anything else. "Xiao Zhen, you are thoughtful." Qiu Zhen smiled and asked casually: "Uncle Kang, is the gentleman at home today?" "Yes, I am here, teaching Young Master Huayu martial arts." Qiu Zhen was delighted. It just so happened that he also wanted to ask Master An some questions about spiritual practice.
In particular, I would like to ask about how to reach the innate realm of martial arts. Although he is currently formally cultivating immortality and focusing his main energy on cultivation, he also does not plan to neglect martial arts. After all, he still has to maintain his image as a "fate genius". (End of this chapter)