Longevity starts with inheriting a friend's legacy

Chapter 1 Your good friend Wang Ergou is dead

Tilan Mountain is a giant mountain range that stretches across Huangzhou Prefecture, stretching for nearly ten thousand miles. The mountain is covered with lush forests, and is rich in herbs, minerals, and rare game.

Fenglin Town is adjacent to Tilan Mountain and is famous for a thousand-year-old maple tree in the center of the town. The crown of the ancient maple tree is like an imperial canopy, lush and verdant.

Many Feng Shui masters who passed by Fenglin Town had expressed their feelings that this small town located at the foot of Tilan Mountain would surely produce a great figure in the future.

In early spring, as the sun was rising, in a small courtyard on the west side of Fenglin Town, Wang Ergou, a villager dressed in cloth, with a sallow complexion and a hunched back, walked into the courtyard with difficulty carrying a worn-out plow.

"Brother Fang! Come and give me a hand!"

In the yard, a young man who was nearly 18 years old, with his hair tied up in a bun, wearing a short shirt, and his trouser legs rolled up, was barefoot and diligently turning over a vegetable patch. When he heard the shouting, he hurriedly dropped the hoe in his hand and came over.

"Brother Ergou, what's going on?" Fang Xu asked as he helped Wang Ergou carry the old plow into the yard.

Wang Ergou leaned forward, propped his hands on his knees, and took a few deep breaths before he replied, "A few years ago, I found a piece of unowned wasteland at the foot of the mountain. I thought of reclaiming it in the spring and planting some millet... But now, my old friend has given up at the critical moment."

"Brother Fang, can you take a look at this old man of mine and see if he can still be repaired?"

Fang Xu glanced at the plow in front of him.

Perhaps because it has been used for too long, cracks have appeared on the plow shaft and the plow key has become blunt and is not as sharp.

"It's not a big problem and it's easy to handle." As he said that, he picked up the wooden box next to him, took out the tools and began to repair the plow.

A broken plow beam does not need to be replaced. Just wrap it with a suitable piece of iron sheet and fix it with iron nails. A dull plow key only needs to be re-polished before it can be used.

While Fang Xu was repairing the plow, Wang Ergou squatted in front of him and said with a smile: "Brother Fang, you should be a virgin this year, right?"

Fang Xu paused for a moment, then nodded.

Yes, I’m almost reaching adulthood.

It has been twenty years since he traveled to this world. His parents died early, leaving him, a young boy, to depend on his grandfather.

The old man had some carpentry skills and could help the villagers repair daily tools and earn some money to supplement their family income. However, he passed away due to illness last winter, and now Fang Xu is the only one living in the town.

"It's good that you're an adult now. Now that you're an adult, it's time to find a wife." Wang Ergou smiled and came up to me with an experienced look on his face and said, "Is there a girl you like? How about I go and talk to her for you?"

Fang Xu smiled but said nothing.

Wang Ergou asked: "The eldest daughter of the butcher Wang in town is now old enough to get married... Old brother has some friendship with the butcher Wang, how about..."

Butcher Wang’s daughter?

Hearing these words, Fang Xu was slightly startled. An image of a man with a face full of flesh and as strong as a tank appeared in his mind. He waved his hands repeatedly and said, "I dare not trouble Brother Ergou."

Seeing his expression, Wang Ergou smiled awkwardly: "Brother Fang, you are still young and don't know what kind of woman is a good woman."

"Like my wife, she is just a vase after being married to her. She has never had to deal with housework. I have to rely on my brother for all the big and small things in the family..."

"Brother Ergou." Fang Xu interrupted him after glancing at Wang Ergou.

He had seen Wang Ergou's wife before. According to modern people's aesthetic standards, although Wang was not a stunning beauty, she was also a charming and beautiful wife.

If Wang Ergou didn't have a brother who worked in Huangzhou Prefecture, his wife would have been snatched away by the local tyrants long ago. Fang Xu always felt that Wang Ergou was showing off.

"Okay, it should be able to be used for a few more years." Not intending to chat with him about his wife, Fang Xu quickly repaired the plow and patted the dirt off his hands.

"Alright?" Wang Ergou carefully looked at the plow in front of him and nodded. He was very satisfied with Fang Xu's craftsmanship and quickly took out a purse from his waist: "How much?" Fang Xu smiled and waved his hand: "We are neighbors. It's just a small matter. It hurts to mention money."

However, Wang Ergou stiffened his neck and said seriously:
"How can that be possible?"

"Friends are friends, but you didn't pick up these things on the street. Besides, you still have to save money to marry a woman."

Seeing that he insisted, Fang Xu no longer refused and said with a smile: "Then I'll charge you three cents for the materials."

Helping the villagers in the town to repair farm tools is now part of his income source. Not charging money is just a courtesy, at least he has to charge for the materials.

"Okay, take the three cents." Wang Ergou took out three copper coins from his purse and stuffed them directly into Fang Xu's hand. He then picked up the plow and prepared to leave.

"Brother Fang, would you consider marrying Butcher Wang's daughter?"

"He will still give me this little bit of face."

Fang Xu waved his hands repeatedly and said with a smile: "Brother Ergou, I appreciate your kindness, so please don't worry about it."

After seeing Wang Ergou off, Fang Xu stood at the gate of the courtyard and fell into deep thought.

This is a low-level martial arts world. The social system is similar to China's ancient feudal society, but it is more cruel than any dynasty in history.

The royal families and local tyrants controlled all resources, from mountains, forests, lakes and marshes to daily necessities; all ways to make money were monopolized by them.

Over twenty years have passed since he traveled through time, and without the golden finger, he has been living cautiously.

It's not that he had never thought about entering an official career, but in this social system with strict class divisions, there were not many ways to do so. One had to either join the army or become a retainer of an aristocratic family.

In the world of warriors, most of those who join the army are warriors who have trained their muscles and bones to reach the level of martial artists. Ordinary people like him are definitely cannon fodder in the army.

To become a disciple of an aristocratic family or to pursue a career in officialdom, one needed the recommendation of a respected scholar. As he was poor, he couldn't even afford the tuition fees, so no one was willing to recommend him.

Besides, the life of being a dog for a wealthy family is not what Fang Xu wants.

It is precisely because of this that Fang Xu has stayed in Fenglin Town for twenty years.

"Ugh!"

Shaking his head slightly, Fang Xu closed the gate and prepared to continue turning the soil in the vegetable garden. He would sow some vegetable seeds in a few days and take good care of it to ensure that he would not have to worry about food in the future.

Time flies, the sun gradually moves westward, and in the evening, Fang Xu was preparing to wash his face and make some dinner when a virtual screen suddenly appeared in front of him.

[Conditions met, the inheritance system for friends' inheritance is activated successfully! ]

[Your friend Wang Ergou has passed away. As a friend, you can randomly inherit any of Wang Ergou's three estates! ]

Heritage 1: [Red Heritage (a small courtyard with two entrances in Fenglin Town, including the title deed)], there is a great risk in inheritance. Wang Ergou's younger brother Wang Erhu, as a soldier of Huangzhou Prefecture, will definitely not let go of his brother's death. Rashly occupying his courtyard will cause big trouble even with legal procedures.

Legacy 2: [Gray Legacy (Wang Ergou’s lovely wife Wang, with the blessing of the system, Wang must be willing)] There is trouble with inheritance. Wang’s appearance is coveted by all parties in Fenglin Town. Without the suppression of Wang Erhu’s identity, it is difficult for the host to keep the beauty.

Inheritance three: [White inheritance (Wang Ergou’s private money, 100 taels of silver)] There is no risk in inheritance. This money is the salary occasionally sent back by his younger brother Wang Erhu. No one knows about it except Wang Ergou himself.

Fang Xu rubbed his eyes and found that the virtual screen in front of him was still there. Then he realized that it was not his eyes that were dazzled!

It is the standard equipment for time travelers, and the golden finger is long overdue!
(End of this chapter)