Prosperity through farming

Chapter 41

"After half a year of practice, I can use this storage purse?" Xiaohan's tone was very hesitant, his eyes flicked over the dirty cattail bag, and then returned to his own purse.

Zhong Lanyu nodded, "Yes, your brother's cultivation aptitude is not as good as yours. He can use storage bags after half a year in private school, and your aptitude is better than theirs. If you work hard, you may not use them at all. In less than half a year, you will be able to pack pens, inks, papers and inkstones with storage bags."

With his mother's assurance, Xiaohan happily played with his purse over and over again, and happily replied "Oh!" Then he felt that his face changed too quickly, and after taking a look at his mother, he tried hard to put away his excited expression, and stared at the Dirty cattail bag, turn the topic back, "Well, if it's only half a year, I'll just bear with it."

Zhong Lanyu didn't speak, and looked at her daughter's forced dissatisfaction with a smile, and suddenly realized that it was better for her daughter to be naive, it was so much fun.

Xiaohan held the purse tightly in his hands, under the smile of his mother, he tried his best not to become angry, and quickly changed the topic back to the question that she was very interested in as revealed by his mother's previous words, "Mother , You said that my aptitude is better than that of my two elder brothers, but how is the cultivation aptitude divided?"

"The so-called cultivation qualifications are actually different for each sect. The qualifications that are most suitable for each sect's cultivation method characteristics are good qualifications for those sects." Zhong Lanyu first explained the definition of the so-called "good qualifications". "Evaluation of aptitude is more calculated by spiritual root. Oh, spiritual root is the affinity between the human body and the spiritual energy in nature. The spiritual energy in nature can be distinguished according to the five elements of metal, wood, water, fire, and earth. You are a single element." Soil spirit root is a very good spirit root at present, and it will take nearly 50 years for Xiaotian Village to produce one. The last one with single spirit root qualification is your uncle Tie Li's father. Single spirit root means , Your body has a very good affinity for the earth-type aura, you may not understand it just by talking about it now, but after you enter the private school for a few days, you will understand what it means."

Xiaohan tilted his head, very curious, "Also, mother, isn't a single spiritual root the best spiritual root? Then what kind of spiritual root is better than mine?"

"For the Zhang family's martial arts," Zhong Lanyu smiled slightly, "Better than you is the Hunyuan Linggen, which is your father's aptitude. The so-called Hunyuan Linggen means that it has all five elements, and its affinity for the five auras is equally good. , otherwise your father would not be hailed as a genius, but, except in Xiaotian Village, in various sects and schools outside, the aptitude of the five spirit roots is also said to be a waste spirit root, and it will not be included at all. It's not the Zhang family's special skills, and the Wulinggen basically has no hope of becoming a fairy. However, I don't know the secrets of the Zhang family's skills, and you will know when you go to a private school to practice in the future."

"Oh," Xiaohan rolled his eyes, "Then what kind of spiritual root is the eldest brother and the second brother?"

"Your eldest brother is the spiritual root of the earth and gold systems, and your second brother is the spiritual root of the fire and earth systems. Most of the children in Zhangjiazhuang have dual spiritual roots, but," Zhong Lanyu mentioned the two sons very proudly, "Their dual spiritual roots are superior to other dual spiritual roots, because the five elements are mutually reinforcing, and their two spiritual roots just complement each other. If not, the Zhang family's cultivation method will be more difficult at the beginning. gone."

"Then what's the difference between a single spiritual root and a double spiritual root?" Xiaohan seemed to understand, very curious.

"When you practice with a single spiritual root, you can absorb spiritual energy much faster than with double spiritual roots." Zhong Lanyu thought for a while, and gave the simplest example, "It is better to concentrate on doing one thing than to be distracted at the same time." Do two things, do them well, right?"

"Oh!" Xiaohan nodded again and again, "I understand." Just as she was about to ask more questions, her mother stood up, "Your second uncle is here to bring you a pen, ink, paper and inkstone."

Xiaohan stretched out his head and looked out curiously, and sure enough, the second uncle came in, wiped the kang table with his left hand, and a row of stationery was arranged obediently on the table, and his right hand touched Xiaohan's head very smoothly, "Xiaohan is going today Let’s test your aptitude in the private school, how about it, Xiaohan’s aptitude must be great.”

Xiaohan is not shy either, "My aptitude is very good, I am a single spiritual root, from the earth system."

"Wow, it's amazing!" The second uncle was amused by her boasting, and just by the guilty tone of her words, she knew that she didn't fully understand what Shan Linggen meant, so he boasted, "Xiao Han awesome."

Zhong Lanyu scolded her daughter with a smile, "Cheek-skinned!" Then she turned to her second brother, "Why did you buy so many? The talisman brushes and cinnabar ones, Xiaohan won't need them for half a year, and she can't draw talismans until she has a little sense of aura, right? She Now that hand, you should be able to hold the thinnest writing brush firmly. You should be laughing. The talisman brush is so big that she can’t use it if you give it to her. You even prepared a bottle for dog blood? This is too... "

No wonder, Xiaohan's head got out from under his mother's arm, looking at the rows of pens of different sizes and several jade and crystal jars on the left side of the table, and on the right side, there were square and round ones in different shapes. Ink ingots, and a shiny black inkstone in a box, the surface is carved with a picture of cattle herding, the carving is clumsy and interesting, full of ancient flavor.

Xiaohan couldn't help reaching out to touch the cowherd picture, it was slippery and cool, "The inkstone is great, I like it the most."

Then there are the previous one-foot-high stacks of paper, each of which has a different color.

Zhong Lanyu sighed, "Okay," she waved her hand, leaving only the inkstone, the smallest ink stick, a few smallest brushes, and the whitest paper at the bottom, "Where is that?" , Xiaohan, these are what you will bring to school tomorrow, and I have to teach you a bit. Wash and dry the pens and inkstones after use, otherwise the paper will be soaked. Although the cattail bag does not look very good, it is still There are two layers, when you go home, remember to put the paper and the books you copied yourself, separate from the brushes and inkstones, and put them away on both sides." Point to your daughter one by one, "You don't need the other ones now, mother first Keep it for you, when you need to use it, ask mother again, remember?"

Xiaohan nodded, and said in a childish voice, "I remember, mother, is my brother going to use so many different pens and different papers now?"

"Of course, haven't you seen your second brother rushing to load papers after dinner? He always loses things, unlike your elder brother, who will use the talismans that will be used tomorrow in his private school every day." The paper is ready." Zhong Lanyu patted her daughter's head, and gave the second brother a smile, "Second brother, please run errands for Xiaohan, stay for dinner, Hoe said, the new dishes brought back from the last episode, It has grown enough to be eaten."

I have to say that Zhong Lanyu knew the second brother's delicious nature very well, and Zhong Xuyang really agreed, "Oh, then I'll stay for dinner, I have something to talk to Hoe, it seems that I really have a good taste .”

"Talk to Hoe about something?" Zhong Lanyu asked Xiaohan to play with the pen, ink and inkstone on the table, and looked at the second brother suspiciously, "What's the matter? It's not urgent, right?" If it's urgent, the second brother must have sent a message through Yinlu early in the morning Come here, let alone wait for the hoe to come back.

"Brother asked me to tell Hoe that the He family and the Sun family are coming to visit tonight. Yes, it was because of the young girl from the He family last time. Didn't Hoe also help in saving that kid from Kunlun?" Is it? The little girl's parents rushed back. They arrived home the day before yesterday. They went to the village school to pay respects to the ancestors this morning. In the afternoon, they went to the eldest brother's house and brought a lot of thank you gifts. I think they will come to your house in the evening. It's not an urgent matter. , I should have sent a message to Hoe before I came, and my eldest brother just asked me to pass it on." Zhong Xuyang said lightly, not taking it seriously.

"Oh, then I'll make more snacks," Zhong Lanyu didn't care, "to entertain guests."

Xiao Han was very excited, "Are they the parents of the beautiful young lady in the village school last time? Isn't that more beautiful than her?"

"Yo," Zhong Lanyu was a little embarrassed about the focus of her daughter's excitement, and turned into a mocking tone without thinking, "I don't know, when did my daughter have such a strong desire to appreciate 'beauty'?"

"Mom—" Xiaohan's voice dragged on, "You are my mother, even if you are not beautiful, you are still my mother, and I will not dislike you. Such a beautiful person, if you have the opportunity to see it, how can you not take a closer look at it?" What? Don't be jealous."

"You!" Zhong Lanyu couldn't laugh or cry, "Who wants to be jealous!"

"Who wants to be jealous?" Zhang Hoe, who landed in the yard, poked his head in doubt, "Why are you three together being jealous or not?" Seeing the paper, pen, ink and inkstone on the table again, "Oh, Xiaohan's Have the stationery been delivered? Thank you, Xu Yang, let's stay and have dinner together."

"Xuyang wants to stay for dinner." Zhong Lanyu gave her husband a blank look, and walked out the door beside him, "I'm going to the kitchen. As for what we were talking about just now, you can ask Xuyang."

"Why did you start cooking so early today?" Zhang Hoe came in, and with a wave of his hand, he moved the new stationery on the kang table to the cabinet on the kang, placed three cups, and took out a jade bottle from the storage bag , Poured three glasses of drinks, "Drink and see, this is extracted from the fruit of my newly planted Qingguokan, very refreshing."

Xiao Han was the first to pick up the cup, and after trying the taste, he said "Wow", "It's like drinking clouds, very refreshing taste."

"Xiaohan likes it?" Zhang Hoe looked at his daughter with a smile, "It seems that there can be more varieties of Qingguokan."

(End of this chapter)