Starting with a daily divination to build an immortal clan

Chapter 48 New House
In the evening, after the family had dinner, Shen Yuan practiced standing meditation in the courtyard.

The little guy, Shen Wen'an, was practicing swordsmanship on the side.

Ever since the orchard murder, Shen Yuan had a vague feeling that his son had changed.

He became more taciturn than before, and sometimes he was unwilling to say much even when facing him and Hu Yufen.

In addition, his obsession with cultivation deepened.

It seems that, in his eyes, apart from eating and sleeping, the only meaningful thing was practicing stance training and swordsmanship.

"Wen'an, come here."

After finishing the sword techniques taught by Huang Lingxiu, Shen Wen'an was about to go wash up when Shen Yuan called him back.

He turned around, glanced at his father with a puzzled look, and slowly walked up to him.

"Your father will pass something on to you."

Shen Yuan hesitated for a moment before speaking.

"Is it a martial arts technique?"

The little guy rarely speaks.

Shen Yuan nodded slightly: "I guess so."

"Remember this carefully, and be sure to ask questions promptly if you don't understand anything."

As Shen Yuan spoke, he recounted the breathing technique word for word.

The breathing technique given to him by Xu Xiu was not long, and Shen Wen'an quickly memorized it completely. After pondering for a while, his eyes suddenly brightened, and without even washing up, he began to practice again.

Inside the room, Hu Yufen, who had just finished practicing calligraphy, came out and, seeing this, couldn't help but scold, "You told him that health-strengthening technique?"

Shen Yuan nodded: "This child was born to cultivate, we can't delay him."

Hu Yufen glanced at her son who was cultivating and couldn't help but sigh, "I'm really worried that something will go wrong if this continues."

“Wen’an is only six years old. In the village, children his age go up the mountain to raid bird nests, go down to the river to fish, catch cats and tease dogs. They’re always running around and never come home.”

"But look at him..."

Shen Yuan smiled and comforted him, "Back when Anu was naughty, you had a headache. Now that Wen'an is well-behaved, you're starting to worry about him for no reason."

"What problems could there be? You should be grateful to have such a son."

"Let's go, don't bother him."

Shen Yuan pushed his wife away, leaving Shen Wen'an alone in the courtyard to cultivate.

Nighttime, on the bed.

"We paid three hundred taels of silver today, and we've finally taken over the Blackwater Pool area."

How much money is left in the house?

Stroking his wife's hair, Shen Yuan began to speak.

"Three hundred taels were gone, so there are five hundred and twelve taels left."

"There was no harvest in the fields this year, and the peaches from the orchard didn't sell for much money either."

Hu Yufen was clearly worried.

With money only going out and not coming in, every penny spent is a penny less, which causes her anxiety.

"I want to ask someone tomorrow; we need to get the new house built as soon as possible."

Mentioning this matter, Hu Yufen couldn't help but complain, "Husband, I really don't understand why you insist on taking that place, Black Dragon Pool, when there are so many rewards to be had?"

"Otherwise, the Stone Noble title includes four mansions as a reward, so why would we need to spend our own money?"

Shen Yuan sighed slightly and said, "Blackwater Pool is a place with excellent feng shui. After we move there, our descendants will definitely prosper."

"Take a long-term view."

Hu Yufen shifted her body slightly, but didn't say anything more.

"How long have Anu and Master Lu been gone?" Shen Yuan asked, changing the subject.

"It's been half a month."

"That brat never writes a letter home; all he does is make us worry!"

A mother worries when her son travels far away. Now, the eldest son is serving in the army on the border, and the second son has gone to study with Lu Zhiyuan.

It's understandable that Hu Yufen would feel worried.

"With Master Lu and Uncle Ya here, there's nothing to worry about."

"Go to sleep."

Late at night, midnight.

Shen Yuan glanced habitually at the tortoise shell in his sea of ​​consciousness.

[The divination result has been updated!]

[Today's Divination - Auspicious]: People thrive when they move, but trees die when transplanted. Your decision to build a new house in Blackwater Pond is a correct one. Construction should begin as soon as possible, as it will greatly benefit your family. Hmm?
This hexagram is interesting.

After reading it, Shen Yuan couldn't help but smile.

Originally, his desperate attempt to replace Blackwater Pool was just a guess, but now the divination has given him a clear indication, which has strengthened his resolve.

The next morning, while the family was having breakfast, Huang Lingxiu suddenly showed up at the door.

For the past few months, Huang Lingxiu had not been able to come because of floods and impassable roads.

Now that everything is back on track, she has returned to Jinliu Village.

"Lingxiu is here!?"

Upon seeing this, Hu Yufen stood up and greeted them with a smile.

"elder sister!"

Little girl Shen Wenping also shouted and rushed over.

"Wenping—"

Huang Lingxiu squatted down, picked her up, and kissed her little face, saying, "You've grown taller again after not seeing you for several months?"

"Wenping, stop fooling around and get down!"

Hu Yufen began to reprimand.

"Auntie, it's alright."

Huang Lingxiu put her down, then turned to look at Shen Wen'an, her brows suddenly furrowing slightly.

Intuitively, she noticed a slight change in Shen Wen'an, but she couldn't quite put her finger on what it was.

However, considering that her future brother-in-law had always been so strange, she didn't think much of it.

"Wen'an, look what your sister brought you."

Huang Lingxiu took out a book from her small bag, on which were written four large characters: "Spirit Serpent Sword Manual".

Shen Wen'an, who had remained unmoved until now, finally responded when he saw the sword manual.

"Thank you sister."

Upon arriving, he received the sword manual, thanked the incantation, and then returned to his desk to eat.

Upon seeing this, Hu Yufen couldn't help but sigh.

"This child is too cold-hearted, what should we do with him in the future?"

Shen Yuan turned and glanced at his son, but didn't say anything more.

"Lingxiu, you haven't eaten yet, have you?"

"Sit down quickly, Auntie will get you a bowl of porridge!"

Huang Lingxiu was straightforward and didn't mince words; she went straight to the desk and sat down.

After the meal, Shen Yuan said, "Lingxiu, you stay home for now. I'm going to town."

Huang Lingxiu asked curiously, "Uncle Shen, is there something you need?"

Shen Yuan nodded and said, "The title of nobility was conferred on Shi Tou a few days ago. Uncle asked for the mountain forest land in Blackwater Pool and plans to build a house there and move there in the future."

"Today I'm thinking of going to town to ask some old craftsmen."

Blackwater Pool?
Huang Lingxiu thought for a moment and said, "That place is indeed quite nice."

“I’m not familiar with the craftsmen in town, but Father seems to know some of them. Uncle Shen can take you there when you get to town.”

Shen Yuan nodded and headed towards the town.

Yunshui Town Martial Arts School.

Shen Yuan looked worried.

He anticipated that the money needed to build a house would be considerable, but he never imagined it would be so expensive.

With Huang Qingzhou's help, he searched almost all the craftsmen in Yunshui Town to build a two-courtyard house with twenty rooms, which would cost at least six hundred taels of silver.

The total cost was thirty taels of silver per room.

Seeing Shen Yuan hesitate, Huang Qingzhou vaguely sensed that he might be short of money and couldn't come up with so much silver all at once, so she suggested that she could lend him a portion temporarily as Lingxiu's dowry when she got married.

But Shen Yuan did not agree.

After discussing with several craftsmen, it was finally decided to cut down part of the houses first, leaving room for future expansion, and the price was finally set at four hundred and twenty taels.

He then proposed using the timber from his family's five acres of mountain forest, which the craftsmen estimated would save about sixty taels of silver.

Once everything was finalized, Shen Yuan immediately instructed the craftsmen to prepare for construction.

The battle of Fengxian County is over, and the eldest son may return at any time to marry Huang Lingxiu. We need to hurry up with this new house, lest we have no new house to live in when the wedding is held.

He's waiting for his children to add to the family and expand the clan.

(End of this chapter)