Building a long-lasting family lineage starting with genealogy

Chapter 58: Rain at 1-3 PM, lasting for ten days (Seeking further reading)

"Don't try to stand out; remember to keep a low profile."

"Don't reveal all your strength in front of others."

Trust your intuition.

"Come back alive, see me, see your mother, see your brothers and sisters."

Xu Chuan placed his hand on his shoulder, and the scene made him nag a little.

Bai Jing stepped forward and grabbed Xu Mingxuan's hand, tears welling in her eyes, and said, "Write back often. Remember that staying alive is the most important thing. Learn from your father: be patient when you need to be patient, and keep a low profile when you need to keep a low profile."

"Third Brother, come back alive."

Xu Mingshu and Xu Mingxian spoke in unison, their eyes filled with reluctance.

"Charcoal Head, come back alive."

Xu Mingwei and Xu Mingyuan also gazed at Xu Mingxuan with reluctance in their eyes.

Xu Mingxuan nodded emphatically, his eyes welling up with tears. He wiped his eyes and grinned, "I didn't want to cry at first because it's considered unlucky, but now that you've said it, I can't help it."

He paused, then continued, "Eldest brother, second brother, I'm entrusting the Xu family to you. By the way, second brother, I hope I can see my nephew or niece when I return."

"When you come back, I'll definitely let you hold me," Xu Mingyuan said.

"Xueji, Yunnu, cultivate diligently. Your third brother hopes that when you return, you will both be innate martial artists!"

"Father, Mother, take good care of yourselves."

Farewell scenes unfolded in every corner in front of the city gate.

Only when the bugle call sounded and the army set off did everyone return home.

"You all heard that, right?" Xu Chuan watched the army gradually disappear into the distance and said calmly, "When Tan Tou returns, we will show him a completely new and powerful Xu family."

"Understood, Father."

Years have passed since I left, and I know not when I will return.

The Xu family, however, still needed to operate normally.

One month later.

The project to build a small lake in Dongxi Village has been completed.

No one with the talent for cultivating immortality was found in the Xu family, so the testing crystals were temporarily sealed away. However, none of the people being tested knew what this was for.

They simply did as their master instructed.

Two more days.

On February , the dragon looked up.

[Today's hexagram: Auspicious. At the hour of Wei (1-3 PM) today, sweet rain will fall from the sky.]

“It’s finally raining!”

"A whole year."

"This spring rain is truly more precious than gold!"

The heavy rain fell from the sky right on time.

"It's raining!"

"It's raining!"

"We can survive!"

Whether in rural areas or county towns, countless people came out of their homes to sing, dance, and celebrate loudly in the rain.

The cheers echoed for miles.

For the next few days, the heavy rain continued intermittently, lasting at least six or seven hours each day.

It was as if God was returning everything that had evaporated to the land of Yuehu County.

Xu Chuan instructed people to prepare for flooding, diverting water from farmland and orchards to prevent the fields from being submerged.

The water level in the small lake kept rising.

The rain finally stopped ten days later.

After the severe drought, most fields and forests have little to no crops, so there will be no further losses.

The Xu family diverted the traffic in a timely manner, and there was no harm done.

As for the subsequent treatment of the flooded fields, it will take some time and will not affect the subsequent farming season.

Xu Chuan began to have Xu Mingwei collect a large amount of translucent white cloth to experiment with greenhouse cultivation, increase rice yield, and achieve two-season planting.

All the rice paddies east of Dongxi Village belong to the Xu family; they form a continuous stretch, accounting for 70% of the area.

The remaining 30% belonged to the common people.

This is only temporary; perhaps it won't be long before the entire Dongxi will belong to the Xu family.

The Xu family also owns a large number of rice paddies and farmlands in the surrounding villages.

For convenience, the Xu family purchased properties in large, contiguous blocks.

The rice paddies, farmland, and forests together cover tens of thousands of acres.

The Xu family had previously recruited many migrants who had returned to their hometowns, and later, many of them were also chosen by the Xu family to stay with them for the small lake project.

Therefore, there won't be a shortage of manpower. As the saying goes, a person has a name, and a tree casts a shadow.

The Xu family has a good reputation and survived the drought safely, which is why many people admire them.

However, the Xu family doesn't accept just anyone.

Those skilled in agriculture will be recruited, those skilled in management and business will be recruited, those with martial arts skills will be recruited, and those with a special skill will be recruited.

Furthermore, all of them must undergo a character assessment.

If one cannot pass this test, even a top-tier martial artist will not be retained or employed.

In addition, the Xu family would hire commoners as day laborers during busy farming seasons, relieving many ordinary people of their temporary livelihood troubles.

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As time goes on.

Commerce in Qingjiang County has gradually recovered and is showing signs of vitality.

The Xu family had made preparations in advance.

Shops such as Zuiyunju, Qianjinfang, Tianyige, Yunxiangge, Qiqiaolou, and Baicaoxuan are all very popular.

Everything is complete.

Other companies haven't fully recovered yet, and there are still occasional defaults.

The Longxiang Martial Arts School reopened, and the sound of students reading aloud could be heard from the Xu Family School in Dongxi Village.

Xu Mingshu and Xu Mingxian both stayed at home to cultivate on their own and no longer went to the martial arts school.

Day and night.

It was all because of Xu Mingxuan's words, "I hope to see them as innate beings when I come back."

More than three months have passed in the blink of an eye.

The Xu family has already begun cultivating late-season rice seedlings.

The early rice harvest and late rice transplanting will begin in mid-to-late July.

Xu Mingwei spends his days cultivating and handling family affairs.

Xu Mingyuan routinely oversees and plans the various businesses of the Xu family, while also cultivating in his spare time.

And Xu Chuan.

Finally, in October, the research on the 'Five Elements Return to Origin' medicinal diet was completed. This is a unique innate medicinal diet developed in conjunction with the 'Innate Five Elements Creation Technique'.

It can increase cultivation speed by nearly two times.

According to Xu Chuan's estimate, it would take him twelve or thirteen years to cultivate the "Innate Five Elements Creation Technique" to perfection. Now, within five or six years, he is expected to complete the Five Elements.

As for purifying one's spiritual root, one can achieve the aptitude of a true spiritual root simply by continuing to cultivate this technique.

However, if one were to switch to the path of immortality prematurely, the effect of purifying one's spiritual roots would be lost.

Unless one's own aptitude for cultivation is already above the level of a true spiritual root, it would be a losing proposition.

Although Xu Mingwei entered the Innate Realm before him, Xu Chuan estimated that he would be slightly slower, since he did not have the destiny talent to assist in cultivation.

"Father, could this Five Elements Returning to Origin medicinal diet be..."

Looking at the medicinal diet recipe that Xu Chuan gave him, Xu Mingwei instantly thought of the "Innate Five Elements Creation Technique".

"Just as you expected," Xu Chuan said calmly. "This is a medicinal diet specially prepared to complement the 'Innate Five Elements Creation Technique.' One serving is given daily, and each serving of medicinal herbs costs fifty taels in total."

"Sigh~"

Xu Mingwei gasped, "This is quite a expense. My son and I spend three thousand taels a month. Tsk tsk tsk, even the big families in the county can only provide a few people."

"I have cultivated another thirty acres of medicinal fields over at Bihan Pool, and I will use them all to grow the medicinal herbs I need. Once these grow, it will be much easier and we can be self-sufficient."

"Later, I will study some common innate medicinal cuisine and grandmaster medicinal cuisine to ensure that the family will continuously produce innate and grandmaster martial artists."

"Thank you for your trouble, Father."

During this period, he spent almost all his time at Bihantan, only returning home at night.

Therefore, it was discovered that his presence seemed to affect the growth rate of surrounding trees and herbs, increasing it by at least 10%.

Xu Chuan guessed that it might be due to the influence of the two innate talents of "Shennong's Herbs" and "Heaven Rewards Diligence".

"If someone were to acquire the [Azure Emperor Wood Sovereign] talent in the future, what kind of effect would it have?"

Xu Chuan shook his head and chuckled, then, remembering something, he looked at Xu Mingwei and asked, "The day after tomorrow is A Yuan's wedding day. How's that kid doing lately?"

"Ah Yuan, you seem a little nervous, don't you?" Xu Mingwei thought for a moment and chuckled.

"After all, I've only met that girl from the Wu family once."

Xu Chuan recalled his nervous appearance and laughed, "Once we're married, we can take it slow and develop feelings for each other."

"However, the Wu family has a really big appetite, actually wanting 50% of Zuiyunju's profits over ten years." Xu Mingwei said with some displeasure.

"Let the Rong and Wu families be happy for now."

"Five years from now, Qingjiang will surely be the domain of our Xu family."

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