Leisurely mountain village

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"That's good. Don't tell anyone about this. Fortunately, our family's martial arts can cover it up for you. When you practice, do it secretly so that others won't find out." Ye Wuju instructed his grandson.

"Yes, I understand." Ye Huan smiled and nodded. Grandpa is so kind.

Now that he knew, Ye Wuji didn't say anything more. He just told his grandson to be careful and not to let it slip. As for the rest, he was there to take care of it.

When Ye Huan finished lunch, Ye Wuju also brought over the spirit stones from his home. Ye Huan took a look and found that they were indeed larger, more intact, and better than the one he had bought before. Even the jade was better than his original one.

"If you have the chance in the future, go and visit Tiger Leaping Gorge and Black Bear Ridge. I found mine in Tiger Leaping Gorge, but you can only do that after your strength reaches the Earth level," Ye Wuju said.

Ye Huan knew about Tiger Leaping Gorge, where his grandfather had hunted tigers, but he had only heard of Black Bear Ridge. It was deeper than Tiger Leaping Gorge, and probably only his grandfather had ever been there.

Ye Huan knew about this huge primeval forest. In the three provinces near the forest, probably only his grandfather had dared to go deep into it. A master in his forties was no joke.

It's a pity, though. Grandpa said that Great-Grandpa only helped him with physical training and early education; otherwise, he should have been a Grandmaster in his forties.

"Okay, Grandpa, I don't need this urgently. I have enough spiritual energy in my body right now. Look, Grandpa." To gain his trust, Ye Huan picked up a spirit stone and began absorbing it in front of him.

In the early stage of Foundation Establishment that Ye Huan set for himself, he absorbed this small piece of spirit stone in just five minutes, and then "pop~" it actually leveled up. Now the Longevity Dao Scripture is at level 14, which is the middle stage of Foundation Establishment. Isn't that surprising?

Then he handed the jade without any spiritual energy to his grandfather. Ye Wuju took it and looked at it. When he compared it with the other pieces, it was very obvious that the spirit was gone, and it seemed to have become an ordinary piece of jade.

"It really is true." Ye Wuju nodded. "It seems that he has indeed reached the Qi Refining stage. Be careful to keep it a secret."

Ye Huan nodded, then started tidying up the table. Grandpa took Saihu for a walk. After Ye Huan finished, he also took his little ones to the riverbank to listen to Grandpa and the others brag and watch some older kids fishing.

They all used homemade fishing rods, but amazingly, none of these children came home empty-handed; each of them had at least one crucian carp weighing six or seven ounces in their bucket.

"Xiao Li, school's about to start, right?" Ye Huan asked with a smile when she saw Ye Li, a big kid who was about to enter his senior year of high school.

Ye Li, who was fishing on the riverbank, nodded. "Yes, I'll go the day after tomorrow, the 28th, and then classes will start right away."

"How are your brother and the others doing now?" Ye Huan asked casually.

“I don’t know either. I rarely talk to them. You know, there’s a generation gap,” Ye Li said.

"You little rascal, your older brothers are working to support your education, and you still have a generation gap? Be careful Da Zhuang comes back and beats you up," Ye Huan laughed.

"Don't tell my older brother, he really will beat me up." Ye Li chickened out.

"Didn't Dazhuang say he was getting married before the end of the year? Why is he so quiet?" Ye Huan asked. Ye Zhuang was the eldest son of the village chief, a year older than him, and his relationship with Ye Huan was the best in the whole village, except for Hu Zi and Man Niu.

After all, their grandfathers were brothers, and the two were about the same age, only six months apart. Dazhuang's birthday was in November, and Ye Huan's birthday was in May.

"They broke up? Brother, didn't you know?" Ye Li looked up at Ye Huan and asked.

"Huh? When did this happen? Your brother didn't tell me?" Ye Huan was taken aback. What was going on?

“Oh, during the May Day holiday, before you came back, the two families sat down to discuss the marriage while my brother was on vacation. But one of the other family’s aunts insisted on a dowry of 38.8 yuan, saying it was to give the younger sister’s family face in the village.” Ye Li turned to look at the water and said.

"Then my dad asked, 'Will you bring this money back?' His aunt actually said, 'How could that be? It's just for her nephew to get married.' Then she also told my brother to at least buy an apartment in the county town, in full, and put it in his niece's name, and a car worth at least 20 yuan."

"My parents didn't know what to say, so they looked to my brother. My brother asked that woman, 'Is all of this your idea?'"

“That woman said, if you love me, aren’t these just basic conditions? Her family cares about face in the village. The woman next door to her, a divorced woman with two sons, was married off, and the bride price was 38.8 yuan. She can’t possibly be lower than the divorced woman next door, can she?”

Ye Li shook her head as she spoke, "My older brother said back then, forget it, there's no need to go through with this marriage. Just because your aunt said it casually, almost 200 million yuan is gone. What do you think my family is? Nouveau riche?"

"And then what? Did it just fizzle out like that?" Ye Huan asked.

"What can I do if I don't brag? That woman actually had the audacity to say that my dad is the village chief, and that he could just embezzle some public funds and have everything he wants. She even said that my older brother was stubborn and how outstanding her younger brother was. Bah! A guy who just stays at home all day sponging off his parents, playing video games, gambling, drinking, and doing nothing is being called an outstanding talent by her."

Ye Li said speechlessly, "She even said that the reason her brother doesn't work is that ordinary jobs are not good enough for him, and that her brother will definitely be a big boss in the future, one of the top in the city. I felt like throwing up when I heard that."

Just listening to this made Ye Huan feel like he'd been screwed over; this family was incredibly powerful.

"Luckily your brother blew it off, otherwise it would have been quite a joke later."

“That’s right. When my older brother heard this, he said, ‘Then let’s not talk about it anymore, let’s break up.’ And that’s how it turned out. They even extorted 10,000 yuan from her family, claiming it was compensation for damages. It made my mother sick with anger,” Ye Li said. “If my second brother hadn’t stopped me, I would have beaten her up.”

Ye Huan smiled helplessly. If it were him, he probably would have already beaten him up.

"Later, my older brother left directly. It's been almost four months, and he hasn't come back even once. I guess he was angry, and my mother got sick from it, so he felt it was his fault."

"Sigh, still in the provincial capital?" Ye Huan sighed. He thought he should call them back to work with him. He needed a lot of manpower right now, and he was too lazy to do it himself. It was necessary to find someone he could trust.

"Yeah, but he changed jobs. He works the night shift, sleeps in the morning, and delivers food in the afternoon," Ye Li said.

"I'm not afraid of dying suddenly. I'll call him." Ye Huan checked the time; it was only a little before 2 PM. He took out his phone, found Da Zhuang's WeChat, and made a video call.

The call went on for a minute without being answered. About three minutes later, his video call rang. He answered it and saw Ye Zhuang wearing a yellow crown.