novel-bin 35. Martial arts are the father, land is the mother.
35. Martial arts are the father, land is the mother.
Local area.
[Currently owned land: 104 mu]
[Convertible soil fertility: 49]
With his feet firmly planted on the ground, information appeared in the earthly book, and Ren Qingshan's lips curled up in a smile, a feeling of joy welling up in his heart.
Martial arts are the father, and the land is the mother.
Start the conversion!
[You have transformed the 55th element of earth energy, and your Qi and blood continue to increase.]
hiss.
Comfortable.
Although I haven't taken any secret medicine internally, I've only soaked it for a few months, but the nourishing effect of Dili should be no worse than any top-grade secret medicine.
One after another, the earth's forces transformed, and Ren Qingshan was immersed in it.
until……
[You have transformed the 66th elemental force of the earth, allowing your blood to circulate throughout your body, removing all impurities, and opening up all the subtle blood vessels.]
The quantitative change in the improvement of Qi and blood leads to a qualitative change.
It's connected, completely connected.
This thirty-five-year-old body seemed to have been reborn; wherever the blood flowed, his trousers bulged high.
Looking around, although there were people in the field, they were still far away and could not see themselves clearly.
Ren Qingshan quickly calmed down and continued his transformation.
[You have transformed the 95th element of earth power, and your blood has become extremely refined, giving rise to the first wisp of silver light. You have entered the mid-stage of the Silver Blood Realm.]
Breakthrough!
Silver Glow?
As his qi and blood flowed to the peak of his fist, Ren Qingshan looked down and faintly saw a beautiful silver glow, which was quite alluring.
An indescribable clarity emanated from his entire body.
The Silver Blood Realm, where blood is refined like mercury, is likely chosen for its imagery—mercury is perfectly round and flawless—while also for its outward appearance—the essence of life is elevated.
Within the crimson blood, a trace of silver divinity was born.
They are almost inhuman.
Although he did not know how difficult it was for other Silver Blood warriors to break through to this realm, for him, with the Earth Book in hand, there were no constraints.
continue!
[You transformed the 96th elemental force, and the silver radiance increased slightly.]
It seems that Qi and blood are entering a new period of accumulation.
But how much earth energy must one accumulate to achieve the Great Perfection of Silver Blood?
With eight earth elements remaining to be transformed, Ren Qingshan temporarily stopped increasing his qi and blood, instead pursuing maximum efficiency and beginning to improve his comprehension.
Qi and blood are fundamental, while comprehension is the application.
[Current Comprehension: Average (Can be increased)]
Ren Qingshan added a line, but the text remained unchanged.
Adding another ingredient didn't change anything.
However, I felt clear-headed, as if I had just woken up from a nap, and I was full of energy.
A sudden realization dawned on Ren Qingshan's mind.
"Qi and blood, as well as comprehension, are all part of martial arts aptitude."
"Some people are born with abundant blood and energy, strong bodies, and even superhuman strength. Others are born with sharp minds, learn martial arts quickly, and progress rapidly."
"Qi and blood can be improved through daily practice."
"Comprehension can also be improved through accumulating more knowledge, thinking, and experience."
"My body is actually not very good at either of the two aptitudes, but both can be compensated for by the Book of Earth."
Continue adding more, until the sixth layer of earth energy is added, and only then do the characters begin to change.
From "commonplace" to "suddenly revealed".
Even after adding the last two layers of earth energy in one go, the skill remained at the "Blindfolded" level.
Uh.
Shaking his head and smiling, Ren Qingshan suppressed the urgency and longing in his heart.
So be it if you're clueless; at least you can still make a glimpse of what's going on.
Moreover, these forty-nine earth elements were won without spending a single penny.
I still have more than three hundred taels of silver on hand.
Buy land!
Keep buying land!
……
Two days later, at dusk, the setting sun cast a golden glow, and the evening glow was magnificent.
Ren Family Ancestral Hall.
The heads of all the households in the Ren family were notified and gathered together at the ancestral hall.
It was Ren Qingshan who convened the meeting, and he had also informed Ren Zhengwei in advance.
With spring planting season underway, buying land is proving to be extremely difficult.
However, having experienced two lifetimes, Ren Qingshan thought long and hard and came up with a plan.
at this time.
The ancestral hall gate was closed from the inside, and all thirty-one heads of households with the surname Ren gathered here. There were six elderly people with white hair, nine descendants who had grown up, married, had children, and moved out of the family, and the rest were Ren Qingshan's peers.
Since killing Yang Zhen, Ren Qingshan's reputation in the village has spread far and wide, and his prestige has become comparable to that of Ren Zhengwei.
His clansmen naturally gave him face.
"Qingshan, what are you doing?"
An elderly uncle with white hair asked with a smile as he smoked his pipe.
Ren Qingshan smiled, glanced around, placed the bundle on the table, and untied it.
A layer of silver was immediately revealed to everyone.
The afterglow of the setting sun shines on the silver, creating a mesmerizing and dreamlike interplay of gold and silver.
In an instant, the air in the courtyard of the ancestral hall seemed to freeze.
Almost everyone's pupils widened and their breathing became heavy.
So much silver!
It must be at least three hundred taels!
For the villagers, this was truly an unimaginable sum of money.
Even Ren Zhengwei, seeing so much silver, couldn't help but swallow hard, his Adam's apple bobbing slightly.
Previously, when asked how much wealth his sixth brother had made, he never said. Now it seems... no wonder, if his own family had that much silver, he would never have said it even if he were beaten to death!
"Buy the land!"
"Here are three hundred taels of silver. I want to buy one hundred mu of dry land."
"If we buy and rent out this 100 mu of land, the usual arrangement is that 20% goes to the tenants, 40% to my family, and the remaining 40% of the produce will be used to support the elderly widowed and widowed and the poor young people of the entire clan. If they really can't make a living, they can take some from it."
"My family doesn't have that much land, so if we want to buy it, we'll pay the official price of three taels per mu."
"We won't let the good stuff go to outsiders. I'll let my family members buy it first. If we can't get enough to buy, then I'll ask other families."
Ren Qingshan said firmly.
Tsk.
At this moment, I really want to say, "I've finished speaking, who agrees and who disagrees?" But I'll refrain from doing so, lest I scare the elderly people sitting here.
Ren Qingshan felt that there was absolutely no problem with this plan, and even if there were some losses, they wouldn't be many.
As is well known, without regulation, control is equivalent to ownership.
Even though that 40% of the output is nominally intended to support the elderly and vulnerable, who gets it and who doesn't is entirely up to them.
Ren Zhengwei's eyes narrowed slightly.
A thought instinctively surfaced in my mind—this is someone trying to usurp my position as clan leader!
However, upon regaining my senses, I rejected the idea.
With Qingshan's current strength, he could easily secure a position at a martial arts school even in Huaiyin County. What's so great about being a mere village chief?
If he truly wanted to usurp the throne, he wouldn't need to go to such great lengths.
If you have enough strength, it's not difficult to use your power to intimidate others.
It seems that benevolence and righteousness still prevail.
as well as……
Martial artists risk their lives, often facing death. The Qingshan family is not large; even if a wife gives birth, a son will take at least ten years to grow up.
Qingshan is thirty-five years old. This move is not only to help his clansmen, but also to plan for the long term for his own family.
Thinking of this, Ren Zhengwei relaxed and looked at the field with a smile.
After the others heard what Ren Qingshan said...
The most touching moment came from the six elders, who were the most senior members of the family.
It's hard to live a long life when you get old.
If the son is filial and the family is wealthy, that's fine. But if the family is poor and the son is unfilial, then life is worse than death.
Many young people share the same sentiment.
The land they're buying is dry land, which is inherently difficult to cultivate, so the price of three ounces per mu is quite reasonable.
Who wouldn't want a handful of pure cash?
If others refuse to sell, and we sell it ourselves, we'll inevitably be gossiped about, and our wives and parents probably won't agree.
However, Ren Qingshan has considered everything. Righteousness and legitimacy are at stake. Selling the land to him would actually earn him a good reputation.
"I'll sell!"
"Uncle Liu is kind and considerate, thinking of the long-term future of the clan. My family should contribute. My family has seven acres of dry land. Although... although it's a bit far and the soil is somewhat barren, the yield per acre will only be twenty catties less at most... Uncle Liu, would you like it?"
A young man with thick eyebrows and big eyes stood up and spoke.
As he spoke, he noticed that everyone was looking at him, and he became somewhat uncomfortable, stammering slightly.
To be fair, they actually benefited.
"It's alright."
"receive."
"Go home and get the land title."
Ren Qingshan nodded and smiled.
Buying land is for one's own martial arts training. Whether the land is barren or not is not important. Paddy fields don't even yield a harvest. At only seven or eight taels per acre, the cost-effectiveness is too low.
The young man was overjoyed. He glanced at his father and brother in the courtyard, then immediately went out to get the land deed.
"Your son certainly knows how to take advantage. Those seven acres of land of yours take almost half an hour to walk there. He's heartless!"
Someone in the courtyard couldn't stand it and immediately started a fight.
"Yes, yes! Ren Lao Jiu, your son is utterly useless. Isn't this bullying an honest man? No, you dare to take advantage of Qingshan like this? Especially in such an important matter?"
This made the old father and older brother blush with embarrassment, and they kept saying that the second son was ignorant and cunning since childhood.
Ren Qingshan waved his hand and smiled: "It's alright, don't argue. As long as it's an acre of land, as long as there's a land deed, I'll take it. I'll just accept the loss... We're all family, so it's all in the family anyway."
There was only one thing on my mind:
Will a hundred strands of earth energy be enough for me to break through to the Jade Marrow stage?
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