Chapter 10: Fame and Fortune
When she got this book, Xi Huanyan felt relieved that she had fulfilled her wishes, opened it and read it carefully, and saw that it was divided into six chapters: Feng Shui Theory, Housing Law, Burial Law, Carpentry Law, Construction Law, and Organ Law.
At best, she touched the surface of carpentry before her eyes.
It was rare for Mrs. Oath Yan to leave without turning around, pointed to the carpentry method with a small stick, and dropped another book, this time an atlas, which was full of various patterns and objects.
She ordered cups, basins, bogu shelves, beauty couches, boats, and nine-story towers in turn, and the processes and skills required were as complex as ever.
Xi Huanyan felt that the old lady wanted her to make these things, so she didn't dare to refuse, so she solemnly responded.
The woodworking method details the techniques used in the process of making wooden objects, and she slowly ponders and practices them day and night.
One day later, Xi Qiongdong returned to the village, but the news he brought was not very good, he told Xi Shui Dao stupidly, "Those guys in the Burning Sun Mansion don't take me seriously at all, and they also said that they want to invite more than three star source masters to come out and get a big price." ”
"What?" Xi Xushui couldn't hide his surprise, "Why do the Burning Sun Mansion still need money, aren't they taking the Empire's Yulu to deal with this kind of thing?"
"I don't know, I feel that the empire will end sooner or later, I heard that the United Army of any country in the Western Regions is very strong, and the entire Heavenly Fire Dao has fallen. ”
The administrative region of the Ronghua Empire is divided into provinces, states, and counties from high to the bottom, with a total of ten heavens and earth, seventy-two states, and one thousand and eight counties, of which the five major Tianzi beginning with the Dao is the fortress area, especially the Tianhuo Dao is the gate of the entire Eastern Regions facing the Western Regions.
Hearing this news, Xi Xushui's thoughts of migrating out of the Terminal Mountain Range to avoid disaster were extinguished, the internal and external environment was not safe, it was better to nest here, besides, the demon had not come out for several days, maybe he had already gone to other places.
Thinking like this, he still asked, "How much does the Scorching Sun Mansion want?"
"They didn't say this explicitly, but I inquired, I have to privately hand over a post to the source master of the Burning Sun Mansion to ask for a meeting, and then take out the satisfactory remuneration of this person, there are rumors in the market, and now I want to ask a three-star source master to make a move, at least 10,000 gold coins, how can a four-star source master start at 30,000. ”
Xi Xushui was startled, and waved his hand again and again, "I can't afford to ask for it, the whole village can't make up a hundred gold coins." ”
Xi Qiongdong blurted out, "Shi Niang may have it." ”
After that, he made up for it again, "What if..... If it is to eradicate the demons, the master will definitely not be stingy. ”
Xi Xushui saw his careful thoughts, and asked seriously, "You tell me the truth, how many families Canggu has." ”
"Master's expenses are large, and there are many subsidies to the village, according to his quotation for doing craftsman work, after so many years, there should be no savings left, but he sometimes receives a list of demons, I don't know how much money he collects at a time, if it is according to the outside market, it will definitely be indispensable, and it will never be what the master said. ”
Xi Xushui glanced at this grandson, his heart was inexplicably happy, he couldn't tell what it was like, as if he knew that he had raised a wolf in sheep's clothing, a little proud, a little sad.
"Qiongdong, you are my own grandson, tell me, are you willing to stay in the village to protect everyone?"
...... The old man asked such a tricky question.
Xi Qiongdong snorted and quickly slid his eyes at him, "I am willing, but I haven't even touched the edge of a star source master now, I always need to learn from the powerful, and the village is so big, for the time being, you and a few martial artists in the village are enough." ”
"And ......," he pondered, "I see that there are warlords outside, and joining the army is a good way out, and maybe one day I can become a powerful man who owns a piece of land." ”
Xi Qiongdong gambled on Xi Xushui's feelings for him, half pleading and half tempting, "Grandpa, look, if I kill a bloody way outside, I can't completely shelter Xijia Village under my wings, it will always be beneficial to the village." ”
"You are young, your ambition is not small, you have no power, no one and no money, and you still want to learn to fight for the world!"
"No, grandpa, the troubled times are the opportunity for the rise of our source masters, which superior person did not start from the end of the day, like the warlord of Li Men in our Tianshui Dao was a street gangster fifteen years ago, do you know what a warlord is, it is a private armed army that does not obey the orders of the empire, and now the warlords are rising, which is a symptom of the division of the empire, if we can grasp this opportunity, we will not be able to become a master, and we will have the opportunity to earn fame and fortune!"
"I see you're running outside with Xi Canggu!" Xi Xue shook his arm with a snort, but there was not much anger on his face.
Seeing that there was a play, Xi Qiongdong dared to persuade and persuade again, until Xi Xushui said to him, "You have this kung fu, go back to the patrol team first and protect the village, you can't even protect the village, and the rest are thinking too much." ”
Seeing his grandson slump out of the door, Xi Xushui seemed to be taken out of his body, collapsed on the recliner, took out a pocket watch from the inner pocket of his robe, and wiped it carefully.
His wife came out of the back room, dropped the rag, and said with a smile, "Your ancestors are the same people. ”
Xi Xushui rolled his eyes at her not very reservedly, "The most unwilling thing in my life is to stay in the village." ”
Xijiacun's dedication to the source master is engraved in his bones and in the rules.
When he first awakened the origin of his soul, he and his clan were out to purchase daily necessities, and the bulletin board on the street was posted with the special recruitment announcement of the Scorching Sun Mansion.
With just a few more steps, he would be able to step through the gates of the Scorching Sun Mansion.
But he was coaxed home by the clansmen, and was left behind by his parents crying and yelling, and the clan also used the temptation of interests to the extreme, smashing him into a daze with a bunch of benefits, and promised not to leave in a daze.
Later, I heard that in that special recruitment, all the spiritual sensers and source masters who signed up were hired.
Do you regret it, of course you regret it, compared to the resources of the empire, the little money given by the village is just a small profit.
His wife sneered at his unwillingness, "You have taken all the benefits of the village, what kind of grievances are you talking about, besides, the clan elders are staring at it, you can't go, Qiongdong can't go, and if you go, you will be scolded in the back." ”
It is the patriarch who speaks in the clan, but the most authoritative is the patriarch.
There are ten clan elders, all of whom are highly respected people in the village, responsible for joy, funeral, genealogy, family law, school, collective hunting and gathering and other major matters, in addition, those who can be qualified to be clan elders are not source masters, they have a common responsibility, that is, to represent the will of the village, retain the source teacher, and improve the survival probability of the village.
If you dare to go, they can bring the whole village to kneel for you, including your parents, grandparents, aunts, and uncles, who can stand this!