Chapter 8: Great Sorrow and Great Joy
Outside of the new house.
Uncle Xu Wenguang was distracted in front of the door, clenching the sandalwood bracelet in his hand, staring at the shadow of the enchantment, and wiping his forehead with his sleeves from time to time.
The fourth uncle, Xu Xingguo, paced back and forth with his hands behind his back, like ants on a hot pot, and the kraft clogs under his feet stepped heavily on the sauce-colored wooden floor, making a crisp sound.
Xu Baibing, the son of the uncle and Xu Zhenyun's cousin, sat on the green wooden steps in the west corner of the eaves, his hands spread on his knees, and his fingers crossed, looking worried.
Only two children, a man and a woman, were drilling through the cracks of the mullions railing, playing heartlessly.
Except for the third uncle Xu Changling, who silently accompanied Ran Dazhou next door, most of the people in the Xu family gathered in the courtyard.
The atmosphere was surprisingly oppressive.
Three fifteen or sixteen-year-old boys, gathered their heads and muttered something in a low voice.
Suddenly, Xu Qinglei walked quickly to Xu Xingguo and said, "Dad? I'm going to find Qian Zhibin in Fangxi? The mourning hall, filial piety, musical instruments, emcee, and banquet are all inclusive of his family. Fortunately, happy events turn into funerals, and the tables, chairs, dishes, and chopsticks are all ready-made in my family, so I try to give him a 20% discount. β
Xu Xingguo was furious: "Shut up! Don't make a mess of what doesn't make a mess! β
The five brothers of the Xu family, except for Xu Zhenyun's fifth uncle Xu Dahai, who is still a single person so far, the other four people, each of whom is two children and cousins of the same generation, a total of eight people.
Uncle has a son and a daughter, Xu Baibing, Xu Mengxue.
Xu Fengzhi's branch is Xu Zhenyun and his sister Xu Qingshuang.
The third uncle Xu Changling and the fourth uncle Xu Xingguo each gave birth to two boys, Xu Fufeng and Xu Chenglu; Xu Qinglei, Xu Jingyu.
Except for the youngest Xu Jingyu, who is Xu Xingguo's middle-aged son, who is not yet five years old. Xu Fufeng, Xu Chenglu, and Xu Qinglei have no growth in learning, no expertise in art, and they are idle all day long.
Because of the similar age and smell, he was denounced as the "three evils", and he only waited until he reached the age of 16 to work in the forest workshop.
Xu Qinglei craned his neck and looked unconvinced: "Dad, it's useless to escape, let's face reality." Everyone knew in their hearts that the one standing in the door must not be the second brother. Otherwise, why did the second sister hide alone in the courtyard? β
Xu Xingguo wanted to scold again, but Uncle Xu Wenguang waved his hand weakly and sighed: "Prepare for nothing." β
The fourth uncle's eyes suddenly lost their brilliance and remained motionless.
The boy playing in the courtyard had red lips and white teeth, and his body was dirty. When he heard the word "white matter", his eyes immediately lit up, and he ran to Xu Xingguo with a bang, tilting his head: "Daddy, are you going to eat again?" β
Xu Jingyu is only five years old, and in his memory, doing white things in the neighborhoods is equivalent to going to the door to eat.
Xu Xingguo's face turned dark, and he shouted angrily: "You know how to eat!" β
Xu Jingyu's dark eyes suddenly dimmed, and three seconds later, she covered her eyes and cried.
After crying three times, he secretly peeked through his fingers and saw that his father was indifferent, so he ......
I cried even louder.
The fourth aunt standing in front of the red wooden door hurriedly came and hurriedly took Xu Jingyu away.
Xu Xingguo sighed heavily, but there was confusion in his eyes.
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This night, for the Xu family, it was really a big ups and downs.
Today is a good day for Xu Zhenyun to get married.
Suddenly, a high-level cultivator arrived, telling everyone that the bride was pretending to be a demon clan, and Xu Zhenyun was already unlucky, as if a thunderbolt had fallen from the sky, splitting everyone from the clouds to the bottom.
But the moment he pushed open the door, he saw Xu Zhenyun standing there in a good manner, as if he had killed the monster alone.
The peaks and loops turned, and everything was just a false alarm.
But......
The brown-haired middle-aged voice floated in the hearts of the Xu family: "Bold monster, don't leave quickly after taking away, and dare to play with the dark under the lights?" β
The space is then quickly blocked.
Yes, Xu Zhenyun is only an eighth-stage physical technique, how can he kill the demon cultivator alone?
In addition, the demon clan's infringement on the living is mainly reflected in two aspects:
One is to devour blood and the other is to ......
The answer that is not difficult to think of emerges has emerged.
Lucky and want to resist; But thinking about it, beyond the abyss, there is no possible "what if".
At this moment, the room suddenly brightened, and the barrier disappeared in an instant.
The Xu family turned their heads with a "brush".
Everyone's hearts sank, and the last trace of luck was completely shattered.
Middle-aged brunette is long gone.
After the girl, Xu Zhenyun seemed to be incarnated as a sculpture, motionless, with a faint blue light floating on his body, and there was no trace of the breath of a living person.
The girl yawned and said with sleepy eyes, "Uh...... Congratulations...... Xu Zhenyun slashed demons with mortal bodies and made miraculous achievements......"
"Second brother, you died so miserably...... Hey, what do you say? β
Xu Fufeng, Xu Chenglu, and Xu Qinglei were just about to tear open their throats and cry, but they stopped abruptly.
Xu Qinglei perked up his spirits, stepped forward quickly, and stammered: "Lord Inspector, you mean...... My second brother is not dead? β
The girl seemed to look at the idiot and said strangely: "Isn't he standing here in a good manner?" β
Xu Wenguang and the others looked at each other, their faces changed between red and white, and they were at a loss.
The girl coughed lightly and said loudly: "Xu Zhenyun used the eighth stage of physical skills to kill the demon cultivator alone, and made miraculous achievements. According to the regulations of the Great Jin Immortal Dynasty, the reward ...... Reward ......"
Biting her finger and thinking for a few seconds, the girl was relieved and continued: "Five thousand taels of silver, three yellow leaf notes, and a gold and purple watch plaque." β
Glancing around at the Xu family, the girl said in a brisk tone: "The reward will come to the door in about half a day, and I will slip away first." β
As soon as the voice fell, the girl's figure was pulled, like a rainbow light dissipated, and only the aftermath was heard:
"Gotta make up for it......"
The Xu family is up and down, and all are petrified.
Eight stages of physical arts, kill demon cultivators alone!
5,000 taels of silver!
Three pieces of yellow leaf paper!
After six or seven breaths, as Xu Qinglei raised his throat and shouted, everyone came back to their senses.
One by one, they were beaming with joy and refreshment, surrounding Xu Zhenyun.
Every three years, when a crack appears in the Great Array of the Divine Capital, not only will the cultivators of the Immortal Dynasty strengthen their patrols, but the mortals themselves will also form armor to defend themselves against possible demon clans.
Nine years ago, the seventeen households of Donghuafang united, and by chance, they worked together to kill a nine-grade demon cultivator, and each family received a reward of nearly three hundred taels of silver afterwards.
After calculation, the total number of rewards is exactly 5,000 taels.
The Xu family has a small amount of wealth, and the family background is quite solid, and they already have the foundation of a small family.
Uncle Xu Wenguang runs a shop; Xu Changling and Xu Xingguo held middle-level positions in the largest forest department in the "Eight Chengguan"; Xu Zhenyun's sister Xu Qingshuang also runs a restaurant.
To sum up, the family's annual income is about 800 taels; Excluding daily consumption and cost, the annual net surplus is just over 300 taels.
Five thousand taels of silver is equivalent to the Xu family's seventeen years of wealth accumulation!
However, although 5,000 taels of silver is good, it is more relegated to the second place than the three "yellow leaf notes".
In the Great Jin Dynasty, there was a round wooden box in front of every house, with an opening in the middle.
This item is not a mailbox, but a "wish box".
If you have any wishes in your heart, as long as they are within a reasonable range, they are not whimsical and insatiable, and you can write them down and put them into a wooden box. When fate arrives, the cultivators of the half-hidden red dust, visiting and traveling, it is possible to solve it for you.
This is a unique culture under today's monastic civilization.
But such a thing, like a lottery, can't really be relied on.
In the case of the gods, every household has a note in their appeal box. But the lucky ones who get feedback and solve it are actually less than two or three out of a thousand-
Unless the letterhead used for writing is the "yellow leaf note" awarded by the Great Jin Dynasty.
Write a plea on this note, and the cultivators who wander the world will see it and will help you solve it as soon as possible.
In today's world, the cause and effect that a monk can allow for his mortal relatives is to leave three yellow leaf notes.
When Xu Fengzhi had not yet entered the Tao, the Xu family was still a poor and small family. In the past twenty or thirty years, he has been thriving and has achieved a class jump, because Xu Fengzhi left three "yellow leaf notes" for the Xu family.
Now I have three more yellow leaf notes......
Uncle Xu Wenguang's thoughts divergedββ
In about ten or twenty years, the Xu family may develop into an upper-middle family......
At this moment, the blue light on Xu Zhenyun's body suddenly dissipated, and he slowly opened his eyes.
Xu Qinglei's eyes flashed, and he was the first to run forward, give a thumbs up, and said loudly: "Second brother, I really can't think of it...... The Eight Stages of Physical Skill Demon Slaying ...... You're amazing! β
It could be seen that he had a lot to say, but he stammered and his face flushed.
Xu Fufeng and Xu Chenglu also nodded together like a chicken, and said in unison: "Second brother is amazing!" β
Xu Zhenyun was stunned and a little surprised.
He has a very delicate relationship with his three cousins.
In today's world, children begin to "enlighten" when they reach the age of five.
But the "enlightenment" of this world and the "enlightenment literacy" of the three character classics in the previous life are completely different concepts.
The so-called enlightenment is actually trying to test and develop the child's expertise in articles, martial arts, art, mathematics and physics.
Those who do have potential, after two years of preparatory training, will begin to enter major academies, martial arts academies, chess academies, music squares, and even Guanwei Xue Palace at the age of 12 for professional learning, known as "Taoism"; In the end, he passed the "national general election" and competed for the qualification of a monk.
The vast majority of people who have no potential, after the age of twelve, start "secular learning" and enter the government-run school, and the content of learning is nothing more than a subset of scripture and history, arithmetic physics, medical divination and astrology, etc., but it is more miscellaneous and shallow, and closer to daily use.
Among the eight people of the same generation of the Xu family, except for the youngest Xu Jingyu, the seven adults are outstanding, and only Xu Zhenyun has outstanding physical talent, successfully entered the martial arts hall, embarked on the road of "Taoism", and is expected to become a cultivator. The other six people are all on the road of "secular learning".
Xu Zhenyun is the hope that the Xu family will continue to rise!
And the three boys Xu Fufeng, Xu Chenglu, and Xu Qinglei are known as the three evils.
In all fairness, the original owner and his three younger brothers usually get along quite well; But as a typical example of the positive and negative in the family, you can also feel the vague jealousy of the three little guys.
Today, such the purest and most sincere joy and praise have never been seen before.
Xu Zhenyun waved his hand and raised his head disdainfully: "I only found out that the second brother is powerful today?" It can be seen that the three of you really lack qualifications, and in hindsight, you are worthy of being the three major waste materials of the Xu family. β
Xu Fufeng three: "Μγ Μ"
At this time, Uncle Xu Wenguang stepped forward, pulled Xu Zhenyun's sleeve, and said, "Go and see your sister, she is still hiding in the courtyard and crying alone." β