Chapter 122: New House Beams Put Up, Feast for the Whole Village
Having spent hundreds of years in the world of immortal cultivation in his previous life, Xiao Ying had long been accustomed to a society where the strong prey on the weak.
Although I long for equality deep down in my heart, I know that the conditions do not exist at the moment, so I can only adapt to the local customs.
For the first batch of people in the early stage, it is natural to have complete control over them before you can feel at ease.
But it’s too early to say this now, at least we have to wait until we move into the new home.
The next day, Xiao Ying took Chen Xinghai and Chen Xingyue into the mountains. The other two were busy running the shop and going to school, so they could only wait until they had time to go.
Chen Xinghai and his friend were very excited when they knew that there were two more hills in their home.
They actually have a mountain at home, which was unimaginable before.
Xiao Ying also told them about his plans for the two mountains. The canyon part would be used for land reclamation and breeding, while the top of the mountain would serve as the sect's base.
In the future, a spirit gathering formation and a mountain protection formation will be set up here. Both of them had their eyes lit up when they heard this.
I don’t know if it was because of this stimulation, but that night, the two of them broke through one after another.
Chen Xinghai finally entered the first level of Qi Refining, and Chen Xingyue entered the second level of Qi Refining.
The difference in spiritual roots was fully reflected at this moment.
After entering the second level of Qi Refining, Chen Xingyue can learn spells.
She has fire and earth spiritual roots, so Xiao Ying mainly teaches her the "Fire Spirit Art" and the "Earth Spirit Art".
These two sets of skills record several of the most basic spells, such as fireball, sparks, ground spikes, stone walls, moving mountains, etc.
It seems simple, but it can be very powerful if used skillfully.
In order to avoid being discovered, Xiao Ying took her to the deep mountains to teach her, and she could also learn earth-based spells and open up new land at the same time.
Chen Xingyue is very talented. Xiao Ying only taught her twice personally and she was able to grasp the key points.
Ever since the flames appeared on his fingertips, Chen Xingyue was so excited that he could not contain himself. For a while, he was immersed in cultivation and could not extricate himself. He did not even go back to eat lunch at noon.
Xiao Ying also followed her. With her current strength, she would not be afraid even if she encountered a wild beast, so he was very relieved to let her practice alone in the mountains.
She herself was not idle either. The potatoes and spiritual rice in the fairy palace were finally ripe in the past two days.
These two crops were the first to be planted and naturally the first to mature.
The two acres of land next door were planted with wheat and peppers, which would mature in seven or eight days. She decided to save some seeds and plant them in the mountains.
It took her two hours to harvest all the potatoes and spiritual rice, and the yield was almost the same as the previous batch.
She piled the potato vines aside and used a magic tool to thresh the rice. After it dried, she could start the next round of planting.
The next morning, she took dozens of kilograms of fresh potatoes and cabbages, and caught dozens of fish weighing five or six kilograms from the pond, and brought them all to the kitchen.
Today is the day to put up the new house's main beam, and the whole village will be invited to a banquet, so she naturally has to entertain them well.
The kitchen was busy early in the morning. Because the whole village was going to be entertained, Chen Zhang temporarily hired a few women to help with cooking.
Everyone was amazed when they saw the mountains of food in the kitchen.
In addition to what Xiao Ying took out from the Immortal Palace, he also bought a whole pig, hundreds of chickens, ducks, rabbits, and thousands of eggs, and prepared a sheep to make a whole roasted lamb.
Various seasonings were also available, and the aroma spread from far away, making everyone working there drool.
There are more than 30 tables set up inside and outside the yard, which is intended to accommodate all the villagers in Chenjia Village.
Chen Xingyun didn't go to town today. Anyway, he had hired an aunt to help, so it didn't matter if he didn't go for a day.
She, Chen Xinghai and Chen Xingyue were all busy greeting guests with smiles on their faces.
At noon, Xiao Ying and his three children each carried a basket of copper coins and candies and scattered them from the main beam of the main house. The villagers rushed to pick them up. Everyone picked up a lot and praised Xiao Ying for his generosity.
"Hahaha, I picked up seven coins."
"I picked up eight cents!"
"How come you all picked up so much? I only picked up four cents."
"Four cents isn't bad, and you picked up so many candies."
"Yes, Madam Xiao is really generous. How much money did she spend?"
"Mrs. Xiao is now rich and has no shortage of money."
"You can't say that. No matter how much it is, it's someone's thoughtful gesture."
“…”
Some people were happy, some were envious, and some spoke up for Xiao Ying.
After all, Madam Xiao has made a lot of money with them during this period of time, and she can be said to be the benefactor of the entire village.
"Madam Xiao, this courtyard is so magnificent! I'm sure you'll have safe journeys and a lot of money in the future!"
Chen Jie celebrated loudly, his eyes full of admiration and appreciation.
If I used to feel envious and jealous, now I don’t even feel jealous because the other person has stood high enough and gone far enough.
Xiao Ying nodded in greeting, his eyes sweeping over everyone, taking in their reactions.
She ignored the envy and jealousy and simply said, "Thank you all for coming today. I'm just setting an example. I believe that in the future every household in our village will be able to build a blue brick and tile house and live a good life."
"Well said!"
"Hahaha... Then I'll borrow Madam Xiao's good wishes."
"With Madam Xiao here, I believe that day will come."
The villagers responded enthusiastically, especially Chen Jie, Zhao Qing, Chen Ming, Chen Tong and others, all of whom were smiling.
These families made dozens of taels of silver by purchasing peppers. With this money, they could really build houses with blue bricks and tiles.
Although the other families did not earn that much, they at least earned several taels, which was equivalent to what they earned in the previous year.
Xiao Ying smiled and said, "Enough talk, lunch is ready, everyone please take your seats. I hope everyone can eat and drink well today."
The villagers had already been tempted by the aroma of the food, and upon hearing the news, they all sat down at the table, their eyes shining as they looked at the table full of food and wine.
The banquet was so luxurious, with chicken, duck, fish, rabbit, pig and lamb. It was the first time in their lives that they had seen such a banquet.
Unable to hold back any longer, they all picked up their chopsticks and started eating.
Dishes continued to be served, and a large bowl of rice was placed on each table to ensure that everyone had enough to eat and drink.
Some people put the food into their pockets when no one was paying attention, but Xiao Ying and others did not stop them. After all, the food was made for people to eat, so they tried to leave no leftovers.
“It’s delicious. It tastes amazing.”
"Yeah, I've never eaten anything so delicious."
"I ate there once at a restaurant in the county, and I felt it was not as good as Madam Xiao's table."
"Tsk, don't you see how much meat and vegetables are on this table? If we sell them, I don't think we can even get three or four taels of silver for just one table."
Everyone took a deep breath when they heard this, and once again sighed that Madam Xiao was so willing to do this.
At this moment, there was a sudden noise from the side, and the sound became louder and louder, attracting the attention of many people.
"Madam Xiao, this is bad, your parents are here to cause trouble!"
A villager hurried over to tell them, and the villagers were in an uproar and looked at Xiao Ying one after another.
Xiao Ying stood up expressionlessly and looked towards the source of the quarrel. Sure enough, he saw several familiar figures. Who else could it be but He Qiuju's family?
Her brows suddenly furrowed and she strode over.
He actually dared to cause trouble on the day when she was entertaining guests. It seemed that she was too lenient last time.
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