That afternoon, Wang Qiang set off with Sha Zhu, Qin Huairu, and Li Man. The journey was relatively smooth, and they soon arrived in northern Shaanxi.
I met Li Man's parents. Li Man's father, Li Yong, is a typical man from northern Shaanxi. He is tall and strong and is a section chief in the county's animal husbandry bureau. Li Man's mother, Chen Jing, is Chen Jie's younger sister. It is said that women from Mizhi are very attractive. I didn't expect that although she is already 40 years old, she still maintains a very good figure.
"Well, you're here. No need to say anything more. Since we have her sister's letter, we're family!"
After reading the letter brought by Wang Qiang, Li Yong said that the matter could be handled, but first they needed to settle in. Because their purchase was of a large quantity, Li Yong couldn't stay still and needed to go out and make arrangements.
Li Yong got up very early in the morning and rode his bicycle to the Animal Husbandry Bureau to report for duty. Li Man and Chen Jing had already gotten up and were tidying up the house. Wang Qiang was squatting under the grapevines, brushing his teeth with a mouthful of white foam.
Seeing Sha Zhu enter the yard, he asked, "Why are you running outside so early in the morning?"
Sha Zhu showed off what he was carrying: "I'm selling liangpi (cold skin noodles). I'll try some later!"
Then he called into the house, "Sister Qin, try some liangpi (cold skin noodles), Li Man, Sister Jing, try some too!"
"You're guests, you've come all this way, and we're making you spend money? Really!"
"I'm a chef, and I have a special love for food. Whenever I go to a new place, I always want to try the local cuisine."
"I've heard that the lamb here is quite good; I must try it sometime!"
Sha Zhu kept talking. Of the group, Qin Huairu and Li Man ate a little, but Chen Jing didn't eat anything. Wang Qiang was alone in the yard.
Seeing Chen Jing, I noticed she looked radiant, as if she had slept well last night and had dressed up nicely. Her face appeared fair and radiant. She wore a coarse blue cotton top and army green trousers, with a belt cinched at the waist, making her legs appear very long.
"Auntie, are you going out today?"
Chen Jing said, "It's not going anywhere!"
Wang Qiang said, "Why are you dressed so elaborately?"
Chen Jing covered her mouth and laughed, "It's not coarse cloth clothes, I just washed my face and tied my hair up! I look presentable, and it's a sign of respect when I meet people!"
Wang Qiang: "You're not like the people here. I've heard that water is scarce here, and many people don't wash their faces or take baths!"
"Ha, that's prejudiced. Although water is scarce, others may not know, but I wash my face every day, otherwise how could I face people?"
Wang Qiang said, "I wonder if it will be successful this time?"
Chen Jing looked at Wang Qiang with a worried expression and reassured him, "The chances of success are very high, so you don't need to worry!"
Just then, Li Yong returned from outside and shouted to Wang Qiang as soon as he entered, "Quick, prepare some wine and meat! This matter is probably settled!"
It turned out that he went to the bureau chief, and as soon as he heard about this, he immediately agreed, but he wanted to meet Wang Qiang in person. "You don't know, with our bureau chief, if you get along with him over drinks, everything can be resolved!"
"Okay, then I'll pay for it. I'll make sure to treat you well this time. By the way, did you see that big oaf who came with me? He's our factory's famous cook. Let him show off his skills."
Wang Qiang was happy, so he called Sha Zhu out and told him what he needed. Sha Zhu was also happy and immediately made a list of everything he needed:
Two pounds of pork belly, half a pound of shrimp, one block of garlic tofu, one pound of potatoes, half a pound each of green and red peppers, one sea bass, one head of broccoli, two eggplants, half a pound of minced meat, five pounds of mutton, one onion, four cucumbers, four ounces of wood ear fungus, one head of purple cabbage, half a pound of vermicelli, two carrots, half a pound of bean curd sheets, three ounces of white fungus, half a pound of red dates...
"You've listed quite a few, but I don't know if we can actually buy them!"
"Most of these can be bought, but they're a bit expensive, and we don't have any meat coupons, so we need..."
Li Yong took the order and looked at it, then said with difficulty.
“No problem, I’ll pay for this time. Sha Zhu, you go with Brother Li to do the shopping.” As Wang Qiang spoke, he handed two hundred yuan to Li Yong.
This made Li Yong, who had been hesitant, immediately nod in agreement and lead the way out. Qin Huairu also pulled Li Man and Chen Jing along, wanting to go for a walk. It was the first time in her life that she had gone on such a long trip.
Now that only Wang Qiang was left, and seeing that no one was around, Wang Qiang took this opportunity to decide to go to the Sumeru Realm to cultivate.
"Open the Realm of Sumeru!"
Wang Qiang entered the realm of Sumeru and found it to be extremely vast, seemingly boundless. Mount Sumeru alone was 1.1 million kilometers high. He directly entered the Ruyi Pool, which was more like a lake than a pool. Its circumference was 200 meters, and one ten-day period was approximately 13 kilometers.
So Wang Qiang was just taking a bath by the lake, but the water in the Ruyi Pool was not ordinary water, but the water of the Eight Virtues.
It is water with eight excellent qualities: it is clear, cool, sweet, soft, moist, peaceful, relieves thirst, and nourishes the senses.
Every act of merit can help one cultivate oneself. If ordinary people come to this place, all kinds of karmic obstacles can be eliminated.
Wang Qiang soaked comfortably in the water, feeling his body becoming lighter and lighter, his limbs and bones becoming stronger, and his senses becoming more sensitive!
Wang Qiang doesn't know any cultivation methods right now. All he can do is soak in the Ruyi Pool. Today he has a chance to soak here properly and enjoy some rare leisure time.
After soaking in the Ruyi Pool, Wang Qiang felt full of energy. He was just thinking that he should find some cultivation books to practice properly.
Is there such a book?
Wang Qiang, who had studied martial arts, knew that one should cultivate internal energy and strengthen muscles and skin externally. However, he had no idea how to cultivate immortality.
While Wang Qiang was lost in thought, he heard a noise outside and quickly came out of the Ruyi Pool, leaving the Sumeru Realm and arriving in the real world.
It turns out he had been soaking in the Ruyi Pool for 120 Sumeru days, which is equivalent to two hours in the human world. However, in Wang Qiang's view, he had indeed been soaking for 120 days. He just didn't know how the time was converted between the two.
Sha Zhu and Li Yong have already bought the items and are starting to make preparations.
"I forgot, I didn't buy any alcohol!"
As Li Yong spoke, he looked at Wang Qiang, and Sha Zhu gave Wang Qiang a wink.
"Sure, here's 50 yuan! Could you please buy some good local wine for me?"
Li Yong took it and left happily.
Sha Zhu came up to Wang Qiang at this moment: "We've really lost big this time. You didn't go with us, but let me tell you, it's fucking shady, even worse than Pigeon City!"
Wang Qiang reassured Sha Zhu: "Alright, now that we're in their territory, we have to listen to them! We're completely clueless right now."
"By the way, Sha Zhu, you'd better show us what you're capable of, or we'll really lose money this time!"
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