Zhongzhou, Shenmu City
Lin Die only stayed in Shenmu City for two days, and was extremely low-key. She didn't show up much. She just spent two days with the Lin family's children and told them to put Lin Jiang first in everything.
Lin Die knew that Lin Jiang had a lot of experience. In Yunzhong City and the Five Elements Sect, he had experienced much more than the Lin family's children, and he was very successful in every place. His experience in the martial arts world was definitely not comparable to these young Lin family's children. Naturally, Lin Jiang was the leader.
As time passed, the young Lin family's children were growing rapidly and doing things more and more reliable. Lin Jiang also slowly handed over everything to them, giving them the opportunity to experience and grow.
With the growth of many Lin family children, the business named Fengyun Business by Lin Jiang gradually gained a foothold in Shenmu Sect. Fengyun Business was not as good as those big businesses. It was only at the middle and lower level in Shenmu City, but the monthly profit was also very considerable, barely enough for everyone's practice.
However, Lin Jiang and Xiao Sha Diao are lacking in one thing. Lin Jiang is a heavy drug addict, while Xiao Sha Diao is just a big spender. To let Xiao Sha Diao continue to advance, the resources required are not a little bit. The fourth-level demon pill is just his ordinary tonic, which Lin Jiang cannot afford for a long time.
So Xiao Sha Diao can only eat some beast spirit pills at present, about one pill per month, which is not enough for Xiao Sha Diao to advance, but Lin Jiang's ability is limited, so he can only do so.
Xiao Sha Diao has been getting along with everyone for a long time, and his IQ has become more and more powerful. There is no difference between him and ordinary cultivators. Now he is the worshiper of the company, responsible for solving the company's security problems.
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"There is no sun and moon in the mountains, and there is no sun and moon in cultivation. In the blink of an eye, another three years have passed."
One day, Lin Jiang woke up in the practice. This was a long-term retreat he had conducted, which lasted for three years, and his cultivation had reached the peak of the early stage of the golden elixir.
"385 years old, in the early stage of Jindan, a complete waste, but compared to my previous life, it has improved a lot."
Lin Jiang glanced at the system and confirmed his age, otherwise he really forgot how old he was. He lived too long, almost 400 years old, and the mortal dynasty has almost changed twice. It
has been more than 70 years since he advanced to Jindan. It is actually very useless if he has not broken through to the middle stage of Jindan in more than 70 years. After all, ordinary Jindan will be exhausted after more than 400 years, and Yuanying will definitely have no chance. However,
Lin Jiang was only in his early 200s in the records of the Five Elements Sect, and he was less than 300 years old in the experience that Zhang Wanjing knew. He can at least bear the identity of a disciple of the Five Elements Sect for 200 years, which is enough.
Lin Jiang cherishes this life experience very much. He knows that the later he gets, the more lonely he will be. After thousands and tens of thousands of years, when the old people have become a handful of yellow earth, perhaps he will never be so happy again. He just hopes that time will pass slower now.
After expressing his feelings, Lin Jiang packed up and walked out of the room. The yard was empty. Only he and Little Shadiao lived in this yard, while the Lin family's children lived next door. Lin Jiang spent a lot of effort to rent the next door.
The walls between the courtyards have been opened up, and there are small doors for entering and exiting. Lin Jiang pushed the door open and heard a woman's scream. Several women in the yard panicked. There were also several children beside them, staring at Lin Jiang blankly.
"Don't panic, don't panic, it's Uncle Master, one of us."
Someone in the house heard the scream and a female cultivator hurriedly came out. Seeing Lin Jiang, she comforted everyone.
"Lin Dongyuan, what's going on? Who are they?"
Lin Jiang was a little confused. Why are there so many people in the house?
"Reporting to my uncle, these are all the wives of the Lin family's descendants. Let me introduce them to my uncle. This is the wife of my uncle Lin Cunjian, this is his second wife, the third wife, and this is..."
Lin Dongyuan hurriedly introduced them to Lin Jiang. The women in the yard were all married, all wives of the Lin family's descendants.
"Lin Cunjian and his family got married."
"Yes, my uncle got married after he went into seclusion. I wanted to invite my uncle to the wedding banquet, but my uncle is in seclusion and I dare not disturb him."
"Okay."
Lin Jiang rolled his eyes. A wedding banquet is also a banquet, but they didn't invite him.
"Uncle..."
"I've been in seclusion these years. Tell me, what big things have happened?"
"Yes, uncle, after my uncle went into seclusion..."
Lin Dongyuan slowly said that nothing big had happened in the three years since Lin Jiang went into seclusion. They solved the small business problems by themselves. The biggest thing was that the Lin family's descendants had many children.
A total of sixty-seven people from the Lin family came, fifty of whom were men and seventeen were women. All fifty male members of the Lin family got married in the past two or three years. There were a total of more than eighty daughters-in-law of the Lin family, and half of the male members of the Lin family had more than one wife.
Among the seventeen girls, only one got married. For example, Lin Dongyuan, she would not marry outside the family. From the third generation on, if the girls of the Lin family were named according to the family generation name, it meant that they would not marry outside the family. They either did not marry or married a son-in-law. If they wanted to marry, they could not use the generation name. For example, Lin Dongyuan was from the Dong generation. If she used the generation name, she could not marry outside the family.
"As expected of Lin Batian, she has inherited the family tradition of the Lin family. Amazing."
After hearing this, Lin Jiang was full of admiration. The children of the Lin family were amazing. They had only been in Shenmu City for three or four years, but they had all found partners, and some even had more than one.
Lin Jiang thought about himself again. He had been single for nearly four hundred years. In terms of cultivation, he was also a golden elixir. In terms of wealth, they could not compare. In terms of appearance, he was also a handsome young man from ten miles around. Why was he still single? Where could he go to make sense?
"Uncle..."
"Clean up the yard. There will be a family dinner tonight. Call back everyone who can."
"Yes, uncle."
Lin Dongyuan accepted the order. She immediately went to greet several female cultivators of the Lin family and prepare food and drinks for the dinner tonight.
Seventeen female cultivators of the Lin family came to Shenmu City. Only eight of them were busy in the business. The others were responsible for logistics. There were enough people. Now for safety, they did not hire slaves or anything like that. They did everything themselves.
In the evening, the yard suddenly became lively. All the tables were put together and arranged into two extra-long tables, and both sides were full of people.
"Meet uncle."
When everyone arrived, they all saluted Lin Jiang.
"Sit down."
"Why are you calling me uncle? If you want to call someone, call me dad."
Lin Jiang rolled his eyes at the little idiot beside him. This guy has been hanging out with Lin Cunjian for a long time. Is he stupid?
The little idiot did not speak, but sat down with a smile. He had a very high status here, second only to Lin Jiang, so he sat next to Lin Jiang.
"The last time we had a dinner was three years ago, before I went into seclusion. There were more than 70 people at that time. I didn't expect that there are almost 200 people now."
Lin Jiang raised his glass and said to everyone. There are more than 70 family members, more than 80 wives, and dozens of children. If you count the ones in the belly, there are probably more than 200 people.
"Uncle, this matter should be decided by you, but you are in seclusion and we can't disturb you, so I took the initiative. Please forgive me, uncle."
"There is no need to do this. It is the responsibility of the children of the Lin family to expand the Lin family. In this regard, uncle should learn from you."
"If uncle wants to marry, my wife's family has several female relatives, all of whom are very good, but her family is not strong..."
Lin Cunjian said hurriedly. When the Lin family marries, most of the wives' families are not strong, and there are even few equal ones, because the Lin family tradition likes to take concubines. Lin Batian has dozens of wives and concubines, and the descendants of the Lin family also follow suit. He, Lin Cunjian, has three wives in Shenmu City, and there are more in his hometown.
"That's not necessary. Today's dinner is not meant to blame you. It's just that I feel deeply moved. The Yunzhou Lin family, starting from the head of the family, Lin Batian, has developed from one person to the present day, and there are already several thousand of them. Forget it, I don't know how many people there are, but there are many descendants anyway."
Lin Jiang shook his head. He was the sixth child. When he was born, there were only a dozen people in the Lin family. Now there are already many people. He witnessed the rise of a family, which is what he feels most deeply.
"Yes, uncle."
"No need to say more, eat and drink, the prosperity of the Lin family lies in your hands."
Lin Jiang raised his glass again and drank with everyone. Lin Jiang didn't have any airs, and everyone was not restrained either. Soon the atmosphere became lively.
After more than an hour, some people were already drunk. Seeing this, Lin Jiang almost asked everyone to leave, but left Lin Cunjian and a few others behind. He said to them, "This is the rule in the world of cultivating immortals. As long as a man has the ability, he can have three wives and four concubines. The same is true for women who have the ability. I can't say anything about this, but since you have married her and she has given birth to your children, you must be responsible for her to the end. Try to treat your wives, concubines and children equally. The civil strife in the family often starts with parents' partiality. Do you know?"
Lin Jiang taught him sincerely. In fact, Lin Batian did not do well in this regard. He was busy with cultivation and the affairs of the Lin family. He was not close to his children. The younger brothers and sisters of the second generation of the Lin family were not close to Lin Batian. Lin Jiang did not want the children of the Lin family to suffer the same fate.
"Yes, uncle,"
everyone said yes, and they did not dare to refute. Some people themselves did not get any fatherly love.