Li Mai and Zhou Quan were protecting Zhu Zhu from a distance and a distance, respectively, but they couldn't be sure that another person might suddenly appear.
At first, Zhuzhu was calm, just sitting quietly with her eyes closed.
Gradually, she began to feel pain in her body, especially the pain in her meridians and bones, which became increasingly severe, causing her face to gradually turn pale.
Worried about her, Li Mai quickly scooped up a bowl of spiritual spring water and fed it to Zhu Zhu.
Zhuzhu drank it without thinking.
Then Li Mai sat cross-legged facing her and began to guide her with words, slowly enveloping her with her spiritual power. Her spiritual power had the effect of healing pain and could also alleviate some of Zhu Zhu's discomfort.
Finally, after an hour, Zhuzhu's whole body suddenly shone brightly with a light golden light.
Li Mai withdrew her spiritual power, stood up, and waited for Zhu Zhu to open her eyes.
Within an hour, Zhuzhu's clothes were soaked with sweat.
"Are you alright, Zhuzhu?" Limai asked.
"Mom, thankfully, the pain has subsided." Zhuzhu said weakly.
"Now follow Mother's instructions and methods, guide the spiritual energy from your dantian to circulate throughout your limbs and bones until you feel very comfortable," Li Mai taught Zhu Zhu.
"Yes, Mother!" Zhuzhu obediently replied and began cultivating along with what Li Mai said next.
Zhou Quan, already quite sensible, went to prepare things for Zhuzhu to bathe in the spiritual spring water.
As Zhou Quan looked back at Zhuzhu upon entering the room, he noticed that a golden lotus mark had appeared on Zhuzhu's forehead as her spiritual veins awakened.
He was surprised for a moment, blinked and looked again, but he couldn't see it anymore. He shook his head and went into the house, realizing that he had probably seen it wrong.
Li Mai kept her eyes closed while guiding Zhu Zhu, and didn't notice the faint mark that flashed across Zhu Zhu's forehead.
Another hour later, when Zhuzhu opened her eyes again, she felt full of energy and had no discomfort at all.
She excitedly stretched her arms and legs on the spot and said to Li Mai, "Mother, I don't feel uncomfortable at all anymore."
"Hmm, it's good that you feel better. Starting tomorrow, your mother will bring you here to cultivate for an hour every night. We will give you books on metal cultivation, but since your father and I are not metal-based, we can't help you. You'll have to cultivate by yourself."
"So, in the days to come, you will be busier and your time will be more precious. In addition to studying medicine during the day, you will also have to learn to read and write in your spare time, and you will have to come to your mother to practice before going to bed at night."
"Don't worry, Mother, Zhuzhu isn't afraid of hardship. I will study hard and become very strong so that I can protect my younger siblings in the future," Zhuzhu vowed to Limai again.
Li Mai smiled and said, "Okay, but if you feel tired, remember to rest more. At your age, you should live a happier life and make sure you get four or five hours of sleep a day."
"Yes, Mother!" Zhuzhu replied again.
Li Mai then took her back to the house to take a bath. At the same time, she used her mind to send Zhou Quan out first, so that he could rest and wash up in the house while she and Zhuzhu went out later.
Zhou Quan silently looked into the room where only one person was sitting and sighed. His wife really didn't care about him anymore after having a daughter.
After washing up, he laid out his bedding on the tatami mat and obediently went to sleep.
When Zhuzhu stayed overnight in their house, the mother and daughter slept on the bed, while he slept on the couch alone.
The next day, when the family appeared in the dining hall, Old Yang and Yun Chang were the first to notice that something was wrong with Zhu Zhu, and they looked at Li Mai in disbelief.
Li Mai smiled and nodded, giving a soft "hmm".
Elder Yang and Yun Chang exchanged a shocked glance. Just yesterday they heard that Zhu Zhu had done a great service for them by finding a gold mine, and today Zhu Zhu had awakened her spiritual veins. What a great merit she must have done!
This is the metal element, which has the fewest awakened numbers among the five elements. Only someone with great fortune can be this lucky!
Chu Yan and Zhong Hui were secretly amazed; their junior sister was truly a lucky charm reincarnated.
"Zhuzhu, congratulations!" Chu Yan said happily to her junior sister.
"Hehe, thank you, Second Senior Brother!" Zhuzhu was also very happy. She had tried it when she came over in the morning. Using her spiritual power and combining it with the lightness skill that her senior brothers had taught her yesterday, she was able to fly higher and farther this time.
Although Zhou Tao and Zhou Lin didn't understand what they were saying, they didn't ask. They just looked at Zhuzhu and felt that the little girl was unusually energetic today.
Oh, so it's a new hairstyle. It's not the two buns she used to have, but a Taoist-style topknot. Zhuzhu is only four or five years old, right? And she's dressed like this? But she looks like a little adult, and she looks quite pretty.
After breakfast, the family members went about their own business.
Li Mai didn't go to the shop today. She, Zhou Quan, Yun Chang, and Xu Changhuan took a leisurely stroll in the courtyard and talked about things.
"By the way, go and buy two people later. We need to train two managers, preferably the kind who sell lifetime contracts. They'll only trust their own people to train and teach them all the business skills," Li Mai said to Zhou Quan.
Zhou Quan responded.
“If you need more people, I’ll arrange for ten of them to come over,” Yun Chang asked Li Mai.
“I want to train a few stewards for our own family, and I want to buy a few with good backgrounds so that we can keep them in our family forever,” Li Mai said.
In the post-apocalyptic world, one might be able to survive on their own, but in this backward era, doing good deeds and surviving requires manpower. The saying "a hero needs three helpers" illustrates this point.
"Besides a clean background, what other requirements are there?" Yun Chang thought of several people.
"As long as they can read, are quick-witted, loyal, and willing to stay and work for us, that's fine. If they're younger and want to get married, we can help them too," Li Mai said.
"Wait a moment, I'll have Xuanwu fetch a few people. They are soldiers who used to follow me, but they were injured and their bodies became weak, so they can no longer stay in the military camp. When they returned to the court, they were only given some money and there were no suitable jobs for them, so they can only stay there to recover. If you don't mind that you have a physical disability, then you can stay."
"Being able to write and walk is enough; these two things are essential for being a manager." Li Mai nodded.
“That’s no problem. They’re just injured and their tendons and veins have degenerated. Some of them walk with a limp, and some can’t lift a sword anymore, but they can write with a pen without any problem,” Yun Chang said.
“Okay, then I’ll bring a few over, brother. I’ll train them. Ten or less is fine,” Li Mai said.
People who have been to the battlefield are courageous and loyal, and they can also help my brother solve some of the employment problems of veterans.
Since Yun Chang said that they were in a nursing home, they must be homeless and childless. Those with families who survived the battlefield had all gone back to reunite with their families.
Hearing that Li Mai had agreed, Yun Chang was very happy. She called Xuan Wu over and immediately instructed him to go to Yingzhou City to pick up a few people.
Xuanwu agreed and rode away.
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