Chapter 64: The hard-working Li Feiyu

The moment he got back home, Lu Changsheng talked to his wives, including Lu Miaoyun and Qu Zhenzhen, about his plan to go to the Jiulong Market soon.

The wives had mixed feelings about it.

On one hand, they were happy that Lu Changsheng could take charge of the family business, which meant he was important to the Lu Family.

On the other hand, they were worried because Lu Changsheng would be away from home for a long time, and they would miss him.

“This Jiulong Market isn’t far from Qingzhu Mountain. I can come back once a month, just like the eldest lady.”

“And once I get more familiar with things over there, I can take you all out for a visit as well.”

Lu Changsheng told his wives.

He had always found life in Qingzhu Valley a bit dull and boring.

The same was true for his wives.

So, he thought that if things were more stable in Jiulong Market, he could eventually bring some of his wives over to live there for a change of pace.

“Thank you, husband.”

“Thank you, husband.”

The women were quite pleased to hear that.

“Husband, take Xiao Qing with you when you go.”

“That way, there will be someone to take care of you.”

At this time, Lu Miaoyun said to Lu Changsheng.

“I’m a grown man; I don’t need someone to take care of me.”

“Besides, you need Xiao Qing to take care of you now.”

Lu Changsheng waved his hand, saying it wasn’t necessary.

“Please, husband, take Xiao Qing with you~”

“I can’t be there to accompany you, so let Xiao Qing stay with you, please~”

Lu Miaoyun bit her pink lip gently and looked at Lu Changsheng with her big, bright eyes.

She also held Lu Changsheng’s arm and gently shook it, pouting sweetly.

She had suggested before that Lu Changsheng take Xiao Qing in.

But Lu Changsheng, knowing Lu Miaoyun was pregnant, didn’t agree and planned to consider it after Lu Miaoyun gave birth.

“Alright, alright, I’ll take her, I’ll take her. I’ll do as you ask, Yun’er.”

Lu Changsheng was always soft-hearted. Faced with his wife’s gentle persuasion, he immediately agreed lovingly.

He figured that Lu Miaoyun’s suggestion to bring Xiao Qing along was not only for company but also to keep an eye on him and prevent him from straying too far.

However, he didn’t mind taking Xiao Qing along either.

There’s a saying that it’s easy to go from frugality to luxury, but going from luxury to frugality is difficult.

For years, he had grown used to having people serve him, so being somewhere without that kind of service might be uncomfortable.

Moreover, having someone he trusted around would be much more convenient.

“Still, let’s wait until I go over there and see the situation first. We don’t know what things are like there yet,”

Lu Changsheng said as he pinched his wife’s cheek.

After all, he was going there to work.

Going somewhere without knowing the circumstances, bringing a maid along might give off the impression that he was going there to enjoy himself, which wouldn’t leave a good impression.

“Mm-hmm~”

Lu Miaoyun gave a sweet smile upon hearing her husband agree, looking a little cute and mischievous.

She knew that it was impossible to completely prevent her husband from taking in concubines or new wives.

But as a woman and a wife, she couldn’t just stand by and do nothing.

That night.

Knowing that Lu Changsheng would be leaving home soon, his wives were all tender and affectionate, serving him well.

With six months of training in the Hundred Treasure Refinement Body Tempering Technique, proper nutrition, spiritual wine, and having reached Fourth Stage of Qi Refining, Lu Changsheng’s combat ability had improved significantly.

However, he still couldn’t handle the constant affections of his wives, who took turns trying to please him.

He even suspected that his wives were using this as a way to tell him that once he went to Jiulong Market, he should avoid any romantic entanglements.

“If I’m going to Jiulong Market, I need to work hard and quickly master the Hundred Treasure Refinement Body Tempering Technique.”

“Otherwise, if I come back home every month, I might not be able to handle it, and I definitely wouldn’t have the nerve to take in new wives or concubines.”

As Lu Changsheng lay on his bed, he made a quiet resolution.

The next day.

Lu Changsheng suddenly remembered his dealings with Hong Yi regarding talisman transactions.

Every three months, Hong Yi would send someone to trade talismans, and it was about a month until the next trade.

Since he was going to Jiulong Market, there was a good chance he wouldn’t be home at that time.

So, Lu Changsheng informed Lu Miaoyun about the talisman transactions and gave her thirty pre-made talismans.

He told her that if Hong Yi sent someone over, she should handle the trade in his place.

Lu Changsheng was merely selling some low-grade talismans to a friend, so there was no need to hide anything. It was fine if the Lu Family knew about it.

In fact, Lu Changsheng suspected that the Lu Family had probably known about it for a while.

Regarding this matter, Lu Miaoyun readily agreed to handle the talisman trade, putting Lu Changsheng at ease.

Next, Lu Changsheng headed to Qingzhu Mountain Village, intending to catch up with Li Feiyu and see how he had been doing recently.

However, when he arrived at Li Feiyu’s house, Li Feiyu wasn’t home.

Li Feiyu’s wives told Lu Changsheng that Li Feiyu had gone to work in the fields.

Hearing this, Lu Changsheng was quite surprised.

After chatting with Li Feiyu’s wives, he learned that a few months ago, Li Feiyu had taken on the job of a spiritual butcher and had also learned the skills of a spiritual planter, mastering the Small Rain Technique and Gengjin Technique. He then took on a job as a spiritual farmer under Uncle Fu’s guidance.

Not only that, but sometimes Li Feiyu would also take on the task of washing and refining materials.

Many low-level spiritual materials were full of impurities and couldn’t be used directly.

So, a job was created where cultivators would use spiritual energy to wash and refine the materials, removing impurities.

Upon hearing this, Lu Changsheng was momentarily speechless.

He couldn’t help but reflect on how difficult cultivation was and how even survival itself was challenging.

However, deep down, he also realized that Li Feiyu was working so hard not just to support his family but also to prepare for leaving the Lu Family in the future.

Otherwise, the job of a spiritual butcher alone would have been enough to support Li Feiyu’s family.

As noon approached, Li Feiyu returned home, covered in dust from his labors.

Although Li Feiyu looked somewhat tired, his eyes were bright and full of spirit.

Previously, his days in the Lu Family were consumed by childbearing duties.

Now that he was free from the constraints of having more children, life was still hard, but there was at least a glimmer of hope.

After all, what people fear the most is a lack of hope.

“Changsheng, what brings you here?”

Li Feiyu was surprised to see Lu Changsheng at his home.

“I just wanted to see how you were doing.” Lu Changsheng smiled.

Then, he told Li Feiyu about his upcoming departure from the Lu Family to Jiulong Market.

He offered to buy things for Li Feiyu in Jiulong Market if needed.

Although Qingzhu Mountain Village had a Hundred Treasures Pavilion, in Lu Changsheng’s opinion, its selection was quite limited.

[T/N: Hundred Treasures Pavilion: Bai Bao Pavilion]

In the Lu Family, precious items required contributions to acquire.

Li Feiyu naturally had nothing much to buy, and he only advised Lu Changsheng to be careful outside.

Li Feiyu shared some worldly experience with Lu Changsheng, which, though based on secular ways, was also applicable in the world of cultivation.

Then, Lu Changsheng offered to help Li Feiyu if he needed anything.

He advised him not to hesitate, as overworking himself to the point of harming his body would be a true loss.

Upon hearing this, Li Feiyu hesitated for a moment, then shyly asked to borrow some spirit stones.

He explained that while working as a spiritual butcher, he learned that the Lu Family raised a type of spiritual pig known as the black boar.

These black boars could be ready for sale in three years, fetching about fifty spirit stones per pig.

In the past six months, he had mastered the process and methods of raising these black boars and wanted to raise two of them himself.

However, a black boar piglet cost six spirit stones each, and he only had enough starting funds to pay for one, leaving him short two spirit stones.

Lu Changsheng couldn’t help but shake his head in amazement at Li Feiyu’s efforts.

Not only was Li Feiyu juggling the roles of spiritual butcher and spiritual planter, but he was also planning to raise two spiritual pigs.

Nevertheless, Lu Changsheng understood that in Li Feiyu’s current situation, hard work and effort were the only ways to cultivate successfully.

Without hesitation, Lu Changsheng took out twenty spirit stones and lent them to Li Feiyu.

Currently, Lu Changsheng received a monthly income of around ten spirit stones from the Lu Family.

He earned ten spirit stones each month for completing talisman-making tasks and another ten spirit stones for handing in three to five extra talismans each time.

From his dealings with Hong Yi, he also received over forty spirit stones every three months.

So, his monthly income was quite substantial, allowing him to lend some spirit stones to help Li Feiyu.

However, Li Feiyu only borrowed ten spirit stones.

He said that ten spirit stones would be enough, and he would be able to repay them once the spiritual rice in the fields matured.

Lu Changsheng didn’t argue; he knew Li Feiyu’s character and the kind of person he was.

Afterward, Lu Changsheng had a meal at Li Feiyu’s place, and the two of them shared some spiritual wine and chatted before Lu Changsheng left.