fifth form

Chapter 1775 Heading to Chang'an
"My whole plan is this..."

After three consecutive dinners, Zhang Xuezhou listened to Rong Tianding's little plan.

His cousin was obviously not a man who stuck to conventions. After getting a customs clearance certificate in Chang'an City, Rong Tianding's journey was smooth sailing, and he was not unable to pass through any place due to the lack of "festivals" and other items.

He even estimated that Zhang Xuezhou might return to Chengdu after going north, and he caught him in the act.

Of course, if Zhang Xuezhou was slower, he would leave a message for Zhang Xuezhou. After all, the banquet they organized to celebrate their retirement from the butchering business was not a small matter, and Zhang Xuezhou could find out their whereabouts by just asking a few neighbors.

"It's a good plan," Zhang Xuezhou nodded and said, "Don't feel pressured. I received a reward of 100,000 gold from Jiangdu, and I have already sent it over with the King of Jiangdu's team. It should be enough for the people of Zhangjiazhuang to eat and drink for half a year!"

"One hundred thousand gold?"

Rong Tianding began to doubt his life after hearing the number. After counting on his fingers for a while, he finally found that selling out the Rong family would not be enough to earn the reward money.

After two generations of accumulated wealth, the Rong family only had a little over twenty strings of cash in total.

The houses in small places are not as valuable as those in Chang'an City. Even though the Rong family built it quite high-end, it cannot be sold at a high price, and there are even few people willing to take it over.

"So we're not that tight," Rong Tianding said with relief.

"Moving the whole family is a big deal. Cousin, are you optimistic about the development of Chang'an City?" Zhang Xuezhou asked with a smile.

"There are far more opportunities in Chang'an City than in Rongcheng," Rong Tianding whispered, "Look at us, from my grandfather to my mother, for a full sixty or seventy years, we could only take out twenty strings of cash, but we made nearly ten strings of cash just by selling grain in the West Market for two months."

If there were no such comparison, Rong Tianding would think that being content with a modest fortune in Chengdu was great.

But after seeing the world expand, he felt that Chengdu was a stagnant pool.

After seeing the prosperity of Chang'an City, it is difficult to return to the quietness of Chengdu City.

On the one hand, he needed to help the people in Zhangjiazhuang, and on the other hand, he really wanted to bring his family to Chang'an City to develop. This would at least allow him to see his parents, so that they would not be separated by thousands of miles and Rong Li would miss them every day.

With all these considerations, and the convenience brought by Zhang Xuezhou's request for a job, Rong Tianding came up with this plan.

"My cousin, you have already entered the court. I have also made some progress and will soon be able to transform into a true spirit. Our cultivation is not impressive in Chang'an City, but it is not difficult to gain a foothold at the grassroots level, and..."

Rong Tianding thought about it, and he couldn't help but think of the three generations of people in Zhangjiazhuang who were as fierce as wolves and tigers. Even the women in Zhangjiazhuang were good at archery.

The people in this kind of village are far inferior to the cultivators, but if they are used to fight against ordinary villages, it is undoubtedly like adults beating children.

Even if these people were placed in Chang'an City, they would still be the best among the civilians.

It was not difficult for the people of Zhangjiazhuang to squeeze into the chaotic and disorderly area outside Chang'an City.

Moreover, they have high-quality seeds to plant, and there are monks from the Agricultural Sect to guide them in planting. They are also familiar with the buying and selling of grain. Rong Tianding feels that the prospects for development are good.

"My cousin is so thoughtful!"

Compared with Zhang Xuezhou's unclear arrangement, Rong Tianding felt that developing production and adding some commercial operations would allow many people to settle outside the city of Chang'an.

As long as you can get through the first few years, things will definitely get better.

If someone could become a minor official in Chang'an City, he could even buy a house in the city. Of course, not being eligible to buy a house in Chang'an City was not a big deal, after all, there were so many ways to enter and exit Chang'an City.

"I knew my cousin would agree," Rong Tianding said happily, "After my parents have a look around Chang'an City, they will definitely not think about Rongcheng anymore!"

"That is!"

"As long as I can earn a living, they won't worry about killing pigs!"

Rong Tianding and Zhang Xuezhou were whispering to each other, while Rong Li and Jia Zhiyuan were quite frightened as they watched Zhang Xuezhou eat very politely.

Zhang Xuezhou behaved very calmly, but the amount of food he ate was far more than that of an ordinary person. He ate what others would take three days to finish.

When Rong Li and others first saw him, they just felt that Zhang Xuezhou was so pitiful, he was so hungry that his belly was sticking to his bones.

But when Zhang Xuezhou continued to eat and there were no signs of abnormalities on his face and abdomen, the two began to believe what Rong Tianding said, that is, their nephew had become a very capable practitioner.

Even being able to eat is a kind of ability.

Although she didn't know what the cultivators with such abilities could do, Rong Li also couldn't understand the situation in Chang'an City. What if only cultivators who knew how to eat could make a living there? This might explain why Zhang Xuezhou was able to become an official in the court.

The couple muttered something that normal people could not understand, and greeted the guests loudly from time to time. It was not until the banquet came to an end that the couple said goodbye to the neighbors who came to congratulate them one by one.

"Your cousin..."

"My cousin, it will be time for him to lie down soon. We will take care of everything. Let's go to the post station to get the official horse first, then we will go all the way south and then turn west!"

"What lying down?"

After filling their stomachs, Zhang Xuezhou and Rong Tianding also discussed and finalized the matter.

Compared with Zhang Xuezhou's previous twelve days lying in Chengdu, this time is slightly different. He can hitchhike to Chang'an City when Rong Tianding moves.

Twelve days is not a long time, but it is not short either. By the time he wakes up again, he should have traveled most of the distance.

As for some minor troubles during this journey, Zhang Xuezhou ignored them. After all, he had successfully completed the task of recruiting Li Shaojun, and some things that did not meet the official standards along the way would not cause any major controversy. If nothing worked, he could still use the excuse of being weak and sickly.

He touched the innate spiritual object he took out from Fangzhang Island, and after looking at the stick, Zhang Xuezhou felt that he was probably destined to use a cane for the rest of his life.

After using the treasure refining technique for another sacrifice, Zhang Xuezhou also reminded Rong Tianding of some relevant matters to pay attention to.

He came to Rong's house quickly, and lay down quickly after eating and drinking. He didn't have much time to reminisce with Rong Li and others, so he could only apologize.

Rong Tianding responded with "hmm" and "ah" for a while, then saw that Zhang Xuezhou, who was lying on the bed, had no sound. He was in a state of unconsciousness, just like before, and was difficult to wake up.

"My cousin is really capable. He makes money, finds treasures, saves people, and does official work. If it were me, I wouldn't be able to do so many things!"

Rong Tianding thought about the two of them when they left Luoyang City, and then the scene when Zhang Xuezhou completed this official document task. He couldn't help but sigh that many things happened in between, and there must be many contents that he had never come across.

"When my cultivation level is high, I will definitely be able to keep up with my cousin, and then we can all live a good life!"

He thought about the inheritance of the Shijiao School that he had obtained, and then thought about Zhang Xuezhou's unfathomable skills, and felt that the future of the two of them was bright.