Xiaoyaoshanjun

Chapter 93 Sunrise and Sunset
Beside Guan Qing there were two men and women dressed in cotton brocade, and they did not appear to be servants.

"This is my eldest brother Guan Hong and my sixth sister Guan Yue."

Guan Hong and Guan Yue said to Tian Buli politely: "Hello, young husband!"

Tian Buli also clasped his fists in return, "Let's go inside and tell him. Thank you for the hospitality of Guanjiazhuang last time. I have asked someone to prepare wine and meat delicacies for us to drink together."

The gift may be small but the sentiment is great. In this world, there is no such thing as door-to-door gifts. It is good enough that you can come to visit us despite the hard work.

Even when giving gifts, they are mostly some local specialties from the countryside, and chatting about things in hometown.

After they entered the yard, they saw a magnificent screen wall. At the entrance was a stone screen wall carved with mountain scenery, clouds, deer and white cranes.

Guan Yue took a look and said, "This stone wall is exquisitely carved. It must have been carved by a famous craftsman in the mansion."

Tian Buli smiled and said, "I'm not sure about that, but this thing is very heavy. I've tried to push it these past few days, but it still can't be pushed."

Guan Qing laughed after hearing this, "Brute force alone will definitely not work. When I learn the magic in the future, I will be able to move not only this thousand-pound stone, but even a mountain."

"That kind of thing happened a long time ago. I am no different from ordinary people now." Tian Buli and a few others continued to walk inside.

Most of the house is paved with breathable and water-permeable blue bricks, and only the yard where Tian Buli lives is paved with cement.

Firstly, there are usually few people coming here, so it is easier to dry if spread out.

Secondly, this is often used as a place to entertain guests. Tables and chairs are placed on the concrete floor for eating and chatting, and some flowers and plants are planted in the empty space nearby, which is pleasing to the eye.

Cement floors are suitable for drying things and look cleaner.

Guan Qing looked at the flat ground and asked curiously, "What kind of stones are on the ground? Why are they so big?"

Tian Buli explained: "It is a kind of mixed soil, which I call plaster. It uses common materials for building houses."

"When I was building a house, I was bored and mixed some plaster with water. After leaving it for two days, it dried in the shade and became a hard lump, so I used it to pave the floor."

Guan Qing stepped on it and found it was more stable than ordinary bricks.

"This is a good thing."

After hearing this, Tian Buli took the initiative to promote it, "When you leave, I'll take you to see how it's done. Brick floors are prone to grass growth, but cement floors are less likely to grow grass. I've also laid some in this small yard, and I'm also planning to pave the dirt road outside to make it easier to walk."

Guan Qing said happily: "Okay, thank you!"

Several people went into the house to eat together, and the kitchen brought in braised meat, soup, cakes and other food to entertain them.

After eating and drinking, Tian Buli wanted to ask about martial arts, but he was not in a hurry. He sat together and chatted about various things.

"Have you found the black wolf monster?"

"No, the forests in the mountains are deep and the grass is dense, and there are many places where the water and grass have collapsed. It is difficult to find it. The government just came to our place to ask and then left it alone. They also know the difficulty."

Guan Qing was in charge of this matter. No one from Guanjiazhuang, Yanxi County Government, or the experts from Hanyang Province thought of searching for the black wolf monster.

It's too difficult to find it, unless a powerful person can help.

If the Holy Emperor takes action, everything can be solved, but he cannot take care of everything.

This is the case with most things in the world. If the people above are not urgent, the people below will naturally not be urgent either.

Tian Buli was not actually in a hurry about this matter. He had already gone far away from there, so it didn't matter whether the black wolf monster was dead or alive.

"When I was in the mountains before, I saw a grassland outside the mountain. The grass and water were fertile and the scenery was pleasant. Why is there no one living there?"

Guan Hong smiled and said, "What's the use of beautiful scenery?"

Guan Qing saw that her brother was more relaxed after drinking, so she quickly added, "I've heard people say that it used to be a lake, and it became a water meadow after the water receded."

"As for not going to farm, there is a reason for that."

Guan Qing said slowly: "According to the county annals of our county, there were several villages there before. Later, there was a flood in the mountains and many people were drowned. Several villages were destroyed. Later, when we had enough food and clothes, we stopped going there."

Guan Yue agreed, "Not all places with grass are suitable for growing crops. It's in a mountain valley, so it gets buried in the snow in winter and easily flooded in summer. Even though the grass and water are good, it's not suitable for raising horses."

Tian Buli nodded. At present, the Tianyue Dynasty has just been recuperating for fifty or sixty years, and many people have just expanded from the core areas such as the prefectural capital to the vicinity of the county town and small villages.

Taxes on the people were not high. Even if they were given land to farm, they could still support a family of two or three. As for a family of seven or eight, they would definitely have their own land.

It will take at least several generations for people to gradually migrate outwards, and those who cannot inherit the family business will go outwards to develop places that they previously looked down upon.

It takes hundreds of years for the world to change dramatically.

But it is also possible that the mulberry fields will turn into the ocean.

The water receded, people moved in and lived and worked in peace and contentment.

The water came in, people fled and became displaced.

Tian Buli suddenly thought of the immortal gates in Yanxia Mountain.

Natural disasters will never stop. According to Taoist theory, it is not appropriate to interfere with such changes in the laws of nature, but the Holy Emperor insisted on interfering, and even asked the immortal gates in various places to be responsible for the art of regulating and controlling water.

The people from Guanjiazhuang came in the morning and left at four or five in the afternoon.

Tian Buli forgot about martial arts while chatting, and when he heard the farewell, it was not a good time to ask for martial arts lessons, so he stood up and sent them to the village entrance.

"It's hard on the road. I used to sell tofu, and I often saw people not staying in hotels when they went out. They would find a place to get some dry food to fill their stomachs. I made moldy tofu with the tofu that was not sold out."

"I recently improved the fermented tofu by adding some sesame oil and peppercorns. It tastes pretty good and is very suitable for eating with dry food."

Tian Buli asked his servants to bring three jars of fermented tofu and put them on the cart of Guanjiazhuang.

Guan Hong said politely: "We are here to visit, how can we accept so many things?"

"It's not a valuable thing." Tian Buli smiled and said, "I'm busy studying and practicing. The purpose of making fermented tofu is to make the food better for travelers. So when I don't have time to do this, I let my nephew do it."

Tian Buli pulled Hu'er, who was following behind him, over and said, "After spring, let this kid sell tofu in Yanque County, just like I did before. But we can't let him set up a stall and get cold and exposed to the sun. We must give him a shop to sit in, so that he won't have to work as hard as I did in the past."

Guan Hong knew about Tian Buli's affairs, and was even more impressed by the fact that Tian Buli really treated his benefactor's child as his own son.

"My young husband is indeed a righteous man!"

People in the underworld are often away from home all year round, often fighting and killing, and they can die if they are not careful.

It is actually a good thing to have a trustworthy brother at home.

And if you think about it carefully, it was Tian Buli who had always been taking care of the Hu family, and he didn't owe the Hu family anything at all.

Tian Buli sent the people from Guanjiazhuang away. Although he did not learn the martial arts of Guanjiazhuang, in fact, if he wanted to learn, it would be more effective to find Qi Daozon.

Guanjiazhuang is a martial arts family and a local tyrant. They pay more attention to martial arts and are afraid that people will learn it secretly, so they have figured out ways to restrain them.

In the martial arts world, stealing other people's martial arts has always been a damnable thing.

Qi Dao Zong's martial arts skills are stronger and his realm is higher, but his goal is to cultivate immortality, so he doesn't care about things like martial arts.

"Don't worry. Once your body is open and your internal strength is strong, everything will flow naturally."

"Now you should calm down and read books carefully."

The examination for tongsheng is in spring, the examination for xiucai is in summer, and the examination for juren has to wait two years.

When the examination for the scholar was taking place, Hu Yuwei was also taking the examination for the jinshi.

Tian Buli was not in a hurry. He packed up his things and went up the mountain to continue his practice and training quietly.

The little rabbits who had suffered losses now practiced martial arts and ate quietly, and no longer clamored about going down the mountain to challenge.

The mountains are quiet, and the cold days gradually give way to warmer days. The hard work soon pays off.

In mid-February, Bai Lian suddenly felt dizzy, nauseous and wanted to vomit.

Before I vomited it out, I suddenly felt happy!
(End of this chapter)