Family Rise: Start with Daily Intelligence.

Chapter 223: Transaction, another child, marriage of children
Grandmaster Yu made a hand gesture with his right hand, and the spiritual energy in the air condensed into a blue and white stone. Liu Meizhen took a closer look and her eyelids jumped:
"Thousand Sun Stone?"

"That's right," Grandmaster Yu nodded. "If we want to engrave runes on the foundation and walls of the city, the best choice is the Thousand Sun Stone."

The Thousand Sun Stone is indestructible and is a second-level spiritual material.

Liu Meizhen remembered that there was such a vein in the He family's fiefdom. It might be difficult to mine, or it might be because the precious commodity was valuable. Although the He family had a vein of Qianyang Stone, the amount of Qianyang Stone that flowed into the market was very limited. If they wanted to purchase a large amount, they would have to go to the He family again.
"Uncle Yu, the beast tide is coming, and we won't be able to gather all the star stones in a short time. As for the Thousand Sun Stones, I will make up for it as soon as possible. Do you think we can start building the city first?"

"Well, I have completed most of the preliminary preparations. As long as your talisman master is in place, we can start building the city."

"Then I'll have to trouble you, uncle."

Liu Meizhen came out from the back mountain, had a family dinner, and went to the He family in person the next day.

When Patriarch He heard that Liu Meizhen had come to visit him personally, he was stunned for a moment and muttered, "Why did the Fu family come here?"

The He family and the Cao family had previously taken the initiative to seek peace with the Fu family, and for this purpose they also acted as guarantors for the Yu family, who was in the Fu family's fiefdom, to be promoted to the quasi-ninth rank. In a sense, the three families were on the same boat.

Patriarch He went out to greet them personally.

Arrived in the meeting room.

After the two of them sat down one after another.

Liu Meizhen said with a hint of apology:

"I heard that Brother He's clan had two more foundation-building people last year. Unfortunately, I was not in Jingzhou at the time and was unable to come and congratulate you in person. I hope Brother He will forgive me."

Fu Changsheng is in seclusion.

Liu Meizhen went to Jingzhou.

Fu Changli was the last person to attend the He family's foundation-building ceremony.

Patriarch He smiled and waved his hand:

"Why do we have to be so polite to each other?"

Bring this up.

Patriarch He then asked about the Yu family, a quasi-ninth-rank family:

"By the way, Madam Fu, the ten-year period is almost halfway through. Has the Yu family in your fiefdom produced another foundation-building person?"

Promoted to the ninth rank.

The first condition is to have two people from the Foundation Establishment Clan.

Liu Meizhen lowered her head and drank a sip of the famous milk tea. She did not hide it and said directly:

"Two years ago, the Yu family won a Foundation Establishment Pill at the Wanning Chamber of Commerce's auction site. The Yu family has also selected the most suitable candidate. I estimate that good news will come soon."

"That's good, that's good"

After all, the He family is one of the guarantors.

If the Yu family fails to advance to the ninth rank within ten years, they will have to pay a huge amount of compensation, especially now that the beast tide is approaching. Every family would like to break every spirit stone into four petals to spend.

Patriarch He said with some worry:

"Madam Fu, has your fiefdom shown any signs of drought in recent years?"

recent years.

There was not a drop of water in their fiefdom and it was very dry.

We can only send tribesmen to cast artificial rainfall regularly.

Liu Meizhen followed the other party's topic and said:
"It has been two years since a drop of rain fell in our Yunshan County and Pingshan County fiefdoms. Even the Hanling River has dried up to the point where the riverbed is exposed. I'm afraid this beast tide will be more ferocious than any previous one."

"so"

"Our Fu family plans to build another city in our fiefdom to deal with the upcoming beast tide. We are now fully prepared, except for the Thousand Sun Stones needed for the foundation."

It turns out that he came for the Thousand Sun Stone.

Patriarch He suddenly realized.

My mind was racing.

From a geographical point of view.

Although the Fu family's fiefdom is located not far from the entrance of the Ten Thousand Mountains, to the north along the Qingyang River is the He family's fiefdom, so the He family is under great pressure from the upcoming beast tide outbreak.

just.

He still couldn't figure it out.

The Fu family clearly already had a mountain protection formation, so why did they go to the trouble of building a city?
"Madam Fu, if I remember correctly, the mountain protection formation of your fiefdom is a third-level Ten Thousand Ghosts Formation. Could it be that a third-level formation cannot resist the attack of the beast tide?"

Liu Meizhen didn't say much.

He only mentioned that this beast tide was different from previous years.

Then get straight to the point:

"Brother He, can you increase the mining efforts on the Thousand Sun Stone vein in your fiefdom? If you don't have enough manpower, our Fu family can fully provide the miners you need. We will also purchase the Thousand Sun Stones mined at the market price, so you won't lose a single spiritual stone. What do you think?"

The reason why the He family did not sell in large quantities was simply because they wanted to stabilize the price of Qianyang Stone because scarcity makes things valuable.

This statement came out.

Patriarch He was tempted.

However, thinking of the fortune of the Fu family that he had seen when he used the Qi-Zhan technique, he gritted his teeth and said:

"Madam Fu, the Thousand Sun Stone vein in our fiefdom has actually been mined almost completely, and the Thousand Sun Stone is stored in the clan treasury. I am willing to sell it to the nobles at 30% of the market price, but I have an unreasonable request."

Thirty percent?

In terms of the amount needed to build a city.

The remaining 70% of spirit stones might amount to tens of thousands of spirit stones.

Patriarch He is so generous.

Liu Meizhen's heart moved, but she told the truth:

"Brother He, you also know that my husband is currently in seclusion, so with my authority, I can only agree to your request to a very limited extent."

She was afraid that the He family would ask for too much.

Patriarch He shook his head and said:

"Mrs. Fu, don't worry. I, He, know myself well. I promised to give you the Fu family's Qianyang Stone for only two reasons."

"First, after the beast tide breaks out, if...if our He family's fiefdom is lost, I hope the nobles can open the city gates and let our He family temporarily avoid the beast tide."

Patriarch He also made preparations for a rainy day.

The He family does not have as much manpower and resources as the Fu family to build a city, but judging from the Fu family's style of doing things over the years, if the Fu family wants to build a city, it must not be groundless.

Liu Meizhen nodded slightly:
"Once the beast tide breaks out, we humans are supposed to help each other. Brother He, I can promise you this right now. What is your second request?"

Mention the second demand.

Patriarch He's expression softened and he said with a smile:

"Madam Fu, my second request is that we, the He and Fu families, can become one. As long as Madam Fu likes any of my children, I, He, will be happy to accept them as sons-in-law or daughters-in-law."

In addition to the bundling of interests.

Marriage is the main means for the two great families to form an alliance.

Liu Meizhen's thoughts raced.

Fan Ge'er is already married, and she doesn't need to mention the remaining Yaoyao, as her husband will certainly not let her marry away. Among the triplets, only Rong Ge'er is left, but she has already discussed with Uncle Fei that Rong Ge'er's marriage can be discussed after he has established his foundation.

Do the math.

No one is suitable for marriage.

But the Thousand Suns Stone is the cornerstone of the city.

Suddenly.

Liu Meizhen thought of another person and said immediately:
"Brother He, if that's the case, I'll choose a suitable day to come and make the appointment after I return."

"Very good, very good!"

Patriarch He was overjoyed.

The two chatted happily.

After Liu Meizhen returned from the He family's fiefdom, she called Fan Ge'er over and said, "Fan Ge'er, where is your sworn brother? Please help me find him and tell him that I have something important to discuss with him."

Speaking of my brother.

Brother Fan was stunned for a moment.

After a long while, he realized that Liu Meizhen was referring to Fu Yongrui, an adopted son that his father had recognized before, and he immediately said:

"Reporting to mother, my brother completed all the family tasks he needed to complete in the next ten years in one go. After returning to the clan, he has been in seclusion. I haven't seen him for many years. I don't know if he is in seclusion or out now. I will go and ask him now."

"Well, go ahead. I'll wait for you in the council hall."

Liu Meizhen flipped her right hand.

He took out a jade slip with information about the He family and read it carefully.

Brother Fan came out from the council hall.

When they arrived at the dojo halfway up the mountain, unlike the other family members, Fu Changsheng asked Yu Lian to teach Fu Yongrui for a while after he brought him back. However, after Yunrui started to refine Qi, he took the initiative to ask Fu Changsheng for a separate residence.

Fu Changsheng took into account that Fu Yongrui had suffered inhuman torture for more than ten years.

So I agreed.

Originally, he thought that Yongrui could have more contact with his tribesmen and open up his heart, but some traumas cannot be healed artificially.

Therefore, Fu Yongrui was specially approved to build a private courtyard in the bamboo forest behind the Taoist temple halfway up the mountain. This place is seldom visited by people, and the tall bamboos cover the entire courtyard tightly, making it very secretive. It is backed by a mountain, so even the sun rarely sets here.

The whole place looked a little eerie.

Fan Ge'er stood outside the small courtyard in the bamboo forest. He looked out and found that the magic circle at the gate was closed and a dusty bell was hanging on the wall.

"Ring ring ring!"

The bell rang, but there was no response from the bamboo forest courtyard.

Fan Ge'er waited patiently for a long time, thinking that Fu Yongrui had already gone out. At this time, ripples began to appear on the light curtain of the formation in the courtyard.

There was a squeak.

But I saw the door of the small courtyard in the bamboo forest opened.

Fu Yongrui walked out slowly from the yard.

He was wearing a black gown, the hem of which fluttered in the wind, like a shadow wandering in the night. His face was pale, and his eyes were deep and cold, as if he could see through the dark corners of people's hearts, but he seemed to have lost interest in everything in the world. His eyebrows were slightly raised, and his eyes were slightly drooping, revealing an indifference that was not easy to approach.

Although it was not the first time that he had dealt with Fu Yongrui, Brother Fan could not help but feel a little nervous and quickly bowed and said:

"I'm sorry to bother you with your meditation. Mother has something important to discuss with you. She's waiting in the meeting hall. Do you think it would be convenient for her to go there?"

"Um"

Fan Ge'er only felt a burst of cold force whizzing past his eyes, and then Fu Yongrui disappeared. He stood there and couldn't help swallowing his saliva.

Retreat for several years.

This sworn brother is even more unpredictable.

Inside the meeting hall.

Liu Meizhen, who was selecting a candidate for marriage, suddenly felt her consciousness move. She raised her head from the jade slip, only to see that in just a moment, a person was already standing in the hall.

This body movement.

Fast and weird.

Even though she has already established her foundation, she would be bullied by the opponent in an instant if she is not on guard.

Liu Meizhen's eyes fell on Fu Yongrui, who was standing in the meeting hall and merged into one with the shadow in the room, and she immediately changed her previous thoughts.

Put the jade slip into your pocket.

With a kind look on his face, he said:
"Yongrui, I heard from Brother Fan that you have been in seclusion since you completed many family tasks in one go. Your father is also busy in seclusion, and I am worried about you, so I wanted to meet you. It is good to practice hard and concentrate on it, but you also need to combine work and rest."

It looked like they were just chatting casually.

Fu Yongrui is obviously not good at this.

Often Liu Meizhen would say several sentences before he responded with one sentence.

the end.

Fu Yongrui bowed and said:

"Mother, if there is nothing important, I will take my leave now."

"Yes, go ahead. Remember, if you encounter something you don't understand in your practice, don't dwell on it alone. Feel free to ask me."

After Fu Yongrui left.

Liu Meizhen murmured in a low voice, with a hint of confusion obviously on her face.

After a while.

She rubbed her brows and immediately left Yunshan County and went to Liangyun Mountain, the fiefdom of Pingshan County. Liangyun Mountain was set up with complicated magic arrays and with Molan guarding it, the mining of spirit stones was carried out in an orderly manner.

After sending a message to Fu Yongyi who is in charge here.

The light curtain of the formation surged.

Liu Meizhen's body shook and entered Liangyun Mountain.

Fu Yongyi welcomed the people into the rest cabin in the mining area. The cabin was extremely simple. Various kinds of stones were placed on the table. Under each stone was a piece of paper with detailed descriptions of the characteristics of the stone and where it appeared the longest, etc.:

"Madam, this place is a bit messy. Wait a moment, I will clean it up."

"Need not"

Liu Meizhen didn't want to disrupt Fu Yongyi's material identification table.

After sitting down on a chair nearby, he spoke:

"Yongyi, are the tens of thousands of new miners obedient?"

"Well, ever since you said that you wanted to select 1,000 miners who mined the most spirit stones as freemen, these miners have been working overtime on their own initiative without any supervision from our tribesmen. At this rate, the entire spirit stone vein will be mined completely in about one or two years."

Tens of thousands of extra miners.

Naturally, it was brought back from the Yang family in Taiyun County, Jingzhou.

Liu Meizhen felt that the sooner this spiritual vein was mined, the better. Although the Liang family seemed to have made peace with their Fu family, if they knew that there was a spiritual stone vein here, a huge battle for it would probably break out.

Regarding the child Fu Yongyi.

Liu Meizhen liked it from the bottom of her heart.

Not only is he hardworking, but even if he has made great achievements, he never brags about it. Moreover, when Fan Ge'er was a child and was studying at Wangyue Academy, it was Fu Yongyi who taught him.

Therefore.

Compared to the rest of the tribe.

Liu Meizhen treats Fu Yongyi like a family member.

The two talked for a while.

Liu Meizhen then said:

"Yongyi, it was the head of the family who brought you out of Fujia Village. Brother Fan and his siblings didn't have him to teach them personally, so he paid more attention to you. The head of the family mentioned to me before that he wanted to adopt you as his adopted son, but later he was busy with other things and delayed the matter again and again."

Fu Yongyi heard this.

blinked.

The head of the family wanted to adopt him as his adopted son.

this.
He was flattered and waved his hands hurriedly:
"Madam, you must have heard wrongly. I am of average talent. How can I be the child of the head of the family?"

Liu Meizhen smiled and shook her head:
"Yong Yi, you are being a bit self-deprecating. You have already reached the peak of Qi training and are also the best among the Yong generation. How can you be considered mediocre in talent? Moreover, adopting you as our adopted son is a matter of fate and has nothing to do with your cultivation talent. Although the head of the family has gone into seclusion, I can make the decision to open the ancestral hall and list you under my name and the head of the family's name. Are you willing?"

Once you become Fu Changsheng's child.

Even if he is an adopted son.

That is also the lineage of the patriarch.

The status and position of the Fu family is incomparable to ordinary people.

Fu Yongyi bowed and said:

"If the Patriarch hadn't shown up and saved me from danger, I would have already become a skeleton. From the moment the Patriarch saved me, I have regarded the Patriarch as my reborn parent."

Liu Meizhen smiled and nodded.

Several days passed like this.

It was an auspicious day in January. Fu Yongyi rushed back from Liangyun Mountain and completed the recognition ceremony, registering Fu Yongyi's name under Fu Changsheng and Liu Meizhen's names.

at the banquet.

Liu Meizhen said to Fu Yongyi:

"Yongyi, you see, those girls sitting at the same table with Yaoyao are all descendants of the He family's patriarch. Go over and toast them a glass of wine and see which one catches your eye. Tell me, you are much older than Brother Fan, and Brother Fan is married, so it's time for you to get married and start a family, and expand the lineage of our patriarch."

Fu Yongyi suffered from childhood trauma.

I don't yearn for marriage.

But he knew that since he was already a descendant of the clan leader, he had to bear some responsibilities, so he bowed and said, "I will obey my mother in everything."

"Child, how can you be so perfunctory about marriage? This is responsible for you and the girl. Go quickly. I don't ask you to choose one right away. These girls from the He family will stay in our clan for a while. Just pick the one you like. If you don't find any that suits you, it's okay. I'll find someone else for you."

This statement came out.

Fu Yongyi felt a little more touched.

Generally speaking.

Marriage between aristocratic families.

They are all designated by the head of the family, so there is no way I can pick and choose.

Fu Yongyi plucked up his courage, picked up the fruit wine and went to Yaoyao's table.

The He family girls who were originally chatting and laughing stopped talking when they saw Fu Yongyi coming, and their eyebrows drooped shyly.

He Qingshang, who was sitting next to Yaoyao, looked up and down at Fu Yongyi as he walked over without avoiding people.

Seeing that Fu Yongyi had no jewelry on and had dark skin, looking like a simple country boy, she raised her hand to adjust the red hairpin made in Huaibei Prefecture, which was wearing on her head, curled her lips, and turned her head away.

He Qingshang is the eldest daughter.

She was doted on by everyone and was arrogant and proud, and all she wanted was to marry into a wealthy family. Naturally, she looked down on Fu Yongyi. If her father had not insisted on him coming, she would not have come to the Fu family.

On the banquet table.

They are all daughters of Patriarch He.

Of course, everyone knows Fu Yongyi's background very well.

Many of them had the same idea as He Qingshang and did not want to agree to this marriage, but they did not dare to express it as obviously as He Qingshang.

Yaoyao saw Fu Yongyi coming.

He tactfully found a reason to retreat.

At the banquet table.

Only Fu Yongyi and a group of He family daughters were left.

Fu Yongyi raised the bottle of fruit wine:
"This is the hundred-flower fruit wine brewed by my third uncle. It is the most effective wine for female cultivators in beautifying their skin. Fellow Taoists, please try a glass."

The words have not yet fallen.

He Qingchang snorted coldly:
"I am naturally beautiful, who cares about your useless fruit wine?"

(End of this chapter)