From a carp to a dragon god

Chapter 14 Beifang Timber Factory

The next morning, the father and son strolled to Beifang. It was common for a goblin and a monster to run several miles in one breath.

A distance of one or two hundred miles is like a stroll and not tiring at all. Along the way, I saw many trees, mixed with fruit trees, which did not look like they were planted.

The area more than a hundred miles north of Yushan is like this, as if you have entered a primeval forest, with moss, dead branches and fallen leaves everywhere, so thick that you can't feel the ground when you step on it.

Ordinary people would probably be scared to death if they came here. There are only trees and weeds, no other living creatures, not even ants.

"Haven't you been here before? Walking along the main road from the west, you'll reach the Beifang Market. Over there is the Fangshi, which was built based on the human shop Qufang.

This path leads to the lumber mill. Not many people come and go, so the path is narrow due to the lack of pedestrians.

You and Li Zhen didn't watch it last time, right?"

When Yu's father saw his son's appearance, he knew that he had never been here before, so he couldn't help but tell a few stories about the past.

The last time Yu Shuyang and Li Zhen looked at each other from a distance, they mainly went to Beifang Market. He really didn't expect that the wood would be liked.

"I didn't go to the forest farm, and I didn't think about it. I didn't know if he would be interested in this wood, and it's not a special kind of spiritual wood, so I don't know if it will be easy to sell.

If we ship this to the East China Sea, won't we lose money?"

Yu Shuyang is not a simple novice. He knows the principle of buying cheap and selling expensive, but what is the value of this ordinary wood?

"It seems you don't understand. This is a blessed land. What does a blessed land mean?

It is the residence of gods and a place of peace and happiness. You cannot survive here during normal times. You have to wait until after the Spring Festival.

This ordinary tree growing in a blessed land is just an ordinary tree. Although it is not a spiritual tree when taken out, it is also called a fairy flower and a rare wood.

Moreover, this is born from within our Xiyu Blessed Land, and is nourished by the aura of joy from birth. It is incomparable to ordinary fairy flowers and exotic trees.

This is called Ximu, do you know? It is used for beams to harmonize the house, add a festive and peaceful atmosphere, and is a top-notch material for making furniture.

Anyway, it’s affordable and has a good reputation, so it won’t be hard to sell.”

Yu's father told the story from beginning to end, and his words were well-reasoned and well-founded. Yu Shuyang was stunned by what he said. It was completely unlike his usual style.

"How do you know so much? Don't you usually just like painting beauties and writing big characters?
When did you become so knowledgeable about wood?

Yu Shuyang looked at him suspiciously. Yu's father was usually unreliable and did a lot of frivolous things. When he got serious, he always felt that something bad was wrong.

"You little bastard, you only know how to piss off your dad. I'll break your legs."

"Come on, if you dare to break my legs today, believe it or not, my mother will break your neck tomorrow."

"This is a challenge. I'm not afraid today."

Yu's father pretended to kick him, but Yu Shuyang quickly ran away, not forgetting to turn around and make a face. This is how the father and son always get along.

Walking along the path, you can see the shrimp spirits cutting wood not far away. They are not cutting wood with two big saws, but with a big axe to chop it at the root.

Some black-shelled shrimp monsters were chopped off at the root with an axe close to the ground, as neatly as chopping melons and vegetables.

"You haven't seen it before, right? This is a fighting style in martial arts. They are all Taoist warriors, and it is different from the Nine-Rank Immortal Ascension Method we practice.

Your uncle Mo also learned this at the beginning, but found that he didn't have the talent, so he changed to practice the ninth level immortality method.

In the end, he still couldn't do it. Isn't that infuriating?"

When Father Yu finished speaking, he was so angry that he slapped his thigh, but he was helpless, just like it was difficult for him to break through the fifth level.

"How come I haven't heard of it? I saw on the west side of the hardware platform that they're refining Taoist soldiers, aren't they also practicing the Ninth Rank Immortal Ascension Technique?

Why are you using martial arts? Is there something wrong here?"

Yu Shuyang instantly became interested. He had come into contact with warriors in his past life, but they were just a bunch of brutes with flesh and blood who couldn't withstand a few blows. "This is what Madam Wushuang brought from her family in Shuifu. I only heard that it contains a few martial arts techniques.

The ones cultivating are all shrimp slaves like them. You should know that all the shrimp spirits and clam girls in the blessed land are the lady's dowry."

It was obvious that Yu's father didn't know much and was unwilling to talk more, so naturally the conversation didn't continue.

The further you go in, the more shrimp spirits there are logging. Some places have been cut down to bare land. The felled trees are dragged away, their branches are cut off and their bark is pulled out.

The logs were stacked up on the spot. The scene was so spectacular that the wood was piled up everywhere like small mountains.

"Isn't this too much? At this rate, it should all be chopped down in two or three days, right?
Isn't this draining the pond to catch all the fish? Is there no one doing anything about it?"

Yu Shuyang was very puzzled. The logging in the forest farm was planned, and replanting had to be done afterwards.

"Hahaha, hahaha."

A hearty laugh came from afar, the sound was like the sound of gold and stone falling into a jade jar, it was golden and jade-like, and very pleasant to the ears.

I saw a rich landlord dressed in a wealthy manner. The only thing that was not beautiful about him was his big belly, as if he was seven or eight months pregnant.

Yu Shuyang had read a book on physiognomy before and knew that this was called being extremely wealthy and rich, and was a sign of establishing a connection with the God of Wealth and cultivating the way to make money.

As the saying goes, appearance is determined by the heart, and the same is true for monsters transforming into humans. It cannot be determined by the level of Taoism, such as the face of a sick scholar like Yu Fu and Zhang Fei with a big beard.

"What kind of fragrant wind is blowing? Your father and son are two busy men, how come you have time to come to my desolate place today?"

The one who spoke was a shrimp demon who had transformed into a spirit. His name was Xia Jueming and he was the grandson of Xia Wushou, the general manager of the school's treasury.

"Don't be so official. Elder Xia should have given you a message. Just tell me whether you support this or not."

Yu's father obviously didn't buy it and went straight to the point to avoid a lot of trouble.

"Ballad, you are still so reckless. Little Nine is so stupid right in front of you, but you still don't know how to hold yourself back. Aren't you afraid of being laughed at by the child?

You just heard what your son said. If we continue to cut down trees like this, they will be all cut down in less than three days. If we want to cut them down next time, we will have to wait for ten or eight years.

So, if you rely on this timber business, you will be broke sooner or later. You see, it’s better to…”

Xia Jueming was interrupted by Yu Fu before he could finish his words.

"You are really obsessed with money. This East China Sea trade route is a daily business, and each business will last for at least two to three years.

At that time, the thinnest tree would be as thick as a bowl. You are fooling children with this, how dare you say it to me in person?

Our blessed land has a lot of water. Because water and wood complement each other, there are big lakes in the south and many trees in the north.

The water business has been growing more and more prosperous these years, and I'm afraid the weeds here will grow wildly."

Xia Jueming's smile was forced, obviously because his secret was revealed. He practiced the method of making money, and was still at the middle stage of the eighth grade.

He cannot change his human form before reaching the seventh rank. His current appearance is the incarnation of money. As the saying goes, money can make anything possible.

"Brother Yu, if I don't want to call you Uncle Yu, I'm begging you to have mercy on me. It's been almost four hundred years, and I'm still stuck in the middle stage of the eighth rank.

You can't just watch me die of old age, right? An eighth-grade cultivator can only live for five hundred years."

Xia Jueming had lost all shame and sat down on the ground, crying like a child weighing over 200 pounds.

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