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Chapter 7 Today's Divination - Extremely Inauspicious
When the father and his two sons returned home, Hu Yufen was standing at the door, anxiously looking around.

"mother!"

"Auntie!"

The two little ones saw their mother and hurriedly ran over to her.

Hu Yufen bent down to straighten their clothes, then looked up at Shen Yuan who was walking towards them and asked, "Husband, how are you?"

Shen Yuan smiled faintly: "Master has accepted Anu."

Upon hearing this, Hu Yufen smiled slightly. Then, noticing the disappointment on her eldest son Shen Wenxing's face, she quickly squatted down, touched his little face, and said, "Don't be discouraged, Shitou. Your father and mother will think of other ways."

Shen Wenxing nodded obediently, and the family of four returned to the courtyard.

"Later we'll divide this year's millet into portions, keep enough to pay taxes, store some more, and take the rest to town to sell."

Shen Yuan said in a deep voice.

"Is it in such a hurry?" Hu Yufen asked, somewhat puzzled.

She wanted to wait a while longer, since the new millet had just come in and the price wouldn't be too high.

Shen Yuan glanced at Shen Wenxing, who was playing in the yard, and said in a low voice, "I want to send Shi Tou to the martial arts school in town to learn martial arts."

"This child's mind isn't on his books."

Hu Yufen knew that her husband was right, but she still had some worries.

"I've heard that learning martial arts requires talent and the ability to endure hardship."

"More importantly, laying a solid foundation requires a considerable amount of money. Can our family afford it?"

Many children from families in Jinliu Village also learn martial arts at the town's martial arts school.

The reason they can afford it is because they never even considered buying medicinal food to regulate their child's body.

He just wanted to learn some martial arts skills to improve his health and prevent anyone in the village from bullying him.

After all, the reputation of "having studied martial arts" still has a certain deterrent effect.

Hu Yufen was well-educated and reasonable, so naturally she didn't only have this idea. Her plan was the same as Shen Yuan's: since she had let her child embark on this path, she would provide him with the best resources and do her best to help him succeed.

"Don't worry about this. Our family savings should last for two years. I'll think of something else."

Shen Yuan sighed.

Indeed, people's greatest troubles come from desires.

If it weren't for wanting my two children to succeed and achieve something great, and if we just lived honestly and straightforwardly with our current family background, we wouldn't have so many worries.

The remains of a century-old blood toad obtained from Blackwater Pool yesterday can still fetch two hundred taels of silver.

With the money I've saved over the years, and after selling the grain, I should have around four hundred taels.

Barring any unforeseen circumstances, supporting the eldest brother's martial arts training for several years should be no problem.

Time flew by, and evening soon arrived.

After finishing their meal, the family went to bed early.

The moonlight, like water, hung in the center of the window frame. Shen Yuan lay on the bed, and when he tried to turn over, he found that Hu Yufen's entire leg was pressing down on him.

Helpless, he didn't dare to move.

Quietly gazing at the gauze curtains above, she pondered how to make some changes to the existing situation so that her family could become even more prosperous.

Time passed by little by little, and before we knew it, it was midnight.

The divination result has been updated.

[Today's Divination - Extremely Inauspicious]: You decide to sell the remains of a hundred-year-old blood toad, but this attracts the attention of someone with ulterior motives. You are followed to your home, and you fight back desperately, but the other party is a very powerful martial artist. In the end, you and your family are killed, and all your belongings are looted.

Most of the time, the system's divination results were about trivial matters, which Shen Yuan didn't really care about.

I just habitually glance at the divination results after they've been refreshed.

But this time, when he saw those large, blood-red characters, he was startled and sat up from the bed!
Bad luck!

Because of a century-old blood toad's remains, he was actually followed to his home by a martial artist, ultimately leading to the destruction of his family!

On a sweltering summer night, Shen Yuan was startled by the words in the divination and broke out in a cold sweat!
"Husband, did you have a nightmare?"

His movements also woke his sleeping wife beside him. Hu Yufen sat up and, by the moonlight, saw the sweat beading on Shen Yuan's forehead. She asked him with concern.

Shen Yuan snapped out of his daze and turned to look at his wife.

The moonlight was gentle, and Hu Yufen, with her hair loose, possessed an unusual, hazy beauty.

He gently pulled his wife into his arms, gradually tightening his embrace.

Hu Yufen was completely bewildered by his inexplicable actions. Although she felt a little breathless, she didn't struggle. She simply patted Shen Yuan's back quietly, comforting him, "It's alright, it's alright..."

Calming down, Shen Yuan released his arms, gently stroked his wife's cheek, and lowered his head to kiss her.

After the clouds were stirred and released, Hu Yufen fell into a deep sleep.

Shen Yuan glanced at the hexagram in his mind again and made a decision.

I absolutely cannot sell these century-old blood toad remains!
He wouldn't let anyone know that he possessed the remains of a hundred-year-old blood toad, except for his wife!

The next morning, Shen Yuan got up early, ate something simple, and then hurriedly left home.

As the sun rose, he arrived at a house at the east end of the village.

Is Uncle Sun home?

Inside the courtyard, an old woman and two servants dressed in gray were busy drying various medicinal herbs. Hearing the shout, the old woman turned around.

“Ah Yuan, your Uncle Sun is at the medicine shop, just go there.”

Shen Yuan nodded and walked towards the house in the southwest corner of the courtyard.

As you approach the door, a faint fragrance of herbs wafts towards you, and just one sniff makes you feel refreshed.

Shen Yuan knocked on the door and only went in after hearing a "Come in" from inside.

"Uncle Sun, I've come to you to get some medicine."

The walls on both sides of the medicine shed were lined with cabinets of medicinal herbs, while in the middle were some medicine grinders and various utensils for decocting medicinal herbs.

Behind the desk in the center, an elderly man with a hunched back and white hair and beard was holding ancient bamboo slips and studying them carefully.

Upon hearing Shen Yuan speak, the old man raised his head and squinted at him for a while.

"The Shen family boy?"

Shen Yuan nodded and cupped his hands in greeting: "It's been so hot lately, I've been feeling dizzy and nauseous, and I don't have much of an appetite. I'd be grateful if Uncle Sun could take a look and prescribe some medicine."

The old man nodded slightly and said, "Sit down, you must be suffering from heatstroke."

Shen Yuan sat down in front of him and extended his wrist.

The old man reached out and took your pulse, saying, "It's not serious. I'll prescribe some medicine for you. Just boil it at home and drink it like tea."

Shen Yuan bowed and thanked him, then asked, "Uncle Sun, my son is planning to go to town to learn martial arts soon. I would like to ask you if there are any things he should pay attention to in his daily diet?"

While preparing the medicine, the old man said, "Although I don't understand martial arts, the most important thing for practicing martial arts is to have a good body and abundant qi and blood."

"If you want him to amount to something, the martial arts school's medicinal cuisine is essential. On a regular basis, it would be better to stew lean meat with some common medicinal herbs."

Shen Yuan secretly noted these things down, then hesitated for a moment before asking, "The medicinal cuisine at the martial arts school is quite expensive. Does it really work?"

The old man smiled after hearing this.

"The medicinal cuisine served at the martial arts school in town uses precious medicinal herbs. The remains of a ten-year-old blood toad alone are worth ten taels of silver."

"The blood toad molt has the effects of strengthening the body's foundation, nourishing the blood and replenishing essence. A small piece can make a person energetic all day long. When combined with other medicinal materials, the effect is even better."

The old man wrapped the prepared medicinal herbs in kraft paper and said with a smile, "It's only because we have blood toads in Anyang County that we have them. In other places, you probably wouldn't be able to buy a set of medicinal food for less than ten taels of silver."

Shen Yuan feigned surprise upon hearing this: "Learning martial arts really is an expensive profession."

The old man chuckled: "That's right. When I was young, I traveled to various prefectures and heard that the young masters of those noble families used the remains of century-old blood toads to refine their bodies. The cost of their medicinal diet alone was at least several hundred taels of silver per month."

"Alright, after you get back, simmer it over a low flame for half an hour, add plenty of water, and drink it for two days and you'll be fine."

Shen Yuan quickly cupped his hands in thanks: "Thank you, Uncle Sun. How much?"

"Thirty cents."

Shen Yuan paid the money and left the medicine shop with the herbs in his hands.

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