Becoming an immortal and ancestor begins with the golden toad spitting out money.

Chapter 66 The Silkworm Farming Plan, Heading to the Trade Fair

In Yantianchou's original plan, forty-nine magical copper coins would have been enough to compensate Zhou Wu, who is now Qian Feng.

Sending them spiritual liquid from the stone, yin energy beads, and ropes made from spirit wood bark seems somewhat superfluous.

In fact, Yan Tianchou had already seen Qian Feng's potential when he first met him.

Qian Feng was able to escape from the previous Earth God and become a Great Ghost General within two years, not only because of the full support of the Clam Spirit Pearl Maiden, but also because the water spirit only improved his combat power.

The reason for this is the transformation of Qian Feng's soul after his death.

The transformation of his soul allowed Qian Feng to break the "shackles of heaven and earth" formed by his two souls, and thus become a monstrous ghost that devoured the walking corpses and yin energy.

The transformation of his soul allowed Qian Feng to cultivate rapidly in the path of ghost cultivation. While ordinary demons and ghosts would need a long time to awaken after consuming the spiritual liquid in the stone, Qian Feng only needed a dozen breaths.

Furthermore, it's not a coincidence that Qian Feng accidentally entered the secret realm and obtained the water spirit; it's highly likely related to his transformed soul.

Such a talent for a human soul and spirit is certainly rare. Now that Qian Feng is developing in a positive direction, he may become a Ghost King after cultivating for some more time.

Yan Tianchou had a very high opinion of Qian Feng, so he didn't stop Su Ji's chivalrous act and even wanted Su Ji to increase his investment...

On February 21st, both the east and west villages were already in a flurry of activity.

In the face of spring plowing, Zhou Wen's erection of a monument for his younger brother was merely an interlude.

People started plowing the land three days ago, but the number of oxen is limited, and it will take ten days to half a month just to turn the land.

After a busy morning, the people who erected the monument for the Zhou family were treated to a feast.

The cooks were none other than the recently famous Li couple, who are praised for their generous use of oil, fragrant aroma, delicious taste, and beautiful plating. They are sought after for both large and small banquets.

Not to mention, Zhou Wen received a large sum of money. Although only three tables were set up for the monument erection, the ingredients were very generous, including chicken, fish, meat, eggs, and even plenty of wine.

Naturally, some people were surprised by Zhou Wen's sudden wealth and, emboldened by alcohol, asked, "Third Brother, it must have cost a lot of money to arrange for Fifth Brother to erect a monument!"

Zhou Wen was quite honest, and he calculated the money he had spent: "From gifts and custom-made tombstones to today's banquet... it cost no less than ten taels of silver."

Ten taels of silver, or even all of a person's property, were more than Chen Dianshi's monthly salary.

Immediately, some people began to have more ideas.

Some people think that Zhou Wen may have made a windfall, or even the money that the Wu family lost!
Some, however, felt that Zhou Wen was favored by the gods, first discovering the corpses of two pig demons, and then suddenly becoming rich...

Seeing the different expressions on his fellow clansmen's faces, Zhou Wen knew that this matter could not be ignored, so he said half-truthfully, "This money belongs to my younger brother Xiao Wu. I only found out about the existence of this money when Xiao Wu appeared to me in a dream the day before yesterday."

Many people simply didn't believe it, since Zhou Wu was only sixteen when he went mad, and it was impossible for him to have obtained so much money.

Some people even believe that Zhou Wu had long since become a vengeful ghost, so how could he have appeared in a dream?
Zhou Wen, emboldened by alcohol, said, "Even after Xiao Wu dies, he can become a legendary hero. What does this money matter?"

There are also rumors that ghosts can move money, which has stirred up emotions in some people, surprised others, and left others pondering the matter. However, some people find the meal rather unsettling...

Before noon, Zhou Wen's words had spread, sparking much discussion.

Just as things were starting to escalate further, officials from the county government arrived.

"What? There's more to Zhou Wu's madness than meets the eye?"

"Zhou Wu's death was actually related to ghosts and gods!"

"Wu Lao Er has gone to such lengths to save Zhou Wu's land!"

"..."

On the night the walking corpses were eradicated, the four members of the Wu family escaped, but they still managed to capture three of them and extract a lot of information from them.

Furthermore, the temple keeper of the City God Temple subtly mentioned the previous local deity, which set the tone for the county government and gave the Wu family of Dongsang Village two options.

First, demolish the Wu family ancestral hall, sell the land back to the Zhou family at the original price, and compensate the Zhou family with ten taels of silver.

Secondly, the ancestral hall should be preserved, and the Zhou Wen family should be compensated double, which is twenty taels of silver.

Soon, a dispute broke out within the Wu family, not over money, but over whether or not to relocate the Wu family ancestral hall.

"It is said that Zhou Wu has become a ghost hero. If we continue to occupy his land, I'm afraid even our ancestors will not have peace!"

"I heard that the main branch once lost a large sum of money, but they couldn't find out who took it... Now it seems that it must be related to Zhou Wu!"

"Regardless of whether Zhou Wu became a ghost hero or not, the ancestral hall should be moved, so as to give the Zhou family an explanation..."

In the end, the vast majority of people agreed to relocate, even though the Wu Family Ancestral Hall had been almost completely renovated.

Zhou Wen wasn't short of money to redeem the land, and even offset it directly from the compensation, ultimately receiving nine taels of silver from the Wu family.

With the village elders as witnesses, the Wu family promised to move the items out of the ancestral hall within three days and have the relatives of Wu Lao Er and others kowtow and admit their mistakes in front of Zhou Wu's grave.

Early the next morning, more than a dozen members of the Wu family went to Zhou Wu's grave to kowtow and admit their mistakes, bringing incense, candles, paper money, and other offerings, at least to show their respect.

As Zhou Wen watched this scene, he suddenly felt a little bored. The person was dead, and no matter how much he prayed, it was just seeking psychological comfort.

Even Zhou Wen was somewhat confused. With over a hundred taels of silver in hand, as long as he didn't squander it, he could use it until the day he died of old age.

At this moment, Zhou Lan, seeing that the time was ripe, spoke up: "Brother Wen, now that the Wu family ancestral hall is about to be moved, it leaves behind a framework. Why not transform it into individual silkworm rearing rooms?" Spring silkworms are raised in large numbers, which is around mid-March after spring plowing.

During this time, the mulberry trees were diligently growing leaves, which also provided time for the Wu family ancestral hall to be transformed into a silkworm rearing room.

Silkworm farming requires both technology and money. Zhou Lan provides the technology, and Zhou Wen can provide the money.

Mulberry leaves were everywhere, and as long as the money was right, many people would come to help pick them...

Zhou Wen was naturally interested and trusted Zhou Lan completely, so the two officially became silkworm farming partners.

Due to the limited time available, only two rooms could be converted from the existing silkworm rearing room, which was built using the Wu family ancestral hall as a framework.

Based on their experience from previous years, the two of them calculated that at least five or six people would be needed to raise silkworms this time, with a total investment of about forty or fifty taels of silver.

Fortunately, Zhou Wen now has money to burn, so he doesn't need to borrow from caravans or "buy" from the government; he can directly implement his silkworm breeding plan.

The hardest work in farming is not done by people, but by oxen. Many people are idle at home. There is no shortage of manpower to build silkworm rearing rooms, but there is a shortage of silkworm eggs.

Fortunately, in addition to silkworm farmers saving their own silkworm eggs, they can also collect silkworm cocoons from the wild, and these wild silkworm eggs are more likely to survive.

There were already people who specialized in collecting wild silkworm cocoons. After Zhou Lan announced that he would buy a large quantity of silkworm cocoons, even the village's teenagers ran to the mulberry grove to climb trees and collect silkworm cocoons.

The silkworm cocoons in the vicinity have been almost completely harvested, and many experienced people have even gone to the vicinity of Nanshan.

Soon, the people who collected silkworm cocoons brought back a message: the South Mountain was shrouded in mist and clouds, like a fairyland.

Some were too timid to approach, while others excitedly ran into the South Mountain, only to find the clouds and mist seemingly unattainable, impossible to catch up with...

As Su Ji toured the two villages, a thought struck him: "It seems that the Mountain God Temple has begun to mobilize the spiritual energy of the mountain range. Spiritual herbs should appear in Nanshan soon."

Upon receiving the news, the local deity immediately went to Nanshan to investigate the situation.

As evening fell, the local earth god returned from Nanshan, bringing with him an unexpected message.

"After the leader of the pig demons died, several pig demons ran to the South Mountain, where the Great Ghost General Pig Lao San is protecting them."

"It just so happens that Nanshan has gathered some mountain spiritual energy, so there will inevitably be demons and even monsters coming here. I'm not afraid of them cultivating in Nanshan, but I'm afraid they will destroy the spiritual herbs."

"Therefore, I persuaded Pig Brother Three to guard South Mountain, and found the Mountain God Spirit Officer and the Mountain God Temple Day-Roaming Spirit General to bear witness..."

Ultimately, Nanshan belongs to the Baiyan Mountain Range, so the local earth god temple really has no jurisdiction over that area.

Now that Pig Brother Three is guarding the mountain with several pig demons, at least some unknown spirits and demons can be driven away.

If even more powerful spirits and demons were to arrive, Pigsy could invoke the names of the Earth God Temple and the Mountain God Temple...

You could even say that the current Pig Third is an unofficial member of the local temple; you can call him Pig Third as he used to, or you can respectfully call him "Spirit General of Nanshan".

After all, the pig demon leader had just died at the hands of the tiger king, which was truly a grievance for the pig demon clan. The mountain god temple's act of going along with the situation could be considered a form of compensation.

The Earth God, however, considered more: "Having Pig Brother Three is not enough. Even if it doesn't steal from its own territory, the pig demons under its command might still steal the spiritual medicine."

“The spirit soldiers of the Millet God are busy with spring plowing... and the other spirit soldiers are also unable to leave, so the spirit soldiers of the Well God and the spirit soldiers of the Toilet God will take turns to patrol the South Mountain.”

Among the twelve spirit soldiers, many have substantial duties, and even the Bed God and Bed Goddess need to protect the dreams of the people. Only the Well God and the Toilet God don't have so many things to do.

Now, with the delicacies from the Yin-Yang realm provided by Su Ji, the quality of life for the spirit soldiers of the Earth God Temple has greatly improved. In addition, the Earth God has never been stingy with rewards, so both the toilet god spirit soldiers and the well god spirit soldiers gladly accepted the mission.

During the day, when the sun is high in the sky, ordinary ghosts dare not show themselves. Fortunately, the Well God Spirit Soldier is a Cave Profound cultivator, so he is allowed to patrol the South Mountain during the day.

In the evening, the spirit soldiers of the Soul Cultivator Toilet patrolled the South Mountain, which was quite appropriate.

As soon as night fell, the toilet spirits headed towards Nanshan, accompanied by the local earth god, so that the "Nanshan Spirit General" Pig Brother Three would know the plan.

Su Ji went to Qili Lake alone. Today, February 22nd, is the trading fair for the White Turtle Guardian Spirit. After the Earth God finishes his business in Nanshan, he may be able to participate in the second half of the trading fair.

The White Turtle Spirit General's trade fair was held in the square in front of the Water Mansion, and many demons and ghosts had already gathered there before it even started.

Su Ji spotted Zhu Nu and Qian Feng immediately, along with Zhu Nu's group of fairy companions.

The fairy sisters of the Clam Spirit Pearl Maiden each have their own unique characteristics. There are clam spirits of the same kind, as well as snail spirits, river clam spirits, silver carp spirits, bighead carp spirits, and carp spirits.

They all share one characteristic: they were herbivores in life, which can be considered a case of birds of a feather flocking together.

In contrast, there are predatory monsters such as black fish spirits, water snake spirits, and blue fish spirits. However, these monsters, confident in their strength, rarely band together.

Human ghost cultivators are not uncommon here, but Su Ji's direct charge towards the clam spirits immediately attracted the attention of many demons and ghosts.

"This person isn't even a Dongxuan Master, yet he dares to provoke those little demons?"

"I heard that a demon learned that the Pearl Maiden's guard was injured, and deliberately provoked him when the guard was out, but was taught a good lesson by the guard... Hehe, this kid is probably going to run into trouble!"

"..."

Su Ji listened to the whispers of the demons and ghosts beside him, but did not stop. He flew to the place where Qian Feng and Zhu Nu were.

(End of this chapter)