Becoming a god starting from the weasel

Just as Chen Yang was turning over the soil with a hoe, preparing to dig out several acres of new fields, Niu Shan was also running home, ready to tell Cui Xiu and his mother all the good news.

In previous years, years of disaster were extremely difficult. Not only did we have to rush to plant rice, but we also had to work on an empty stomach. But this year, we don't have to go through that.

A simple and honest smile appeared on Niu Shan's face. Especially when he felt the heavy basket on his back, he couldn't help but think: all of this is because of the Great Immortal that he is able to live such a good life.

He finally made it home as the sun was about to set, but it was much faster down the mountain than going up.

Because the basket on his back was so conspicuous, Niu Shan even had to wander around and hide for a while before returning to the doorway.

But as soon as he reached the door, he heard his wife and mother whispering inside.

"Cuixiu, do you think Shanniuzi will be alright?"

Granny Niu, who was pounding wild vegetables inside the house, muttered to herself.

As Cuixiu set out the wild vegetables, she said, "Mother, don't you believe Shanzi? We've been eating amaranth for the past two weeks, and two leaves really are enough to last a whole day."

"You're telling me, what kind of magical effects do these things have? What else could they be but celestial vegetables?"

When Granny Niu heard what Cuixiu said, she knew there was truth to it. "Eating that dish did give me strength, but could the Great Immortal's dish really be obtained by Shan Niuzi with just a few tricks?"

She didn't even need such a small hoe when she was little. Niu Shan, listening to his mother's words about the fortune teller, was somewhat indignant, but he pushed open the door and said:

"Mother, Cuixiu, I'm back."

Hearing her son return, Granny Niu stopped thinking about that magical vegetable.

"You silly boy, you're finally back! Did you meet the sage and are you safe?"

Hearing his mother's worry, Niu Shan simply smiled and said, "Great Immortal is kind-hearted, of course everything will be alright."

  [Remember to read novels on 101 Reading Website, the fastest online novel reading site. 101.com is super convenient!]

As he spoke, he took off the basket, revealing a basket full of green amaranth. "This is all a gift from the immortal. Now we can get through this famine year."

Seeing the basket full of amaranth that was even larger and greener than the ones they had brought back half a month ago, Granny Niu and Cuixiu couldn't help but show surprise: "Did the immortal bestow this upon you?"

Grandma Niu scooped into the basket and found that the green amaranth had filled the entire basket to a thick layer.

Niu Shan nodded upon hearing this: "Of course, and the Great Immortal even taught me many immortal techniques!"

"Celestial magic? Have you become an immortal?"

Upon hearing about the magical spell, Granny Niu and Cuixiu were somewhat confused.

Seeing his wife and mother deep in thought, Niu Shan, who had been feeling quite smug, knew he couldn't let them guess any longer. If they did, they would surely deduce something disrespectful to the immortal. So he quickly said:

"No, it's...it's the great immortal who taught me the magic to get rid of pests!"

Afterwards, Niu Shan told his mother in detail what Chen Yang had said. The more Niu Granny thought about it, the brighter her eyes became: "That's really true. She truly deserves to be called a deity."

Granny Niu had farmed for almost her entire life, so she naturally knew what was good and what was bad.

"So what are your plans for tomorrow?"

Hearing his mother's question, Niu Shan scratched the back of his head and said, "Mother, I want to work with Cui Xiu to turn over the two acres of barren land at home tomorrow."

"Mother, you're too old to farm. Why don't you make a fire at home, gather some wood to burn, and keep the ashes?"

As Niu Shan descended the mountain, he reflected on everything he had seen in the Taoist temple, including how even the Taoist priests seemed to use these things for farming.

Those broken leaves are hard to collect, but burning some wood ash and digging up some silt is still manageable.

Although Granny Niu didn't know what her silly son was up to, after hearing what he had said earlier, she believed most of it. Since her son was in charge, she would definitely have to listen to him.

So the next morning, something strange happened: while everyone else was rushing to plant rice, Niu Shan was turning over the paddy field ridges.

Meanwhile, Niu was repairing the field ridges on her few acres of barren land, and while she was at it, she pulled up the weeds growing on the side and piled them up, not knowing what she was going to do with them.

This action naturally sparked much discussion among the villagers.

Just as Niu Shan finished tilling the last acre of land, two shirtless men appeared on the ridge. They were Sanwazi and his cousin Dagou, two bachelors.

The big dog stood at the edge of the field and whistled at Niu Shan: "Niu Shan, what are you doing? It's this late, why aren't you farming? What are you doing digging around in the field?"

Hearing the big dog's words, Niu Shan stopped hoeing and panted heavily, saying:

"I'm doing this to prevent insect infestations. If you don't want to suffer from insect infestations this year and next, you should do the same as me."

Niu Shan didn't intend to expose the matter of the immortal, but he also wanted to persuade his fellow villagers.

But to everyone's surprise, Niu Shan's words caused the big dog to burst into laughter:

"Mountain Ox, have you gone mad while you were on the mountain? Turning over the soil to keep out insects? That's strange. You'd better not sell Cuixiu in a few days."

When Niu Shan saw that they had come to mock him, he stopped trying to persuade them and just continued doing his own thing. He could advise everyone, but they wouldn't listen, so there was nothing he could do.

But whenever this happened again, Cuixiu would spit out a mouthful of saliva, knowing that her husband had indeed seen the shaman.

That's what they said, but there were many rumors circulating in the village. What the big dog said was also spread, and everyone said that Niu Shan had lost his soul in the mountains and had become hysterical.

The villagers ate various tree bark and wild grasses they had picked up, and then mocked, "Cuixiu and her mother are suffering with Niushan."

Time flies, and another half month has passed. Today is finally the day when Chen Yang received a new drop of spiritual liquid.

In the backyard, back to the time when Chen Yang used the spiritual liquid a month ago, a little emerald green spiritual liquid was quickly drawn out from the Chaos Pearl, no different from a month ago.

But now the backyard has changed dramatically. In addition to the original half acre, Chen Yang has cultivated another half acre on top of it.

However, nothing is planted there now. The ridges are covered with mud and fallen leaves to fertilize the soil, and a fence has been erected in the middle to separate it from the previous vegetable garden.

This half-plot of land was intended for Chen Yang to use when planting medicinal herbs later, but these herbs were indeed hard to find.

Chen Yang leaned the hoe against the wall and thought to himself: In the past half month, while searching for fallen leaves in the mountains and forests, Chen Yang had also paid close attention to the situation, but he could not find any medicinal herbs that could be planted.

"Perhaps we can only see it by going deeper." However, his strength is still insufficient at the moment.

Just as Chen Yang was thinking this, a crimson figure emerged from the dense forest deep in the backyard. It had a large, furry tail, two triangular ears, and was indeed much larger than it had been half a month ago. It was carrying something in its mouth and was calling out indistinctly:

"Chen Yang...Big Brother! Chen Yang...Big Brother!"