Chapter 115

"Stand straight!"

"Aim at the sun! Inhale, exhale!"

"Hey, I'm talking to you! Don't play dead!"

"I know you can understand!"

"Quack quack quack~"

"You are not a crow, why are you learning to quack like a crow!"

In the yard, Li Xiang looked at the bald little swallow in his hand with a smile.

Ordering it to inhale spiritual Qi facing the sun that had just risen in the morning.

This little bird was very intelligent.

It seemed to be able to understand human speech.

Li Xiang was busy before and didn't care much about it.

After all, it was just an ordinary little swallow whose cultivation was almost equal to 0.

Even if it might be a spiritual creature.

But so what?

There is no need to care.

But now, Li Xiang suddenly wanted to do an experiment.

Cultivate this little bird.

He remembered hearing the teacher talk about it before, that humans can actually sign contracts with the demon race.

Controlling these monsters as pets.

This little bird is intelligent.

Since figuring out the three monsters of Heifeng Mountain last time, Li Xiang has been very interested in these spiritual little animals.

If these little guys can really cultivate well, it seems that their future is also very broad.

The Southern Wilderness is relatively poor, and most demon beasts can only cultivate their bodies.

Even if there are those with natural intelligence, they can only switch to body cultivation.

This little swallow is spiritual, and Li Xiang wants to do some experiments on it to see if his ideas are correct.

Perhaps he can cultivate this little swallow into a very powerful demon cultivator.

Not the kind that cultivates the body.

But a demon cultivator who purely cultivates divine abilities and refines the divine soul.

If successful.

Then let it sign a special contract with the little guy in the future.

Being a protector in the early stage is also very comfortable.

Just treat it as testing the waters for his three apprentices.

Accumulate some experience for cultivating apprentices in the future.

"Quack quack quack..."

"If you learn to quack like a crow again, at noon today, we will have braised bald-tailed swallow at home."

"Chirp chirp chirp!"

"And you, what are you looking at, study your books well."

"Senior brother hasn't gone mad!"

Li Xiang stood in the yard, reprimanding the little swallow and Zhao Zheng.

The little guy held the book high and recited the content.

The cold wind blew, making him shiver.

Teacher is not here, the little guy's lessons cannot be delayed, he should recite some ancient poems now.

As for other Ghost Valley content teaching, let's wait for Su Qin or Zhang Yi.

Time passed quickly.

In the blink of an eye, half an hour passed.

The sky was completely bright, the sun rose, shining warmly around.

The little guy dragged his sore arms and held the book, looking at Li Xiang with some expectation.

Li Xiang nodded gently.

The little guy was like receiving an amnesty, whooshed back into the room, covered himself with the quilt and planned to continue sleeping, holding the wooden kite given by Lu Ban, burying his head in the quilt.

"This little guy, really naughty."

Looking at the little swallow in his hand.

A morning passed, the little swallow chirped at the sun for a long time, but didn't see any spiritual Qi entering its body.

This made Li Xiang a bit surprised.

Spiritual creatures inhaling the spiritual Qi of heaven and earth, isn't it all instinct?

Why has this guy been unable to inhale the morning glow?

The Southern Wilderness is barren, and every day there is only this morning glow and moon essence that can barely be inhaled.

For others, they can only wait for the Blessed Land and Grotto-Heaven, or eat some spirit fruits.

This little guy can't condense spiritual Qi.

This made Li Xiang a bit suspicious.

He didn't know if the little bird was pretending.

"Tomorrow I will find two spirit fruits for you."

"When you eat them, I'll see if you can cultivate something."

"You are bald and short-tailed, I think you were injured when the Southern Wilderness changed."

"I don't care where you came from, but from today on, if you don't cultivate well and don't cooperate with me, don't blame me for stewing you for soup."

"Our family doesn't raise idlers."

"You, do you understand?"

When saying these words, Li Xiang's blood and Qi vibrated slightly.

A faint phantom condensed behind him.

Also looking at the little swallow coldly.

On the spot.

The little swallow was like being struck by lightning, nodding repeatedly.

"Chirp~ chirp chirp chirp!"

"Okay, go."

The little swallow jumped down from Li Xiang's hand as if receiving an amnesty.

Flapping its wings, it rushed into the house, landing next to Xiao Zhenger, looking at Li Xiang with some fear.

【Damn it! What is the background of this human?】

【That shadow behind him.】

【What is it!】

Beside the quilt.

The little swallow was trembling and peeking at Li Xiang.

In its mind, the blood Qi phantom it just saw still appeared from time to time.

What kind of ghost thing is that.

How can the oppressive force it gives me be so terrifying?

When I went to see the ancestor in You Mountain, I had never felt such terrifying bloodline oppressive power.

This human, what is his background?

The little swallow was trembling and leaning against the quilt.

It seemed that only by getting close to Xiao Zhenger could it bring it a little bit of security.

【Clearly both are children of a few years old.】

【How can he give me such strong pressure?】

【Little thing, just you wait, when I recover from my injury, I will eat you first!】

"Chirp! Chirp chirp! Chirp chirp chirp!"

"Hmm?"

"Something wrong?"

"Chirp~"

The little swallow shook its head frantically.

Whoosh, it disappeared and hid in the quilt.

After sending the little guy and the little swallow away.

Li Xiang walked directly toward the kitchen.

He put the not-so-much firewood on the stove, a little spiritual light flashed at his fingertips, a faint flame appeared, and the wooden block was ignited.

Li Xiang poured some water into the pot, sprinkled some brown rice in the pot, and planned to cook porridge.

Then he used a steamer to steam the remaining dry food.

Mom and Dad seemed to have not come back last night, and they would probably get up relatively late this morning.

He would get them something to eat.

Lest they be in a hurry to check in later and not eat anything at all.

Actually, he didn't do much, just cooked some porridge, and then steamed the dry food from yesterday by the way.

The food at home was very light.

Not to mention meat.

Even pickles were not there.

This was also the reason why Li Xiang wanted to improve the family.

The little guy was still in the growth period and couldn't be hungry anymore.

"Eh, by the way, add some spirit fruits."

Li Xiang uncovered the steamer again, several oval cyan-brown fruits appeared in his hand, he squeezed them slightly, and they broke into more than a dozen pieces and fell into the porridge.

Mom and Dad are busy at work, their bodies are tired, they need to be well supplemented.

Not long after, some noise came from the room on the east side of the yard.

Looking at the sound, Lao San and Yun Xiu walked out with tired bodies, sleepy-eyed, and their clothes were still stained with some mud.

"Dad, Mom."

"Eat!"

"You made it?"

"Yes, I was afraid you wouldn't make it in time for check-in."

"Good! Our baby is getting smarter."

After such a long time, Lao San was also used to the fact that his child was smarter than others.

He happily picked up Li Xiang.

Rubbing him with his beard.

"Dad thought you were sick yesterday and planned to find a doctor for you."

"It's good that you're fine today, it's good that you're fine."

Yun Xiu didn't pay attention to Lao San, but rushed up and pushed Lao San aside, carefully checking Li Xiang's body.

"Did you get burned?"

"Did you encounter any problems?"

"You are still young, Mom will handle breakfast."

Yun Xiu touched Li Xiang's body distressedly, fearing that the little guy would be injured because of cooking.

"Don't go to the stove by yourself without Mom's permission, do you hear me?"

"It's okay, don't worry, Mom."

"Do you hear me?"

"I heard it, I heard it!"

"Come, you eat something."

"Dad, I have good news for you."

"When you go to check in at the south of the city later, you might have a surprise."

"Surprise?"

"Qi Le, Mr. Qi, said he wanted to give you an official job, the kind with a token."

"Little doll, what are you talking about?"

Lao San was a bit confused by him.

Didn't understand the situation.

Li Xiang smiled.

Although he said he would pass it on for him, he always felt that this kind of thing, announced by the magistrate himself in front of everyone, might make people feel more comfortable.

"Dad, can I go to the south of the city with you later?"

"I heard you say they are building houses there, I want to see what it looks like."

Lao San hesitated.

Spoke slowly.

"His mother, you rest at home today, your body is weak, helping in the kitchen like this, you are almost exhausted."

"Watch Xiao Zhenger at home."

"I'll take our baby to see the south of the city."

"Good!"

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Chiyang County.

South of the city.

The sun had just risen, and many villagers had already gathered here.

Unlike the slum, which was full of filth, mud, and blood a few days ago.

At this time, in the south of the city, a large number of old buildings and some narrow alleys that were not suitable had been pushed flat.

A lot of building materials were piled up here, and the scale of the construction site was very huge, covering almost the entire south of the city.

The crowd surged, checking in with the cooperation of the official runners.

The Southern Wilderness suffered a disaster.

Chiyang County couldn't accept so many refugees for a while.

So they could only use work as relief first.

Let them get busy.

After getting busy, managing a bite to eat could stabilize these disaster victims, so they wouldn't turn from disaster victims to anti-people.

The villages around Chiyang County all suffered disasters.

More and more people came.

The county's layout for the south of the city also changed several times.

Finally, it was decided to change the south of the city from a slum to the largest ordinary residence in the city, with a vegetable market and a grocery street.

To ensure that the entire southern district could operate stably.

When the work here is completed, the villagers who participated in the construction can buy a house at a low price with their wages. If the contribution is relatively large, they can also consider a discount price, open a shop, and if the money is not enough, the county government can advance half a year's wages first.

Do everything possible to ensure that these disaster victims can be settled.

Have food to eat, have a place to live, and within a year, help these disaster victims complete the transformation from farmers to ordinary urban residents.

This final design plan was finally decided by some gentlemen from the prefecture.

The Mohists were responsible for the urban planning, the Legalists formulated relevant rules and regulations, and some scattered School of Names people helped in the county government to ensure that the new county government system could be stable.

The sun rose, and outside the south district construction site, there were already many people standing.

Scanning roughly, it was almost close to more than two hundred people.

These were strong laborers, villagers who fled the disaster from the villages outside the city.

If you count the women, children, and the elderly, the number will probably be even more.

How to settle and manage these people is a very troublesome problem.

Early in the morning, I saw some soldiers maintaining order.

Qi Le was still wearing his green shirt, looking at the planning map and today's arrangements in the crowd.

In the crowd, you can also see some people who look special.

Young people who exude a spirit.

These are cultivators from other places.

And some people from the Hundred Schools.

Lao San led Li Xiang and stood at the front of the crowd. After arriving here, he was ordered by the official runner that the magistrate wanted to see him later, which made him a bit confused.

Didn't know what happened.

"Baby, don't run around later."

"There are many people here."

"You go to the place where they cook, and stay with those aunts."

"This is a construction site, it's bumpy, don't get hurt."

"I know you are smart and have your own ideas, but you must listen to Dad, do you hear me."

"I know!"

Li Xiang responded.

And began to concentrate his attention, looking for Lu Ban in the crowd.

He also brought his design blueprint.

Wanted to ask Lu Ban to help make it and try it out.

In addition, he was also very curious to look at the construction site.

From the layout and planning, the entire construction site seemed to be more planned than the big mansion in the north of the city, the county government, and those more advanced areas.

It looked like it came from the hands of a famous master.

Although it hasn't been completed yet.

But he could already feel a very unique sense of coordination, which was pleasing to the eye.

It's hard to imagine that a construction site would give him such a feeling.

In addition, he also saw that on this construction site in the south of the city.

Many magical wooden construction equipment appeared.

"Is this the legendary Mohist mechanism art?"

The wooden ox that transports stone materials, the aerial pulley that can easily lift hundreds of catties of wood, and a wooden car that looks like an excavator.

The entire construction site looked very coordinated.

The workers appeared in every corner in an orderly manner like bees.

"Interesting."

"Compared to the great principles of the scholars."

"This kind of doctrine that goes deep into the people and improves production tools is also a unique path."

"Technology is the primary productive force."

For no reason, Li Xiang's favorability for the Mohist School increased a lot.

At this time.

An official runner came over and called Lao San to see the magistrate.

Lao San waved his hand and sent Li Xiang to the place where they cooked first. There were many women helping in the kitchen here.

These women helped in the kitchen here, and the work was relatively easy.

They could get half the salary of an adult man, and they were also provided with food, which was considered a good treatment.

In this area, there were also some children walking around casually.

Some families had three people, and both parents came to work, and the children had nowhere to be settled, so they could only be placed here.

Usually, the villagers would pay extra attention to prevent these dolls from getting hurt.

So this place also became a place for them to temporarily settle children.

Li Xiang, who was settled here, was not troubled.

He suddenly smiled.

Because he saw a familiar figure.

The big man in hemp clothes was kneeling in front of a stove, holding a hammer and knocking clatter clatter.

"Fellow folks, look carefully."

"This thing is called a wind box."

"When using it, hold this wooden pole and push it back and forth, the fire of the stove will be much larger, and the cooking speed will be much faster."

"I haven't perfected this thing yet, so I'll use it for cooking for the time being."

"When you use it, remember not to hurt yourself."

Lu Ban stood in front of the crowd, pulling the wind box gently, and sure enough, the firepower of the stove became much larger.

A wisp of blue smoke emerged from the big pot.

Sizzle~

After pouring a pot of cold water in, in less than five minutes, he saw a large pot of water boiling bubbling.

Such a large pot of water, if it were normal, it would probably take a quarter of an hour to boil.

But under the pulling of the wind box, in less than half a stick of incense, it was already boiling.

"When you use the wind box, remember to be slower."

"I originally planned to add this thing to the blacksmith shop in the future, which can make the firepower much larger."

"Today is just an experiment, if there is any problem with the use, remember to tell me at any time, I will be at the small county government on the construction site."

Lu Ban said to the people around.

After finishing his work, he prepared to leave, there were many things waiting for him on the construction site.

"Mr. Lu Ban!"

Li Xiang stopped him.

At the same time, in his hand, he took out a piece of draft paper.

"Mr. Lu Ban, I do have an object that I want to ask you to help make."

"This is the draft paper left by the teacher."

"He said that if a craftsman can make this thing, I can keep it by my side for self-defense."

"Mr. Lu Ban, if you are not busy, can you take the time to make it for me?"

"If you need material fees, I can pay extra."

Seeing that the visitor was Li Xiang, Lu Ban laughed loudly.

He liked this polite little guy very much.

Reached out and took the draft paper.

"Something for self-defense."

"Let me see."

Five minutes later.

"This thing! This thing was made by your teacher?!"

"Little guy, tell me, what is your teacher's name?!"

"I want to see him!"

Before the words were finished, rich Haoran Qi suddenly appeared on Lu Ban's body.

It was clearly about to break through to the Eighth-Rank.

Li Xiang: "Uh..."

"Again?!"

Two chapters were combined.

(End of chapter)