
"Mom, why are you cutting old clothes?" Cheng Xiao Xiao asked in a surprised tone when he saw his mother cutting off his old clothes in the courtyard.
Madam Cheng looked up and gave her a bitter smile, "Xiao Xiao, this is my old clothes. They are a bit old, but the quality is pretty good. I want to change it for your sister!"
"Mom!" Cheng Xiao Xiao walked up to him and casually took the clothes from his hands and sat down next to him, "Mom, I won't stop you from making clothes, but do we need to put on the old ones? Don't we have money now? I can go to the market tomorrow and bring home some cloth. So you can make new clothes for all of us!"
"Well, Xiao Xiao, we have dozens of taels, I'm afraid…."
"Mom, don't worry!" Cheng Xiao Xiao cut him off and smiled, "We don't just have dozens of taels. If mother is willing, we can easily carry tens of thousands of taels. We don't have to be frugal and suffer anymore!"
"Xiao Xiao, you mean…." Madam Cheng was stunned.
Cheng Xiao Xiao smiled at him, "Mom, you know, the dimensional level has increased enough every day. We already have 10,000 Dan rice in the barn along with nearly 10,000 chickens and rabbits. Just imagine, if we want to sell it, tens of thousands of taels is not a pipe dream."
"This ..." Madam Cheng was confused by her daughter's words. He had not expected them to have gathered so many spiritual animals and produced in just three months.
He knew very well that if they were really going to sell everything, let alone tens of thousands of taels, they might be able to take in over hundreds of thousands of taels.
"Xiao Xiao, are you serious?" Cheng Biyuan asked in disbelief as he walked through the door. He thought his daughter had gathered quite a number of spiritual animals, but the number he heard now was shocking to him greatly.
Cheng Xiao Xiao nodded lightly at his father's question. To be honest, he was conservative in terms of numbers, there were probably 10,000 more.
"Looky! That's amazing!" Cheng Biyuan smiled happily.
Madam Cheng had exactly the same smile, "You, why have you returned? Aren't you going to teach Zheng Yuan and Zheng Bin martial arts?"
"Yes, they are practicing in the bamboo forest!" His smile disappeared slowly and was replaced with a small frown as if he was having some trouble.
Naturally, Cheng Xiao Xiao, who was standing next to him, noticed the change and asked, "Dad, what happened?"
"There's nothing, your two brothers are so talented, but I'm afraid our lack of family resources will hold them back, and I'm …."
Cheng Biyuan frowned and continued, "I have a feeling that we will have some problems in a few days. Although I am a Martial Master, but I am still a Junior Martial Master, if only I could break through to the intermediate level …."
"Dad, don't worry. We still have Yuteng. There's nothing to worry about!" Cheng Xiao Xiao was convinced. He did not believe they would not even be able to overcome a small setback when they were just starting out.
Nodding lightly, Cheng Biyuan smiled again, "Maybe I just thought too much of this!"
Not necessarily!" Cheng Xiao Xiao smiled," By the way, father, we need some supplies around the house. Maybe you can travel to the market tomorrow to recharge them? And, I think it's best we get a horse carriage too!"
"Considerate . We cannot continue to borrow the wagon that Patriarch Liu's cow pulled every time we go to the market!" Madam Cheng also agreed.
Cheng Biyuan understood what they needed around the house, and he had not been to the market for a while now. He nodded, "Alright, I'll go and pick it up tomorrow!"
"Dad, mom, I have another suggestion!" Cheng Xiao Xiao thought about it and decided to talk about it.
"What kind of advice?"
"That's a very good idea, Xiao Xiao!" Cheng Biyuan looked around at the 4 thatched huts plus the courtyard and sighed, "This place is quite small, not to mention the roof that leaked out during the rainstorm. We have to plan some renovations."
Madam Cheng did not say anything but she agreed to the suggestion. After all, they hurriedly built these four thatched huts. After going through a wide variety of weather during this time, they leak during the summer and are windy during the winter.
"No need to wait until next month. I'll go find someone from the village to come help us rebuild immediately!" Cheng Biyuan was a fast acting person, he immediately left.
"Dad, wait a minute!" Cheng Xiao Xiao stopped him immediately. After he stopped in his steps, he continued, "Dad, we should also plan on expanding our farm, which Yuteng can do overnight. If the villagers come to help us rebuild now, I'm afraid it will raise questions. Let's wait until we get the Yuteng to expand our farm!"
"All right, whatever you say!"
That night, after dinner, Cheng Xiao Xiao returned into the dimension and happened upon the time Yuteng harvested from the fields. He sat in front of the cottage and watched quietly.
Although little Yuteng was busy, but she completed her task in a matter of minutes.
"Young master, what's wrong? You look unhappy?" Little Yuteng asked with a smile as she looked at Cheng Xiao Xiao cheerfully.
Cheng Xiao Xiao pursed his lips and said, "Not really unhappy. My father wants to increase his strength to reach the intermediate-level Martial Master. Xiao Yu*is there anything you can do to help?"
[Taken from the first name Yuteng which means Jade while Xiao means small. So Xiao Yu means Little Jade]
"Only a small Martial Master, that's easy. If the young master allowed him to absorb 5,000-year-old wild ginseng, he could rise to level 5 or 6 martial masters in a day, which would put him at the intermediate level!" Little Yuteng said casually.
"5,000 years?" Cheng Xiao Xiao did not how to say it, "Where will I look for 5,000-year-old wild ginseng? We are not talking about bok choy that can be found all over the place. Even if we go to the mountain, I'm afraid it will still be a difficult task. 5,000 years, it will turn into a fairy*!"
[From m****Chinese mythology; Ginseng can acquire human-like spirits and/or take human form after thousands of years]
"Hehe, young master, you're right. 5,000-year-old wild ginseng can be considered a panacea, but it cannot turn into a fairy. It takes at least 10,000 years to acquire intelligence."
Yuteng's small comment taught Cheng Xiao Xiao something new, "So. I think we'll have a chance to face the elixir in the future!"
"Hehe, young master. If you want a panacea it will be easy!"
"What do you mean?" Cheng Xiao Xiao was stunned, he glanced at the little elf.
"Young master, you know how the dimension is filled with mystical air?"
"Yes, it's so full, it makes people feel good to breathe it in!" Cheng Xiao Xiao nodded but he still did not understand his intention, "What is the relationship of spiritual air in dimensions with elixir?"
"It all has to do with each other!" The little yuteng pointed towards the field of medicinal herbs and said, "Young master, time in dimension is several times that of the outside world. Just look at the herbs I planted in the beginning, they are already decades old. Isn't that impressive?"
"Tens of the year?" Cheng Xiao Xiao widened his clear eyes, his face filled with shock.
cYes, decades are not enough. But, I can directly infuse the mystical air from the dimension into the desired potion and accelerate its growth and lifespan. I can reach the 5,000 year old wild ginseng you need in a month if not half a month!"
"Good job!"