Chapter 116 Chenzhuang Qingxiao Branch
June 25, 2292
At the gate of Chenzhuang, a large group of people were looking forward to it. At the front was an old man with white hair, wearing brocade and silk, with a very high status. The old man spots on his face had already begun to appear sparsely, but they still could not cover the few pits under his eye sockets.
Chen Mazi is almost eighty years old, and it is estimated that it will take a few years to live. If you want to say what makes him most proud in this life, it must be the youngest son his wife gave birth to him, Chen Qingshan.
He was just a dilapidated house around Yulin Town. He had no ability in his life and could not learn three moves and half-stages. He could only be a tenant farmer for wealthy families and work as a long-term worker. His life was poor but he could only be said to be a barely able to survive.
It was not until the fifth clan leader of the Li family, Li Qingxiao, succeeded to the throne and found a Qingxiao branch. After his third son was detected and was sent to the Qingxiao General Courtyard, his Chen family turned over.
Especially his three sons are very successful. I heard that they are the chief among the Qing generation students. That's amazing. Not only does Chenzhuang have spiritual roots in his family, but in the past few decades, five or six good seedlings with spiritual roots have been sent to the General Hospital. But can everyone be the chief?
As soon as the news that Chen Qingshan was the chief of the General Court came back, Chen Mazi almost let him do the position of the owner of Chen Zhuang. Fortunately, Chen Mazi himself knew how much he was, so he was a comprador to be responsible for buying some materials used in the farm. He had tens of thousands of people in charge of this material, so he refused.
Although he refused and did not regard himself as the owner of the manor, there was a fairy son like Chen Qingshan. In this acre of three-point land in Chenzhuang, Chen Mazi didn't have to look at anyone's face on weekdays. Now, everyone in the manor would have to respectfully call him Mr. Chen when he saw him, that was something that he could never dream of in his dreams before.
"Mr. Chen, it would be great if there was another spiritual root seedling in the village this year. What did President Qingming say in the notice? For every additional spiritual root seed, there will be a reward of 100,000 gold in the village."
The owner of the manor Chen Zong looked a little excited. They gathered here today and were waiting for Chen Qingshan.
Now in June every year, it is the time when the immortal masters of Bayushan go to various farms to test the spiritual root qualifications of children over six years old. No wonder they attach so much importance to it. The reward of 100,000 gold is actually just the second. The key is that the monks who walked out of the farm will benefit them as long as they feed back a little.
For example, after Mr. Chen’s youngest son Chen Qingshan became the chief of the Qing generation of the General Academy, there was no need to worry about any monsters in Qi training realm near their Chenzhuang. As long as Chen Qingshan is notified, it will be solved in less than a few days.
Since the 1965 Qingxiao Branch was opened in Chenzhuang, all children over three years old have to go to the branch to study and write. When they are six years old, there will be monks from the General Hospital to test their spiritual roots. Those who have detected spiritual roots will naturally be sent to the General Hospital to continue their practice. Even if they do not have spiritual roots, they must continue to practice ordinary martial arts in the branch. They will only be graduated and discharged from the acquired realm.
As a result, the physical fitness of Chenzhuang children has been greatly improved, the survival rate has increased, and the population has long exceeded 100,000. Most of them are young people in their twenties who have practiced in the branch office, and some are even in the same class as Chen Qingshan. They also witnessed with their own eyes that Chen Qingshan was taken to the main office by the director Li Qingming, and now they have become one of the top immortals.
Under such temptation, people from Chenzhuang nowadays, as long as their children are six years old, they will gather in the branch office in Zhuangzizhong every June 25th, waiting for the people from the main office to test the spiritual roots. They all hope that an immortal will be produced in their own home.
"Here you come!"
A voice sounded from the crowd. Chen Mazi looked up and saw a young man wearing white clothes carrying a long sword on the road in the distance. He was extremely fast and the wind was rising under his feet and stood in front of everyone for a moment.
A small blue sword embroidered on his chest, which was the beauty of the Qingxiao General Courtyard. Those in the crowd who had been brushed off for decades because they had no spiritual roots looked at the clothing of the General Courtyard, and a hint of envy appeared in their eyes.
"See the Immortal Master!" As the owner of the manor, Chen Zong was also very kind to these etiquettes. These Immortal Masters have different personalities. If they offend anything and affect the future of the children, he would be uncomfortable.
However, when Chen Mazi looked at the young man in white, opened his mouth and did not salute with him, Chen Zong was suddenly surprised and was about to remind him.
"Hahaha, dad, the owner of the manor, it's me, Qingshan, I'm here to take charge of the inspection in Chenzhuang this year!"
Now, the humble old men looked at his face. Chen Qingshan was almost forty years old this year, but he looked like a young man of seventeen or eighteen. It immediately made the old men envious. And the disciples of the branch at the same time as Chen Qingshan were also feeling sad.
Chen Mazi immediately burst into tears, stepped forward and pinched Chen Qingshan's arm, excited.
"Okay, okay, good boy, you haven't been back for almost ten years, and your dad can't recognize you!"
Looking at his father who was already in his twilight years, Chen Qingshan's eyes also turned slightly red.
It is true that he is a monk, but Chen Mazi is still his father. If Chen Mazi had not been to support a family in the wind and rain in his early years, it would be a question whether Chen Qingshan could live to be six years old.
Since he entered the General Hospital, he has indeed cared too little about his father and Chen Zhuang. Except for the time when Zhuangzi had a wolf demon ten years ago, he brought a few friends back to solve the problem, he has never returned to Chen Zhuang again.
This time he came back, he volunteered to Dean Qingming, and his purpose was to come back to see his father and the people in the village. Of course, he also had some other thoughts.
After a round of greetings, Chen Qingshan was invited by Chen Zong and Chen Mazi to the Qingxiao Branch and began to discuss the testing.
"Qingshan, this is the list of children who are six years old in Zhuangzi this year, with a total of 173."
After taking the list handed over by Chen Zong, Chen Qingshan nodded. The current population size of Chenzhuang is roughly the same as the number of children who are over six years old every year.
However, after seeing his son's excitement, Chen Mazi thought that his son was now the head of the Qing generation of the General Academy, and asked: "Qingshan, have you graduated from the General Academy? Why have you been sent here? In previous years, weren't the teachers of the General Academy doing the test for spiritual roots? Have you returned to the General Academy to be a teacher?"
Chen Qingshan shook his head. After the Qingxiao General Academy became larger, some of the Qing generation students who graduated from the first class of 1975 chose to teach at the General Academy and helped teach the students. He had a very lofty ambition and had feelings for the General Academy, but he was unwilling to go back to be a teacher.
"This year, I came back with the dean. First, I want to see you, second, the owner of the manor and father, the students recruited from this year to 2295 are all part of the first-year class of the Yun generation!"
Qingxiao General Academy began to recruit the first batch in 1965, and then it was counted for one term every ten years, and only four periods were held in 2295. At that time, President Qingming did not set rules, and counted for one period every fifty years, so why did Qingshi only accept three periods?
Or is it that Chen Zong has to come into contact with these things every year, so he first reacted, and a guess appeared on his face, saying, "Qingshan, is it that Master Yun Yao also has to go to the General Hospital to practice?"
Chen Qingshan nodded!
Li Yunyao, that was the first seventh generation of Li's family. Li actually sent him to the main courtyard to practice? Chen Zhuang and Chen Mazi were suddenly a little surprised.
To be honest, Qingxiao General House is full of children of other surnames. Although they are grateful to Li for giving them this opportunity, they still feel that it is just a way for Li to win people's hearts.
Unexpectedly, Li Yunyao, the eldest son of the direct line, was also sent to the Qingxiao General Courtyard to practice with them, the common people!
While the two were still shocked, Chen Qingshan continued to speak, with a faint tone of excitement, and said: "At the beginning of the year, when Mr. Yun Yao's spiritual root qualification was detected, it was named top secret. The same clan members all speculated that the eldest son's spiritual root qualification was very likely to be on the same level as the clan leader!
The owner of the manor, if a spiritual seedling can emerge in the manor this year, it will become the same period as the eldest son. If we can cultivate good feelings in the general courtyard, our manor will definitely have a higher status in the future!”
In recent years, the Qingxiao General Hospital has been conducting a lot of spiritual root testing in the affiliated villages, and Chen Zhuang and Chen Mazi are not aware of it.
The leader of the Qingxiao clan is the legendary Xuan-level spiritual root. From 1965 to 1992, I have never heard of any Zhuangzi in Yulin Town that had Xuan-level spiritual roots.
"I am worthy of being the eldest son! I remember Mr. Yun Yao's father, the Lord of Qingjie Palace, and a great cultivator in the Foundation Building Realm!" Chen Zong couldn't help but sigh.
"The patriarch's love for the eldest son is well known to everyone in Bayushan. Moreover, the eldest son's father is the master of the Patriarchal Hall and the lords of the Wanbao Hall of the Clan Affairs Hall, both of the eldest son's great-grandfathers, and maybe in the future..."
Speaking of this, Chen Qingshan paused a little. Chen Zong and Chen Mazi both stared at him and waited for his next sentence.
"The next patriarch's position is very likely to be passed to the eldest son!"
Chen Zong and Chen Mazi immediately looked at each other and were both shocked.
"So, the owner of the manor, all the manors are working hard this year to pick out a few good seedlings and send them to the General Hospital. In the future, they can be a servant for the eldest son, and they may benefit from it.
I heard from Liuzhuang this year that there was a girl with the top-grade yellow-grade spiritual roots. My junior brother Qingye took it personally and introduced it to the eldest son on the first day... "
When Chen Mazi heard this, his face looked a little strange: "It's only six years old, it's too early!"
Chen Zong usually manages such a big Chenzhuang, and his knowledge is obviously much higher. He shook his head and said, "It's not too early, the eldest son is still young, and he is a childhood sweetheart in the main courtyard. When he is young, it's just right to cultivate feelings. When he grows up in the future, people like us who are ordinary people will not even be able to see him."
If you really have feelings for the eldest son, maybe you will be a patriarch’s wife and have a high status.”
The Li family in Bayushan, who is in Lansha Island, clearly feels that it is not simple, especially as the days have stabilized over the years, many people in the village have gone to the nearby Black Valley and Linjiang to make a living.
If you say that you are from Yulin Town, then you will definitely mention the Li family of Bayushan.
Especially Chen Mazi, who followed Chen Zong to Heigu City to do business a few years ago, there is no need to mention Li's name, saying that his son Chen Qingshan is the chief of Qingxiao General Academy, and even some monks gave him three points of face.
The wife of the Li clan leader was such a noble title. Chen Zong suddenly felt a little passionate in his heart, wishing that all the children who were six years old this year were women.
"Qingshan, let's go to the test first!"
Chapter completed!