Chapter 5: Wash Marrow Pill
Five years later, at Spiritual Peach Mountain Villa.
Several servants were moving bags of spiritual paddy to be weighed. Steward Wu kept a careful record.
"Congratulations, Sixth Young Master! This year's harvest is bountiful. It's already 100,000 catties."
Seeing that they were almost done, Steward Wu told everyone to stop. There wasn't much spiritual paddy left in the warehouse, and he would keep the rest for himself.
"100,000 catties is quite impressive."
"Thanks to the Sixth Young Master's excellent management skills, the cultivation of the spiritual land is now comparable to that of cultivators."
Steward Wu smiled with narrowed eyes. It was well known that the Sixth Young Master was no good at cultivation, but he had a talent for management. Over the years, Spiritual Peach Mountain Villa had flourished. Not only did the production of spiritual paddy increase, but they also had other sources of income.
"Just tidying up casually."
Lin Jiang also laughed. He spent a lot of effort on Spiritual Peach Mountain Villa in recent years. For example, with the spiritual land, he set new rules for many tenants. If their production increased, not only would he reward them with some spiritual rice, but he would also promise to guarantee the future of their children. When they turn twelve years old, he would send them to the Lin family to test their Spiritual Roots. If they had Spiritual Roots, they could join the Lin family and cultivate immortality.
As a result, the enthusiasm of the tenants greatly increased, and they became more dedicated to the spiritual land. Lin Jiang also bought spiritual talismans like the Rain Talisman, ensuring good weather and abundant harvest. Now, they could produce tens of thousands of catties of spiritual rice every year.
"Sixth Young Master, now that the Lin family members are increasing day by day, the consumption has also increased. Do you want to sell some of your Iron-backed Pigs, Colorful Pigs, Silver Light Fish, and Silver Arrow Fish to the clan?"
Steward Wu asked again. In recent years, the breeding industry at Spiritual Peach Mountain Villa had also grown significantly. Lin Jiang bought higher quality products like the Colorful Pigs and Silver Arrow Fish. The quantity of Iron-backed Pigs and Silver Light Fish had also greatly increased. It was said that Miss Lin Die and Miss Lin Ying often came to Spiritual Peach Mountain Villa to eat for free.
"We can sell the Iron-backed Pigs and Silver Light Fish, but not the Silver Arrow Fish and Colorful Pigs."
"Why, Sixth Young Master? I see there are quite a few Colorful Pigs."
"I haven't gotten tired of eating them yet, and Lin Ying hasn't either. We'll talk about it when we do."
Lin Jiang waved his hand, leaving Steward Wu speechless. This reason was unrefutable.
Right away, Lin Jiang went to catch fifty Silver Light Fish and slaughtered twenty Iron-backed Pigs. He handed them all to Steward Wu, who waved his hand and the items went into his bag. Lin Jiang immediately felt envious.
Lin Jiang had a small storage bag in his hand, which had only one cubic space. Steward Wu's storage bag must be a large one, or else it wouldn't be able to hold so many things.
"Sixth Young Master, this kind of super-sized storage bag is not mine. It belongs to the family. If Sixth Young Master wants one, you can ask the family to buy it in Anhua City. It will probably cost around eight thousand spirit stones. Sixth Young Master should be able to afford it, right?"
"Haha, no, I can't."
Lin Jiang waved his hand. In these past few years, the profits from Spiritual Peach Mountain Villa had all been given to him. He only earned two to three hundred spirit stones a year. His family's offerings had been restored, which amounted to twenty-four spirit stones a year. After all these years, he had only saved up a little over a thousand spirit stones, still far from enough.
Steward Wu smiled and didn't say anything. The second generation of the Lin family didn't lack money. They mostly had their own assets. It was the third and fourth generations that had no family inheritance - they were the ones who were truly poor.
Not long after Steward Wu left, Lin Die and Lin Ying flew over from afar and landed before Lin Jiang with smiles on their faces.
"Sixth Brother, I'm here again."
"Why did you come here? Don't you need to accompany Fourth Sister for her wedding?"
Lin Jiang asked, "Isn't Lin Yuan, the fourth child of the Lin family, getting married soon? And Lin Die and Lin Ying are going to be part of the wedding party."
Lin Jiang didn't have a very good impression of Lin Batian, but there was one thing he admired about him - his pride. Lin Batian believed that the Lin family's position in Yun State was earned through strength, not through alliances, so he never forced his children into arranged marriages. He gave them the chance to fall in love freely. In other families, like Lin Jiang's, children were only meant to serve the family by producing offspring. They couldn't live as freely as they do now.
"That's the adults' business, we don't care. Fourth sister is being overly dramatic, it's too troublesome. It's better to come to Sixth Brother's place and have some fun. And Sixth Brother, what delicious food do you have this time? Let's settle on it first. We don't want Silver Light Fish and Iron-backed Pig anymore, we're tired of eating them."
"Then let's have Silver Arrow Fish and Colorful Pig. They're both high-grade monsters and taste amazing. Today, I'll make you sour fish with pickled vegetables."
Lin Jiang waved his hand and immediately started preparing to butcher the pig and fish. He even asked the servants for help. Lin Jiang's servant hadn't returned yet, but he had already trained the servants on this side to be competent chefs.
"Sixth Brother, prepare something nice for Third Sister. Don't hold back."
"Just tell me what you want. No need to be polite here at Sixth Brother's place."
"I want milk tea, plum juice, fruit juice, and I want to eat grilled sausages, and also…"
Lin Ying listed more than twenty things in a row, and Lin Jiang agreed to all of them. He ordered the estate's servants to make them. These things were all copied from Lin Jiang's memory, but some had become completely different because he couldn't find the exact ingredients.
But these things still conquered Lin Ying's stomach, and even Lin Die's mouth was conquered too. Even the prestigious Foundation Building stage cultivators followed their little sister to come and eat. They thought the fun things here in Lin Jiang's were much better than the Lin family marketplace.
"Third Sister, eat with big bites, that's the way to enjoy it!"
Lin Ying lay sprawled on a blanket with a cup of milk tea beside her. With a tilt of her head, she could take a sip through a bamboo straw. In her hands, she held a dozen grilled sausages, eating one bite after another. A contrast to Lin Die, who looked more refined, sitting up straight and eating with small bites.
"It's okay to relax a little during cultivation, but Ninth Sister should not indulge too much and delay her progress."
"Hehe, understood, Third Sister. Let's not talk about that here with Sixth Brother."
"Sixth Brother, you have corrupted your little sister."
"Nonsense, she came on her own. What do you mean I corrupted her? Third Sister, try the jerky I made. It's made from Silver Light Fish and it tastes delicious."
"You've been cultivating for fifteen years and only reached the second level of Qi Refining. It's a bit disappointing. You can try using the top-grade Wash Marrow Pill to cleanse your meridians. If possible, buy six pills and use one every ten days. It can greatly enhance your cultivation speed."
"Sixth Brother, Third Sister is right. Our family didn't have much money before, so they didn't arrange the cleansing of our meridians for us. But now, all the nephews in the family with Spiritual Roots receive this treatment. It's much better than before."
Lin Ying quickly said, "In recent years, the Lin family has become more prosperous, with increasing income. They treat their young descendants better and can use the Wash Marrow Pill to improve their constitution."
"I've written it down. I'll buy it when I have time."
Lin Jiang nodded, writing it down. He didn't mind having a higher cultivation. He already had nearly three thousand years of lifespan, longer than the Soul Changing Ancestor. But his cultivation level was too low. This secret must not be discovered. He needed some life-saving methods.
"No need to wait. Give me the spirit stones. I'm planning to go to Anhua City in a few days. They don't have top-grade Wash Marrow Pill in the Lin family's market, only Anhua City has it."
"That works too. How much does a Wash Marrow Pill cost?"
"A top-grade Wash Marrow Pill might cost five hundred spirit stones, but trust me, the higher-grade ones are much better than the lower-grade ones. They're definitely worth it."
"I don't have that many spirit stones."
"How many do you have?"
"Around fifteen hundred."
Lin Jiang said. He lived in Spiritual Peach Mountain, where he didn't have to spend money on food, clothing, shelter, or transportation. However, he needed spirit stones for cultivation, to purchase herbal medicine, and to maintain the mountain's formations. So he had saved one thousand five hundred spirit stones.
"Then it's one thousand five, I'll cover the rest for now, and you can pay me back later."
"Oh, that's really kind of you."
"I've eaten a lot of your food, and besides, we're siblings, so it's no big deal."
Lin Die shook her head, mainly because she had already reached the Foundation Building stage in her cultivation, which had greatly increased her income. If she were still in the Qi Refining stage, she wouldn't be able to come up with one thousand five hundred spirit stones.
"Sixth Brother, Third Sister, count me in with too. I'll support Sixth Brother with five hundred spirit stones."
"You don't have to do that, keep the spirit stones for yourself. It's important to quickly reach the Foundation Building stage. As our family grows larger, it will become more and more difficult to cultivate."
Lin Die shook her head. The population of the Lin family was growing rapidly. More and more of the second generation were getting married, and even the third generation had begun to have large-scale weddings. Although not every descendant had a Spiritual Root, the population of the Lin family was steadily increasing, almost like a population boom. It wouldn't be long before they had over a hundred people.
"Lin Ying, listen to Third Sister. Your Foundation Building stage is crucial. I currently have control over the revenue from Spiritual Peach Mountain Villa. Within five years, I will be able to pay back the spirit stones to Third Sister."
Lin Jiang said to Lin Ying. They had been raising Colorful Pig and Silver Arrow Fish for more than two years. They were starting to produce and the income from Spiritual Peach Mountain would increase. Within five years, they would definitely be able to repay the money to Lin Die.
