Chapter 029 We need to set up the people first
"My dear, why is this?"
Ding Zhaolan felt a little cold on his back as he carried the whip. As martial artists, their intuition was sharper than that of ordinary people, so he could see that there was indeed a hint of murderous intent in Lu Sen's eyes.
He didn't understand why Lu Sen suddenly wanted to kill them both.
"Why?" Lu Sen smiled coldly, "You two forced me to kneel down, and I didn't want to care about it, but you actually tried to use it to repay me, and you used it directly on a little girl. You are so dirty, you are worthy of being a hero in the world."
Ding Zhaolan clasped his hands together and said, "My dear, we brothers don't have such thoughts."
"Yes, you don't have such intentions. Just wait a little longer, my little girl will definitely remember your kindness." Lu Sen stood in the fence, his eyes getting colder and colder: "If she speaks for you in the future, it may annoy me. At the very least, she will be scolded and ignored, or even kicked out of the house. If she doesn't speak for you, she will feel guilty and depressed day and night. And you stay out of it, letting a little girl bear all the blessings and disasters. What a good plan."
Ding Zhaolan was shocked and immediately clasped his fists and denied it again: "My dear, we two brothers definitely don't have such dirty thoughts."
"Your answer is very clever. It seems that I, who was able to think of this crucial relationship, have a very dirty mind?" Lu Sen looked at Ding Zhaolan coldly.
Ding Zhaolan was dumbfounded and speechless, because he could no longer argue. He thought about it carefully for a while, if things continued to develop, it would be very likely that as the young man in front of him said, all the blessings and disasters would be borne by the girls in the courtyard.
Lu Sen looked at Ding Zhaolan who seemed to understand something, and slowly asked: "Where do you two live? Do you have any sisters at home?"
"My home is in Songjiang. I have a younger sister who is not married yet." When Ding Zhaolan heard Lu Sen asking this, she felt a little expectant.
Could it be that...
Lu Sen chuckled: "Tomorrow morning I will hire a beggar with sores on his head and pus on his feet to kneel down in front of your house every day and ask you to marry your daughter to him with all my sincerity. Is that okay?"
The two men immediately felt humiliated. Ding Zhaolan was furious and said, "My dear, my little sister is dignified and beautiful. How can a beggar dream of her?"
Ding Zhaohui nodded angrily at the side.
"Well said." Lu Sen nodded, but his face was full of contempt: "Then what's the difference between you and beggars now!"
The two were suddenly struck by lightning. After a moment, Ding Zhaolan supported himself on the ground with his hands, sweat pouring down his face.
Lu Sen looked at the two distraught people, snorted, turned back to the yard and continued practicing calligraphy.
After an incense stick of time, the two got up and left.
He didn't come back the next day.
Without the two shirtless men kneeling outside the yard, Lu Sen felt much more comfortable.
Xiao Linqin felt it was a pity and stood at the fence looking out: "I also want to learn how to practice internal energy from them. The light body skills they taught are quite useful."
Lu Sen heard this nearby and said as he wrote, "It's okay. They only have mediocre skills. When Captain Zhan comes back, I'll ask him if he has any Qigong skills that outsiders can learn."
Kobayashi's eyes lit up: "Really? Thank you, my dear."
Lu Sen smiled and said, "Don't worry, we haven't even started yet."
Next, Lu Sen spent a few days leisurely at home. After being idle for a long time, he decided to do something. He looked at the mountainside with only small trees, short trees, and vines, and felt that it was a bit ugly. Besides, there were not many wooden blocks in the system backpack.
So I thought about expanding the yard and using the home system's rapid growth function to plant trees.
As a result, just as the area of the yard was expanded to ten acres... the system refused to allow further expansion.
It seems that if I want to expand the yard, I have to upgrade it.
There was no choice but to plant white elm branches on the newly expanded six acres of land.
If it is ordinary land, it is not easy for white elm tree cuttings to survive, but it is much easier to insert the cuttings in the home system. Just cut a healthy white elm branch, stick it in the ground, and then water it.
The reason why we chose white elm is because it grows fast and its material is also good.
The white elm tree originally grew in the north, but someone brought it to the outside of the city of Bianjing and planted it. There is already a small forest, but unfortunately it has not yet matured into timber.
"One hundred trees per acre, six acres is six hundred...that's enough." Lu Sen nodded. White elm trees can grow quite big in the end, so planting one hundred seedlings per acre is just right.
Although the yard now only has 10 acres of land, the fence has been set up to the side of the mountain.
Heizhu and Xiaolinqin each carried a wooden bucket and watered the poles.
Originally, it was very hard for two people to water six acres of land, but the bucket could hold ten cubic meters of water at a time and it was light in weight, so it only took one hour to water all the new seedlings.
Lu Sen was watching Hei Zhu and Xiao Ling Qin working when he suddenly heard someone outside shouting, "Brother Lu, I'm here to bother you."
Lu Sen looked back and found that it was Cao You standing outside the yard, salutating to him with his fists clasped.
There were two dark and strong men with machetes following him. It seemed that the lesson learned a few days ago had taken effect.
As Lu Sen walked, he clasped his fists and said with a smile: "Welcome, it brings honor to my humble home."
Then he opened the small gate in the yard fence and gave Cao You temporary access.
When Cao You walked in, he immediately felt a refreshing feeling in the yard. Before he could sigh, he heard two soft calls from behind.
oops!
Ouch!
The two dark and strong men covered their noses and retreated. Cao You was stunned for a moment and asked, "What's wrong with you?"
"There's something blocking us." said a man.
The other man nodded vigorously.
Cao You turned around and looked at Lu Sen.
Lu Sen smiled and said, "You must be invited to come in! Brother Cao, please!"
Lu Sen did this on purpose.
After the wooden armor was taken away by Cao You, it would definitely be studied. For those who are afraid of death, the effect of the wooden armor is a real amulet. Most people are afraid of death, and the nobles are especially afraid of death.
Therefore, they would definitely regard the wooden armor as a sacred object, and would try to take it for themselves.
Lu Sen understood that it was a crime to possess a treasure.
If you want to prevent others from coveting your things, you must have enough strength.
Or deterrence.
Cao You followed Lu Sen in the direction of the wooden building in front of him, and looked back from time to time. He saw that his two guards tried to get in through the door several times but failed.
Then the two tried to jump over the wooden fence next to them but failed and fell several times.
Lu Sen brought Cao You to the wooden building, asked him to sit down, and called out to the outside: "Ling Qin, come over and greet the guests."
Kobayashi heard it not far away, and immediately put down the bucket in his hand and rushed over.
At this time, Cao You had just withdrew his gaze from outside the courtyard. He looked at the layout of the wooden building, and his first reaction was: what a square house.
Then the second reaction was: This Brother Lu is indeed not an ordinary person.
Now his two guards were still outside, touching the invisible wall, with a look of doubt on their faces.
And this yard... is refreshing and pleasant, not as humid, hot and sticky as outside.
The immortal paradise?
In Cao You's heart, he felt that the Brother Lu in front of him was more and more mysterious, and it was not just a simple trick.
After they sat down, Ringo came over with a wooden tray with a square teapot and four cups on it.
When Cao You took a look, he discovered that both the pot and the cup were made of colored glaze.
And their shapes are all square, just like this wooden building.
The teapot is filled with golden liquid, which looks quite beautiful.
Ringo poured a cup for her husband first, then poured a cup for Cao You, and then stepped aside.
Cao You habitually picked up the cup with both hands and took a sip, with a slightly surprised expression: "Honey? It's really delicious."
The honey produced by the home system can restore a considerable amount of health points and also has a delicious value bonus. It would be an insult to it to use it as a tribute.
This pot of honey water was naturally diluted with warm water. Of course, even so, drinking it in one sip could restore two or three points of health.
The human body is very honest. It can feel the benefits of honey water and produce an instinctive craving for it. In addition, with the added bonus of deliciousness, Cao You naturally thinks it tastes quite good.
Then he swallowed the honey water in one gulp, smacked his lips, and said again: "It's really delicious."
Ringo stepped forward and poured another cup for Cao You.
Cao You said nothing and was silenced again.
Ringo poured the third cup, but Cao You didn't drink it this time. He looked at the light golden honey water in the cup and wanted to pour it into his mouth again, but he still held back with his willpower, then raised his head and smiled, "I'm sorry to be rude in front of Brother Lu. I have never tasted such delicious honey water."
Ringo stood aside, pouting.
She had completely forgotten that she had tried honey water for the first time a few days ago and ended up drinking seven cups in a row, causing her lower stomach to feel bloated and uncomfortable.
Lu Sen waved his hand: "No, Brother Cao, as long as you like it."
Cao You continued, "I came here mainly to thank Brother Lu for saving my life. This small gift is not enough to show my respect."
After saying this, Cao You looked around, and usually the servants would bring up the gifts at this time.
But... the two guards brought by Cao You are still outside.
Cao You smiled awkwardly, immediately walked out of the yard and took the gift from the strong man.
At this time, the two sturdy guards had given up entering the yard and were standing outside waiting.
Cao You held the dark red gift box, handed it over with both hands, and said, "It's just a small gift, please accept it, Brother Lu."
Lu Sen took it with both hands, put it aside, and said, "Brother Cao, you are too polite."
Seeing Lu Sen accept the gift, Cao You said, "Brother Lu, I have something I want to ask you."
"Please speak." Lu Sen said slowly.
"A few days ago, Brother Lu gave me the wooden armor. Are there any rules or taboos when using it?"
"There's nothing to worry about." Lu Sen thought for a while and said, "It's just that the spells it can store are limited, and they will break after a certain degree of impact."
"How many attacks can it withstand?" Cao You asked.
In fact, the father and son of the Cao family had long wanted to test the limits of this wooden armor, but they only had one piece in their hands, and if it was broken, it would be gone.
So Cao You came here this time, firstly to thank Lu Sen, and secondly to test the waters.
"Regardless of the number of times, it depends on the strength." Lu Sen said with a smile: "If a child hammers, it is possible to hit it thousands of times. If it is hit by a strong bow or a heavy crossbow, it will probably be broken into pieces after five or six times."
Cao You hesitated for a while, then asked, " I have already given the sacred wood armor to my family, but thinking about the sudden disaster a few days ago, I feel uneasy and want to ask for another sacred armor. I wonder if Brother Lu is willing to give it up?"
Lu Sen stood up and said with a smile: "Brother Cao, this is your first time visiting my humble abode, so let me show you the layout of this courtyard."
This is a polite refusal.
Cao You looked lost for a while, but he also knew that haste makes waste, so he pretended nothing had happened, stood up and followed Lu Sen around the yard.
There was actually nothing interesting to see in the yard, just ten square meters of vegetable fields, two acres of grassland, and a forest field with poles being planted.
Cao You didn't think vegetable fields were anything special. Every family with a yard would plant some vegetable seedlings.
However, the beehives did open his eyes, because the bees flying in and out of the hives were white.
At first, the bees that Heizhu brought back were indeed black, but after more than half a month of system transformation, all the bees have now turned white.
"Is this a jade bee?" Cao You's eyes widened. "I've heard from an expert in the palace that at the foot of the Tianshan Mountains, although there are jade bees, it's rare for ordinary people to see them. Jade bees only collect honey in August and September each year, and the rest of the time they hibernate in their stone nests. Their honey is very beneficial, and eating it can prolong your life."
Lu Sen smiled and did not give a direct answer. He then took him to see the three hot spring baths behind the building.
Cao You was puzzled: "There is geothermal energy in the low mountain, no... this is not geothermal energy. There is no running water in the pool, and there is no smell of eggs."
He even wanted to take off his clothes and try what was going on.
After walking around, the two returned to the gate of the courtyard. Lu Sen said, "Brother Cao, I have to practice in seclusion, so I won't continue to entertain you. If you have anything to do, you can come back in ten days or half a month, okay!"
Lu Sen had already made up his mind that he would live in this world as a "practitioner".
Gold Finger provides great convenience and possibility for this identity.
Since you are a practitioner, you must have the style of a practitioner.
At the very least, the element of "purity" must be grasped.
Cao You bowed slightly, clasped his fists and said, "I am sorry to bother you. Since Brother Lu still needs to practice, I will take my leave first. If you need me in the future, please let me know."
After saying this, he walked out of the yard and slowly left with the two strong men.
Before, Cao You always called himself "Xiaosheng". Although he was very polite, he was still a little arrogant and isolated.
After all, "xiaosheng" is a self-proclaimed title for scholars.
In this dynasty, scholars are the real superior people. Being able to call themselves "xiaosheng" is a kind of style.
But now he has begun to call himself "little brother", not only exuding a sense of warmth, but even subtly placing his status a little below Lu Sen.
Lu Sen returned to the yard, chuckled slightly, and thought this was a good start.
It is impossible for a person to survive alone in the world without being grouped together. Even if material supplies can be maintained, it is very easy to have mental problems if he is separated from the group for a long time.
In group life, everyone must have an "identity", or a positioning.
Lu Sen came out of nowhere, his identity is rootless and cannot stand scrutiny.
So, you have to find a way to create one yourself.
The identity of a cultivator is very useful... very useful. If you have successfully practiced in the mountains before entering the secular world, you will have this foothold.
Moreover, no matter who a person of this status deals with, from peddlers to royal ministers and generals, he can have great initiative and will not be easily controlled by others.
Not even afraid of being exposed by others.
After all, he can really do something 'miraculous'.
At the foot of the hill, Cao You reunited with his family servants and got into the sedan chair.
There were five guards following the four-man sedan chair.
The sedan chair set off towards the city of Bianjing.
Cao You closed his eyes in the sedan chair, and his body swayed gently with the sedan chair.
He recalled the meeting with Lu Sen just now, then lifted the curtain and said, "Guardian Zhang, when we get home later, you and Guardian Liu will come with me to see the master. It's difficult to get in at the gate, and the low fence is like a natural moat. You must tell the master your personal experience."
Guardian Zhang, who was walking outside, nodded in agreement. Then he touched his nose, which was still a little red, and thought about the invisible wall. His hair began to feel numb again.
