Chapter 18: Qin Guanshi

Before dawn, Tang Jie got up to clean the courtyard.

There was a rustling sound from the yard, Tang Jie swung the broom again and again, the aura traveled through the body, passed through every vein, and finally became invisible.

But every time he moves his whole body, there is always a trace of spiritual energy hidden in his blood, which greatly increases the strength of Tang Jie's whole body.

This was discovered by Tang Jie after he broke free from the shackles that time. He discovered that in the process of practicing the Zangxiang Sutra, it can not only expand the meridians with aura, but also melt into the blood to increase strength.

Refining blood, bones, and viscera with spiritual energy is something that can only be done in the realm of transcendence, and it is precisely because of this that it is called transcendence, because it is separated from the physique of a mortal. But the Zangxiang Sutra was able to train the body when the Lingtai was first opened, which surprised and delighted Tang Jie.

At that time, he realized that this might be the true hidden function of the Zangxiang Sutra.

Xu Muyang has always believed that the Zangxiang Sutra was written by the military master, and the effect is definitely not as simple as simply attacking Yumen. Now it seems that he is not wrong. It's just that he mistakenly thought that the function of the Zangxiang Sutra should be the Nine Revolutions of Yumen, but he didn't expect it to be a body training in advance.

It's no wonder Xu Muyang didn't expect it.

Immortals rule the roost by spells, Yumen is the most important, it is directly related to the speed of cultivation, who would have thought that the Tibetan Elephant Sutra is a different path. As for why this is so, Tang Jie knew that he would not be able to find the answer before he fully opened the military master's hideout.

At this moment, he has cleaned the courtyard, and he has practiced the Tibetan Elephant Sutra once, and he feels that his whole body's strength has increased again. Even though he is a teenager, his strength is not much different from that of an adult, so he is delighted in his heart.

The door creaked open, and Mrs. Wu came out of the room, seeing that Tang Jie had cleaned the courtyard, she smiled and said, "You child, you wake up so early to do things again."

Tang Jie laughed and said: "I was saved by my second elder. This kindness is hard to repay even if my body is smashed to pieces. What is it like cleaning the courtyard. Grandma, please rest first, I will go to the kitchen to boil water."

"Oh, don't move. After you come, both of us have nothing to do, and you will finish all the work." The old lady said helplessly: "I don't have a place to relax my old bones."

"Then I'll hit your back with you." Tang Jie walked over with a smile, helped the old lady to sit down, and actually concentrated on hitting her back.

His back knocking technique was learned from his father in his previous life, the movement is professional, the technique is in place, the weight and weight are well controlled, it makes the old lady very comfortable.

The old man Wu came out to see the situation, he couldn't help laughing and said: "This is really enjoyable, you have become the old lady of the Wei family."

Mrs. Wu gave her husband a blank look without being curious, and said with a smile: "I see, even the old lady of the Wei family is not as comfortable as me. Xiaojie's technique is really good. It makes me feel comfortable all over, and I seem to be younger. How much. I’ve been married to you until now, but I never thought that today is the only time I’ve enjoyed it, and it’s not a waste of time to come to this world.”

"Since grandma likes it, Xiao Jie will knock for you every day from now on." Tang Jie laughed.

"Okay!" Mrs. Wu agreed without a word.

Tang Jie is a man who knows how to be a man. He lives here these few days and cleans up the house. He doesn't need wages. He only needs three meals a day and a place to stay. Seriously, no one's servants are like this. Cheap, how can the old lady not happy.

In fact, sometimes it is really easy to please someone. If you can talk, behave, and do things, as long as you do things beautifully, people will naturally be happy.

The old couple of the Wu family are not experienced in the world themselves. Xu Muyang, who Tang Jie can coax, makes it easier to deal with this old couple. The two elders are served as if they are in heaven. In addition, they are lonely when they are old and their children are not around. Accompanied by Tang Jie, the more he watched Tang Jie, the more he fell in love with him, and he treated him like his own child.

"In this case, you will stay here from now on, and you don't have to go anywhere." Mrs. Wu said with a smile.

"That can't be done, grandma, boy, I still have to do things. I can't rely on your elders for food every day, can I?" Tang Jie replied with a smile.

"You're still young, don't rush to do things."

"Don't look at me young,

The strength is not small, I can do the work of adults. Besides, the second elder saved my life and took me in. It's only natural for me to serve you, how can I eat and drink here for free. "

Old man Wu thought for a while, nodded and said, "That's true."

Mrs. Wu stared at her eyes: "Old man, what are you talking about? You really want Xiaojie to go out, we can't afford to raise a child, can't we?"

"Hey, you can't say that." Old man Wu waved his hand and said, "The children of poor people are already in charge of the family. If Tang Jie hadn't come all the way, he might not be as smart as he is now. I think it would be good for him to let him go out to do things. If you feel bad about it, you don't need to take his money, save it for him, and keep it for his future wife."

The old lady Wu thought about it, and lowered her head to ponder for a while: "That's good, but since it's your intention, then this matter will fall on you, old man, and you can find a better buddy for Xiaojie to do it."

"Me?" Old man Wu was stunned, and smiled wryly, "Where can I find him something to do? Besides, it depends on what he knows."

Tang Jie's hand that knocked on the back slowed down, and he lowered his head and replied, "Grandpa, I'm poor, but I can't do anything except farming."

"Nothing?" Old man Wu's face immediately collapsed: "This is a bit difficult. Haven't you done anything before?"

"I did." Tang Jie said, "I once worked as a child servant in a family where we were, and the people there liked me and took good care of me. But the horse thief came..."

He didn't say any more, his voice was already weeping.

The old couple understood and sighed together.

It was still Mrs. Wu who said: "Oh, let's not talk about these sad things. No wonder Xiao Jie cleaned up the house so well, and you have also been with a rich family. That's right, old man!"

Old Madam Wu suddenly called out: "Why don't you ask Guan Shi Qin, and tell me that Xiao Jie can't be allowed to work in the Wei Mansion?"

Old man Wu immediately frowned: "This...isn't that good?"

"What's wrong?" Mrs. Wu has already shouted: "You saved Guanshi Qin's life. Didn't he almost freeze to death at the door of our house in the winter of that year? It's a coincidence. , I didn’t expect that Xiaojie would do the same after twenty years. Qin Yuan is now the chief steward of the Wei family, and he is good to us. Go and talk about it. I think it can be done!”

"But the Wei family doesn't accept people with unknown origins, so even steward Qin may not be in charge."

"Why is the origin unknown?" Mrs. Wu stared and shouted: "Xiaojie is now a member of our family, he is...he is...he is my stepson, I, Wu Yuhehua, is it possible that my origin is unknown? ? If that’s not enough, just say he’s your illegitimate son who stole your life outside!”

Old man Wu was ashamed when he heard this: "What are you talking about! I'm in my fifties, where would I go to secretly give birth to a twelve-year-old child? If you spread the word, how can I behave in the neighborhood? , really... really..."

Mrs. Wu curled her lips: "Xing'er is only seventeen this year, isn't it because you are old?"

"How can it be the same? I was not yet forty at that time, so I still... and... still have strength." Old man Wu squeezed for a long time, squeezed out the word "strength".

"Xiao Jie is not much younger than Xing'er."

"Nonsense!" Old man Wu was angrily thrown away by his wife.

Tang Jie also laughed when he heard the old couple quarreling, but the next moment he knelt in front of Mrs. Wu and shouted, "Tang Jie would like to recognize the two elders as foster fathers and foster mothers, and please take them in. From then on, he will be a filial son!"

"This kid is still very talkative." Mrs. Wu smiled and took Tang Jie on her arms: "Hey, good boy, since you are kneeling, then I will accept it without hesitation. Get up quickly."

Then she looked at her husband: "Why, you're still not happy? I think it's your good fortune that Xiaojie can be your adoptive son!"

"This... this..." Old man Wu shook his head, but after all, his wife didn't like it, and finally nodded: "Okay, okay, I promise."

Thinking about the fact that he had adopted a adopted son again when he was about to grow old, it was also interesting, and he couldn't help laughing.

"Then why don't you invite Guanshi Qin to sit at home?"

"I will ask for it myself, but there is no rush. Tang Jie has only been at our house for a few days, so we have to stay for a while, let the neighbors know his background, and invite each other after getting to know each other. Otherwise, Manager Qin will ask me What's going on with this child, we can't even tell, how can you ask others to recommend it!"

Privately, Old Man Wu also felt that he needed to take another look. This person's character could not be seen in a day or two, and it always took time to understand it slowly.

"That's right." Mrs. Wu muttered, looking at Tang Jie, Tang Jie smiled and said, "I'm not in a hurry, as long as the elders don't think I just eat and don't work."

"Oh, how can you dislike it? Do you still have less work? Then it's settled. You, please live here first. Your godfather is here for everything, so don't worry about it."

"Yes, godmother!"

Just like that, Tang Jie officially settled down in the Wu family.

Time flies, and in the blink of an eye, several months pass by, winter goes to spring, and it is a good time of the year again.

It has been almost a year since I first met Xu Muyang.

In this year, Tang Jie has grown significantly, his meridians have already expanded, and even his blood is full of aura, but it seems that the Tibetan Elephant Sutra has not been practiced to the end, and it automatically goes to the inner organs of the bones, making the whole person more and more visceral. Strong, but he still looks like an ordinary boy on the outside. No one knows that this boy already has the strength in his body that can easily knock down three or five strong men.

At the same time, Tang Jie gradually became acquainted with the nearby neighbors. Everyone on Daliushu Street now knows that the Wu family rescued a troubled boy last winter, and now they have adopted him as a adopted son. Although he is not very young, he is very flexible and well-behaved. From time to time, he will help the neighbors with some things. He is also tall and handsome, and even attracts the admiration of some girls nearby.

During the Chinese New Year this year, Steward Qin came to Wu's house and brought some gifts. Tang Jie was lucky enough to meet him. He was a middle-aged man in his forties, who looked mature and stable.

Back then, the steward Qin almost froze to death in the Wu family. Fortunately, the elders of the Wu family gave him a bowl of hot porridge, which saved his life. Unexpectedly, a few years ago, he suddenly started to tremble. He followed the master of the Wei family and became the chief steward of the Wei family. He never forgot his kindness.

Old man Wu's son, Wu Xing, had entrusted the blessing of steward Qin to work in the Wei mansion a few years ago, and later followed the young master of the Wei family to Xiyue College as a servant. Old man Wu suddenly had a son who was cultivating immortals, and his status rose sharply. Although he has not yet returned from his studies, even if he is just a spiritual disciple, it is enough for Old Man Wu's family to have enough food and drink. No one dares to come to the door to cause trouble, so Manager Qin came more diligently because of this.

Today, Steward Qin came to visit old man Wu again, and old man Wu asked Tang Jie to prepare wine and meat as a treat, and then they served dinner together.

During the meal, Mrs. Wu gave the old man winks again and again, but the old man kept his head buried in his meal, pretending not to see.

Seeing this scene, Guanshi Qin said with a smile: "There must be something wrong with the elders, right? We have been together for so many years, why should we still hide it. If you have anything to do, just tell me, as long as I can do it, I will not dare to say goodbye." .”

Mrs. Wu glared at her husband angrily, and then said: "He is just like that, and he doesn't ask for help easily. No, I asked you to help introduce things to Xing'er a few years ago, and now I feel embarrassed. .”

"It's a small matter, nothing to worry about." Qin Guanshi said with a smile: "Brother Xing has lived up to the two old people and became a companion student. I still count on Brother Xing to get rich in the future."

"That's that, if he dares not to take care of you, I'll take his skin off. Even if he becomes a fairy, he's still my son, the meat that fell out of my stomach!" Mrs. Wu said happily, and then grabbed his body. Tang Jie next to him said: "You also know my little Jie, who was picked up by our old couple from the snow a few days ago. Speaking of which, it's just as miserable as yours back then."

"That's right." Upon hearing what happened back then, Steward Qin's eyes turned red, and he felt a little bit of sympathy for this boy who had the same fate as him.

When Mrs. Wu saw that there was a family, she hurriedly said: "But although this child's life is hard, he is very clever. Thanks to him cleaning up this house during this period, it is so clean. You can see it. He I used to be with a big family, but it's a pity that the family suffered a disaster, and that's why I fell to this point. Look..."

"You want me to take him into the Wei Mansion?" Qin Guanshi already understood what the old lady meant.

"Yes!" The old lady didn't hide anymore, and simply said, "Do you think it can be done?"

Manager Qin thought about it for a while and replied: "It's not impossible, but he has only been here for a short time, and he doesn't know enough, and there is no shortage of people in Weifu now."

The old lady's face immediately collapsed.

Qin Guanshi said again: "But this kid is smart, I have seen it too, it seems that he is the one who cooks today's meal?"

"That's right, knowing you're coming, Xiao Jie has been busy all day."

Manager Qin smiled, and looked at Tang Jie: "I can understand that you want to come to Wei's house. But you should know that Wei's house is not easy to enter. Tell me first, what exactly are you planning to enter Wei's house?"

After thinking for a while, Tang Jie replied: "I want to enter the Wei Mansion. Firstly, I want to earn some money to support the second elder. His second elder saved me, and I want to repay his kindness. On the other hand, I am very envious of Wu Xing's brother who can follow the young master of the Wei family. Go to Xiyue Academy, if possible, I hope to use my own efforts..."

Qin Guanshi nodded: "Very well, you didn't lie."

The world has never been fair.

There are only 1,500 places in Xiyue College every year, and I don't know how many people want to squeeze in.

But for ordinary people, it is difficult to reach the sky, but for those nobles, it is often just an extremely simple and trivial matter. Some big families can even easily get multiple places, and these extra places are often used for servants.

This is because all major sects have regulations that disciples are not allowed to bring servants with them when they enter the academy. Therefore, in order to ensure that their children's lives will not be wronged, those aristocrats often come up with compromise methods, such as sending servants as students, clearly as Students, in fact, are servants, that is, companions.

Of course, it's not just serving. The servants have the opportunity to cultivate immortality because of the family, and they must also be grateful to the family. Even if they have achievements in the future, they will often continue to serve the family.

Most of the more than ten immortal cultivators raised by the Jin family came this way. These people are more loyal than those hired outside, and it can be said that they share the same prosperity with the family.

Because of its high economic status, Lingzhou has made a lot of contributions to the Xiyue School, so it can get 120 places from Xiyue College every year, and forty of these 120 places are in Canglong School. government.

These forty places are usually divided among the five major families first, and the rest are for outsiders to grab.

The Wei family can have one quota every year, and then accumulate it through mutual replacement. In this way, multiple quotas can be obtained at one time, usually by choosing a direct descendant and bringing two to three servants.

Therefore, being able to become a servant of a big family can be said to have a chance to ascend to the sky in one step.

This is exactly why Tang Jie tried his best to enter Wei's house.

Now the young master of the Wei family has successfully enrolled in the school, but it is said that the entrance is not good, the chance of entering the world is not high, that is to say, he will not be able to graduate, and he will only be a spiritual disciple for his whole life.

Although a spiritual disciple is also a cultivator and can use spells, he is still a mortal body after all, with a limited lifespan and limited abilities.

If the Wei family wants to keep the family long-term, it must have its own real cultivator, at least he must be a spiritual master, so hope is placed on the young master, even if he is not good, his companion can succeed, that is also the case. Well, it's also considered half of my own family. Generally speaking, for this kind of person, the major families often use marriage methods.

Because of this, regardless of the low status of servants, once they become companions, the family is also good to them, so as to win people's hearts.

The young master Wei Tianchong is eleven years old this year, and he will be able to enter school in a few years.

This is Tang Jie's chance to enter Xiyue College, and also the only chance!

But this is not a secret, and many people know it.

Because of this reason, it has never been difficult for big families to recruit servants, especially those at Tang Jie’s age who can just enter the academy. I am willing even if I don’t pay wages, what I want is an opportunity.

Therefore, it is extremely difficult to enter Wei's family. Apart from being innocent, one must also have connections. And the purpose of everyone entering Wei's house is not a secret, Tang Jie doesn't need to hide it, let alone hide it.

As for whether he can stand out and be selected as an attendant after entering, it depends on Tang Jie himself.

For Tang Jie, it is certainly not easy to stand out from the many candidate servants, but it is much easier than to be selected from a hundred thousand people.

Speaking of which, I am also an adult in terms of knowledge, if I can't compete with a group of brats, then I don't care if I am a fairy.

Hearing Tang Jie's answer at this moment, Qin Guanshi nodded with satisfaction: "Since this is the case, I will keep this matter in mind. There is no shortage of people in the Wei Mansion for the time being. You wait for a while. When the opportunity comes, I will I will recommend you, as for whether you can succeed, it depends on your own performance."

"Thank you, Chief Steward Qin!" Tang Jie bowed excitedly to the end.

With Qin Yuan's recommendation, he has a chance to get started.

For Tang Jie, the road ahead is still long, but no matter what, there is a glimmer of light at dawn.

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PS: Because there are manuscripts, the first chapter is basically updated at around 8:00 every day, and the second chapter is updated around 10:00. If there is no manuscript saved, it will basically be updated at noon. So whether Fate has saved the manuscript or not, you can basically see the update time to know, haha.

But this time, if there is no manuscript, it may be faster than nothing, because this time there are two updates per day. Everyone knows that when I write endless, most of the time is one update, and occasionally two or more updates. On average, it is actually not enough Two updates a day.

For me, this is a speed challenge, and it's something I need to work hard to break through. At present, I am constantly pushing myself and squeezing myself. So let me say hello first, I can't guarantee how long the two updates will last, maybe I will live my writing life, I don't think there are many manuscripts left, I will slow down a little, and I will release them when there are enough.

Of course, I will say hello when the double change is changed to a single change. At present, the rhythm of double change is still maintained, and I hope to keep it going.