Xiaoyaoshanjun

Chapter 8 Technology Upgrade

As I was carrying my load down the hill, I saw the bean lady walking towards me quickly.

"What's wrong? Did something happen?" Tian Buli asked hurriedly.

Lady Bean was so anxious that she was about to cry, "How dare you say that? People on the street say you took a lot of money and ran away!"

Tian Buli smiled and said, "Those people are just teasing you because they see that we are doing well. I did make some money, so I went to buy some steamed buns. I will go home and have something good to eat today. I will give you the money when I get back, so that you can feel at ease."

Lady Dou followed Tian Buli home and said, "What you said is true. If I were the kind of person who was greedy for money, I would have stopped selling tofu here a long time ago."

"Then you have to believe in me. Don't just believe me when others say I ran away. Who would run away with a load on their shoulders?"

The bean lady's originally sad and anxious expression was amused by the joke, and she couldn't help but say, "I was wrong, I should have cursed those bastards to death at that time!"

"Let's go back and rest first, and then go out and buy new clothes together in the afternoon."

"It's not New Year's Day, why should I buy clothes..." Dou Niangzi took out a handkerchief to wipe her tears, and then she saw that Tian Buli's face was covered with sweat, so she reached out to wipe it for him as well.

The two of them quickly returned home and entered the yard. Tian Buli's doctor was sitting in the yard basking in the sun, so he carried his load and went over to him.

"Sir, I made some money today and met the third young master of the Liu family. The third young master gave me some money, and I bought some books, paper and pens. This way you have something to do when you are free, and you will get better soon."

Mr. Sick sat up straight and thanked him: "Ahem..."

Mr. Sick nodded, and after trying to make his throat feel better, he began to speak.

"The inkstone at home should still be usable. I've thought about that... well, my old friend... hasn't been around for many years."

"I'll practice calligraphy these days. When I feel better in a few days, I'll go out and look for a job... ahem..."

As Mr. Sick was talking, he coughed up blood from the corner of his mouth.

"gentlemen!"

Tian Buli and the children hurriedly helped the sick man to lie down in the house, and no longer dared to say anything to encourage him to make progress.

After Mr. Bing made such a fuss, Tian Buli and Dou Niangzi felt it was inconvenient to go into the house and lie down, so they went in and sat down to talk about what happened next.

"It seems that the gentleman's health is really failing. You should save this money for future funeral expenses. Let's not spend it recklessly."

"I'll save some to buy some clothes and shoes for when I deliver goods to customers' homes, otherwise they won't let me in."

Tian Buli gave two of the three pieces of silver to Dou Niangzi and kept one for himself.

The bean lady nodded, "Okay, will you make two more buckets of tofu tomorrow?"

"Today's tofu can't be sold, so I'll just make a bucket tomorrow." Tian Buli said, "I'll put today's tofu in the house and make it into tofu blocks, and see if I can make moldy tofu that can be stored for a long time."

The bean lady asked curiously, "Can we still eat it if it's moldy?"

"It's just like soy sauce and vinegar, but I don't know much about this craft, and it may take me a year or two to figure it out." Tian Buli said very conservatively, "In short, let's give it a try with the tofu that can't be sold."

The bean lady nodded and said, "Okay, just do whatever you want. I'll listen to you."

"Then don't go out tomorrow and get a good night's sleep. I'll be back early in the afternoon, so you'll have at least three or four hours of quiet sleep in the day."

Lady Dou looked at Tian Buli and nodded, "You are young, but smarter than a woman like me. If you need money, just tell me."

After discussing everything, the old lady outside came back to cook.

The old woman traded the remaining tofu for eggs and vegetables from a nearby neighbor, and the family began to prepare lunch at around 2 a.m. Tian Buli went to eat quickly, eating white steamed buns and white eggs, a bowl of green vegetable and tofu soup, and a plate of lard fried eggs.

Mr. Bing also ate eggs for the first time in a long time, and his complexion improved a lot.

In the afternoon, Dou Niangzi rested in the house to catch up on her sleep, while Tian Buli thought about improving tofu, making fermented tofu, and how to save energy when grinding the mill.

Even when he had nothing to do, Tian Buli would stand near the millstone and walk in circles, thinking about how to walk more conveniently and how to push the millstone pole with less effort.

Before we knew it, it was time for dinner again. After finishing our meal and putting beans in the pot, everyone went back to their rooms to sleep.

Tian Buli was just planning to sleep alone, but he didn't expect that just a few minutes after turning off the lights, a plump and hot woman came onto the bed.

I have to get up in the middle of the night to work, don’t you want to kill me?
Tian Buli said quickly: "Why are you so unrestrained? Can't you just hold it in for a few days?"

Bean Lady reached out and touched Tian Buli's body.

"It's only after I followed you that I realized how wonderful this place is. As long as I can enjoy the pleasures of you, I'd be willing to live a few years less!"

Name: Tian Buli
External Qi: 0.79
Internal energy: 0.16
Body bone: 0.9
Root bone: 1
Facial bones: 1
Spiritual Root: 10.001
Daoxing: 0.7 days

Luck: 1
Lifespan: 18/37
I'm dying!

I have only been here for less than three days and I have already lost three years of my life!!
If you keep going on like this, you’ll die at the age of eighteen!

Tian Buli doesn’t want to pay for consumption, he enjoys the service and spends his life!!
I knew that alcohol and sex were harmful to the body, but I didn’t expect them to be so detrimental.

At night, Tian Buli hugged the sleeping woman and looked at the moon outside the window. Under the moonlight, he could see the satisfied and happy expression on the woman's face.

Tian Buli calmed his inner thoughts, exhaled the foul air and inhaled the fresh air.

In the middle of the night, someone knocked on the door.

"Mom, Dad, get up. Grandma said it's time to go to work."

Hu'er's voice sounded outside.

Tian Buli opened his eyes and sat up. "Okay, I'll go out now, you go eat first."

Hu Er replied, "Okay, Second Dad."

At this time, Tian Buli took a look at his panel. After a good sleep, both his external and internal strength had increased slightly, but his lifespan had not changed.

"Fortunately, I used the Dark Phantom Hand, otherwise I would have lost half a year of my life."

After getting up, he started to work. After entering the tofu room, Tian Buli found that Huer and Baoer were working hard with sweat on their foreheads.

"You guys do the easier stuff, I'll take care of this." Tian Buli took the initiative to do the heavy work.

As I was working, I suddenly felt that there was something wrong with my strength.

"I seem to be much stronger than people of my age? The 1 in this attribute isn't marked as the 1 for a normal person?"

Not only is he strong, but his height of 1.65 meters is also a head taller than other children of the same age.

After my body became a little stronger than before, maybe it was a psychological effect, or maybe it was because today's work was indeed half less than yesterday's, I finished the whole process very easily and had enough leisure to watch the technique of making tofu with brine.

Tian Buli soon participated in more work, greatly alleviating the burden on the elderly, children and women.

(End of this chapter)