Da Si Nong: I really don’t want to farm

Chapter 342 Douhu Returns to Peach Blossom Village

Many of the Taoist formations have certainly been lost.

Few remain in existence, and Qingcheng Mountain possesses only a limited number.

Giving Xu Yue these resources to set up the formation was already a huge advantage; to ask him to squeeze out time to set up the formation earlier would be even more unreasonable.

With the matter settled, Yu Suihai was in a good mood and immediately changed the subject.

"The Sanqing Temple is very popular, but we rarely have peace and quiet."

Yu Suihai said with some emotion, as if mentioning this matter inevitably brought up some contradictions.

"The Way is learned through the heart, and the heart transmits it through incense. The incense burns warmly in the jade censer, and the heart is devoted to the Emperor. The true spirits look down, and the celestial banners descend upon the hall. The ministers report directly to the Nine Heavens." Xu Yue said with a smile, "Isn't it good for the incense to be abundant?"

It's not just temples that care about incense offerings; Taoist temples do the same.

Taoist temples need incense offerings, which are not only a means for believers to communicate with deities, but also an important part of religious activities in Taoist temples.

The saying "Buddha contends for a stick of incense" refers to the Buddha's concern for incense offerings.

But if we look at it from another angle: Who is He competing with?

“To give birth without possessing, to act without claiming credit, to nurture without dominating—this is profound virtue,” Yu Suihai said. “The gods treat all living beings the same way. They do not reward or punish people based on how much incense they burn or how bright their candles are, but rather judge good and evil according to the karmic consequences of the heavens.” Xu Yue just smiled, clearly not wanting to discuss this further with Yu Suihai.

He is not qualified to discuss Taoism with others.

At most, he has only learned a little bit out of curiosity.

Yu Suihai is a professional; he has Taoist credentials.

The Taoist temple in the mountains is called Sanqing Temple, and it is dedicated to the Three Pure Ones.

The reason for this name is that it comes from the ancient Sanqing Hall inside the cave.

The two chatted casually. As noon approached and the sun grew stronger, the tourists outside gradually left.

Xu Yue then modified the formation, which immediately increased in power due to the increase in spiritual energy.

He then bid farewell to Yu Suihai and went home.

On the way, we encountered a group of tourists feeding monkeys by the roadside.

The monkey glanced at Xu Yue, as if recognizing him, and then bared its teeth at him.

Xu Yue smiled silently.

Are these the same monkeys that I threw at me before?

But you've gotten so fat since I last saw you.

Will it still be as agile as before?

Ask them later how the monkeys behaved.

The monkeys of Mount Emei are famous far and wide, bringing much popularity to the mountain, but also some trouble.

Monkeys hurt people.

The monkey is stealing things.

monkey
Despite the monkeys' dangerous behavior, many tourists still travel long distances to see them.

It also attracts many tourists.

As for why Xu Yue didn't see it when he went up the mountain before?
This is not surprising.

You can walk around Mount Emei for half a day and sometimes you'll only see the monkeys in solitude.

Xu Yue ignored the monkey's bared teeth and went down the mountain.

“The greater the power of the formation, the wider the range it affects,” Zhang Ruoxi said. “Driving the danger deep into the mountains is not necessarily a bad thing.”

“There are dangers in the mountains, how can they be eliminated with just a single formation?” Xu Yue shook his head and said, “When I came back today, I even encountered a group of monkeys baring their teeth at me.”

Did the monkeys injure the tourists?

Zhang Ruoxi asked, "I've seen those monkeys before, and I even got pine cones thrown at me."

“I haven’t heard of it yet.” Xu Yue shook his head and said, “Qingcheng Mountain wanted to exchange their Taoist formations for me to set up formations in the vegetable garden on the mountain, and I agreed.”

What they gave was what they already had.

Instead of all existing Taoist formations, Xu Yue understood this clearly.

"Taoist formations?" Zhang Ruoxi said in surprise, "You haven't even fully understood the peasant formations yet, and you're interested in Taoist formations?"

"I'm just curious, I'll just take a look, I won't go into any deep research," Xu Yue said with a smile. "Maybe I can learn something from this."

comprehend by analogy?
This is really possible.

Even just generating some inspiration is a significant gain.

Perhaps those Taoist formations can be set up using traditional farming methods.

Even if they don't need it, it should still be of some use to the two feng shui masters, Guo Tianyou and Liu Chengji.

"Aren't you afraid that once you start this, it will get out of control?" Zhang Ruoxi said. "If other forces come knocking on your door, will you accept or refuse?"

"That depends on whether they can offer something that appeals to me," Xu Yue said. "Besides, why should they think that just because I set up a formation for Qingcheng Mountain, they should set one for them?"

Zhang Ruoxi smiled silently.

Even if Qingcheng Mountain hadn't given Xu Yue anything he was interested in, the fact that Xu Yue set up an array for Qingcheng Mountain was simply because they had always been on good terms.

Other forces have never been on good terms with us.

"So that's what you were waiting for? No wonder you weren't that interested in Taoist formations, yet you still agreed," Zhang Ruoxi said. "I'm afraid it's not just because we're on good terms with Qingcheng Mountain, right?"

Xu Yue smiled.

"We've excavated several ancient tombs, but we still haven't found all the lost works of the Farmer's School," Xu Yue said. "We can't just focus on ancient tombs. Perhaps someone has the Farmer's School's ancient books."

Zhang Ruoxi understood somewhat.

Xu Yue's strategy for setting up a formation at Qingcheng Mountain was essentially creating a living advertisement for the area.

This is to use the hands of various powerful forces in the martial arts world to collect the lost skills of the peasant family.

"So I told Master Yu to tell the outside world that it wasn't about using Taoist formations to ask me to take action," Xu Yue said with a smile, "but rather about agricultural writings."

Zhang Ruoxi smiled and nodded.

That's good.

The lost writings of the peasant family greatly facilitated the understanding of their supernatural powers, techniques, and formations.

They understand this very well.

Even without those written works, one can still cultivate oneself through self-study.

It's very difficult.

Like Xu's parents-in-law, their cultivation was advanced, but they didn't really learn any supernatural arts, and their understanding of formations was extremely difficult.

The main problem is that they find those agricultural books tedious to read.

can't read!
Those were all written in classical Chinese, which was incredibly difficult to understand. How could one possibly comprehend supernatural powers and formations based on that?
That's really asking too much of people.

Of course, the most important thing was that Xu Yue wanted to collect those lost agricultural writings.

The Special Administration Bureau has been searching, but without much progress.

“Farmhouse tools can also work,” Zhang Ruoxi said, “like that stone mill and that measuring vessel.”

The stone mill at Xu Yue's house had now become the core of the entire Taoyuan Village's defensive formation.

If Zhang Ruoxi were to encounter Emei Tongxin and the others again, she could use the power of the formation to defend herself, and at that time, it would certainly not be Zhang Ruoxi who would be injured.

The closer to the villa, the greater the power.

As for the bushels?

Xu Yue had no idea where that bushel was now.

I had planned to ask Xu Yue to help me empty the contents, but nothing came of it.

That bushel should be in some laboratory now.

However, mentioning this matter has a bit of a "speak of the devil and he shall appear" feel to it.

"Should that measuring cup be transported back to Peach Blossom Village and placed in the academy?"

Xu Yue looked at Jing Guohua in surprise.

Have I mentioned this before?

"Have you finished the research?"

Xu Yue then asked another question.

Jing Guohua shook his head.

Forget about getting any research done; there was absolutely no progress. We gathered so many scientists, but none of them could do anything about that measuring cup.

They are all leading figures in the scientific community, but that measuring cup follows a metaphysical path.

If you're at a loss, you simply don't know where to begin.

I've tried many methods, but none of them worked.

There's nothing we can do about it.

"Let the academy continue its research using your farming methods," Jing Guohua said. "This is the higher-ups' opinion. You should understand that if we can figure out the spatial principles within the 'douhu' (a type of ancient Chinese measuring vessel), our country will experience a breakthrough and rapid development."

“Boss, you shouldn’t use national affairs to pressure me about this,” Xu Yue said. “I already promised to help, but you’re the ones who won’t let me get involved, aren’t you?”

Jing Guohua smiled awkwardly. Wasn't he just afraid that Xu Yue would be angry?

The Special Administration Bureau couldn't get involved in the research on those measures.

so important.

If they actually make any progress in their research, it might just change the world order.

"When will it arrive?" Xu Yue asked. "There must be more than just those measures, right?"

If the dippers and bushels have all come, wouldn't the scientists who study them also come?
“Some people from the National Academy of Sciences will be coming.”

Jing Guohua nodded, explaining that Douhu was placed in the academy to facilitate research.

As for inviting Xu Yue over to study this together?
Putting aside whether Xu Yue was willing or not, the key point is that he also had other important things to do.

Only then was the bushel placed in the academy for research.

"Does that mean I not only have to be a free laborer, but also have to be responsible for the scientists' food and lodging?" Xu Yue said. "You can't just take advantage of me all you want, can you?"

“There is research funding,” Jing Guohua said. “As for the cost of food and lodging, you can apply for it and it should be approved. Besides, researching that measuring vessel should yield some results.”

Xu Yue rolled his eyes.

Submit an application?
Are you so sure I can't?

Not always.

If you get too excited about taking advantage of this, then it'll never end.

After chatting for a while, Jing Guohua hurriedly left with the jade talisman.

"The security level at the academy is probably going to be raised," Zhang Ruoxi said. "Can the spatial ability of that Douhu really be replicated?"

"Who knows?" Xu Yue shook his head and said, "Neither you nor I know what level of technology we have reached now."

Zhang Ruoxi nodded.

If we could truly understand the spatial principles behind it and even apply them to various aspects, it would be truly unimaginable.

"If those bushels are used for smuggling..."

"Your perspective is too narrow!"

Before Zhang Ruoxi could finish speaking, Xu Yue interrupted her with a smile.

Using spatial artifacts for smuggling?

This scope is indeed a bit too small.

"I was just saying," Zhang Ruoxi said. "As for the scale of the operation, that depends on what's being smuggled. If it's bringing back things or technologies that are prohibited from sale abroad, then isn't the scale significant?"

"big!"

Xu Yue said with a smile.

Indeed, the scale of the operation depends on what is being smuggled.

“Actually, I’m wondering if the large cauldron from that Han Dynasty tomb in the mountains will also be brought back,” Xu Yue said. “Or rather, when will it be brought back?”

That large cauldron is also related to the Farmer Clan. Without Xu Yue, a Farmer Clan cultivator, the research would not have made any progress, but with Xu Yue's participation, the progress would definitely be faster.

"You said that the higher-ups are paying more attention to the research on the measuring cups, but are they paying more attention to that large cauldron?"

Zhang Ruoxi suddenly asked.

The use of the *douhu* (a unit of dry measure) is related to space, and its applications are extremely broad. If there is a breakthrough in this area, the boost to national strength would be unimaginable.

As for that large cauldron?
But it concerns prolonging life.

“A bushel!” Xu Yue said, “Don’t underestimate the magnanimity of those above.”

If it were ancient times, it would probably be the former.

Xu Yue now feels that the possibility is slim.

A few days after Jing Guohua left, the bushels arrived.

Xu Yue didn't care how it was transported.

There were quite a few people accompanying them.

Jing Guohua was one of them.

In addition, there were hundreds of fully armed troops.

Besides people, there were also many large trucks loaded with technological equipment.

I reckon it's for researching the use of measuring cups.

This is just a guess, but it's probably pretty close to the truth.

As the saying goes, "a trade is like a mountain," and Xu Yue naturally didn't recognize those devices.

However, it doesn't matter.

The college has built quite a few laboratories.

Providing a research method for this measure is naturally not a problem at all.

"Xu Yue is the principal of this agricultural science and technology college and a contemporary inheritor of agricultural traditions. This is Academician Liu Guoxing, a space physicist from the Chinese Academy of Sciences. Academician Liu is the person in charge of this project."

Jing Guohua led Xu Yue to an old man and introduced them to each other.

"Hello, Academician Liu."

Xu Yue smiled and shook hands with the other person.

"Hello!" Liu Guoxing said with a smile, "Thank you for your help this time."

As he spoke, he couldn't help but glance at the measuring cup in the car.

As the person in charge of the project, he naturally knew the origin of the measuring cup and had also heard of Xu Yue.

The *douhu* was a ritual implement used by farmers in the pre-Qin period, and Xu Yue was a descendant of farmers, so only he could open this *douhu*.

Is metaphysics truly beyond the explanation of science?
It's hard to explain, is it because there's still a lot of room for scientific progress?

"Academician Liu, you're too kind. Let's move the things to the lab first!"

Xu Yue smiled and said something, then easily jumped onto the carriage, picked up the measuring cup and jumped off the carriage again.

Liu Guoxing and the others were dumbfounded.

They knew very well that although that bushel was small in size, it was as heavy as a thousand pounds.

But what about Xu Yue?

He picked it up easily, and even jumped off the carriage, his hand holding the measuring cup as if it were nothing.

This is definitely not because he is strong.

No matter how strong a person is, it is impossible to do something so effortless.

“Academician Liu, let’s go to the laboratory first,” Jing Guohua said. “We’ll probably need you to plan how to arrange the measuring cups and other scientific equipment.”

Liu Guoxing snapped out of his shock, nodded, and followed Xu Yue.

Is this the power of metaphysics?
Did the people of the pre-Qin period already possess the ability to utilize space?
It's so incredible.

What is the scientific principle behind this?
Why was Xu Yue able to pick it up so easily? Could this measuring cup recognize its owner?

So what is used for identification?

A human face?

fingerprint?

These are clearly impossible!

"How were you able to pick up this measuring vessel so easily?" Liu Guoxing caught up with Xu Yue and asked, "How did you identify it? Facial features and fingerprints are obviously impossible. After all, your face and fingerprints couldn't possibly match the original owner of the measuring vessel."

“I am a descendant of the Farmer’s School, and I practice the Farmer’s School methods,” Xu Yue said. “That’s why I was able to pick up and open this measuring cup. Whether I pick up the measuring cup or open it, it consumes my internal energy.”

(End of this chapter)