The Great Seminary

Chapter 4 Good Brothers Doing Business
The fire burned brighter and brighter. After the porridge in the iron pot was cooked, oil was poured in to stew the vegetables.

Soon the pot was glistening with oil, and the aroma of bacon, dried sausage, sweet potatoes, and ground beans roasting in the pot filled the air.

Then roast the dry food until it is golden brown, and each person has an iron bowl of stew to eat with it. It is really delicious.

Everyone was sweating profusely after eating, and there was no trace of coldness in their bodies.

This is the experience of veteran sailors.

After being tossed around on the boundless ocean for three days and then traveling in the wind and snow, the body may seem fine, but it has actually been overdrawn.

If you sleep outdoors at this time, the cold air from the ground will penetrate your bones and you will immediately become seriously ill.

But now that I have eaten and drunk enough, all the coldness in my body has been driven away and there is no more hindrance.

After eating and washing the pots and pans, everyone wrapped themselves in blankets, lay down on the ground by the campfire, and fell asleep.

The flames were burning fiercely not far away, and seemed to have an inexplicable attraction to Zhang Gui, making him want to swallow them into his stomach.

According to legend, Zhangjiacheng in Pingyang has the bloodline of the ancient ancestor "Kuafu".

Several decades ago, there was a person in the clan who awakened the relevant "divine cluster", became the top martial arts scholar in the imperial examination, and eventually led an army to guard a region.

In the horoscope of the combination of Heavenly Stems, Earthly Branches and people, eleven white, nine red, two blue and one purple are made up, resulting in the horoscope of "Black Tiger Pouncing on Sheep".

He killed countless people in his life and became notorious.

So much so that the Pingyang Zhang family, who have passed down farming and studying as their family tradition and who pride themselves on possessing the five virtues of benevolence, righteousness, propriety, wisdom and trustworthiness, refused to acknowledge the existence of such a descendant and wanted to kick him out of the family tree.

As a result, this God of Death grew old and, after begging for his bones from the imperial court, he actually ran to the "Great Cave" in the center of Dongsheng Island, claiming to be atonement for his sins...

In Zhang Gui's view, fate is equivalent to the "entry" in the fantasy novels of the previous life.

It is divided into five levels from low to high: white, red, blue, purple and yellow.

The term is that gentry, county gentry, prefecture-level officials, or prefectural and state officials are all of lower class.

In the concept of destiny, the divine clusters derived from the bloodline of one's ancestors or the results of cultivation belong to "harmony among people".

The remaining 'Heavenly Stems and Earthly Branches' are added by external forces, such as support from noble people, success in the imperial examinations, or daring to take risks and having good luck to succeed.

So theoretically, the fate includes Shen Cong, but it does not only refer to Shen Cong.

But in fact, many myths have actually happened. The great power comes from the extraordinary world of oneself, and harmony between man and nature overwhelms everything.

If one truly inherits the bloodline that can suppress the gods and demons of the time and carries it forward, all other Heavenly Stems and Earthly Branches are simply worthless.

And all four continents of the Earth Cave have them.

It is a huge cave with a radius of a thousand miles and extends hundreds of miles underground.

The world of earth dragons, the natural enemy of all mankind for millions of years, is home to hundreds of races of earth demons.

In the past few hundred years, although there have been some disturbances in the great caves of the four continents of the Earth Yuan, no most horrific "demon disaster" has occurred.

The influence of the powerful people guarding the Great Earth Cave in each continent has also become much smaller.

But no matter what, there are strong people in the clan who are dedicated to protecting the safety of all mankind. The Pingyang Zhang family cannot kick them out of the family tree. In the end, they can only keep quiet...

In Zhang Gui's opinion, this kind of thing is just like in the previous world, when ancient nobles would seek out super-powerful ancestors after they achieved success.

Legend is greater than reality.

But now it seems to be true.

Thinking of this, his hands unconsciously wandered around his upper body, feeling the vitality brought by the divine bush.

As a commoner from an aristocratic family, Zhang Gui didn't know much about extraordinary knowledge.

However, the three magical skills of Swallowing Crows, Drinking Rivers, and Combining Water and Fire are all abilities passed down from the Zhang family, regardless of whether they are true or false.

Just listening to the legends, I can’t tell how many there are.

According to legend, the giant tribe's patriarch, Kuafu, was a great ancient god.

His most famous feat was chasing the three-legged divine crow, the sun, around the world.

He drank dry countless lakes and rivers, making himself a giant, and finally died of thirst after drinking all the water.

Then why did he chase the sun? Because the three-legged crow, that is, the sun, is the largest "fire spirit" in this world.

Eating fire is of great benefit to Kuafu, so he wants to "swallow the crow".

While swallowing the crow, one must drink water without limit to quell the terrifying heat. In exchange for the benefits, Kuafu also has to "drink the river".

Let the infinite water and fire meet in the body, restrain and generate each other, and finally become "water and fire complement each other".

"First, to be able to chase the three-legged divine crow, Kuafu's fists must be able to defeat the sun. To chase the divine crow across billions of miles per day, his movement speed must be as fast as lightning, and his body must have infinite endurance.

In order to suppress the heat that devours the heavenly fire when approaching the sun, he can drink thousands of miles of rivers in one breath, which shows how terrifying his stomach capacity is.

Finally, the steam generated by the combination of water and fire in his body can transform him into a giant."

Zhang Gui was just pondering when he suddenly heard Zhang Jiujiang's whisper in his ear, "Dagui, so many people are sleeping together, why are you rubbing your body?

Don’t do anything weird.”

Zhang Gui was stunned and opened his eyes. "What are you thinking? I just feel stuffy in my chest and need to rub it."

"Oh.

My chest isn't stuffy, I just miss home."

The first three days of traveling were spent on the bumpy boat, and I had no time to think about anything else. It was natural for the young man to feel homesick once we reached the shore.

Zhang Gui looked at his friend's melancholy face and persuaded him in a low voice, "We are already adults after we turned fifteen, and we have to earn money for our families and honor our parents.

Besides, you are the manager of the company now, and you are equivalent to an official in Luan Ya."

"That's all thanks to Qing Gou, you know that.

After his biological parents died and he was adopted by my parents, he has been acting like a good kid, secretly torturing me and always surpassing me.

He was so lucky that he got the first place in this subject, and he is sure to pass the imperial examination.

To be honest, he is better than me at studying, and he is still better even without using those little tricks.

But he just has to find opportunities all the time to step on me to feel comfortable.

As a result, he became a scholar and a handsome man, and I became a businessman with his help.

Now everyone says that I am very lucky, but I would rather die than have this kind of luck.

But my parents insisted that I come to Luan Ya to be the manager, and I didn't dare not come.

You saw it too. My father used a whip as thick as his finger to beat me, and I cried out in pain.

In fact, if my parents give me another three years, I will definitely be able to pass the exam and become a scholar.

Really, you can pass the exam."

All parents in the world love their younger children, especially when the older one is not their biological child, but the flesh and blood left behind by their deceased brother or sister-in-law.

Zhang Gui knew that if Zhang Jiujiang had any ability, his parents would definitely not let him stop studying to do business.

After all, all things are inferior, only reading is superior.

In fact, Zhang Jiujiang liked to read miscellaneous books and rarely studied classics. Despite the reputation of the Pingyang Zhang family, he failed to even pass the examination to become a student.

That's why his parents took advantage of the situation and pushed him into the family business.

But at the same time, as a time traveler who understands how terrifying "hippies" are, Zhang Gui also knows that there are some born evil people who can send people to hell with just their words.

He also makes others think he is an angel.

So as a childhood friend, he understands his friend's pain very well, but he can do nothing about it.

We can only objectively analyze:

"The current imperial court is no longer as clean as it was when the country was founded. Both the big and small families value the 'co-operation between officials and businessmen'.

Since Zhang Jiuqing has won the first place in the scholar examination, there is no point in you continuing to take the imperial examination. You might as well take advantage of the situation and go into business.

When you become successful in the business in the future, he might need your help.

It’s a great way to kill two birds with one stone.”

"That makes sense."

Upon hearing that his future uncle Zhang Jiuqing might need his help, Zhang Jiujiang's mood immediately improved and his expression became more cheerful.

"Although you haven't read much, Dagui, you are smart and your words make sense.

Now that Luan Ya is here, let's work together to build something great!"

"Okay, it's a deal."

Zhang Gui smiled and nodded in agreement.

(End of this chapter)