Building a long-lasting family lineage starting with genealogy

Chapter 59 Four Years Later

The Xu family's grand wedding.

It was incredibly lively.

Unlike the Yang family, the Wu family has been rooted in Qingjiang County for two hundred years, with deep roots and a large number of relatives and friends than the Xu family.

Xu Mingyuan led a welcoming party for the bride, but Xu Mingwei did not attend.

Now that he manages all the affairs of the Xu family, all that remains is the handover of the family headship.

However, both Xu Mingshu and Xu Mingxian went along.

This time, Xu Mingshu did not ride the white tiger, but rode a horse with Xu Mingxian.

The wedding procession went very smoothly, but for some reason, Xu Mingshu was entangled with a chubby boy from the Wu family's in-laws' side.

He looked about fourteen or fifteen years old.

Xu Mingshu naturally gave him a severe scolding.

The chubby boy was furious and wanted the servants to catch him and take him back, but the servants were not as ignorant as their young master.

The only legitimate daughter of the Xu family, the apple of their eye.

They are showered with love and affection, and even have a rare white tiger mount.

Who dares to provoke?
If they were to harm Xu Mingshu today, neither the Wu nor Xu families would allow them to live.

Disobeying one's young master's orders would at most result in a beating.

They can still tell which is more important and which is less important.

"Damn it, how dare you disobey my orders! You'll be sorry when I get back."

The chubby boy ran away angrily.

"What kind of Tom, Dick, or Harry dares to make a move on me?" Xu Mingshu smiled contemptuously.

Xu Mingyuan chuckled and said, "He's not some nobody. He's the nephew of the Wu family patriarch, from the wealthy Zhu family, who are rolling in money."

“Indeed, he’s all fat and greasy,” Xu Mingxian said seriously.

"Haha, Yunnu is right. He wants to marry Xueji, but you definitely have no chance. I think Father would rather you get married."

"That's right." Xu Mingshu blinked and smiled mischievously, "I'm Father's little darling, hehehe~"

After picking up the bride, the Xu family returned smoothly to the Xu family home in Dongxi Village.

A wedding ceremony was held.

They bowed to heaven and earth, their love for each other unwavering.

Second bow to the parents, wishing them both longevity and good health.

Then the grand banquet began.

When Madam Zhu learned that her son wanted to marry Xu Mingshu, she praised him for his good taste.

He even mentioned it to Bai Jing at the banquet.

Bai Jing probably knew about her youngest son's situation, so she politely declined, saying that Xu Chuan loved her and wanted Xu Mingshu to stay by his side for a few more years.

Madam Zhu naturally understood, and while she wore a smile on her face, she turned around and told her brother about the Xu family's faults.

"Brother, the Xu family thinks too highly of themselves."

“My Feng’er has taken a liking to the Xu family’s daughter, and he’s been ridiculed. You’re Feng’er’s uncle, you must stand up for him.”

The head of the Wu family glanced at Madam Zhu. "Xu Mingshu?"

"She's a nice girl, very spirited. If her family marries my daughter, and my family marries her, it will strengthen our ties and make our families even closer."

The Wu family was very wary of the Xu family's power, and they did not want to fight with the Xu family unless absolutely necessary.

"Brother, we were talking about Feng'er. How come you've taken a fancy to him?"

"What's your son's situation? He could easily marry a daughter from an ordinary wealthy family. Does he even deserve Xu Mingshu?"

"Big brother."

"Okay, you should go back."

The head of the Wu family issued an order to leave, and Madam Zhu had no choice but to leave the Wu family.

"However, Xu Mingshu is indeed outstanding, and there are very few who can match him, except for the third son, Wu Youdao."

He has the strength of a second-rate martial artist at the age of fifteen, and is expected to become a first-rate martial artist at the age of eighteen. He may reach the peak of the acquired realm in his early twenties.

"I'll try to get a few Qi-Inducing Pills from the county town so I can reach the Innate Realm before I'm twenty-five."

"With such talent, she is in no way inferior to the direct descendants of the noble families in the county. She is certainly qualified to marry Xu Chuan's daughter."

However, what the head of the Wu family did not expect was that when his third brother went to the Xu family to propose marriage, he returned carrying Wu Youdao instead.

Upon inquiry, it turned out that Wu Youdao had proposed a contest with Xu Mingshu on a whim.

Not only did he lose, but his recklessness also led to an unintentional injury to his genitals.

Although that thing was ultimately saved.

But the doctor said that it would be difficult to find a roundabout way to directly attack the enemy's lair in the future.

Although the head of the Wu family was furious, he was also alarmed. His most talented member in the Wu family for the past hundred years was not as talented as one of his daughters.

What about the other male members besides Xu Mingwei?

Doesn't that mean they're all keeping their abilities hidden?!

Even if it's an overreaction, we must take precautions!

That very night, he invited the heads of the Fang, Wang, He, and Cao families to discuss joining forces to suppress the Xu family.

But it was all too late.

The Xu family has established a firm foothold in Qingjiang.

Tens of thousands of acres of farmland are available, with crops, fruits, vegetables and flowers available in all four seasons, enough to be self-sufficient.

Zuiyunju and Qianjinfang are both industry leaders. Unless you drastically lower prices and engage in a price war, it will be difficult to challenge their momentum.

Even though they did this, the Xu family didn't care at all.

The Xu family's products are of excellent quality, which initially draws away a large number of customers, but after ten days or half a month, those customers will automatically return.

Moreover, the comparison between the two options solidified their decision to choose the Xu family's shop.

The five major families tried their best to suppress it, but the Xu family's momentum grew stronger and stronger.

They had joined forces to destroy the Xu family's land, but they never expected that none of the people they sent out would be found, so they knew that they must have been killed by the Xu family.

Such a matter could not possibly be reported to the government.

Even if they said that if a thief came to the Xu family and was killed on the spot, the government would be helpless.

It will also expose their ugly faces and damage their reputation in Qingjiang.

the second year.

The Xu family expanded into the markets of five surrounding counties, and established businesses such as Zuiyunju and Qianjinfang.

The five great families could no longer suppress them.

In just one year, the Xu family accumulated wealth equivalent to the profits accumulated by the five great families over several years.

May of that year.

Xu Mingyuan and Wu Rushan had a daughter named Xu Dejing.

In August of the same year, Xu Mingwei and Yang Ronghua had another son, named Xu Dewen.

The third year.

The Xu family's guards have reached a scale of three hundred people.

There were over a hundred servants and maids.

There are five or six hundred long-term workers.

The selection process for the guard team is extremely rigorous.

Only third-rate martial artists can join. Twenty people form a patrol team, and the team leader must be a second-rate martial artist.

Five teams make up one brigade.

Only top-tier martial artists can serve as captains.

As for the one who leads the entire guard team, he is a martial artist at the peak of the Acquired Realm.

This is still the case now. In ten years or so, it is estimated that only a martial artist with innate martial arts skills will be able to lead the Xu family's guard.

Fourth year.

With the full support of the Xu family, Xu Mingyuan, Xu Mingshu, and Xu Mingxian achieved the peak of the Acquired Realm, while Xu Mingshu and Xu Mingyuan were still some way off.

This is all thanks to the simplified version of the innate medicinal diet recipe that Xu Chuan later developed, which is twice as effective as the previously secret medicinal diet.

Otherwise, it would probably take another two or three years to reach that level of martial arts.

This is already the limit for postnatal medicinal diets.

Even if the medicine is very potent, it will be more harmful than beneficial to martial artists who have acquired martial arts skills.

However, this medicinal diet also has its drawbacks.

One must reach the physical fitness level of a second-rate martial artist to begin taking it; otherwise, it may cause one's meridians to burst and lead to death.

Based on this, Xu Chuan developed three secret medicinal diets.

The first type is for those below the third-rate martial artist level, enabling them to solidify their foundation and open up their acupoints in the fastest way.

The second type is for those below the second-rate martial artist level. It also has the effect of solidifying the foundation and improving physical fitness.

The third type is the pseudo-innate medicinal diet mentioned earlier.

With the cultivation of these three medicinal diets, the speed of cultivation for the Xu family's disciples as acquired martial artists will be greatly increased.

Those with average talent, like Chen Daniu, who might only become first-rate martial artists after the age of thirty, have a chance to reach the peak of the acquired realm in their early twenties.

As for those with good talent, they reach their peak around the age of eighteen.

Even better individuals, like Xu Dezhao, with their special bloodline, are estimated to reach the pinnacle of acquired talent before the age of sixteen.

　It seems that fewer fellow Daoists are visiting. Have they all gone on their travels?
　　
　
(End of this chapter)