Courtyard House: Passing through the Silly Pillar, Activating the Blessed Cave Heaven

25

"Master, you should rest early too." He Yuzhu returned to his room, took out a wooden basin, poured in hot water to soak his feet, and then crawled into bed.

The warm earthen bed made him feel very comfortable, and he enjoyed the warmth coming from beneath him.

He Yuzhu had just lain down when Wu Youyi and Wu Youli pushed open the door and walked in.

After dinner, while Wu Baotian kept He Yuzhu behind to talk, the two of them took their younger sister Wu Xiangyun out to play, and only then did they return home.

Wu Youli quickly washed his feet and crawled into bed, while Wu Youyi sat on the edge of the kang (a heated brick bed) and started reading.

"Brother Zhu, why aren't you going to school anymore? You're younger than my second brother, and he's still in school. Why aren't you going?"

Hearing this, He Yuzhu felt a sense of helplessness.

He Yuzhu was never cut out for studying. He would fall asleep as soon as he picked up a book. After finally finishing elementary school, he refused to go to middle school no matter what.

"I'm really not cut out for studying. I don't like studying at all. I just love cooking, so I stopped going to school."

"You must study hard and try to get into university in the future."

He Yuzhu chatted with the two brothers for a while, and Wu Youli fell asleep while talking.

He Yuzhu smiled; children really do fall asleep very quickly.

"Brother Youyi, shall we turn off the lights and go to sleep?" "Okay." Wu Youyi reached out and turned off the lights.

He Yuzhu stared at the dark roof, thinking that he would be starting his apprenticeship tomorrow. He wondered how this apprenticeship would be different from his previous life of learning culinary skills at New Oriental.

However, I heard that all the wages earned during the apprenticeship belong to the master, who also provides food and lodging. It seems that the learning conditions are better than in my previous life.

The next day, He Yuzhu woke up as soon as the rooster crowed.

In those days, there were no cell phones or alarm clocks; waking up depended entirely on the rooster's crow and one's own biological clock.

Seeing that Wu Youyi and Wu Youli were still fast asleep, he quietly entered his own blessed land.

It was already daylight inside the cave. He Yuzhu first washed his face by the stream, and then ran around the open space twice.

After warming up, he went into the Wuji Hall, sat on the Enlightenment Stone to calm his mind and nourish his energy. After his mind was completely calm, he got up and practiced the Eight Pieces of Brocade twice.

After finishing his practice, He Yuzhu went to check on the growth of the crops.

The corn has grown to almost as tall as him. Judging by its growth, it should be ready for harvest in another two months.

After inspecting the thriving crops, he went to the pasture to check on the chickens and sheep he was raising.

The six chickens have grown up with plenty of food and are expected to start laying eggs in a few days.

The three sheep have grown bigger than when we first bought them, but we don't know when they will give birth to lambs.

The grassland in the blessed land was vast. He Yuzhu thought to himself, "If there were herds of cattle and sheep everywhere in the future, that would be truly lively."

More than twenty days have passed since the last sowing, and the once barren land is gradually being covered in green. It will surely be transformed in no time.

He Yuzhu envisioned a wonderful future before leaving the cave and returning to his bed.

He Yuzhu glanced at Wu Youli, who was still fast asleep, and quietly got up to put on his clothes.

After getting dressed, he pushed open the door and went into the yard, where he assumed a horse stance.

He only slowly stopped practicing when his legs were trembling so badly he could barely stand.

After my breathing calmed down, I started practicing the Eight Pieces of Brocade again, repeating this process twice.