The Immortal Clan was established starting with the entry on the Dao of the Gou.

"Having many children is a blessing."

Jiang Yun beamed with joy.

It has been confirmed that Ling'er is pregnant.

As is customary, such a joyous occasion should be celebrated.

Ignoring Ling'er's objections, he went to the market to buy live chickens and pork knuckles.

"Husband, now that I'm pregnant with my third child, let's be more frugal."

Ling'er was reluctant to part with her child and was frugal in every way.

She tugged at Jiang Yun's sleeve and followed behind, her steps faltering.

Like a spoiled little girl.

"All right."

Jiang Yun couldn't persuade her otherwise, so she gave up.

On my way home.

Besides the joy of being pregnant, Ling'er's face sometimes showed a hint of worry.

There are four people in the family, and they rely solely on her husband to support them.

Now that she's pregnant again, I'm afraid my husband will have an even harder time in the future.

"I wish I could earn some money for my family too."

She bit her lip and lowered her head.

Thinking of her husband working tirelessly from dawn till dusk every day, a few tears welled up in her eyes.

"Ling'er, how much silver do we have left at home?"

Jiang Yun suddenly asked.

"There are still 21 taels, 7 mace, and 125 cash left."

Ling'er secretly wiped away her tears and told the family's savings account without missing a single penny.

She added, "This money was all saved up by my husband through hard work chopping firewood."

Jiang Yun nodded heavily.

For the past four years, I have been living frugally.

Ling'er is very careful with her money every day.

He only managed to save 21 taels of silver.

21 taels of silver is far from enough to cover the expenses of a family of three for a year.

Not to mention Jiang Yun's family of four.

Now that Ling'er is pregnant with her third child, the family will soon be a family of five.

on the road.

Jiang Yun remained silent, doing some mental calculations.

Tenant households require at least 8 taels of silver per adult per year just to make ends meet.

He and Ling'er spent a total of 16 taels of silver per year.

The expenses for two children amount to about 4 taels of silver per year.

A total of 20 taels.

However, this is only the bare minimum, the amount of money needed to barely survive.

In reality, Jiang Yun's family spends about 25 taels of silver every year.

Don't underestimate a child just because they have a small appetite and eat little.

Even minor illnesses, colds, and coughs require money.

When Jiang Dexian was three years old, she fell seriously ill, and it took her family a total of two taels of silver to cure her.

Furthermore.

No matter how hard or tiring it is, we can't let the children suffer.

Occasionally, they eat something nice to improve their diet, and they spend extra money during holidays.

These are all necessary.

Even if a family of four were to live frugally, they would still need 25 taels of silver a year to make ends meet.

"I need to cultivate to the third level of Qi Refining as soon as possible..."

Jiang Yun was making plans in his mind.

These three years.

He practices meditation every day.

He has been at the second level of Qi Refining for over a year.

Jiang Yun was fairly satisfied with his cultivation speed.

……

Four months later.

Ling'er's belly gradually swelled up.

Jiang Yun suddenly had a brilliant idea.

"I have now begun my cultivation of immortality."

"Is it possible to nourish a fetus with spiritual energy?"

Once the idea was born, it lingered in Jiang Yun's mind.

Nourishing the fetus with pure spiritual energy will ensure a healthier baby after birth.

He decided to give it a try.

That night.

Jiang Yun took advantage of Ling'er's deep sleep.

He placed his hand on her lower abdomen, drawing upon the pure wood-elemental spiritual energy within her dantian to nourish the fetus.

The wood element's spiritual energy is vibrant and relatively gentle, making it ideal for nourishing a fetus.

"uh-huh."

Ling'er let out a soft moan in her sleep.

Judging from its sound, it should be very pleasant.

Jiang Yun didn't dare to send too much wood-elemental spiritual energy at once.

Nourish the baby daily and continue until birth.

And so it is.

More than five months later.

Ling'er is more than nine months pregnant and will soon be giving birth.

Jiang Yun invited Granny Cai over again.

Let Grandma Cai, a professional, predict the time of delivery.

"I don't know either. I'll check again next month."

Grandma Cai shook her head.

She couldn't predict when she would give birth.

Her predictions for her first two pregnancies were very accurate, differing by only two days.

This time, they couldn't give a definite answer.

"Thank you for your trouble, Mother-in-law."

Jiang Yun thanked him.

It's normal to give birth after nine or ten months of pregnancy.

Both of her first two pregnancies ended in nine months of pregnancy.

This pregnancy might last ten months.

Ling'er is in her tenth month of pregnancy.

Jiang Yun happily went to invite Granny Cai.

I thought to myself, Ling'er should be about to give birth soon, right?

To everyone's surprise, after observing for a while, Granny Cai left a message and then departed.

"How strange, I've never encountered anything like this before," Granny Cai sighed. "I'm afraid... alas."

Jiang Yun's heart skipped a beat.

Could it be the child in Ling'er's belly...?

The thought of that possibility...

Jiang Yun felt extremely guilty.

"Could it be that there's a problem with nourishing the fetus with wood-elemental spiritual energy?"

He hurried to Ling'er's side.

He bent down and put his ear to Ling'er's belly.

Jiang Yun possesses immortal bones and is at the second level of Qi Refining.

His hearing was much sharper than that of ordinary monks.

Jiang Yun could hear the baby's heartbeat.

He felt much more at ease after hearing his heartbeat.

"What's wrong, my husband?"

Seeing Jiang Yun's nervous appearance, Ling'er asked in confusion.

"Do you feel any movement from the baby?" Jiang Yun asked in return.

"Yes," Ling'er said, touching her belly. "This little guy kicked my belly yesterday."

"Phew...that's good."

Jiang Yun breathed a sigh of relief.

"Where's Granny Cai?" Ling'er asked, puzzled by Jiang Yun's reaction. "What did she say to you?"

Jiang Yun explained, "She can't predict when she'll give birth; I think she might need to conceive for a while longer."

"But she's already been pregnant for over ten months, and she should be born by now." Ling'er looked down at her belly, a worried expression on her face.

Since this pregnancy.

She felt her health improving.

I feel incredibly energetic every morning when I wake up.

Why is it that even though my body is perfectly healthy, after ten months of pregnancy, there's still no sign of the baby being born?

"Our child is special, let's wait and see."

An absurd thought flashed through Jiang Yun's mind.

Could it be that the fetus is nourished daily with the spiritual energy of the wood element?

Does this little guy not want to come out?

Time slips away quietly.

Three months have passed in the blink of an eye.

Ling'er still showed no signs of going into labor.

She was thirteen months pregnant, but the baby had not yet been born.

Everyone in the village was amazed.

Many villagers started talking about it.

"What a freak! What a freak!"

"I've heard that it's common for immortals to be pregnant for ten or eight years. Could it be that Jiang Yun's wife is an immortal?"

"What immortal? That's nonsense! If he were an immortal, why would he live here?"

"Who gets pregnant for thirteen months? I reckon the baby's long gone."

"Seriously, he already has sons and daughters, why is he having another one?"

"Exactly! His family were tenant farmers; how could they possibly raise him alive? He got his comeuppance!"

……

Good things don't go out, bad things pass thousands of miles.

Qingshan Village is only this big.

The whole of Qingshan Village knew that Ling'er was thirteen months pregnant but had not yet given birth.

The freak's words were at least somewhat considerate.

Some even said that the baby in Ling'er's womb had died.

The rumors reached Ling'er's ears.

This put her under unimaginable psychological pressure.

She spends every day in tears.

Meng Chunmei often came to visit her and comfort her.

"As long as the fetus is still alive, it will be born safely and shut them up."

Jiang Yun stood to one side.

Seeing Ling'er under such great psychological pressure.

She cried every day and lost a lot of weight.

He made an important decision.