Abandoning literature for martial arts, starting by unleashing the beauty's bow.

After a moment's thought, Lu Fengnian asked, "Have you two brothers ever heard of immortals? Is there any connection between acquired martial artists and immortals?"

The tall man immediately waved his hand, "These are two different things. Martial artists are only a cut above the rest in our mortal world, but compared to cultivators, they are insignificant."

The short man continued, "The immortals you're talking about should be cultivators. These cultivators usually occupy blessed lands and grottoes, they don't eat the food of mortals, they cultivate the methods to become immortals, they can fly through the air, and they have great supernatural powers."

Martial artists, on the other hand, only cultivate their physical strength and hone their skills in fists, feet, swords, and knives; the two are not comparable.

When they encounter cultivators, martial artists, like us, can only look up in awe.

Hearing this, Lu Fengnian judged that his archery skills should belong to the category of martial artists, and probably had not reached the level of cultivators.

Lu Fengnian originally wanted to ask more about martial artists and cultivators, but the two traveling merchants didn't know much either.

Most of the things they talked about were not things they witnessed firsthand, but rather things they heard from others.

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After finishing his mutton rice noodles, he continued to stroll around the streets. Around 3 PM, he carried his load to Fuyuan Fur Shop.

Fang Tong informed him that his old customer had already accepted the tiger whip and agreed to the deal.

However, it will be difficult to bring Lu Manyue back from the military camp immediately; we will have to wait.

The regular customer didn't give a definite answer as to when exactly it would be.

Lu Fengnian was a little worried, but Fang Tong confidently assured him that as long as this old customer nodded, Lu Manyue's matter would definitely be settled.

Lu Fengnian then asked for a rough timeframe, and Fang Tong, after a moment's thought, said that there would definitely be a result within seven days.

Lu Fengnian thought for a moment. There were still more than twenty days until the middle of next month, so he decided to wait for news from Fang Tong.

Fang Tong was very enthusiastic and promised that he would keep an eye on the military camp. When the time came, he would help bring Lu Manyue out and send someone to take her back to Mao'er Village.

Lu Fengnian was naturally very grateful and thanked him repeatedly.

After leaving Fuyuan Leather Shop, he hurried to the market and made the most of his time to buy items.

Originally, he planned that if he could determine the date Lu Manyue would leave the military camp and that it wouldn't be long, he would wait in Qinghe County and take Lu Manyue home with him.

But since there was no definite news, he naturally couldn't wait any longer. He quickly bought the things and tried to get back to Mao'er Village before dark.

With more money in their pockets, they naturally bought more things.

It wasn't until the sun was setting that Lu Fengnian, carrying a full load, headed towards Mao'er Village.

The journey is forty li, with the first twenty li or so being the official road, which is flat and wide.

With Lu Fengnian's physique, even carrying a full load of goods, he walked briskly and finished the journey in less than half an hour.

The next twenty miles were all rugged mountain paths, which slowed our pace considerably.

By the time Lu Fengnian arrived at the entrance of Mao'er Village, it was already completely dark.

The entire village of Mao'er was plunged into darkness, with only a few houses still lit up.

Liu Yunjuan and Lu Xiaoyu were both surprised and delighted to see Lu Fengnian return.

"Fengnian, didn't you say you were going to spend a few days with your friends? Why are you back today?" Liu Yunjuan asked in confusion.

Lu Fengnian responded with a laugh, "I went at the wrong time today, they weren't there, so I came back."

"Big brother, you haven't had dinner yet, have you? I'll go make you some food." Lu Xiaoyu finished tidying up the things in Lu Fengnian's carrying pole and then prepared to go to the kitchen.

Lu Fengnian called out to Lu Xiaoyu and also called Liu Yunjuan to the table. Then, he mysteriously took out a small cloth bag from his pocket and gently placed it on the table.

"Big brother, what is this?"

Lu Xiaoyu looked on with curiosity.

Liu Yunjuan asked softly, "Is this the money from selling the tiger?"

"Open it and take a look." Lu Fengnian's lips curled up slightly.

Lu Xiaoyu quickly took the cloth bag, opened it, and her eyes lit up with surprise. "So much silver! Big brother, how many taels of silver is there in total?"

Liu Yunjuan was also overjoyed; it was the first time she had ever seen so much silver.

Lu Fengnian laughed and said, "The tiger skin and tiger bones sold for a total of thirty-one taels of silver. We spent about one tael and a half on these items, and the rest of the silver is here."

Lu Xiaoyu held the nearly thirty taels of silver in her hands, her little face beaming with joy. "Mother, so much silver! We're rich!"

Lu Fengnian shook his head and smiled bitterly, "Thirty taels of silver is nothing more than a piece of clothing for a rich man."

Lu Xiaoyu added, "Big brother, we live in Mao'er Village, so we have to compare ourselves with the people of Mao'er Village, not with the rich people in Qinghe County."

In our Mao'er Village, many families can't earn this much money in several years.

Lu Fengnian took out one tael of silver from the bag and handed it to Liu Yunjuan, saying, "Mother, I have some things to take care of. Please leave one tael."

Liu Yunjuan shook her head. "You earned all this money. If you want to keep it, you don't need to tell your mother. If you ever need money in the future, just ask your mother for it."

After saying that, she put the money bag away and hid it in the cabinet.

Returning to the table, she said with a smile, "With this money, we won't have to worry about getting married, building a new house, or Xiaoyu getting married in the future, even if it's a bumper harvest or a full moon."

Upon hearing this, Lu Xiaoyu blushed and said, "Mother, I don't want to get married."

Liu Yunjuan straightened her face and said, "What nonsense are you talking about? When a girl reaches a certain age, she should naturally get married. It's not a matter of whether you want to or not."

If you don't get married, who will take care of you when your mother gets old?

Lu Xiaoyu turned her gaze to Lu Fengnian, "Isn't there an older brother? He'll take care of me."

Lu Fengnian smiled and said, "Whether you get married or not, your older brother will take care of you."

Lu Xiaoyu smiled brightly, "Mom, did you hear that? My older brother said he'll take care of me for the rest of my life."

At this point, she remembered something, "Big brother, I was so busy joking around that I forgot to cook for you."

He quickly got up and went to the kitchen.

"How's the full moon thing going? Didn't you say you were busy with his things a while ago?" Liu Yunjuan asked softly.

Lu Fengnian hesitated for a moment, "Mother, I'm keeping this in mind. However, it involves the government, so it's a bit troublesome, and I'm not entirely confident."

Liu Yunjuan nodded, "When dealing with officials, money is always needed to pave the way."

In a bountiful year, you must not be stingy when it comes to spending money.

You are still young, and you will have plenty of opportunities to make money in the future. Once someone goes to the front lines, it will be very difficult for them to come back.

"As long as there's a sliver of hope, no matter the cost, we must find a way to bring the full moon back."

Lu Fengnian nodded, "Don't worry, Manyue went to serve in the army in my place. I will definitely do everything I can to bring him back."