Don't farm, cultivate immortality!

Zhuang Xing looked out from the only small window.

But it was still dark.

Without a clock, he had no idea what time it was.

Judging from his biological clock, it should be around six o'clock at the latest.

Before winter, he would usually get up at six o'clock to warm up.

But now...

He put his hand inside the panda's arms and closed his eyes.

I'll get up in five more minutes.

...

I slept until the panda cried out that it was hungry.

After getting up, it's time to eat breakfast.

Zhuang Xing then took out the silver and had the five pandas follow him to the dining hall.

As a disciple, he was entitled to receive free meals at the canteen that day because he had been formally admitted to the staff through the examination.

But the pandas don't get such good treatment. Zhuang Xing has to pay for their food. They don't eat much, they're small to begin with, and two guokui (a type of flatbread) are enough to fill them up.

The return rate today is still very high.

Five pandas lined up behind him, creating a beautiful sight.

It snowed heavily a couple of days ago, but the sun finally came out today.

The warm winter sun illuminated the pure white snow. The snow in Xuanqing Temple was very clean, and Taoist priests were shoveling it. Many people came out to bask in the sun.

On the way, I met my senior sister Qiaoxia. She was looking around at the entrance of the canteen. When she saw the panda coming, she suddenly ran over.

"There really are red pandas!"

She looked delighted and bent down to hug the panda.

But the pandas didn't recognize the woman at all and found her rather strange. When she ran towards them, they all scattered.

"Whee!"

"Little cuties, why are you running away? Let your big sister give you a hug!"

The senior student chased after the panda with great energy.

"Your Majesty, save me!"

"Woman, don't come any closer!"

The pandas cried out in alarm, feeling as if the woman was about to devour them.

"Wow, it can talk." The senior sister had a creepy smile on her face. "I've really seen something like this today. Don't even think about running away!"

Unfortunately, my senior sister's hands and feet were not as nimble as a panda's, and she couldn't catch one even after running around twice.

The pandas all hid behind Zhuang Xing, creating a scene reminiscent of an eagle catching chicks, with Zhuang Xing becoming the leader.

"Junior brother, quickly catch one for me!" Senior Sister Qiaoxia called out.

She still didn't seem to understand why the panda was avoiding her.

Senior sister is still too young. You should know that being too enthusiastic will not end well.

"Senior sister, you won't be able to hug the panda like that," Zhuang Xing said.

"Why?" Qiaoxia asked.

Zhuang Xing didn't say anything, but simply demonstrated for his senior sister. He casually waved his hand, and a panda came over and was pulled into his arms.

The senior sister seemed to be deep in thought, then suddenly extended an index finger.

Although she wasn't an old friend, she had a certain air about her, and Zhuang Xing almost thought she was going to make him a bowl of Iron Bull beef noodles.

Unfortunately, when she tried to wave like Zhuang Xing, the pandas ignored her and stayed far away.

Seeing her distressed expression, Zhuang Xing couldn't help but laugh.

After whispering to the panda twice, she had Senior Sister Qiaoxia carry the fifth brother to guard the entrance.

She was so excited that she kept rubbing her face against the panda's face.

Moriguchi blinked at her and said, "Sister, I'm hungry..."

"Little baby, are you hungry? I'll go buy you something to eat right away!" Senior Sister Qiaoxia then led Shoukou into the dining hall.

Although young, Shiguchi seems to possess great wisdom.

Panda's senior sister paid for his breakfast.

After the meal, Shoukou left Qiaoxia's embrace without any hesitation and went to Zhuangxing's side.

"Junior brother, do you know where these pandas came from?"

Zhuang Xing told his senior sister about the panda incident and also about moving to his new home.

Because there were still many things to do in the house, he didn't stay long. He just told his senior sister the location of the new house and said that he would invite her to visit after it was finished.

After saying goodbye to his senior sister at the entrance of the canteen, Zhuang Xing returned to the front of his room and stretched to warm up.

"Let's keep working today."

"Yes, Your Majesty!"

The pandas huddled together and helped him clean the room.

Today he wants to fix up the kitchen and stove, and then go out and carry back two water tanks.

This way, when I'm at home, I can cook for myself and I don't have to go all the way to the woodshed to take a bath.

Tomorrow I'll tidy up the little panda's room, and then we'll have the basic living facilities. We can renovate the rest when we have time; there's no need to rush.

As he was thinking this, in the afternoon, his senior sister Qiaoxia came to the door.

"Junior brother, I'm here to help you!"

She even brought a broom to help clean, but Zhuang Xing didn't know if she wanted to help him sweep the floor or come to see the panda.

He didn't spend money to hire a master, but if an acquaintance offered to help, he certainly wouldn't refuse.

In short, Senior Sister Qiaoxia joined the cleaning team.

To Zhuang Xing's surprise, a large group of people followed him over in the afternoon.

They were all acquaintances of his, or rather, his former neighbors and roommates.

Da Chun and a group of people came over with brooms to help him set up his new house.

Zhuang Xing had not invited them; he had only run into some people on his way to the woodshed yesterday and chatted with them for a few minutes.

They all came voluntarily, and their arrival made the otherwise empty room feel a bit crowded.

Chapter 156 Sugar and the Big Picture

Many people came to help Zhuangxing set up his new home; more than a dozen of Bai Sui's disciples who were free came.

Zhuang Xing used to make badminton shuttlecocks and give them to his neighbors to play with, and now the neighbors are helping him out.

Although they had never gone down the mountain to exorcise demons, they were all children from farming families before they came up the mountain, so they were very good at housework.

With everyone's help, the house was completely cleaned before evening.

While others were responsible for cleaning the ground, the pandas went to the roof beams to clean them up. They weren't used to using feather dusters, so they simply used their tails to clean up the dust and cobwebs.

As I swept, they whispered to each other.

"The king has many subordinates."

"Mom said that the king should have this many subordinates."

The little panda thought Zhuang Xing was incredibly capable, with so many people listening to him and working for him.

They increasingly felt they had arrived at a wonderful place, and in order to perform well in front of the king, they all worked very hard, making the roof beams spotless.

The large room on the left-hand side upon entering was converted into a kitchen by Zhuang Xing and his group.

He built a stove with bluestone bricks, placed a wood-fired pot on it, and also put an oven near the wall.

The oven was an old one bought from the canteen cook; it was quite large and used to roast dry rations.

It used to be used to bake rice cakes, but since flour became popular in the temple, the dry food we take out is basically all cakes.

The flatbread is not just a staple food; it's also delicious to eat freshly baked. To bake more flatbread, the canteen kitchen has added a few more new ovens.

The craftsmen, generally speaking, tend to be somewhat fickle.

With the new stove, the old one was hardly used anymore. After Zhuang Xing negotiated a suitable price with the chef in the kitchen, he bought the old stove and moved it to his new home.

Da Chun and he moved it together; the two of them carried it together and didn't feel the stove was heavy at all.

But in reality, this stove is about 1.5 meters high and 2 meters wide; it's a big one.

This is a ceramic stove, made of fired ceramic bricks, the dark brown bricks on the outside of which have long been blackened by firing.

After bringing it back, Zhuang Xing cleaned out the wood ash and charcoal ash again. Although it was an old stove, it had served in the kitchen for over ten years without any cracks or repairs, which was enough to prove that its quality was up to standard.

After tidying up the kitchen, he went outside to buy bowls, chopsticks, plates, and cups.

Flour, eggs, oil, salt, soy sauce, vinegar, and other necessities were all bought and brought into the house.

Incidentally, he also had a cabinet made in the kitchen.

It's not a cabinet that can be opened and closed; it's actually just a shelf, a wooden shelf that looks a bit like a bookshelf.

He put everything on the shelves, and to reward everyone who came to help, he invited them to stay for dinner.

He took out his treasured honey; in those days, sugar was very precious.

There are only three types of sugar that can be bought outside: honey, fructose, and maltose.

Honey is just honey. Some people boil honey and make it into solidified sugar blocks, which are also called honey.

Fructose is similar; it's a type of sugar made from fruit, such as pear syrup candy.