Chapter 11: Chapter 11: fate Soars
Hua Zihuan defeated Yue Xiang, and the whole martial arts training ground was discussing Hua Zihuan's spearmanship. The Yue family was so arrogant just now, and now it was so embarrassing.
The Yue family carried Yue Xiang away, and Yue Jiateng looked at Hua Zihuan with hatred.
"Since it is a competition, then I also want to go on stage to experience the exquisiteness of the Hua family's [Sky Spear]. I wonder if the Hua family can give me this opportunity." Yue Jiateng said while looking at Hua Kai in the distance.
The whole martial arts training ground was noisy. The heads of the Huang and Geng families closed their eyes and seemed to have cut off all contact with the outside world. The other families looked at the center of the stage with regret. The Hua family's performance was already very good, but what was the use of all this without a master of the Qidong Realm.
"I will go up and accompany the head of the Yue family for a few moves!" Butler Hua Fu looked at Hua Kai and slowly walked to the center of the stage. He pointed to the weapon rack in the distance, and a gray spear flew into his hand. The spear head was silver-white, emitting waves of coldness.
No one present expected that the housekeeper of the Hua family was actually a master of the Qidong realm. The release of true qi is a sign of the Qidong realm. This is another good show to watch.
"I didn't expect that the Hua family still hid a master like you. Since you chose to take action today, don't blame me for being cruel!"
Yue Jiateng looked at Hua Fu with murderous intent on his face. At this time, an unexpected voice suddenly came from outside the martial arts training field.
"Old man Yue, I have rested for a while these days, and you can't hold back, haha!"
A red sandalwood dragon wood spear flew from the air, the spear head was pure silver, and the tip of the spear was golden. Everyone looked into the distance in shock.
When the red sandalwood dragon wood spear flew over the martial arts training field, Hua Xing jumped onto the spear body. It was easy to do these things in the Qi training period, but all the audience in the field were not calm.
"Hua Xing, you finally showed up!" Yue Jiateng tightened the sword in his hand. He felt a wave of pressure when he saw Hua Xing again. In the past, Hua Xing always beat him with his spear skills. He finally knew that he was seriously injured and could come to Huajiabao to show off his power. He didn't expect that the other party would show up again.
"Look at your achievements. You are really getting back to normal. You bully the younger generation directly when I am not here. You still have shame. I wanted my grandson to show his face again, so that you, an old guy, can ruin the rhythm. If you want to try my Hua family's [Sky Splitting Spear], come on! I will give you one hand." Hua Xing pretended to be generous and put one hand behind his back.
Hua Xing and Yue Jiateng are both the strongest outside Guang County. Everyone wants to watch a dragon-tiger fight, so that at least they can detect how much Hua Xing's strength has recovered.
"Humph! How shameless!"
Yue Jiateng raised his sword and killed Hua Xing. He had just broken through the ninth level of the Qidong Realm. Who is stronger and who is weaker will be known after a try.
When the broadsword and Hua Xing's red sandalwood dragon wood spear collided, Yue Jiateng felt that Hua Xing's power was weaker than before, but he felt that his broadsword was somewhat out of control, and each attack was more than two inches behind his expectations, which shocked him. Before he could react and draw back his broadsword, he felt that Hua Xing's attack was coming again. The familiar [Sky Spear] made him feel that there was no room to dodge, so he could only forcefully attack with his sword and force the opponent to defend.
"Old man Yue, you lost!" Hua Xing's spear was placed on Yue Jiateng's chest, and Yue Jiateng's eyes were wide open and he couldn't speak for a while.
"You...you..."
Yue Jiateng thought Hua Xing would go back to defend, but he didn't expect that a sudden burst of true energy would cause his broadsword to deviate in direction, and he was defeated just like that!
"What, you don't accept it? Let's do it again." Hua Xing said with a smile.
The audience reacted at this time, and the heads of each family secretly communicated with each other, and only the heads of the Huang and Geng families smiled slightly.
"No, I admit defeat with all my heart! I didn't expect you to really take that step." Yue Jiateng put away his sword and replied.
Hua Kai checked his grandfather's physical condition and found that it had only recovered to 34 points, 7 points less than the opponent. He didn't expect the outcome to be one-sided. The Qi Training Realm was so strong.
When a person reaches the Qi Training Realm, he has entered a whole new world. It is difficult for the Qi Dynamic Realm to cause him any harm.
"Let's stop the competition today! I won't entertain you because my son just died. Kai'er, take good care of the guests."
Hua Xing picked up his gun and left after saying that. Today was the day when Hua Ziming was buried, and he shouldn't have taken action.
At this time, Hua Kai heard the reminder sound of the family's luck increasing in his mind. After a while, it increased by more than 20 points. The main task one had also been completed by 83%. He stood up and everyone looked over at this time, but no one dared to show contempt at this time. Even the two family representatives became polite to Hua Kai.
After lunch, all the families came to say goodbye to Hua Kai, and their attitudes were very different from when they entered the gate. There were even two small villages that expressed their hope to be protected by Huajiabao, and Hua Kai nodded in agreement.
Every winter is the most difficult time for everyone. Some animals hibernate in the mountains and the wild beasts have no food source, so they will appear near human settlements. All villages outside the city have to endure severe tests, and some small villages have few people and low combat power, so they can only enter the county town or a large village to hide. The cost of entering the county town is not something that ordinary people can afford.
After the representatives of each family left, Hua Kai received several more family luck points. His family luck points have now accumulated to 44 points, and he is getting closer and closer to improving his family's mind method.
Back to the main courtyard, the servants were happily cleaning up the yard, and some villagers also came to help happily. Not to mention that Mr. Hua defeated the head of the Yue family in two moves today, all the members of the Hua family performed very well in the competition today, and they beat the three families with more wins than losses. In this way, the Huajiabao will become more and more powerful, and living here will be safer.
"Grandpa!" Hua Kai returned to the main house and saw his grandfather sitting on a chair.
"Well! Have you sent away the guests?" Hua Xing asked.
"They have all been sent away. Just now, several villages hope to come to our village in winter. In a few days, they will send strong men to help."
Small villages go to big villages to seek shelter. Although they don't have to pay money or anything, every year before the winter comes, all the big villages have to repair the village defenses, and they all have to participate.
"Are you curious why the Yue family treats us so much, and I let them go easily?" Hua Xing said.
"Grandpa, you must have your own considerations." Hua Kai returned.
The Yue family suppressed the Hua family today without any effort, even more than the Chen and Wan families. It stands to reason that Grandpa can completely suppress the Yue family, at least let them bleed.
"If the Chen and Wan families are fighting for our interests, then the Yue family is a personal vendetta. Although I have been promoted to the Qi training realm and have no rivals outside Guang County, I am still very weak compared to the major families in the county. Do you know the division of the four major forces in Guang County?"
"I don't know." Hua Kai heard this for the first time.
"Guang County is under the jurisdiction of Linzi City of Qi State. Qi State established its country with Linzi as its capital and managed 6 counties and 5 countries in Qingzhou. The annual tax revenue of Guang County is basically handed over to the Qi family. The entire Qi State governs more than 30 cities. The strength of the Qi family can be imagined."
This is the first time Hua Kai heard this from his grandfather. He has been in Huajiabao for so many years and rarely went out. He only learned the history and family management concepts taught by the elementary school teacher in the village. He knows very little about the outside of Huajiabao.
"The Li family in the county is a knife planted by the Qi family in Guang County. The Li family has no industry in the county, but manages 500 guards in the city. Even County Magistrate Han will not easily provoke Li County Lieutenant." Hua Xing said.
"No wonder the Han family allowed the Li family to recruit soldiers in various villages. The Han family should be the second largest force in Guang County?" Hua Kai asked.
"The Han family controls most of the shops and yards in the county and is responsible for the operation of the entire Guang County. Every year, most of the profits of the Guang County caravans go into the hands of the Han family. As a 7th-grade family, the Han family has more than 10 Qi training cultivators, which ensures the safety of the entire Guang County for decades." Hua Xing said this and Hua Kai immediately understood that this world is ruled by the family. As the head of the family, it is impossible for the Qi family to manage all the territories, so they handed over their territory to some families to help look after it, and finally they would take a cut from it.
"What about the other two major forces?" Hua Kai asked curiously.
"The other is the various families in the city and the eight major villages outside the city." Hua Xing said.
"Eight major villages? How can the eight major villages become one of the four major forces?" Hua Kai said in surprise.
"Haha! Let me ask you, do you know how many people there are in Guang County in total? How do the living supplies in the city come from?"
Hua Kai immediately understood and knew why the eight major villages all had their own businesses in the county. The population of Guang County is over 20,000, and it will be even larger when winter comes. Fruits, vegetables, and even a large part of the food for so many people are provided by the major villages outside the city. The eight major villages are the leaders of hundreds of villages outside the city, and many things must be handed over to the villages outside the city. In this way, the interdependent and competitive relationship of the four major forces is formed.
"So, high-rise buildings are accumulated little by little on the basis of the bottom. The eight major villages can win more status and resources if they are strong." Hua Kai thought for a while and said.
"You are talented and smart. As long as grandpa reminds you a little, you can think of it. There are many reasons for letting the Yue family go. You will slowly realize it in the future. In short, everything depends on your own strength. Huajiabao will be handed over to you, Kaier. In the future, the Yue family will no longer be hostile to the Hua family. What you have to do now is to strengthen the Hua family itself."
After Hua Xing left, Hua Kai thought a lot at home. Huajiabao has a population of more than 300, plus more than a dozen small villages around it, with a population of thousands. Every year, a large amount of leather, animal bones and livestock are transported back from the Linhu grassland. Most of the profits are actually handed over to Guang County. Think about the other seven villages, all of which have a population of nearly 10,000 outside the city, and use countless ways to support tens of thousands of people in the city. This has to be said to be a kind of sadness.
This is how the world is. People survive for their own families, and families are for the entire family. The family supports the family, and the family is the pillar of the country. If you want to climb up step by step, it requires several generations or even dozens of generations of hard work.
In the evening, the Hua family entered the [Physical Training Secret Realm] again. Unfortunately, using all their strength only increased the time by 2 minutes, and no strength reward was obtained. However, running in the secret realm does not worry about the consumption of true qi. Hua Kai's understanding of his physique and the use of true qi have become more proficient.
On October 27th, Huajiabao was busy early in the morning.
Today is the first day of Guangxian's opening of the market. They must go early to occupy a position. Hua Kai is also very excited to participate in this kind of transaction for the first time.
In order to buy more livestock in the market, Hua Kai decided to sell the only horse in his family. In the past few days, the groom has been complaining to Hua Kai that there is not enough food at home and the horse consumes too much refined grain.
There were more than 20 people traveling with Hua Kai. They drove a horse-drawn carriage carrying hundreds of weapons and headed towards Guang County.
When they arrived at the gate of Guang County, Hua Kai saw such a lively scene outside the city for the first time. There were all kinds of snacks and tea shops. Many stalls were already set up just after the light of the day. Hua Zihuan found a good place and started to set out all the weapons. Then he saw someone asking for the price.
"Let your fourth uncle take care of the weapons business. Let's go to the horse market!" The second uncle said to Hua Kai while looking at the bustling crowd.
Leaving the fourth uncle to watch the stall, Hua Kai and his group of more than ten people walked towards the cattle and horse market.
The cattle and horse market has all kinds of transactions, from chickens, ducks, geese and dogs to pigs, sheep, cattle and horses. They are all large markets.
"This year's cattle market is not very good! It feels much smaller than last year, but the horse market is much more lively than last year." The third uncle Hua Zijie said on the side.
"What are we going to do now?" Hua Kai came to this kind of market for the first time and asked puzzled.
"Kai'er, you and your uncle go to the horse market to sell horses first. I'll take people to the cattle market. There's a lot of knowledge in the cattle and horse business. You have to learn more." The second uncle said.
Hua Kai brought a few people to the horse market with his own horses. There were already hundreds of horses tied to temporary horse posts here, and many horse buyers were asking about the price everywhere.
"Let's stay here!" Hua Zijie tied the horse when he saw a place and told Hua Kai the key points of looking at horses.
"That area is mostly poor horses, and there are strong horses. Our area is basically a fine horse area. Poor horses generally cost more than 5,000 bone coins, strong horses require at least 20,000 bone coins, and fine horses cost at least 100,000 bone coins, which is 10 taels of gold." Hua Zijie told Hua Kai about the horse market.
There were fewer horses in the horse market early in the morning, but there were already many people looking at horses. A man who looked like a housekeeper came over, walked around the Hua family's horses, touched the horse's back and looked at the horse's teeth, and quietly discussed with the third uncle for a while before leaving.
"Uncle San, is that person buying horses?" Hua Kai asked.
"He came to the market to pick up bargains. He offered 60,000 bone coins to buy a fine horse. There are many such people in the market every year. The price of a fine horse like ours is generally around 200,000 bone coins. There are many people looking at horses at noon!" Hua Zijie also told Hua Kai how to look at horses and what the market prices of horses of different grades were last year.
After waiting for half an hour, more and more people began to come to the horse market. Hua Kai planned to go to the market and left his uncle here to watch the horses.
Most of the horses sold in the horse market in the morning were raised by various families inside and outside the city. The few who came to buy were all merchants from other places. Hua Kai saw that many villages outside the city also brought their own livestock here.
"Master Hua, Steward Fu, are you here to see the horses too?"
Hua Kai had just taken a few steps when he saw the Mao family also come to the horse market to sell horses. He immediately checked the properties of the three horses.
Donghu Horse: Level 1 37%
Constitution: 5
Speed: 6
Spirituality: 2
Hetao Horse: Level 2 58%
Constitution: 14
Speed: 17
Spirituality: 15
Donghu Horse: Level 1 98%
Constitution: 9
Speed: 11
Spirituality: 10
Hua Kai immediately wrote down the third horse. His uncle also told him that most of the horses in Qi State were Donghu horses from Donghu. Donghu horses are characterized by spirituality and good speed. The disadvantage is that they are small in size and lack endurance. Then there are Hetao horses and Nanyue horses. These two types of horses are generally large in size and are known for their endurance.
"Uncle Mao, how much is this horse?" Hua Kai deliberately pointed to the tall Hetao horse in the middle and asked.
"I didn't expect that the head of the Hua family also knows horses. This Hetao horse was bought by our family last year. It is strong and has no problem riding and pulling goods. If you want, you can take it away for 46,000 bone coins." The Mao family returned.
"What about this one?" Hua Kai asked, pointing at the short Donglin horse beside him.
"We have raised this horse for three years. Although it is a poor horse, it is very smart. If you are sincere, buy it for 18,000 yuan and take it away."
The price was similar to what the Hua family had in mind. Many people in the early morning asked about the market first, but very few people took action. Hua Kai asked the butler Hua Fu to remember this horse and buy it if there was no better one later.