Hua Kai came to the side of Xu Hua and the others and saw countless seedlings of spirit rice growing in the spirit field.
These seedlings were thicker than the rice, and they didn't look very big.
Hua Kai approached them and felt that the spirit energy of these seedlings was not much worse than that of the caterpillar grass.
"Normally, it takes a week for the seedlings to be moved into the spirit field. These seedlings have only been growing for three days.
They have already grown to the point where they can be transplanted into the spirit field. Maybe it's because we soaked in the spirit liquid for too long! "Xu Hua said with uncertainty.
If the seedlings were transplanted too late, they might not be able to adapt to the new spirit field and die. Xu Hua had seen many strange things in Fort Wah Ka and was already used to it.
Chinese Ink and the other young people in their forties were in the spirit field pulling out weeds and pests for the new seedlings. If the weeds and pests were not cleaned up in time, it might affect the seedlings' development.
The good thing was that spirit rice was much bigger than wheat. 100 kilograms of spirit rice was about 2000 grains, and 2000 seedlings could be cultivated. The distance between each seedling was about 20 centimeters. They were cultivated in the spirit field and had to be covered with sheepskin to keep them warm at night.
Each of the 40 people only needed to take care of 50 seedlings, which was easier.
Xu Hua watched the young boys and girls take care of the spirit rice seedlings while explaining to them the important things to pay attention to in the cultivation of spirit rice.
Hua Kai checked on the 30 new students that Xu Hua had taken in. Although they had already learned the "Shen Nong's Hundred Herb Scripture", they were still not initiated. Without the mental cultivation method, they could only be considered as apprentices. Only those who had mastered the mental cultivation method could be considered true students of the school of agriculture.
After returning from the spirit field, Hua Kai greeted the people in the village as he returned home.
Now, there were more and more people learning the "Meditation Mantra" and "Space-Splitting Spear" in Fort Wah Ka. The new members brought back from the grassland were slowly being sent to the village. The rare Yuan Opening Realm cultivators from last year were now everywhere in the village. Now, no one dared to call themselves an expert unless they were at the late stage of the Qi Transformation Realm.
When he arrived at the main courtyard, he saw Erzhuang squatting at the door of the cockroach's kennel and playing with it. Seeing Hua Kai coming over, Erzhuang stood up and greeted Hua Kai.
"Why do you have time to play with Xiao Qiang today?
I told you not to pay attention to the opening hours of the major markets. How's it going? "
Hua Kai said as he saw that Erzhuang was already at the 8th level of the Qi Refining Stage. Perhaps the fifth Qi Refining Stage cultivator of the Hua family would be him.
"There's no news yet, but based on what I've heard, the market should open earlier than last year.
This year, the caravans from all the counties and counties in Qi have returned home earlier than last year. It is estimated that the market will open after the 20th of this month. "
Erzhuang was in charge of the rearing of the horses at home these few days. Every morning, more than 700 horses in Fort Wah Ka would go out for a walk. It was also a very grand scene.
At noon, the horses would return home. In the afternoon, they would be fed some fodder and soybeans in the stables. The fine horses had to eat at least five catties of coarse grain every day.
"In the afternoon, you urged the carriage workshop to bring more carriages to the major markets. This year, the wheat harvest in Guang County didn't seem to be very good. It has been many days since the autumn harvest, and there hasn't been much grain.
We have already transported dozens of carriages from the village to the county. We have to buy more grain this year. "Hua Kai said to Erzhuang.
"We have already followed your instructions and built 20 new carriages. The design of the new carriages is still in the process of being researched. With your blueprint, I believe that the results will be out soon.
We have people waiting in Buqi County. As long as there are any movements from the aristocratic families in Buqi County, they will go home to inform us of the arrival of the southern merchants. "Erzhuang replied.
With the improvement of Erzhuang's strength, his status in Fort Wah Ka was also getting higher. Many of the Hua family's affairs were handed over to him. Erzhuang also didn't let Hua Kai down. He did everything that Hua Kai asked him to do properly!
"What else do you want? You look uneasy." Hua Kai looked at Erzhuang and asked.
Erzhuang never dared to lie to Hua Kai. He scratched his head with a red face. "A lot of people have been looking for a partner for me these few days. Huang Jia also came this morning and told me about Third Master Huang's daughter. My father is quite satisfied."
Hua Kai's third uncle's daughter, Huang Shuyuan, was quite good-looking. If it was in the past, Erzhuang wouldn't even dare to think about it. But now that he was at the eighth level of the Qi Transformation Realm, which was stronger than Hua Kai's Huang Guangwen, he caught Huang Jia's eye.
"You don't want to?"
Hua Kai said with some amusement. Huang Shuyuan was two years older than Hua Kai. She was 15 years old this year. Erzhuang would be his cousin-in-law in the future!
"It's … It's not that I don't want to. It's just that we haven't met before.
The reason why Huang Jia likes me is mostly because of the Hua family. Recently, the county's Tai, Zhou, and Chen family have all sent matchmakers. "
Hua Kai knew that Erzhuang wanted him to find a wife for him. He believed that Hua Kai had reached a level beyond common sense. Hua Kai's opinion was very important to him.
"How about this?
I'll go to Huang Jia in a few days. Logically speaking, I should visit my uncles after returning from the business trip. At that time, I'll meet with my third uncle. I'll tell you when I get home. "Hua Kai finished speaking and Erzhuang left satisfied.
Hua Kai knew that Erzhuang was actually the kind of person who pretended to be stupid. Usually, he didn't seem to be reliable, but when it came to serious matters, he was more stable than anyone else. Erzhuang's wife could not be careless.
On the twelfth day of the tenth month, it had been nineteen days since the Hua Clan caravan returned home. Eight mu of spirit rice had been planted in the Hua Clan Fort's spirit rice fields. Three days had passed and the spirit rice seedlings were still thriving.
For the past few days, Xu Hua had been staying in the spirit field without coming out. He made several records of the seedlings' growth. According to the growth of the seedlings, he would improve the ratio of the materials used in the spirit field. The soil composition in each field was different, so the ratio of the materials used to improve the spirit field was also different. A farmer would conclude step by step like this.
Feeling that the spirit energy in the spirit array was abnormally abundant, the 200 mu of spirit field would not be used this year. The wheat could only be planted in spring next year. Therefore, Hua Kai asked people to draw out two mu of flat land in the [Spirit Gathering Array] and transform it into a training field for the family's children.
Walking past the business district, Fort Wah Ka was many times more prosperous than before. This morning, Grandpa told Hua Kai that it was best to start boiling the beast bones now. This year, they had brought back more than 30,000 jin of beast bones from the grassland, and more than 10,000 jin of savage beast bones. If he wanted to refine all of them into gold and silver, he estimated that it would take more than two months.
Hua Kai came to the newly built workshop area and went to the workshop to boil the beast bones. Currently, the workshop area only had the carpentry workshop and the bone melting workshop. The other workshops were still under construction.
After putting all the beast bones into the warehouse, Hua Kai explained the things to take note of when boiling the beast bones, and then left.
Thinking about Erzhuang and his cousin Huang Shuyuan, Hua Kai asked Hua Xuan to prepare a horse for him. The two of them brought ten members of the village protection team and rode towards Ha He Village.
When they arrived at the entrance of Ha He Village, some villagers noticed the Hua family and notified the head of Huang Jia's family. Wong Kwong Kei brought Huang Jia's direct descendants to the entrance to welcome them. There were more than 60 people.
Huang Jia's attitude showed that he valued the Hua family. Entering Ha He Village, Hua Kai saw many villagers looking at him from afar.
"Eldest Uncle, where's my Second Uncle?
Is he not at home? "Hua Kai did not see his Second Uncle, Huang Guangwen, and asked.
"Ai!
Your Second Uncle led a team to the Dong Ling Mountain Range a few days ago. He encountered a savage beast and was slightly injured. He can't walk yet. "Wong Kwong Kei said worriedly.
Huang Jia's annual income came from the wood they sold to the Hua family. This year, Hua Kai told them that the Hua family would buy as much wood as they could. Therefore, the strongest person in Huang Jia, Huang Guangwen, brought many of his family's experts to the Dong Ling Mountain Range. They did not expect that he would be injured this time.
Hua Kai arrived at his Second Uncle's courtyard. He saw that his Second Uncle could not move half of his body. With his injuries, it would take him at least a year and a half to recover.
"Eldest Uncle, ask the others to leave first. I have something to say to you and Second Uncle." After Hua Kai finished speaking, Wong Kwong Kei dismissed the others. Only Hua Kai and his two uncles were left in the room.
"This time, I came to Uncle's house to see if the Huang Jia needed any help.
This time, the Hua family's harvest from the grassland was not bad. Uncle, if you need any help, please don't hesitate to ask.
Maybe all of you know about the Hua family and the Shen Family. The Han family will not side with the Hua family and will not openly help the Shen Family. The Hua family has the strength of an aristocratic family, but without the Han family's recommendation, it will not be easy for them to enter Guang County. "
Huang Jia had always been the Hua family's best ally. Hua Kai's words implied that the Hua family's focus would still be on Fort Wah Ka in the near future. It would not be easy for them to become an aristocratic family. Huang Jia's focus would definitely be on Hua Kai in the future. After all, the Hua family had four Qi Refining Stage experts.
"Recently, Huang Jia has sent the Hua family more than a thousand pieces of Grade 2 and above wood. Among them, there were six pieces of Grade 5 wood. This was only because your Second Uncle was injured.
Huang Jia also received 24 gold this time. "Wong Kwong Kei said to Hua Kai.
"Huang Jia's strength is still too weak. Three Qi Refining Stage experts are still not enough.
If Second Uncle can break through to the Qi Refining Stage, then Huang Jia's strength will definitely increase by a lot. "Hua Kai said to his two uncles.
"Your Second Uncle is currently at Qi Refining Stage 8, and your First Uncle is at Qi Refining Stage 3. The chances of the two of us breaking through to the Qi Refining Stage are not high. It will depend on your First Cousin and the other cousins."
Huang Guangwen also had the chance to break through to the Qi Refining Stage. However, he did not know how long it would take for him to recover from his injuries. With Huang Jia's strength, if he wanted to break through to the Qi Refining Stage, he would have to rely on himself. Huang Jia's martial arts, mental cultivation methods, and resources would not have the opportunity to cultivate a Qi Refining Stage expert.
"Not necessarily. I plan to do business with Huang Jia. I don't know if the two uncles are willing to listen?" Hua Kai suddenly said.
The Wong Kwong Kei brothers knew that Hua Kai wanted to give Huang Jia a chance. Nowadays, there were many ordinary families who wanted to curry favor with the Hua family. Hua Kai had specially come to Xia He Village, so of course, he would not forget about his uncle's family.
"Kai-er, if you have something to say, just say it. As long as Xia He Village can do it, we will not refuse!" Wong Kwong Kei said.
"I have a few Dans with me. The Hua family being able to have four Qi Refining Stage experts has a lot to do with these Dans.
Next spring, I plan to ask Second Uncle to go to the Southern Kingdom and help me purchase a batch of Dans. I will give you the specific number and name of the Dans.
The reward will be the Dans that will allow Second Uncle to break through to the Qi Refining Stage. "
Hua Kai saw that his Second Uncle's injuries were not serious. The Hua family was currently the focus of attention in Guang County. He did not know how many spies of the Han family or other families were in the village. If the Hua family had a Qi Refining Stage expert leave, it would definitely arouse the suspicion of the Han family. After thinking about it, Hua Kai decided to ask his Second Uncle to go to Zhou and Zheng. Although Zhou and Zheng were second rank countries, they were the most popular places in the medical field. If there were any high level Dans, it would definitely be in these two countries.