Today, Chen Muxue plans to discuss some matters with the farmers who sell Doubanjiang.
She had looked before and found that they put a lot of effort into their production, and their hygiene was also good. Chen Muxue believed that she couldn't make Doubanjiang better than they did, so she thought she might as well just buy from them directly.
This time, Chen Muxue brought Dafu with her. Dafu is honest and simple, quite strong, and has awakened his Earth Spirit Root. She thought of taking him to see the world and, by the way, to feel the land in the village.
She actually doesn't quite understand what it means to feel the land. She doesn't know about cultivation, so she just focuses on being their Sect Leader and doesn't have the intention of taking anyone as disciples.
The concepts of being the leader of a sect and someone's master are still quite different. In ancient times, it was always said that when you have been a teacher for a day, you are a father for life. In this world where cultivation is possible, this concept is even more important.
However, for large sects in the immortal cultivation world, only inner chamber disciples can truly be considered disciples like sons. Next are the inner sect disciples, and those from the outer sect can be said to just have the sect's name.
But for the case of the Qian Ding Sect, if Chen Muxue were to take anyone as a disciple now, they would all be regarded as inner chamber disciples.
Seeing Chen Muxue bringing Dafu along, Dagui wasn't pleased and insisted on following too. Chen Muxue did not refuse.
This child, because he had not awakened his spirit root for a long time, became somewhat sensitive. He always wanted to compare himself with Dafu, who was brought back at the same time by the original owner, and did not want to be left behind.
Arriving at the village, Chen Muxue directly found the farmer's household.
Summer is the busy farming season. People need to be cautious of drought in the fields and also need to clear the ditches to prevent sudden heavy rains. At this time, it is also the season for wheat to ripen, and households growing wheat are busy with harvesting and taking advantage of the good sunshine to dry stored grains and such.
At this moment, the wife of that family was drying bedding and, upon hearing someone knocking, hurried to the door to open it.
"It's you!" Cui Hua saw Chen Muxue and, somewhat awkwardly, wiped her hands. "Please, come in."
"No need to be so formal, sister-in-law. I came today mainly to see if you have any extra Doubanjiang. If you do, I'd like to buy some, and while I'm here…"
Before Chen Muxue could finish her sentence, another fair and plump woman came out of the house, "Oh my, an honored guest!"
"Sister-in-law…" Cui Hua saw this woman and seemed to shrink a few inches.
Chen Muxue frowned slightly, not liking the tone of this woman very much, "And you are?"
"Oh, I'm the younger daughter-in-law of this family. You're here to buy Doubanjiang, right?" The woman's eyes darted around, "There's some left. You can talk to me; she is stingy and can't speak well!"
That woman's maiden name was Meili. She knew that Chen Muxue had come to buy a jar of Doubanjiang before. Cui Hua had figured it out herself and it was good to use for cooking in her own home, but she didn't expect someone to buy that stuff for silly amounts of money. A whole jar made dozens of copper coins!
It was a pity that she was chatting at the village entrance back then and missed it. This older sister-in-law was such a fool to hand over all the money to her mother-in-law!
Cui Hua appeared even more awkward in front of Meili, not knowing where to place her calloused hands.
At this moment, Dafu, who was behind Chen Muxue, suddenly stepped forward, scaring Cui Hua into stepping back repeatedly.
"You're an outsider, it's not appropriate to get too close." Chen Muxue tried to pull him back, but surprisingly, Dafu was quite strong and didn't budge.
"Aunt... Little Aunt!" Dafu suddenly called out with a few tears in his voice.
Cui Hua was stunned. She looked Dafu over carefully, somewhat uncertain, "Dafu?"
"You've changed so much I didn't recognize you!" The two unexpectedly spoke in unison.