Chương 53: Chapter 83: dusk

"My father."

"Where is your father?" Through the gaps between the people, the little girl pointed at a young man. Jiang wenfeng turned his head and looked over, then said to a servant, "Invite her father in." The servant cupped his hands, came before the crowd, and said, "Who is Bai Yue's father?" The young man stepped forward nervously.

"My lord, I… I am." The servant glanced at him and smiled slightly.

"The steward invites you over." The young man came forward. Jiang wenfeng stood up and said, "Congratulations. Your daughter possesses spiritual roots. For the next few days, you father and daughter should remain in the county. All expenses will be covered by the Ascension Pavilion." The young man was stunned at first, then became wildly overjoyed.

"Many thanks, my lord!"

"Many thanks, my lord!" Jiang wenfeng smiled faintly and said, "This is her fortune. There is no need to thank me."

"Assistant Clerk Fang, arrange someone to take this father and daughter down. Take good care of them." This little girl named Bai Yue was a future disciple of an immortal sect. If anything happened to her, the entire Anyang County Ascension Pavilion would suffer misfortune along with her.

"Continue the testing." Looking at the long line outside, Jiang wenfeng sighed and spoke. In the eyes of these commoners, the spiritual root test was a heaven-defying opportunity to change one's fate. Everyone held onto fantasies. But Jiang wenfeng estimated that in the entire Anyang County, the final number of people with spiritual roots would probably be hard to exceed the number of fingers on one hand. Golden Willow Village.

Ever since the Purple Star Fruit spiritual seeds were brought back, Jiang Huanyu and Mute Uncle had been studying them the entire time. As a great master of agriculture, after several days of study, combined with the cultivation experience written in the book, Mute Uncle finally decided to use the water-soaking germination method to try cultivating them. Unauthorized usage: this narrative is on Amazon without the author's consent. Report any sightings.

The so-called water-soaking germination method meant cleaning the Purple Star Fruit seeds, fixing them in place with wooden branches, and soaking them in water. Every two hours, they would be taken out to bask in the sun once, and the water would be changed every two days. According to Mute Uncle's estimate, within five to seven days at most, the seeds should be able to grow roots. For safety, the two of them only used one seed for the first attempt.

The water used to cultivate the seed was also pond water from Blackwater Pond. After all, this thing cost three taels of silver per seed. They simply could not afford to waste them. Time passed day by day, and in the blink of an eye, it was the sixth day. That day, Jiang Huanyu was preparing, as usual, to move the earthen jar containing the Purple Star Fruit seed out to bask in the sun when he suddenly noticed that the peach-pit-sized seed had actually split open with a crack.

A pale purple root had emerged from the hard fruit pit. After confirming it again and again, Jiang Huanyu excitedly called Mute Uncle over. Mute Uncle carefully took out the fruit pit. Seeing that tender root, a smile appeared on his face. [The method is correct. The other seeds can be treated in the same way.] He dipped his finger in water and wrote this sentence on the bluestone. Jiang Huanyu nodded and immediately took out the remaining nineteen seeds.

"Mute Uncle, I will have to trouble you to look after these seeds. I'll go to the back mountain and choose a suitable piece of land." The germination method for the spiritual seeds had already been found. Next was the issue of planting them. In order to avoid exposing the secret of Blackwater Pond in the future, they also had to choose a good place suitable for the growth of Purple Star Fruit. Jiang Huanyu walked around the back mountain for half a day and finally chose a relatively hidden small mountain hollow.

The small mountain hollow was about two mu in size. Its surroundings were steep, and to the south was a three-hundred-meter cliff. Entering and exiting required ropes. This place had sufficient sunlight, and mountain spring water was faintly seeping out from the rocks nearby. When the time came, as long as they carefully dug it open, they should be able to draw out a thin stream.

During the days when Mute Uncle carefully cultivated the seeds, Jiang Huanyu carried a woodcutter's knife every day and cleared away the shrubs, weeds, and broken stones in that mountain hollow. Afterward, he hauled some soft soil from the foot of the mountain, mixed it with fermented manure, and carried it basket by basket into the mountain hollow. In the blink of an eye, half a month passed. Under Mute Uncle's careful care, the Purple Star Fruit had already grown into seedlings.

Unfortunately, although two of the Purple Star Fruit seeds had grown roots during germination, they ultimately failed to grow into seedlings and died halfway. The two of them brought the eighteen Purple Star Fruit seedlings and descended into the mountain hollow with the help of ropes. [This mountain hollow is large. Some land can be left for planting other things in the future.] Mute Uncle glanced at the mountain hollow that had been leveled out and wrote on paper with a brush. Jiang Huanyu nodded.

That was also what he planned. The mountain hollow was two mu in size, and other spiritual seeds could be planted there in the future. As for these eighteen Purple Star Fruit seedlings, they would just choose a corner to plant them. At dusk, the two who had been busy for the entire day had just returned home. Jiang Wenyan came forward.

"Father, your son wants you to help with something."