Bloodline Genealogy

Dongxi Village.

On the path at the village entrance, Xu Chuan, wearing a straw hat and a coarse hemp vest with his pant legs rolled up, carried a hoe on his shoulder and two large grass carp tied with straw in his hand as he walked towards the village.

The afterglow of the sunset stretched his shadow long, his bronze skin gleaming.

"Sanshu, time to go home."

Under the large locust tree ahead, an old man with streaks of white at his temples fanned himself gently with a cattail fan.

Seeing Xu Chuan, he greeted him warmly.

Seeing the large grass carp in his hand, the old man smiled slightly, "Good harvest today."

"Uncle Chen, still enjoying the cool evening air."

"It's all thanks to that wretched sky playing tricks. On a day this hot, only your constitution can endure the scorching sun for so long."

Xu Chuan grinned.

He was over 1.8 meters tall with a well-proportioned build. Among the men of Dongxi Village, he wasn't considered burly; in fact, to others, he might even seem a bit thin.

But Xu Chuan had never been sick since he was a child.

The villagers all said Xu Chuan was a lucky man, favored by heaven.

But that wasn't the case.

Xu Chuan was a transmigrator.

He did have some talent.

He was born into an ordinary family of Common Folk. His father, Xu Ping, was a long-term laborer for the Xu Family, a prominent household in Dongxi Village.

When he was three and still naive, his mother passed away.

At fifteen, Xu Ping also died from overwork.

With the wisdom of his past life, Xu Chuan learned things quickly and was skilled in farming.

The Xu Family also valued him highly. After his father's death, they doubled his wages to keep him.

But Xu Chuan resolutely resigned from the Xu Family's employment.

He used almost all his savings to buy ten mu of rice paddies.

The villagers all said Xu Chuan was shortsighted. The Xu Family was a well-known large household in the surrounding ten villages, and it wasn't easy to become their long-term laborer.

Xu Ping had worked for the Xu Family his whole life. Initially, Xu Chuan was able to work for the Xu Family because of his father.

Now, he had resigned for nothing, giving up his position.

But Xu Chuan didn't see it that way.

How could working for others compare to the drive of working for oneself?

Of course, he also felt that after fifteen years of low-key development, it was time to establish his own foundation.

As a transmigrator, Xu Chuan was accompanied by a [Bloodline Genealogy]. However, the genealogy currently had only one page, with only Xu Chuan's name on it.

To be on the genealogy, one had to drip blood on it for the name to appear.

Xu Chuan discovered this by accident when he was six years old. He was a [Youth with Nothing].

[Xu Chuan: Xu Family Generation 1]

[Spiritual Root: Incomplete Five Elements, no Cultivation Aptitude]

[Talent: None]

[Bloodline: None]

Afterward, the [Bloodline Genealogy] gained three talents: [Dragon's Vigor, Tiger's Might], [Daily Divination], and [Heaven Rewards Diligence].

All of them were applied to himself.

[Dragon's Vigor, Tiger's Might] kept him full of energy and robust every day.

Naturally, he was free from illness and disaster.

[Daily Divination] allowed him to ask about his fortune and luck once a day.

Most of the time, it was a neutral reading, neither good nor bad.

This was also related to Xu Chuan's low profile and his habit of never causing trouble.

[Heaven Rewards Diligence] meant that anything he persisted in would yield results.

Even if the enhancement was moderate, over many cycles of [Cold Comes, Heat Goes], he far surpassed ordinary people.

In terms of farming, he was now a master. Many Common Folk in Dongxi Village had sought his advice.

Fields were the lifeblood of the Common Folk, so he had good relationships with others.

In addition, Xu Chuan was skilled in carpentry, growing fruit trees and herbs, and he knew some archery.

Through his own efforts, Xu Chuan got married at the age of twenty. His wife was the eldest daughter of another ordinary family of Common Folk, named Bai Jing.

She was three years younger than him, with a delicate and pretty appearance, and was diligent and kind.

It could be said they were well-matched.

Not long after they were married, Xu Chuan bought another ten mu of mountain forest and planted rare Green Jade Pears.

The villagers all said that Green Jade Pears were delicate and not common varieties, and that they wouldn't survive, so they told Xu Chuan not to waste his effort.

Xu Chuan just smiled at this.

Six years passed, and Bai Jing had given him two sons. She was currently pregnant with their third child, due in two months.

"Uncle Chen, I can't chat with you anymore. I need to go home to see my Wife."

"Go on, go on. Just remember to invite me for a drink when the baby is a month old."

"Then you'd better bring a gift."

"You don't want to lose out on anything, do you? Haha."

Xu Chuan then walked towards his home, arriving shortly.

Grayish-white walls, dark blue roof tiles, a square courtyard. In the northeast corner of the courtyard stood a tall pear tree, laden with Green Jade Pears that bent its branches.

Just as he reached the entrance, he saw two children with their bottoms sticking out, crouching by the corner of the courtyard wall. Their dark, shiny eyes were focused on something.

Hearing footsteps, they turned their heads.

Upon seeing Xu Chuan, they immediately broke into bright smiles and ran over, shouting, "Father, you're back!"

"Father, it's a big green fish! I want to eat big green fish."

"No problem, but the first bowl of fish soup has to go to your Wife. Understand?"

The older child nodded understandingly, "Wife is carrying a little brother, she's very tired. Of course, Wife should eat first."

"Shitou, you're so good."

"What about me, Father?"

The younger child looked up, his eyes blinking expectantly.

"You're good too."

The elder was Xu Mingwei, five years old, nicknamed Shitou.

The younger was Xu Mingyuan, three years old, nicknamed A Yuan.

"Right, what were you two looking at on the ground just now?"

Xu Mingwei pointed to the corner of the wall, "There were lots of little ants on the ground, crawling in a neat line."

"Ants moving house? Looks like it's going to rain tonight."

"Father, what is 'ants moving house'? Is it going to rain tonight? How do you know?" Xu Mingwei tugged at Xu Chuan's clothes, asking incessantly.

Xu Chuan smiled and said, "Do you still want to eat fish soup tonight?"

"If you keep blocking Father, there'll be none to eat."

Upon hearing this, the two children looked as if the sky was falling and quickly moved aside.

Then they pushed Xu Chuan towards the kitchen, eagerly saying, "Father, hurry, hurry!"

At this moment, Bai Jing, with her large belly, walked out, holding onto the door frame. There were still red marks on her face from just waking up. "Husband is back. I overslept. I'll go make dinner now."

"No need, Wife. You rest. I'll make dinner today."

Xu Chuan smiled gently and entered the kitchen.

He first washed the rice, started the fire, and then used a knife to scrape the fish scales and clean its insides.

After finishing, he made seven or eight cuts on each side of the fish to help the meat absorb more flavor during cooking.

Xu Mingwei and Xu Mingyuan stood by quietly, watching. Drool dripped from the corners of their mouths onto the floor.

"Shitou, go check the chicken coop, see if there are any eggs."

"Okay, Father."

Xu Mingwei trotted over and felt around in the chicken coop, pulling out two eggs. He then excitedly ran to Xu Chuan's side.

"Father, here."

Xu Chuan took them and set them aside, preparing to make scrambled eggs with scallions later.

"Also, go with A Yuan and herd all the chickens in the yard back into the coop."

Xu Mingwei took Xu Mingyuan's small hand and went to herd the chickens.

A moment later.

Xu Mingyuan's crying could be heard.

Xu Chuan stopped what he was doing and ran over. Bai Jing was holding Xu Mingyuan, gently patting his back and comforting him.

"What's wrong?" Xu Chuan asked.

Xu Mingwei said, "Father, A Yuan was knocked over by the rooster's wing and fell to the ground, then he cried."

"A Yuan, a grown man, why are you crying? In a few days, Father will get revenge for you."

Xu Mingyuan sobbed twice and truly stopped crying. "Father, you keep your word."

"When has Father ever broken his word?"

"Come on, let's pinky swear."

"Mm."

Xu Chuan went back to continue cooking.

More than half an hour later, the family ate harmoniously around the eight-immortal table.

The two little ones, remembering Xu Chuan's words, offered the first spoonful of fish soup to their mother. Bai Jing was deeply touched.

Night.

A torrential rain began to fall.

Inside the room, Bai Jing suddenly said, "Husband, in a little while, the third child will be born too. Can you add another layer to that bunk bed?"

"No rush for now," Xu Chuan said with a slight smile. "The third child can sleep in the crib first."

"As for later, I plan to expand the house in a few years, adding at least three more rooms. The yard is also a bit small; once the family grows, the children won't have enough space to move around."

"I'll listen to you, Husband," Bai Jing nodded, then thought of something. "Then do we need to rent a few more mu of land? After all, we'll have another mouth to feed, and Shitou and A Yuan are eating more and more."

"Wife, you've considered everything very thoughtfully," Xu Chuan looked at Bai Jing and smiled again. "But let's forget about renting. Starting last year, the Green Jade Pears on our ten mu of mountain forest finally began to bear fruit after so many years of effort. This year's yield will only be greater."

Bai Jing didn't say anything more.

A wife's duty is to obey her husband; Xu Chuan made all the decisions for the Xu family.

Moreover, she knew Xu Chuan was extremely capable. Ever since she married him, the Xu family's life had visibly improved every year.

Of course, more importantly, Xu Chuan cherished her dearly.

She had not married the wrong man.

"Husband, let this concubine help you tonight."

"Thank you, Wife."