#37 - Chapter 37: Second Coming
Afterward, Cheng Feng held Xiaohua in his arms, chatting about everyday things.
They talked about Xiaohua's previous home.
And about what Xiaohua might need now.
Xiaohua was a rather content girl.
Oh, she was a woman now.
She leaned against Cheng Feng's shoulder, her arms around his waist.
Cheng Feng also enjoyed Xiaohua's dependence on him.
What's wrong with a man having a little vanity?
Looking at Xiaohua's delicate, pale face,
Cheng Feng still felt a little embarrassed.
But it really was exceptionally wonderful.
He would definitely take special care of Xiaohua in the future.
Having just experienced her first intimacy, Xiaohua fell into a deep sleep in Cheng Feng's arms.
The remaining matters were left to Cui'er.
At dinner, Xiaohua was still a little shy meeting the two older sisters.
Cai'er and Cui'er teased Xiaohua relentlessly,
making Xiaohua's face turn completely red.
Cheng Feng also took some time to rest.
Young people need to take care of their bodies too.
Practicing the Stance Fixing Saber was completely unnecessary for him.
Because he needed a saber.
Cheng Feng had already asked about the price of forging sabers.
An ordinary iron saber was five taels, a refined iron saber was fifteen taels, and a hundred-forged saber was twenty-five taels, no bargaining.
Hearing the price, Cheng Feng planned to turn around and leave.
But then he remembered the rusty saber he had fished out of the river.
He just didn't like it very much because of its rough appearance.
He asked the shopkeeper if he could re-forge an old saber he had at home.
The shopkeeper readily agreed, but the labor cost was not waived for bringing your own materials, five taels of silver per saber, and you could pick it up in half a month.
Cheng Feng asked at two more blacksmith shops.
The prices were basically the market price.
Knowing that he hadn't been cheated,
he planned to take the rusty saber to these blacksmiths to examine it at some point.
If the material was decent, he would melt it down.
If it was just average, he would buy a new one.
Alas, so expensive!
At the same time, Cheng Feng also tried drinking medicinal soup to see if he could increase his Fortune Points.
The result was no.
Drinking medicinal soup and practicing the stance exercises would increase the skill's progress.
Cheng Feng tried it briefly for three days, drinking soup worth two taels, and the Stance Fixing Saber increased a little.
According to the previously learned rules, the early stages increased because he was unfamiliar with it.
In the later stages, relying entirely on resources would slow down the increase.
It might even stop increasing altogether.
This was the bottleneck of aptitude.
Cheng Feng understood.
Relying on himself, he estimated that he would never get ahead.
Practicing the Skin Tempering might be his ultimate limit.
He needed silver, but he didn't have silver.
He needed connections, but he didn't have connections.
He needed aptitude, but he didn't have aptitude.
If Cheng Feng were a master, he wouldn't look up to someone like himself.
Too ordinary.
Without any outstanding features.
Cheng Feng dared to criticize himself.
He was also good at summarizing his shortcomings.
Because of this, he could live more clearly.
Knowing his position,
he could go further.
The end of the month was the New Year.
Cheng Feng still paid the two taels for tuition each month, and the one tael for literacy.
Cheng Feng couldn't improve his literacy quickly.
The books weren't by his side.
Buying them was too expensive.
Copying them himself would make his handwriting too ugly.
Paper wasn't cheap either.
He couldn't touch the fifty taels at the bottom of the chest, Cai'er had two taels left for household expenses, ten taels were set aside for childbirth, and he had used one tael for miscellaneous expenses, so after paying three taels for tuition each month, he had only a little over eight taels left.
This was just spending without earning.
Cheng Feng knew this.
But he didn't have any good solutions to the situation for the time being.
Lin Wan'er said that there would definitely be a return later, but there was no sign of it now.
Indeed, he was right to ask for cash at the beginning.
Others just gave a verbal IOU.
Turning around and disappearing into the crowd.
Where would you find them?
Going to their doorstep, without even an IOU, who would know if you were telling the truth or not?
Cheng Feng had suffered losses, and he understood, but he didn't agree.
But what could he do?
Fortunately, Cheng Feng didn't expect anything.
Without expectations, there was still no disappointment.
Cheng Feng then turned his attention to archery.
His plan before learning martial arts was to slack off, learn archery, and hunt to earn money.
Later, he encountered that big fish, which improved his swimming skills.
He explored the big snake's territory, and only then did he get those one hundred and fifty taels of silver.
And only then did Cheng Feng have everything he had now.
At that time, Cheng Feng had not yet realized the problem of aptitude.
Fortunately, God gave him a way out.
Silver.
Omnipotent silver.
He successively bought Cai'er, Cui'er, and Xiaohua.
Now, he was just living off his savings.
Half a year was neither too long nor too short.
At least Cheng Feng's experiences were more exciting than in his previous life.
He made a year-end summary, looking at the small treasury of a little over eight taels.
Cheng Feng knew that he should go to the brokerage firm again to take a look.
Even if it was just to inquire about information.
The progress of his Stance Fixing Saber was currently at Beginner 34/100.
Assuming he practiced twice a day, it would take another 33 days to reach Stance Fixing Saber Proficiency.
With diligent hard work,
it was inevitable that Cui'er and Xiaohua would become pregnant.
He might not be able to hold on until Cheng Feng's Stance Fixing Saber advanced.
Cheng Feng had no confidence at all.
Not to mention that after the children were born, they would need to be taken care of.
Cheng Feng's plan was to hire a nanny or buy another woman to take care of them.
Then he and Cai'er and the others could have some intimate time.
As for letting Cai'er and the others take medicine afterward, Cheng Feng had also thought about it, but he hadn't implemented it yet.
Taking too much medicine would harm his women's bodies.
Moreover, the words "Many Children" in his talent,
couldn't help but make Cheng Feng think more.
So, he would wait until the child in Cai'er's belly was born before deciding!
At the old place, the brokerage firm, the clerk who greeted him had changed again.
It wasn't the two he had met before.
Cheng Feng was familiar with the process: "Are there any newcomers?"
Hearing Cheng Feng's straightforward question, the clerk knew that he was a regular customer.
He made a welcoming gesture and said, "You've come at the right time, sir, we just got a new batch of goods."
Entering the backyard, Cheng Feng followed the old rules, first looking at their faces, figures, and teeth, then looking at the price.
Looking through several rooms, there weren't many that caught Cheng Feng's eye.
He looked through a few more rooms, and there were two that caught his eye, but when he asked the price,
hey, fifteen taels, no bargaining.
You get what you pay for, they really did meet Cheng Feng's aesthetic standards.
Unfortunately, he was a little short on money.
Cheng Feng shook his head and looked again.
Cui'er was sixteen taels at the time, and Xiaohua was a bonus, one tael, and he still had to raise them.
Those two were a little less attractive than Cui'er.
Not worth it.
In a flash, he saw the mother and daughter from last time.
He didn't ask the price last time, thinking that it would be too troublesome to bring a daughter.
Now that he wasn't buying anyway, he asked the price.
The clerk wasn't impatient and introduced in a low voice: "This mother and daughter are left over from the last batch, the shopkeeper thought that those adults with unique preferences might take a fancy to them, but no one came, and the young masters of big families didn't like them either, so they're left, now at a discounted price of ten taels, sir, ten taels for two, one big and one small, you can buy them if you like."
Cheng Feng shook his head with some regret, there wasn't enough room in the house now, buying them would require renting a house.
Wasting money and wasting time.
