The autumn wind was chilly and everything was withering, yet it was a good season for farmers to harvest.
Chen Changsheng had just turned thirty, in the prime of his life. At this moment, he was standing in his bountiful rice field, working with great vigor! His twenty mu of dry fields had a yield ten percent higher than usual.
The harvested wheat could be exchanged for a full forty taels of silver, which was enough for his family of four to survive this year's cold winter.
He happily cut the wheat in front, followed by his ten-year-old eldest son—Chen Chuanwu. Chen Chuanwu gathered the wheat stalks his father cut to take home as firewood, but his gaze was constantly drawn to the crickets jumping in the fields!
Chen Changsheng looked at Chuanwu's appearance and grinned; children always loved to play. "Chuanwu, let's take a break. Go play in the field!"
Chen Changsheng gave Chuanwu a chance to frolic. Chuanwu immediately jumped up happily, took out the bamboo basket he had prepared long ago, and skipped off to catch crickets!
Chen Changsheng chuckled. Since his transmigration to this world, he had gradually and completely integrated into it. Especially after starting a family and having children, he had grown accustomed to his current life. Although it was tiring, he had a wife and children, and the family atmosphere was far warmer than in his previous life. In his past life, as a practitioner of traditional Chinese medicine, his salary was meager and supporting a family was hard work, so he was always quarreling with his wife, which eventually ended in divorce!
In this life, his wife was virtuous and his son was obedient. If the standard of living were a bit higher, life would be even more comfortable. The only regret was that he could not practice Immortal cultivation!
That's right, this was a world of Immortals. When Chen Changsheng was young, he had seen an Immortal traveling through the sky on a sword light in Kaoshan Village; he was extremely excited at the time! As a youth, despite his father's opposition, he immediately began his journey to find Immortals. After ten years of searching and countless hardships, he finally met an Immortal, only to learn that he had no Spiritual Root and could never enter an Immortal sect.
Heavily discouraged, Chen Changsheng could only accept reality and return to his hometown. He inherited the twenty mu of land left by his father and, under his father's arrangement, married Li Yilian, a farm girl from the neighboring White Horse Village.
From then on, Chen Changsheng settled down as a Mortal, farming the land, wanting his family to live well. Unfortunately, his father passed away from illness a few years later.
Although Chen Changsheng didn't let his father see his grandson's birth, a year later, Yi Lian became pregnant. On the day his eldest son was born, Chen Changsheng was ecstatic. Not only because it was his first time being a father across two lives, but also because he had finally waited for his Golden Finger!
The birth of his eldest son had added fifty years to his lifespan out of thin air!
Even more wondrously, he had unlocked the Family Treasure Trove. As long as he had enough lifespan to exchange, he could even obtain the Nine-Revolution Golden Core from the myths of his previous life! The Nine-Revolution Golden Core! After consuming it, one would achieve Ascension in broad daylight and become an Immortal on the spot!
Chen Changsheng was overjoyed; he had finally seen the gateway to the path of Immortality! But he did not lose his caution. He knew well that this was an opportunity to change his family's fate, but also the source of potential destruction for his home.
So he buried this secret deep in his heart and waited for ten years. During these ten years, his wife gave birth to their second child, whom he named Chuanwen, and his lifespan soared by another fifty years.
However, he was still a bit short of the lifespan needed for the treasure he wanted to exchange. Thus, his wife became pregnant with their third child, and now her due date was approaching.
Once the third child was born, if the lifespan reward remained the same, he would be able to exchange for that divine technique to completely change his heaven-defying fate!
As Chen Changsheng was daydreaming in the field, he suddenly saw a sturdy little boy running over. It was his second son—Chen Chuanwen. Chuanwen had been relatively quiet since birth and was usually very sensible, rarely jumping around like Chuanwu. Why was he running over today with such an urgent look, panting for breath?
Just as Chen Changsheng was about to ask what was happening, he heard Chuanwen shouting as he ran: "Dad, Uncle Wang said for you to hurry home... Mom... Mom is about to give birth!"
Chen Changsheng's expression changed instantly. Yi Lian was the only one at home with no one to look after her. He guessed that their neighbor Wang Yong had heard something and quickly sent Chuanwen to deliver the message.
"Chuanwu, hurry up and pack the tools, take your brother home. I'll go back first to take care of your mother!" Fearing an accident, Chen Changsheng called out to his eldest son and then took off with his long legs, sprinting toward the village!
The fields were only about four li from the village. Chen Changsheng used all his strength and rushed back home in fifteen minutes. Pushing open the gate, he saw a middle-aged man standing in the courtyard; it was his neighbor, Wang Yong.
"Changsheng, don't panic. I've already called the Midwife to assist with the birth. Now you just need to wait patiently for news!" Seeing Chen Changsheng rush in panting, Wang Yong quickly grabbed him, fearing he would disturb the Midwife, and promptly informed him of the situation!
"Whew... Thank you, Brother Wang. If it weren't for your help, it would have been dangerous for Yi Lian to give birth at home alone!" Chen Changsheng calmed his emotions. Hearing that a Midwife was already there, he was no longer panicked and bowed his thanks to Wang Yong!
"Haha, we're neighbors, don't mention it. If you really want to thank me, give me a few cups of that strong chinese liquor you brewed to taste!" Wang Yong laughed and spoke casually, but he was indeed eyeing his "strong chinese liquor."
Since his transmigration, Chen Changsheng had also wanted to use his knowledge from his previous life to make money. He had originally chosen the brewing industry. The distilled liquor he brewed could have led the trend, but he found that the brewing business was dominated by powerful families; if he stepped in, he would be devoured until not even the scraps remained.
Therefore, Chen Changsheng only brewed a small amount for himself, planning to manage this source of wealth later when his family had the strength.
"Once today's business is over, Changsheng will definitely send Brother Wang a jar!" Chen Changsheng said sincerely. Seeing that Chen Changsheng was home, Wang Yong felt it was inconvenient for an outsider like himself to stay while the man's wife was giving birth, so he took his leave.
Chen Changsheng listened to Yi Lian's voice from the room, his heart filled with anxiety. One must know that in ancient times, every childbirth was like a walk through the gates of hell! Chen Changsheng could only comfort himself that Yi Lian had already given birth twice and had experience, so nothing would go wrong. At the same time, he secretly decided not to let Yi Lian give birth again; he couldn't let his wife make infinite sacrifices for his own ambition.
"Waa waa waa!"
Finally, a baby's cry came from the room. Chen Changsheng was overjoyed and about to open the door when he saw the Midwife walking out carrying a basin.
"Congratulations, Master. Both mother and son are safe; it's a big, healthy boy!"
Chen Changsheng laughed heartily, took out a tael of silver and handed it to the Midwife, then strode into the room. The Midwife weighed the silver in her hand, secretly delighted. Coming to this farmhouse, which looked like just three thatched huts, she thought the fee wouldn't be high, but she hadn't expected them to be as generous as the wealthy families in the village!
Chen Changsheng walked into the room. Yi Lian's forehead was covered in sweat, and she was looking at a wrinkled little baby in the cradle with eyes full of motherly love.
"Yi Lian, thank you for your hard work!" Chen Changsheng comforted her emotionally, and Yi Lian smiled faintly, saying: "A wife follows her husband. Since I married you, bearing children for the Chen Family is my responsibility!"
Chen Changsheng took Yi Lian into his arms, comforting her for her hard work, and teased the baby with her. Yi Lian needed to rest, and it wasn't convenient for Chen Changsheng to stay long. After a while, he walked out of the room. He went to the quiet and deserted backyard, his hands involuntarily clenched, his face showing a look of excitement.
Because just now, he had heard a notification:
"The Chen Family Ancestor has produced a first-generation descendant, reward: fifty years of Lifespan."
Another fifty years had arrived. He had finally gathered enough lifespan to exchange for the treasure!