The First Master of the First Volume of the Martial World Chapter 41: Dressing Up

  Ye Wen stood at the foot of the mountain and chatted with the disciples from various sects on Mount Shu for a while, then led his team to continue climbing. Occasionally, he would run into some people again. If they greeted him, he would inform them that they could come to watch the ceremony four days later. If they gave him a cold shoulder, he wouldn't bother to pay attention to them either.

  It's just that he hasn't met those self-proclaimed geniuses who come to pick on him, which makes Ye Wen, who thought he would show off his skills in front of outsiders, a little disappointed.

  "If I can show off in front of these people, it would be a great boost to the reputation of our Shu Shan Sect!"

  Unfortunately, this kind of fool seems to be extinct now, and no one will come up to discuss with him the issue of who is superior.

  As for holding a recruitment ceremony at the foot of the mountain to promote his sect, Ye Wenyi was doing it to spread the name of Shu Mountain Sect in this area, and also to let these people see the strength of Shu Mountain Sect, so that they wouldn't think that Shu Mountain Sect is weak just because they stay hidden on the mountain.

  According to his speculation, on the day of receiving apprentices with great fanfare, there would inevitably be someone coming to make trouble. Not to mention others, just talking about Zhengquanmen, which had destroyed its own sect more than half a year ago, whether it was to suppress potential enemies or to maintain its own dignity, would send people to disrupt the scene, and this was also what Ye Wen hoped for.

  "After more than half a year of dedicated practice, fame came in just one morning!"

  Muttering to herself in a poetic tone, Ye Wen's heart was filled with anticipation for that day's arrival.

  "It's better if that Zhang guy comes himself, although he indirectly helped me complete my transmigration by killing the previous owner of this body. However, I've had to nurse these wounds for so many days and bear the stench of his reputation for so long. This grudge cannot go unavenged! After careful consideration, it seems that the Zhengquan Sect won't send someone else, and even if Zhang is afraid, he won't agree to let others resolve this matter for him. In that case, I'll be able to avenge myself soon!"

  While hesitating, he didn't notice that everyone had already arrived outside the mountain gate. Ye Wen looked up to see that the mountain gate was wide open, and some voices were still coming from inside, apparently Xu Xian and others had returned one step ahead of him.

  A few steps into the courtyard, Xun Xian and Ning Ruxue were pacing back and forth in the spacious yard, seemingly contemplating where to build some kind of house.

  Ning Ruxue originally intended to first build the houses for the disciples to live in, let alone these craftsmen who wanted to stay on the mountain to work, and this place to live must be solved first.

  As for other miscellaneous things such as storing weapons or placing medicinal materials, they will be discussed later. However, Xu Xian didn't think so and waved his hand, saying: "Sister is too petty, where did all these troubles come from? Let's just start everything at once!"

  This young master seems to want to get everything done in one step, build all the necessary things for him, and worry about whether they are useful or not later!

  Ye Wenji arrived just in time to hear Xuan say, pointing to various places in the courtyard: "If we build a side hall here, it can be used to receive guests or as a place for seniors to teach their juniors. After all, with more and more disciples in the future, it's impossible to rely on just one senior brother to teach!"

  "Build a wall here, and then connect it to the main hall. In this way, as soon as you enter the mountain gate, it is a large courtyard. Except for the main hall, others can't see anything else, and it can also show the grandeur of our sect's main hall!"

  "In the back, some walls should also be built to separate many courtyards, so as not to look empty and desolate at a glance. Although it can be seen at a glance that the place is not small, it looks shabby!"

  Xu Xian said a few words, leaving Ning Ruxue and Zhao Shu speechless. All Zhao Shu could mutter was: "Oh my goodness, how much silver will this cost? The money spent on just buying bricks and soil is probably enough for me to fix up several big houses!"

  Ning Ruxue was even more stunned, if she hadn't heard that the Xu family's young master had an extraordinary background, she would have immediately retorted: "You've said so much, do you know how much it costs?"

  She just didn't know that Xuhui had been driven out of the house by Old Master and was a real drifter, also a "proletarian" without any income. Otherwise, she would still have spoken to stop Xuhui from pointing at the scenery.

  Ye Wen returned and was also stunned, although Xu Xian's words were similar to what he had planned for the Shu Mountain Sect, but he knew that this matter couldn't be rushed, especially since they weren't wealthy at the moment. He had originally planned to plan everything out first, then build it up one by one according to his own ideas.

  When Ye Wen returned, Xu Xian immediately smiled and greeted him, then pulled Ye Wen down into the water: "Brother is back? Actually, what I said earlier was not just my own thoughts. It seems that brother had already planned this out. I guessed it from the first few houses you built. Now I'm just speculating based on your plan and saying a bit more!"

  Ye Wen didn't think much of this, because what Xuan said wasn't wrong. But Ning Ruxue was startled, she had never thought that her seemingly incompetent senior brother actually had such a big plan, and had already designed the future of their sect in detail.

  If they really build a magnificent mountain gate as Xuan said, the Shu Shan Sect can be considered the number one sect in the territory of Shu Shan County, and it will also count as a top-notch sect in the entire Pingzhou territory - with such grandeur, if they don't call themselves awesome, who would agree?

  Only Ning Ruxue, who was in charge of most of the Shushan Sect's property, understood that at present, the Shushan Sect did not have the financial resources to build a large and magnificent mountain gate. Maybe after a few years, they would be able to achieve this, but for now... Ning Ruxue felt that it was better to take things one step at a time, steadily and securely.

  She didn't see it, but Ye Wen saw Xun Xian in that majestic and intimidating manner, and immediately pulled him aside to ask secretly: "How much silver do you have on hand now?"

  He knew that after coming down the mountain today, Xu Xian took these three or two little cats from Shu Shan Sect to go on a big shopping spree. Not to mention bed sheets and daily necessities, they even bought clothes, shoes, socks, and even long swords and weapons, and didn't spend less money this time around. This young master didn't even bat an eyelid.

  Now looking at this momentum, this door-to-door junior brother is carrying a huge sum of money! However, thinking carefully, although this person is a bookworm, he is not completely ignorant of worldly affairs. At least he understands that in this era, even if you go out to be a heroic and righteous knight-errant, without some silver coins in your pocket, you will lack the confidence to do so. It seems that before going out, he must have prepared a lot of silver for himself, which is why he appears so generous.

  Xu Xian also knew what Ye Wen meant by asking this, and since he was about to become a disciple of Shushan Sect anyway, there was no need to hide it, so he stretched out his palm and made a gesture to Ye Wen.

  "Three..." Ye Wen was about to casually guess a number, but then thought that with Xu Xian's family matters, it absolutely couldn't be that simple, so adding another zero seemed about right. As for more than that? That shouldn't be a number that Xu Xian could secretly bring out. "Alright, I understand! Younger brother, the great contribution you've made to Mount Shu Sect will forever be remembered in elder brother's heart!"

  Heh, he smiled slyly and patted Xu Xian's shoulder. As soon as Ye Wen turned around, he said something that left Ning Yuxue stunned: "Alright, take a rest first, but you might need to build a few houses first so you have somewhere to live. For now, it seems like you can squeeze into those rooms next to Aunt Zhao's place."

  There were a few empty bedrooms, but with so many people, it was absolutely impossible to sleep, and they could only squeeze in for a while. As for casually setting up a thatched shed to sleep outside? Now is the depths of winter, and still on the mountain, Ye Wen hadn't been brutalized to that extent yet. If someone really froze to death, this matter would be difficult to handle.

  "Then hurry up and build a house for yourself, then you'd better divide some people out, first circle the wall that my junior brother just mentioned!" Ye Wen pointed to the large area between the main hall and the gate: "Circle this place separately! This task must be completed before the night of the day after tomorrow!"

  He thought that four days later, it would be the entrance ceremony, and at that time, there would definitely be people coming to watch. Whether it was to pry into the secrets of Mount Shu Sect or to join in the excitement or really come to congratulate, this square in front of the main hall must be repaired first, otherwise how could those people be calmed down?

  Xu Xian nodded and said to a craftsman who seemed to be the leader: "Also, it's best to pave the road from the main hall to the gate with stone slabs. I know this task seems urgent, if you feel that there are not enough people, hurry up and find a few more tomorrow, in any case, these must be done before the night of the day after tomorrow!"

  The craftsman originally heard so many tasks and was limited to three days to complete the work, his face was a bit bitter. Because this workload is too large, both building walls and paving stone slabs, this job usually takes ten days or half a month to rush out with overtime.

  However, when Xu Xian said that he could find some more people to help, the craftsman's mind became active! Those in this line of work must have many familiar friends. This time, they only brought a few good brothers who were close by, but if the situation was so urgent, he could call up those partners, and there would be no problem with manpower.

  "It's just this labor cost..."

  "Good wages are easy to say..." This time, Ye Wen didn't wait for Xu Xian to speak and directly agreed. He also understood that if he first made a good show of the facade, there would be a big effect after a few days: "If it's done well, there will be rewards too!"

  "Alright, I'll take care of it!" The foreman heard this and not only was the wage good to talk about, but there was also a bonus. He immediately had no more questions, patted his hand and shouted to his brothers: "Alright, comrades, let's not waste any more time! Tonight we'll get started! Someone, Old Six, go down the mountain and call all those old comrades over. Don't say that we've got good work and forgotten our brothers, with money we'll make it together!"

  When he saw the foreman, Ye Wen added a few more words: "The walls and stone slabs are the most critical, then what to cover next, how to cover, just ask this younger brother of mine, he is fully in charge!"

  Ye Wen didn't study much about building layouts and all that, but Xu Xian, although he also didn't study it, was from a big family, so even if he hadn't studied it before, he would still understand some of it. After all, with his vision and having seen many things, he naturally understood them.

  Xu Xian saw that he hadn't even formally entered the door yet, but had already taken on a task. He didn't decline and said to Ye Wen: "Don't worry, brother, I guarantee that our school's repair work won't be any worse than those famous schools in Jianghu!"

  It's all used up! To be honest, this recommendation is a bit of a tragedy, there wasn't much to begin with, so it was quickly depleted!