Chapter 5: The Drawbacks of Shanhe Map

  Old saying again, seeking collection, seeking recommendation!

  "Unfortunately, the peaches are good, but they can't be sold for a good price in the countryside. And we can't eat that many either." Second Uncle felt a pang of heartache, if the fruit wasn't so good, even if it rotted on the ground, he wouldn't feel so distressed. Now looking at these peaches, he shook his head helplessly.

  Chu Jiaqiang also knew the situation in rural areas, especially in villages like Chujiacun. Fruits would not be sold at all. Even if they were taken to town, the prices would be cheap, unless it was a kind of fruit that couldn't be grown locally and had to be transported from outside. Moreover, sales volume was also worrying, as people's purchasing power in mountainous areas was generally low.

  This is also the reason why Chu Jiaqiang's orchard was not managed, it didn't make money, who would put in a lot of effort? In fact, almost every household in Chujiazhuang has an orchard, with many hills abandoned as young people leave the village.

  The government has introduced policies in recent years to make full use of land, encouraging the planting of fruit trees. For every mu (about 0.165 acres) planted, a subsidy of 50 yuan is provided, and free fruit tree seedlings are also offered.

  The village name may also feel deserted and wasted, plus there is a little subsidy, although not much, but still try to plant fruit trees on the land that is about to be abandoned. However, everyone knows that the fruit cannot be sold for money, so almost everyone lets it grow naturally and abandons it.

  As a university student who has received higher education, Chu Jiaqiang understands that this is mainly caused by traffic congestion. If the government improves transportation, there will be no problem selling them. Moreover, these peaches have been nourished by mountains, rivers, lakes and water, and their taste is much better than those planted outside. Even if they are pulled to the town for sale, they won't necessarily be unsold. If they are transported to high-end consumption places in the city, they will be snapped up.

  He has lived in the city for four or five years and has some understanding of the temperament of urban people. Especially in recent years, food safety has been getting worse and worse, and now many urban residents are advocating for a green lifestyle, extremely enthusiastic about green and pollution-free vegetables and fruits. They also often go to the wilderness to do oxygen-absorbing exercises and improve their quality of life.

  Chu Jiaqiang suddenly had a bold idea, and he secretly hoped to stay in the village. It wasn't just about escaping the urgent pace of city life, but also thinking about the villagers' way out. If he could change the poor and backward situation of the village, it wouldn't be a great virtue, at least he would be happy. Before, he felt that he didn't have this ability, but now with the Shanhe Map, things seemed to have taken a turn for the better, and it was no longer beyond his power.

  And now he has just realized that a leisurely rural life is what he pursues, the city is really not suitable for himself, this may be related to his own rural consciousness.

  After dinner, Chu Jiaqiang came to the old house again. This time, he prepared to clear the weeds in the orchard. Whether or not he would stay, clearing the weeds was a must.

  He didn't take immediate action, but instead went to the Shanhe Map to wander around. In the map space, he found that things wouldn't spoil. However, the consciousness of the Shanhe Map, also known as the Graphite, told him that this was limited to this valley only.

  In fact, this valley is the core of Shanhe Map. To be precise, it should be that small lake, which is the array eye of the entire map. The power of Shanhe Map will seep out from inside, creating a spiritual water in the lake, which has a promoting effect on plants and also brings great benefits to animals.

  Looking at the peach tree with branches full of fresh peaches, Chu Jiaqiang was overjoyed. Turing also told him that as long as the peaches were not picked, they would remain on the tree unchanged. Only when all the peaches were picked would the fruit tree enter its normal cycle, and this was only limited to this valley.

  In addition, it also reminded Chu Jiaqiang to quickly improve his own abilities and strive to develop the Shanhe Map. Otherwise, the counterattack ability of the Shanhe Map would become stronger and stronger, and when Chu Jiaqiang could no longer bear it, he would become a vengeful spirit of the Shanhe Map. The Shanhe Map would fall asleep again, waiting for its next master.

  Upon hearing the news, Chu Jiaqiang was drenched from head to toe as if a bucket of cold water had been poured over him. Indeed, there's no such thing as a free lunch in this world - for every gain, there's a corresponding loss, and everything has its own rules. Now that the flaws of the Shanhe Map have been exposed, he could lose his life at any moment. He hastily inquired about how to enhance his own abilities and develop the Shanhe Map.

  Turing passed on to Chu Jiaqiang a set of physical exercises and a set of breathing techniques, cultivating both internal and external skills. He also comforted Chu Jiaqiang, telling him that things were not as serious as he had imagined.

  "It's settled then! Looks like I'll have to make peace with being a farmer after all." Chu Jiaqiang sighed to himself. If he went back to work, he definitely wouldn't have time to cultivate himself, and only in the countryside could he find the time to do so.

  Chu Jiaqiang thought to himself: When he has time, he should discuss it with his uncle. He believes that his uncle also hopes that he will stay behind. He understands his uncle, who has treated him like his own child since his parents' death in a car accident and wants him to stay by his side. It's just that for Chu Jiaqiang's future, his uncle didn't oppose his decision to go abroad to study and settle down in another city, not even a word of persuasion.

  As for the company, they might even be eager for me to quit. They can just recruit new people, especially their own relatives and friends. Besides, my contribution to the company is not great, and I am actually just a slightly higher-level employee in Chu's family.

  Shook his head, putting aside distracting thoughts for now. Chu Jiaqiang was preparing to lay the foundation in the Shanhe Map as soon as possible, which was also what Turing required. Because it's hard to get started, the spiritual energy in the Shanhe Map is abundant, making it much easier to build a foundation.

  Chu Jiaqiang first practiced the physical exercise, and found that the movements were very difficult. The first layer of physical exercise had only twelve movements, but it was not easy to do them standardly, let alone continuously. The most troublesome thing was that Chu Jiaqiang's physique was already fixed, and it was not easy to soften it.

  In short, when Chu Jiaqiang finished all the actions intermittently for an hour. Last night, I felt that my whole body was scattered, sweating all over, and my clothes were all stuck to my body, which was very uncomfortable. This is not a bit more tiring than so-called military training.

  Chu Jiaqiang took off his clothes, anyway there was only himself here and he didn't feel embarrassed. He put the clothes in the small stream to rinse them once, wrung them out, and hung them on a tree to dry.

  After a brief rest, Chu Jiaqiang began to sit cross-legged in a dignified manner. Following Turing's transmission of the breathing method, he first slowly sensed his own body, with his breath sinking into his dantian until he could feel the heat flowing within him.

  Actually, doing Lian Ti before was also for a reason, which is to stimulate the body, so that in the next step of sensing the body, it would be easier to produce Qi sensation.

  This made Chu Jiaqiang suffer, it was even more unbearable than working overtime. It wasn't until after half a day had passed that Chu Jiaqiang finally felt a thread of heat flow in his body, and he immediately began to operate the method of breathing according to the running technique. After operating for what was called one week, Chu Jiaqiang's work still hadn't ended.

  This is just the second step, next is to sense heaven and earth, sense nature, in fact, it's about sensing what's called spiritual energy. And then the next step is to bring the sensed heavenly spiritual energy into the body, followed by refinement. The spiritual energy introduced into the body does not belong to one's own power yet, it must be refined to transform into usable energy.

  Fortunately, in this space, Chu Jiaqiang won't feel hungry. He sensed the spiritual energy and used it for three days, until Turing scolded him as a fool, saying his talent was so poor that it was the first time he had seen such a thing, which made Chu Jiaqiang depressed for a while. After using it for about another day, he finally completed the foundation building, and can be considered to have truly entered the realm of cultivation.

  Put on clothes, went out of the Shanhe Map, and found that only four hours had passed. Converted to space-time, it was already four days.