As Yi Xian keeps pondering about his plan for the future, he starts looking further into his memory of this world. Except for the old couple, Yi Xian is alone in this compound.
The whole 50 acres of the land around this compound belong to his family. Only about 5 acres is currently used for food farming with the rest uncultivated. What a waste of land. His ancestors really has no idea other than cultivation.
The land is surrounded by forests belong to the kingdom and the nearest town or village is at least 20km away. There are a lot of wild lives to hunt in the forest. The forest is also abundant with forages like mushrooms, herbs and fruits. There is no immediate urgency for my livelihood even living with only three people here.
"Aunt Su is also good with herbs and she knows some folk remedies for normal illness. The food is a bit tasteless compared to the earth but its nothing that I couldn't swallow. They are even a bit tasty based on my memory." Yi Xian said as he try to remember some part of the original body memories.
As his body begin to adapt and to synchronize the two memories, Yi Xian starts to acquire some taste for the local cruise as well as some sense of belonging. He starts to care for Aunt Su and Uncle Su from the bottom of his heart. He also feels a sense of mission to rebuild the family and to restore the glorious history. However, Yi Xian is still himself.
"Don't worry. I will still rebuild this family. Only through my way. No more all this magical cultivation nonsense. I lived like a modern man and I will not get into that barbaric violent cultivator business. I will show the proper civilized cultivation. Business cultivation is the right way of a modern man. I will raise this family into prominence this way! So please rest in peace and watch me well from above, Yi Xian."
Yi Xian says to himself as he tries to sooth the lingering remnant of the original soul. He feels some warmth air as if the traces of regret of the original Yi Xian bid him farewell with blessing. Yi Xian lips curl into a smile as he looks above his head.
"Young master! The food is ready. Please come for breakfast! Uncle Su just came back from the morning hunt. We will have some pheasants for lunch today." Aunt Su voice is heard all the way from the dining hall.
"Okay Aunt Su! I will be there in a minute!"
Yi Xian replies by shouting from the the room.
The compound is huge for 3 people to be living in it. There used to be about 50 people living in the house before. As the family declined, most of the servants were retired due to insufficient fund while family members kept dying from qi deviation. This family was hell bent on going back to cultivation after failing in business. They believed that it all depended on luck to succeed in cultivation because they are from a genius cultivation lineage.
"As expected of the bloodline of barbaric cultivators. All brawn but no brain. Suicidal maniacs! They keep killing themselves leaving the most frail and youngest child as the only survivor. Even this frail young master died after failing cultivation!" Yi Xian said as he walks to the dining hall while looking at the many empty rooms in the house along the way.
As Yi Xian approaches the dining hall, he starts smelling a very appetizing smell of grilled fish. Aunt Su has made a big grilled river fish and several grilled eels for breakfast served with plain white rice and floral tea.
"Aunt Su, you have outdone yourself. This meal can outdo any luxury restaurant in the capital. I bet even the royalty never experience this taste!" Yi Xian is being honest his compliment.
"You flattered me too much young master! I cooked the same dishes many times. This is the only time you ever says that. I have been cooking for the family since I was young. No one ever say that about my cooking before except for my husband." Aunt Su replies nonchalantly but Yi Xian can see that she was very happy to hear the praise.
"Huh? Really? I never says that? The food is really good! Maybe I was hit on the head when I was a kid with all the cultivation training to have never compliment the food. Now I am enlightened! As the proof, I need second!" Yi Xian says cheerfully as he hands his empty bowl to Aunt Su.
"Thank you, young master! I am very happy to hear you say that. I have more of the food. I can cook more if there is not enough!" Aunt Su takes the bowl and starts filling it with more rice. She looks very happy and excited to serve Yi Xian.
The memory of the original body lied to him.
The food is not tasteless all! Aunt Su is a Mas deterChef. She has completely removed the fishy smell and muddy taste of the river fish and eels. The fish is completely deboned and grilled to perfection.
The sauce coating was cameralized with balanced sweet, salty and spicy with some hint of fresh sourness from some herbs.
Even the with rice is cooked perfect, fluffy and the grains were each separated. Yi Xian was not a fan of tea but he can say that Aunt Su makes the best tea he ever tasted.
The memory of the original body did not properly appreciate this wonderful cooking. It seems that the original cannot appreciate anything other than cultivation. Why would anyone commit to suicidal cultivation when he can indulge in such heavenly taste everyday? I will never understand this family.
"Again, I am convinced that most people in this world are a bunch of violent maniacs!They do not know how appreciate culture. Such a treasure is left to dust here in this dilapidated huge ass house. It's like casting a pearl to a pig. Wasteful maniacs!" Yi Xian says to himself softly to reaffirm his conviction that the original and his family are a bunch of crazies without noticing that his actions of talking to himself frequently is not exactly that sane either.
As Yi Xian continue with his breakfast Aunt Su starts a conversation.
"Young master. Can I ask you something?"
"Yes?"
"You seems a bit different today. Usually, you are very reserved. After Master and Madam died, you had been very quiet. You keep practicing cultivation even when Aunt tried to stop you. You was very determined to cultivate. Last night, you was not cultivating. You were sleeping on your bed. Did something happened?"
Yi Xian is a bit startled. It seems that he has been a little bit uncharacteristic. Well, he knows what to say to Aunt Su.
"I had an enlightenment."
"Enlightenment?"
"Yes. Yesterday, I was pondering by myself and I suddenly had an enlightenment. I started to realize that cultivation is futile and pointless on this qi barren land. I has been too preoccupied with cultivation that I lost track of everything around me. In fact, the whole family did. The family focused too much on cultivation that we brought ourselves to ruin. Luckily I snapped out of it before the last blood of this family is cut off. See. I was so out of it that I even forget to compliment Aunt Su for the food despite being family for so long. I am sorry Aunt Su."
"No! it okay young master. Our old couple are indebted to your family. We had raised our children with the grace of Master and Madam. We are actually sorry that our children cannot serve the family."
"No. It's okay. You don't really owe our family. We agree that we should let the srvant free and not to follow our family fall to ruin. We are very grateful to you two for willing to stay here. I have asked you to leave during my parents funeral. You were just too stubborn to stay."
"How can we leave young master alone in this big house? We have lived here our whole lives and we will keep young master company. I hope young master do not care about these two old people. We don't have that long to live anyway. Maybe another decade or two. At least we want to see young master wed and have children before we leave the world."
"Aunt Su, do not say that. You can live another hundred years. I heard that the ginseng pills in the capital can make mortal citizens live for hundreds of years."
"Hahaha. You are joking young master. How can we afford such expensive elixirs. But I am really happy to hear you say that. You have really grow up. Young master."
Aunt Su laugh at Yi Xian for talking about the longevity elixirs. Such treasure is too expensive for their family. Just the thought of the young master is enough to make her happy.
Yi Xian is very serious to obtain the ginseng pills for Aunt Su and Uncle Su. They are his last relative here in this new world.He is going to start his business empire here. He may failed his last deal but he has enough experience to try again. Even if the world is a cultivation world. The setting is perfect for the venture.
Despite being a mortal country, cultivation resources are traded commonly within Qian Kingdom. In fact, there are a lot more resources in the market circulation compared to anywhere else in this cultivation world. It is said that you can buy anything in the Merchant League headquarter in the capital, if you cannot, it means that not enough money is being offered.
The business practices in Qian Kingdom is matured enough. There is a robust and vibrant market for commercial activities.
Yi Xian decided to begin a start-up. A start-up begin with a founder and maybe a co-founder. Yi Xian has determined his first co-founder.
"Aunt Su. Let's start a restaurant!"