Chapter 122: Working Is Also Cultivating

After having a full meal and drinks, we spent the night without talking.
On the next morning, after everyone got up and freshened up, Leng Rui sent a message to Er Niu using his divine sense.
"Second Senior Brother, go to the city later and buy all the items according to the list."
"Okay!" Er Niu agreed and went out.
Wang Da Mao was very enthusiastic and afraid that Er Niu, who was unfamiliar with the place, would not be able to find his way, so he took the initiative to accompany him.
They each rode a horse and quickly galloped towards the city.
Wu Fengyan brought a group of women over and smiled at Leng Rui, saying: "Brother Leng, I'm taking them up the mountain to collect camphor leaves. If there's anything here, let Wu handle it."
“没事，我们自己做得过来！”冷瑞也笑笑说。
待伍凤艳一帮人叽叽喳喳地离开了。
冷瑞开始安排工作了。
“小文，英琴，你们两个把昨天那些膏脂熬制一下，只要油，一滴水都不要加。”冷瑞吩咐道。
"Don't worry, Brother Xiao Leng!" Fan Xiaowen and Hui Yingqin both agreed.
"Senior Brother, us guys are going to do some heavy lifting!" Leng Rui said to Dahua.
"No problem, go ahead!" Dahud slapped his chest and readily agreed.
Leng Rui took out a small knife and said to Dahud, Bu Jun, and Guan Hua, "The first step in tanning is to remove the meat and trim the edges of the skin. Later, we need to remove all the messy stuff like broken meat and tendons from the skin before we can tan it."
While talking, Leng Rui asked Da Hu to help, lifting a piece of crocodile skin and placing it flat on a wooden board. He rinsed it clean with water, picked up a small knife, and began carefully scraping away the remaining pieces of meat bit by bit.
Big Tiger looked at Leng Rui as if he didn't recognize him anymore. From the looks of San Shidi, he wasn't bragging; he really knew his way around leather.
"Big Senior Brother, have you learned it? When you start, be gentle and don't scrape the leather off!" Leng Rui asked.
The three Dahu nodded.
"Good! One skin per person, let's start!" exclaimed Leng Rui cheerfully.
Cooperating with each other, the four of them lifted three skins and placed them flat on the wooden board on the ground. Each person took a small knife and began working carefully.
Don't mention it, the skin of this snapping turtle is really difficult to handle. Many areas are extremely tough, and it's hard to cut it off with a knife. Often, you have to struggle for a long time and it still won't come off.
After a while, my fingers started to feel a bit sore.
The skin peeled off by the crocodile turtle is not flat, but curled up into a tube. Even if it is pulled open and flattened, it is still uneven and crooked, with large iron nails fixed around it on a wooden board.
The junction of the limbs, neck, and torso is extremely wrinkled and difficult to handle.
Using a small knife, the meat at the wrinkled area needs to be cut off little by little. It takes a long time to cut a few wrinkles, which is time-consuming.
Li Rui now misses the meat removing machine on Earth very much. Just pull the skin on the machine twice, and the meat will be completely removed.
Now manual meat removal is tiring, troublesome, and time-consuming.
Thinking about it, he gathered some inner strength in his hands, and unexpectedly, it became much easier. The shredded meat was immediately cut off.
"Ah! There's a way!" Liang Rui felt relieved and carefully controlled the output of his inner strength.
Using the wrinkled areas, gather internal energy slowly and form it into a thin line, like a needle, gently cleaning the shredded meat. On the large, flat areas, amplify the internal energy and move it like a knife.
After a while, not only did I feel much more relaxed, but I also gained some insights into the control of internal energy - how to transmit and control intensity.
"Doing this work is also a form of cultivation!" thought Leng Rui.
He unleashes the power of his soul and sends a divine thought to the three men of Da Hu.
"Take a look at my movements."
The three men of Da Hu immediately unleash their soul power and slowly comprehend the movements of Cold Rain.
After a moment, several people smiled at each other, understanding what had happened.
Dahu and his two companions also followed Leng Rui's lead, controlling the strength and shape of their internal energy, attempting to use it to clean up the shredded meat.
Cleaning work is originally a meticulous task, requiring not only physical strength but also patience. Everyone knows the preciousness of crocodile turtle skin, so they handle it with great care.
After an hour, Da Hu and the other two gradually became proficient. They gained experience in controlling their internal energy and were able to differentiate their output in terms of strength and size. Another hour passed, and including Leng Rui, they no longer felt the initial tension. Their mood gradually calmed down, and they concentrated on their work without thinking too much.
What they didn't expect is that through this relaxed state of mind and selflessness, their cultivation reached a new stage.
When the intention is there, the power is there; when the mind is focused, the actions flow.
It is difficult to achieve this stage without a few months of practice in daily life.
Many things are like this, where sowing flowers with intention does not bear fruit, but planting willows without intention creates a shade of lush greenery.
The alligator turtle's skin is large, curved, with many folds and wrinkles. By the time the sun was leaning towards the west, each person finally finished cleaning a piece of skin.
And this is with the help of internal energy. If relying solely on physical strength, it is estimated that even a skilled craftsman like Cold Rui would need to work for two days.
There was a sound of horse hoofs coming from the village entrance, followed by the cries of people.
A string of horse-drawn carriages came from a distance, carrying goods.
Leading the way was a brand-new wooden boat over thirty feet long, pulled by two carriages, one in front and one behind.
"Third junior brother, your boat is here!"
From a distance, Two Niu's voice came.
Cold Rui waved at Da Hu and a few others, saying, "Senior brother, let's go out and lend a hand!"
Although Zhumu Village is known for its hunters, it grew up by the sea and has seen many boats.
The boat brought over by Erniu made them feel strange. It had only a hull, no mast, no rudder, and not even a cabin board.
花白胡子的五爷眯着眼睛看了半天，对着二牛说：“小英雄，你被人家骗了，这船还没做完，买回来没用啊！”
二牛尴尬一笑说：“是啊！我三弟要买的，也不知道干啥用。”
Wu Ye sighed and shook his head repeatedly: "Having no experience, unable to handle things properly!"
Lei Rui smiled and said, "Wu Ye, you didn't make a wrong purchase. You will know what it is used for tomorrow."
After speaking, Lei Rui directed two carriages to pull the boat to the clearing in front of the ancestral hall.
"Senior Brother, let's lift it down!" Leng Rui shouted and grabbed the bow first.
"It's not allowed, it's not allowed! I'll call more people to help!" Wu Ye saw that they were going to lift the boat down and kept shaking his hands.
All the people in Da Hu's group couldn't help but laugh, and they each stood in their designated positions. Even Fan Xiaowen and Hui Yingqin joined in.
"Up!" Da Hu shouted loudly and exerted force with both arms.
Amidst the people's exclamations, the wooden boat, measuring over five zhang in length, was gently lifted up and placed steadily on the ground.
"Incredible!" Fifth Master exclaimed, his mouth gaping open for a while.
The two men who came along with him were also dumbfounded. This wooden boat weighed several thousand kilograms, and it took forty to fifty strong young men, armed with crowbars and ropes, half an hour to load it onto the cart.
Now these children are breathing smoothly without panting, and they easily take off the burden.
The two sedan chair bearers felt their legs go weak and had a feeling of wanting to kneel down.
Wang Da Mao watched from the side and didn't utter a word.
This is really eye-opening! These people are definitely not ordinary. They have such amazing strength; I wonder what other abilities they haven't shown yet.
"Big Brother Wang, find a few carpenters and build a frame to lift the boat. Drill two holes in the bottom of the boat and plug them with wooden plugs," smiled Leng Rui as he spoke to the stunned Wang Damao.
"Why are you doing this? Digging a hole? Brother, this is a new ship!" Wang Damao looked puzzled.
"Just do as I say!" Leng Rui said mysteriously with a smile.
"Leng brother! We're back!" Far away, came the shout of Wu Fengyan.