In this chapter, the protagonist is introduced to the protagonist's elder brother, Zhengzhou. Zhengzhou is a city in Henan Province, China, where the protagonist lives with his family. The elder brother is named Zhengzhou, and he is the son of Zhengzhou's late father, who was a famous physician. The protagonist is very excited to see his father's house, because it is the first time he has seen a house of his own size. He is also very excited because he has never seen anything like it before. He thinks that the house is made of wood, but it is actually made of bamboo. He also thinks that this is a very rare species of bamboo, and that the elder brother must have planted it too soon, because he had to ship the bamboo far too early. He tells the protagonist that this kind of bamboo is used as a medicinal herb, as well as the main ingredient in making spirit bamboo swords, which can inspire special spells. He says that the smell of the flesh and bones of the bamboo after it has grown to fifty feet is the same as that of chicken bones, which are buried in the bamboo fields. He then explains that the bamboo is bitter and should be eaten raw, but that he took a bite of it when he was hungry, and ruined its quality. He adds that the protagonist should not worry about getting rewarded for this, because the protagonist will get 10,000 contribution points for producing the best quality bamboos in the world.