Chapter 35 Recruitment

The farm work was finished early in the morning. In the afternoon, Li Chang'an left Xuanling Immortal Mountain, turned on the navigation, and flew to a street near Qingfeng Mountain.

His destination, as indicated by his navigation, was a farm tool shop. He arrived at the shop around 2 p.m.

The weather was hot and dry, and there were few pedestrians. The owner of the farm implement shop was lying on a recliner in the shop, taking a nap with a straw hat covering his face.

There was only this one farm tool shop nearby, and Li Chang'an, who was short on time, still went up and called out a few times, "Boss, boss."

The shopkeeper took off his straw hat, opened his eyes groggily, and asked, "What's up? Do you want to buy something?"

Li Chang'an looked at a hoe beside him, picked it up and examined it carefully.

The first hoe he bought online had already broken once, so now he buys hoes from another online store, which are more expensive but of good quality.

But the hoes at this farm implement store were better than the ones I bought from the second store.

"Boss, how much is this hoe?"

"Forty-five, just take it and scan the code." The shopkeeper waved his hand and continued to cover his face with his straw hat.

It was more expensive than what Li Chang'an bought online, but there's a reason why it's more expensive.

Li Chang'an looked again and saw seven hoes in the box next to him, with the handles standing upright.

Is this all you have in your shop?

"There are still some left in the warehouse..." the shopkeeper casually greeted, then suddenly realized something was wrong and quickly sat up straight: "Young man, are you buying a lot?"

"Hmm." Li Chang'an nodded. "We need at least one hundred and twenty."

Give each mushroom spirit a handful.

"One hundred and twenty?!" The shopkeeper was somewhat surprised and subconsciously asked, "What do you need so many for?"

"A hoe, of course, is used for farming."

"Oh, oh." The boss coughed lightly, a little embarrassed.

He said, "I don't have that many in my shop, only about twenty. I need to order some more from the factory. Are you in a hurry?"

"No rush, how long will it take?"

"If you're sure you want it, I'll contact them right away, and it should arrive tomorrow."

"Okay, I'm sure I want it. Boss, please help me contact them."

"Okay!"

The boss chuckled and immediately went to the warehouse.

For a store like theirs, a customer who buys a hundred or so items at once is a big spender.

Therefore, the boss was completely awake.

The boss packed a total of thirty hoes into a large box.

The boss also gave Li Chang'an a 20% discount.

Li Chang'an scanned the code and paid 1,200 yuan, including the deposit for the remaining 90 rounds.

The shop owner stood by the counter, fanning himself with his straw hat, his eyes crinkling with laughter.

"Young man, do you need so many hoes? Do you run a farm?" the shopkeeper asked casually.

"More or less," Li Chang'an said, picking up a sickle and examining it.

"That must be a huge operation. Do you want to buy rotary tillers, harvesters, and the like? Oh right, and drones too, they can help spread pesticides. These days everyone's into tech-driven farming, right? I know someone who sells these. If you want, I can get you a discount."

Li Chang'an thought for a moment and said, "It's not certain yet, I need to think about it some more."

Tilling the land doesn't require the same meticulous care as weeding; he can use his spiritual power to manipulate many hoes to till the land, so a rotary tiller isn't necessary.

Once my cultivation level increases, I'll be able to control even more hoes, which will likely be more efficient than a rotary tiller.

Secondly, there are no pests in Xuanling Immortal Mountain, and he doesn't want to pollute the land of the immortal mountain with pesticides. He uses fertilizer that he ferments from vegetable leaves, so there is no need for drones to spray pesticides.

Moreover, he also has the Black Sword, which is much more useful than drones.

The boss smiled and said, "Okay, then contact me anytime if you need anything, and I'll arrange it for you."

Li Chang'an smiled, then bought ten more sickles and put them into his storage bag along with thirty hoes and hoe handles.

Back in Xuanling Immortal Mountain, Li Chang'an explained to the black sword that he wanted it to help shorten the hoe handle to about eighty centimeters.

The largest mushrooms only reach about the height of his thigh, so this length of hoe handle is just right.

Li Chang'an also polished the end of the hoe handle that had been sharpened.

Thirty sharpened short-handled hoes and ten sickles were neatly placed by Li Chang'an in the corner of the yard.

These farm tools take up one-fifth of the yard.

Li Chang'an stroked his chin, looked at the bamboo house and then at the courtyard, and fell into deep thought.

Is his "home" a little too small...?

The next morning, the mushroom spirits reappeared in the field.

Li Chang'an treated them to breakfast with water from the Ningjing River and then took them to the fields to weed.

With thirty more hoes, we had thirty more mushroom stalkers to weed, so we finished weeding today even faster than yesterday.

Li Chang'an put away his hoe, took the Ningjing River water to send the mushroom spirits back, and watered the Xuan Tang tree and the surrounding trees.

After descending the mountain, he received another call from the owner of the farm implement store, who said that ninety hoes had arrived.

Li Chang'an arrived at the farm tool shop and used his spiritual power to examine the ninety hoes. They were all intact and there were no problems, so he paid the balance.

He returned to Xuanling Immortal Mountain with the hoe and, as usual, had the black sword shorten the hoe handle.

As the black sword was cutting the hoe handle, Li Chang'an stood in the field, gazing at the foot of Wolu Mountain that stretched straight into the clouds.

After thinking for a long time, Li Chang'an posted a job advertisement on Weige.

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[Hiring professional terraced field designer/planner. Salary negotiable. How much can you offer?]

[A job posting? Li Chang'an, has your account been hacked?]

[Why are you hiring terraced field designers? I saw your live stream last time, and the land there looked very flat. Has something changed in Xuanling Immortal Mountain? Please start a live stream soon, I want to see it!]

How many acres is the land? What is the slope?

【I can't design, but I can help you farm. The only payment is one cabbage a day, or even a regular cabbage. I don't mind if you don't want any special rice. How about you consider it? @Li Chang'an】

Li Chang'an's recruitment information has once again sparked heated discussions on Weige.

His last live stream was before the mountain god worship ceremony, and his viewers and fans had not yet seen Wolu Mountain after the seal was broken.

Some people guessed what was going on and left messages urging him to start a live stream soon.

However, Li Chang'an had no time to pay attention to it.

The day after he posted the job advertisement, a young man in his twenties arrived outside Xuanling Immortal Mountain.

The young man was wearing a white long gown and white cloth shoes.

He wore a white eye patch over his right eye, but upon closer inspection, one could see that the eye patch was embroidered with lotus flowers in silver thread.

She looked elegant and refined.

The moment Li Chang'an saw this person, he recognized him as a cultivator.

He was slightly taken aback, then clasped his hands in a respectful greeting: "Fellow Daoist, may I ask what brings you here?"

The young man smiled slightly, then took out his phone, on which was Li Chang'an's job posting.

"I'm here for a job interview," the young man said.