Chapter 15: It is confirmed that this person is cold on the outside but warm on the inside, ...

After confirming that this person was cold on the outside but warm on the inside, her fear caused by Ye Gong's love of dragons had long disappeared.

Seeing the man's sullen face and silence, Fu Li simply leaned over and asked, "Lingzhuzi, what's wrong with you? You haven't said a word. Hey, you said the Grand Tutor is a good person, but he worries too much. With you here, who dares to bully me? Who can bully me?"

Lingzhuzi looked at her with a very complicated look, as if disgusted, angry, and mixed with a bit of suppressed joy.

After a long while, he finally managed to utter, "Do you think everyone is a good person?"

It turned out that since returning to the Grand Tutor's Mansion and seeing Wen Zhong, Fu Li had put all her attention on Wen Zhong. She cared about his health and praised him as a good person, completely forgetting about him.

Later, Wen Zhong said that he was going to war and asked his master to take care of her. She thanked him profusely, as if she had completely forgotten about him, her protector.

Lingzhuzi was unhappy, thinking that she was heartless again. He also felt that making a fuss over such a small matter made him look particularly unclassy, ​​so he simply kept a stern face and said nothing, hoping that Fuli would quickly notice that he was unhappy.

But Fu Li didn't seem to notice his abnormality, but praised him sincerely and heartily, and every word touched his heart, so the discomfort in his heart soon disappeared.

At this time, he felt a little embarrassed.

If you continue to be angry, he will seem petty; if you pretend nothing happened, you will still be upset.

Fortunately, Fu Li had already understood his temper in the past few days. When she heard these words that sounded like both sarcasm and grievance, she immediately understood the whole story.

She smiled and pulled him to sit down, then poured him a cup of honey water, and explained in a gentle voice: "I came to Boyi to avoid disaster. Although the Grand Tutor took me in because of my elder sister, it is true that he loves me very much.

I'm not the kind of person who would be ungrateful. The Grand Master has shown his sincerity, so I naturally have to return it with sincerity. Unfortunately, I'm just an incompetent mortal, unable to help the Grand Master solve his problems, so I can only show more filial piety in my daily life."

Lingzhuzi held the bronze double-handled cup to his mouth, seemingly about to drink the honey water, but his ears were perked up to listen to her speak.

After she finished her two long paragraphs, he pretended to take a sip and said calmly, "Go and repay your kindness. Why are you telling me all this? How can I not let you repay your kindness?"

Fu Li took another half-red, half-green plum and stuffed it into his hand, smiling and saying, "Because you are my best friend, you are the most reliable person in my heart. I don't have any serious elders around me, so of course I tell you when I have something on my mind. My dear Lingzhuzi, you won't find me annoying, will you?"

Lingzhuzi could no longer suppress the smile on his face.

He put down the bronze jar and said proudly, "Since you are so pitiful, I will reluctantly listen to your heartfelt words. If you are in danger in the future, just come to me and don't bother Brother Wen Dao."

The leader of Jiejiao, Tongtian, and the goddess Nuwa were fellow disciples. Lingzhuzi had also been sent by the goddess Nuwa to deliver things to Jin'ao Island, so naturally he had also seen the disciples of the leader of Jiejiao.

Although those Qi-refining masters have profound Taoist skills, they may not be his opponents if they fight.

Rather than recruiting someone who can't beat him and then having to trouble him in the end, it's better to go to him directly.

Fu Li clapped her hands and laughed, "You're right, I was thinking the same thing. It's just that the Grand Tutor meant well, and I couldn't refuse him directly, so I just agreed to it for now."

In fact, she knew in her heart that the trouble Wen Zhong mentioned did not come from military force, but from the court.

He asked Fu Li to contact his master if he had any problems because many Jiejiao disciples served in the Shang Kingdom and were connected to him through the same sect. As long as Fu Li mentioned his name, many people would be happy to give him some face.

But there is no need to say these in front of Lingzhuzi, otherwise it will seem that he knows nothing, and it will be difficult to appease him if he gets angry.

Ling Zhuzi was immediately coaxed into submission by her. He coughed softly and raised his hand to hand her a golden ring: "Wear this. If you encounter danger and don't have time to summon me, I can keep you safe for an hour."

If the spell to summon him was short, she would be able to recite it a thousand times in an hour.

Fu Li's eyes lit up, and she quickly took it, turning it over and over in her hands, her face full of admiration: "Thank you very much!"

Seeing that she didn't ask why he gave her this, Ling Zhuzi breathed a sigh of relief and continued, "My magic was taught by the Goddess Nuwa. I am not her official disciple, and I cannot easily pass on my magic to others without her consent. Now that I want to teach you, I must allow me to go back and ask for her consent."

Fu Li was startled: "Are you leaving now?"

These days, the two of them go in and out together. Lingzhuzi will not disturb her when she is doing things. When she asks for help, although he appears impatient on the surface, he helps her every time.

And having such a great person by my side really makes me feel safe.

When Fu Li suddenly learned that he was leaving, she felt reluctant to let him go.

Noticing her reluctance, Ling Zhuzi was happy, but he still said stubbornly, "You're such a grown-up, why are you still like a child and can't leave others?"

Fu Li didn't bother with him at all. She took the golden ring and asked him how to use it and whether there were any special spells.

Ling Zhuzi simply reached out and took it, putting it directly on her wrist. The golden ring was originally a bit large, but after it was put on, it automatically shrank to the appropriate size with a burst of golden light.

"According to the Empress, the material for this gold ring is the leftover scraps from refining the Qiankun Ring. Taiyi Zhenren said it was useless to keep it, and gave it to me along with the weapon refining manual to practice with. It's just a passive defensive magic weapon, not even a post-natal spiritual treasure.

Although this thing is not good, it is just right for you now. When the Queen agrees to let me teach you magic, and you have learned enough, I will help you get a better one."

Fu Li admired her wrist with the golden ring and said, "Why is it not good? I think it is very good. Your Qiankun Ring is a great treasure. Although this is a scrap, it is not an ordinary material.

Besides, this is something you made yourself. It doesn't require any mana, and it's so beautiful. I love it so much!"

Lingzhuzi was flattered by her, with the corners of his mouth curled up wildly, but he had already made up his mind to pay attention in the future and get her a more advanced magic weapon, at least a acquired spiritual treasure.

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The next morning, when Fu Li got up and didn't see Ling Zhuzi, she knew that the other party was embarrassed to say goodbye in person and left directly.

Fu Yue, who was preparing the meal for her, was quite puzzled and asked, "Where is the Immortal Lingzhuzi?"

After all, at this time in the past, he would have come to urge Fu Li to finish eating quickly and go out.

Fu Li just said, "He went to take care of his own business and will be back in a few days."

Before she finished her breakfast, the female slave who served Jin Ning came in to report that Fairy Jin Ning had also left early in the morning.

After finishing breakfast, she and the family elders first sent Wen Zhong off to the battle, then took the token he had given her yesterday and told the slaves that they could cut wood for firewood in the fiefdom belonging to Wen Zhong in the future.

In order to prevent deforestation, Fuli set a rule in advance: only branches of large trees can be cut, and small trees in the surrounding open areas are not allowed to be cut.

Branches are much more durable than straw, so the slaves were willing to do it. When Fuli asked them to chop the straw into pieces for composting, no one was unwilling to do it again.

It takes time to ferment compost. If you use conventional methods, it will take at least half a year.

If you want to speed up the process, you have to increase the temperature. It should be at least 60 degrees for two consecutive days. Then turn it over and dry it in the sun. Wait until the temperature inside the fertilizer drops to over 40 degrees and there is no obvious odor.

High temperatures are not a problem for Fu Li. The Tai Shi Mansion also has two priests who can cast spells, and one of them is good at using fire, which is just the right profession for him.

The whole process will last about thirty days. If we follow this year's lunar calendar to farm, it will be too late.

But Fuli knows that as long as there is enough fertilizer and water, planting about ten days later will not have much impact.

At that time, there were no large harvesters, and there was no need to rush to harvest the crops with the neighbors. If you planted ten days later, you could just harvest ten days later.

As long as the fields are well maintained, there will be no delay in planting in the next season.

Although Xi and Zhi felt that it was a bit unreliable, when they thought about how Fu Li had done everything herself these days and never beat or scolded them, the slaves, they gritted their teeth and decided to follow her.

But when the fertilizer fermented and Fuli was directing everyone to spread the fertilizer, plow the soil a second time, and plough the ridges, Zhi stopped her and said, "My lady, just plant half of the land. You can plant the other half next season."

Fu Li knew that it was a shift system at this time, so he explained, "The Longmu method is another form of rotational farming. We can plant all 500 acres in two seasons. When the harvest is large, I can ask the Grand Tutor to allocate more grain to you."

"We appreciate your kindness, young lady. However..." Pheasant said with a wry smile, "If you cultivate the land too frequently, it will become lumpy and eventually turn into saline soil."

To put it bluntly, it is the excessive consumption of soil resources that has resulted in backlash from nature.

Fu Li smiled and said, "That's why I'm bringing you guys to make compost. The purpose of composting is to relieve soil compaction. After we plant the seeds, I'll help you build a waterwheel. During droughts, you can use the waterwheel to deliver water, and during floods, you can create a drainage ditch between the fields."

Seeing that the two were still hesitant, Fu Li said, "We'll only implement the new law on these five hundred acres this year. If the effect is good, we'll roll it out to the entire fiefdom. Is that all right?"

Xi and Zhi hurriedly said they didn't dare, and agreed to her approach with gritted teeth.

After plowing the ridges, the next step is to sow the seeds. There are no seed drills now, so everything has to be done manually by digging holes and sowing seeds. This group of people worked day and night for three or four days, a job that a large machine could finish in one day.

During this period, Fu Li had to go to other places for inspection, so these 500 acres were basically left to Xi and Zhi.

The two of them had been plucked out of the slavery by her, so it was inevitable that they were a little disoriented. When Fu Li was around, they were obedient and respectful.

Once Fu Li left, they became arrogant and not only stopped working with the slaves, but also shouted at anyone who was slow.

The slaves were not surprised by this, because most of the slaves who were promoted in the past were like this.

Even if there are one or two kind-hearted people, they will end up like this in order to fit in.

At least Xi and Zhi were concerned about Fu Li and did not dare to whip them.

The slaves themselves didn't think there was anything wrong, and the soldiers who stayed behind didn't take the slaves seriously. They just thought they were just fighting each other and ignored them completely.

They thought it was not a big deal, so they naturally would not report it to Fu Li.

If Fu Li had not come back early one day and caught Xi insulting a female slave with her own eyes, she would probably not have discovered what was going on until all the corn was harvested and stored.