Chapter 346 Xiajiazhuang
"This lady has a real way with her mouth." A middle-aged man wearing a fine cotton robe emerged from the bushes behind.
There wasn't a single wrinkle on it.
Her hair was combed neatly and tied up with a wooden hairpin.
Shen Yunyue could tell at a glance that this man must be the most authoritative person in this village.
"I'm telling the truth. If it weren't for your farm being so close, I wouldn't have the time to come here." Shen Yunyue pursed her lips and said, "We have over a hundred acres of rice fields nearby. Are you trying to deny your debt?"
"The rice fields across the street belong to you." The middle-aged man's eyes darkened.
He remembered that the place was not suitable for growing rice.
The area of Cang River near Taiping Mountain is barren, otherwise there would not be such large tracts of wasteland.
Plus, there are many wild animals in Taiping Mountain.
Villagers travel in groups.
He heard about the rice fields and went to stand on the hillside to take a look from afar. "I took a look as I passed by, and I estimated the rice harvest was about 300 kilograms."
Shen Yunyue almost choked.
"Why would I plant it if it yields 300 kilograms? I might as well plant potatoes."
After a pause, Shen Yunyue whispered again:
"It must be over 800 kilograms."
What?
The other men were almost scared.
"so much?"
Shen Yunyue thought it was normal, "Our potato yield is higher, and this kind of land doesn't just need to grow crops.
Whether it's potatoes or rice, we have different varieties, and we need to make sure we get the fertilizer we need if the land is lacking."
"Just like the same people, why are some born rich and some born beggars? Plants are the same."
Shen Yunyue spoke very clearly.
These men had never heard of such strange and twisted logic.
"What the lady said makes sense." The village chief stroked his beard. "Just like some women give birth to seven or eight children, while others find it difficult to have even one."
“The same goes for crops.”
The village chief wanted to ask Shen Yunyue about her farming methods, but he felt he had no right to ask.
He smiled sheepishly and said, "Leave the felling and planting of trees on the opposite hillside to us. We villagers have plenty of strength, so planting will definitely be no problem."
"That's fine. It's fine if you arrange twenty men."
Fu Xuanheng agreed immediately. He could see that the village chief was very prestigious.
None of the people in front objected to what the village chief had agreed to.
A little closer.
Fu Xuanheng saw the stilt house hidden in the bushes.
The villagers discovered the two of them as soon as they were on the hillside.
If it were an ordinary villager, this would be unlikely.
It can only mean that the people in this village are like those in Yunjiazhuang.
The two of them understood it, but did not inquire further.
We agreed to hire someone to do the work, so let’s just talk about the work.
The village chief and Fu Xuanheng agreed on the number of people and the price. "May I ask what the names of this gentleman and lady are?"
"We are the Fu family from Baijia Village."
Several people's faces darkened.
Several exiled families came to Baijia Village, and this incident was more famous than the exiles from other villages.
It’s all because of Yunheng Palace.
"Are you the Palace Masters of Yunheng Palace?"
Fu Xuanheng glanced over nonchalantly, curling the corners of his lips:
"It's us, husband and wife."
"Excuse me."
"Now you know we are just looking for people to come and do the work." Fu Xuanheng looked around and his eyes fell on the row of willow trees along the Cang River.
"If you really wanted to live in seclusion here, you shouldn't have planted willow trees by the river."
After saying that.
Fu Xuanheng raised his hand and attacked the village chief with a palm wind. He was just testing and did not use any brutal force.
The village chief dodged and exchanged blows with Fu Xuanheng.
"village head."
"Mr. Fu is just fighting with me, you don't need to worry." After fighting with Fu Xuanheng for more than ten rounds, the village chief was already out of breath.
Fu Xuanheng withdrew his hand and took a few steps back.
"I'm sorry."
"Thank you. Heroes have always emerged from young people. We old bones are useless." The village chief did not mind. Instead, he laughed heartily.
"I haven't had such a good fight in a long time."
Fu Xuanheng and the village chief became closer because of this exchange.
The two chatted for a while.
The village is called Xiajiazhuang, and everyone in the village has the surname Xia.
The other village chiefs didn't say anything more, and Fu Xuanheng didn't ask any more questions.
He paid a deposit of two taels of silver and asked everyone to help with the work. The village chief arranged everything and they would deliver the fruit trees in three days.
When the time comes, I will pay you for felling trees and weeding.
Then pay the labor cost of planting the saplings.
The village chief agreed.
After Fu Xuanheng paid the silver, he did not suggest taking a walk in the village.
Instead, he said goodbye to the village chief and others.
He and Shen Yunyue turned around and walked to the riverside. Fu Xuanheng still held Shen Yunyue's waist. He jumped across the Cang River and landed on the opposite hillside.
The little red horse followed.
Fu Xuanheng said a few words to the little red horse.
The little red horse went straight down to the south, while Fu Xuanheng and Shen Yunyue went into the mountains along the hillside.
The two of them didn't look at Zhuangzi again.
The few people who stayed on the other side kept staring at Fu Xuanheng and the others until they entered the mountains.
"Village chief. His lightness skill is so amazing. No one in our village can jump over the Cang River like him." The man in black clothes pinched his brows tightly.
“Why would they come and work for us?”
The village chief sighed deeply.
"These two must have decided to plant fruit trees on a whim. It's true, as they said, that sending farmhands here is too far, and it's not very safe for them either."
"Naturally, seeing our Zhuangzi, I became curious."
"Then we...?"
The village chief held the two taels of silver in his hand and twitched the corners of his mouth in self-mockery.
"As the lady said, none of us can afford the silver for her hairpin."
"Our Xia Village is too poor. Perhaps we are too complacent."
The appearance of Fu Xuanheng and Shen Yunyue was a great stimulation to Village Chief Xia. He originally thought that the people in Zhuangzi were doing well as long as they could be self-sufficient by farming.
But now I think of the many bachelors in Zhuangzi.
There's no way this can be self-sufficient.
Then I thought that the other party was an exile, and now he was as rich as a wealthy family in the county.
Why.
Comparing yourself with others will only make you angry.
The village chief felt that the path he had chosen before was no longer viable.
We need to consult with the elders of the clan about what to do in the future.
Shen Yunyue and Fu Xuanheng followed the path indicated by the crow and went into the mountains.
Fu Xuanheng hugged her.
The two of them quickly passed through the woods.
The speed was so fast that a figure passed directly over the heads of several people.
The men sat down below to rest, and by the time they realized what was happening, their figures had disappeared from the treetops above their heads.
"Who is it? Such a fast Qinggong."
"I told you this place is not completely useless, it's a pity that our skills are suppressed." The young man who spoke had red lips, white teeth and a face like a full moon.
"If there hadn't been an accident, how could we have come to this place?"
Several people were grumbling, "Humph, a bunch of fools. They're not even qualified to do menial work."
"I heard from Team Two that they encountered several opponents, one of whom was a beast tamer."
The others were stunned.
"Not many people can tame beasts. Only those with direct bloodline in a family can do so."
"Could it be them?"
“Not likely.”
The scene fell silent.
Fu Xuanheng and Shen Yunyue were moving so fast that they didn't notice these people at all.
The two men rushed towards the wild horses' lair.
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