Everyone looked at Zhang Yu.
Old Li asked, "Did you teach him?"
Zhang Yu nodded reluctantly.
"So many earth dragons, were they really dug out like this?"
"Uh...yes..."
"Is this how you taught Aping to dig?"
“…Yes…” Zhang Yu was extremely embarrassed by the questioning.
He was just trying to tease Wu Ping, and anyone could see that he had ulterior motives, but he was exposed in public like this.
If word gets out, people will inevitably gossip.
He hesitated for a moment, just about to apologize to Wu Ping, when he heard Old Li say, "Ayu, I didn't expect you to have this special skill."
"Teach your uncle too."
Zhang Yu: "...Huh?"
"Ayu, how about this? I won't let you teach me for nothing. I'll give you 20% of the money from selling the earth dragons we dig up."
The person next to him shouted, "Old Li, you're really stingy! Ah Yu, if you teach me, I'll give you 30%."
“Look at your pathetic self… I’ll give you 40%.”
"I'll take 50%."
Surrounded by several older men, Zhang Yu swallowed hard, somewhat at a loss.
He didn't know how to explain it.
He was just teaching rubbish and nonsense.
When several older men pressed him for answers, he couldn't remain silent, so he finally said, "You really want to learn?"
Old Li and the others nodded.
Zhang Yu nodded: "Okay, I'll teach you, but I can't guarantee whether we can dig up the earth dragon."
Old Li and the others were overjoyed and promised to give Zhang Yu 50%.
Wu Ping offered to teach them for free, but judging from his demeanor, he wasn't really serious about it. He just casually tumbled around in the mud a few times; anyone could do that.
When they saw Wu Ping dig out another earthen dragon, Lao Li and the others stared wide-eyed.
They must have some amazing skills!
Without a special skill, how could they possibly dig it up like that?
Zhang Yu gestured a few times.
Old Li and the others looked at it carefully, but were very dissatisfied, saying that Zhang Yu was hiding something.
Zhang Yu explained that's how it is, but Lao Li and the others didn't believe him.
Zhang Yu had no choice.
This added a bit of difficulty, as I deliberately used a more strenuous and tricky angle.
Seeing this, Lao Li and the others said, "This looks promising."
"It feels a bit difficult to grasp."
"Let's give it a try."
Zhang Yu: "..."
At this time.
Wu An turned around and saw that his elder brother was surrounded by a lot of people, and it was quite lively. Curious, he carried the bucket over.
Wu Ping showed off, saying happily, "Look, A-Yu taught me how to dig this."
"We dug up so many earth dragons."
"Not bad, right?"
Wu An nodded, and seeing that Old Li and the others were also digging with shovels, he asked, "What are Uncle Li and the others doing?"
Wu Ping: "Ayu is teaching them to dig earth dragons too."
Not long after.
Old Li and the others shouted, but after digging for a long time, they couldn't find a single thing. What was even more infuriating was that they could feel the earth dragon scurrying away in the mud after they started digging.
This digging method simply won't work.
Zhang Yu, annoyed by Lao Li and the others' persistent pestering, snapped, "Anyway, I've taught you how to dig it up. If you still can't, it's your problem."
Old Li and others scolded him for being uncivilized.
Zhang Yu was both angry and aggrieved.
If he really had a special skill, it would be one thing for Lao Li and the others to say that, but he didn't have any special skills, so no matter how he explained, no one listened.
Having no other choice, he quickly apologized to Wu Ping, saying that he had been fooling around before.
Wu Ping naturally refused to accept it, because the method Zhang Yu taught him was indeed useful, so he quickly spoke up for him: "Ayu, I'll speak up for you."
Uncle Li, those words are really harsh.
"They've all forced Ah Yu to apologize to me."
"He didn't hold back; he's already taught you all his special skills."
“I can testify to him that this is how Ah Yu taught me.”
After saying that.
He took a few steps and found a small earthen cave, where he started digging with a series of loud bangs.
Then he grabbed an earthen dragon and said, "You see, it's that simple."
Old Li and the others were dumbfounded.
What's going on?
Zhang Yu quickly said, "It has nothing to do with me, it's just that A-Ping was lucky."
After saying that.
He took the shovel from Wu Ping's hand and found a hole in the earthen wall, then started digging vigorously.
He originally wanted to show that he really didn't have the skill to dig up earth dragons, but after digging a few times, he dug out an earth dragon.
Regardless of whether others were confused or not, Zhang Yu's own head was buzzing.
He was completely baffled.
Why was the earth dragon so easily unearthed by him?
Seeing this situation, Lao Li and his men became even more agitated. How could they still claim that they weren't hiding anything?
"Ayu, you've gone too far."
"Yes, we've already said we'd give you 50%, what more do you want?"
“There are plenty of mud dragons here on the mudflats, you can’t dig them all by yourself.”
"We're begging you like this, and you still won't teach us? What, do you expect us to kneel down and beg you for guidance?"
Zhang Yu was verbally attacked by Lao Li and his group; they spat at him so much that he could have washed his face with it.
Zhang Yu: "I...I..."
"What right do you have to say that?"
"If you don't want to teach, just say so. Is it fun to fool us?"
"You brat, don't call me uncle anymore."
"Don't explain."
Old Li and his group walked away grumbling.
Wu Ping couldn't help but say, "Ayu, you... well, I don't really know what to say."
"If you don't want to teach, that's your prerogative."
"Anyway, I thank you for teaching me this."
Zhang Yu snapped, "You also think I'm hiding something?"
He was filled with deep regret.
If he had known it would turn out like this, he shouldn't have given such bad advice in the first place. Now look what he's done—it's like mud has fallen into his pants; even if it's not poop, it's still poop.
Wu Ping's willingness to testify on his behalf only added fuel to the fire, definitively confirming his concealment and refusal to reveal his "infamy" of catching earth dragons.
It shouldn't be long.
Old Li and the others will spread the word throughout the whole village. Then, he can expect to be gossiped about behind his back by those old women.
In the village.
Once your reputation is ruined, you're in big trouble.
Thinking of this, Zhang Yu couldn't help but slap himself a few times. If he hadn't talked so much and hadn't provoked Wu Ping, he wouldn't have had this trouble.
Wu Ping: "Isn't this obvious?"
"However, I have no right to say anything about you."
"No time for idle chatter, I'm busy."
After saying that, he walked away and continued digging.
Wu An looked at the distraught and frantic Zhang Yu and smiled without saying a word.
He walked away and dug up a large bucket of earth dragons. Earth dragons were valuable, but digging them was also difficult, and the luck points he had gained from the sand shovel were quickly depleted.
He had to support his older brother and Aqing's sand shovels from time to time.
So the three of them didn't go far.
They dug their way down, consuming nearly 100 points of luck, and each person dug up a large bucket.
As soon as the sun comes out.
Steam rises.
Temperatures rose rapidly, and Wu Anben thought his eldest brother would be the first to succumb, but it turned out he was the one who couldn't withstand it.
"No, let's go back."
It wasn't that he was lazy; he was just incredibly tired. Walking on the mudflats was difficult enough, let alone for them, especially considering they had dug so many earthen mounds.
This bucket of earthworms must weigh at least twenty kilograms.
The older generation used hooks to catch mud dragons, and it was considered good if they could catch a few kilograms in a day.
Wu Ping still refused to leave: "How about we arrest him again..."
Wu An: "Brother, your hands are shaking."
Wu Ping: "What's the big deal?"
Wu An: "..."
This trip.
It wasn't for making money; we were just killing time anyway. The fact that my brother could experience the joy of beachcombing and enjoy it so much was already an unexpected bonus.
Wu An didn't say anything more. After his older brother's shovel ran out of luck points, he didn't add any more, worried that continuing would exhaust his brother.
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