Zhang Tie came to the town of Tonikas by a Haustis. After arriving here, the four-wheeled carriage could no longer drive in the wild. As the road in the wild was full of potholes, it was only suitable for slow ox-carts or horses. As for the elegant Haustis which was suitable for driving on the paved road in the city, it could only look at the road and sigh.
After paying dozens of copper coins, Zhang Tie got off the bus in the small town of Tonikas. After asking about the location of the village in Chevli, he walked towards that village alone. The village of Chevry was only two or three kilometres from Tokanis.
The people in Blapei were simple and honest. With his first lieutenant certificate in his pocket, Zhang Tie was not afraid of any trouble even if he moved alone.
The surrounding fields were green and full of life. Many farmers were working in the fields. This was the time when the villages around Prapei had just finished sowing the autumn wheat.
Therefore, planting wheat was a big event in Blapei. When wheat was harvested next summer, there would be a grand Wheat Cutting Festival in Blapei. However, according to the coachman who had just arrived, in order to celebrate the planting of wheat and the good harvest of the next year, the most boisterous beer festival in Blapei would be held next month. In the beer festival in Blapei, all the girls in Blapei would take out their brewed beer on that day. The unmarried girls who brewed the best beer would become the stars pursued by all the young men in Blapei. In the eyes of all the men in Blapei, if they could marry such a beautiful woman, they would not hesitate to do so. That was the greatest happiness.
Walking on the road, Zhang Tie watched the pastoral scenery in the surroundings as he thought about all the details of saving those earthworms. This was not a one-off deal. In order to get the Fruit of Redemption and recover as soon as possible, Zhang Tie had already prepared to persist in this for a long time.
An outsider suddenly wanted to buy some earthworms in a village that no one had ever bought before to be used as fodder and set them free. This matter would arouse some criticism no matter where it was. If he didn't want to become the focus of others at this moment, he wouldn't want to become the focus of others. If he didn't want to encounter some inexplicable obstruction when it came to setting the animals free, it was best to think of a reason that could convince others and make them feel that it was only natural.
Tell others that this is the secret of the East to cure diseases? Perhaps everyone would treat him as a lunatic. What other reasons could there be? What other excuses could he use to make others feel that it was a matter of course for him to continue doing this without making others feel strange?
Zhang Tie thought of the Grepis School, which was a school that advocated nature. The doctrine of this sect included the concept of caring for all things in nature and restoring the balance of nature. They loved flowers and plants. Of course, they also loved small animals. Maybe they could make a fuss about it. Grandma Teresa once said that some people in this cult seemed to release some animals that were imprisoned, enslaved, or about to be killed back to nature.
'Perhaps, I have to activate the cave barbarian survival mode again,' Zhang Tie muttered inside.
After walking nearly a kilometre along the lane in the fields. Hearing the creaking sound of wheels turning, Zhang Tie turned around and saw an ox-cart slowly moving towards him with half a cart of dried wheat straws. The driver was a 60-odd old man in a straw hat and coarse white linen clothes. Because the road beside the field was very narrow. Seeing the ox-cart approaching, Zhang Tie hurriedly stood aside so that the ox-cart could pass by.
"Young man, where are you going?" the old man asked passionately at the sight of Zhang Tie walking alone.
"Chevli!"
"Hoho, if you don't mind, get on the ox-cart. I'm going to Chevli!" The old man stopped the ox-cart.
Zhang Tie smiled and climbed onto the ox-cart. Sitting on a pile of wheat straws, he drove towards Chevli together with the old man.
"Young man, you don't seem to be from Chevli. Where are you going to find your friends or relatives?" the old man asked.
"Hmm, I'm indeed new to Blapei. This time, I came to Chevli because I heard that many people raised earthworms. I want to take a look!" Realizing that this old man might be a native of Chevli, Zhang Tie activated the "cave barbarian survival mode" at once.
"Earthworms? What's so interesting about them?" The old man driving the ox cart asked curiously, "Isn't that something that only chickens and ducks are interested in?"
"The biggest function of earthworms is not to be used as animal fodder!" Zhang Tie revealed a pious and pure expression. "If you put these small animals in the wild, they will make the soil more fertile in spring. More fertile soil will make the earth more vigorous and make everything flourish. Those small animals are the gifts from Gaya, the mother of the earth!"
Hearing Zhang Tie's words, the old man looked surprised. He glanced at Zhang Tie once again. "You're also a follower of the Grepis School?"
"Yes, I lived in Blackhot City before. It was there that I came in contact with the Grepis School. I'm their devotee!" Zhang Tie smiled.
The old coachman hesitated for a second, "Indeed, many people in Chevli village and many surrounding villages are raising earthworms. What you said is very reasonable. However, if you want to persuade them to give their earthworms to you for free, it might be very difficult. However, you can also have a try. Perhaps someone is willing to do that!"
"Of course, I won't let them give me their earthworms for free. No matter what, those earthworms are their properties. Actually, I plan to buy them and set them free!"
"Buy them? You want to buy those useless things?" The old man became more amazed.
"Of course. Even as a devout follower of the Grepis School, the doctrine of the school doesn't allow us to plunder others' properties or make others suffer losses just for doing something right!"
After hearing Zhang Tie's words, after a few seconds, the old coachman asked Zhang Tie in a slightly bashful voice, "Erm... if you want to buy it, how much do you plan to pay? I've also raised a pond of earthworms at home!"
Zhang Tie had not imagined that he could meet someone who raised earthworms so quickly. The moment he wanted to doze off, someone sent him a pillow.
"How much do you think I should pay for those people who raise earthworms in Chevli village to sell their earthworms to me?" Zhang Tie asked the old man back.
"As long as you can pay 20 … no, 18 silver coins for a pond of earthworms, I'm afraid that many people will be willing to sell those useless things to you!" The old man's face was a little red. He felt a little uncomfortable bargaining with a young man who wanted to do a good deed over some small things that no one wanted.
"What an adorable old man!" Zhang Tie smiled inside.
"Then, I'll pay 21 silver coins for a pond of earthworms …" Zhang Tie said solemnly with a compassionate look. "As long as those cute little things could return to the embrace of Gaya, the mother of land, and make this land more vigorous, I don't mind paying a bit more."
Hearing Zhang Tie's words, the old man became even more embarrassed.
The oxcart wobbled on the country road. After leaving the farmside road, the road became a bit more spacious, allowing two oxcarts to pass by each other. However, the road was still not good. Sitting on the oxcart, Zhang Tie chatted with the old man and gradually learned many things.
The old man was called Harry, a local farmer in Chevli Village. Many people in Chevli Village raised earthworms. Many people in the surrounding villages also raised earthworms. Firstly, it was convenient to raise earthworms; secondly, if they used earthworms to feed ducks, they could save a lot of grains in the future.
After more than ten minutes of wobbling and bumping, Zhang Tie finally arrived at Chevli village. It was a small village with a bit more than 100 households. Few outsiders would come here, especially Zhang Tie, a Chinese teenager. The moment Zhang Tie entered the village on Harry's oxcart, he had attracted many people's attention.
"Old man Harry, who's the Chinese teenager on your oxcart? Is he Hanna's man …" Someone on the roadside asked.
"Go away, go away …" The old man waved his whip impatiently. He didn't say why Zhang Tie was here. When there were fewer people, he turned around and whispered to Zhang Tie, "Erm … our earthworms …"
"Don't worry, I will definitely buy your earthworms before considering others!" Having worked in a grocery store for several years, Zhang Tie's eyes had sharpened. Of course, he knew what the old man was worried about. The folk customs in Blapei were simple, but they were not so simple that they hated money, especially in the countryside. Like other rural areas, besides selling some grains in the harvest season, there were not many opportunities for them to earn extra money.
Zhang Tie soon saw the place where Harry's family raised earthworms.
It was a small pond with a diameter of 7-8 square meters. It was more than 30 cm deep and was built with bricks and cement. The pond was surrounded by a fence which was used to prevent chickens and ducks from entering. The pond was covered with some straws to block sunlight. Below the straws, there was a pile of dung which seemed to be a mixture of cow dung, chicken and duck dung, and soil.
This was the place where people raised earthworms. After piling up the dung and rubbish and covering it with straws, they could leave it as a source of fodder for chickens and ducks.
Zhang Tie knew that all his hopes and the sacred miracle of redemption were buried in this dirty dung and rubbish.
For the first time, Zhang Tie was full of awe towards the Creator's arrangement for each life.
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