When Zhang Tie and Harry stood beside the earthworm pond and looked at the pile of dung, a girl walked over from the grassland behind Harry's house with a milk jug in her hand...
The girl was walking towards him with her sleeves rolled up. She was wearing a white shirt with round patterns, a blue tight-fitting waistcoat, a pale blue skirt and an apron. This costume was the favorite costume of farm girls in Blapei and the entire Andaman Alliance.
The girl was 10 years old, a bit older than Zhang Tie. She looked very beautiful. With a headscarf on her head and two golden braids hanging down beside her ears, her rosy cheeks and sparkling eyes looked youthful under the sunlight. The tight-fitting waistcoat outlined the curves of her waist and breasts in an exaggerated way.
These farm girls were even more amazing than those girls of Rose Association. However, their beauty was unrivaled.
At the sight of this girl, Zhang Tie felt a bit shy. This young and capable girl with a milk jug in her hand was also a heifer. However, all the heifers were very attractive to Zhang Tie at this age.
"Hanna, this is our guest. He's here to buy earthworms!" Harry explained.
"Here to buy earthworms?" Hanna, who had just finished milking, walked over with a milk jug in her hand. After glancing at Zhang Tie with curiosity, she asked Zhang Tie straightforwardly, "Are you a liar?"
"Of course not. I've negotiated with your grandpa. We'll give you the goods as soon as you give me the money!" Zhang Tie replied with a smile. Meanwhile, he couldn't help but glance at this girl's breasts, which were even bigger than Sharapova's and Alice's. Zhang Tie estimated Hanna's size with his eyesight which he had trained among the girls of Rose Association. "She's really a heifer!" Zhang Tie silently swallowed his saliva.
"Are you rich? Why would you buy these things that nobody else wants?"
"Ideals and beliefs cannot be measured by money!" Zhang Tie's words and actions in the caveman's survival mode were flawless.
The girl glanced at Zhang Tie with a suspicious look.
"Hanna, this young man is a pious believer of the Grepis School..." Old Harley repeated what Zhang Tie had told him.
This kind of lie was indeed convincing. After all, faced with these little things that were everywhere, which idiot would spend money to buy earthworms?
After hearing old Harley's explanation, Hanna's eyes revealed a bit of interest. Looking at his granddaughter's expression towards the black-haired boy, Old Harry who was experienced quickly sent Hannah away. "Hannah, did you milk the cow just now? Hurry up and filter the milk in the kitchen. After that, you have to cook it. It won't taste good if it's left for a long time. "
Old Harley didn't want to put his granddaughter in danger only for a few silver coins. Before a woman was cheated into bed by a man and got pregnant, she would be interested in that man. Who knew how long an outsider like Zhang Tie could stay in Blapei. He could not let this brat make Hanna pregnant and then run away. Even if he was a pious believer of the Grepis School, there was no rule in the Grepis School that forbade him to make other women pregnant.
Hanna left with the milk jug. Before leaving, she turned around and glanced at Zhang Tie.
Seeing that Hanna had left, Zhang Tie continued to talk about earthworms with old Harley. Old Harley put away a small part of the straw covering the pile of dung and soil. Using a small stick beside him, he poked it inside and peeled off a layer of dung. Zhang Tie then saw more than ten earthworms surging under the dung and hurriedly wriggling their bodies into the soil.
These earthworms were all fat and strong. Without Zhang Tie, these earthworms would become the fodder of chickens and ducks.
"How many earthworms are there in this pit?" Zhang Tie asked old Harley.
"At least 100,000. Nobody has counted them. Anyhow, this thing reproduces very fast and has a strong reproductive ability. Each earthworm lays eggs three or four times a year. Each time, dozens of eggs will be laid. One earthworm can give birth to hundreds of eggs in a year. We often scoop out some earthworms from here as fodder for chickens and ducks. As long as we pile some garbage and cow dung on them, they will grow out in a few days. We've never seen any less! "
"Do you have tools here? I can't carry all the earthworms and dung into the wild and bury them empty-handed!"
"Of course, I have a handcart for carrying cow dung and a shovel. If you can't do it alone, I can find two helpers for two silver coins a day!"
"Fine!" After thinking for a while, Zhang Tie directly pulled out his purse and counted out 25 silver coins, handing them to old Harley. "Twenty-one silver coins are for buying earthworms, one silver coin is for renting your cart and tools, and three silver coins are for you to find a helper in the village!"
Taking the silver coins, old Harley immediately revealed a smile. After a short while, a human-powered handcart, two shovels, and a sturdy young man appeared in front of Zhang Tie. That young man was also old Harley's grandson and Hanna's elder brother.
Zhang Tie had never imagined that these earthworms could be sold for 21 silver coins. Since he could earn 3 silver coins today, he could even afford to rent tools. Therefore, Hanna's elder brother and old Harley's family were very happy.
Generous people would always be welcomed wherever they went.
The moment the tools were brought over, Zhang Tie and Hanna's elder brother started to work together. After removing the straw covering the earthworms, they directly shoveled the earthworms and the dung into the vehicle one shovel after another.
Zhang Tie's heart was filled with excitement. He had not imagined that things could go so smoothly today.
Zhang Tie's physical strength was not as good as before. After working for less than three minutes, he panted and rested on one side. However, Hanna's elder brother became more and more energetic.
"Hehe, take a rest. I can finish this job myself!" Seeing Zhang Tie's weak look, Hanna's elder brother laughed as he waved the shovel even faster. Only after a few minutes, the cart had been filled with at least 10,000 earthworms. There were at least 10,000 earthworms in the cart.
Seeing those earthworms rolling on the cart, Zhang Tie hurriedly took some straws and covered the mounds of earth inside the cart, covering those lovely earthworms.
"Where do we go with this cart?" Hanna's elder brother asked Zhang Tie.
"I'm not familiar with the nearby terrain. If you think there's a suitable place for these earthworms to settle down, I'll follow you!"
Finally, Hanna's elder brother pushed the cart and took Zhang Tie to a riverside in the south of Chevli village. This river had been dug two years ago, and the riverside embankment was covered with silt from the river. There were many trees on the riverside. In the distance, there were vegetable fields. Many people piled the rotten vegetable leaves on the concave land which was covered with grass near the riverside. Zhang Tie found that the environment here was really suitable for the survival of earthworms.
Holding the shovel, Zhang Tie opened the soil near the concave land and found that the soil here was soft. There were indeed many earthworms living here. The moment the soil was opened, the earthworms had shrunk back into the soil one after another.
For those earthworms who lived in the small ponds and lived only to become the fodder for chickens and ducks, this place was like a paradise. Although it was not a paradise, it was almost like a paradise.
Now that they had decided to set free the earthworms here, it would be easy for them to do that. Zhang Tie and Hanna's elder brother worked together and dug a pit of 30-40 cm in depth. They shoveled the dung and the earthworms into the pit they dug. Then, they sprinkled a layer of fine soil on top of the pit. The earthworms in the car settled down in this place.
The process of setting free earthworms was simply like a civil engineering project. Zhang Tie and Hanna's elder brother almost spent the whole day doing it like a civil engineering project. Finally, 95% of the earthworms and dung in the pond of old Harley's house were cleared. In the end, there was only a dustpan-sized area left in the pond of seven to eight square meters. Old Harley said that he should leave some seeds in the pond so that he wouldn't have to go outside to dig them. If he added some dung and rubbish to the pond, the pond would be full of earthworms in less than a year.
For the whole day, Zhang Tie and Hanna's elder brother pulled the cart back and forth many times in Chevli village. The news that Zhang Tie had bought earthworms was spread out in the village. All the farmers in Chevli knew that a devout follower of the Grepis School had come to Chevli and wanted to set free their earthworms in the wild. This person was not only devout but also generous. Old Harley's family made 25 silver coins today. In Chevli village, it was already an enviable figure to make so much extra money in one day. It was just some earthworms. How could they be sold for money?
Zhang Tie's generosity earned him a warm reception in old Harley's house. He enjoyed a free lunch and a free dinner. As Zhang Tie was concerned about the Fruit of Redemption, he didn't want to stay in old Harley's house anymore after the dinner. He wanted to go back to his residence to see whether the small tree had borne any fruit or not.
After such a day, Hanna became more interested in Zhang Tie. During the meal, she kept asking Zhang Tie about many things. Seeing that Zhang Tie was going to leave, old Harley let out a sigh silently. He then ordered Hanna's elder brother to drive the oxcart to Tonikas town.
When he walked out of old Harley's house, Zhang Tie was startled. A lot of people were waiting outside the gate of old Harley's house. It seemed that they were waiting for him.
"The black-haired young man sitting on the oxcart is that devout follower of the Grepis School..." someone exclaimed in the crowd. Many people surrounded him at once.
"More earthworms? I also raise many earthworms... "
"Me too!"
"My earthworm pond is even larger than that of old Harley's, and there are more earthworms in it. I only need 20 silver coins, I will sell all of them to you..."
"I only need 19!"
Standing on the oxcart, Zhang Tie shouted, "Be quiet!" Seeing so many people talking at the same time, Zhang Tie felt dizzy.
Everybody became quiet as they stared at Zhang Tie standing on the oxcart. As a military officer of the Iron-Blood Camp, Zhang Tie had a special temperament since he came back from the battlefield. At this moment, he could definitely control the situation.
"You guys can go back first. I will come here again in a few days. I want all the earthworms in Chevli village, one by one. I only want the ones raised in your earthworm pond. I don't want the ones dug out from the wild. The price will be the same as today's! "
Hearing Zhang Tie's words, everybody left satisfactorily.
Standing in front of the door, Hanna watched Zhang Tie standing on the oxcart and persuaded the crowd to go back with only two sentences. Her eyes flickered, not knowing what she was thinking about.
Zhang Tie didn't know that, as a handsome Chinese teenager, being utterly different from those tough teenagers in the countryside, he was actually filled with a bizarre "exotic style" in the eyes of many girls in this village. Actually, he was filled with a bizarre "exotic style". Many girls like Hanna would be interested in him because of his strange "exotic style" and what he had done in the village.
… …
When Zhang Tie returned to his rented place, it was already completely dark. However, the sound of violins could still be heard on the first floor of Mr. and Mrs. Green's apartment. The sound of kids playing drifted from the apartment of the young couple on the second floor. The third floor was still empty, except for a small note stuck on his door.
"I'm sorry about last night. Thanks for your care. If I dirty your clothes, you can take them downstairs. Put them in front of my door, I will help you clean them. — — Linda. "
It turned out that the woman was called Linda. It seemed that she had come to find him!
Zhang Tie didn't care about this trivial thing anymore. A drunk woman, he didn't need to care about it. There was no need to argue with her about this. Zhang Tie smiled, tore off the note, opened the door, and walked into the room.
At this moment, Zhang Tie's heart had long been boiling. His heart was already boiling, but he forced himself to remain calm.
Patience is a virtue! Zhang Tie reminded himself once again.
He had sweated too much today. Zhang Tie's body still carried a weird smell of dung and garbage. Before entering the Castle of Black Iron, Zhang Tie took a bath in ten minutes and changed his clothes.
… …
"Welcome to the Castle of Black Iron, Handsome and Magnificent Castle Lord!"
When the line of words slowly disappeared, Zhang Tie took a deep breath and walked towards that small tree.
The small tree didn't let Zhang Tie down, or rather, the real law of cause and effect didn't let Zhang Tie down. Right on the twig in the middle of the small tree, two fruits were hanging there quietly.
They were both Fruits of Redemption. One was pale green, while the other had turned pink. Like two peaches, one was ripe while the other was not ripe yet.
The pale green Fruit of Redemption was the "strength of golden uangs", which was not ripe yet. Without looking at it, Zhang Tie just stretched out his hand towards that pink heart-shaped peach.
— — Fruit of Redemption — — earthworms' gratitude. It's already ripe. Usage: Pick and directly eat it. Notice: The fruit cannot be taken out of the Castle of Black Iron. After twelve hours of having been picked off the tree, its energy and vitality will gradually decline.
— — This fruit can increase the recovery rate of Castle Lord's wounds by 13%.
Over 20 silver coins! 13% recovery ability! Zhang Tie became absent-minded for a second before bursting out into laughter. At this moment, Zhang Tie understood that although money was important, it was not the standard to measure everything. If not for those earthworms, it would be impossible for him to recover his wounds no matter how much money he spent on them.
Perhaps the people in this era were just like the people before the Catastrophe. They were used to measuring the value of everything with money. The number of earthworms that he had set free today should be at least 70,000 or 80,000. In the eyes of some people, 70,000 or 80,000 lives were only worth a few silver coins. However, all the lives were manifestations of the God of Creation, which couldn't be measured by money. In the eyes of the God of Creation, a living grass or a trivial earthworm might be more valuable than a magnificent palace.
The so-called wealth of a person, should it be measured by the eyes of human beings or by the eyes of the Creator? Perhaps, a truly rich person should be the kind of person who should be rich from both the perspective of human beings and the perspective of creation. Only that kind of wealth could be considered as true wealth!
A wisp of enlightenment flashed across Zhang Tie's mind.
That heart-shaped Fruit of Redemption carried a bizarre smell, which made Zhang Tie's pores open due to excitement. After picking it off and eating it, the fruit turned into a wriggling warm current that spread all over Zhang Tie's body like an earthworm. Zhang Tie clearly felt that some parts of his body that were not right became comfortable after the wriggling warm current passed through.
It was really comfortable to eat this fruit. During the whole process, it felt like numerous small hands were massaging Zhang Tie from inside to outside. Even though the effect of the fruit had long passed, Zhang Tie still sat on the ground and savored it for a long time before standing up.
After picking himself up, Zhang Tie made some movements as he sensed his body carefully. At this moment, although he had only recovered 13% of his physical strength, Zhang Tie still felt a bit better than before. Because his physical strength was very poor, Zhang Tie could clearly feel the recovery of 13% of his physical strength.
As long as he persisted here for a few months, he would recover to a normal person sooner or later. Zhang Tie let out a long sigh inside...
According to this speed, Zhang Tie knew that he would be able to recover miraculously in 3-4 months. Perhaps when he recovered, the entire Iron-Blood Camp of No. 39 Division would not have finished its reorganization. After all, this time, the Iron-Blood Camp had really suffered a great loss.
Should he go back to the Iron-Blood Camp after fully recovering? Hearing this question, Zhang Tie became hesitant. He knew that if he could go back as if nothing had happened to him after experiencing such a terrifying experience and being declared disabled by so many people, he would be really "famous" in the entire Iron-Horn Army. He was afraid that many people would start to doubt the lie that he had fabricated about being struck by the lightning bolt at that time. No matter how great Acquired Lightning-Strike Syndrome was, it was impossible for it to be so great.
The Iron-Horn Army was not Blackhot City. If he aroused someone's attention, Zhang Tie was not sure whether he could keep the secret of the Castle of Black Iron under any circumstances.
This question made Zhang Tie confused. However, only after a few seconds, he had forgotten about it. No matter what, it would take him at least 3-4 months to recover his wounds and the Iron-Blood Camp to finish this recuperation and reorganization. He would think about it at that time.
Thinking of this, Zhang Tie became relaxed.
As he had enough time tonight, Zhang Tie cultivated in the Castle of Black Iron for a while and continued to "process" the two binding chains using his spiritual energy. After that, he cultivated the "Mental Arithmetic by Abacus" of two abacuses to recover some of his spiritual energy. Finally, he fell asleep with great satisfaction and peace of mind.
From then on, Zhang Tie became the most popular person in the entire Chevli Village...
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