Lü Shu finally had the chance to enter the town- the green bricks weren't very neat, and there was even some mud, but Lü Shu finally felt a little livelier.
After all, living with Zhang Weiyu in the countryside didn't make much contact with other people, and the civilians were gradually forced to sell their fields and themselves. There weren't many civilians like Zhang Weiyu in Field Ridge Town anymore, and the village slowly became a farm for the slave masters.
Lü Shu didn't see any stalls selling snacks on the streets, but there were quite a few shops. The shopkeepers and workers in the shops all had marks on them- House Yu's was a blade, House Lin's was an ingot, and House Zhang's was a fish. The noble master's mark was a little more complicated, with two swords crossing each other to form a cross.
The slave masters' marks could only have one thing, and the nobles' marks could only have two. The rules of class were everywhere.
It was said that the Lin Family did not originally have the mark of an ingot. Later on, when the Southern Sky Emperor Wen Zai Bu was patrolling his territory, he stayed in the courtyard of the Lin Family. When he left, he gave the Lin Family a ingot, so the head of the Lin Family changed his mark into an ingot.
From this point, Lü Shu realized that the mark could be changed. If he met a soul painter, he might not even be able to tell what his mark was …
And House Lin … really knew how to kiss ass.
Yu Die invited Lü Shu to ride with her, but Lü Shu didn't want to, and so Yu Die walked with the horse's rope in order to take care of Lü Shu. Lü Shu noticed that Yu Die was only about three to four centimeters shorter than him, and her figure was also very good.
This was a world where strength was everything, and the slave masters' clothes might look luxurious, but they were very fitting, probably the most suitable size for battle.
And when Yu Die walked, she would often unconsciously get closer to Lü Shu, almost getting pushed into the fields by Lü Shu …
When the two passed through the town, all the slaves and shopkeepers in the shops were secretly looking at them.
A few days ago, the news spread in Field Ridge Town that the head of House Yu had his eyes on a commoner and forbade anyone from touching him.
Not only that, the head of House Yu had his slaves send gifts to this commoner every day, and it was said that this commoner was very good-looking.
In the past, this kind of thing often happened between slave owners. They would try their best to get the civilian woman or man they fancied. There were even slave owners who fancied other people's slaves and wanted to trade.
But the other slave masters used unconventional methods to force the commoners, but this House Yu was different. It was like a love story told by a storyteller …
Actually, Lü Shu had heard of such stories before. Wasn't this the female version of a domineering CEO falling in love with him?
There was also a chain of contempt between the slaves. Those with higher cultivation levels despised those with lower cultivation levels. Those who could be bestowed cultivation techniques by the patriarch looked down on those who could only do odd jobs in shops. Those who did odd jobs in shops looked down on those who farmed, and those who farmed looked down on the commoners.
Normally, the status of slaves should be lower than that of commoners, but the slaves didn't think so. They were all people who couldn't survive, so who were they showing their arrogance to?
For example, Zhang Weiyu, a commoner who would rather die than sell his body, was like a foil to the existence of the slaves, making them seem very spineless.
And so, the slaves in Field Ridge Town were very annoyed with Zhang Weiyu. This was human nature.
The reason Zhang Weiyu's life was so difficult wasn't just because of the heavy taxes. If it was just the taxes, he could still make a living. After all, Zhang Weiyu was alone and didn't need to support a wife and children. He could feed himself and the whole family.
But the reality wasn't so simple. Many slaves liked to cause damage when they passed by Zhang Weiyu's fields.
This was what Yu Die told Lü Shu. But what Yu Die really admired about Zhang Weiyu was that even when his crops were destroyed, Zhang Weiyu didn't get angry. When he couldn't survive, he just gnawed on tree bark and roots.
When he heard these words, Lü Shu's impression of Zhang Weiyu changed. Back then, he would rather starve to death than learn to steal and rob like the other children from the orphanage.
House Yu's courtyard was very big. When Lü Shu walked in with Yu Die, the slaves guarding the courtyard all looked at him curiously, and their expressions seemed to be a bit disapproving.
In their impression, Lü Shu was just a pretty boy that the head of the house liked … Although he was quite white.
Lü Shu asked as he walked, "Can you tell me more about the Old Divine King?"
Yu Die shook her head, "The Old Divine King's actions have always been mysterious. Only a lot of unofficial history has been left in this world. In the past, it was said that someone suggested that the Old Divine King set up a special record of the Divine King's life and history. In the end, the Old Divine King replied that his life didn't need to be evaluated or recorded by others, and that he didn't need to enter history in some way. In the end, words are dead. So, there are 'Wang Scholars' among the people who specialize in researching the poems left behind by the Old Divine King. They want to get a glimpse of the Old Divine King's thoughts and life experiences from the poems … "
"Hehehe." Lü Shu didn't even have the strength to retort. Wang Scholars were probably the shorthand for the scholars who researched the Divine King, right? But it'd be a miracle if they could research it. Were those poems written by the Old Divine King? By the time you finish your research, you'll either judge the Old Divine King to be schizophrenic, or the 'Wang Scholars' themselves are schizophrenic.
Lü Shu felt that this Old Divine King was bullying the common people of this Lü Zhou world for being uncultured. If they were on Earth, they would have been cursed to death long ago.
Yu Die said, "What do you think of my courtyard? The Emperor Heaven decreed that the great slave masters' courtyards should not exceed seven mu. I spent a lot of thought in designing this courtyard, and I didn't overstep it at all. My thoughts are all reflected in the details. Look at the stories carved on the bluestone slabs. The Lin family and the Zhang family are both reckless fools. How could they not know that they have built such a big courtyard? Who knows, maybe one day, someone will find an excuse to confiscate their property. "
"It's that serious?" Lü Shu stared blankly for a moment. He didn't expect that this Lü Zhou world's social class was so strict that even the construction of courtyards was fastidious. Moreover, the great slave masters also lived at the whim of others. If they wanted to confiscate their property, it would be confiscated just like that.
When Lü Shu arrived at the study and saw the entire wall of poetry, he truly despaired.
There were more than thirty books of the "Three Hundred Poems of the King", more than forty books of the "Complete Poems of the King", more than twenty books of the "Complete Poems of the King", and all kinds of articles …
Yu Die sighed and said, "The king's imagination is magnificent and magnificent. There are some places that we have never heard of. The Wang Scholars searched all over Lü Zhou but couldn't find them. Therefore, everyone guessed that there must be a beautiful Divine Kingdom in the heart of the Old Divine King!"
"Yes, yes, yes. Everything you said is correct." Lü Shu said calmly. He almost doubted his own eyes. Just what kind of world was this?
"There are also people who say that the Old Divine King actually came from another world. These poems are all about him missing his homeland." Yu Die suddenly said, "Some people believe that the king is very lonely."
Lü Shu stared blankly for a moment. He suddenly realized that what Yu Die said wasn't impossible. Could it be that the Old Divine King really came here from Earth? Otherwise, why would a puppet master go to Earth?
This place was full of spiritual energy, but the foundation said that this was a land of exile. But Lü Shu thought about it from different angles and felt that Earth was more like a land of exile!
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