Chapter 31: Dinner
Slaves are more miserable than tenants!
Everyone in the village understands this.
Tenants were no better than yeoman farmers. After all, the land belonged to the master, but at least they had personal freedom.
But slaves don't even have personal freedom, and their status is not even as good as the pigs and dogs raised by the master!
"Chu Erniu, do you remember?"
Butler Hu twisted his mustache and looked arrogant, as if the slave contract was a charity from the Hu family to Chu Liang.
I originally planned to take Chu Liang's life, but now I just want him to be a slave. Isn't this charity?
And he also said that the master likes Chu Liang and wants to train him personally!
If it were another villager, there might be a bit of luck... What if the master really admires him?
"I remember."
The second uncle looked humble and solemnly put away the slave contract given to him by Butler Hu.
"Just remember, remember to tell your nephew!"
Butler Hu returned to his usual smiling expression. He was very satisfied with his second uncle's attitude and turned around to leave.
After he left, the surrounding villagers had different expressions, and their eyes stayed on the second uncle.
One of the old men said: "Er Niu, A Liang's life is saved."
"Yes, I saved my life..."
The second uncle shook his head and said nothing more, but everyone around him understood what he meant.
Next, it depends on Chu Liang’s answer.
Will he sign the contract?
"When A Liang comes back, we must persuade him!"
The fourth uncle and the fifth uncle breathed a sigh of relief. After all, there was a turn of events, and Mr. Hu didn't seem too angry. The rest of the Chu family should not be involved.
The news gradually spread, and people in the village were talking about it.
Wang Tuozi looked twisted and cursed in the thatched house: "You can't sign, damn Chu Liang, you must die in front of me!"
After Zhao Hu learned the news, he was silent for a while.
Then, he told his younger brothers that Chu Liang would definitely not sign.
Everyone is waiting for Chu Liang to come back.
But Chu Liang had no idea about these things.
He arrived at the county seat around ten o'clock in the morning.
The county town is full of people coming and going, bustling and bustling, with heads everywhere as far as the eye can see.
"It's really lively."
Chu Liang squeezed into the crowd and bought two buns as usual.
He then began selling the medicine he harvested in the mountains during this time.
Astragalus, fleece-flower root, golden thread grass, gastrodia elata, etc. were all found by the treasure-hunting mouse for him.
Chu Liang evolved some of the herbs once to increase their value.
Due to the large quantity, he traveled throughout the county and went to more than a dozen drug stores to sell all the herbs separately so as not to attract the attention of interested people.
It was noon, and Chu Liang's backpack was almost empty, leaving only one of the most precious purple mushrooms.
"A total of seven hundred and sixty taels of silver were sold."
Chu Liang counted the banknotes.
This is a huge amount of money that can lead to death.
No one in the entire Qingshi Village can afford so much money, not even Mr. Hu.
Afterwards, Chu Liang went to Yunlai Restaurant.
"Yunlai Restaurant's business is pretty good today, much better than before."
Chu Liang approached the restaurant and found that the restaurant was extremely lively today, and the lobby was full of people in a hurry.
He found Qi Shun, the owner of the restaurant, and took out the purple mushroom from his backpack.
"Shopkeeper Qi, take a look at this."
As soon as he saw Zizhi, Qi Shun's eyes immediately lit up.
"Brother Chu, this...is this Zizhi? And it has more than nine holes?"
"right."
"Haha, Brother Chu, you are so lucky to have found this magical medicine! This kind of purple zhizhi can be regarded as a treasure among precious medicines!"
In this world, Ganoderma lucidum is also called fairy grass. Just by hearing this name, you can tell how precious it is.
Although you won't become a god if you eat this thing, there is no problem in extending your life.
Chu Liang’s evolved purple ganoderma is even more of the best among ganoderma lucidum.
"Brother Chu, I see that you are a lucky person!"
Qi Shun's face flushed and he asked with a smile: "I was surprised when I dug up the blood ginseng last time. This time I got such a precious thing. Are you attracted by the God of Wealth?"
"Shopkeeper Qi, please estimate the price." Chu Liang said with a smile.
"Eighty-eight taels, how about it?"
Qi Shun stretched out his fat hand, spread his thumb and index finger, and made an "eight" sign.
This is a very auspicious number.
Chu Liang did not hesitate and immediately nodded in agreement.
He handed Zizhi over, and Qi Shun took out the money. After receiving the money and goods, the transaction was completed.
"Brother Chu, it's almost noon. Let's have a meal before we go. I'll treat you, brother!" Qi Shun smiled and put away Zizhi, feeling very good.
"good."
Chu Liang did not refuse.
The two of them sat in a private room on the right side of the lobby. Food and wine were quickly placed on the table, and they chatted while eating.
During the meal, Chu Liang learned a piece of news that surprised him - a monster appeared!
"Brother Chu, don't you know yet?"
"what do you know?"
"Last night, a monster came down from the mountain and attacked Moshi Village. Many people died in the village."
Qi Shun lowered his voice and pointed at the hurried figures in the restaurant lobby.
Their restaurant took over the banquet for the dead in Moshi Village, so it seemed so busy today.
The entire Moshi Village is waiting for a meal!
"The monster came down the mountain?" Chu Liang was a little surprised. He really didn't know about this.
"Yes, at least twenty people died, and many others were disabled! The news spread early in the morning, and many people in the county are discussing it today."
There have been no monsters in the area around Anping County for several years.
The sudden appearance of monsters has made many people panic and uneasy.
This time, people from Moshi Village died. What about next time?
Moshi Village is next to Baishi Village, and Baishi Village is not far from Heishi Village. A little further away is Qingshi Village where Chu Liang is.
"I left early today. When I left, the news had not yet reached my village." Chu Liang said.
"No wonder."
Qi Shun took a sip of rice wine and then told Chu Liang in detail what happened last night.
It happened at midnight last night.
At that time, every household in Moshi Village was resting, and the monster suddenly rushed out of the mountain and rushed into the village to kill people wantonly.
"It was a tiger monster, with a dark blue body, a foot long, a bloody mouth, and extremely ferocious..."
Qi Shun described it vividly, as if he had witnessed the appearance of the monster with his own eyes at the scene.
Chu Liang was puzzled and asked, "I remember there was a warrior master in Moshi Village, right? Can't that warrior master be blocked?"
"Are you talking about Master Zhang?"
"Yes."
"It's fake. Master Zhang is just sensing blood and qi. The first blood and qi are only condensed to 50%. He has not been recognized by the Wumeng at all and is not a real warrior."
"Is that so?"
Chu Liang suddenly realized.
There is a warrior master in almost every village in the surrounding area.
Qi Shun said that most of them just call themselves warriors. They are basically in the stage of sensing blood and qi, and very few of them are truly warriors.
The rest of the people don't know the details of these masters, but Qi Shun, as the owner of Yunlai Restaurant, has a wide network of contacts and knows people in the Wumeng. It is not difficult for him to know this information.
"Is Master Zhang dead?" Chu Liang asked again.
"He is not dead. Master Zhang blocked more than ten moves, but failed. He fled alone and is now staying in a clinic in the south of the city to recover from his injuries."
Qi Shun reminded Chu Liang to be careful.
The news came from the Martial Alliance that only a true warrior could deal with the tiger monster.
"Brother Chu, don't go up the mountain recently. It's best not to go back to the village. Just stay in the county and wait for the masters of the Martial Alliance to kill the tiger monster before going back."
In Qi Shun's eyes, Chu Liang was still an ordinary hunter.
He couldn't even sense the blood. Once he encountered the tiger monster, he would only die.