The large snake didn't mind. After climbing up, it rubbed against Chu Xun's head, and then spat out a small gold nugget from its mouth.
"Where did you pick this up from again?" Chu Xun took it in his hand.
The large snake couldn't speak, only hissing and flicking its tongue at him.
If this scene were seen by others in the village, they would probably be scared half to death.
There was rustling in the field, and more voles popped their heads out.
Rabbits and pheasants, either hopping or flying.
There was also a toad the size of a washbasin, jumping over ten ters far, coming to Chu Xun's feet and squatting down obediently.
Just like the large snake, it spat out a piece of fish bone held in its mouth.
Although it was a fish bone, it was crystal clear, like jade.
Chu Xun bent down to pick it up. The gifts frequently brought by the livestock and poultry were all things ordinary people couldn't see.
Rare and bizarre. Now there were several boxes piled up at ho, specially used to store them.
A large flock of crows flapped their wings and landed on the branches of the trees by the field.
Chu Xun couldn't help but laugh. These livestock and poultry had long been accustod to freeloading on the spiritual rain. Knowing he was going to plow the land today, they all ca.
Chu Xun wasn't stingy either, reaching out his hand to form a hand seal.
Continuous Rain Spell 1
[Continuous Rain Spell 41003/100000, Drive water vapor to gather in a large area, can control slow movent and the amount of rain at will]
The pattering spiritual rain fell. The livestock and poultry opened their mouths wide one after another, sucking the rainwater into their bellies.
Even the large snake nudged Chu Xun's face, quickly slithered down, and climbed up along the water buffalo's legs to freeload on the rain.
The water buffalo paused its footsteps, turned its head and blinked its massive bovine eyes, flapped its ears, and then slowly continued pulling the plow.
Seeing these livestock and poultry getting along so harmoniously, the smile on Chu Xun's face grew even wider.
So things couldn't be told to others, and couldn't even be seen by people.
Only when he was together with these livestock and poultry did he truly feel relaxed.
Continuously casting the Spiritual Soil Spell, he "plowed" a full eight acres of land before Chu Xun finally stopped.
The livestock and poultry knew he was going back. They croaked and squeaked for a while, then each hopped and ran off without a trace.
After the large snake also slithered into the woods, Chu Xun flipped and jumped onto the water buffalo's back, patting its head, "Go ho."
The water buffalo swished its tail, still walking ho unhurriedly.
Chu Xun's body swayed along on top, very at ease.
It was just that the water buffalo's hair was too coarse and too hard. If his pants were worn thin, it pricked his buttocks and made them itch.
Entering the village, the people he saw along the way all took the initiative to wave at Chu Xun.
"Ah Xun, co to our house for dinner tonight, your sister-in-law stewed a big pot of cured at and cabbage!"
"Brother Xun, the popcorn you taught last ti really worked, take so back to eat with Anxiu!"
"Brother Xun, what exactly happened between Tang Monk and the Seven Fairies? Can we go to your house to listen tonight?"
Chu Xun rode on the buffalo's back, smilingly returning the greetings, talking all the way until his throat was smoking.
Returning ho, as soon as he entered the door, he saw Zhang Anxiu leaning over the table counting silver.
Seeing Chu Xun return, Zhang Anxiu's eyes lit up, waving at him, "Brother Xun, co quickly, this year's rent is even more than last year's!"
Chu Xun smiled and walked over, kissing her thick lips, "You finished collecting so quickly, I thought you'd co back a bit later."
Although they were husband and wife, Chu Xun's actions were always so bold, making Zhang Anxiu look towards the door sowhat shyly.
Fortunately, the won in the village didn't see.
Otherwise, they would be envious to death!
These past few years, Chu Xun had bought a few more shops in the town, enabling him to purchase more farmland.
In addition, so individual families had too many children and were terribly battered by the poll tax, having no choice but to sell land to balance their accounts.
Chu Xun paid readily. As long as the price was fair, he never haggled, and those people were also willing to sell their land to him.
Now, the farmland under his na was already close to three hundred acres.
Although the vast majority of it was rented to tenant farrs, only collecting forty percent as rent.
But calculating it, nearly a thousand taels of silver would be credited to the account.
The dozen or so shops in the town also brought in a handso inco.
People had already started saying that Master Chu's family had so much silver they couldn't spend it all.
This was naturally an exaggeration. Only the people of Pinecone Village knew how difficult it was for Chu Xun to go from an orphan with two acres of farmland, growing up eating als from a hundred families, to his current substantial net worth.
Without Wang Erlai and those few scoundrels, other rascals had also been dealt with in recent years.
Zheng Xiuwen completely changed Tang Shijun's policy of conciliation. When encountering those acting like scoundrels and not farming seriously, he would directly drag them off to be beaten with ten boards first.
Those who dared to cause trouble would receive light caning or heavy imprisonnt.
The atmosphere of the entire Zhangnan County was quickly rectified, and there were no longer many who dared to act recklessly.
Every ti Zhang Anxiu went to collect rent, the tenant farrs would hold the rent they had prepared early on and honestly put it into the money bag.
Zhang Anxiu brought over a large piece of cured at as if presenting a treasure, smiling playfully as she said, "Ah Qiao's dad smoked this the year before last. No matter what, he insisted I bring a piece back for you to taste."
Pausing her words, Zhang Anxiu added, "I gave him silver in return, I didn't take it for free!"
"I didn't say you took it for free either." Chu Xun asked casually, "How is Ah Qiao doing now? I heard he got beaten with the board by the teacher again?"
Ah Qiao, who was as thin as his dad, was already eleven years old this year.
Perhaps because he heard Chu Xun say back then that reading ten thousand books is like traveling ten thousand miles.
He would often run to the county's public school to eavesdrop, traveling dozens of miles back and forth.
After being discovered by the teacher and beaten a few tis, he still didn't change.
Seeing that he loved to learn, that teacher with hair like white frost and a senile appearance, whether out of sympathy or sothing else, gradually stopped questioning it.
It was just that he couldn't get too close, otherwise his palms would still get beaten with the board.
"He's doing quite well, he's happy even if he gets beaten with the board," Zhang Anxiu said.
"That's good then."
Just as they were talking, a voice ca from outside, "Ah Xun."
Village Chief Li Shoutian, leaning on a crutch, pushed open the courtyard door and ca in.
It rained last month, and Li Shoutian slipped at his doorstep and took a fall. Until now, his right leg hadn't improved, and he had to walk with a crutch.
Zhang Anxiu hurriedly went over to support him. Li Shoutian smiled and said, "It's nothing, it's just not completely healed yet."
Although he said so, he was getting older, and his physique was far worse than before.
After being supported by Zhang Anxiu to sit down, Li Shoutian glanced at the silver money on the table and clicked his tongue, "When it cos to family wealth, your family is truly getting more and more substantial. Even the wealthy households in the county town might not be able to collect this much rent."
"It's all thanks to you making Brother Xun take on thirty acres of wasteland reclamation back then, otherwise we wouldn't have prospered so quickly," Zhang Anxiu said.
Li Shoutian didn't know whether to laugh or cry, "You girl, you still hold a grudge."
Back then, he assigned thirty acres of wasteland to Chu Xun, which angered Zhang Anxiu terribly, and she still rembered it to this day.
But there was truly no other way at that ti. He had just beco the Village Chief, and the strong young n in the village had either died or been injured because of the water dispute.
If any family could take on a few more acres, it would be considered a great help!
"Village Chief, will you have a drink here tonight? I'll have Anxiu prepare a few dishes to go with the wine, and then call Brother Guangmao over," Chu Xun said.
"Then you guys chat first." Anxiu very obediently went out the door.
Chu Xun sat down next to Li Shoutian and asked, "Village Chief coming today, it shouldn't be to make reclaim wasteland again, right?"
This was naturally a joke. Li Shoutian smiled, "With your current family business, where would you still need to personally reclaim wasteland."
"However, coming today is indeed to discuss a serious matter with you."
Li Shoutian's expression beca sowhat serious, and he said in a deep voice, "I heard that recently quite a few roving bandits have co to the surrounding counties, and many villages and towns have suffered disasters. Our village also has to take so precautions."
[End of Chapter]
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