The Prodigal Son’s Happy Life - Chapter 421

[What is the use of Chapter 421?]

The villagers who were working in the fields heard the cry of the two children and all looked up.

One of the middle-aged men, who must be the father of the two children, saw this scene and ran over in a hurry.

Seeing Fang Xiu in front of him, who was dressed in rich clothes, he hurriedly took the two children into his arms, bowed and said: “Sir, these two children are not sensible and bumped into you, sir. I hope that you, sir, are rich enough not to follow them.” The two of them care about each other.

When the younger one comes back, he will discipline them hard!”

After saying that, he glared at the two children and scolded them: “Why don’t you apologize to the adults soon?” When

the two children heard this, His eyes suddenly turned red, he looked at Fang Xiu timidly, and whispered: “Sir, we were wrong.”

When Fang Xiu saw this scene, he was completely speechless.

It seems that he didn’t do anything at all from beginning to end, so why does he seem to be a villain.

“”

He was silent for a moment, looked at the crayfish in the little boy’s arms, and said slowly: “Actually, I just want to ask, where did you find this thing?” When the

middle-aged man heard this, he smiled slightly. Startled.

Then, he looked down at his son and said sternly: “My lord is asking you something, why don’t you answer it quickly! This thing”

At this point, after seeing clearly what was in the boy’s arms, he was stunned.

“Sir, are you talking about this red worm?”

The middle-aged man reached out and picked up the crayfish in the little boy’s arms. He looked at Fang Xiu, looking a little surprised.

Fang Xiu nodded and said, “Yes, that’s it. Where did you find it?”

After the middle-aged man determined that this was the question, his expression became a little strange and he replied, “Reporting to your lord, this red worm, the ground It’s everywhere inside, and we can’t even catch it.”

Fang Xiu nodded when he heard this.

It was no different from what he imagined.

He asked again: “There was one before?”

The middle-aged man shook his head and replied: “It was just this year. I have never seen it before.

At first, people in the village thought it was a monster. Later, It was discovered that it was just a kind of insect that liked to eat crops, and it was even more powerful than locusts.

At the beginning, the ground was full of them, and all the men, women, and children in the village were dispatched to catch a batch of them.

They were very rough and could survive no matter what. Once you add it up, it will all be buried in the soil.”

Fang Xiu nodded when he heard this, with a thoughtful look on his face.

It seems that this crayfish has recently migrated to Gyeonggi.

So maybe the previous famine in the Central Plains was related to this?

I remember that when I was listening to the old emperor discussing the matter in Nuange, the minister of the Ministry of Revenue once blamed the famine in the Central Plains on the insect plague.

I never thought

that the so-called insect plague would be crayfish.

“Sir, can we leave?”

The middle-aged man stood there, waiting uneasily for a moment, and then asked cautiously.

Fang Xiu heard his voice, raised his eyes, glanced at him, with a smile on his face, and said, “Don’t worry,

I have a way to make money for you.”

When the middle-aged man heard this, he showed fear on his face. color.

His expression was also very ugly, as if he was about to cry: “Sir, there are younger ones above and younger ones below. As you can see, the two and a half-year-old children at home have to eat. This year there is another insect infestation and the harvest is not good.

” As he spoke, tears came down.

Looking at his posture, I wanted to kneel on the ground and beg him to let me go.

When Fang Xiu saw this scene, his face was speechless.

Why is this whole family like this?

He took a step forward, reached out and patted his shoulder, and said, “Don’t be nervous, I’m not a monster.”

When the middle-aged man saw this scene, he really wanted to kneel down. .

Seeing this, Fang Xiu became even more helpless. He took out a one hundred tael silver note from his arms and said, “As long as you do one thing for me, this one hundred tael of silver will be yours.”

“This, this, this”

The middle-aged man looked at the banknote with the words ‘Baolefang’ printed on it and was stunned.

One hundred taels of silver notes.

In his entire life, this was the first time he had seen so many banknotes.

Moreover, according to this adult’s opinion, it seems that as long as you do one thing for him, the one hundred taels will be yours.

His face showed excitement.

However, the next second, reason took over again.

So many years of experience in dealing with people tell him that pie in the sky is impossible.

Since there can be rewards, there must be sacrifices. This is an eternal truth.

But

what is in front of me is a full one hundred taels of silver notes!

Even if he works hard for ten years, he may not be able to save it.

He was immediately confused.

After a moment, he glanced at the two children in his arms. He seemed to have made up his mind. He raised his eyes, looked at Fang Xiu, and said firmly: “Sir, the little one is just an ordinary commoner. Those things of murder and arson, the little one is If you can’t do it, you don’t dare to do it.”

Fang Xiu nodded and said slowly: “I know, I don’t have to ask you to kill people and set fire, let alone go to the mountain of swords and the sea of fire.

I just need you to kill all the red worms in the field. Catch them, and then, every two days, I will send a team to collect them at the price of ten cents per catty.

How about using this one hundred taels of silver as a deposit?”

The middle-aged man was a little confused when he heard this. .

Red worms

cost ten cents a pound?

It’s not that he disliked the low price.

After all, there is no use for them to come here. They can only bury it in the soil, which is a waste of labor and time.

People are willing to collect it, which has saved them a lot of time. It is a great blessing to return so much money.

But he couldn’t figure out what the noble man wanted these red worms for?

Could it be that these red worms are still edible?

Of course, he just thought about it this way.

No one in this world eats bugs, let alone a bug like this whose whole body is covered in a hard shell.

“This”

middle-aged man wanted to agree to his request immediately, but his reason made him hesitate.

After a moment, he raised his eyes, looked at Fang Xiu, and said with some uncertainty: “Sir,

do you mean what you said?” As if he felt that it was inappropriate to say this, he hastily added: “Of course, it’s not a small matter that can’t be trusted.” “Sir, I just don’t know what purpose these red worms have besides being a pastime for children. ” Of course

the purpose of crayfish

is to eat them!

Fang Xiu heard this question, but didn’t explain much.

Because he understood that no matter how much explanation he gave, it would be in vain. If he had not personally tasted the taste of crayfish, he would not be able to understand why he did this.

So, he just replied: “You are right, because it is novel, so I want to bring it to the city and give it to the children of some noble families as a pastime.”

(End of Chapter)