Chapter 4: Deep Cultivation
Li Ji saw that Old Yang remained calm and continued to eat and drink.
He thought to himself: "You are such a careless man. When the bandits came, why didn't you run away?"
Lao Yu saw Li Ji's doubts and said to him as if nothing had happened:
"Don't be afraid, little brother. We have a guard team."
Do you have a guard?
This is normal.
With the current chaos and war, it is common sense for wealthy businessmen to have private armies.
He felt that there was nothing in his temple. You are not afraid of bandits, so I am not afraid of anything.
Li Ji replied without changing his expression:
"I'm not afraid of robbers. There's nothing valuable in this small temple, unless they steal the statues of the gods in the temple."
After a while, I heard someone shouting outside:
"Hurry up and catch those rebels. Don't let them run away."
At this time, four or five strong men in black rushed into the temple like ferocious monsters.
Old Yang hurriedly hid in the corner .
Lao Yu drew his sword to fight.
He killed and wounded three rebels, but was eventually knocked to the ground by them due to exhaustion.
Just as Lao Yang was about to run outside, he was also subdued by a group of men in black.
A man in black shouted:
"Take these two fat guys away and squeeze out some more money."
Several men in black escorted Lao Yu and Lao Yang out.
Suddenly, a group of soldiers rushed over.
The men in black fought with the officers and soldiers.
Li Ji took the opportunity to escort Lao Yu and Lao Yang back to the temple.
They drank some wine and started chatting about all sorts of things.
In half a cup of tea, more than a dozen soldiers rushed into the small temple.
The pockmarked general in the lead knelt on one knee:
"Report! Boss Yang, the robber has been caught."
Lao Yang wiped the wine from the corner of his mouth and raised his hand:
"Take it to the market and chop it up."
The pockmarked general responded loudly: "Yes, boss!"
The ferocious guards dragged the bandits away.
"Ding!"
The mission of the Fate-Changing System was released: "Save these bandits and turn them into your own strength."
"To save or not to save?"
Li Ji was stunned. He thought:
"I came to the Sui Dynasty alone, how can I survive without a few helpers?"
To change your destiny, you also need external help.
Good wind helps me soar into the sky.
He made a decisive choice: "Save."
He had made up his mind, so he smiled and said to Lao Yang:
"Boss Yang, I think these people are all starving people. They are causing trouble because they are hungry. Why don't you let me deal with them?"
Old Yang was surprised:
"Little brother, do you want to take them in?"
Li Ji patiently explained:
"Look, my small temple needs manpower. There are dozens of acres of wasteland in front of and behind the house, and hundreds of acres of hills. I need a few laborers to be self-sufficient."
Old Yang thought about it and felt that what Li Ji said made sense.
He put down his wine glass and said to Lao Yu:
"My little brother has a good idea. Lao Yu, go and inform the guards to spare his life."
Upon hearing this, Lao Yu did not dare to neglect it. He poured a glass of wine into his mouth and turned away.
Not long after Lao Yu went out, he brought those men in black over.
Old Yang said sternly to the rebels:
"I will do you a favor. I will spare your death sentence today. From now on, you will serve as laborers in this temple."
Everyone knelt down to express their gratitude.
Li Ji's distilled liquor is really amazing, with a high alcohol content and a strong aftertaste.
Lao Yang had a few drinks and was quite drunk.
He held Lao Yu's hand and said:
"Let's go back and have some rest. Come back in a few days to see Xiaoxian and taste the fine wine here."
Li Ji stood up hurriedly and said enthusiastically:
"You are welcome to come here often. Just don't think this place is shabby."
Lao Yu supported Lao Yang, and several guards followed behind as they walked towards the bank of the Grand Canal.
After Li Ji watched them leave, he helped bandage the injured rebels to stop the bleeding.
He said to the rebels, "You must be hungry. Come, there is wine and meat here. Enjoy them."
Without saying a word, several rebels squatted on the ground and started eating and drinking.
At this time, a sturdy man in his thirties with a red face picked up the wine glass and stood up with a whoosh.
He shouted loudly: "My name is Li Ai, let me toast to Xiaoxian."
Li Ji drank a glass of wine, looked at the strong men, and said:
"My name is Li Ji. If you want to leave, I won't keep you. If you don't want to leave, you have to help me guard the house."
His thinking was clear, and he could keep these people to guard the house;
And he can help him cultivate the wasteland in front of and behind his house;
Plant fruit trees on the barren hills and raise chickens, ducks and geese.
The sturdy men understood what Li Ji meant, and fell to their knees.
After they knelt down, they shouted in unison:
"Our lives belong to you. We have decided not to leave."
Li Ji was also very straightforward when he heard that they were not leaving.
He threw the gold ticket directly on the table:
"Okay, you are a good brother! I have a gold check here, you can exchange it for gold."
"Buy rice and noodles from the market, and buy some building materials to build a few more houses so that we can have a place to live."
Li Ai took the gold note and thanked Li Ji.
He put the gold bills in his pocket, called a few servants, pulled the flatbed cart and went to the street.
As the sun set, Li Ai was pulling a cart full of flour, cabbage and vermicelli.
The next day.
He took a few farmers to the building materials market to buy wood.
Go to the brick factory to buy bricks and tiles.
A knowledgeable construction master was invited, and within a few days, a row of tiled houses was built.
Li Ji saw that Li Ai was organized and had great leadership skills.
He was appointed as the chief steward, with full responsibility for the management of personnel, finances and materials of the mountain temple.
Li Ai also worked extremely hard and attentively.
From then on, he and Li Ji regarded each other as sworn brothers.
"Ding!"
The fate-changing system released information: If you successfully save the lives of several heroes, the system will give you material rewards.
Item 1: Vegetables, a pack of Shanghai greens seeds;
Item 2: 1,000 Fuji apple tree seedlings;
Item 3: 1,000 high-quality Dangshan pear saplings;
Item 4: Winter wheat seeds 'Taishan No. 20', 5*100 catties bags.
Li Ji took a look and found that the rewards of the destiny-changing system were really generous.
Farming, need seeds?
Now that you have the seeds, you can plant wheat.
Li Ji led the way and did everything himself.
Combining his experience from his previous life, he used deep plowing and fine raking methods to guide the villagers in sowing wheat seeds.
After a few days, all the open space in front of and behind the mountain temple was planted with wheat.
Fruit trees need to be planted on the mountains.
Li Ji directed the villagers to go up the mountain to plant trees and green the barren hills.
In just five days, 2,000 fruit tree seedlings were planted halfway up the mountain.
After the fruit tree seedlings were planted, he designated someone to be responsible for their management.
With regular fertilization and watering, all the fruit tree seedlings were planted and survived.
He organized the villagers to go up the mountain to plant trees, and not only provided them with food and drink, but also paid them wages.
The mountain temple where he lived was also renovated and refurbished inside and out.
A few days later, Li Ji was taking a nap in the temple when his housekeeper Li Ai came to report:
"Two suspicious guys came to the village, and they looked around as soon as they entered the village."
He gestured, "It looks like they are two thieves. We brought them here."
Li Ji looked up and almost laughed out loud.
