The next day.
After having breakfast, Xu Lian came to the mine in high spirits.
Zhang Yuan looked at him strangely, "Lian'er, why do I feel like you've grown taller overnight? Before, you were only as tall as my ears, but now you're as tall as me. Your sickly complexion is gone, and you look radiant, like a completely different person."
"I've grown taller, you just didn't notice."
Xu Lian said it casually, too lazy to explain further.
He has become a warrior in the Skin Refining Stage, and eats beef and Xiya... It's strange that he doesn't look good.
Just at this moment, the sound of a quarrel between the steward and the cook was faintly heard from the kitchen. It was probably because they discovered that the cowhide and an ox leg were missing.
Soon, the steward Han Du came out of the kitchen with a sullen face, his hands behind his back, and ordered the miners to be gathered for a lecture.
"I'm hiring you to work in the mines to earn a living. This is a gift to you. You should be grateful. Keep your hands and feet clean. If anyone dares to steal things in the kitchen again, I will kill him if I catch him!"
The miners looked at each other in confusion, not knowing what was going on, and no one dared to say anything.
Xu Lian stood calmly in the back row of the miners, and of course he would not stand out foolishly... I got the beef, come and hit me.
After the disbandment, the miners started to work.
"Brother Lian, take the fifteen taels of silver and buy a donkey to come to the mine to help you carry stones."
Liang Yan came, and amid the envious gazes of the miners, he gave Xu Lian fifteen taels of silver in public, patted Xu Lian on the shoulder, and spoke very loudly.
Giving money in public and talking loudly, what is he trying to do... Xu Lian took the money and said, "Thank you, Brother Liang, for taking care of me."
Liang Yan waved his hand and said, "Go buy it."
Xu Lian asked, "Are we going to buy a donkey now?"
Liang Yan said, "Wouldn't it be better to buy the donkey earlier and start the work of transporting stones earlier to earn more food?"
"Brother Liang is right."
Xu Lian put the silver in his arms and went to the market immediately.
Zhang Yuan happily followed Liang Yan around, calling him Brother Liang.
Liang Yan said impatiently, "Didn't I tell you that I'll talk to you later when I have money? You can just do the stonework first."
Zhang Yuan had no choice but to give up.
"Liang Yan lent me money and promoted me to a stone carrier. What was his purpose?"
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On the way to the market, Xu Lian thought, "No matter what Liang Yan's purpose is, I will buy a donkey first, do the work of transporting stones, and earn food comfortably. After all, I am a warrior, and I am not afraid of Liang Yan's tricks."
Suddenly, he heard a rustling sound coming from the bushes ahead. As a warrior in the Skin Refining Stage, it's not just that his skin is tough. His hearing, eyesight, strength and so on are also stronger than those of ordinary people.
He remained calm, pretending not to notice, and continued walking forward.
Sure enough, three sturdy men holding sharp knives suddenly jumped out of the bushes, surrounded him, and stared at him viciously.
"Boy, take out the money you have, or I'll stab you to death!"
"hurry up!"...
Xu Lian smiled, "How do you know I have money?"
The three sturdy men were stunned for a moment, looked at each other awkwardly, and realized that they had let the cat out of the bag.
Xu Lian reached out and slowly pulled out the sharp knife from his belt and held it in his hand. "Liang Yan sent you here, right?"
The three sturdy men all changed their expressions and approached.
"What two eyes, three eyes? I don't know what you are talking about."
"Take out what's on you!"...
Xu Lian stood still, but he was keeping an eye on all directions and listening carefully. He knew the three people's every move. "I can guess it even without you telling me. Liang Yan enthusiastically lent me the money, and then sent you to snatch it back. Then he asked me to pay it back. If I can't pay it back, he will force me to use Sister Xiya as collateral, right?"
The three sturdy men had gloomy faces and said nothing more. They stabbed at him fiercely with the sharp knives in their hands.
Xu Lian moved.
It was as if he had eyes behind him. He slightly turned sideways to avoid the sharp knife that was stabbing at him from behind. He then swung the knife back and stabbed the person who was attacking him from behind in the chest, killing him with one move!
Then, he grabbed the wrist of the man who was stabbing with a knife from his left side with his left hand, and broke it with a "crack" like breaking a sugarcane, causing the man to scream and fall to the ground, losing his ability to fight.
At this time, he could no longer avoid the sharp knife coming from the right, so he simply used his body to resist. The sharp knife stabbed into his ribs, but only went in a little bit before it was stuck in the tough skin.
Xu Lian turned around and swung his knife, blood spurted out, and the neck of the person on the right was cut open. He raised his hand to cover his neck in horror, but he couldn't stop the bright red blood from flowing out from between his fingers!
"weak."
“Too weak.”
Xu Lian pulled out the sharp knife stuck in his ribs and threw it away with a wave of his hand.
The man on the left, whose wrist was broken and rolling on the ground, suddenly stopped screaming!
The world is quiet.
There were only three corpses left with their eyes open, fear in their eyes, they died with their eyes open.
It goes without saying that before the three men died, the last thought in their minds must have been greeting the women in Liang Yan's family... Who the hell actually sent them to rob warriors
For a warrior, even the lowest-level warrior in the Skin Refining Stage, facing off against an ordinary person is just like an adult facing off against a child. There is no suspense.
Unless the number of ordinary people is large enough, and they are fearless and brave, and surround the Leather Refining Stage warriors... it is possible to wear down the Leather Refining Stage warriors.
Xu Lian searched the three bodies and found several taels of silver and some copper coins, which he put into his arms. He looked around, made sure that there was no one around, and left quickly.
"Killing and plundering is faster than working to earn food."
He touched the silver in his arms and felt a little tempted. Why not just stop working and kill people and plunder everywhere
Think about it carefully, you can't do this.
In such troubled times, the principle of survival is to use three out of ten of your strength and keep seven out of ten.
You have to know that the faster you make money, the higher the risk factor. If you are unlucky and run into a warrior, you are doomed.
If he works honestly in the mine, he will only meet people of Liang Yan and Zhang Yuan's level at most, and he can handle them safely...
"Why take risks when you can marry more wives and have more children, which will bring you happiness and advancement?"
Having made up his mind, Xu Lian quickened his pace and walked towards the market.
He came to the place where sex animals were sold in the market, and after some bargaining, he spent twelve and a half taels to buy a small black donkey.
It looks like it's a public one, so it's cheaper.
He spent another half a tael of silver to install a frame for the little black donkey.
Perhaps feeling uncomfortable, the little black donkey cried out "Ah, ah, ah, ah". Xu Lian whipped it a few times and it finally calmed down.
When Liang Yan saw Xu Lian driving the donkey cart back to the mine, his pupils shrank and he looked puzzled.
What's going on
Where were the people he sent to intercept them halfway? Were they delayed by something
Xu Lian could of course guess what he was thinking at the moment, and said with a smile, "Brother Liang, now that the donkey cart has been bought, please arrange a job for me as a stone carrier."
Looking at his innocent and bright smile, Liang Yan was a little absent-minded, "Okay... I'll arrange it for you right away, come with me, I'll take you to register first."
Under the envious gazes of Zhang Yuan and many stone movers, Xu Lian followed Liang Yan in the donkey cart and found the mine manager, Handu.
Liang Yan talked to Handu.
Han Du stroked his mustache, looked at the donkey cart, and said to Xu Lian, "Your donkey is not yet fully grown, and the stones you pull are few, so I can only pay you twice the salary."
"Thank you, Manager Han. I am already satisfied with two rations."
Xu Lian nodded and bowed.
According to the rules of the mine, stone movers received one portion of grain per day, which was one and a half pounds; stone transporters with donkey carts received three portions of grain, four and a half pounds; and stone transporters with ox carts received four portions of grain, six pounds.
He received two portions, which was three pounds of food, barely enough to feed a family of three.
Of course, the donkey also needs to be fed, so I can only cut some wild grass on the way home and feed it some grain occasionally.
"Go to work."
Han Du picked up a pen, crossed out Xu Lian's name in the list of stone movers, and wrote it in the list of stone transporters.
Xu Lian thanked Han Du and Liang Yan again, then happily drove the donkey cart to work.
Staring at Xu Lian's back, Liang Yan's face gradually darkened and he fell into deep thought.
Xu Lian could guess what Liang Yan was thinking without looking back. Little boy, do you have a lot of questions