Ice Age: I can control plant growth

Chapter 37 The Old Man in Wanling City
"The arrogant dragon will regret", "The flying dragon is in the sky", "Seeing the dragon in the field"

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"The dragon swings its tail!"

"Finish work."

Li Mu gathered his energy into his Dantian and exhaled deeply.

"You should sow seeds quickly."

Li Mu gave one final instruction, and under the gaze of everyone, he returned to the City Lord's Mansion without looking back, hiding his achievements and fame.

Then his eyes went dark and he fell directly onto the bed and fell into a deep sleep.

After Li Mu left, Yao Chengcheng led the members of the farming team, under the light of the street lamps, and seized every opportunity to start sowing before the soil was frozen again.

At dawn, Li Mu woke up from his wooden bed, his body still feeling a little weak as if he had been drained.

Yesterday, he turned over the soil of a hundred acres of rice fields at once, which really drained every bit of his physical strength.

Fortunately, his physical condition is much stronger than that of ordinary people. After a night's rest, he can now barely handle some things.

"come in."

After breakfast, Li Mu waited in the reception room on the third floor to deal with today's affairs.

"crunch"

As the wooden door was gently pushed, a middle-aged man in his thirties walked in.

This person is Han Dong.

"Sit anywhere you like. You're welcome."

Li Mu looked at Han Dong and said calmly.

"Great City Lord, I heard that you have something to ask me?"

Han Dong sat stiffly on a chair opposite Li Mu and asked with some confusion.

"Wanling City is going to raise a batch of poultry soon. Did you know about this?"

"I'm going to put you in charge of the poultry."

Li Mu did not beat around the bush and directly stated the purpose of looking for Han Dong
"I heard about this, but why me?"

Han Dong was a little at a loss when he heard Li Mu's words. He was just an ordinary person, how could such a good thing happen to him?
"You are the first resident to join Wanling City, and both the Second City Lord and the Third City Lord recommended you."

"In that case, I want you to try it."

Li Mu looked at the middle-aged man in front of him and said lightly.

"But I've never raised poultry before, so I don't have any work experience!"

Han Dong became even more panicked when he learned the whole story. He was afraid that he had let down the trust of the three city lords.

“As long as you do it with all your heart, it’s okay even if you fail.”

"You can recruit ten helpers in the name of the City Lord's Mansion. If you don't know how to do it now, you can learn. And since you have been to the West Lake Shelter before, you can go to the West Lake Shelter to exchange for some poultry chicks."

Li Mu feels that for many things, as long as you do them with all your heart, even if you don't achieve much success, you won't always fail.

There are still too few residents in Wanling City now, and it is a time when people are needed. Even if he doesn't do well in the early stages, it's okay. He won't vent his anger on others because of this.

"Since the city lords trust me so much, I will definitely not let you down."

Han Dong looked solemn. He placed one hand on his chest, bowed 90 degrees, and saluted Li Mu.

"Then hurry up and recruit team members. You are familiar with the prices of goods in the West Lake Shelter. Go to the Second City Lord to get the resources needed to exchange for the cubs."

Li Mu waved his hand, and Han Dong turned and left.

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On the second floor of the City Lord’s Mansion, there is a warehouse where Li Mu stores vegetables.

"When you were in the West Lake Shelter, did you learn about the exchange price of poultry chicks?"

Yao Chengcheng looked at Han Dong and asked.

"I roughly understand that a chicken or duckling is worth 3 Hope Coins, and a goose is worth 5 Hope Coins."

"The price of piglets is the same as meat of the same weight." "But these were the prices before I joined Wanling City. I don't know if the prices have gone up or down now."

Han Dong looked at Yao Chengcheng and said uncertainly.

"Well, in that case, you should bring more resources and exchange all the Hope Coins for cubs."

"Here are 200 kilograms of vegetables and some tomatoes that can keep warm. Find a few team members to carry them together. I will let Fu Zikui go with you."

“If it’s getting late after you’ve changed the cubs, just rest for a night at the West Lake Shelter before coming back.”

Yao Chengcheng pointed to a pile of cabbage and tomatoes in the corner, and then said to Han Dong.

"Yes, Lord City Lord!"

Han Dong bowed and accepted the order, then left the City Lord's Mansion and began to look for his team members.

Walk south from the City Lord's Mansion, and in the southeast of Wanling City is the tree house where Han Dong and a few friends live.

Han Dong walked to a tree house with a closed door and knocked gently.

"Old Zhang, are you home?"

"Who?"

Accompanied by a puzzled voice, the door opened from the inside, and an old man in his fifties with slightly gray hair appeared in front of Han Dong.

"It's you, Xiaodong, come in and talk."

The old man brought Han Dong into the tree house and sat together at a wooden table.

"What do you want from me?"

This old man is the Old Zhang that Han Dong is looking for, a lonely old man in the end times.

"Old Zhang, the city lord has given me a mission. I need to go to the West Lake Shelter to exchange some poultry chicks for breeding. Do you want to go with me?"

After joining the shelter, Han Dong naturally made some friends, and Lao Zhang was one of them.

He used to live in a village in the city, and he raised chickens and ducks and other things, waiting for his grandchildren from the city to come and eat them, so he had some experience, and this was one of the reasons why Han Dong came to find him.

Another reason was that Lao Zhang's partner unfortunately died at the beginning of the apocalypse, and he could not contact his son in the city, so he eventually joined Wanling City.

But he is old and can neither farm nor hunt mutant beasts, so he can only stay at home and do nothing.

Han Dong stated the purpose of this trip and looked at Old Zhang, waiting for his reply.

"I can raise poultry, but the journey to the West Lake Shelter is long. I'm afraid my old bones won't be able to support me. If I collapse on the way, it will delay your business."

Old Zhang has been doing nothing these days and has long wanted to do something for Wanling City, but he is afraid that he is too old and frail and will miss out on important things.

"It's okay, what do you think this is?"

Han Dong reached into his pocket and took out two red fruits.

“Is this, that magical tomato?”

"After eating it, not only will you not be cold-resistant, but you will also have plenty of energy."

The last time Old Zhang ate this magical tomato was when he came to Wanling City.

Yao Chengcheng was worried that these survivors would not be able to withstand the severe cold on their way to Wanling City, so he specially distributed some modified tomatoes to everyone.

Although he had only eaten it once, Old Zhang still remembers this magical tomato vividly.

"Yes, this time the city lord gave me a lot of tomatoes, enough for us to use for a round trip."

Han Dong nodded slightly.

"In that case, I should do something for Wanling City. I am really ashamed of the city lord if I eat here every day!"

Old Zhang took the tomato from Han Dong's hand, his hands shaking with excitement.

"Okay, just the two of us aren't enough, I'll go get Lao Sun, Lao Zhou and the others!"

"It's time to do something and make use of the remaining energy of us old guys."

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(End of this chapter)