Cultivating Immortality Begins with Selling Oneself

Chapter 221 Split up
After the discussion, everyone started to act separately. Shen Fuyu followed closely behind Zhao Shounong and headed towards the most imposing blue brick and tile house in the village.

Shen Fuyu's heart moved, "Dad, I gave you a lot of money, why don't you consider building a big house with blue bricks and tiles? Why are you still living in a mud house?"

Zhao Shounong smacked his lips and said seriously, "Erhua, Dad doesn't know who the master is. I don't know if you will always be favored. If one day you offend the master and are kicked out, you can always come to me. I can use my money to buy a house and support you."

Parents who love their children will truly make plans for them.

As long as the children have enough to eat.

Shen Fuyu was shocked. He had thought of many reasons, but he never thought it was because of this.

"Dad." Shen Fuyu said softly, "The two young ladies treat me very well. I'm sure you can see that. Dad, you don't have to worry about me."

"I give you money, just spend it."

As the father and daughter were talking, they arrived at the door of the village chief's house.

Zhao Shounong knocked on the door.

The village chief's alert voice came from inside the house, "Who!?"

"Brother Dazhu, it's me."

Hearing the old friend's voice, the village chief relaxed his vigilance, carefully opened the door, and quickly pulled Zhao Shounong in.

When he saw Shen Fuyu, a trace of surprise flashed in the village chief's eyes. He was stunned for a long time and couldn't remember who the strange woman was.

"Village chief, this is Erhua."

While the village chief was stunned and unable to react, Zhao Shoulong pulled Shen Fuyu in.

The woman in front of me had an extraordinary temperament, with black and shiny hair and plump and shiny skin. She was completely different from the pale and skinny girls in the village.

"Erhua has changed so much."

Zhao Shounong did not respond, but explained the monster ritual quickly and briefly. The village chief was shocked, but did not doubt its authenticity. After all, the old man was a man of few words, and whenever he spoke, he would tell the truth, and there would be absolutely no fraud.

"Shou Nong, are you sure the monster imprisoned us in the village just for fun? Just to enjoy watching us struggle?"

Despite this, the village chief still confirmed it again.

"Yes." Zhao Shounong nodded affirmatively, "Erhua returned to the village with the master last night, accompanied by a powerful guard."

"Lord Shen is fighting a monster, and now the monster is hiding at the bottom of the river. The monster is very good at fighting people at the bottom of the river. Lord Shen cannot defeat the monster in the river. Erhuan and the main family will leave the day after tomorrow. If we can't lure the monster out within two days, I'm afraid no one will help us in the future."

Zhao Shounong sighed deeply and did not take the initiative to talk about the matter of pumping river water. Instead, he guided the village chief to bring it up. After all, Zhao Shoulong was just a villager. If he took the initiative to bring up this matter, the village chief would suspect what Zhao Shoulong's intentions were.

If the village chief took the initiative to bring up the issue, the villagers would be more receptive. After all, the village chief has been managing the village for so many years and has a certain authority.

"What should we do then? Can't we lure the monster out?"

Seeing Erhua dressed like a young lady from a wealthy family, the village chief had no doubt about the strength of the main family.

"Monsters have brains too. Don't they know what we're planning? As long as the monsters stay at the bottom of the river and wait for Lord Shen to leave, we can..."

Zhao Shounong did not finish his words, but left room for the village chief's imagination. The village chief felt extremely uncomfortable, and a big guess gradually came to his mind. He looked at Zhao Shounong and said through gritted teeth.

"Shou Nong, tell me, if I propose draining the river, will the villagers support it?"

"Village chief, no matter what the villagers think, we have to give it a try." The village chief was still a little hesitant. After all, this was the river water they relied on for survival, and he couldn't bear to drain it out at the moment.

Shen Fuyu silently added, "Village Chief, if you don't want to, forget it."

"Dad is just a reminder. Anyway, if the monster doesn't disappear, I will take my family away."

"Dad, let's go."

After saying that, Shen Fuyu was about to drag Zhao Shounong away.

"Village Chief, please think about this carefully."

"Village chief, have you forgotten? The monster just captured someone the day before yesterday. Who will it capture next? As long as the monster is not eliminated, the village will never have peace. It would be better if we were to cut off some ground. Other villages can still survive without the river, right?"

"That's all."

Zhao Shounong shook his head and sighed, his back looking extremely helpless. He followed Shen Fuyu away. When they were about to close the door, the village chief gritted his teeth.

"and many more!"

"Shou Nong, come with me to the big tree to hold a meeting. Gather all the villagers and discuss this together."

Zhao Shounong breathed a sigh of relief. The reason for using this method was to force the village chief to make a decision on his own initiative.

Shen Fuyu and Zhao Shounong looked at each other, a hint of satisfaction flashed in their eyes, and without saying a word, they followed the village chief to the big tree.

The village chief rang the bell, and in a moment the villagers came out and gathered together spontaneously.

"Village chief, is there something serious that you're knocking on the door all of a sudden? Did you come up with a solution? Village chief, please help us. We've been locked up at home with no chance to go out and buy food. We're starving to death."

"God damn it, what did we do wrong to attract such a monster? Wuuwuwu, they won't leave us any chance to survive, not even sneaking out. Village chief, what should we do?"

"Village chief, do you have any good ideas? How about we gather together and fight the monsters to the death? Staying locked up at home will only lead to death. We might as well fight the monsters. If we succeed, we won't have to live such a miserable life."

For forty days, I was in a state of high tension, with an invisible knife hanging over my head.

The villagers' spirits had long become extremely fragile. The slightest disturbance could cause them to collapse, and their thoughts gradually became extreme.

"Everyone, be quiet and listen to me first."

Hundreds of people gathered together and surrounded the village chief, staring at him with their eyes, hoping that he could give them some good advice to help them break free from their suffering and escape from the sea of ​​misery as soon as possible.

"You guessed right. We were all gathered together today just because of the monster." The village chief stroked his beard and pretended to be mysterious.

"I believe everyone's food reserves have run out. Who hasn't been tightening their belts these days?"

"A couple of days ago, I tried to go to the next village to exchange some food, but word got out that Dahe Village had encountered a monster and been punished. The villagers in other villages thought we were disasters and were unwilling to sell food to me, fearing that I would be tainted with bad luck."

"I was unwilling to give up, so I walked to the town again."

"I don't know who spread the news, but even the town's shopkeepers are unwilling to sell grain. They're deliberately trying to drive us all to death!"

The village chief was in tears, and his sadness infected everyone present.

Faint sobbing could be heard from the crowd.

(End of this chapter)