Reclaiming Wasteland and Farming: My Haunted Fields Are Spawning Monsters Infinitely

Li Qingshan stood there, watching Zhao Tieniu cry and wail, feeling both pleased and surprised.

Is this legendary general really that fair?

This gave Li Qingshan a glimmer of hope for the world.

At this moment, another guard entered the tent and said to Li Qingshan, "My general has bought your tiger skin. He also asked me to ask you if you would like to come and serve him as his personal guard."

Zhao Tieniu, holding the whip marks on his face, suddenly opened his eyes wide.

From a land reclaimer to a general's personal guard, this is a meteoric rise.

I hope he won't retaliate.

Zhao Tieniu secretly regretted his actions and began to worry.

Inside the tent, Old Wang sat guarding the radish soup in front of him, still pondering what expression Li Qingshan would have on his face when he saw him.

You might get a shock.

Hey.

Originally, I was worried that Li Qingshan would take advantage of the situation and ask me for a future.

But since he has the ability to subdue tigers, what's wrong with giving him a future?

It's good to keep them by my side and carry the banner.

At this moment, a personal guard entered the tent. Old Wang slightly raised his eyelids and said, "The man has been brought in. Let him in."

The guard hesitated for a moment: "Reporting to the general, he is unwilling to stay and work."

Old Wang looked up, wondering if he had misheard, and couldn't help but exclaim "Ah!"

He must be out of his mind.

Instead of choosing his personal guards, he chose a reclaimer who might starve to death at any moment.

I had originally thought that if I gave him a promising future, he would be extremely grateful.

But he refused.

……

Outside the military camp.

On Tuesday, the dog paced back and forth, occasionally looking up and peering around.

After a long while, Li Qingshan finally came out. He rushed over to him and asked anxiously, "How are you? Are you alright?"

"It's nothing, the tiger-skin general stayed."

"It's good that everyone is alright. Don't think about the tiger skin anymore. Learn from your mistakes."

"The general bought it with money, giving me a thousand catties of grain and fifty taels of silver." Li Qingshan weighed the money pouch in his arms, then took out a waist token and said, "You even gave me this thing?"

Zhou Ergou took it, glanced at it, and then handed it back to Li Qingshan, saying, "I can't read."

"Um……"

Li Qingshan remained silent for a moment, then said, "The words written on it are 'Tuntian Lang' (屯田郎)."

"So that's what it is." Zhou Ergou suddenly realized and explained to Li Qingshan, "The imperial court called on the people to come to the north to reclaim wasteland and carved a hundred of these plaques as a reward for those who reclaimed the wasteland. Your ability to subdue the ferocious tiger is a meritorious deed for the north."

"What's the use of this?" Li Qingshan asked.

"It doesn't seem to be of much use," Zhou Ergou said. "With this token, you'll have an official position and can recruit other pioneers to work for you."

"If I don't have this token, can I still hire people if I'm willing to pay for their food?"

"Of course."

Li Qingshan fell silent again.

The two walked back together. On the way, Zhou Ergou said to Li Qingshan, "You acted too recklessly this time. You had too much influence, and you couldn't possibly have gotten away with it. It's understandable that you attracted envious and greedy people. It's only because the general was kind today that you didn't get a single penny."

Li Qingshan glanced back at the distant military camp and asked, "Which general lives in this camp?"

"You don't even know this? He is Zhou Wohu, the King of the North."

"It was him!" Li Qingshan exclaimed in surprise, squeezing the silver pouch in his arms. "He's got a good temper, though."

"You've run into trouble. Our general is violent and unpredictable. He's as good at beheading people as he is at beheading pigs and dogs." Zhou Ergou felt a chill of fear for Li Qingshan.

Li Qingshan stopped and looked at Zhou Ergou: "Did you need something from me?"

"Uh..." Zhou Ergou scratched his head, "I haven't known how to bring this up. Do you remember the copper coins you showed me last time?"

Li Qingshan nodded; of course he remembered that he had already saved quite a bit.

"Do you know what these copper coins are used for?" Zhou Ergou asked again.

Li Qingshan shook his head.

"It's normal that you don't know, because these copper coins aren't for human use. I had to ask around and go through a lot of trouble to find out what they were for."

Zhou Ergou looked into Li Qingshan's eyes and said, "Do you know that ghosts exist in this world?"

Li Qingshan's eyes widened instantly, and he said, "I've never heard of that before."

"You, you are still too young and know too little." As Zhou Ergou spoke, it was already close to dusk, the red sun was setting behind the mountains, and the wind in the wilderness was gradually getting cooler.

"There have been more and more strange things happening lately. Even if you haven't seen them, you must have heard about them. You can find out about some things by asking around. In some places, an entire village has been eaten by ghosts and monsters."

"Such a thing actually happened!"

Zhou Ergou nodded seriously: "But you don't need to be afraid. Since there are ghosts in the world, there are people who specialize in catching them. I've heard that there is such a group of people in our Great Yan, and some of them are even supported by the imperial court. If you encounter them in the future, you must stay away from them."

"must."

"I've heard that the wandering ghosts of this world aren't entirely useless; killing them yields many things. The most important of these is the copper coin you showed me last time?"

"Hmm?" Li Qingshan's heart skipped a beat.

"It's normal that you don't know the use of these copper coins, because these copper coins are not for us living people, but for the dead."

"How do you spend money on the dead?" Li Qingshan asked.

Zhou Ergou chuckled, seemingly guessing that Li Qingshan would ask this question: "I've heard that every now and then, a peddler from the underworld comes to the human world with his load to do business. His load may contain anything, some things that can make people live decades longer, and some things that can cure any disease. Of course, I've only heard about it."

Moreover, they don't accept gold or silver jewelry; they only accept these small copper coins, about the size of a teacup.

Li Qingshan took out a copper coin from his pocket and handed it to Zhou Ergou.

"Huh, you actually have this on you?" Zhou Ergou hurriedly took it and examined it carefully, as if he wanted to press it into his eyeballs.

Finally, he returned the copper coin to Li Qingshan.

"What, you don't want it?" Li Qingshan asked, somewhat surprised.

"I originally wanted it, but after inquiring about so much, I know it's a very complicated situation. I'm just a small-time peddler; if I get involved, I'm afraid it will bring me to my death," Zhou Ergou said. "Right now, I can just look at it and enjoy the view. That's enough."

Li Qingshan was somewhat surprised. He had thought Zhou Ergou was a rough man, but he hadn't expected him to be so thrifty, which was quite remarkable.

I can't do it myself; I'm a greedy person.

"By the way, this copper coin also has a name, which I heard from someone else."

"What's your name?"

"Money can make the devil turn the millstone; this money is called the exorcising copper coin, or some people call it the life-buying money."