Li Banfeng took the money and practiced manipulating the copper coins. This practice lasted more than three hours.
For more than three hours, Jiazhen's self-counting skill was kept on. Li Banfeng's energy was drained, his face turned pale, and he was sweating profusely.
The record player felt very distressed, but it did not stop Li Banfeng. Li Banfeng rarely polished his skills. Jiazhen considered himself to be the mainstay of the house, and it was also the technique that Li Banfeng was best at. But even so, the record player still felt that this
The technique is almost meaningless.
After these three hours have passed, I can't say that Li Banfeng has used his technique to its peak. At least from the record player's point of view, this technique is worthy of being on the third level of Yunshang.
Money has completely surrendered. It doesn't require Li Banfeng to use any skills. Now just say something to him directly and it will understand.
"Stand up!"
Qian'er stood on the palm of Li Banfeng's hand.
"Have a dance!"
The money spun around in Li Banfeng's palm several times.
"Smile!"
Qian'er pulled the copper coin over and stacked the two coins together. Qian'er acted as his upper lip and copper coin as his lower lip. The two coins clicked and laughed for a long time.
Li Banfeng patted Qian'er: "Sensible!"
The money rubbed on Li Banfeng's fingertips and slipped into Li Banfeng's pocket.
There was still one copper coin left, so Li Banfeng gave it to his wife.
The lady sealed it with steam and said to Li Banfeng: "My lord, this copper coin is a good thing. If you find it, don't throw it away. Leave it to the slave for safekeeping."
Li Banfeng was stunned: "Is this considered a good thing?"
"As much serious and good stuff as my husband can find, my little slave will help him to collect it."
"Okay, I'll go out and search around." Li Banfeng stood up to leave.
The record player affectionately stopped Li Banfeng: "My dear husband, please take this man away first. The family is not hungry."
I almost forgot one thing, Zhu Yugui is still alive.
Just now, the gloves took out two coins from his body. Zhu Yugui was slightly injured and fainted from the pain.
Li Banfeng glanced at Zhu Yugui: "Madam, this guest has already entered the house. There is no reason to let him leave. Otherwise, Madam will eat her soul and I will take the body out?"
The lady smiled bitterly: "I suffered and ate him, so they didn't have to use chopsticks? Husband, this doesn't make sense!"
"Then what do you think the lady should do?"
The record player thought for a moment and said to Li Banfeng: "My lord, please keep the blood and leave the rest to my slave."
Li Banfeng left and handed the bloody pendulum to the record player.
Pendulum was trembling with fear, and the record player poked Pendulum's face with the needle: "Girl, do you want to eat the soul?"
The pendulum shrank to the corner of the main room: "How dare I compete with my wife for food."
"You don't dare? Then I'll lend you some courage! Feel free to eat!"
Zhu Yugui's body still exuded a pungent smell, and Zhong Pendulum's body was covered with dew. He said in a trembling voice: "Madam, I can't eat souls."
Tsk~
A cloud of steam came over, the pendulum screamed, and his whole body was burned red.
The record player laughed and said: "In the old house on the barren mountain, you controlled dozens or hundreds of dead souls. Now you tell me that you don't eat souls. Do you believe this?"
Zhong Pendulum glanced at Zhu Yugui again: "Madam, I really can't eat this."
The record player softened his tone: "Girl, you are almost pregnant. How can you gain weight by being so picky?"
Upon hearing that the matter was exposed, Zhong Pendulum quickly begged for mercy: "Madam, I know I was wrong. Please spare me, Madam..."
The record player caressed Zhong Pendulum's cheek and said softly: "Silly girl, you want a body, why don't you tell me directly? Can I still stop you? Can you still hide it?
I let you eat this soul for your own good. Now that your soul is out of order and you have a body, you can't control it. Eat this soul quickly!" Another ball of steam came, and the pendulum was almost incinerated.
When the record player reached this point, Zhong Pendulum felt ashamed and did not dare to argue any more. He sobbed and swallowed his soul.
The record player was very satisfied: "Good girl, chew carefully, eat slowly, and savor the taste. After you finish eating, Honglian will eat again."
Swipe!
Honglian closed the flower leaves in the second room and looked like an ornament, sitting on the ground motionless.
Seeing that the pendulum had eaten up its soul, the record player snorted coldly: "If Honglian doesn't want to eat it, you can share it and choose for yourself!"
When Hong Ying heard this, she glanced at Miss Ninth.
Miss Ninth stepped forward and pressed the red lotus, and Hong Ying opened the petals of the red lotus.
…
After leaving his residence, Li Banfeng found Tan Jinxiao: "Old Tan, I know you are never timid in doing things. I want to help you take out the mark today. Do you dare or not?"
"Why don't you dare to do this?" Tan Jinxiao was not ambiguous at all, "Master Qi, if I can take out the insert, even if I die here, it will be considered a clean death. When I walk on Huangquan Road, my back is straight.
of!"
This man is really a good man. Li Banfeng took out the music box and played a song for Tan Jinxiao.
With Tan Jinxiao's cultivation, the music box couldn't put him down, but Li Banfeng told Tan Jinxiao: "Old Tan, you have to sleep. If you don't sleep, I won't be able to get this mark out."
Tan Jinxiao followed Li Banfeng's advice, lay on the bed, listened to the music in the music box, and fell asleep.
Li Banfeng hit the dark dimension with the beggar's bowl and asked his gloves to take out the copper coins.
Out of curiosity, Li Banfeng tried the bowl for a while, but found that the dark dimension in Tan Jinxiao's body was missing.
The dark dimension will not disappear out of thin air, but why can’t it be sensed if the copper coins are taken away?
After thinking for a long time, Li Banfeng made a reasonable guess.
This dark dimension was not originally on Lao Tan. After Lao Tan was marked, the dark dimension ran to Lao Tan and took the copper coins in.
This process is not easy to understand. Is this a construction method or some other means?
Li Banfeng took the copper coin and turned it around on his fingertips. This thing really needs to be left to his wife to study carefully.
Buildings, coins, dark space... Mr. Kong Fang is not only capable of fighting, he also uses extraordinary spells.
…
When Tan Jinxiao woke up, he looked at the copper coins in Li Banfeng's hand and said in shock: "Is this a mark?"
Li Banfeng nodded slightly.
Tan Jinxiao took the copper coins and looked at them, his hands trembling a little.
He thought he would never be able to get rid of this mark in his life, but he didn't expect that one day, someone would be able to take it out.
"Master Qi, can you throw this away..." Tan Jinxiao didn't dare to hold it for too long. He was afraid that the copper coin would get into his body again. He was really afraid.
"Don't throw it away, I still have use for it." Li Banfeng collected the copper coins.
"Master Qi, many of my brothers also have marks on their bodies, can you..." Tan Jinxiao knew that this would not be easy, and he was not very good at opening his mouth. Halfway through, he wanted to swallow it back.
Li Banfeng nodded and said: "I can help them take out the mark, but I have to find the right time. I can't let them know about it, otherwise the matter will definitely reach the ears of my employer."
Tan Jinxiao nodded repeatedly. He could trust his brother, but for such a big matter, if one was not careful, the news would leak out.
He couldn't sit still in front of Li Banfeng. He didn't know how to express his gratitude to Li Banfeng.
Knock one?
Master Qi was not allowed to kneel down or kowtow.
Invite Mr. Qi for a drink?
Is there anything that can be repaid with a meal of wine?
How about I just...
Before Tan Jinxiao could come up with an idea, he saw Li Banfeng leaving with the copper coins: "Inquire carefully about my employer's whereabouts and tell me as soon as you have any news."
…
After waiting for three full days, there was no movement from the owner's side, and he did not come to the market.
Tan Jinxiao also felt that this was abnormal: "It's strange, my boss has changed his temper. The whole city has been wiped out, but he still doesn't show his face?
But I guess he won’t be able to bear it for too long. The market is the most profitable place, and he definitely can’t let go of this business. Let’s wait for two more days.”
Li Banfeng looked at the railroad tracks on the road: "No more waiting, go directly to Tushi."
The tracks have been empty all day, and no trains are coming to collect goods today.
This means that the owner has taken action and interrupted the economic lifeline of the city.
Without the ability to ship goods, the factory will have no source of income. If the factory closes down, the workers' livelihood will be lost.
As for Zhu Yugui's treasury, there is indeed a lot of money in it, and it can be sustained for a while just by issuing money.
Should we wait any longer?
This really can't wait.
The treasury can support wealth, but it cannot support people's hearts. Many bosses are already standing at the door of the factory with the workers, stretching their necks and waiting for the train to appear.
Tan Jinxiao was a little embarrassed: "Master Qi, I'm not scared, I just want to remind you, can we go to Haishi first instead of going to Tushi?"
"Why don't you go to Tushi."
"The gourd-handled white seedlings in Tushi are difficult to deal with. You must have heard that when the Taoist sect of cultivation reaches the clouds, it is almost mature and you can grow anything.
Moreover, the group of people living in Tushi do not dare to challenge the boss. Their livelihood is in the hands of the boss. They must first win Haishi before they can give Tushi a way to survive."
Li Banfeng didn't understand what Tan Jinxiao meant, and Tan Jinxiao couldn't explain it clearly: "Master Qi, let's go to the sea market and have a look, and you'll understand."
The sea market is not close to the human market, and there is a section of road in the middle that is separated by the earth market. The road is full of bullock carts and horse-drawn carts, making it difficult to move.
If he had gone to another place, Li Banfeng would have taken a detour a long time ago, but the underground city is a special place. Most of the roads leading from Tushi to Haishi are long and narrow caves, with no way to go around.
Li Banfeng looked at the drivers. Judging from their clothes, they should all be farmers.
This is what Li Banfeng expected. Renshi relies on manpower for a living, and most of the people living in Renshi are workers. Tushi relies on land for their livelihood, and those living in Tushi should be farmers.
But what are these farmers doing carrying so much soil to the sea market?
"They are going to change the soil," Tan Jinxiao explained. "The soil in the soil market is dug out from the cracks in the rocks. Planting seeds with light will be enough, but planting without light will not be fertile enough."
Photogenic seeds refer to normal crops. In foreign language, they are plants that grow using photosynthesis.
Some of the lightless seeds do not perform photosynthesis, and some perform photosynthesis with special properties, which are different from plants in the traditional sense.
The plants that grow in new lands are aphotic species. The growth of such plants depends on the fertility of the land. The definition of so-called fertility is different from that in other states. Few people can explain the specific difference.
Tan Jinxiao pointed to the carriageway where soil was transported: "I have planted some soil for a year and it has been squeezed dry. Isn't it spring already? Farmers must seize the time to replace the soil, otherwise the fields will not grow next year.
thing."
Where can I change this land?
Li Banfeng was about to ask clearly when he suddenly heard Xiao Yeci say: "My dear friend, that donkey eats coal!"
The donkey Xiao Yeci mentioned was not far from Li Banfeng. It had gray hair, long ears, and a big face. Judging from its appearance, it was indeed a donkey.
The old man driving the donkey shoveled a shovelful of coal from the sack on the cart and brought it to the donkey's mouth.
The donkey chewed it and ate it, and after eating it, it meowed "um ah ah" several times.
It's very cold in spring outside, but there are many people in the cave and it's a bit stuffy.
Every time this donkey brays, it will spit out thick mist.
Not only this donkey, but other animals pulling the cart all have the same characteristic. They spit out a lot of white mist every time they breathe.
This is obviously not an animal breathing, this is a steam engine spraying steam.
"Are these cattle from Neizhou? They look like cattle, but they are actually machines."
Tan Jinxiao shook his head and said: "They can't be considered from Neizhou. Like Lao Chen's wife, they can't tell where they came from.
Some say they grew from the ground, some say they grew from the water, and some say they were transformed from insects. Some say they have been around since the day there were people in San Toucha.
When Neizhou came over, they did not interact with Neizhou. When people from Puozhou came, they did not get close to the people from Puozhou.
People from other states want to take them out for research, but once they leave Sanzucha, they will not be able to go very far, their bodies and bones will be shattered, and their souls will be nowhere to be found."
Li Banfeng touched a cow next to him.
The cow glanced at Li Banfeng, a little angry, a little wary, and a little afraid. He barked and hid next to his owner.
Looking at the disgusted look in the cow's eyes, Li Banfeng laughed dryly: "They have quite a special temperament."
Tan Jinxiao nodded and said: "It is indeed different. They are only close to the people in San Toucha. People who have families in San Toucha, as long as they meet their eyes, they are willing to live with them."
Li Banfeng asked: "Has anyone ever laid eyes on you?"
Tan Jinxiao lowered his head and whispered: "If there really is such a person, my child will be able to make soy sauce."
Li Banfeng raised the brim of his hat and was dumbfounded: "What the hell did you just say? They can still have children?"
Tan Jinxiao nodded and said: "Yes! Some are born as humans, some are born similar to them, and some become their own lineage after birth, not similar to either!"
Li Banfeng was speechless.
He looked at the cow again, wondering what to call this kind of creature.
It's definitely not appropriate to call them machines.
Call them robots?
It doesn't seem appropriate either.
"What do you usually call them?"
Tan Jinxiao said: "We usually call them locals because they never leave San Toucha."
native?
Where did the locals come from?
This title made Li Banfeng have some associations.
"Hasn't any local person ever left San Toucha?"
Tan Jinxiao thought for a long time: "Yes, there is. I can't remember things that are too far away, so let's talk about the immediate ones.
A few years ago, there was a young man who went to the mountains to collect herbs. He saved a lot of money and left Sanducha. It is said that a local man who was as close as a brother to him also followed him.
As for what the local man looked like, there are many theories. Some said it was a cat, some said it was a bird, some said it was a horse, and some said it was a gun he often used. This is the rumor.
Yes, but I’m not sure whether this is true or false.”
The two of them were chatting and walking forward with the flow of people.
After walking for a whole day, Li Banfeng smelled a fishy smell of moisture.
This was the unique fishy smell of rivers and lakes. Li Banfeng walked a little further and heard the sound of waves hitting the rocks!
Tidal sound!
Li Banfeng followed the flow of people forward. The road went faster and faster, and the flow of people became faster and faster.
Not long after, the long and narrow tunnel reached the end, and the crowds of people dispersed because the front was very open, giving the farmers who had been running all the way plenty of room for movement.
Li Banfeng stood on the beach and looked into the distance.
He saw the stone pillars extending from the ceiling to the water, and also saw the stalagmites extending from the water to the ceiling. He saw the misty mist, lingering and entangled in the darkness.
The scenery is indeed spectacular, but that is not the point.
The point is, Li Banfeng saw the sea.
He saw the endless sea in the cave where the space was extremely depressed.
This thing cannot be explained. The wall of the cave disappeared here, or it was out of Li Banfeng's sight.
But Li Banfeng could still clearly see the mottled rock ceiling and the rough sea under the ceiling.
call!
The waves surged onto the shore, and the deafening sound of the tide echoed repeatedly in the cave.
Li Banfeng picked up some sea water and put it in the palm of his hand. The water was very cold and clear. The key point was that it didn't have the salty smell of sea water from other states. He turned around and asked Tan Jinxiao: "Can I drink it?"
"Yes!" Tan Jinxiao nodded, "Jie is different from other states. The sea water in Jie is fresh and much cleaner than the water outside!"
Li Banfeng was about to take a sip and taste it, when he suddenly heard someone starting a fight next to him.
"You didn't give me enough soil. I just unloaded the truck and there was a mound of soil there. How much did you change for me? Let's compete here to see which mound of soil is taller."
"You said all this is useless. Let's look at the scale, not the pile. One pound is exchanged for another. If not, you take it away."
"Your scale must be wrong. The price of soil has increased this year, but you still don't give me enough weight. You are so deceptive!"
A farmer and a ship owner got into a fight.
Tan Jinxiao lowered his voice and said: "Master Qi, this is exchanging soil, exchanging old soil for new soil, and you have to add money.
It is not easy for farmers to earn two cents. The rent is paid for 60% of the family's food, and the remaining 40% is kept for themselves, 20% is sold at the market, and the remaining 10% is used to exchange for new soil.
Already."
Li Banfeng asked: "Where did this new soil come from?"
Tan Jinxiao looked into the distance: "I came from Yangtu Island. This island is quite far away. It takes three to five days to go there by boat. The farmers from Tushi brought the old soil to Haishi and handed it over.
Money, put it on new soil and pull it back,
The ship in the sea market takes the old soil to Yangtu Island, unloads the soil, loads it with new soil, and then comes back. This is the annual soil replacement. Whether it is the earth market or the sea market, this is a big job."
It is indeed a big job, especially for farmers in the local market.
An old farmer had just loaded a cart of soil. Li Banfeng looked at the quantity and asked, "How much land can be paved with this? Is it half an acre?"
"Half an acre?" Tan Jinxiao shook his head and said, "Master Qi, you are joking, ten carts of soil cannot cover one acre of land!
Replacing the soil is not something that happens overnight. After the autumn harvest, we have to start replacing the soil. Except for a two-day break during the New Year, we didn’t have to go back and forth all winter. We worked so hard that by the beginning of spring, the soil still couldn’t be replaced!”
Li Banfeng looked at many people in the distance driving animals and pulling soil towards the shore. The crowds were flowing in the long and narrow cave, just like...
It's like a train traveling in a cave.
"Why not use trains to transport soil?" Li Banfeng was thinking about this matter, "Using trains to pull old soil over is not much faster than using oxcarts and horse-drawn carriages?
And there’s no need for so many farmers to come here, it’s enough to just hire a group of stevedores!”
Tan Jinxiao sighed: "That's the truth, but my boss said we can't build so many railways."
"Why can't it be repaired? Isn't it the railway that the city doesn't have?"
"Master Qi, the railway in the city is for transporting goods! The purpose of transporting goods is for business in the underground city. This is a very urgent matter!"
Li Qi felt that this was even more problematic: "The purpose of changing soil is to cultivate the land, and the purpose of cultivating the land is to eat. Isn't it important to eat?"
Tan Jinxiao was speechless. This matter was not decided by him.
Li Banfeng saw the clues: "You plant in the spring and harvest in the autumn, and then change the soil in the winter. This is all year round, and no one is idle, right?"
Tan Jinxiao nodded: "It's just that you won't be idle. I'm afraid you'll get into trouble if you're idle. Master Qi, I didn't let you go to Tushi for the same reason before.
Soil is the life of farmers. When we change soil, if we go to the soil market, if our boss blocks the road to the sea market, the soil cannot be exchanged, and there will be no harvest for a year. How will the farmers live?
Therefore, if you want to capture the local market, you must first capture the sea market."
"Do you think the sea market is so easy to get?" A boatman next to him, wearing black trousers, a blue coat, and a bamboo hat, smiled at the two of them.
Tan Jinxiao glanced at the boatman: "Guanhuodong, what a coincidence you came here."
Guan Huodong shook his head and said: "This is not a coincidence. You guys are making too much noise. I have been keeping an eye on you for a long time."
This is the ladle handle of the sea market, Guanhuo Cave, he is the Peeping Cultivator on the clouds, from the coast to the sea, his hooks are everywhere, even if the house cultivator has characteristics that are not easily noticed by others,
It's hard to escape his ears.
Li Banfeng looked at Guanhuodong up and down, and asked seriously: "Is there anything behind your name?"
Guan Huodong frowned and said, "Does this have anything to do with you?"
Tan Jinxiao explained from the side: "He chose this name himself, which means seeing through fire!"
Li Banfeng was startled: "I haven't thought of this yet!"
Tan Jinxiao exclaimed: "Most people would never expect that the name Guanhuodong is so literary, and it comes from someone who has studied!"
The two of them were talking and laughing, as if nothing was going on.
Guan Huodong smiled: "Old Tan, you are still playing tricks with me when you are about to die. Let me remind you, when you come to Haishi in the next life, don't make such a big noise. This noise will make you stupid, stupid, and stupid.
Don’t have a long memory!”
As soon as he finished speaking, Guan Huodong turned his eyes and stared at Li Qi. He clenched his right hand into a fist.
The words were directed at Tan Jinxiao, and the methods he used were directed at Li Qi. This time he tried his best. Even if he couldn't kill Li Qi, he still had to turn Li Qi into a useless person.
Before Tan Jinxiao could react, Li Qi covered his chest and fell to the ground as if he had a heart attack.
What's going on...
Tan Jinxiao was stunned. Li Qi could help him take out the mark. Didn't he take out the mark on himself?
"Don't worry about him, it's your turn now." Guan Huodong looked at Tan Jinxiao with a smile. He was about to clench his fists when he suddenly realized there was a person standing behind him.
Li Banfeng stood behind him and said with a slight smile: "I think you are anxious. It's your turn now and it's not his turn yet."
Chapter completed!