Chapter 433 - Nonsense
The butler was stunned for a second but quickly left.
Now that he knew Shao Xuan was here, Ji Ju was no longer in the mood to survey his fields. It only made him more and more upset. He wrung his hands, leaving everything up to the leaders of each plot of fields to deal with it. The next time he found so many mistakes again, the leaders’ spots would be empty. There were many smart people waiting to work here.
He waved and dismissed about ten of the leaders, then walked to a pavilion nearby. It was one of the resting spots in the fields. Sometimes, if Ji Ju was tired he would rest here.
On the other side, Shao Xuan and the other two were waiting at the entrance. There were other people who came to see Ji Ju but they were all mercilessly left outside. They brought beautiful gifts with them but the guards did not even give them a look. The dissatisfied ones paced outside the mansion, though they would not dare to force themselves inside.
Balck Bear paced outside, nervous. He couldn’t stay calm. In the past, he had always been stopped outside and very rarely got his hands on Ji Ju’s produce in King City. This was a rare opportunity, of course he was nervous. He looked at Shao Xuan who was waiting quietly, and Guang Yi who hadn’t spoken. He didn’t understand, why were they so calm?
Soon, they heard footsteps.
The people who were outside all looked towards the person who walked out.
When Shao Xuan arrived, Ji Ju had just finished a cup of tea.
As Shao Xuan entered, Ji Ju pointed at a cane chair. “Sit.”
“You’ve got a nice place.” Shao Xuan accepted the tea the butler brought. The tea was green with a light and refreshing fragrance. He did not know what tea it was.
Ji Ju only grunted in response to the compliment, then said, “Shao Xuan, you still have the grains with you? I’ll trade this year’s harvest from my field for them, what do you think?”
“No,” said Shao Xuan.
Ji Ju, who was prepared to list out his conditions, almost choked. He had lived in this farm for too long, it had been a long time since someone said no to him like that. However, recalling how Shao Xuan had once helped him, he suppressed his anger. Knowing Shao Xuan must have more grains, his eyes brightened. “You see, it would be useless for you to keep them…”
“No, our harvest this year wasn’t that good. We plan to plant again next year,” said Shao Xuan.
“This year, how did you all plant it?” Ji Ju’s voice shook with frustration.
“We planted a little on the hill, at the foot of the hill, also a little in my backyard.”
Shao Xuan described their initial experience with the Thousand Grain Gold but before he said much, Ji Ju slammed the table in anger. “Nonsense!”
Such a sudden outburst startled Black Bear so much he choked on his tea.
“How could you plant them like that? This is bullshit! Such a waste! Idiots!” Ji Ju was furious, his beard quivering and his eyes wide. His heart ached for the dead plants. When he heard that Shao Xuan was a Flaming Horn tribesman, he should never have given them so many grains. One thousand grains!