Chapter 435: The Crazy Scarecrow (Ⅰ)

"Your family runs a big farm. It owns a mill, a winery and a sugar factory. It doesn't cost much to process corn. Export trade is a way to make money. Other small farms and self-employed farmers don't have such convenient conditions. They can only Gritting your teeth and selling corn at a low price, you can’t make much money after a whole year of hard work.”

Rebecca spoke with compassion.

"Don't be so pitiful, your family is also a big plantation owner..."

"I'm just discussing the matter as it stands, and I don't mean to criticize anyone. Don't be so sensitive, please!"

"Okay, okay, I was wrong." Thomas raised his hands in surrender. "Actually, the biggest headache now is not the low price of corn, but the fact that too much corn has been planted, and a large number of workers have to be hired when harvesting."

"During this season, every household is harvesting crops. The cost of hiring agricultural workers is at least twice that of usual. Even if you are willing to spend money, you may not be able to hire skilled agricultural workers. A lot of corn is too late to be harvested and will rot in the ground!"

Seemingly aware of the low atmosphere, Thomas quickly changed the subject.

"Don't talk about these boring things, Joan, do the math yourself. How many times have I invited you to my house? You are good, you always say yes every time, and you find excuses to shirk when it comes to weekends. It's not enough. Friends!"

"Joann didn't shirk on purpose. He usually goes to Mount Vernon to read books on weekends, and he has to accompany Mr. Vasa to my house for dinner at night. He really doesn't have time." Rebecca defended Joann seriously.

Joan smiled awkwardly, not knowing how to take up this topic.

Thomas cleared his throat and continued, "Student Rebecca, I'm not targeting you. I just have a small suggestion that I hope you can adopt."

"What exactly are you trying to say?" Rebecca stared at him vigilantly, "Speak directly and don't go around in circles!"

"Ahem, it's like this. Look, it's getting late, and we haven't had lunch yet. Instead of rushing hungry, why not go to my house for dinner. After that, Sister Miao, Ah Zhi and Teacher Benny simply stayed in the house. My family has got it, of course, compared to Lord Custis's manor, my house looks a bit rustic, but fortunately, it is closer to the city, and it is convenient to inquire about news, what do you think?"

"If Sister Meow, Azhi and Mr. Benny are willing to stay at your house temporarily, of course I will not object." Rebecca smiled and tugged at Joan's sleeve, "Master Thomas treats you, we will all go to his house at noon today For dinner, this guy is very rich anyway, so there is no need to be polite to him!"

Joan nodded and looked at Edward and Martin: "Come along, too. After lunch, I have something important to discuss with you."

"No problem, but I suspect that Thomas has no good intentions. After eating his family's food, he has to help his family harvest corn afterwards."

Edward made serious jokes and successfully amused everyone in the car, including Thomas.

In this happy atmosphere, the Mercedes-Benz carriage suddenly slowed down, followed by Bobby's exclamation from the window.

"Young master! I almost bumped into someone!"

"Almost hit it, so it didn't hit it? Let that bastard who walks without eyes quickly get out of the way, don't delay our journey!" Thomas shouted angrily.

"But...Master, that man is lying on the side of the road, covered in blood, and wearing the same livery as me. He looks like a servant of our Chap family." Bobby replied timidly.

Thomas' face changed slightly, and he opened the car door and jumped out without thinking. Joan was worried, and jumped out of the carriage. After walking forward for a few steps, he saw a man in a gray linen coat lying on the side of the road. A wound about three inches long was split on his back, and the oozing blood was stained red. Half body.

Thomas quickly ran up to the man, and found that he had fallen into a coma. He slightly raised his face and glanced at him, and couldn't help but exclaimed, "It's Pete! My serf!"

Joan took a closer look at the wound on Pete's back and said to Thomas, "It looks like a knife wound."

"Pete is an honest man. He never got involved in fights or anything like that. How could he be stabbed in the back?" Thomas frowned.

"Treat him first, and then find out what happened after he wakes up." Joan turned around and waved to the carriage, calling for Rebecca to come over for help.

Rebecca was hesitating whether to get out of the carriage, but when she heard Joan's call, she quickly lifted her skirt and planned to jump out of the carriage.

Xiao Miao raised her hand to signal her not to worry, jumped out of the carriage, turned around in front of the door, and extended her hand to Rebecca.

"Thank you, Ms. Meow."

Rebecca gratefully held Catwoman's hand, and was half-armed and half-embraced by her to get out of the car.

Edward, Martin, Azhi and Teacher Benny couldn't sit still anymore, and then got out of the car one after another, and surrounded the wounded and unconscious farmer.

Rebecca looked at the wound on Pete's back, raised her hand to hold the holy emblem, and softly chanted a prayer in praise of "Queen of Karma" Timothy, her white and slender fingers gently touched Pete's back, a warm and soft holy light Injecting it into the opponent's body from her fingertips is like erasing a pen mark with an eraser, and the wound is healed in an instant.

Pete turned over with a groan, woke up from a coma, his suddenly enlarged eyes were filled with fear, and instinctively struggled fiercely.

"Don't be afraid, it's me!" Thomas pressed the young farmer's shoulder.

Pete was stunned for a moment, seeing the face in front of him clearly, he quickly struggled to get up, and bowed deeply to his young master.

"Peter, what's the matter with your back?" Thomas asked.

The farmer showed a terrified expression on his face again, and hurriedly looked back to make sure that no one was chasing him, then he stammered and said to Thomas: "Master, it's not good! The scarecrows... all the scarecrows have gone crazy, holding sickles, seeing people Just chop!"

"Don't panic!" Thomas patted him on the shoulder. "With me here, no one can hurt you! Tell me clearly, what scarecrow went crazy?"

"Of course the activated scarecrow in the field!"

"I have long felt that these monsters are untrustworthy. It's fine to drive away birds and beasts, but the masters in charge want to equip them with sickles and let them go to the fields to harvest corn!"

"Master in charge, you are still talking nonsense that the 'activated scarecrow' is more hardworking and capable than us big living people who have been doing farm work all our lives, and they don't need food and water. Now it's all right, all of them have gone crazy!"

"Gods, I told you that these monsters are dangerous, but no one listened to me..."

As Pete spoke, he couldn't help getting excited again.

Thomas had to interrupt his yelling and reconfirmed: "You mean those activated scarecrows who harvested corn in the fields went crazy and cut you with sickles?"

"That's right, master! Those monsters cut everyone they see, like a group of crazy demons!"

Pete's facial muscles twitched violently due to extreme fear.

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