Chapter 1 Buy Fifty Girls First
Daxia Dynasty
The small town in the northern border is far away.
"I'll buy a mansion in the city, and then buy a few thousand acres of land, then build a manor, buy dozens of beautiful maids, and that's it for my life. After so many years of hard work, it's time for me to enjoy the wealth of the world." Feng Tianzong thought rather bleakly.
Although he now has five thousand taels of gold in his storage bag, rides a tall horse, wears silk and satin, and the jade pendant on his waist is a top-level accessory that ordinary people can't afford even if they work hard all their lives, he is definitely a superior person, but this is not the life he wants.
He left home at a young age to seek immortality, and after twenty years of hard cultivation, he has only reached the third level of Qi Refining. Seeing that the road of cultivating immortals has no future, he simply sold the broken wooden house of the sect, exchanged it for gold and returned to his hometown in the mortal world, ready to enjoy the wealth of the world.
Mundane things are worthless in the world of cultivating immortals, and anything in the world of cultivating immortals is a priceless treasure in the mortal world. Although Feng Tianzong was a poor man in the world of immortal cultivation, those rags, if exchanged for gold and silver in the mortal world, would make him a rich man in the mortal world.
He also thought it through. There is always a mountain higher than the other. When will the cultivation of immortals end? The ancestors of the sect have been practicing hard for thousands of years, and they are still practicing in seclusion. This road will never end.
Rather than living a miserable life at the bottom of the world of immortal cultivation, it is better to return to the mortal world and become a high-ranking immortal master in the eyes of mortals, enjoy the wealth of the world, and experience the taste of being a superior person. It is worth traveling through time.
I think so, but I can't help but feel a little unwilling in my heart.
Nowadays, the mortal world is not peaceful. The Great Xia Dynasty has serious land annexation, corrupt officials are rampant, natural disasters and man-made disasters, and the people are living in misery.
Even a small frontier town like Liaoyuan is now very different from what I remember. The inner city was fine, with a scene of peace and prosperity, but the outer city was very different, with gangs of all sizes and beggars and refugees all over the streets.
"Master, please buy my daughter. She is already thirteen years old and can do any job. Just half a bag of millet is enough." A thin woman knelt on the side of the road and begged.
"Master, please buy my son. Although my son is young, he doesn't eat much and is easy to feed. In a few years, he will be a strong laborer. Just ten kilograms of grain will be enough."
The two sides of the road were full of refugees kneeling with straw stuck on their heads and unable to survive.
"Don't buy men, buy fifty girls first." Feng Tianzong pulled the reins and said loudly.
As soon as the voice fell, a row of firewood girls knelt in front of his horse. They were as thin as firewood.
Feng Tianzong thought about buying fifty beautiful and eye-catching little maids. It didn't matter if they were a little expensive. There were only two words: rich!
Unfortunately, he overlooked one point. The refugees were starving and skinny, wearing rags and rags, and had no personal hygiene at all. Under these conditions, it was too difficult to pick out a beautiful one.
Even if a fairy came, she would not look beautiful if she was skinny, unkempt, and dressed like a refugee.
Feng Tianzong frowned. He was planning to give up buying a maid from the refugees, but he softened his heart after seeing the refugees selling their children. "Forget it, girls change a lot when they grow up. If you go back and raise them well for a few years, maybe you can find a pretty maid that meets your aesthetic taste, which is also a good deed."
"Come one by one. I only want girls over 15 years old, who can take care of themselves and have no disabilities. One hundred copper coins each. If you want to sell, come and line up." Feng Tianzong said loudly.
"Sir, my eldest and second daughters are sold to you." A refugee whose age could not be seen pushed his two daughters forward with a smile on his face.
"What are you standing there for? Come on, kowtow to the young master and beg him to accept you."
"Sir, my girls are absolutely obedient. They will do whatever you tell them to do. You will never regret buying them."
Feng Tianzong turned over and got off the horse. In front of him, there was a row of firewood girls kneeling, each with a low brow. He stretched out his hand to hook the chin of a firewood girl and said, "Look at me."
The little girl looked at him shyly, then immediately looked down again, not daring to raise her eyes. Oval face, big eyes, double eyelids, long eyelashes, although she looks dark and thin and not very good-looking, but if she takes good care of it for a few years, it should be fine.
Feng Tianzong thinks that eyes are very important to whether a person is good-looking or not. As long as the eyes are beautiful, the future will be good. There is also her sister next to her. She looks one or two years younger, but she is braver than her sister. She timidly peeped at Feng Tianzong with a pair of big black eyes, and when Feng Tianzong looked over, she quickly lowered her head.
"Not bad, not bad, you two sisters have passed the test, stand behind, and go home with me later." Feng Tianzong said with satisfaction.
He picked people very quickly.
"Are you fifteen years old?" Feng Tianzong looked at the skinny little face in his hand. He doubted whether she was ten years old, let alone fifteen years old.
"Master, she is definitely fifteen years old. She is just small and has not had enough food since she was a child, but she can do any work. Please accept her. My mother and I haven't eaten for two days. If you buy her, we will have a way to make a living." The mother of the little girl pleaded.
The mother didn't look very old, she looked like she was in her twenties. Although her face was deliberately dirty and smeared with mud, it can be seen from her face shape and eyes that she looks good.
Feng Tianzong nodded. Although the little girl was obviously not old enough, since the other party said so, he believed it. He should be a good person to the end. It's just a matter of raising her for a few more years. He doesn't need a bite of food.
"Forget it, I'll buy her, but she's young and can't take care of herself. My house is still short of maids, so why don't you sell yourself to my house?" Feng Tianzong said kindly.
"Thank you, Master, thank you, Master." The mother and daughter kowtowed to Feng Tianzong happily.
He picked and chose, excluding those who looked ugly at first glance. As long as the others were similar, even if they were a few years older, he would turn a blind eye and accept them. At most, he would raise them for a few more years. As a monk, he didn't lack money!
He took fifty firewood girls back to Feng Mansion in the inner city.
A piece of information suddenly appeared in Feng Tianzong's mind.
Lord: Feng Tianzong.
Territory: Feng Mansion.
Population: 50.
Tax rate: 1%/year (taxes can be collected from the population under his jurisdiction every year. You can choose the type of tax by yourself.)
"Well? The golden finger has arrived. Can I collect taxes from the population of the territory?" Feng Tianzong thought happily. A territory is complete only when there are land and people. Before, there was land but no people, so the golden finger was not activated.
"There are only 50 girls who are as thin as firewood. They have no money and only lives. What can I take from them?"