Chapter Ten: The Golden Eater, Little Gold

  Tian Wei Liang wished Qian Yun back, bringing good news. She had reached an agreement with the Yang family ghosts that they would not disturb the Liang family.

  Liáng Shān was overjoyed, and early in the morning he ordered Wu Tu to find Yang's family tomb, insert a marker as a sign, wait until the winter solstice to dig up and burn into ashes, and arrange them in the Yang family ancestral hall.

  Now Liangjiazhuang has twelve households with fifteen men and six women. Together with the three members of the Liangshan family, there are twenty-four people in total.

  Liáng Shān distributed tasks, Liáng Yáng's mother and Qīng Yún were in charge of weaving cloth and making clothes, cooking meals. Liáng Liàng's wife, Shǐ Shì, who was pregnant, was responsible for fetching water and chopping firewood. Wú Tǔ and Wú Huǒ led ten laborers to quickly open up paddy fields and vegetable gardens nearby, so they could hurry up and plant the rice in time for the next season. Wú Jīn took two people to set up a blacksmith's workshop, responsible for making and repairing tools.

  Liang Kangkang was in charge of exchanging the goods obtained from the mountains for money and grain, as well as urgently needed items for the village. Liang Liang followed Liang Shan, equivalent to a duty soldier, responsible for conveying Liang Shan's orders to each group.

  After a busy day, the Yang family ancestral hall was finally roughly tidied up.

  The five-arched courtyard of the Yang family ancestral hall is majestic and towering, reminiscent of the Yang family's glorious past. Before dinner, Liangshan led everyone to pay their respects to the ancestors of the Yang family and the men, women, and children who were massacred in the village 80 years ago.

  Ancestor worship is a big deal, every year on New Year's Day and Qingming Festival, it must be carried out, with rules and rituals that everyone knows, standing behind the young master with a solemn expression, hands hanging down.

  After the young master read a short memorial article, he began to promise that after the Liang family's successful decline, the Yang family ancestral hall and the Liang family ancestral hall would coexist. The three festivals of the year would not be without the incense of the Yang family ancestral hall, and also let the second son continue the Yang family incense.

  As soon as Liangshan's voice fell, everyone in their hearts sighed at the young master's benevolence. Suddenly a gust of wind blew into the temple, and in their ears they heard a mournful cry. Everyone trembled with fear, not daring to lift their heads, staring fixedly at the green stone floor tiles, and the small grass growing out from between the cracks.

  Liáng Shān saw clearly, about four or five hundred men and women, old and young, vaguely lined up in the ancestral hall, suddenly all bowed to him. Liáng Shān hastily returned a bow.

  Liáng Shān had already seen Mǎ Wén Xiù's ghost, and his courage was greatly boosted.

  "Mission accomplished!"

  Everyone breathed a sigh of relief, and at this moment they regarded the young master as a god, and their confidence increased greatly.

  People who were exhausted from a day's work returned to the mansion and recited "Zheng Qi Ge" three times, after which their minds became slightly calmer.

  Most people don't understand the meaning of "Zheng Qi Song", but just by reciting it repeatedly, their courage and spirit will become stronger.

  After finishing reciting "The Righteous Gas Song", the crowd dispersed, and Wu's three brothers came to Liangshan's face, knelt down without saying a word, and knocked three loud heads.

  "What's going on here?" Liang Shan asked in surprise.

  Wu Tu: "Apart from my three brothers, there are also twelve elderly, weak, sick and disabled people. I hope you can take them all in, young master!"

  It turned out that the three Wu brothers had been secretly planning, and after seeing Liangshan's methods over the past two days, they were deeply impressed and decided to bring their whole family to join.

  What Liangjiazhuang lacks most is population. The old, weak, sick and disabled can also be a good labor force if arranged properly.

  Liangshan naturally agreed and discussed with the three brothers. They decided to let Wu Jin return home the next day to bring his family, while Wu Tu and Wu Huo would clear out a suitable room in the surrounding area.

  "These past few days have been busy, but I had forgotten about the matter of the Golden Armored Beast." asked Liang Shan.

  The four of them had just exited the grand mansion gate and were only twenty or thirty steps away when Wu Tu pointed with his hand, and a large cage was seen hanging high up in a giant silver apricot tree.

  Originally, the three Wu brothers used a method similar to boiling an eagle, weaving a cage with black rattan to imprison the Golden Beast and not giving it anything to eat.

  Wu Jin's body was like a monkey, swiftly climbing up, and in no time he plucked that basket and jumped down.

  The golden beast lay motionless in its cage.

  "It's bad, this Golden Beast is almost done for." Wu Tu said. These past two days they were extremely busy and hadn't had time to come.

  "Let me take a look!" Liang Shan squatted down and picked up a stick from the ground, poking at the Golden Beast.

  Not dead yet, but almost.

  The golden beast is no different from the pangolin, except for its scales reflecting a golden light.

  "Is there food?"

  "Wu Tu said, 'Young master, now giving food would be a waste of previous efforts.'"

  "Can this strange beast be tamed just by starving it?" asked Liang Shan.

  The tragic fate of the Golden Beast evoked sympathy from Liangshan, and to be strict, it was Liangshan's lifesaver.

  Wu Jin went to the blacksmith's shop and brought back a bag of iron filings.

  The cage opened, and the Golden Beast didn't move. Liangshan grabbed a handful of iron filings and spread them on his palm, bringing it close to the Golden Beast's mouth. The Wu brothers were tense to the extreme, knowing that the Golden Beast's teeth were extremely sharp.

  The golden beast looked at Liangshan, and its blood-red eyes suddenly flashed with a hint of reverence and gentleness.

  The Golden Toad recognizes Liangshan, strictly speaking, Liangshan is the first person it has seen.

  In the tomb, Liangshan was shrouded in a strange white light at that time.

  The Golden Beast initially opened its spiritual wisdom, knowing that the white light was extraordinary, and immediately fled. The Golden Beast is now on its last breath, but sees the fierce person from back then with a worried expression, with his palm open revealing its own delicious food, its red and moist nose sniffed, and its long tongue suddenly rolled up, sucking all the iron filings into its mouth.

  "Take some more!" Liangshan Xi said.

  The three Wu brothers looked at each other in dismay, and Gongzi indeed proved to be a superior person, becoming familiar with the Golden Eating Beast in an instant.

  The golden beast ate with relish and its strength quickly recovered.

  Liáng Shān saw Food Gold Beast eating happily, he was also happy and said: "What should I call you Little Gold?"

  The golden beast eats and nods its head at the same time.

  How can this be?! Liang Shan became excited and said: "Little Jin, after you finish eating this meal, go find some ore for me. If you're willing to follow me, then follow me; if not, then dig into that mountain over there and come out the other side - wherever you want to go, just go!"

  Soon, a sack of iron filings was all eaten up. Xiaojin let out a satisfied burp, stared at Liangshan, then shook his tail and pooped out three iron eggs with a series of plops.

  "Huh?" Wu Jin exclaimed excitedly: "The best iron in the world!" Wu Jin loved to ponder over metalwork, and this was indeed a fine piece of iron that couldn't be produced even with millions of manual hammerings.

  "Master, this iron-eating beast can't be let go!" Wu Tu said immediately. What goes in is ore sand, and what comes out is high-quality iron material. This iron-eating beast is a treasure.

  Li Shang waved his hand and said, "If Xiaojin is willing to stay, then let him stay. If he doesn't want to stay, that's fine too."

  Xiao Jin lifted his tail and let out three loud farts at the Wu brothers. The stench was unprecedented, and the Wu brothers fled in disarray.

  Xiao Jin wagged its tail, turned around, and with a chubby body, crawled out of the village.

  Four people followed up Niushou Mountain, and soon Xiao Jin chose a large stone at the bottom of a fast slope. With four claws scratching, his whole body quickly drilled in.

  The three Wu brothers are experts at digging holes, and their speed is breathtaking.

  Time ticked away bit by bit, an hour passed, and there was no movement or sound.

  "Wu Jin said with a worried expression: 'Young Master, that Golden Devouring Beast must have escaped.'"

  Liáng Shān shook his head and said: "This kind of spiritual beast has a human-like nature, how you treat him is how he will treat you."

  Liangshan made it sound easy, but in fact, he was very nervous. Liangshan also pretended to be confident in front of the three Wu brothers, and the more determined they were, the more convinced they became.

  Another period of time passed, and Liangshan sat cross-legged on a rock, contemplating the white light in his abdomen.

  The three Wu brothers did not dare to make a sound, they were also extremely patient.

  Unbeknownst to them, a sliver of dawn broke in the east, and all traces of the Golden Beast had vanished. The Wu brothers' faces finally revealed a few hints of annoyance.

  Liáng Shān opened his eyes, his heart sank, it's all over, forget it. The sky is high and the birds fly freely. Just as he was thinking this, a rustling sound suddenly came from under the ground, and the Jīn Shòu beast poked its head out.

  "Brother Jin!" said Liangshan with delight

  Xiao Jin heard Liangshan calling it and happily jumped up.

  Liáng Shān's heart was moved, and he hastily picked up Little Jin.

  Xiao Jin immediately puffed out his buttocks and sprayed a foul-smelling fart at the three Wu brothers, who covered their noses and jumped back.

  Xiao Jin jumped up and down on Liangshan's palm, then pulled out three shiny golden beans.

  The three Wu brothers were stunned. Wu Jin came over, picked one up and put it in his mouth without any hesitation, biting down, then vigorously nodded his head like a chicken pecking at rice, with a smile on his face that was as bright as a chrysanthemum.

  Liáng Shān immediately ordered Wú shì three brothers to keep it strictly confidential, this matter absolutely cannot let others know.

  There is a gold vein in Niushan!

  Liáng Shān was overjoyed and his mouth was crooked.

  Xiao Jinla's Golden Elixir of high purity is absolutely hard currency in this era.

  Unfortunately, the daily output is not high, only about ten golden beans. In the end, it still has to rely on manual excavation. However, these are all future plans, and it's best not to move here before having sufficient protection capabilities.

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