CH 17

Xie Yunnan did not tell Duan Changqing about his part-time work.

Duan Changqing is not yet healthy, so he shouldn’t worry about money.

But he didn’t expect that Duan Changqing actually brought up looking for a job during dinner. “Yunnan, I want to find a job, what do you think I can do?”

Xie Yunnan was stunned for a moment, then laughed: “You should learn how to speak and read first. I’ll introduce you to a job when you’ve learned everything.”

“Okay.” Duan Changqing agreed.

Xie Yunnan said again: “Don’t worry, our family has money. I originally had 40,000 in savings. Today, someone came over and paid 10,000 they owed, which adds up to 50,000… You wait, I’ll give you some money.”

After Xie Yunnan finished speaking, he opened the drawer and handed 5,000 to Duan Changqing. “You take this money and buy whatever you want… you can go shopping in the town.” As the pillar of the family, he needs to take responsibility for the family!

Most people in the fringe area use cash, so he kept 20,000 of his savings in cash at home.

“You don’t need to give me money…” Duan Changqing was slightly embarrassed. Is this… eating soft rice?1as in someone else is raising him

“Take it, you don’t have any clothes, so you can buy a few pieces,” Xie Yunnan said. “I’ll be quite busy recently, so I’ll leave grocery shopping to you.”

Letting him go shopping and getting in touch with people is also good for Duan Changqing.

Duan Changqing ended up taking the money.

He couldn’t let Xie Yunnan make money and also buy vegetables to serve him.

But he won’t buy clothes; he doesn’t care what he wears.

As for making money…

He has no education and can’t even speak clearly. It’s really not easy to find a job…

After dinner, Xie Yunnan thought about it and said, “I have something and will go out first. If you’re sleepy, go to bed early.”

“Okay.” Duan Changqing agreed and lay down.

Xie Yunnan left home and went to the plantation to dig sweet potatoes.

It’s very lively here. There is a sign at the door saying that everyone can register to dig sweet potatoes. After the sweet potatoes are dug out and washed, one-fifth of the harvest is counted as wages, and four-fifths are taken in.

These are definitely very favorable conditions. It is obvious that they want to help the people of the fringe area. After all, digging sweet potatoes is easy, and an adult can easily dig a few hundred pounds a day.

The sun had just set, but it was very lively here. Xie Yunnan saw many people coming and going.

“Brother Yunnan, are you here to dig sweet potatoes?” A child who knew Xie Yunnan well also came and saw Xie Yunnan at a glance.

“Yes, I’m digging sweet potatoes.” Xie Yunnan smiled.

“We’re all inside, I just went home to store some sweet potatoes… Brother Yunnan, come quickly.”

“Okay.” Xie Yunnan agreed and went to the door to register.

The gatekeeper at the gate of the plantation was a young man in his twenties. When he saw Xie Yunnan, he was stunned for a moment before he saying, “Are you here to dig sweet potatoes too?”

As far as Xie Yunnan’s appearance and temperament are concerned, he doesn’t look like someone who’s here to dig sweet potatoes. Yes, he doesn’t even look like someone from the fringe zone.

“Yes.” Xie Yunnan said.

The man looked at Xie Yunnan curiously before registering Xie Yunnan.

Although it was already night, the plantation was still very lively, and under the dim lights, many people were working hard.

But… there aren’t enough tools.

So now it’s basically like this. Young and middle-aged men and women use hoes to turn the ground. After turning over, they will put the big sweet potatoes into their baskets, and then the old and weak children will follow behind, digging through the mud for the smaller ones to add to their own basket.

Xie Yunnan didn’t bring tools when he came, and the tools that came with the plantation had already been taken out. He simply rummaged through the small sweet potatoes with the children. When they found any, they put them into the bags that the children were carrying.

“Brother Xie, you don’t want it?” a child dragging a large black garbage bag asked curiously.

“I’m not short of food, I just came to see.” Xie Yunnan said. He didn’t intend to compete with these people for this job, but wanted to talk to the owner of the plantation and buy more sweet potatoes to store.

In the eyes of these children, Xie Yunnan is a rich man. Hearing Xie Yunnan’s words, they happily chatted with him while working.

Nearby, a man with a hoe dug up a lot of sweet potatoes, but he couldn’t hold it any longer, and prepared to go home.

Seeing this, Xie Yunnan took the other party’s tools and said to the children, “You help me cut off the leaves, and I will harvest the sweet potatoes for you.”

“Okay!” The children shouted happily, and immediately went to help Xie Yunnan cut sweet potato vines.

When the sweet potato leaves were cut off, Xie Yunnan began to till the ground.

He was quite familiar with this work, having done it before. As soon as the hoe hit the ground, sweet potatoes were turned up.

Each time he turned the soil, the children behind him would swarm up, break open the mud with his hands and dig out the sweet potatoes inside.

A group of children hugging Xie Yunnan was quite eye-catching.

The Ghost King and his party just finished dinner not far away.

Dinner was exotic animal meat from Hongye Forest.

Exotic animal meat can improve a warrior’s strength. The most powerful warriors on the continent only eat exotic animals and plants every day, and will not eat ordinary sweet potatoes.

Not to mention those nobles, they have eaten the meat of exotic animals since they were young to nourish their bodies.

They gathered in the staff dormitory, eating and watching TV, feeling like this was the life.

There is no electricity or running water in Hongye Forest. They can’t even get phone signal, let alone TV service. There’s no entertainment at all.

But it is precisely because of this that they have time to improve their strength.

“It’s dark outside, and those people can’t see us clearly… I’m going out for a walk.” A bearded man put a hat on himself.

There were more than 20 people eating in the cafeteria. Some of them stared at the TV non-stop, but some responded and planned to go out for a walk together.

Someone else asked the Ghost King who was silent all the time: “Boss, do you want to go?”

“Let’s go.” The Ghost King stood up and walked out. When he reached the door, he took off the mask, revealing a horrible face.

Much of the skin was covered with black birthmarks and sarcomas, and there were sarcomas on his ears. The other half of the face looked normal, but the complexion was very dark. No one wanted to look at his face.

“Boss, you’re using that disgusting face again!” A beautiful woman, who was also a wanted criminal for causing trouble for those nobles, chimed.

“Isn’t this face pretty?” The Ghost King said casually.

“How so? It’s disgusting!”

“I think it’s pretty good.” The Ghost King touched his face.

The woman couldn’t help but ask: “…What exactly do you look like, boss?”

The face in front of him was man made, and no one had seen his real appearance.

The Ghost King glanced at the woman with this terrifying face: “I am the most handsome man in the world!”

Subordinates: “…”

The group went out wearing the plantation staff uniforms.

Of course, this plantation grows more than sweet potatoes. In fact, large tracts of sugar cane, corn, and other crops are also grown here.

There are still some empty fields, waiting for new plants to be planted.

They walked around a sugar cane field and saw a group of busy people.

It’s already past eight o’clock in the evening, and there are a lot fewer people working here, making Xie Yunnan’s group even more conspicuous.

These people saw Xie Yunnan at a glance.

“That person doesn’t look like he’s from the fringes, but he’s quite skilled.” Someone said. They have good eyesight and could see Xie Yunnan’s appearance clearly.

The Ghost King stared at Xie Yunnan, but remained motionless.

“He’s very handsome, I’m going to ask him for contact information.” The glamorous woman was a little eager to try.

She’s relatively young in their organization. And the most important thing is that her current identity is not a wanted criminal, so she doesn’t have to be as careful as others.

Even if they don’t fall in love, it’s good to chat with such a handsome guy. She can also give him some sweet potatoes!

However, just as the woman was about to move, the Ghost King grabbed her shoulders.

His hand was too powerful, and she couldn’t move.

“Boss?” The woman was taken aback.

The Ghost King stared at Xie Yunnan for a while before he said, “This man looks… as handsome as me. I like it, you should stay away from him.”

Female subordinate: “Boss, what are you saying?” Her companion animal was even frightened out!

Although their boss has always been single, her long-standing intuition clearly told her he didn’t like men. So why did he suddenly bend?

Moreover, how did she feel… her boss’s hand was shaking just now?

Wait, her boss also said that Xie Yunnan was as handsome as him… Is their boss serious?

Another person next to him added, “Boss, didn’t you say you don’t like men?!” A man confessed to their boss before, and their boss kicked him away.

“Shut up!” The Ghost King glared at his subordinates and turned to watch Xie Yunnan again.

He stared at Xie Yunnan for a long time, but did not go up to talk to Xie Yunnan, but turned back to the staff dormitory.

The subordinates behind him: “???”

What happened to their boss?

Although that little brother is very handsome, it’s a bit outrageous for their clearly straight boss to suddenly bend.

“The boss just doesn’t want you to cause trouble,” a gentle man explained. “We should be careful, hide our identities, and don’t provoke people casually.”

After thinking about it, the others still found it illogical.

If that’s the case, the boss can stop her directly. Why did he praise that person for being handsome?

On the other side, the Ghost King who returned to the staff dormitory walked to a mirror.

The face in the mirror was really ugly. He stared at it for a while, then suddenly grabbed the raised flesh on his face and tore off the skin that was sticking to his face.

Without the camouflage covering most of the face, although the skin color on the remaining face is still a little dark, the whole face can be seen clearly.

Similar to Xie Yunnan.

Identity reveal! Who do you think the ghost king is?

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