Chapter 12 Building a House

"Management? Hmph, you're thinking so beautifully! Jack sighed when he heard this and said: "The penal colony is the place where we fend for ourselves, the area is so large that you can't imagine, but there are large areas of saline-alkali land everywhere, even the grass does not grow, and the slightly better places are occupied by those powerful gangs of criminals, and we people are outside, and we may not be able to find anything to eat for three days!" ”

"Such an exaggeration! The environment in which you live is too bad, I just listened to you talk, and it has been three hundred years since I opened my mouth and closed my mouth, how did you survive such a long time? Loulan continued to ask.

"Three hundred years is not a long time, the average lifespan of our world is thousands of years, well, of course, you humans can't compare!" Jack's face finally looked a little better when he heard this, and it seemed that he was still quite satisfied with his lifespan: "As for life, I just barely make a living by doing some small business, and we rat people generally live underground, those gangs generally can't find our lair, and it's safe, and they are miserable with small potatoes!" ”

"Isn't that all your fault?" Hearing this, Little Potato said angrily again: "Our cultivators have always helped the Dream Farm grow food, relying on this, we have saved a lot of money, recruited a lot of bodyguards, and protected our territory, but because the Dream Farm has been stopped for three hundred years, we have not been able to save enough savings because of the contract, so we can't afford to pay for hiring bodyguards, and finally the territory was occupied, displaced, and many people were forced to sell themselves into slaves." ”

"But, thanks to you, honorable farmer!" Little Potato's tone suddenly became happy again: "You have given me a lucrative contract, and I believe that it will not be long before we have enough money to recruit bodyguards, rebuild the territory, and redeem our people." ”

"Okay, I also understand the general situation, it seems that I still have to continue to work hard to expand the scale of the farm, so that we can all make money, Jack, since they are good at farming small potatoes, leave this work to them, as for you!" Loulan thought for a while and said: "For the time being, I will be responsible for helping me feed the three Luhua chickens, and now this field can be sown, and the green worms in the two fields, and some corn, should be enough for these three guys to eat." ”

"Also, about the remuneration, let me think about it, the little potato can now get 40 catties of corn a day, that is, one-fifth of a fantasy treasure, so if you calculate it... Loulan's mathematics naturally has nothing to say, and she doesn't use pen and paper, she directly calculates the numbers by mind: "I also give you a fantasy Tongbao every five days now, what do you think?" ”

"That's a good idea, you must know that feeding chickens is much easier than farming!" Jack couldn't wait to agree, he naturally understood in his heart that this was actually Loulan deliberately looking for an errand for himself to do, so that he could have a place to recuperate, how could he not agree.

signed another contract with Jack, Loulan was also relieved, the sudden arrival of the little potatoes not only solved the problem of manpower, but also saved him a lot of harvest, as for Jack, he is very clear about the situation of the dream farm, this guy can not only feed the chickens, but also be a consultant for himself, which can be regarded as a cheap pickup.

But what made Loulan depressed was that Jack and Little Potato, who had signed the contract, stopped working, and the excuses of these two guys turned out to be exactly the same:

To settle down on the farm, they have to build a house.

Yes! How can you work if you don't have a place to live? Besides, didn't you just say that the little potatoes have to eat when you have a house, so this house must be built immediately.

"This... How long does it take to build a house? Loulan asked.

"Soon, we cultivators live in thatched huts, and I will call a few helpers to come over, and we can build it today, and we can start working tomorrow." Little Potato said confidently.

"That's great, then you hurry up and find a helper, as for the place, you can choose it yourself, you can build it wherever you like, but the speed must be fast, starting tomorrow, you must start helping me farm, I am short of manpower." Loulan was naturally very happy when she heard that it could be built in one day.

When the little potato heard this, he naturally agreed, and soon left in a hurry, and he didn't know what means he used, but he disappeared as he walked, obviously leaving the farm and going out to find helpers.

"This... Dear Farmer, my house may take a little longer, don't you? Jack's voice came suddenly.

"Of course I do!" When Loulan heard this, she immediately said loudly: "With such a big farm, how can I be busy alone, why do you have a little longer, and how long do you have to do it?" ”

"Dear farmer, you must know that I am a rat man, and our houses are usually built underground, which is commonly known as burrowing." Hearing this, Jack said with some grievances: "Drilling a hole is not like building a thatched house, it really takes some time." ”

"What's wrong with the holes? Anyway, it's all about building a house, how can people's small potatoes only need one day? Loulan was obviously not satisfied with Jack's words: "By the way, I just heard Little Potato say that he has a helper, what about you?" Isn't there anyone to help you? ”

"Well... Of course there are people who help me, but my helpers are not the same as the cultivators, they ... They all come with a fee. Jack also felt a little ashamed when he said the word charge.

"Charges? Is there a charge for helping? You rat people are really ... Loulan was completely speechless when she heard this, so she had to ask, "How much do you have to charge?" ”

"This... If it's going to be built today, I'll need about five helpers, and I'll need to spend a fantasy treasure. Jack said weakly.

"A fantasy Tongbao, what a helper!" Loulan gritted her teeth when she heard this and said, "Okay, it's just a fantasy treasure, you go find someone, and I'll pay the money." ”

"Really? Thank you so much, Dear Farmer, for your generosity. Jack was overjoyed.

"Generous fart, this money is deducted from your salary, well... Double! Loulan dropped this sentence hard, turned around and left.

By the time Jack and Little Potato came back with their helpers, it was already afternoon, and Little Potato had brought back five cultivators who looked like him, and had brought a cart of tools and materials, and interestingly, it was a big fat pig who pulled the cart.

After wandering around the farm, the cultivators and the little potatoes finally chose a location by the river, unloaded the tools and materials, and built a thatched hut.

In contrast, Jack's helpers consist of only five ugly-looking nezumi, and the location they chose was located in the valley next to the foot of the mountain, and the method of construction was very simple, that is, digging holes directly in the ground with their claws.

Loulan only noticed at this time that the claws of these rat people were usually shrunk, but now when they need to dig a hole, they are completely stretched out, not only look very sharp, but also very thick, the overall shape is like a shovel, not only can be easily inserted into the soil, but also can be shoveled away by the way, as if it is specially for digging holes.

With such claws, digging a hole is naturally not a problem, and in a short time, these five rat people dug into the ground several meters deep.

"These guys have two hits!" Seeing this, Loulan secretly said in her heart: "It seems that this dream treasure is really not in vain!" ”

"How? Dear farmer, my helpers are still worth that kind of fantasy treasure, right? Jack was also proud, this guy didn't seem to have the consciousness to participate in the hole-making work at all.

"It's pretty good, but well!" Hearing this, Loulan nodded slightly and said, "I said Brother Jack, these helpers of yours are also masters of hole punching, are you rat people so powerful?" ”

"Of course not." Hearing this, Jack shook his head and said, "To tell you the truth, we rat people are actually best at not making holes, but... Mining! ”

"Mining?" Loulan's eyes lit up when she heard this, mining! That's a lucrative deal, my dream farm, surrounded by mountains, maybe there are mines to dig up!

"Actually, I heard the elders of the clan once say that there used to be a very rich pit in this dream farm, which was not only very rich in gold and silver ore reserves, but also many rare gem mines!" Jack said suddenly.

"Sure enough, Nima, Lao Tzu knows that there must be a mine in my underground." Loulan was overjoyed when she heard this.

"But it's a pity!" Jack suddenly changed his words, and said with some frustration: "I don't know why, the three farmers in front of you didn't find the pit, and our rat clan has no mining skills, but there is no place for it, and it is not as good as those farming farmers, who can't even find a job to make money!" If it hadn't been for my Jack using the little potatoes last time, those guys would have been ... ”

"Okay, don't introduce your black history, I'm not interested in hearing it, but why can't I find the mine?" Loulan was immediately depressed when she heard this, and hurriedly asked, "Did they not reclaim all the wasteland?" ”

"I don't know the specific situation, you know, the reclamation of wasteland is done by the farmer alone, and we people can't participate in it." Jack said.

"So that's the case, it seems that I will pay attention to it in the future, if this pit can be found, it will be rich, and what kind of land will I plant." Loulan said secretly when she heard this.