Chapter 1127: Chapter 1131 People from the Village

Xia Liu looked at the lone elderly resident with a kind smile and eyes filled with joy, feeling somewhat at a loss.

If he were to speak the truth, it might dishearten the old man.

But time was pressing on him now, so he couldn’t afford any delay.

After pondering for a while, Xia Liu nodded and said, “Yes, sir, I’ve come from the town, but I only have one day. After it’s over, I have to go back to work.”

He had three days left according to the time Liu Hong had given him.

Spending one day in the village, he should be able to get to Qingyun Sect in the remaining two days.

“Ah! We truly have been looking forward to your arrival!”

The old man grabbed Xia Liu’s arm, fearing he might suddenly run away.

“Old Sun, hurry and call everyone over, this young chap only has one day!”

The elder shouted towards the village behind him.

The elderly man named Old Sun was over fifty years old.

But he had a disability in his leg, so he couldn’t walk quickly. After nodding, he leisurely went into the village to gather the people.

In the end, the village elders all gathered at the entrance.

To Xia Liu’s surprise, all of these elderly people had disabilities.

He hadn’t observed them carefully before, but only realized when they all gathered.

“Old Zhi, why have you called us all here?”

“Yes, our legs and feet are inconvenient, and you make us run so far, you’re torturing us intentionally.”

…

Some elderly women complained incessantly.

“Everyone quiet down, the town has sent us a young man to solve our problems!”

Elder Zhi said excitedly.

“Ah! A month ago, you sent a letter to the town, and they really sent someone!”

“This is great, the town still cares about us.”

“So good, my leg injury relapsed these past two days, I can’t go out to work.”

“My lower back has begun to hurt in this damned rainy weather.”

…

Everyone on the scene was talking about their pains.

Xia Liu concluded one thing, which was that they were all having difficulty moving around recently.

“Young man, may I know your name?”

As a representative, Elder Zhi kindly asked.

“My name is Xia Liu. May I ask your name, sir?”

“Oh, I don’t clearly remember what my name is now, you can just call me old man or Elder Zhi.”

“I’ll call you Elder Zhi then.”

Xia Liu said with a laugh.

“That’s fine, I don’t mind. As long as you can help the village, you can call me an old geezer.”

Elder Zhi nodded nonchalantly.

“The town didn’t specify, but as long as I can help with everyone’s difficulties, I won’t refuse.”

How could Xia Liu know about the town’s situation?

This village was about thirty kilometers away.

And there wasn’t a wide road leading there, even if a request for help was sent out, it might not be likely anyone would want to come.

Walking thirty kilometers would be scarier than being killed for those people.

“Ha! In that case, the town is really good to us, they haven’t forgotten this poor mountain village in the remote area.”

Elder Zhi cried out in joy.

If he were a few years younger, he might have jumped up in excitement.

“If that’s the case, then there’s hope for this year’s harvest!”

“Yes! Earlier, because of the heavy rain, our village didn’t have much harvest. If we can’t plant corn in the next few days, we’ll have to dig wild vegetables to eat in winter.”

“Xia Liu is such a good man!”

“Yes! We must thank Xia Liu!”

…

The elders became excited.

They lived by farming, at the base of the mountain, and the quality of the land wasn’t very good.

If the second season of corn wasn’t planted, they could be starving in the winter.

Hearing them talk about the land, Xia Liu felt awkward.

But fortunately, since he had agreed, he must fulfill his promise no matter what.

“All right! Old Sun’s leg is quite serious now, and Xia Liu doesn’t have much time, I feel we should first help the Sun family.”

“Elder Zhi is right, we should first help the Sun family.”

“Yes!”

…

No one disputed; they didn’t mind who Xia Liu helped first.

If a disagreement arose, scaring away the kind person sent by the town, they’d be done for.

“Xia Liu, what do you think?”

“Elder Zhi, you can arrange it, point out what needs to be done and I’ll take care of it.”

Xia Liu smiled slightly, understanding from the conversation.

These elders’ difficulties were all related to farming.

Having learned some farm skills when he was young and with the elders’ guidance, he believed he could manage it in a day.

The land of the Sun family had two acres, and was next to the village.

The yellow soil inside was cracked, looking lifeless.

“This plot of land is like this, if we plant now, we can have some harvest before winter.”

“I know, my family is rural too. But I wonder if there are any oxen in the village?”

Xia Liu nodded, thinking that his Divine Sense didn’t detect any oxen.

With such cracked land, how could one plant corn without breaking up the soil first?

“Haha, this village doesn’t even have dogs, let alone oxen.”

Elder Zhi laughed bitterly, “Don’t worry Xia Liu, I still have strength, just lend me a hand and we can definitely finish it.”

Just as Xia Liu was about to speak, Old Sun came hobbling with a set of tools.

Rather old plowing tools.

From frequent use, the tools had been worn smooth and shiny.

It was evident they were tools with years of history.

“Old Zhi, later you and I will start plowing, do you still have strength?”

“Humph, if I can’t handle this small task, then I might as well be dead.”

“Ahaha, today’s cloudy weather is just right. If it was sunny, you old guy might not topple in the field.”

Old Sun teased.

“Hold on, hold on, let me do the plowing first.”

How could Xia Liu let the elderly toil in front of him?

Moreover, following their approach, it probably wouldn’t even be enough to finish sowing the fields in half a month.

With Xia Liu’s cultivation level, sowing was a matter of minutes if not for fear of shocking these elderly people.

Yes!

It was now afternoon, if working normally, the Sun family’s two acres could be planted before dark.

Once it’s night, he could use his powers to finish planting the rest of the land.

In the morning, he would then treat the people in the village.

Unable to overcome Xia Liu’s insistence, Elder Zhi eventually let Xia Liu take charge of the tools.

Xia Liu put the tools around his neck, walking with both feet on the cracked soil.

Elder Zhi manned the wooden plow from behind, soon finishing a row.

Xia Liu’s strength directly shocked the onlookers.

Elder Zhi and Old Sun couldn’t stop praising him.

It’s not surprising that Xia Liu was young, but he’s unexpectedly so strong.

Maybe he really could finish planting all their fields in one day.

The observing elders felt their own ability and joined in the labor.