plied, “All the land in the village belongs to the government, and naturally, the prices are set by the government.”"A plot of wasteland costs one or two ounces of silver, while prime farmland goes fo...These people clanged and hammered against the mountain wall for more than an hour, removing quite a few stones during that time. They stuffed all of them into bags.

Though Zong Yu's eyesight was keen and he could see everything these people were doing clearly, he had no idea what use those stones they had concealed had.

Only after these people leave can I go down and take a look.

After almost another hour had passed, they filled their bags and were ready to leave. Zong Yu quietly climbed down from the tree.

These people, burdened by so many stones, must walk slowly. He, however, was not in a hurry to catch up immediately.

His intuition told him it was more important to first figure out what these stones were for.

Just then, a familiar voice sounded from afar.

"Shen Li! Danger, come back quickly!"

Thatmarry into the Zong family at first."If you taught me how to manage the ledger sooner, wouldn't you be able to gain your freedom earlier""I've heard, you were sold to the Zong family by your own peopl...