Fiancée Stolen by MC, I Trip Them up-Chapter 437 - 339: The Age of Technology Has Arrived!
A smiling face is hard to hit.
Not to mention that Old Chen’s attitude was quite friendly in front of the dark-faced man, but just seeing him cheerfully greet him, Old Chen felt embarrassed to speak harshly.
Old Chen asked, "Liu Ahsan, you came over so early, you probably haven’t eaten, right? I’ll have my eldest son’s wife heat up some food, have a bite at my place."
Liu Ahsan shook his head repeatedly upon hearing this: "Grandpa, I came after eating, I gnawed on two corncobs this morning, my stomach is still full, I can’t eat another bite."
When Old Chen heard that Liu Ahsan ate two corncobs at once, he immediately stopped persuading him.
When the corn just came in, Old Chen, tempted by his appetite, also ate two at one sitting.
At first, he didn’t feel anything unusual, but when he woke up, something was wrong.
Old Chen’s belly swelled up as thick as a barrel, the veins on his stomach bulged out, looking like they might burst at any moment.
If there weren’t any other unusual symptoms, Old Chen’s sons were ready to start planning his funeral.
It took three to four days for Old Chen’s swollen belly to gradually go down.
Since then, Old Chen never dared to eat too much.
Every time he had corn again, he only dared to eat one at most, fearing that his stomach would burst if he ate more.
Now hearing Liu Ahsan could eat two corncobs and still run around, Old Chen was a bit envious: "Good lad, you’re really built strong!"
Liu Ahsan chuckled: "Maybe it’s because life has gotten better in the New World, with fewer worries and troubles. Every day the food is good and the sleep is sweet, and my strength has indeed increased a lot. I tried lifting hundreds of pounds of stones yesterday, and it was easy, I almost couldn’t believe it myself."
Old Chen nodded slightly, gently stroking his beard, and laughed: "We have to thank His Majesty the Emperor for this! If it weren’t for His Majesty’s grace, we’d still be living those tough days not knowing when the next meal would come. Now, we have so much grain it’s almost a headache, I’m planning to give up more than half of my land!"
Hearing this, Liu Ahsan’s eyes twitched, and he quickly asked: "Grandpa, are you planning not to keep all your land?"
Old Chen nodded: "We grow more than we can eat, it feels like a waste, might as well not grow that much, also saves the whole family from working so hard."
Liu Ahsan, hearing this, quickly said: "To tell you the truth, I was thinking the same! My family has several hundred acres of land, planting all of it would kill us, and we can’t eat it all, it’s too wasteful. Better to give up some and just plant enough for the family to eat in the future."
After saying this, he looked expectantly at Old Chen: "Grandpa, how do you plan to deal with the extra land?"
Old Chen casually said: "What else to do, just give it back to the government! After all, when we came, it was agreed we would grow crops for the Emperor for ten years, then the fields would be ours. If we can’t cultivate all the land, the government has the right to take it back. Now it’s just the right time for the government to take it back! In the future, my family will probably just keep a dozen or so acres, enough to pay taxes and feed us."
Liu Ahsan immediately said: "Grandpa, can you spare our family a dozen acres of the land you’re giving up? I’d like to move over and be neighbors with you."
Old Chen initially wanted more families for company, upon hearing Liu Ahsan’s words, he immediately agreed: "Why not! I’ll have my eldest son and the two little ones adjust the fence, just good enough for our family, the rest your family can use as you like."
Liu Ahsan was immediately overjoyed: "That’s great! I’ll go back and tell the family to get ready, as soon as you’re ready, we’ll move over."
"No problem!" Old Chen readily agreed.
Liu Ahsan, being an impatient person, prepared to leave right after they made an agreement.
Just then, a young Daoist wearing a robe flew over from a distance.
Lately, it was the Daoists from Xuanzhen Temple who were delivering various notifications, so Old Chen and Liu Ahsan didn’t pay it much mind.
As the Daoist approached, he glanced at the crowd, and his gaze settled on Old Chen.
"Boundless Celestial Venerable!"
The Daoist saluted Old Chen politely: "Greetings, elder, this humble Daoist pays his respects."
Old Chen was wise with age, understanding that the Daoists were giving him face not because of his age, but due to the Crown Prince’s respectful treatment of him.
After all, there were many elderly in the New World, why didn’t they see the Daoists being equally polite to them?
Therefore, Old Chen never dared to be pretentious. After a Daoist saluted him, he always returned the salute promptly.
"Greetings, Daoist, thank you for your hard work."
Sure enough, after Old Chen returned the greeting, the Daoist’s expression relaxed considerably.
Then the Daoist reached into his sleeve and took out something that looked as big as a red brick.
Seeing this, Old Chen curiously asked: "Daoist, what is this?"
The Daoist explained: "This is a cultivation magical artifact called a Sound Transmission Talisman, also known as a new-style radio. It can receive sound when activated with a spirit stone and has countless marvelous uses."
After saying this, the Daoist handed the new-style radio to Old Chen, solemnly saying: "Elder, this item has not yet been mass-produced, and there are less than a hundred in the Imperial Guard. This one was personally bestowed upon you by the Crown Prince, please take good care of it." 𝕗𝚛𝚎𝚎𝐰𝗲𝗯𝗻𝚘𝚟𝚎𝗹.𝕔𝐨𝕞
Old Chen, upon hearing this, immediately waved his hands: "No, this is too valuable, I can’t accept it! Daoist, please convey to the Crown Prince that his kindness is appreciated, but I don’t understand even a bit of magic, I really can’t use an Immortal Spiritual Artifact!"
"No worries."
The Daoist shook his head, then somehow produced a spirit stone, placing it directly on the new-style radio.
Once strange patterns appeared on the radio’s surface, the Daoist smiled: "When the cipher on the Sound Transmission Talisman emerges, it means the radio is activated, all you need to do is listen, you don’t need to worry about anything else."
After demonstrating, the Daoist removed the spirit stone, and the patterns on the radio vanished immediately.
The Daoist explained: "If you don’t want to listen anymore, just remove the spirit stone, and the broadcast will stop immediately. Next time you want to listen again, just place the spirit stone back. But note that once the spirit stone is removed and then placed again, the content from the gap will not be recovered, meaning what you miss is truly missed."
Old Chen, being of advanced age, found it hard to grasp new things, and looked bewildered after listening.
Beside him, Liu Ahsan was much more enthusiastic.
Ever since they arrived in the New World, during the day it was manageable as there was farming to occupy him, but at night, his wife had to put the children to bed, and he, being a grown man, found himself bored and with nothing to do.
With this radio, he could occupy himself at night and no longer fear boredom.
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