Legend of the Great Sage

Chapter 3: 3

Li Qingshan lay in the straw in complete satisfaction . He spread out his arms and legs, and before he knew it, he had fallen asleep .

He did not dream of his past life that night .

In the house near the cowshed, the couple tossed and turned under the torment of the smell of meat . They only fell asleep in the dead of the night .

The next morning, as soon as the roosters had crowed thrice, a short fatty in emerald-green silk garments arrived at the edge of the fields . He was none other than the greatest landowner in the tiny Crouching Ox village, master Liu . He was also the caretaker Liu that the elder brother and sister-in-law had mentioned . He had worked as a caretaker for a wealthy clan in the past . Eventually, he was excused due to his age, returning home with wealth .

However, he still wanted others to refer to him as caretaker Liu to stress his vastly different status and identity compared to these bumpkins; he also used this title to differentiate himself from the regular landowners . At the same time, since he had used various methods to swallow up most of the land in the village, he gained another elegant name, Half-village Liu .

If Half-village Liu had any ambitions, it would obviously be becoming Whole-village Liu . However, the matter could not be hurried . As his old master in the city would have described it, this ambition required gradual scheming to fulfil . He believed that he could complete this dream in the remaining years of his life . By then, everyone in the village would be his workers, and he would be the local despot . He would be able to do whatever he wanted .

However, caretaker Liu currently felt rather displeased . There were not a lot of workers on his land right now . He waved his plump hand . “Whyre there only these people? Where are the others?”

A worker wore a smile . “Caretaker Liu, theyve gone to help Li Er build a house . ”