Gou's Liver Experience in the World of Demons and Demons

Chapter 2
Before Gu Sheng could speak, Gu Erniu next to him spoke first:
"Gu He is in charge. Although Ah Sheng is a little thinner, he can endure hardships. Two hundred pieces of firewood a day is not a problem. It will definitely not delay your work."

He went on to say, "A Sheng's father just passed away, and the crops in the field were destroyed by animals. Please, sir, show some mercy. Without this job, he wouldn't be able to survive the winter."

Gu Sheng pursed his lips and said nothing, it was the best choice not to interrupt at this time.

Gu He's frowning brows slightly relaxed, as if he felt compassion, and finally sighed:
"Forget it, I'll leave this work to him. It was agreed in advance that there should be at least two hundred pieces of firewood a day, but more is indispensable. If you can't do it, I will have to replace it."

Gu Erniu was overjoyed, thanked again and again, and patted his chest to assure.

"You have a bodhisattva's heart, put 1 hearts in your heart, and if you see a good product in the mountains in the future, I will definitely send it to you."

"Early tomorrow morning, let him chop firewood in the north courtyard of the master's house."

After Gu He finished speaking, he shook his head and left with his hands behind his back.

Earning two pennies a day and not even being able to buy a catty of rice bran, how long can this boy last?
The voices of Gu Sheng and Gu Erniu followed Gu He's back:

"Thank you, Manager Gu He!"

Joy rose in Gu Sheng's eyes, he finally had a source of making money, although he only had two pennies a day, but it was only temporary, if he became proficient in the future, he might be able to chop more firewood a day.

Crucially, he had no choice.

Even for such a job, Gu Erniu must have spent a lot of energy.

Gu Sheng looked at Gu Erniu sincerely, and said gratefully:
"Brother Erniu, thank you!"

Gu Erniu grinned, looking even more honest.

"Silly boy, your father entrusted me to take care of you more before he died, so you don't need to be so offended. Now that you have regained your strength, I am relieved."

"In any case, life is the most important thing."

"Tomorrow, when you arrive at the Lord's house, you have to be cautious in your words and deeds. Chopping firewood is a hard job, but if you work hard, you can get by with two pennies a day, plus what Uncle Shun left you, and you'll be fine after that."

Gu Erniu patted Gu Sheng on the shoulder, the difference in body size between the two was obvious, and there was a difference of one size.

Gu Erniu is at the pinnacle of youth, has a good archery skill, strong arm strength, and often has meat tonic, and his face has a red light.

On the other hand, Gu Sheng.

Just over 14 years old, malnourished for many years, very thin.

"Brother Erniu, have you eaten yet? Come in and join us."

Gu Sheng greeted.

Gu Erniu smiled and shook his head, "Your sister-in-law's house is ready. After finishing your work, take a rest for a few days. I plan to go to the mountains. You will help your sister-in-law more then."

Gu Sheng nodded repeatedly.

"Brother Er Niu, you have to be careful. The beast that broke into the field a few days ago has no whereabouts. It is very dangerous in the mountains now. Why don't we go again in a while?"

"The masters in the village have been patrolling for several days and haven't found it. We can't wait any longer. If we don't take advantage of the time to go to the mountains to hunt more prey, it will be difficult to wait until winter."

Gu Erniu sighed, told Gu Sheng a few more words, then turned and walked towards the house.

His home is not far from Gu Sheng's home, about 100 meters away.

Gu Sheng looked at Gu Erniu's back, a little envious.

Mastering archery and being familiar with the conditions in the mountains, you can go hunting in the mountains, which is much more chic than ordinary tenant farmers.

"However, this is also a business of pinning your head to your trouser belt. If you accidentally meet a big bug or a blind bear, you may die."

Gu Sheng shook his head.

Of course, if given a choice, he would still prefer to be a hunter.

High risk and high return, if you hunt precious prey, you may accumulate enough wealth.

Otherwise, if you spend your whole life farming, there is no hope of turning over.

Just like my own father, he couldn't even save a tael of silver in his whole life.

"Unfortunately, if a skill such as archery is not passed down from father to son, it is basically hopeless."

Even if he had a good relationship with Gu Erniu, Gu Sheng didn't expect Gu Erniu to entrust his archery skills to himself.

That's the guy who eats, so it's not easy to spread the word.

"For today's plan, first survive well, and then find a way to save a tael of silver as soon as possible. If you can't save before the age of 15, then you will be 16!"

Gu Sheng's eyes were firm.

"I must practice martial arts. Only by practicing martial arts can I change the fate of the bottom!"

He went into the house to light the fire and cook.

The rice is cooked with rice bran, which is difficult to swallow. The vegetables are wild vegetable roots dug up, and a bit of bitter salt ground from a salt block is barely added. It has a bit of taste, but it is really not much better.

But Gu Sheng still ate mouthful.

If you don't eat, you can't live.

Early the next morning.

Gu Sheng had breakfast, locked the door of the room, took a few pancakes made of rice bran, and headed towards the north courtyard of the master's house.

There are thousands of households in Gujiazhuang, scattered around the main house.

The closer the family is to the Lord's house, the richer it is.

Without squinting, Gu Sheng lowered his head and hurried on his way.

Soon it stopped at a bluestone tile wall, there were branches of peach trees sticking out in the courtyard, which was very different from the fence of Gu Sheng's thatched house, Gu Sheng reached out to knock on the door, and a young boy poked his head out.

"The manager Gu He asked me to chop firewood." Gu Sheng explained his purpose.

The boy looked the thin Gu Sheng up and down, a little contemptuously, but he didn't say much.

He just led Gu Sheng into the door.

The two of them didn't talk to each other, the servant took Gu Sheng around and around, and soon stopped in the backyard of the firewood house, where piles of logs and dry firewood were placed there.

The boy said: "Chop firewood here, don't wander around in other places. Before dark, Gu He will pay you according to the amount of firewood you chop."

After that, he left without looking back.

Gu Sheng didn't care either.

After looking at the courtyard for a while, he set his sights on the piles of dry firewood.

Gu Sheng visually inspected the past, and found that there were about fifty pieces of dry firewood in a pile, and each piece of dry firewood was the length of an arm, and the thickness of a bowl.

His task is to split these logs in half from the middle, and then divide them in half.

Two hundred pieces of firewood, time is tight, just as Gu He said, this number is a challenge for Gu Sheng.

Gu Sheng didn't waste any time, put the rice bran cake and water aside, and picked up the ax on the shelf next to it.

The ax was a bit heavy, but it was new and had a sharp edge.

Gu Sheng weighed the ax in his hand, put a piece of firewood on the stake, and held the ax with both hands.

His eyes were fixed, he drank lightly in his heart, raised his arms high, and struck down with an axe.

Ton!
The ax blade was embedded in the firewood, Gu Shenglian lifted the firewood and the ax together, raised it up again, and chopped it down hard.

Cross!

The firewood was roughly divided into two halves and fell on both sides of the stake. Although it was not particularly well-proportioned, it was not bad.

An anti-shock force was transmitted from the wooden posts of the chassis, making Gu Sheng's arms numb and sore.

He turned a little pale.

"Chopping firewood is not easy. Since this ax is so sharp, I have to save some strength. Otherwise, I won't be able to chop even a hundred pieces of firewood, let alone two hundred pieces of firewood."

Gu Sheng knew that even though he was very relaxed now, it was because he was at the peak of his physical strength. Afterwards, he might have to regain his physical strength for a long time after chopping a piece of firewood.

"Continue! Chop this firewood first!"

Gu Sheng picked up the firewood that had been scattered in two, set it up, and went down several times with the axe, a log was instantly divided into four parts.

In this way, a piece of firewood is chopped.

Gu Sheng couldn't help panting, his arms were slightly sore.

A single piece of firewood is exhausted like this, and his health is really poor, but Gu Sheng must finish this hard-won job.

Stack the split firewood on the other side.

Take a short break.

Gu Sheng put the second log on the stake.

Ton!
Cross!

Cross!

In the firewood room, the sound of firewood splitting can be heard from time to time, but the frequency is intermittent and tends to be slower and slower.

After a quarter of an hour.

After chopping the tenth stick, Gu Sheng was out of breath, with sweat dripping from his forehead and back.

He felt that he had underestimated the hard work of chopping wood.

"Two pennies is really hard to earn."

Gu Sheng was helpless, and suddenly froze, an inexplicable thought came to his mind, he subconsciously opened the proficiency panel.

I saw that the column of martial arts has changed.

【Martial Arts】: Chopping firewood (1% entry level).

(End of this chapter)