I'm just a swineherd, not a beastmaster.

Chapter 133 In vain

Yuan Feng turned around and went home.

As soon as he returned to the yard, Yuan Feng saw that the yard had been expanded and the fence had been replaced with an exquisite wooden fence.

On the other side, several acres of medicinal field area have been newly reclaimed and planted with medicinal herbs, making it lush and green.

What surprised Yuan Feng was that there was a stranger in the yard.

An old Taoist in Taoist robe was lying on a recliner in the yard, eating fruit, looking very comfortable.

The extra Taoist priest made Yuan Feng very confused.

"Excuse me, who are you?" Yuan Feng pushed open the gate and asked.

"Hey, don't come in, this is private territory!" The old Taoist suddenly opened his eyes and warned.

It looked like he was a security guard. I didn't expect that Zhao Muxin would remember to hire a security guard even when I was not there.

It's just that there seems to be some water in the yard, not to mention lying down and basking in the sun.

Yuan Feng walked in, but he just gave a warning and had no intention of getting up from the recliner.

If he hadn't crossed his legs so flexibly, Yuan Feng would have thought he was paralyzed.

"Are you a security guard?" Yuan Feng asked directly.

"Nonsense, I'm not you, am I?" The old Taoist said, as if he had taken gunpowder. "Don't even think about stealing here, you have no chance."

"Don't get me wrong, I'm not a thief."

"Of course I know you're not. I'm just doing my duty by saying that."

Yuan Feng was speechless when he heard this. It turned out that the job of a security guard was just talking.

"Not only do I know you're not a thief, I also know what you do."

"You know?" Yuan Feng was very surprised. Although this old Taoist was incompetent as a security guard, his vision was still good.

"Of course I know. You are here to find a job. For a low-level cultivator like you, it is best to find a nouveau riche like the owner of this courtyard to make a living."

After the Taoist priest finished speaking, Yuan Feng was a little surprised.

It was too early for Yuan Feng to make a judgment. The old Taoist didn't even look at the person and was just guessing blindly.

There were so many flaws in the old Taoist's words that Yuan Feng was speechless for a moment.

Since he is a foundation-building cultivator, the spiritual energy around Yuan Feng is much more restrained. In the eyes of people with a lower realm than him, he only appears to be at the third or fourth stage of Qi Refining.

But the Taoist master in front of him was only at the fourth level of Qi Refining. How dare he say that Yuan Feng was of low level? Others might be able to say so, but the Taoist master’s own level was also very low, so how could he have the nerve to look down on Yuan Feng.

Moreover, he was a security guard, but he actually said that the owner of the yard was a nouveau riche.

Nouveau riche is not a nice word. Although Yuan Feng's wealth did emerge suddenly, it was still somewhat uncomfortable to be said like that to his face.

"I'm not here to eat."

"I want to come here to fight, but there's no hope."

"why?"

"Because of me, I have the highest status in this courtyard now, and I decide who to recruit."

"Aren't you a security guard?"

Yuan Feng was very confused. From the sound of it, it didn't seem like he was a guard at all. It was obvious that he had brought back an emperor.

"I am a guard, but I also have another identity, the chief steward of internal affairs and an elder."

"Ah?" Yuan Feng was confused. The Buddha statue he prayed to in his small courtyard was quite big.

"What? If you want to work here, it's not impossible. It depends on whether you are willing to do it or not."

Yuan Feng understood what the old Taoist meant. He was asking for a bribe from him.

Of course Yuan Feng refused to give it to him. He was the head of the family in this courtyard. It was unacceptable for the head of the family to pay money when he returned home.

Just as he was about to explain his identity, a young man ran over.

"Master Sun, the medicinal fields are dry. Please go and bring rain." The young man said anxiously.

"Why are you in such a hurry? The drought won't kill you in a short time." The old Taoist chased the young man away, not wanting to pay any attention to him.

"We can't wait any longer, Master Sun. The fields haven't been watered for three days. If we don't water them, the herbs will miss the best time to grow." The young man was very concerned and urged.

The old Taoist, however, had a nonchalant attitude: "If it doesn't grow, then it doesn't grow. If you are really in a hurry, just spend money to find some coolies to water the fields, and don't bother me."

"But, Master Sun, didn't you get the money for watering the land? Hiring laborers will be an additional expense."

"You have to work after you get paid?" The old Taoist said, "Besides, I have to guard the yard and water the fields. I don't have the time. Can't I take a rest?"

The old Taoist sounded very busy, but Yuan Feng, who had just returned, could see that the old Taoist did nothing but lie down and sleep.

"Okay, I'll think of another way." The young man finally gave up. He was just an ordinary man and couldn't order the old Taoist around.

Yuan Feng was watching from the side and felt that the young man looked familiar.

"Have we met before?" Yuan Feng called out to the young man.

The young man was stunned for a moment, then reacted and said in surprise: "I have seen it. When the young man was at Wang's house, he gave my father a medicine for bruises and saved his life. I, Liu Ah Zhou, have always remembered it."

Liu Azhou remembered Yuan Feng and knew Yuan Feng's name, but he didn't think of him as the famous boss Yuan, so he just treated it as a simple meeting between acquaintances.

Yuan Feng remembered Liu Azhou: "Aren't you working with your father at Wang's? Why are you here?"

"The Wang family." Liu Azhou looked melancholy. "The Wang family has fallen into decline, and many servants have been dismissed. My father has been with the Wang family for a long time, so I came out to find a new job."

"Let me tell you something," Liu Ah Zhou suddenly said proudly, "I am now the housekeeper here, and I am paid very well. My eldest and second daughters are both good people."

Yuan Feng naturally knew that the eldest lady and the second lady he mentioned were Hu Jiuer and Zhao Muxin.

Liu Ah Zhou continued, "It's just that my young master is a little busy and not at home. I heard that my young master is the prince's guardian, which means he is a high-ranking official, so it's normal for him to be busy."

"Ouch!" Liu Ah Zhou suddenly realized, "I won't talk to you anymore. I have to hire someone to water the plants. You can go to my dormitory first. There are tea leaves in there. You can make some yourself. I'll come back to you when I'm done."

Yuan Feng looked in the direction Liu Azhou pointed and found that there were several houses built outside the yard, which seemed to be dormitories for servants.

"No problem." It was difficult to explain at the moment, so Yuan Feng asked Liu Azhou to get busy.

"Young Taoist friend, what do you say? Don't you want to give me some benefits? If you don't, it's useless even if you are acquainted with the housekeeper. Without my permission, you can't enter this house." The old Taoist was still thinking about giving him a bribe.

Yuan Feng looked at where he was standing and said that he couldn't get in, but now he's coming in.

He not only wanted to enter the yard, but also wanted to go into the house, but the old Taoist had no intention of stopping him.

"Aren't you a security guard? Why didn't you stop me?"

"Stop you? What are you talking about? I only receive a few hundred taels of silver as tribute every month. Why would I risk my life for that?"

Coming from the old Taoist's mouth, it seemed that a few hundred taels of silver were not a lot, but according to his level of attainment, if he were to work as a security guard somewhere else, the wages would only be a few dozen taels of silver.

The old Taoist priest, on the other hand, takes a high salary but does nothing.

"Little Taoist friend, I have to remind you that the eldest daughter of this courtyard is an expert. I had the same evil thoughts as you before, but after seeing how powerful the eldest daughter is, I just collected my wages honestly."

"Have you ever had any evil thoughts?"

It seems that Zhao Muxin's ability to judge people is really poor. She invites all kinds of evil people to her home. I must give her a good spur when she comes back.

"Of course not. The eldest and second daughters of this family are both beauties and so rich that everyone would covet them. If the eldest daughter wasn't so powerful, I would have taken action long ago."

"Is that so?" Yuan Feng finally understood. The reason why Zhao Muxin hired such an old Taoist as a bodyguard was because she was afraid that others would target her.

But I never thought that the hired security guard was the one with the most evil heart.

Yuan Feng was not as nervous about the safety of the yard as Zhao Muxin, because he had tried Hu Jiuer and knew that Hu Jiuer was stronger than him and had unfathomable strength. If Hu Jiuer couldn't hold on, it would be useless to hire more guards.

This is also the reason why Yuan Feng dared to keep half of the spirit stones at home.

"Since you don't stop me, go back to sleep." Yuan Feng said and walked into the house.

"Okay." As soon as the Taoist priest lay down, he suddenly felt something was wrong. "It's not right. Why should I listen to him?"

The old Taoist was dissatisfied, but he had no intention of getting up. He continued to lie down and eat fruit carelessly.