The Meng Plough, having withstood the tests of spring tilling and summer harvesting, being widely adopted by the major refugee farms and enjoyed a great reputation in Iron Peak County, encountered cold reception when it came to the neighboring Vernge County.
The gentry and merchants of Vernge County, who came to observe the new plow, showed a very keen interest.
However, their enthusiasm was merely transmitted through "eyes and mouths," and as soon as they heard any rumor, they would tightly lock up their money bags, reluctant to part with even a penny.
Thus, aside from a few estate owners living in the suburbs who, to save a certain Excellency's face, each humiliatingly bought a plow — Winters suspected they intended to privately replicate it — to take home for "display,"
the rest of the Artemis gentry were like lazy donkeys tied to a mill — they brayed loudly, but upon closer inspection, all four hooves stayed in place, never moving an inch.
