After Bamogo hastily left, his subordinates also boarded the only horse-drawn carriage at the front and headed west, taking five prisoner carts with them.
Zong Shen smiled as he watched them leave, having earned 33,970 dinars from this slave merchant and acquired three decent talents.
He carefully put away those dinars and strolled leisurely through his territory with his hands behind his back.
He found Marie in the territory's farmland, her pant legs rolled up, showing great interest as she weeded the field with Erya and Xiaoping, two peasant women.
The crops in the field had grown robustly after a series of growth boosts and the meticulous care of the two peasant women, lush and full of vitality.
Every now and then, a green grasshopper could be seen leaping up and gliding briefly in the vegetable field and wheat field. Without pesticides, manual weeding and insect catching were needed daily.
