“好吧，算你一个。但要是干不动，可別硬撑。”

半个小时后。

包括罗真在內的十名僱工跟著管家，来到了南边的向阳坡。

这里是一片开阔的缓坡，脚下的泥土鬆软肥沃，阳光充足，確实是种植橡树的好地方。

管家从马车上搬下铁锹、锄头和捆好的橡树苗，逐一分发给眾人：

“每人负责二十棵树苗，先挖坑，再扶苗，最后填土压实。中午在这里吃饭，日落前必须完工！”

罗真分配到的任务是挖坑和扶苗。

这活计对体质只有0.4的他来说，其实並不轻鬆。

手上沉重的铁锹，还没挥舞几下就让他气喘吁吁，手臂酸软起来。

但罗真並没有因此抱怨。

而是默默调整著呼吸，甚至在休息的间隙，尝试著运用那构建了百分之二的【双核冥想法】。

捕捉周围环境中稀疏的能量微粒，试图一点一点地缓解肉体的疲劳。

效果虽然微乎其微，却让他看到了另一种锻炼的可能。

或许，冥想不仅能增长魔力，也能辅助恢復体力？

这个念头在他脑海中闪过，让他更加坚定了坚持冥想的决心。

哪怕效果微乎其微，只要长期坚持，总能让身体慢慢变强。

中午时分。

太阳升到半空，气温渐渐升高。

管家从马车上搬来装有午饭的木桶，给每个人分发了一块黑麵包和一碗豆子汤。

黑麵包坚硬干涩，咬在嘴里需要用力咀嚼，豆子汤则寡淡无味，几乎尝不出油星。

眾人围坐在树荫下，狼吞虎咽地吃著午饭。

只有罗真一边慢慢咀嚼，一边时不时望向坡地另一头。

在那里，一棵枝繁叶茂的老橡树下，坐著一位穿著细亚麻衬衣的中年男人。

他体態微胖，正悠閒地喝著茶。

偶尔抬眼看看僱工们的劳作进度。

正是雷恩老爷。

罗真知道，这次能来到雷恩老爷的坡地干活。

是自己接触藏书的一次宝贵机会，必须牢牢抓在手里。

因而，在下午的劳作中，罗真也比上午更加卖力。

甚至有意无意地在监工路过时，对栽种的间距和深度提出一两个看似懵懂，实则切中要点的小问题，从而显示出他与普通农夫的不同之处。

很快，日落西山，工作结束。

雷恩老爷亲自来发放工钱。

轮到罗真时，他接过那沉甸甸的100枚铜幣，却没有立刻离开，而是深吸一口气。

对著略显惊讶的乡绅老爷恭敬地行了一礼。

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“尊敬的雷恩老爷，感谢您给予的工作和慷慨的报酬。”

雷恩老爷挑了挑眉，对面前这位少年得体的言语，感到一丝好奇：

“嗯，好好干，年轻人。”

罗真趁热打铁，语气诚恳，带著適当的靦腆：

“老爷，我……我有个冒昧的请求。我非常喜爱读书，渴望知识。不知您庄园里是否有……呃，任何不需要的旧书，甚至是废弃的帐本？我愿意用今天所有的工钱向您换取阅读它们的机会。”

他双手捧著那袋铜幣，递了过去。

雷恩老爷愣住了，上下打量了一眼罗真。

他看得出来这位少年衣著贫寒。

100铜幣对他而言绝非小数目，居然愿意全部用来换那些没用的旧书？

这种对知识的怪异渴望，可与他认知中的农夫小子格格不入。