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Although Zhang Xiaohua had not fertilized his own little patch of heaven and earth with farm manure for quite some time, he had grown up seeing Agriculturalists' treasure, so naturally he would not wrinkle his nose just because he was standing close to it. The reason he did so was that he had noticed something seemed off about the two drivers of the cart.
"Agriculturalists' treasure" was, naturally, the manure Agriculturalists spread over their fields. This dung cart should have collected manure from the latrines of Pingyang City households and was taking it back to fertilize the farmland. When Agriculturalists did this sort of work, they generally drove carefully along one side of the main road, fearful of offending passersby and disgracing their own household. Besides, hauling manure was hardly a respectable job. Who would swagger down the very middle of the street?
Furthermore, the New Year had only just passed. It was not the proper season for emptying latrines and fertilizing fields. If it were the time when the crops were growing and large amounts of fertilizer were needed, then it would be understandable for two sturdy laborers to go into the city together to collect manure. But there was no rush to fertilize now. They would merely haul it back and stockpile it first. Why would such an easygoing task require two men?
Of course, perhaps the two had come together for company, or because they happened to be going the same way. But since they were manure collectors, they should not be covering their noses and acting disgusted by their own "Agriculturalists' treasure." They truly had no professional spirit whatsoever!
Given all that, how could Zhang