Chapter 9 Free Meals

After harvesting all the weeds that could be harvested on the farm, Ying Yuanxing counted the seeds he had collected. There were twelve seeds in total, a mixture of green and yellow. He had no idea what could be grown.

But it seems to smell a bit good!

Ying Yuanxing lowered his head and sniffed. The seeds had an indescribable fragrance. It was not the scent of flowers or grains, but it felt a little familiar.

Ying Yuanxing reminisced for a while and remembered where he had smelled this fragrance before. When the company went mountain climbing, the fresh smell he smelled when entering the mountain in the morning was very similar to this one.

Thinking of this, Ying Yuanxing looked around, took a deep breath, and was a little confused. It was okay that the smell in the city was bad, but the vegetation in Taoxi Village was so dense that the air was not fresh at all.

Ying Yuanxing sniffed. Before he smelled the fresh scent of the seeds, he didn't notice anything. But after the comparison, he felt there was a problem.

Wait a minute, could it be that Hongxing Company has destroyed the environment of Taoxi Village and caused some kind of pollution, resulting in the air being bad even though Taoxi Village has rich vegetation.

It's not that Hongxing Company should be blamed for anything Ying Yuanxing did. It's just that the other party has a long criminal record, and Ying Yuanxing has memories of working at Hongxing Company, so he has some understanding of Hongxing Company's methods.

He treats things differently according to the circumstances, bullies the weak and fears the strong, and if he can't get what he wants, he'll be ruined.

However, Ying Yuanxing thought about it and let it go. No matter what, he couldn't care less about so many things now. He should think about how to make money first.

It would have been fine if he had not discovered the air wall, but after he discovered it, Ying Yuanxing felt uneasy when he thought that the lands that should have been his were not under his control, even though he had not yet used up all the lands he had now.

It’s just money, just make it.

However, before making money, thinking about the differences between what he encountered in Taoxi Village and the game, Ying Yuanxing decided to investigate the situation first.

Ying Yuanxing opened the map and looked at it carefully. Only a small part of the map was lit up in the morning, but now most of it was lit up. Ying Yuanxing looked at the houses one by one, including the neighbors next door, the Yuan family in the back mountain, the village doctor in the southwest of the village, the village chief's house at the entrance of the village, and the family raising livestock. Yuan Xiu did not introduce the rest of the houses.

Ying Yuanxing discovered a problem. The blacksmith shop was gone. In the game, the blacksmith shop was a building used to upgrade tools. How could he upgrade his tools without a blacksmith shop?

It would be fine if the farm was small, but when it gets bigger, Ying Yuanxing's eyes go dark when he thinks about carrying a hoe and plowing the land piece by piece. He thinks he will never be able to finish the work even if he passes out.

Moreover, the fishing tackle shop seemed to have disappeared. He couldn't buy any fishing tackle. Where could he go to fish and make money? Ying Yuanxing only felt that everything was getting darker before his eyes.

He had just started to develop an ambition to make money, but in the end, there was nothing in the village.

Ying Yuanxing was discouraged for a while, but looking at the farm outside the window, he sighed silently.

The game has become a reality, how could it be exactly the same? In fact, it was just that things went too smoothly before, which made it a little difficult for him to accept. But now, since the problem has been discovered, let's solve it.

Ying Yuanxing was about to ask the village chief again, but before leaving, Ying Yuanxing quickly planted all the seeds and watered them before leaving.

A while after Ying Yuanxing left, the fence outside the farm made a bang, as if something had hit it.

…

When Ying Yuanxing arrived at the village chief's house, the village chief's family was preparing to eat. Seeing Ying Yuanxing coming, the village chief smiled and invited him to come and eat together.

Ying Yuanxing originally wanted to refuse, but then he thought that he had nothing at home, so he might as well just have a meal, otherwise he would only have drinks for dinner.

Seeing Ying Yuanxing sitting down, the village chief happily asked his wife to prepare bowls and chopsticks for Ying Yuanxing.

Ying Yuanxing glanced at the village chief's wife curiously and found that it was different from the game setting. However, after the previous summary, Ying Yuanxing has accepted these differences naturally. However, he certainly cannot let the elders bring him bowls, so he took the initiative to stand up and help bring the bowls and chopsticks to the table.

"Xiaoying, what are you doing here?" the village chief asked with a smile.

Ying Yuanxing quickly asked his doubts: "Village Chief, our village... doesn't have a blacksmith shop or a fishing tackle shop?"

The village chief looked up at Ying Yuanxing and replied, "There used to be..."

Ying Yuanxing froze. This sounded too familiar. Could it be that, no, there didn't seem to be any business conflict between the blacksmith shop, the fishing tackle store and the Hongxing Company.

"Later, a fire broke out in the blacksmith's shop and the blacksmith was burned to death."

"The fisherman was dragged into the water by a big fish while fishing and drowned."

The village chief spoke slowly, the dim light of the setting sun coming through the window making his face look scorched yellow, adding a touch of horror.

However, Ying Yuanxing didn't pay any attention to the village chief. Instead, his mind was full of thoughts, wondering if he was wearing a fake game. The parts that were similar were exactly the same, but the parts that were not the same were completely unrelated.

"But it's not that you won't see them. It is said that late at night, their wronged spirits will return to the house. If you are there at that time..." said the village chief.

"What time is it late at night?" Ying Yuanxing asked.

"After midnight." said the village chief.

Zero o'clock?

Let’s try it today and see if he will fall asleep if he is still outside after two o’clock. If not, then he can work all night.

As for the wronged soul that the village chief mentioned, Ying Yuanxing clenched his fists. Even if it was a wronged soul, if it could work, he had to work for him.

Seeing that Ying Yuanxing was particularly interested, the village chief said, "I'll take you to see it after dinner."

Ying Yuanxing agreed immediately.

As the two were talking, the last dish was ready in the kitchen, and Ying Yuanxing hurried into the kitchen to help serve the dish.

Ying Yuanxing was not hungry when he first entered the house, but after staying for a while, Ying Yuanxing felt that he was really hungry. He smelled the aroma of the food on the table, picked up the bowl and took a bite of the food, then he was stunned.

This taste...

"Xiao Ying, what's wrong? Is the food not to your liking?" The village chief's wife stared at Ying Yuanxing with a piercing look.

Faced with the question from the village chief's wife, Ying Yuanxing was silent for a long while, not knowing how to answer. After all, he was coming to someone's house to eat, and he couldn't say that the food was not delicious. If he was asked to say that it was delicious, he would feel really guilty.

It was difficult for Ying Yuanxing to describe the taste. It had the texture of vegetables, but it didn't taste like food at all. Compared with this dish, the wooden stick of bread that Ying Yuanxing had eaten in the afternoon was considered delicious.

The village chief looked at Ying Yuanxing suspiciously. The reason why he asked Ying Yuanxing to stay for dinner was to test him. He also asked his wife to cook with his treasured high-end weird food. After most weirdos eat it, the weird energy in their bodies would be somewhat unstable.

However, there was no turbulent strange energy on Ying Yuanxing's body. Either his strength was so strong that he could absorb even high-level strange food instantly, or the other party was completely unable to absorb it and was just an ordinary "person".

If Ying Yuanxing was an ordinary person, the village chief's eyes would slowly turn green and he would look greedy.

Ying Yuanxing was looking at his stamina bar, shocked and ecstatic. His stamina bar had increased. Not only had his stamina bar increased, but the upper limit had also increased. Although it was only increased by one, he had only taken a bite.

Ying Yuanxing glanced at the food on the table and felt so happy that he almost fainted.

"Xiao Ying?" the village chief called.

"Village chief, grandma's cooking skills are so good. I, I have never eaten such delicious food. Can I eat a little more?" Ying Yuanxing said excitedly.

The village chief was a little slow to react and nodded subconsciously. Soon, he regretted his temptation and nod.