"I heard the owner is from out of town, and he owns several farmhouses like this; it's a chain. The owner's information is written in the farmhouse brochure in the lobby over there—I think his surname is Wang or Liu..."

Ke Shurong patted her forehead. "I can't remember. I'm getting old and my memory is getting worse."

The service staff arrived quickly, and they even came in a convertible jeep. She was a woman of medium build, and she looked like the kind of person who could cook delicious food.

The woman was wearing dark overalls and a hat, looking professional and neat. She was also carrying a bamboo basket in her right hand, which looked like it contained tools for processing fish.

"Hello, I'm here to prepare the ingredients for you. Where are the ingredients that need to be slaughtered?"

"You're here so fast! There are so many fish here, thank you for your hard work, they were all caught by my daughter!"

Even at this moment, Ke Shurong did not forget to praise her daughter.

The aunt laughed heartily, "It's rare to see such a good harvest! Your daughter is truly amazing, Madam."

As he spoke, he took out rubber gloves from his pocket and put them on. Then, carrying a bucket in one hand and tools in the other, he went to the pool in the yard.

Ke Shurong found it novel and followed along, while Xia Wenxi was more interested in the genius owner of this agritainment business.

So I went out to inquire and found the farmhouse introduction booklet that my mother had mentioned earlier on the bookshelf.

"So the owner's name is Liu Jian. No wonder the farmhouse is called Simple Life..."

Xia Wenxi turned her gaze to the founder's introduction below.

"Recipient of the Jinjiang City Top Ten Outstanding Youth Medal, a well-known businessman in Jinjiang City..."

Jinjiang... This wasn't the first time Xia Wenxi had heard this name. If she were really in some novel world, she wouldn't even need to think about what Jinjiang was.

She wanted to find an opportunity to see what the differences were between Jinjiang and Fanshi.

Xia Wenxi flipped through the brochure again. There wasn't anything particularly special in the later parts; it mostly introduced the various facilities and services of the agritainment business.

Farmland can also be cultivated here. The plots of land are neatly planned and maintained by dedicated personnel.

This place is supposed to be a farmhouse inn, but Xia Wenxi noticed when she came that it looks more like a village, a very well-planned village.

Besides farming, you can also raise chickens, ducks, and even pigs here!

When guests are not at the farmhouse, staff will feed the pigs and take photos and videos to follow up on their daily lives.

Once the pigs are grown, slaughtering and curing services are also provided, and the pork can be delivered directly to your home.

It has to be said that the boss's idea was truly ingenious, but Xia Wenxi thought rather inappropriately that if they watched the pigs eat and sleep all day, would they still be able to eat meat?

When she came out after reading the manual, she saw that her father had also returned.

Before Xia Wenxi could even get close, Ke Shurong couldn't wait to tease Xia Hengyuan, "Xiaobao, look at what your dad caught. He even had someone kill it. I told him to just release it. It's so small."

Xia Hengyuan, standing to the side, was also quite embarrassed. "Ahem! Tomorrow, I'll try a different spot. It must be that the feng shui of that place was bad today."

"You're bringing feng shui into fishing? Didn't Xiao Bao fish in the same place as you?"

Xia Wenxi quickly comforted him, "Dad, this fish looks very lively. It would definitely taste delicious if you fried such a small fish, right, Auntie?"

Xia Wenxi raised her voice and asked the aunt who was still cleaning the fish.

"Yes! This little girl is right. Small fish coated in batter and fried are delicious. I'll clean up these later."

"Thank you for your help, Auntie."

The aunt laughed heartily, "What's so troublesome about killing a fish? It's simple!"

Xia Wenxi followed up with her earlier question, "Auntie, was this originally a village?"

"Ah, right!" The aunt said to Xia Wenxi while her hands kept moving. Each cut was clean and efficient, and she quickly cleaned a fish and threw it into the basin.

“Our village used to be a small village with a small population. Most of the young people had left, and the village was mostly populated by elderly people who farmed. Then a businessman came and told the village chief that he wanted to develop our village and rent all our land.”

At first, we thought it was a scam!

Soon, Xia Wenxi finished cleaning all the fish she had caught, and the aunt put on a small pair of scissors and began to clean the ones Xia Hengyuan had brought back.

The family of three stood still and listened to the aunt's introduction.

"Later, the village chief's son came back and said that the boss was a big boss, very rich, so many families agreed. Anyway, the young people don't farm, so the land is useless if it's lying fallow. Later, when everyone saw that they were really being paid, they all agreed, and that's how it gradually became like this."

At this point, the aunt's smile widened even more.

"The boss even let us all come here to work. We still farm and raise pigs and get paid. Many young people have also come back home. My daughter is one of them. She used to work outside, but with this agritainment business, she brought her son-in-law, her friend, and her grandson back to work."

"That's really good," Ke Shurong said, moved. "If there were plenty of work, young people wouldn't all be going out to work. It's good that things are like this now."

"That's right!"

After the aunt finished explaining her business and cleaning the fish, she also cleaned the fish tank and the floor thoroughly.

Ke Shurong was extremely satisfied and even wanted to give the aunt a tip, but it was refused.

"We can't accept tips, but you can leave a positive review where you placed your order, and I'll get a bonus later!"

"Okay, okay, I'll definitely give it a good review!"

Dinner was prepared by the three of them together: Xia Wenxi was in charge of starting the fire, her father was in charge of assisting, and her mother was in charge of cooking.

After the fish was served, Xia Wenxi took a picture and posted it on her WeChat Moments: "Still in the newbie protection period, but today was so fruitful! Mom's cooking is amazing!"

"Xiao Bao, eat first, it's the fish you caught."

Ke Shurong picked up a piece of fish with her chopsticks, and Xia Wenxi didn't stand on ceremony and put it directly into her mouth.

"Delicious! Mom, your cooking is amazing!"

After the meal, all three of them were stuffed.

"Wife, your cooking skills are as good as ever!" Xia Hengyuan touched his slightly protruding belly, feeling extremely happy.

At night, Xia Wenxi was alone on the balcony watching the stars. Occasionally, she could hear birds chirping, dogs barking, and cats meowing, but it didn't bother her. Instead, it made her feel even more peaceful.

I opened the WeChat Moments post she made before the meal; there weren't many likes or comments, which is understandable given she doesn't have many friends on WeChat.

Her roommates were all sending drooling emojis, Xia Wensheng was crying about how hard work was, Minghuan praised her for her fishing skills, and there was another one...

Lin Shen: [Following Miss Xia means you'll get to eat fish]

Below his reply was Xia Wensheng's reply to him: "Lin Shen, what are you trying to do!"

Xia Wenxi ignored Xia Wensheng, replied to each message, and then returned to Lin Shen—[Hopefully the newbie protection period will be longer.]