Chapter 35: Harvest Time
To thank Shen Yi for his help, Su Tai secretly left him ten kilograms of wheat before leaving.
Shen Yi didn't realize it until Su Tai walked away, and he didn't know whether to laugh or cry.
Su Chunlin was overjoyed when he got the soybeans and peanuts, and started sowing them according to Su Tai's instructions.
Su Tai is a layman and relies entirely on the seed shop owner for teaching, which makes her feel very guilty.
The family planted soybeans and peanuts and began to look forward to the harvest.
After the busy spring ploughing, it’s April in a blink of an eye.
There was still no sign of rain, but the water flowing from Dongmen Village to Zhongmen Village not only met the farming needs of the two villages, but also had some surplus.
At this time, the dying Gao Zhi had to lower his posture and personally come to Dongmen Village to apologize to Su Changxi, hoping that Su Changxi would make concessions and allow their village to draw water as well.
Su Changxi made trouble for Qiao several times and finally gave in after he had vented all his anger.
Villagers from other townships learned that Dongmen Village had water, and they also came to buy water.
This time, Su Changxi did not collect everyone's money, but only limited the amount of water everyone could fetch. Those who received benefits from Dongmen Village all praised Dongmen Village for its righteousness. For a time, all the young girls and boys in Dongmen Village who had not yet gotten married became popular.
That day, Su Changxi's daughter Su Yan came to find Su Tai to go into the mountains to pick wild vegetables.
Su Tai wanted to earn virtual currency, so she agreed without hesitation.
The two sisters went into the mountains carrying wicker baskets. Su Tai was so focused on picking wild vegetables and herbs that she accidentally got separated from Su Yan. When she turned around to look for someone, she suddenly heard Su Yan's cry for help and hurried over to the sound.
The injured Su Yan was found in a mountain stream.
"Are you okay?" Su Tai walked forward nervously and looked at Su Yan's calf.
Su Yan had tears in her eyes and her face was red. "I was bitten by a snake. Fortunately, a passerby found me and helped me get rid of the snake and find some herbs."
Su Tai took Su Yan's hand away and saw that her wound was really covered with herbs. He hurriedly said, "Let's go back first."
The two of them supported each other as they walked down the mountain, and Su Tai also understood what had happened.
That evening, Han hurried home and asked Su Tai about Su Yan when she saw her. "Xiao Tai, tell me in detail about Su Yan's injury."
Su Tai looked puzzled, but she still confessed honestly, "I went there only after hearing her screams, and I didn't see anyone trying to save her."
Han sighed, "Your uncle Changxi went to inquire and said that it was Sang Rong from Fufeng Township who saved him."
"Sang Rong from Fufeng Township? Why did people from there come here?" Su Tai was even more confused.
Han frowned, "I heard that he came with the villagers to fetch water. When he saw that there was water in our village, he wanted to go into the mountains to see if there was any game. He didn't expect to run into Su Yan."
This reason does make sense.
"Mom, in this case, we have to let Uncle Changxi and Aunt Huang thank them properly." Su Tai said.
Han looked at her innocent daughter with a melancholy look and sighed silently, "I'm afraid things are not that simple!"
The facts were just as Han said. Within a few days, news spread in the village that Su Yan was going to marry Sang Rong.
Su Tai was shocked and wanted to visit Su Yan, but she found that she had nothing to show for it. After thinking about it, she went to find Han and said, "Mom, let's raise some chickens! At least they can provide some nutrition for my brother and it will be convenient for him to go out and give gifts."
"Okay!" Han agreed without hesitation.
Su Tai then went to Su Yan's house with a pair of hair flowers.
Su Yan's injury has healed and she can walk freely. When she sees Su Tai coming, she is as happy as a flower.
Seeing her so happy, Su Tai immediately took out the hairpin and asked, "I heard you are going to marry Sang Rong?"
Su Yan's face instantly turned red. She bit her lips in embarrassment, her eyes full of tears. "How did you know? Did my aunt tell you?"
Su Tai nodded, a little worried, "Sister Yan, are you really going to marry him? You don't even know him."
Su Yan nodded confidently, "Do you know how scared I was that day? I thought I would die there, but it was him, he showed up and saved me. He is my savior. Xiao Tai, they say that I can't repay a life-saving favor, so I can only repay him with my own body. Don't worry, he is so kind, he must be a good match for me!"
Su Tai blinked hard, not really understanding Su Yan's logic. Seeing that she was trapped in it, she knew that no matter how much she said, it would be useless.
It just so happened that she could harvest the more than one acre of vegetable garden in the Earth Time and Space, so she had no time to care about Su Yan's affairs.
All the things she recycled were cabbages. After deducting the half that was taken away by the Earth Space-Time, she finally got more than 6,700 kilograms. She sold all of them to the automatic trading cabinet and got 2,250 virtual coins. She was rich again!
This time, Tu Shikong also collected 10,000 kilograms of crops, unlocking the third level. The paddy fields and fertile fields doubled in size, both becoming four acres. The next upgrade requires Tu Shikong to collect 100,000 kilograms of crops, which is becoming increasingly difficult.
Although this number made Su Tai depressed, the upgraded land made her very happy.
In order to conceal her golden finger, she could not openly show whatever she planted, so this time she planted cabbage and rice. She planted cabbage because it had a high yield and was easy to care for, and she planted rice because it was most suitable for paddy fields and was the most useful to her.
After she finished her own work, she found out that Su Yan was engaged to Sang Rong.
Su Tai could only wish them the best.
In midsummer, the sky was still clear without a trace of cloud, and the earth was scorching. The situation in Dongmen Village was still better, but the situation outside was getting worse and worse. The villagers began to worry and got up before dawn to water the fields. They were all tired like skinny monkeys.
At this time, Su Tai harvested all the cabbages in the field and sold 20,000 kilograms for 6,000 virtual coins.
With the money, she directly hired gophers to do the work this time.
It takes two gophers to produce one acre of land, and the annual salary of a gopher is one thousand virtual coins. She can hire six gophers to take charge of three acres of land, greatly reducing her workload.
With the help of the gopher, she planted a new batch of cabbage in just one day.
With these gophers, the two acres of rice can be harvested.
The mole was busy for three days, and finally got 1,200 kilograms of rice. The automatic trading cabinet gave her a price of three coins per kilogram, and she sold it for 3,600 coins.
They continued to raise seedlings and sow seeds without stopping, and she didn't have to put in any effort at all.
Having tasted the sweetness, Su Tai spent another two thousand coins to hire two gophers. In this way, she only needed to be responsible for four acres of land and leave all the heavy work to the gophers. When she earned more virtual coins in the future, she could hire eight gophers to take charge of the remaining land and that would be all.
When she finished these things and sat down to chat with her family, she heard Su Chunlin shouting that he wanted to go to Shenjiazhuang.
"Dad, do you have something to do with Brother Shen?" Su Tai asked curiously.
Su Chunlin frowned, "I heard that the Daxun River has dried up again. If it dies down at this time, it will cost lives! I have to go see if there is any place I can help."
Su Tai couldn't sit still anymore and said hurriedly, "Dad, I'll go with you!"
(End of this chapter)
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