Chapter 59 The agreement was reached, and the next day at dawn...
The agreement was reached, and the mandrill arrived to start its shift before dawn the next day.
It was afraid of the sword spirit's aura and dared not enter the gate, so it could only squat by the courtyard gate, curled up into a small ball.
As dawn broke, Li Chang'an stepped out of the courtyard gate and, not paying attention to his footing, nearly kicked it away.
"Woo-hoo!" The mandrill quickly dodged to the side, its fur standing on end and letting out a loud cry.
Li Chang'an then noticed it and smiled apologetically, "Sorry, I didn't see you."
The mandrill was too small and was right in his blind spot.
The mandrill gave him a mournful look, then lowered its head and sighed.
Well, it's already made a deal with this person and taken advantage of him. As the saying goes, "He who takes a man's money is bound to him," so it's best not to hold it against him.
Li Chang'an had no idea what the mountain demon was thinking. If he did, he would probably feel a little guilty.
He led the mandrill to its future workplace—the terraced fields.
A new batch of premium vegetables has ripened, including premium Chinese cabbage, premium bok choy, and premium soybeans, all of which are ready for harvest.
Before even getting close, the mandrill stared wide-eyed at the endless terraced fields: "Wow, you have so many fields!"
Including this morning, it has only come down the mountain twice. It was too panicked to be caught stealing crabs last night, and it came back before dawn this morning, so this is the first time it has carefully examined these terraced fields.
“Yes, there is still some land above that is yet to be developed into farmland,” Li Chang’an said.
The mandrill rubbed its hands together excitedly.
Once all these spiritual fields are developed and cultivated for a thousand years, it will surely ascend to immortality. Then, it can seize a mountain, obtain a royal decree, and become a true mountain god.
As the mandrill contemplated a bright future, its eyes filled with longing.
Li Chang'an has already brought it to the bottom of the terraced fields.
The mushroom spirits arrived before dawn, took storage boxes from the warehouse, piled them up at the entrance of the terraced fields, and then waited by the dozens of storage boxes. A small group of colorful mushroom spirits huddled together, like a palette of colors.
Upon seeing the mandrill, the mushroom spirits murmured, somewhat puzzled.
Have we got a new employee?
They have lived under the Xuan Tang tree since they were born and have never seen this mandrill before.
I have seen them in the shadows, but the mandrill is socially awkward and doesn't like to interact with people or other species.
Upon seeing hundreds of mushroom spirits, it felt a chill run down its spine and immediately hid behind Li Chang'an's legs, secretly observing the mushroom spirits.
Li Chang'an stepped aside to make some space for it and introduced, "This is a mandrill. It will help us farm in the future."
The mushroom spirits shook their caps and greeted each other with "coo-coo".
Li Chang'an smiled, took out the mountain god's antlers, and harvested the ripe vegetables first.
Vegetables without husks, such as Chinese cabbage and bok choy, are harvested using the mountain god's antlers and then flown directly into the storage box. Meanwhile, the spirit-grade soybeans are harvested and piled aside, while the remaining threshing work is done by Li Chang'an, the mushroom spirits, and the mountain demons.
The spiritual soybeans treated with spiritual energy are free of impurities such as bean stalks, eliminating the need for separation and cleaning.
Each of the spiritual soybeans was plump. Li Chang'an threw one into his mouth and chewed it. A mellow soybean flavor instantly spread out. Even after careful tasting, there was no unpleasant bean smell.
At the same time, some spiritual energy was also absorbed and transformed into spiritual power.
It truly lives up to its reputation as a divine product.
Li Chang'an was very satisfied.
It took a while to thresh the soybeans. The remaining soybean stalks still had a certain vitality, so they couldn't be wasted. Some were kept to feed the chickens and ducks, while the rest were thrown into the field and plowed back into the soil.
Li Chang'an also kept a few bundles of bean stalks separately, chopped them into powder, and gave them to the mushroom spirits, saying, "Take these back this afternoon and sprinkle them under your feet."
He was referring to the inferior spiritual soil beneath his feet, the very soil beneath the bodies of the fungal spirits.
Ordinary bean stalks, when chopped, are suitable for cultivating fungi, but these, imbued with a certain vitality, are even more suitable.
The mushroom spirits were very happy. They carried a large bag of bean stalk scraps to Li Chang'an's house and placed the scraps in a conspicuous spot at the entrance of the courtyard.
That way, I won't forget when I go back in the afternoon.
Li Chang'an and Tianxuan then counted the vegetables harvested that day and divided them up to supply Xiaoping'an Supermarket and Qingfengpai.
He sent another message to Wu Hui, telling him that there were two kinds of spiritual vegetables and spiritual soybeans available today.
Wu Hui arrived quickly.
The premium Chinese cabbage and premium bok choy are smaller than the premium ones. The lightest premium Chinese cabbage weighs only eight jin (4 catties), while the premium bok choy weighs only ten jin (5 kg).
Li Chang'an still calculated each vegetable as the lightest one.
Wu Hui calculated and ordered fifty heads of spirit-grade Chinese cabbage, thirty heads of spirit-grade bok choy, and two hundred catties of spirit-grade soybeans.
It weighs exactly 900 jin.
Li Chang'an then counted out all the quantities he wanted and let him take them away.
By the time we finished, it was almost 11 a.m.
Li Chang'an started his live stream.
"Sorry for being an hour late today, everyone has been waiting."
Li Chang'an said, "I'm going to sell vegetables again. In addition to the premium vegetables I sold last time, I also have new products today: premium Chinese cabbage, premium bok choy, and premium soybeans."
As he spoke, he brought each of the corresponding vegetables and soybeans to the camera to show them off.
"The premium Chinese cabbage and cabbage are still limited to three heads and two heads respectively, just like the premium ones. The premium soybeans are limited to ten catties. Each head of premium Chinese cabbage weighs eight catties, and each head of cabbage weighs ten catties. The price is the same as the premium rice, which is ninety-eight yuan per catty."
"Available at 11:00 AM sharp."
After the introduction, Li Chang'an finally had some free time to pick up a cup and drink some water.
I don't really like beans, but this is a divine food...
Soybeans! Soybeans are great! You can stew them with pig's feet, make tofu, and even grind them into soy milk. They can even be stir-fried and eaten as a snack to pass the time. Oh! I just wonder if Lingpin soybeans have a strong beany taste?
Li Chang'an finished drinking most of a glass of water, glanced at the comments section, smiled and said, "I don't think it's too heavy, but it depends on personal taste. Be a rational consumer."
"Some people are allergic to beans, so they can't buy it. Although it's a spiritual product, it's still a bean, and the ingredients won't change."
His voice was gentle, and when he gave instructions, he would slightly furrow his brow, his face clearly showing his disapproval.
The fans in the live stream immediately got excited.
Okay, then I'll do as you say and not buy it.
Okay~ Can I say these things to the child more often in the future?
Li Chang'an chuckled, glanced at the time, and said, "Stop talking here, it's almost eleven o'clock."
At 11:00 AM sharp, the Xianshan Farm website promptly listed today's new vegetables.
Then, it was sold out in a minute.
This time, the number of orders placed even exceeded 200,000.
Wait! They're all gone in an instant! Didn't we agree not to buy them?!
[You missed it; it's people with bean allergies who said they wouldn't buy it.]
The comments section was buzzing with excitement. Li Chang'an glanced at the order volume on the website's backend and slapped his forehead.
With so many orders, it seems the kites will be quite busy.
He composed himself, mentioned in the live stream that it would take about two or three days to ship the goods, and then ended the live stream.
...
The vegetables supplied to Xiaoping'an Supermarket and Qingfengpai are all shipped out every morning.
The high-quality soybeans are very durable and can be delivered today.
After finishing his live stream, Li Chang'an led the mushroom spirits and mandrills to the terraced fields to collect the vegetable leaves and vines left over from the harvest of the mountain god's antlers, preparing to compost them or use them to feed pigs, chickens, and ducks.
After a while, Yang Hao and Xie Kuling came one after the other to pick up the ordered spirit soybeans.
Yang Hao's car was parked outside Xuanling Immortal Mountain. Li Chang'an helped carry soybeans onto the car and turned around to find that Xie Kuling, who had arrived a little late, looked somewhat haggard.
Since awakening his spiritual root, Xie Kuling has rarely shown such an expression.
Li Chang'an couldn't help but wonder, "You seem to have a lot on your mind lately?"
Xie Kuling pinched the bridge of his nose: "Yes, a little. The cultivation competition is just around the corner, and we need to submit the plan. I've been busy with that these past few days."
"A cultivation competition?" Li Chang'an's eyes lit up. "The venue?"
Xie Kuling nodded: "Originally, the Qingfeng Sect didn't need to do this, but..."
For more than a decade after his father's death, no one in the Qingfeng Sect possessed spiritual roots, making it ineligible as a proper cultivation sect and thus disqualified from running for office.
But now that he has awakened his spiritual root, and the Qingfeng Sect has once again become a true cultivation sect, he must submit this plan.
He dug out the plans his father had submitted in the past, only to find that they were all extremely perfunctory, consisting of just a few words.
Regarding the venue arrangement, his father wrote: "As you wish."
Schedule setup: No ideas.
It was simply handed over to the Cultivation Alliance, seemingly intended as an emotional outburst, but it has no reference value whatsoever.
Thinking of this, Xie Kuling sighed softly.
He has some obsessive-compulsive tendencies and cannot allow himself to submit such a perfunctory proposal.
But if you do something seriously and don't get selected, you feel a bit unhappy.
Hesitation and indecision have worn me out.
Lost in his chaotic thoughts, Xie Kuling heard Li Chang'an ask again, "Is there anything I can help you with?"
He looked up and realized that Li Chang'an's eyes were full of expectation.
"You..." Xie Kuling paused, reading his meaning from his eyes, "You want the Qingfeng Sect to be chosen as the host venue?"
Li Chang'an nodded: "Yes, I'd really like to see it."
He touched his face sheepishly, "I can only leave Xuanling Immortal Mountain for four hours a day now. If it's held in another sect, I won't be able to go and watch it."
He had wanted to watch the cultivation competition for a long time, even before he inherited the Xuanling Immortal Mountain and before he became a cultivator.
The closest cultivation sect to Qingfeng Sect is Liantian Sect. It takes nearly two hours to fly there from Ling'an City, which is much faster than flying. However, considering that it's a round trip, there's hardly any time to watch it.
It would be much more convenient if it were held at Qingfengpai.
Xie Kuling stroked his chin, pondering, and said, "If we want to be selected, we'll have to come up with something different. However, there's not much video footage left from the previous cultivation competition, so it's not good for reference."
He looked at Li Chang'an, smiled, and said, "I'll do my best. The Cultivation Competition starts next February, and the plan needs to be submitted by the end of the year. There's still time."
Li Chang'an: "Okay, if there's anything I can help you with, just let me know. If all else fails, I can be a sponsor."
He's not short of money now, and he can even sponsor it with spiritual vegetables.
Xie Kuling nodded, clasped his hands in thanks, and said, "Then I thank you in advance."
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