That morning, Liu Ben got up as soon as he woke up. Although his family's fields had been cultivated ahead of time because of his arrival, he could still help other people in the village when he had time. They all had the same surname, so they were considered a family.
[Ding ding ding~ The scum abuse system has been updated. A new farming auxiliary program has been added. To cater to the host's life, a piece of unlimited farmland in the system space is given for free! ]
Liu Ben paused in his motion of lifting the air-conditioned quilt, the corners of his mouth curled up slightly, and he lay back on the mat and asked casually, "Where is this field?"
[If the host silently says "enter the field" in their heart, they can come to the edge of the gift field! If they silently say "exit the field", they will come out!]
Liu Ben did as the system said, and sure enough, he entered an unfamiliar place in a blink of an eye. In front of him was an endless expanse of land, and the soil looked pretty good.
Liu Ben stepped on the ground and found it was real, not an illusion.
"How big is this ground?"
【Infinite! 】
Liu Ben was shocked. It felt unreal that he suddenly owned such a large piece of land.
"Then as long as I bring the seedlings, I can open up the fields and plant them here, right?" Liu Ben asked tentatively.
[Of course not! Only seeds obtained from the system can be planted in the fields of this system! ]
As expected, I knew that good things wouldn't come so cheap, Liu Ben thought to himself.
"How do you get that seed?"
[Let me see... Wow! Host, you're incredibly lucky! I happen to have the world's only, highest quality, most nutritious, and most delicious kind of rice! Newcomers, limited-time offer! Just 100 Trash Points and you'll get enough seeds to plant an acre of land! And the host happens to have 100 Trash Points! No need to invite anyone to chop them down!]
The system said in a very exaggerated voice.
"Change." Liu Ben said decisively.
[Scum Value -100]
"Bang." A bag of seeds appeared out of thin air in front of Liu Ben.
Liu Ben picked up the seed bag and heard the system speaking again.
[Host obtains the Universe's Unparalleled Rice Seeds]
[Also, I'd like to inform the host that this seed is very good. It doesn't require seedling cultivation and will 100% grow if planted directly. However, there are some downsides. Harvesting may be a little difficult!]
[Also, 40% of the harvest grown in this space must be distributed to the system. If you grow it outside, you don't have to give it to me. However, the quality of the second-generation crops grown outside is only half as good as those grown in the fields of the system space! And the third-generation crops will be half of the second-generation crops, and so on...]
[However, as long as the host plants 10,000 acres within the system space, they can obtain seeds that can be planted outside for countless generations without having to pay the system a share. Isn't that great?]
The system said a lot of things in a flash, and Liu Ben narrowed his eyes. This condition... isn't that harsh, but the system must have other pitfalls.
"Okay, I'll plant it now. Where are the tools? Do I have water?" Liu Ben said. He wanted to see what this so-called best rice in the world would look like when it was planted.
"Bang, bang, clang, clang! Boom, boom, boom..."
In an instant, a large pile of various farm tools fell beside Liu Ben, including hoes, sickles, wooden plows, baskets, etc., and a stone well appeared on the ground not far away.
Everything is old.
"Can you be more disrespectful?" Liu Ben was speechless. This system seemed very irregular and did not look like an AI system produced in a high-tech environment at all.
[The system completely scans the nearby farm tools and copies them, meow!]
"Whose house did you sweep? Some families in the village no longer use old farm tools to farm." Liu Ben picked and chose from the pile of farm tools, picked up a rusty rake, marked out an area, and loosened the soil.
[Looking for the store with the most complete range of farm tools! ]
I don't know who this farm tool belongs to, but even though it's a bit worn and old, it's still pretty sturdy. Liu Ben raked the ground quickly, and soon he had created a field about an acre in size.
Next, Liu Ben picked up the bucket and hung the rope, then went to the well to fetch water.
Forget about the tap water outside. Even the wells are automated. All you have to do to get water is open the sluice gate. But here is a well surrounded by stones, without even a cover.
Liu Ben was not picky. He always felt that he was very skilled in all the work in the fields and did not find it troublesome at all. It seemed that complicated and primitive farming methods were the most common ones. This idea was really strange.
While thinking about the problem, Liu Ben drew water and irrigated the fields.
Liu Ben suddenly thought of a common plot in novels: "Is this a spiritual spring? The kind in novels..."
The system quickly interrupted his fantasy: [Don't be so optimistic, there's no such thing! This is just ordinary irrigation water!]
Liu Ben didn't think much about it. He worked very quickly and without delay, and soon irrigated the fields.
Thinking that it was getting late, Liu Ben took out his cell phone and looked at it. His brows jumped. The time on the phone showed that only 10 minutes had passed.
"What's going on?" Liu Ben asked.
[Time in the system space is very slow! This is to give the host more time to learn and improve!] Of course, those who learn and improve are those who choose to become stars and technicians. As for Liu Ben's fields... maybe he can only use them to plant more fields.
Liu Ben asked: "Won't that mean the plants will grow very slowly?" If they were planted, it would take several times longer than in the real world to grow, which would be too uneconomical.
Although you can grow food to eat yourself, you cannot live in this society without money.
Liu Ben doesn't have much money now, so he wants to plant more fields, harvest more crops, and then sell them for money so that he can rent some land outside to farm freely.
Then he can plant more fields, harvest more food, and then exchange it for more money to rent more fields and plant more food...
Yes, Liu Ben’s idea was so simple and crude: farming, harvesting grain, exchanging it for money, renting land, and the cycle continued.
Just thinking about it made him feel happy. It was completely different from what the system thought, that he would feel boring, tedious and tired.
Quite the opposite! Plants grown in the fields of our system grow rapidly, up to hundreds of times faster than real-world plants! For annual plants like rice, time stops when they mature! And after harvesting, plants will stop growing once they're out of the cultivated fields, preserving their freshness!
Isn't this too humane? Liu Ben thought doubtfully, this didn't seem like something this supposedly unreliable system would do.
[The system is absolutely user-friendly! The only difficulty will be farming! I hope the host can achieve what he wants~^-^]
Okay, I'll believe you for a while.
Liu Ben thought that since it was still early, he could still plant the seeds.
He picked up the seeds and walked towards the field.
The irrigated fields were very muddy, so Liu Ben took off his shoes, rolled up his trouser legs, and began to plant the seeds one by one.
Compared to planting seedlings, you can't even see the seeds once they're in the mud. To know where they're planted and where they're not, you have to rely on Liu Ben's good eyesight and memory.
Liu Ben didn't mind the trouble. This kind of farm work was a pleasure for him.
The space was very quiet. Liu Ben was diligently planting rice alone and did not feel bored at all.
Soon, the entire acre of land was planted, and the seeds were used up by the last corner of the land.
Liu Ben stood up and clapped his hands with satisfaction.
He saw it when he just opened the seed bag. The seeds were indeed very good, plump and beautiful in shape. Although he hadn't tasted it yet, he knew it would definitely be good.
Liu Ben was surprised when he looked up. He had been busy farming and had not looked ahead. Now he saw that green sprouts had begun to emerge in the place where he had planted earlier.
This is growing really fast.
But now almost 20 minutes had passed, and he wondered if anyone would be looking for him outside. Liu Ben walked up the ridge of the field and headed towards where the farm tools were piled.
Liu Ben washed the farm tools he had used cleanly and placed them neatly next to the well to dry for next use.
Liu Ben silently said "leave the fields" and left this space.
He lowered his tied trouser legs, tidied himself up, and walked out of the room.
Outside in the yard, my second and third uncles were tidying up and cleaning the yard. They would soon lay out mats and prepare to dry the rice. Although the sun hadn't come out yet, the weather was sure to be good. Once the rice was dry, I'd take some of the hulled rice and taste it, and the rest could be stored in the granary.
"Xiao Ben, come and have breakfast!" Wang Fengjing saw him outside and waved to him.
"I'm coming." Liu Ben strode over. Everyone was very happy during this period. They didn't think Xiao Ben was very good at farming, but they didn't expect that he had great strength and endurance. He could harvest and transplant rice quickly and well. Even the best labor force in the village couldn't reach his level.
After collecting the money for his own family, Liu Ben also went to help other younger family members. In just a few days, many elderly people in Liu Village had a good impression of this kid and felt that Liu Ben was a down-to-earth and reliable young man.
"Try this noodles! The freshly cut pickled cabbage is so delicious!" Wang Fengjing said with a smile, and scooped out the biggest bowl of noodles for Liu Ben, and sprinkled it with a lot of pickled cabbage and meat slices.
"Thank you, grandma!" Liu Ben took it with a smile, scooped himself a large spoonful of chili sauce, mixed it, and walked to the table to eat.
The pickled cabbage was crispy and salty, stimulating the appetite. After a chopstickful of pickled cabbage entered his mouth and chewed a few times, Liu Ben felt his saliva almost overflowing, and the trance he had felt in the early morning was completely shattered. Liu Ben's appetite was suddenly aroused, and he stuffed chopstickfuls of noodles into his mouth.
"Slurp~Slurp~" The noodles are soaked in the sauerkraut soup and accompanied by large pieces of lean meat. When chewed together, they taste salty and delicious with a smooth texture.
At the end of the meal, Liu Ben drank the soup together.
Putting down the empty bowl, Liu Ben said something to his grandmother and went out to find someone who needed his help.
Wang Fengjing smiled and nodded. Xiao Ben had helped a lot of people during this period, and those people had sent him a lot of things, mostly eggs, milk, farm vegetables and the like. Some generous people even sent him meat, and he had also received a lot of praise.
Not to mention, with such a capable young man at home, Wang Fengjing would smile from ear to ear just by hearing the nice things others said when he went out to help, even if there was no gift in return.
Today, Liu Ben went to help Liu Dong's second uncle, Liu Quanyou. His family had originally been allocated a large amount of land, but none of his descendants wanted to farm and moved to the city. Now that the harvest was ready, he was too old to handle it alone.
Liu Ben came to the fields, and sure enough, there was only one person busy working in the fertile rice fields.
"Uncle Quan You, let me help you." Liu Ben shouted as he walked towards him.
"Hey, Xiao Ben, thank you. Uncle will make you some sesame balls." Uncle Quan You stood up, wiped the sweat from his face, looked at Liu Ben, and the wrinkles on his face turned into a flower with a smile.
"It's no big deal! It's my duty." Liu Ben came over with a sickle and helped to cut the rice.
It is a busy season in the village now. Except for Quan Youbo, other families have already finished harvesting and are preparing to plow and plant an acre of land.
It’s not that they don’t want to help, but they are unable to do so. Most other families are in the same situation. The older generation in the family is in poor health, but the younger generation is unwilling to farm.
Liu Ben was harvesting the fields quickly. He was very familiar with this job and could do it with his eyes closed.
After Liu Ben finished harvesting the crops, he stacked them neatly behind him, row by row, very meticulously.
Quan Youbo was panting with exhaustion. He stood up to rest for a while. Looking at the neatly arranged piles of rice behind Liu Ben, he smiled and said to himself, "This young man is quite particular."
Normally, they would just leave the crops in the fields randomly after harvesting, and it didn't matter if they were a little messy. But Liu Ben was the only one who insisted on leaving the crops in order after harvesting, and he would refuse to do so even if told to do so randomly.
But he did it the fastest and best, leaving no one with anything to say.
On this day, Liu Ben just helped Quan Youbo to collect the crops. He was very strong and had great endurance. He could finish the work that Quan Youbo had not been able to finish for several days in just one day.
"Thank you, Xiaoben. If it weren't for you, I wouldn't be able to finish harvesting even if it rains." Quan Youbo held his waist and sighed.
"I'll help you transport it back first, and then let the tiller come to plow the land, and you can plant the next season right away." Liu Ben said to Quan Youbo while arranging the rice pile.
"No need," Quan Youbo shook his head and said, "I won't plant another season. It's too tiring. My body can't handle it."
"Ah?" Liu Ben looked up at Quan Youbo.
"Starting next year, I will only plant one crop of rice. I won't plant it this year." Quan Youbo said, waving his hand.
Liu Ben looked at the harvested fields and felt something in his heart.
"Uncle Quan, if you don't want to plant this year, could you rent it to me for just six months?"
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