Chapter 69 A Visitor Arrives
The next morning, Josh was awakened by all kinds of chattering noises. What were those noises? Were there any guests coming to the farm?
Josh got up in a hurry, washed and dressed, only to find a little monkey with big golden eyes hanging on the balcony.
He and her were staring at each other.
Seeing Josh approaching, it jumped down quickly and shouted "Ah!" Mom, catch me!
She stood blankly on the balcony, and saw the outside of the cottage was full of golden monkeys of all sizes. She felt a little dazed. What was going on? Was this still her farm?
The big-tailed yak was communicating with them, and when it saw Qiao Xi, it shook its big tail and greeted him.
"What? You mean you want to become Warcraft laborers on the farm?" Josh was stunned. This was like pie falling from the sky.
"Wooah~" the leading golden macaque explained. A group of domineering monkeys had recently come to their home to compete with them for resources. After a fight, they lost half of their foraging territory. In addition, many of the strange beasts had gone deep into the glimmering forest some time ago, seriously interfering with their normal lives.
There were also several poisonous beasts that died in their orchards, poisoning a large area of the orchard, causing their already scarce food supply to become even less.
They had no choice but to go down the mountain to find a new way out.
"But our farm is relatively small, and may not be able to accommodate so many workers." Qiao Xi was a little troubled. Of course, she wanted to accept all these strong laborers, but the conditions did not allow it!
With such a large group of monkeys, the crops on the farm can't even feed them, let alone sell them.
"Wooah~" Not all monkeys came, only some of them.
It looked at the female monkeys with their cubs nearby and said “Woo woo”: only them.
Hmm? Let your wife and kids work? What about you?
Perhaps Josh's strange look was too obvious, the big golden macaque scratched its head and explained that there had been too frequent fighting in the mountains recently, and keeping them on the farm was also to ensure their safety and nutrition.
They cannot protect their mates and children in such an environment.
As for them, they have to go back to defend their breeding areas and foraging spots. They cannot let their children wander in the mountains and forests from birth and become wandering monsters without territory. This is something that will be laughed at by other beasts.
Okay, that makes sense.
There are not many female monkeys with cubs, about ten or so, which is acceptable. The next step is to discuss the remuneration for their labor.
As expected, monkeys are much smarter than ordinary monsters. They can eat and carry away 100 kilograms of attribute fruits every month.
How could Josh accept this? Not to mention that there were not many mature crops and magic fruit trees on the farm, so the workload was not too great.
These monkey mothers, who were all staggering while carrying their little monkeys, were carrying one, two, or even three babies. How could such a good thing happen? Qiao Xi waved his hand and refused to agree.
It is equivalent to the labor force of a Warcraft, but Josh has to raise several Warcraft. Isn't this ridiculous? It's impossible!
Qiao Xi and the big golden macaque were arguing fiercely, but neither side was going to give up.
With the coordination of the big-tailed yak, on a certain day at the end of this spring, the Weiguang Farm had eighteen more members, not counting the small ones.
The agreed terms were that the farm would provide food and lodging, but they had to work for Josh unconditionally when needed, and Josh would guarantee the nutrition and safety of the monkey mother and the cubs, and provide them with no less than 80 kilograms of crops every month.
There is no such thing as an eight-hour work system in this world. Once you sign a contract, you become a worker on call by the farmer. There is no time limit.
They didn't take this condition seriously. Qiao Xi was secretly delighted, but looking at this group of old, weak and pregnant monkeys, it seemed that there was nothing to be happy about.
It's good enough that I don't have to take care of her.
After the discussion, the monkeys swarmed up the mountain to bid farewell to their relatives and friends. Except for the bleating of the lambs, the farm returned to peace.
Qiao Xi wondered, "Big Tail Yak, why do you insist that I keep these golden macaques? And you won't let me lower the conditions a bit."
"Moo~" They are natural pickers. Don't be too harsh on them. They will be great helpers on the farm in the future.
Is this true? Josh didn't quite believe it.
However, the big-tailed yak did not explain further, but just told Josh to see how they worked and he would know when the time comes.
Mysteriously, Josh decided to pick a wave of bitter candies tomorrow to see how they work.
Don't think about these anymore.
I slept for almost a day and a night. I stood still as soon as I got up this morning. After chatting for a long time, my body was stiff. Josh stretched heavily and felt so comfortable!
Today, the last emerald lychees and butter apples need to be planted. Qiao Xi does not plan to mix these two kinds of magic fruit trees with giant lemons and sunflower oranges.
They were planted on the wasteland where the Goben brothers had cut down trees before. In the past few days, Josh had asked the digging rats to dig into that field more often and loosen the soil.
If there are tree roots or something that have been chewed off, it will be easier to deal with now.
Qiao Xi used a spiked rake to grab the dead branches and leaves left on the ground and raked away the larger ones to avoid affecting the planting later. The big-tailed yak stepped lightly with its hoof, and the land, which had been hardened by the construction work, rolled over instantly and became much looser.
After some tinkering by the digging rats, the soil became soft and fine, and it was time to dig holes!
However, the digging pigs were a little unhappy, and even secretly discussed with Qiao Xi whether they could change the land.
Unfortunately, Qiao Xi had already planned to use these as a fruit orchard, so he simply and ruthlessly rejected them.
Now the three little pigs are rushing towards the Glimmering Forest in frustration, not knowing what kind of fruit they are going to eat to vent their anger. Food can provide them with 100% happiness.
There were a lot of tree stumps and dead branches left here after being felled. After a rain, mushrooms grew wildly. The little pigs like to forage for food here, as they can get enough to eat and it is very close.
Qiao Xi also felt it was a pity, but there was nothing he could do. Nothing was perfect, and there were plenty of mushrooms in the forest. The little pigs could only run a few more steps to the forest to find food.
Emerald lychees won’t mature until mid-summer. Now there are a few small flowers hanging on the saplings, and some are shriveled. However, they will definitely not be edible this year, and Josh doesn’t count on it.
After dividing the planting locations into areas, Josh scattered some sweet clover seeds in the spaces between the seedlings.
Let them grow together with the saplings. Then you can let the big-tailed yaks and jumping lambs eat grass and fruits at the same time and enjoy them.
I gradually heard a humming sound. It should be the golden macaques saying goodbye and the mother monkey returning.
Hmm? You should ask them where they want to live.
Qiao Xi walked towards the group of golden macaques.
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(End of this chapter)
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