Chapter 015: Farming, young man
Bai Su pulled the two little tigers out from under the curtains, stroked their furry heads and comforted them for a while. Seeing that they were not so scared anymore, he took them by the scruff of their necks and took them back to the room to change clothes.
The children's clothes and small leather shoes I bought this afternoon were just the right size.
The two cutely dressed children were led out by Bai Su hand in hand to greet Keos:
"Good evening, uncle."
The two children spoke timidly, pulling the round tiger ears on their heads back to look like airplane ears.
Keos still looked at ease.
He didn't ask any more questions, like an ordinary elder visiting the house. After simply responding to the two children's greetings, he focused his attention on the conversation with Bai Su.
Under the dim light of kerosene lamps and candles, a man, a half-centaur, and two half-tiger orcs sat at a pastoral carved dining table and had dinner together.
The atmosphere is as warm and harmonious as a real family.
The two children also relaxed, eating bread and listening to the two adults talking, their eyes rolling around.
Looks particularly smart and cute.
Bai Su secretly looked at the two children and was almost killed by their cuteness.
"...So, given the current dire situation, if you want to complete the adoption procedures, you must first be married," Keos explained to Bai Su. "The laws of the empire stipulate that you must be a family to be eligible to adopt a child."
Fu then said to Alan and Gabi, "You two must also pass relevant tests to ensure that you will not harm other human children."
The two orc children nodded.
Just as Keos was about to continue reminding Bai Su of things he needed to pay attention to, he saw the black-haired young man staring at him blankly with his lips slightly open and his eyes wide open.
But my eyes have no focus and I don’t know where my mind is wandering.
"Bai Su? Bai Su? Are you okay?"
The two children also looked at Bai Su in confusion.
During the day today, Bai Su occasionally showed signs of fever or sudden distraction, and Keos couldn't help but worry about his health.
"Bai Su? Bai Su!" Keos raised his voice.
"Ah? Oh..." The young man finally came to his senses and sighed. He put the small piece of uneaten crispy toast back on the plate, looking a little depressed.
He hesitated for a long time, then asked, "Is it necessary to get married? Is there no other way?"
"We must get married. There is no other way." The Centaur Guard Captain, who was familiar with the legal provisions, said firmly.
"But..." Bai Su bit her lip, feeling a little embarrassed to speak, "But I may not be able to marry someone."
"Why?"
"Because I like men, there's no way I could marry a woman and start a family with her."
After mustering up the courage to say this, Bai Su suddenly felt unprecedented relief.
When he was still in his original world, he never dared to let his classmates know his sexual orientation, for fear of enduring other people's strange looks.
Bai Su doesn't have many friends and has never tried to make male friends, so he has always kept the secret of his sexual orientation.
He originally planned to just go with the flow and be with whoever he was destined to be with, and not force it if he wasn't destined to be with them.
After all, he is not a person who can't stand loneliness.
But now, he was in another world, coming out in front of a Centaur civil servant and two ignorant tiger cubs. At this moment, Bai Su felt that the huge stone that had been weighing on his heart had finally fallen.
He even felt that "I like men" was not that difficult to say.
Realizing this, Bai Su stood up again like a plant that had just been watered.
But Keos was stunned.
He didn't understand why Bai Su suddenly said this.
In fact, in the Wenk Empire, being with the same sex is not a new thing. In fact, the females of many races are not much different from human males in terms of physiological structure.
It can be said that the body structure of human females is extremely rare and precious.
Why did Bai Su reiterate this point so solemnly? And in an occasion similar to a family gathering - as early as the first time they met, Keos knew that Bai Su had a good impression of him.
Is he hinting at himself by saying this now?
Keos felt that he understood Bai Su's meaning.
But he didn't want to agree to Bai Su in such a hurry, although deep down, he couldn't refuse this handsome and enthusiastic young man.
So Keos could only say implicitly: "Perhaps you could consider inviting a man you like to start a family together in a more formal setting."
He then added, "In this case, you can go to the city hall to report Aaron and Gabi's information, tell the staff that they are already taken and that you will be getting married soon, and then come back to complete the more formal adoption procedures."
Bai Su thought that Keos would be scared by him, but obviously, he accepted it well and did not show any discomfort.
Damn, this place is so open?
Did I underestimate the level of civilization here?
Bai Su looked thoughtful - a more formal occasion?
Maybe I should find out if there's some kind of matchmaking agency here that could set me up on a blind date or something.
Bai Su patted Gabi's little head and said to the two little tigers seriously, "Then I will officially register you two after I get married."
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After the meal, Bai Su insisted on sending Keos away.
"It's so late and dark, please let me at least take you to a more open place." Bai Su lit the kerosene lamp again and followed Keos to the door.
"Really," said Keos, "the Centaurs' settlement is in the valley behind the forest. I can get home quickly along the stream. Don't worry."
Bai Su was very curious: "Is there a valley behind the forest?"
"Yes, there are clear streams, huge waterfalls, and a field of daisies in full bloom." Keos smiled. "Next time I'm free, I'll take you for a walk there."
"Okay." Hearing him say that, Bai Su no longer insisted. He handed the kerosene lamp to Keos and told him to be careful on the way back.
"Wait!" The moment Koos took the kerosene lamp, Bai Su suddenly remembered something. "That day, we saw that snow leopard half-orc escape into the forest. The guards quickly blocked the forest's perimeter, but the Centaur Valley was not far away. How could he not be caught?"
Keos was stunned - Bai Su was really sharp.
With just a little information, he could infer many clues, just like when he predicted the impending food crisis from the mouths of two tiger cubs.
This farmer from the Western Continent is truly extraordinary.
Keos bent his knuckles and flicked Bai Su lightly: "Do you think the guards are too inefficient?"
"Oh." Bai Su covered his forehead.
"To avoid causing panic, the matter of the snow leopard orcs remains confidential for the time being," Keos explained. "The most we can tell you is that we suspect another force is secretly helping him. You must..."
Bai Su immediately responded, "I must keep it a secret! I will keep it a secret!"
Keos: “…”
Keos sighed helplessly and said goodbye to the young man with a smiling look in his eyes.
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Bai Su got up at six o'clock the next day.
He first dragged one of the bags of seeds to the door to make it easier for the temporary workers to carry it. Then he went to the kitchen and worked for a while, preparing a lot of fried eggs and vegetable salads in advance, so that at noon, he could quickly assemble them into sandwiches with the bread he bought yesterday.
When he finally finished his work, the temporary workers arrived.
"This is what we're going to plant today. Be careful not to scatter it. Move it to the farm."
Bai Su directed two temporary workers to carry the seeds packed in bed sheets, and then asked the remaining dozen people to go and turn the soil in the field first.
Thanks to the super double buff given to him by Garcia, Bai Su suddenly had seeds far exceeding the amount needed for the land, and the remaining four bags of seeds had already germinated. So today Bai Su not only wanted to teach these temporary workers the correct sowing methods, but also took the time to visit the square and the market - he planned to ask if anyone wanted to rent or sell land.
He needs more land to grow hybrid rice.
These twenty temporary workers were indeed as they said. Although they were not good at farming, they had some farming experience and were very obedient.
It took them almost an entire morning to dig very standard small pits on the entire fifty acres of land according to Bai Su's requirements.
Normally, after soaking the seeds, the next step is germination. The seeds need to be packed in sacks with good moisture retention, and then a layer of straw is placed on the ground. Finally, the seeds are covered with another bag. The temperature and water volume must be controlled to ensure that the rice seeds germinate smoothly.
When the seeds grow into palm-sized seedlings, sowing them in the field can ensure the highest survival rate of rice.
But the current situation is that all the seeds have sprouted, and Bai Su no longer has time to prepare so many sacks and straw - he did buy some forage grass before, but it was totally not enough.
I can only believe in the power of magic.
Bai Su moved the sandwiches and drinking water prepared in advance to the outdoor tables and chairs on the farm and invited the temporary workers to have lunch.
After lunch, he personally demonstrated to the temporary workers how to sow seeds, how many seeds to sow and how much water to apply.
And require them to follow this standard without any omissions.
After the temporary workers had all started working, Bai Su had no time to rest. He quickly went back to the house, took a shower, changed his clothes, picked up his purse, and rushed to the town center.
We have to hurry and find out if there is suitable land before the sun sets.
Never let those extra seeds rot in your hands.
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