Raising a Bun with a Daily Life System

Chapter 9: Farm

Farm? Buying a farm?

Yuan Xi's heart was moved; he thought this was a good opportunity.

Blue Star has very little arable soil for growing crops. Here, you could have 3/10 mu* of land and grow food. That's the real hard currency. It was more reliable than money on Blue Star; the value of land was equal to the value of Federal Credit points.

*mu = chinese measure word of coverage, 15 mu = 1 hectare

Yuan Xi had a similar plan before, but few people could make a move due to the scarcity of land. He just thought about it and never expected to meet Wang Qingnian, who was selling land, today. How could he not be moved?

Lost in thought, Yuan Xi's hands were still nimble. He originally did his best to cook, but then he was distracted by two more additional matters.

Yuan Xi burned a fresh fish and, because time was tight and the food at hand was limited, he cooked another plate of minced meat and eggplant. Considering there were more ladies in the room, he added sweet & sour pork with pineapple, which was a fragrant, sweet and sour dish with a fruity undertone. There was a piece of winter melon on hand, and another soup was cooked.

These were all materials that he was familiar with. Then, he tried to make a three-color custard using a Blue Star specialty called Sutou Bird's Egg – which was milky white and light yellow – as well as green onions, which seemed to increase people's appetite.

Then he added three more cold dishes: a sweet and sour cherry radish, a lettuce bean roll, and a green sesame bean curd.

As he cooked, in also heard in his mind the sound of constant beeps, dī dī dī, and 'Congratulations, Cooking Skill has increased 1 EXP.'  With a total of eight dishes but an increase in 7 EXP, Yuan Xi noticed that the minced meat cooked with eggplant was not included as EXP. Yuan Xi thought for a moment. He seemed to have done this dish a few days ago, did it not increase then?

Keeping the matters about the farm in mind, Yuan Xi didn't think about this in too much detail. First, he rushed to bring the food to the table.

The table full to the brim with dishes stunned Old Wang, Wang Qingnian and his wife, and Wang Xueqing. Yuan Yucheng and Lin Suyun knew Yuan Xi could cook, but they were surprised that he had made such a banquet full of a variety of colors, fragrances, and flavors in just one hour.

At this time, little Yuan Zhe was tired and Lin Suyun had also fed him formula, so he was sleeping soundly and did not disturb the adults' meal. When Lin Suyun was finished, she let Yuan Xi sit down, then went to collect the tableware, drinking set, and good vintage wine.

Even after these thousands of years, mankind's love for wine was still unshakable. Although humans have tried a wide variety of winemaking methods, the original method still remains. Alcohol made from grain remained in people's hearts.

Yuan Xi did not drink very much, so he was uncertain of his drinking capacity. However, he clearly remembered Lin Suyun telling him that his body cannot handle alcohol or spicy foods now.

Wang Qingnian felt very sorry for Yuan Xi since he couldn't drink, but since it was a physical problem, he (WQ) couldn't persuade him to drink. However, Yuan Xi helped pour wine and bantered with the others.  The meal was very joyful with good wine paired with good food and good, congenial company.

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Wang Qingnian was a good conversationalist, and was currently very talkative. With that, he started speaking of his current worries: "My farm is a good farm with a total of 300 mu of land. Every year, it produces more than 60,000 kg of grain, and a large amount of fruits and vegetables. There are also Sutou birds, white striped cattle, zepra pigs, and antelopes – which are all good breeds – on the farm...Hey, if it weren't for my daughter, I would never leave..."