After returning from my cultivation journey, I built a farm through fortune telling.

Chapter 44

Bai Wei was relieved to hear that this matter would not affect Bai Lu.

Humans are inherently somewhat selfish—

Since these trees are detrimental to their family, they naturally want to find a way to kill them.

Keeping them in your own home? That would be foolish!
"what's up!"

Qin Xiu heard the thunder coming from the direction of her house and rushed back. Once, a corner of her small building was struck by lightning, so when she heard such a loud noise, she immediately threw down her bad hand of cards and ran away.

There were four other card players behind him.

—Three are served, one fills in.

"Oh my goodness!"

Li Dajiao slapped her thigh and exclaimed, "How did my tree get chopped up like this?!"

Aunt Wang, a fellow card player: "Isn't it normal for lightning to strike a big tree?"

"It's been decades since it was chopped up, why is it being done today!"

"What are you talking about? You think you can control how God pees? He just doesn't like you!"

"I've told you so many times that there's a proper way to plant trees in front of the house. Ah Xiu has told you so many times to sell the trees to her family or move them, but you just wouldn't agree! Now look what's happened!"

"It's not that I'm unwilling, it's that my wife is unwilling!"

Li Dajiao was filled with regret. She should have sold it. Now it's almost all chopped down to a stump, worthless! There's no one to sell the timber to!

Tsk!
But Li Dajiao's family didn't investigate the matter further. They just assumed that the tree was too tall and happened to be struck by lightning. They considered it bad luck and simply tidied up the branches and left them to dry, planning to take them back for firewood later. As for the remaining stump, they prayed that it would survive!

There's no way I can survive!

Since the egret has already done it, it's impossible for it to leave such a hidden danger.

Tonight is a quiet night.

The formation in the small building is complete. Although it won't stop living people in daily life, ghosts and monsters can't get in!
The little animals can't get any of the spiritual energy in the building!
But that night, Qin Xiu and Bai Jiang slept more soundly than ever before—they had been sleeping well since Bai Lu returned, but today was especially good; they woke up feeling refreshed and comfortable.

After a night's rest, Bailu's spiritual energy recovered by nearly half, and Baiwei finally succeeded in drawing qi into her body. Bailu also selected a suitable cultivation method and some simple techniques for her.

Bai Wei was so happy she couldn't close her teeth. She stayed in her room to consolidate her cultivation, while Bai Lu and Bai Chen began soaking the seeds.

"Soaking it in water is too much trouble, we can just use spiritual energy to promote its growth!" Bai Chen said, pinching a seed and starting to infuse it with spiritual energy. The seed immediately swelled to twice its size, then sprouted a white bud, two leaves, four leaves, and finally grew into a small cabbage. He exclaimed, "How wonderful! It even saves time on planting vegetables!"

The egret, though silent, simply said, "Then this glorious and great task is entrusted to you! Go for it! I believe in you!"

He added spiritual energy to the bucket of water used to soak the seeds. But then Bai Chen realized something was wrong. Planting twenty acres of vegetables would require countless seeds, and he couldn't possibly use spiritual energy to accelerate the growth of every single one. That would exhaust even an old ox!
Bai Chen silently found a bucket, and mimicking Bai Lu's manner, muttered, "Knowing that I'm just starting out in cultivation, why don't you give me some pointers!"

Sometimes, events teach us better than people do. See, the results are obvious, aren't they?

The egret didn't even raise its head.

“We cultivate more than 20 acres of land. Unlike picking wild vegetables, we can’t hide from people. In order to avoid being exposed, our vegetables must have a growth process. This process can be shorter than the normal growth time, but it cannot be skipped. If the vegetables we just planted could be harvested overnight or in a few days, then our family would never have a peaceful day!”

"That makes sense!" Bai Chen scratched his head. "What if they think we're monsters?"

"You're overthinking it. It's hard to say about older people, but young people are much more receptive to the unknown than you think."

The egret didn't say much, and returned to the topic of the seeds: "When I soaked the rice seeds, I also used spiritual energy to wash them. This ensured the quality and allowed the seeds to grow strong, but not to grow wildly. It allowed them to follow their own growth cycle. After all, I also need to find something for my parents to do."

"Them?" Bai Chen asked, puzzled. "With us around, they can just enjoy themselves!"

Bai Lu can catch ghosts now, and he will catch ghosts in the future. Just like in the novels, he will start a live broadcast to tell fortunes and solve some problems for his customers. Hundreds of thousands or millions of yuan will be in his hands. What will his parents need to do?

Just break your leg and wait to be eaten!

“That’s true.” Bai Lu nodded in agreement, but her expression was somewhat intriguing: “But people always need something to do so they don’t get bored and look for trouble!”

"Speak Chinese."

"What I mean is, if Mom and Dad have nothing to do, you'll be fine since you have a girlfriend, but your second sister and I will be miserable. We'll have to arrange blind dates for you every other day! It'll drive you crazy! Just to be on the safe side, we still need to keep them busy. Besides, life is about movement! I'm using my spiritual energy to nourish their bodies. It's such a waste for them to lie at home looking at their phones!"

People often say that playing on mobile phones will ruin children, but adults and the elderly are much more extreme when it comes to playing on mobile phones, because children are supervised by adults, while adults and the elderly are not.

How many people stay up until 1 or 2 a.m. on their phones, then still go to work at 8 a.m. the next day, and then complain about being exhausted every day, only to stay up late on their phones again, repeating the same cycle over and over. They know it's wrong, but they just won't change.

Since quitting her job, Qin Xiu has been watching videos every day, mostly about the miserable lives of elderly mothers who are not fed by their children or who are only given a steamed bun a day. She watches and curses as she goes, and then clicks on the three egrets.

You tell me, if she were to have absolutely no free time, she could cause all sorts of trouble—I don't even want to think about it.

Bai Chen had never been forced to go on blind dates, but Bai Lu's words reminded him of his girlfriend, Lin Rui.

He had his eye on her since high school, but to avoid disturbing her studies, he waited until after the college entrance exam to confess his feelings. To his delight, she accepted. However, tragically, she got into university, while he only got into a junior college.
He was unwilling to repeat a year of high school and ended up becoming someone's girlfriend and junior.

Now he is cultivating with Bai Lu, and he doesn't know if Lin Rui has any spiritual roots.

Bai Lu couldn't give Bai Chen any advice on this matter. If Lin Rui had spiritual roots, that would be fine, but if she didn't, it was Bai Chen's decision to make.

Why is it said that the Great Dao is ruthless? Every cultivator, in the end, becomes completely independent, because emotions bring entanglements, and entanglements bring many troubles.

Some people see it as a burden, while others see it as a driving force. The egret is the latter, and it is working hard for this bond.

Stirring and stirring, the seeds, saturated with water and spiritual energy, began to swell with white sprouts. The egret stopped stirring. At this stage, it was impossible to mistake the seeds soaked last night for the ones that had been left untouched.

She originally planned to take Bai Chen to plant the seeds herself, but after thinking about it, she told Bai Jiang and Qin Xiu, and they asked her to call her grandparents, uncles, and aunts over as well.

Bai Chen went to his uncle and aunt's house.

The egret went to her grandparents' house.

"Grandpa! Where's Grandma? We need to sow vegetable seeds! Can you come and help?"

"Lulu's here!" Grandma Bai's voice came from behind Lulu, who was holding two eggs in her hand.

"Your grandpa and I will be there in a bit. Have you had breakfast? Grandma will make you some egg water!"

Egg custard is made by adding a little sugar to an egg, beating it, and then pouring freshly boiled water into the bowl while stirring to cook the egg. It has a slightly sweet taste and was Bailu's favorite drink when she was a child.

Bai Lu was a premature baby and had poor health since childhood. She often caught colds and fevers. Whenever she was sick, she would cough up phlegm, as if she was going to cough up her lungs. Grandma Bai would often carry Bai Lu on her back to the next village to find an old woman who knew some folk remedies. She would ask the old woman to clear her throat and cough up the phlegm, which would make her feel better. Sometimes she would even go in the middle of the night with a flashlight.

She had to come every one or two months, so even at thirteen or fourteen, Bailu was still a young girl. If she hadn't taken better care of her health and strengthened her immunity when she was fifteen or sixteen, she wouldn't have grown to 162.6 cm now!

Drinking this bowl of egg water again, Bailu felt inexplicably like crying. She suppressed her emotions, handed the bowl to Grandma Bai, and smiled, "It's still as delicious as before!"

"Shall I make you another bowl of milk?"

"Huh? No, no, no! No need! Well, I'm going to the fields now. Chenchen is going to call Uncle."

Watching the egret's retreating figure, Grandma Bai sighed, "How could I have given birth to such a lazybones? Lulu has good seeds, but he won't take them even if they're given to him. He only wants to earn five hundred yuan from plowing the land. Has his brain been eaten by a dog?"

"He's been lazy for over forty years, what can I do? Can I beat him up?"

With his old bones, it's hard to say who would beat whom!

Grandma Bai sighed, "The eldest son's family is farming now; when they're busy, we should ask him to help."

Grandpa Bai glanced at her: "It's my own brother's crops. He won't help if I don't pay him?"

But they didn't say anything more. How to put it? Bai Jiang was the eldest son, and Bai He was the youngest; they were both dear to each other. But compared to Bai Jiang's family, Bai He's family was much worse off. The old couple were more worried about Bai He's future, especially with his wife's past and their granddaughter about to start middle school.
The morning dew sparkles on the green leaves, and sunlight filters through the treetops, casting dappled shadows.

The egret's home is near a bamboo forest, and on the other side of the bamboo forest is a river nearly 20 meters wide with clear water, where you can occasionally see two groups of happy little fish.

The green hills and clear waters create a vibrant green world, and once this spring rain passes, bamboo shoots will sprout.

Bamboo shoots, they add weight!
As if hearing the crisp sound of gold coins falling, the egret called out to Grandpa Bai, who was inspecting the fields with his hands behind his back, "Grandpa, do I have a bamboo grove?"

"Huh?" The old man was a little hard of hearing.

"Bamboo forest!" the egret cried out loudly!
"A bamboo grove? Yes, but this is just a small patch near our fields. The rest is on your dad's mountain."

Egret: Wow!

She's a daughter of a landlord, after all!

It would be unreasonable not to be rich!
The old man strolled back and nodded with satisfaction: "These fields are all well prepared, and the field ridges and dikes have all been built."

It was worth spending those few thousand yuan, but it hurt to part with it!

Which kind-hearted farmer would spend thousands of yuan to prepare the land?

The rice seeds were obtained by my eldest granddaughter through connections. Could it be the vegetable seeds as well?
Otherwise, even if you grow cucumbers that cost a few cents a pound, and the yield is 10,000 pounds per acre, it's not very cost-effective after deducting the costs of labor, fertilizer, pesticides, etc.!

But now, the land has all been plowed.

Never mind, let her be.

After all, neither the eldest son nor his wife said anything.

That old codger shouldn't say a word.

Well, on the other hand, young people these days love to take risks. She'll know to turn back once she hits a wall.

Just like Zhang Dayong's son, Dagang, at the end of their village. A few years ago, he insisted on running a courier station. In three years, he lost 400,000 yuan. Now, he's working honestly in a factory and paying off his loan!

Grandpa Bai shook his head and said to Bai Jiang, "Eldest brother, bring a water pipe and water the ground thoroughly. Then you can come and sow the vegetable seeds directly. It's still a bit chilly, so go to the woodshed and bring some rice straw over to spread on the ground after sowing."

Bai Jiang replied, "Okay!"

He didn't go to work today because the house in the next village has already been built, and he needs to farm at home, so he won't be taking any more orders for the time being. He needs to take care of the fields first, so that the money his daughter almost risked her life for can go down the drain.

"Lulu, come here."

Grandpa Bai waved to Bailu: "Let me tell you, water spinach, bok choy, and baby bok choy can be sown directly, but cucumbers, water melons, and tomatoes must be seedled first, they're easier to grow!"

Grandpa Bai had worked with the land his whole life. He knew exactly when to plant beans, when to plant melons, how many seeds to plant per acre, how many vegetables to harvest per acre, how much fertilizer to apply per acre, and when to apply the fertilizer.

That's why they say having an elder in the family is like having a treasure!

Bai Lu learned a lot from Grandpa Bai's rambling. Who would have thought that cucumbers could yield more than 10,000 catties per mu nowadays, and water spinach was even more exaggerated, yielding 15,000 catties!

The price of bok choy is slightly lower, but there are still 3,000 jin of it!

You mean this!
You should send it!

The egret lamented that she had planted vegetables too late; she should have planted two acres as soon as she got back.

If ordinary greenhouse vegetables can achieve this yield, then the yield is likely to be even higher, given that she has bred the seedlings with spiritual energy and regularly replenishes them with spiritual energy!

However, the exact amount still needs to be verified in practice.

Bai Jiang dragged the water pipe over and started watering the fields.

Clear water gurgles along the ridges of the fields, nourishing every inch of the land.

The egret showed the seeds to Grandpa Bai: "Grandpa, look at these seeds, isn't now the perfect time to plant them?"

"Yes, not bad, not bad. If you sow these seeds, they'll sprout tomorrow." Grandpa Bai nodded repeatedly.

"Alright, let's plant these for today, and then we'll start growing melon seedlings after we finish planting them."

Grandpa Bai nodded and then instructed, "Remember, the seeds are a little wet, so it's best to use a cloth to absorb some of the moisture. This way, you can spread them out evenly when sowing. Don't crowd the seeds together, otherwise the seedlings will compete for nutrients."

Bai Lu responded, took a handful of seeds, and scattered them with her delicate hand, so that the seeds were all scattered in the moist soil.

(End of this chapter)