Da Si Nong: I really don’t want to farm

Chapter 299 Cultivation Has Bugs Too?

The large cauldron is still there.

As for the rest, even the coffin has already been taken away.

Professor Wang Hai is still here, studying the array patterns on the tomb walls.

Now, everything that could be moved from the tomb has been moved.

This ancient tomb cannot be demolished.

Is this tomb open to the public?

Xu Yue asked about Jing Guohua.

Jing Guohua naturally understood what Xu Yue meant by those words.

The family ancestor's tomb on the other side of the valley has now become a tourist attraction, hasn't it?
This tomb is probably more sensational than that one.

This adds another attraction to the scenic area.

Why ask?
Because there are array patterns on the tomb walls and array diagrams on the tomb ceiling.

For most people, this is just something to see something unusual.

But for those who cultivate, well...
“I’ll ask Director Yan later,” Jing Guohua said after a moment of silence. “If it can be opened to the public, then I’ll probably do some adjustments. For example, the star map on the top of the tomb.”

Xu Yue nodded, then turned his gaze to the large cauldron.

Why must this large cauldron be taken away?
Xu Yue naturally knew it.

This is not only the core of that formation, but also an extraordinary magical artifact.

How can we leave it in the tomb?
As for opening this large tomb, it will probably require more than just some processing; it will also take some time.

It will definitely take some time for people to study it.

“This cauldron weighs at least several thousand kilograms!” Jing Guohua said. “If it’s just heavy, that’s fine, but I’m afraid there might be other reasons.”

Xu Yue didn't say anything, directly grabbed the tripod and channeled his primordial energy into it, then pulled it away.

The large cauldron moved.

It was Xu Yue who spurred them on.

Previously, Jing Guohua and more than ten others had failed to get it started.

Is it heavy?

It's really heavy.

According to Xu Yue's current estimate, it weighs at least several hundred kilograms.

If he didn't input the Primordial Qi, Xu Yue wouldn't know how heavy it would be.

Xu Yue pulled the large cauldron out of the ancient tomb.

The others were dumbfounded.

Especially those who participated in the move.

So many of them couldn't budge the cauldron even an inch, yet Xu Yue pulled it out of the ancient tomb all by himself.

Immense strength?

Can human strength reach this level?

"I shouldn't have to carry it down the mountain, right?"

Xu Yue looked at Jing Guohua and asked with a smile.

"That's not necessarily true," Jing Guohua said. "Let's give it a try first!"

Xu Yue nodded.

Military helicopters are capable of lifting loads weighing ten or twenty tons, and there are quite a few of them.

How heavy is this cauldron?

Xu Yue didn't know and couldn't estimate.

The Simuwu Ding weighed less than a thousand kilograms. This large cauldron is much larger, but even if it were ten times larger, it could still be lifted.

Why is Jing Guohua uncertain?

Because this cauldron is not an ordinary cauldron, but a ritual implement, its weight is difficult to measure with ordinary people's eyes.

Xu Yue didn't go down the mountain immediately, but waited for the helicopter to arrive.

"Ruoxi said that Wang Yun's parents will be coming to Taoyuan Village for the New Year?" Xu Yue said. "Will they be spending it together or separately? Ruoxi's parents will also be coming to Taoyuan Village."

Xu Jianghe and Li Liang have been on the mountain for some time now.

Li Liang was there 24 hours a day, while Xu Jianghe went home at night.

"They should all arrive early, right?" Xu Jianghe thought for a moment and said, "Let's have a meal together first, and then we can each go our own way! Being together every day can get a bit awkward."

Xu Yue nodded. That's fine.

Wang Yun's parents are restrictive, and Ruoxi's family is probably not much better off.

“On New Year’s Eve,” Xu Jianghe continued, “where your grandfather wants to eat is up to him.”

I'll ask him about it later.

Xu Yue nodded.

Xu Chengyang did not live with Xu Yue's family, nor did he live with Xu Jianghe.

He now lives and eats at the clinic.

Xu Yue chatted with Xu Jianghe for a while, and then went into the tomb to find Wang Hai.

"Professor Wang, how many agricultural writings were found in the tomb?" Xu Yue asked with a smile. "When will they be able to be sorted out?"

“Quite a few!” Professor Wang said. “I took a quick look and there are several chapters in Shennong, as well as Ye Lao, Zai Shi, Zhao Shi, and others.”

"How much repetition?"

Upon hearing this, Xu Yue's eyes lit up.

Xu Yue had already collected more than ten of the twenty chapters of "Shennong". If he could collect a few more, he might be able to complete the collection.

Of course, the premise is that those articles are not duplicates of those previously obtained.

"Probably not!" Professor Wang smiled and looked at Xu Yue, saying, "Those things are already being organized by specialists, and they should be done soon."

Wang Hai had nothing to hide about this.

After all, there will definitely be a share of those things.

Xu Yue chatted with him for a few more minutes, then heard the sound of a helicopter outside and left the ancient tomb.

"How many tons can this lift?"

Xu Yue walked over to Jing Guohua and casually asked a question.

Thirty-three tons!

Jing Guohua replied, and then instructed people to tie up the large cauldron.

More than 30 tons?

That should be fine, right?

Unfortunately, Xu Yue was overthinking things.

Can't pull it!
It doesn't move at all.

Not to mention taking it away or anything like that.

"So what if we move it down the mountain?" Xu Yue asked when he saw Jing Guohua looking at him. "Do you think a truck can transport it?"

"Give it a try!" Jing Guohua said. "If we really can't get it to move, then we'll just leave it with you."

Xu Yue glanced at Jing Guohua, then nodded, picked up the large cauldron, and headed down the mountain.

Down the mountain, there was already a large truck, the kind with a carrying capacity of 100 tons.

There were also several cranes.

Yes, several of them, and they were all large ones.

Unfortunately, even with several cranes working together, they couldn't budge the cauldron an inch.

Those drivers were all from the Special Administration Bureau, well-informed and experienced, but even they were stunned and speechless this time.

Just kidding?
A man dragged a large cauldron down the mountain, but several cranes couldn't budge it an inch.

How heavy must it be?
How strong must that person be?
"You're really persistent!" Xu Yue said as soon as he saw Jing Guohua looking at him. "Even a crane can't lift it, do you think this truck will be able to do anything?"

Despite saying that, Xu Yue still carried the large cauldron onto the truck.

"bang bang bang"

Xu Yue placed the large cauldron on the truck, and the truck bed instantly deformed, followed by the tires exploding.

He glanced at Jing Guohua, then immediately moved the large cauldron down.

"Just how heavy is this thing?!"

Jing Guohua was a man of considerable experience, but this time he was truly shocked.

"How would I know!"

Xu Yue shook his head; he was actually quite shocked as well.

Jing Guohua looked at Xu Yue, wanting to say: You carried him on your back, how could you not know?

However, they remained silent.

Xu Yue was able to pick it up, not because he was strong.

"Just put it there for now!"

Jing Guohua casually remarked that he had expected this, and he didn't need to ask for any instructions.

Xu Yue had actually already guessed it.

This large cauldron is indispensable for studying that grand formation. Since Yan Tian has chosen Peach Blossom Village as the location for his research, it's likely that this cauldron, once taken away, will also be brought back.

Where to put

Naturally, it couldn't be kept at home, so Xu Yue placed it in the laboratory, which was nearby.

Zhang Ruoxi and Wang Yun were both in the laboratory when they saw Xu Yue return with a large cauldron, and they were immediately surprised.

Ok?
Xu Yue suddenly felt that the cauldron was being pulled by some kind of force.

After sensing it, they discovered it was one of those formations that increased vitality.

The cauldron resonated with the formation!

"How did you manage to bring that large cauldron back?"

Zhang Ruoxi asked doubtfully.

"If you can't transport it, leave it with me for now," Xu Yue said. "However, there seems to be a surprise in store."

"A surprise? Huh?" Zhang Ruoxi said, "Those formations resonated with this cauldron? The formations seem to be strengthening! This is truly a surprise."

Those formations were Xu Yue's experiments.

I caught some short-lived insects to see if they had exceeded their lifespan limit.

“Actually, you could consider using modern instruments,” Wang Yun said. “The changes in those insects can be detected using modern instruments.”

"Someone will make preparations later."

Xu Yue said with a smile, and he wasn't just trying to fool Wang Yun.

If one were to truly study formations, it certainly wouldn't be limited to Xu Yue and Ye Chenguang.

There will inevitably be some modern scientists as well.

As Wang Yun said, the changes in a person's body when a formation is applied cannot be observed with the naked eye alone.

“Guo Tianyou seems to know about astrology and feng shui. There should be nothing going on in the desert. Why don’t we call him back?” Zhang Ruoxi said. “Even if we don’t come up with anything, it should still be helpful to him.”

"Ok!"

Xu Yue nodded.

He thought so too, but before he could make the call, Zhang Ruoxi brought it up.

The two became increasingly in sync.

"Let's leave this cauldron here for now," Xu Yue said. "I'll go check on Shen Yu and the others."

Shen Yu and his group are now farming in Taoyuan Village.

Of course, farming is just a pretense; the real purpose is to cultivate oneself through farming.

When Xu Yue found them, they were either watering the plants, pulling weeds, or picking vegetables.

Why are we picking vegetables?

It wasn't meant to be sold, but rather for personal consumption.

"I thought you'd forgotten about us!"

Shen Yu saw Xu Yue and complained with a smile.

After they sensed the energy, they worked much harder.

In the evenings, he would occasionally look at the materials that Xu Yue had given him.

Of course, I also go wild fishing occasionally.

They say it's about balancing work and rest.

However, in Xu Yue's view, it was purely because he was addicted to fishing.

"I forgot about you guys, but you can come visit me and make your presence known," Xu Yue said with a smile. "You guys seem to have gotten used to it by now!"

"I can feel my body getting better, it feels so good," Tie Wei said. "I have to get used to it, even if I'm not used to it."

"That's because your health was too poor before, which is why you felt it so clearly," Xu Yue said. "Keep trying, young men, you're still a long way from being healthy!"

“That hits home,” Wang Haolin shook his head and said, “By the way, we’ve discovered something.”

"what's up?"

Xu Yue looked at Wang Haolin and asked casually.

“You can’t cultivate your skills by fishing, but you can by catching fish,” Wang Haolin said. “We rented a fishpond before and tried it out.”

"And then?" Xu Yue asked. "Are you planning to lease the fishpond?"

Xu Yue used to watch short videos, and there were more than one internet celebrity who rented a fishpond to catch fish.

"It's fine to do it occasionally," Hu Hai said. "We're just wondering why fishing is not allowed, but catching fish is!"

“Fishing doesn’t belong to agriculture, but fishing does!” Xu Yue said. “Planting requires harvesting, but what about aquaculture?”

Upon hearing this, everyone immediately understood.

Catching fish is a step in fish farming, and therefore falls under the category of agricultural labor.

Then one can naturally cultivate.

Pity.

If fishing could also be a form of cultivation, that would be wonderful.

That life was simply like living in paradise.

such a pity.

"Is engaging in agricultural labor enough?"

Shen Yu seemed to be deep in thought, considering what kind of agricultural work would be fun.

"Probably!" Xu Yue said. "You could try herding cattle or something."

"I'd rather ride an ox!"

"It's time to ride the cattle when it's time to herd them!"

"Hey, how about we set up a horse farm and give it a try?"

"Isn't raising horses considered animal husbandry?"

"How about a dog?"

The group discussed amongst themselves how they could both have fun and cultivate.

Xu Yue was speechless for a moment.

“If you pay attention, you’ll see that different types of labor produce different kinds of ‘qi’,” Xu Yue said. “Based on my experience, tilling the land produces the most ‘qi’.”

"Turning the soil?"

Everyone was surprised, but no one asked why.

That's not necessary.

Perhaps it's because turning over the soil generates more "earth energy".

Perhaps it's because the workload is higher.

“These days, who still uses a hoe to dig?” Mu Xiaoyan said. “Especially in the plains, large tillers are used. Even in the hilly and mountainous areas, there are small tillers.”

Taoyuan Farm has quite a few small tillers.

Xu Yue probably doesn't even know how many there are now.

“Using a tiller to turn the soil can also be used for cultivation, and it allows you to draw in more Qi,” Xu Yue said. “You can figure out how to take shortcuts in this area.”

Upon hearing this, everyone looked at Xu Xue in astonishment.

What's the difference between this and seemingly teaching apprentices how to be opportunistic?
What kind of master craftsman would do such a thing!
Is this a humane thing to do?

However, it was clear that they were all tempted.

"Even cultivation methods have bugs?"

"Is this a combination of technological civilization and cultivation civilization?"

"Is it possible to have everything from watering to automatic irrigation systems?"

"That probably won't work, right? Using machines to till the land is at least a form of participation. Using unmanned tillers is definitely a no-go."

Shen Yu and the others became very interested and started discussing it at length.

Is it cheating or taking shortcuts using modern technology?

Whether it works or not, as long as it works, isn't that enough?

"Go back and learn how to operate those machines, then talk to Boss Tian and tell him that if there's any work like that in the future, we'll take on the job."

Shen Yu spoke.

To train using modern machines, you first need to know how to operate them.

Everyone else nodded.

Taoyuan Farm doesn't actually use much machinery.

After all, it is affected by the terrain.

Do farms on the other side of the desert use machinery more?

Tie Wei looked at Xu Yue and asked casually.

Whether it's Taoyuan Village or any other village, human labor is the main factor.

Even if he could use a large number of machines, Xu Yue might not do so.

Because that would mean many people would lose their jobs.

People from the same village.

“They do use more machinery over there,” Xu Yue nodded and said, “However, the spiritual energy there is far inferior to that of Peach Blossom Village. The speed of cultivation is not only related to what you do, but also to the environment.”

(End of this chapter)