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

Chapter 481 Snow in June
Urban areas, scenic areas, suburbs, and mountainous areas.
The economy in mountainous areas is clearly far less developed than that in suburban areas.

People in the suburbs can grow vegetables and sell them in the city, and during the off-season, they can also do odd jobs in the city.

And what about the mountainous areas?

The inconvenient transportation prevented them from selling their vegetables, forcing them to rely on self-sufficiency.

Perhaps we can sell some grain, but how much money can we make?

This is why they would rather go out to work than stay in their hometown.

You really can't make money in your hometown.

If you can make money, who would want to leave their hometown?

Xu Yue was well aware of the significance of Taoyuan rural area, so he planned to start renting land in the impoverished mountainous region.

Even if the cost is higher and the land utilization rate is lower.

The mountainous areas are also worth developing.

Growing vegetables and rice might not be so convenient, but what about growing fruit?

Taoyuan fruits are still in short supply.

The demand from beverage factories is also quite high.

Wang Zemin and his group sat for a while, chatted about the farm, and then said goodbye and left.

They must have gone to find Tian Yizhi.

Being in a good position gives you an advantage.

As the headquarters of Taoyuan Farm is located in Shuzhou, he cannot stop the farm from expanding to other states, but he still wants to try to get more people to stay at the headquarters to speed up its development.

Each state is using its own methods to gain more resources. Does Shu State think it can sit idly by and turn a blind eye?
Xu Yue didn't pay much attention.

The original plan was to expand rapidly to the surrounding areas, but later the higher-ups decided to divide it into points in each state and use these points to drive overall development.

Xu Yue naturally supported this.

Concentrating so many people in one place does indeed waste some resources.

Choosing a mountainous area might even narrow the gap between the rich and the poor.

Xu Yue's life returned to normal.

The first batch of graduates from the Agricultural Science and Technology College have finally graduated.

There weren't many people, not even fifty.

However, the school still prepared a fairly grand graduation ceremony for them.

As the principal, Xu Yue naturally participated and later prepared two gifts for each of them.

A protective jade amulet.

Although this has already achieved mass production, not many have yet circulated among the public, so its value is still quite high.

The other is a millstone ritual implement.

One attack and one defense.

As for storage artifacts?

These students are all at the Qi Refining stage, so they can naturally use this skill, but Xu Yue has no intention of giving it to them.

It's too precious.

Moreover, great kindness can turn into great enmity.

Xu Yue didn't actually want to give away the millstone ritual implement.

I'm just worried that something might happen to them.

“If the protective jade talisman is damaged, you can bring it back to exchange for it,” Xu Yue said. “The millstone magic tool should not be used unless absolutely necessary. You are all my students, and I hope that after you graduate, you will not cause trouble, but you should not be afraid of trouble either. As long as you are in the right, the school will definitely support you.”

"These two items are for self-defense," Xu Yue continued. "With your current cultivation level, you're just average in the outside cultivation world. Learning is endless. Don't think that just because you've graduated you're so powerful and don't need to continue learning. You're still far from perfect."

Xu Yue didn't know whether these people listened to him or not.

However, what needs to be said has been said; ultimately, it's up to fate what happens to them.

Xu Yue is not their nanny, nor could she possibly be their nanny.

"Worried about them?"

After returning home, Zhang Ruoxi asked Xu Yue with a smile.

"What's there to worry about?" Xu Yue said. "The Special Administration Bureau will definitely keep an eye on these people. Besides, who would provoke them for no reason? I'm just feeling a bit sentimental."

"What are you feeling?"

Zhang Ruoxi asked curiously.

Are those people really immune to being provoked?
There must be.

Xu Yue understood this, which is why he said that nothing was wrong and no one was bothering him.

But what if something happens?
"I wonder how many of them have achieved great success and how many have faded into obscurity," Xu Yue said, shaking his head. "They should be considered to have caught a good time."

Zhang Ruoxi simply smiled upon hearing this.

"You've truly carried forward the farming methods," Zhang Ruoxi said. "Have you forbidden anyone from sharing them?"

“There’s no prohibition on cultivation methods used by farmers, since they’re already commonplace,” Xu Yue said. “However, there is a prohibition on the transmission of supernatural powers. If you want to learn them, you can only come to the school.”

The farming method of self-cultivation has long been promoted in many colleges.

That is also a way to select agricultural technology trainees.

Obtaining the cultivation methods of farmers is far too easy.

If that's the case, then what's the point of banning it? Isn't that just pointless?
Xu Yue didn't actually mind those supernatural abilities being passed on to outsiders.

However, the law should not be easily passed on.

"Are you expanding enrollment this year?" Zhang Ruoxi asked. "There should still be a shortage of people, right?"

The number of people is increasing, but there is a growing shortage of people. Isn't that strange?
"should be."

Xu Yue nodded. They have been expanding their enrollment every year, but compared with other universities, they are still far behind.

The main problem is the limited number of teachers.

“Cultivation may become very popular, even if the world changes, resources are still limited,” Zhang Ruoxi said. “The Agricultural Technology Academy still has great potential.”

Farmers can accelerate the changes in the world and also create resources for cultivation.

Then they are naturally the talents the world needs.

Xu Yue chatted with Zhang Ruoxi for a while, and then continued to study the mysteries of the primordial spirit.

A few days later, Yan Tian arrived.

"Your primordial spirit is stable, but its power is limited." Xu Yue looked at Yan Tian and said, "Your initial stage of primordial spirit is considered stable."

"These are ancient books about the primordial spirit that the Special Administration Bureau currently collects," Yan Tian said. "I can't make the decision to give you a copy, but I applied for one for you, and the higher-ups approved it, so I brought it to you."

Xu Yue nodded, then took out a copy and handed it to Yan Tian.

"This is what I've collected, plus some of my own understanding," Xu Yue said. "If you have any questions, feel free to ask and we can discuss them."

It's just a discussion; Xu Yue isn't that arrogant as to offer solutions. He's just feeling his way across the river by touching the stones.

How can one offer guidance and solutions to others' questions?

He himself still has many doubts.

“There’s no rush.” Yan Tian then took out a bronze token and handed it to Xu Yue, saying, “This was sent to you by Ning Yun from abroad.”

"Oh?"

Xu Yue picked up the bronze token and began to examine it.

The token was slightly smaller than his inheritance token, the Shennong Token.

The materials used in the refining process should be the same.

The token had some runes that gave Xu Yue a familiar feeling.

They should all be farmer runes, but Xu Yue still needs to study what effect they have when combined.

One side has two seal characters, which Xu Yue does not recognize.

He looked at it repeatedly, inputting his primordial energy, but nothing happened. He then used his primordial spirit power, but still nothing happened.

Are we really going to have to use that method?

Just try and you will find out.

Xu Yue then cut his finger and let it bleed.

The blood dripped onto the bronze token and vanished instantly, while the bronze token transformed into a beam of azure light that merged into Xu Yue's body.

Upon closer inspection, Xu Yue discovered that the token was surrounded by objects.

"Snowing!"

Yan Tian suddenly walked outside the pavilion, looked up at the sky, and saw that it had started to snow lightly. The crucial point was that the sun was shining brightly, a fiery red sun hanging high in the sky.

Yan Tian was certain that this matter was definitely related to Xu Yue refining that bronze token.

Snow in June?

Xu Yue was stunned for a moment, but quickly recovered.

This isn't some great injustice; it's a warning from God.

He did it all by himself.

He now understood the meaning of the two seal characters on the bronze token.

Light Snow!

This token is one of the twenty-four solar term tokens: Minor Snow.

When Xu Yue refined the token, he immediately changed the celestial phenomena, but it was an unintentional change, so it was not entirely thorough.

Just as the sun was shining brightly, it began to snow lightly.

Xu Yue came to his senses, and the snow stopped immediately.

"It snowed lightly near Taoyuan Village. Although it was only for a short time, many people saw it, which may cause some trouble."

Xu Yue looked at Yan Tian, ​​his meaning clear: you handle this.

"what happened?"

Yan Tian nodded, but couldn't help asking again.

The image of snow falling in June is actually quite simple to explain.

Let's just say that the Agricultural Science and Technology College is currently researching snowmaking machines.

A very scientific explanation.

“One of the Twenty-Four Solar Terms tokens,” Xu Yue said. “After refining it, it unintentionally altered the surrounding celestial phenomena.”

"Xiaoxue?"

Yan Tian then asked.

He knew a little about the twenty-four solar terms.

It might be difficult to get him to say everything, but based on the celestial phenomena just now, remembering "Minor Snow" is certainly not a problem.

Fortunately, it was only light snow. If it had been heavy snow or the coldest weather, things would have been much more interesting.

It's already late June.

"Correct!"

Xu Yue nodded.

"The Twenty-Four Solar Terms Tokens, wouldn't that mean there are twenty-four such tokens?" Yan Tian said. "If we collect them all, wouldn't we be able to change the celestial phenomena?"

Even if you don't collect them all, things can still change.

A token for a solar term.

Besides, Xu Yue could do it even without the token.

Farmers have a special ability called the "Twenty-Four Solar Terms Divine Finger".

One point refers to a celestial phenomenon.

It's just that Xu Yue's training wasn't very good.

It's mainly not very practical.

However, now that the token is used, the power of this supernatural ability will definitely be much greater.

“If we collect them all, it might not be able to change the celestial phenomena, but rather to condense the supernatural power of time.” Xu Yue thought for a moment and said, “The twenty-four solar terms are not celestial phenomena, but solar terms, a kind of lunisolar calendar, which is based on the movement of both the sun and the moon.”

The Twenty-Four Solar Terms Divine Finger technique is a supernatural art that alters the solar terms, not a supernatural art that alters celestial phenomena.

However, they do indeed have the ability to alter celestial phenomena.

Regardless of the era or whether it's within the scientific or metaphysical communities, time and space are both incredibly difficult.

The *douhu* is a spatial artifact used by farmers.

The Twenty-Four Solar Terms must be a timekeeping tool for farmers.

As for its power, that remains unknown.

"Time manipulation?" Yan Tian looked at Xu Yue in surprise and asked, "Really?"

"It's not as powerful as you think. Time and space sound impressive, but it depends on how they're used," Xu Yue said with a smile. "The Douhu spatial artifact is used to store things, so what is the Twenty-Four Solar Terms artifact used for? It's not hard to guess."

"For what?"

Yan Tian asked a question instinctively.

What do farmers do?

Xu Yue didn't answer, but instead asked a question in return.

What do farmers do? Naturally, they farm and study farming.

Hmm, could it be...?
"Don't tell me that the time-manipulating power condensed by the Twenty-Four Solar Terms is used to accelerate crop growth?" Yan Tian looked at Xu Yue and said, "It might also be used to promote the rapid growth of poultry and livestock."

"Probably," Xu Yue said. "I just wonder what would happen if this divine power were used on a human?"

What will happen?
That is indeed a problem.

Does it accelerate growth or accelerate aging?
Or perhaps it's completely useless.

"uncertain?"

Yan Tian looked at Xu Yue and couldn't help but ask.

"How can you be sure?" Xu Yue said, "We've only got one of the twenty-four tokens so far. Let alone whether we can collect all twenty-four tokens, even if we could, it would be extremely difficult to condense that divine power."

"It's been too long," Yan Tian sighed. "So many things have been lost in the long river of history. I hope they haven't been destroyed or buried underground."

Xu Yue nodded.

This is indeed a problem.

The two did not continue the topic.

At this moment, a light snow suddenly began to fall under the bright sunshine near Taoyuan Village. Although it lasted only a short time, it caused quite a stir online.

It's not uncommon for the sun to shine and it to rain at the same time.

It's quite rare to see the sun shining and it snowing at the same time.

Of course, the key is the time and place.

It's late June now, and it's snowing in the middle of summer.

Moreover, in Taoyuan Village, except in the mountains, it rarely snows in winter, let alone in summer.

It's snowing in June.

Could it be that there's some enormous injustice in Taoyuan Village?

Where did this injustice come from?

Then some people pointed the finger at Taoyuan Farm.

Peach Blossom Farm is an absolute behemoth.

The development of Taoyuan Farm inevitably offended some people.

Moreover, there are those who haven't been offended yet who already consider Peach Blossom Farm an enemy.

This kind of thing is just a casual affair; whether it brings good fortune or not, it's just a small bonus. If it causes some trouble for Taoyuan Farm, then it's an unexpected bonus.

If it doesn't work, then it wasn't much trouble.

Rumors are cheap to spread.

Rumors spread easily, but debunking them is exhausting.

However, the official announcement came very quickly.

The Agricultural Science and Technology College is experimenting with a snowmaking machine.

Snowmaking machine?
What kind of snowmaking machine is so powerful that it can produce snow over such a wide area?

However, once the authorities intervened, the rumors naturally dissipated.

Moreover, Taoyuan Farm has always had a good reputation.

“One leaf can tell that autumn is coming.” Zhang Ruoxi said to Xu Yue, “There are quite a few people who want to smear Taoyuan Farm by bringing up this kind of thing.”

"Snow in June, for this to be linked to Peach Blossom Farm, only proves the farm's formidable power," Xu Yue said. "Even in business, there are countless competitors, let alone when our peers are powerless against us."

"I don't know if Ning Yun sending back a Twenty-Four Solar Terms Token this time is a good thing or a bad thing," Zhang Ruoxi said. "You must be eager to collect all twenty-four tokens now, right?"

“The Twenty-Four Solar Terms Tokens are a whole and can form a solar term array,” Xu Yue said. “The twenty-four solar term tokens are connected by their auras, and if you have one, you can find the other twenty-three.”

(End of this chapter)