Reborn as a Cube Man in the Late Ming Dynasty

At first, Bai Li didn't have high hopes of finding anything good.

Although they had never traded with the unscrupulous villagers.

But he still had a general idea of ​​the scope of things that the villagers could trade.

At most, they know that the best farmers can exchange crops for emeralds, since there will never be a shortage of food, and they can't even finish eating it all.

However, he clearly remembered that it was impossible to trade any seeds in the original version.

However, Bai Li was still quite happy with this change.

Keep in mind that this is ancient times, and watermelon seeds were very difficult to obtain.

It might not have even reached the Central Plains yet.

Although he vaguely remembered that there was an official in the late Ming Dynasty who had many seeds, he couldn't remember his name or where he was from.

I was thinking of finding him later, but it seems there's no need for that now.

Although out of all these farmers, only one can exchange seeds.

But as long as you have enough villagers, there will always be one or two you can exchange for seeds.

This is similar to drawing cards; as long as you keep drawing, you'll eventually get an SSR!

Bai Li laughed happily.

"Young Master Bai, why are you looking at me like that?" Liu Ping asked weakly.

Bai Li then realized that he thought he was looking at the panel, but the people around him didn't know that!

Liu Ping, in particular, felt uneasy under Bai Li's constant gaze, wondering if he had done something wrong.

"It's nothing, I just think you have a lot of potential." Bai Li was in a great mood and patted Liu Ping on the shoulder.

Don't underestimate this little watermelon seed; for Bai Li, taking the step from zero to one is the most difficult thing.

Although the prices remain as unscrupulous as ever, the seeds...

He only needs one, and given enough time, he can cultivate a large watermelon field.

Achieve watermelon freedom directly.

There might be other different seeds, like strawberry, banana, pear, or something like that.

Since the conditions don't allow it, then create the conditions yourself!

At this moment, Bai Li's future plan was clear: to increase the village population and achieve freedom of food choice.

Having finalized the plan, and with the villagers all present, Bai Li began to give instructions for the next steps: "Liu Ping, those of you wearing straw hats, come with me."

Under the envious gazes of the crowd, the straw-hatted villagers, one by one, stood tall and proud, following Bai Li to the worktable.

Bai Li counted the number of people, made an equal number of stone hoes on the worktable, and distributed them one by one.

"From now on, these hoes will be your work tools. Remember to take good care of them," Bai Li instructed.

However, he was clearly overthinking it. The villagers in straw hats all looked at the hoe with expressions as if they were looking at their wives, not daring to carry it on their shoulders. They would rather hold it horizontally in front of them than let it touch the ground, for fear of getting it covered in dust.

"Don't worry, Young Master Bai, from now on this hoe is my life, no, it's more important than my life. If anyone dares to touch my hoe, I'll fight them to the death!" Liu Ping was very excited, his ears were so red they looked like they were bleeding, but he kept a straight face and solemnly promised.

"Me too, us too!" the straw-hat villagers echoed.

"That's good," Bai Li nodded, then continued, "But if this hoe suddenly breaks by itself one day, don't panic, it's normal. Just let me know."

Bai Li said, "Village chief, Liu Er and Liu Ping stay here. The rest of you can leave."

The immortal lord gave the order, and the remaining villagers naturally left obediently. However, most of them seemed to have something on their minds as they left, their steps heavy.

Others, however, ran resolutely towards the fields, seemingly wanting to farm so that they could be chosen by the Straw Hats during the next job change.

"Village chief, take these people and find an open space near the village to plant wheat. Once you've decided on a location, let me know before tonight, and bring all the coal that the village currently has," Bai Li said.

Although farmers now have the ability to cultivate land, wheat cultivation requires water, which Bai Li must prepare personally.

Moreover, he plans to plant torches all around the wheat field to speed up the wheat's growth.

So he had to prepare before nightfall so that he could ensure the torchlight would illuminate the entire wheat field.

"Okay," Liu Dexi replied.

Bai Li then turned to Liu Ping: "Take these wheat seeds. Plant them along the water source tomorrow morning. Don't touch the torches in that area, understand?"

Liu Ping and the others nodded repeatedly: "Understood."

"If you understand, you can go back now."

"Yes, Young Master Bai!" Liu Ping and the others nodded and bowed slightly. After turning their backs, they glanced at each other, their lips curving into wide smiles as they left side by side.

Bai Li then asked, "Village chief, is the village's money enough to buy two cows and two sheep? If not, prioritize the cows; the sex doesn't matter."

Now that grasslands have been developed, animal husbandry can begin simultaneously. The breeding of cattle and sheep depends on wheat, which has now been planted. Pigs, however, cannot breed yet.

The reason for considering cows first is simple: their droppings include not only beef, which can be eaten.

More importantly, it contains leather.

You know, they just had a conflict with the government officials, and who knows, someone might come looking for trouble for them in the next few days.

Moreover, there were an unusually large number of bandits in the late Ming Dynasty; the famous Li Zicheng alone was said to have had 200,000 followers.

Although this is something that will happen a long time from now, and there may even be some exaggeration involved.

But this is Shaanxi, a place teeming with bandits like Li Zicheng, and practically a stage for a game of hide-and-seek between government troops and bandits.

Therefore, you can never have too much leather. White silk can be used to make leather cases.

As for sheep, they were relatively ordinary, consisting only of wool and mutton. However, wool would definitely be needed in winter, as the scarcity of resources in ancient times was no joke, and countless people died of cold.

Moreover, wool can be sold for money.

Of course, Bai Li also wanted to try what it would feel like to sleep on a bed made of wool.

"Young Master Bai, may I ask if this ox must be alive, or is it fine whether it's alive or dead?" Liu Dexi asked cautiously.

"They have to be alive. I need them to reproduce," Bai Li said, frowning. Then she asked, "Why, are live cows very expensive?"

"The high price isn't the main problem; the key issue is that the imperial court strictly controls the buying and selling of cattle, so it might be difficult to buy them."

"However, Zhangjia Village does have an ox. If Young Master Bai needs it, I'm sure they won't refuse," Liu Dexi added at the end. "My family also has an old yellow ox, so we can have two together."