Elf: I Am a Farmer

Chapter 19 Orphanage

early morning,

Terada Yuri got up early, first preparing grass for the Mareep sheep to eat in the morning, then went to the kitchen to prepare breakfast for Chiba Kaede and the fairies. ♢🐚 ➅❾ร𝒽Ｕ𝓍.Ć𝕠๓ 😳♖

At this time, Chiba Kaede had also gotten up, since Terada Yuri needed to go to Haruka Town today, and he needed to take care of everything at the farm.

"Although you already have Jumpluff, it's still too weak. You should bring Heracross along too!"

After breakfast, Chiba Kaede escorted Terada Yuri to the farm gate and then handed her Heracross's Poké Ball.

Chiba Kaede had already instructed Heracross to accompany Terada Yuri today and protect her safety.

"Thank you, boss. You can go back now!"

Terada Yuri was touched by Chiba Kaede's consideration for her and did not refuse his kindness.

Afterwards, Chiba Kaede led a group of elves to water the pasture and fruit trees. It was a pity that the Poliwag had not yet learned the Rain Dance skill, otherwise, using Rain Dance to water the trees would have been a real time-saving and labor-saving method.

"You must work hard and try to learn how to pray for rain as soon as possible, okay?"

After watering all the plants, Chiba Kaede and the other elves were so tired that they sat down to rest. Chiba Kaede patted the head of the mosquito coil tadpole and said...

"Tadpoles, tadpoles!"

The mosquito coil tadpole looked very confident, as if to say, "Leave it to me, no problem!"

To put it another way,

After leaving the farm in the morning, Terada Yuri encountered a group of snake bears blocking her way. Fortunately, Heracross was there and drove them away. Around noon, she finally arrived at Spring Blossom Town.

After that, she went to the town's shops and bought a lot of snacks and gifts, basically spending all of her salary for the month.

Luckily, she borrowed a spatial backpack from Chiba Kaede; otherwise, she might not have been able to carry all these things by herself.

"Grandma Uchino, I'm home!"

Terada Yuri arrived at the orphanage at 1 p.m., when the younger children were taking their afternoon nap, so she went to the director's office to find her first.

Rie Uchino has been running this orphanage for a long time. Since her husband passed away, she has regarded this orphanage as the place to entrust the rest of her life.

Therefore, she treated each child as her own, and only in this way could she feel that her life still had meaning.

"Yuri, if you're coming back, let me know in advance. I can come pick you up. It's dangerous for you to walk back from Chiba Farm alone!"

Rie Uchino looked at Yuri Terada with a hint of reproach.

She was actually a little worried about Terada Yuri going to work at the Chiba farm.

Otherwise, he wouldn't have bought Terada Yuri a cell phone when she decided to go, hoping to be able to contact her at any time.

However, after keeping in touch for a while, Rie Uchino found that Yuri Terada was having a good time at the Chiba farm, so she gradually relaxed and only called her occasionally when she thought of her. She never expected that Yuri Terada would suddenly appear in front of her today.

"Grandma Uchino, don't worry, I'm a Pokémon Trainer now. Besides, my boss heard I was coming back and lent me his Heracross for self-defense, so you don't need to worry!"

Terada Yuri knew that it was indeed a bit inappropriate not to inform the director beforehand, but she wanted to give everyone a surprise.

"I think your boss's name is Chiba Kaede, right? He's definitely a good kid!"

Rie Uchino only agreed to let Yuri Terada go to the Chiba farm alone after learning about Kaede Chiba's situation from Officer Jenny. Now it seems Officer Jenny was right about her. 🍪🐟 ❻➈丂𝐡𝐮𝓧.Ⓒ𝓸𝔪 🎄🐤

"Yes, the boss is indeed a good person. She even asked me to give you her regards!"

Terada Yuri seemed to suddenly recall Chiba Kaede's instructions, and then said...

"Seeing you so happy makes me feel relieved. By the way, how long are you staying this time?"

Uchino Rie suddenly asked.

"I'll probably have to go back tonight. I only took one day off this time, but my boss promised to give me one day off every week from now on, so I can come back more often!"

Terada Yuri smiled happily as she thought about the holiday, saying that no one hates holidays.

"Oh, by the way, I got my first month's salary yesterday, so I bought everyone gifts!"

Terada Yuri said happily to Uchino Rie.

"You should save your money; the orphanage has everything you need."

Rie Uchino advised Yuri Terada.

"Grandma Uchino, this is the first time in my life I've earned money through my own hard work, so I want to share it with everyone!"

Terada Yuri said to Uchino Rie very seriously.

Actually, seeing that Terada Yuri still cared so much about her and the other children after leaving the orphanage made Uchino Rie very happy, and she felt that her efforts had not been in vain.

"Yuri-neechan!"

"elder sister"!

After the children finished their afternoon nap, Terada Yuri arrived with gifts and was immediately surrounded by a group of children.

There are currently 6 children in the orphanage, 3 boys and 3 girls. The oldest among them is Yui Takemoto, who is 13 years old this year. After Yuri Terada left, she became the oldest among the children.

Therefore, she took over Terada Yuri's work and helped Uchino Rie manage the orphanage. Only now can she understand the hardships Terada Yuri had endured.

Previously, Terada Yuri was the oldest among them, so she had been helping to take care of them since she was very young, fulfilling her duty as an older sister.

"Jingzi, have you been eating properly lately?"

After giving the gifts to her younger siblings, Terada Yuri hugged the youngest, Iijima Akiko, who is only 6 years old. Due to an accident, her parents died and she was sent to an orphanage by her relatives.

Terada Yuri dotes on her younger sister the most, so she always saves the best food for her.

"Sister, I've been very good lately, I haven't been picky about food, I just miss you so much!"

After she finished speaking, Akiko Iida's eyes reddened.

"That's great, Akiko is a good girl. I'll come back to see you often!"

Terada Yuri quickly comforted her younger sister in her arms.

"Sister Yuri, I heard from Grandma the Headmistress that you've already captured a Pokémon. Could you release one for us to see?"

The speaker is Yuta Mizuno, who is 12 years old this year, one year older than Kaede Chiba. His dream is to become a Pokémon Trainer, but unfortunately, as an orphan, he does not have the means to buy a starter Pokémon.

"That's right, I've already tamed the shuttlecock grass!"

After saying that, Terada Yuri released Jumpluff from the Poké Ball.

The shuttlecock grass has grown a lot compared to before. When Chiba Kaede was training before, Terada Yuri also entrusted her shuttlecock grass to him for training.

"Wow, it's so cute, Yuri-neechan! Can I touch it?"

The speaker is Yoshino Mirei, who is 9 years old. She loves Grass-type Pokémon and dreams of becoming a Grass-type Pokémon breeder. She also often reads books about raising Grass-type Pokémon.

"Sure, but you'll have to get the shuttlecock grass's permission first!"

Terada Yuri knew that she really liked grass-type Pokémon, so she didn't refuse.

"I want to touch it too! I want to touch it too!"

"Me too!"

The two speaking were Ohira Joichi and Sugimura Saku, who were 7 and 9 years old respectively. Because they were close in age, they often played together.

Moreover, the two are very lively and active, and often run to the nearby mountains to play.

Terada Yuri used to frequently go up the mountain to look for them, and once she found them, she would give them a long lecture.

However, even though they agree on the surface, it doesn't take long before their old habits resurface, and Terada Yuri sometimes has no way to deal with them.

After that, a group of children gathered around the shuttlecock grass, and the shuttlecock grass happily played with them.

Unfortunately, happy times always pass quickly. Around 4:30 pm, Terada Yuri knew she had to leave. It would take more than two hours to get back to Chiba Farm, and she needed to get back before it got completely dark.

Otherwise, traveling at night would be quite dangerous.

Finally, amidst the reluctant gazes of her younger siblings, Terada Yuri took firm steps and left the orphanage. However, she had made up her mind to come back and visit everyone often in the future.

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(End of this chapter)