Elf: I Am a Farmer

Chapter 32 Recruitment

"The water here is so clean! I can come here to swim more often!"

Chiba Kaede said with emotion. ღ(¯`◕‿◕´¯) ♫ ♪ ♫ ❻9s𝓱ù𝐱.ℂσⓂ ♫ ♪ ♫ (¯`◕‿◕´¯)ღ

Several days have passed since the artificial lake was filled with water. When he was building the artificial lake, he did not dig all the places to the same depth, but rather in a stepped manner.

Near the shore, the water is only 1.5 meters deep, and it gets deeper towards the center of the artificial lake, but the deepest part is only about 2 meters.

Now, he plays in the lake with the elves who, like him, have been working hard for a long time.

Terada Yuri was also pulled over by her younger sister, Iida Akiko. Looking at the tall girl in front of him, Chiba Kaede couldn't help but feel a flutter in his heart, but fortunately, he suppressed it in an instant.

"Jingzi, don't swim too far, be careful!"

Terada Yuri reminded Iida Akiko, who was wearing a swimming ring, as she swam towards the center of the lake.

"I'm not afraid at all. With the tadpoles around, they'll protect me if I'm in danger!"

"Tadpoles, tadpoles!"

Now, Mosquito and Akiko are very close, practically inseparable. With it by her side, there's really no need to worry about her safety.

After all, this artificial lake wasn't very big, and it had just been dug out. There weren't any dangerous Pokémon in it, and besides, they were all watching.

"Yuri, Chiba Farm is doing better and better now, especially these past few months. After you started making Energy Cubes, we no longer need to spend a lot of Alliance Coins to buy Energy Cubes from the Elf Shop!"

Chiba Kaede said to Terada Yuri with a grateful expression.

This was truly his honest opinion. For the past few months, aside from some daily expenses, he hadn't needed to spend any money. He'd already saved 300,000 Alliance Coins, plus 5 high-grade evolution stones, which he could convert into cash for emergencies. 🐚♠ ❻9ˢнυｘ.ᑕ𝕠๓ ♥😂

"Boss, don't say that. You're the key to Chiba Farm's success; I only did a little bit of work!"

Yuri Terada didn't feel that she had done anything commendable for Chiba Farm.

She was just doing what she was supposed to do. On the contrary, it was her boss, Chiba Kaede, who often helped her and even donated a lot of tree fruit to the orphanage. She remembered all of this.

"Alright, let's stop flattering each other. There's something I'd like to discuss with you."

Our farm has been doing quite well these past few months, so I plan to use those profits to buy Miltank Pokémon eggs.

It's Uncle Maki Yoshihiko, whom I introduced to you before. His Miltank recently laid a batch of Pokémon eggs, and he asked if I wanted to buy any. I plan to visit his farm in person before making a decision.

Chiba Kaede recounted the entire story to Terada Yuri in one breath, and then waited for her reaction.

"Boss, you can decide this yourself. I have no objection. I'm just worried that I won't be able to take care of everything."

Terada Yuri was very happy to see Chiba Kaede asking for her opinion, but she didn't know if she could manage to do both.

"You don't need to worry about that. Your main job right now is to make energy cubes, and you can be a chef on the side."

As for raising the Mare sheep and the future milk tanker, I plan to hire another employee. After all, there's more and more work on our farm these days, and the two of us are really not enough!

Chiba Kaede knew that Terada Yuri was incredibly busy these days, making energy cubes, feeding the Mare sheep, cooking for them—her days were packed full. He admired her resilience in keeping up for so long. 💝✌ ❻➈𝓼ђǗⓍ.𝓒𝕆м 🐜💎

Furthermore, if Chiba Kaede needs to leave the farm for an extended period of time, then Terada Yuri will have to manage the entire farm by herself, which would be too strenuous and wouldn't last long.

"Boss, do you have someone in mind yet?"

When Terada Yuri heard that Chiba Kaede was planning to recruit another employee, she thought of her younger brother and sister, but she found it difficult to bring it up, so she looked hesitant.

"What, do you have any good recommendations?"

Seeing her like this, Chiba Kaede could see right through her thoughts. Moreover, Chiba Kaede also had such intentions; he just wanted to tease this usually calm and composed girl.

"Exactly, exactly! Boss, could you please consider my younger siblings? They're both very capable!"

Seeing Chiba Kaede looking at her with a half-smile, Terada Yuri knew perfectly well that her plans had been seen through by her boss.

However, for the sake of her younger siblings' future, she gritted her teeth and spoke up.

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"Alright, I'm kidding you. Bring them to Chiba Farm tomorrow. I need to meet with them before I can make a decision!"

Although Chiba Kaede intends to recruit Terada Yuri's younger siblings, he currently only knows the optimistic Akiko Iida. He has never met the others and is unsure whether they are suitable to work on his farm.

Meeting is a must. If we hire someone who is all talk and no action, it will only cause trouble for us and may even affect the rapport that we have developed with Terada Yuri over this period of time!

"I understand, boss. I'll call the director right away and tell her the news, asking her to bring them to the farm for interviews tomorrow!"

Terada Yuri also knew that Chiba Kaede wouldn't decide to hire them just because of her words; doing so would be irresponsible to both of them.

"Then it's settled. Make sure to cook something nice for the director and the others tomorrow at noon!"

Chiba Kaede felt that since people were visiting his farm, he couldn't be impolite or neglect them.

"I understand, thank you, boss!"

Seeing how kind Chiba Kaede was to her family, Terada Yuri was also very happy, thinking that her boss was a really good person.

That evening, Terada Yuri explained the matter to Director Uchino Rie, asking her to talk to her younger siblings and see if they wanted to work at the Chiba Farm.

After promising to bring the children to Chiba Farm the next day, Rie Uchino hung up the phone and then fell into deep thought.

She was very happy that the children in her orphanage could have a better future.

However, whenever a child leaves the orphanage to start their own life, she always feels a deep sense of reluctance to part with them.

Because she poured her heart into every child who joined her orphanage, it felt like her own children had grown up, left the protection of their parents, and gone out to make their own way in the world.

Of course, although she was reluctant to part with them, she would not stand in the way of the children's development; she would only silently wish them well and hope that they would have a bright future.

"That's the situation. You two need to carefully consider whether this job is right for you, and don't let down your sister Yuri's good intentions!"

Rie Uchino explained the general situation to Yuta Mizuno and Yui Takemoto, noting that only the two of them were of age enough to qualify for the orphanage.

"Okay, Grandma Uchino, I'll think about it seriously."

Me too.

After learning the whole story, the two were somewhat unsettled. They needed some time to think before they could clearly understand what they wanted and whether they were willing to go to Chiba Farm.

Nothing was said that night.

The next morning, because someone was coming to visit their farm, Chiba Kaede got up early, went to her vegetable garden to pick some fresh vegetables, and then went to the orchard to pick some fresh fruit to entertain the guest.

"Welcome, Grandma Uchino!"

Around noon, Chiba Kaede finally met up with Rie Uchino and her group. Unexpectedly, they didn't come by public transport but walked.

Rie Uchino was also worried about leaving three children under ten years old alone in the orphanage after the three of them left, so she decided to treat this trip to Chiba Farm as a hiking trip and set off for Chiba Farm with the children early in the morning.

The children were naturally overjoyed. They longed to visit Chiba Farm but had never had the chance. Now that they had this opportunity, they were determined not to miss it.

"You must be Kaede, thank you so much for taking care of Yuri and Akiko for so long!"

Rie Uchino took a liking to the 12-year-old boy Chiba Kaede at first sight because she saw perseverance, optimism, and enthusiasm in him.

She knew about Chiba Kaede's background. He was able to pull himself together immediately after suffering the sudden loss of his parents and even started a farm, making it a success. This is not easy for an adult, but he, a child, did it.

"You're too kind. Most of the time, it's Riri who takes care of me, and Akiko's arrival has also brought me joy. I should be the one thanking them!"

Chiba Kaede revealed his true thoughts. After all, he had traveled to this world alone, and having someone to accompany him was already a very happy thing.

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