Chapter 42: Three Acres of Land and One Head of Cattle (First Part)

  After the grand banquet, Yunshui Village finally got the long-awaited face-changing feast, and fiercely seized a handful of Fengshui in Yunshui Mountain. Master Hong also completed his transformation from an ordinary person to a superstar.

  On the day the banquet ended, a group of old men led by Gu Zhiwei surrounded him, each one stirring up their tongues to persuade him to go to a wine house or restaurant that had a good relationship with them. Even Yang Cai, this modern woman who was very picky about men and had a charm value exceeding 90, did not hesitate to give her smile in front of Master Hong.

  She wanted to do an exclusive interview with Master Hong, and the title was already thought out, called "Grassroots King of the Kitchen". Yang Cai believed that this interview would not only cause a sensation in the food world, further solidifying her position as the "Food World Fragrant Tongue Girl", but also had a positive, uplifting inspirational effect, with a certain social significance, and would definitely make the River Crab God very happy.

  But including Yang Mei, everyone was brutally rejected by Master Hong.

  Master Hong said with a loud and clear voice: "I grew up in this mountain, I won't go anywhere else. I study cooking skills to pursue the highest realm, but my current realm is not enough, how can I be distracted by these worldly temptations? So sorry, after the competition, I have to leave, I am still a small chef in the nursing home, before, now and in the future..."

  After finishing speaking, Master Hong floated away and disappeared into the depths of the mountain, with no one knowing where he went.

  "Was, is, and will be..."

  After hearing Master Hong's words, Gu Zhiwei was shocked all over: "Xiao Hong... no, Mr. Hong is actually the real seeker of Tao, we are all vulgar..."

  "Yes, we've all become so common, it's simply unbearable."

  Sun Chengzong, who had always been taciturn, gazed at the increasingly distant figure of Master Hong and nodded silently: "It's been too many years; we old men have been rolling around in the ten-zhang red dust, where is there still half a heart to seek the Tao? Today, hearing Master Hong's words, it was like the morning bell and evening drum, with an effect as if pouring sweet dew on my head..."

  "Right, right......"

  A group of old men suddenly looked enlightened, as if they had been blessed by the Buddha, and collectively poisoned.

  "Xiao Yang ah..."

  It seemed like Gu Zhiwei suddenly remembered something, and he turned to Yang Cai and said: "If you still have a shred of conscience as a journalist, please don't disturb Master Hong anymore?"

  "Master Gu... I..." Yang Cai had never seen Master Gu look so serious before, and she was taken aback, stuttering: "I'm reporting on it, isn't that also to bring glory to the culinary world and promote Chef Hong's work?"

  "You're wrong."

  Don't bother to understand the taste of speaking, often loving the country has already spoken with a heavy heart: "As for Jiang Lang's talent being exhausted and Du Shi's worrying about the country, how can a seeker of truth be infatuated with fame and position? Mr. Hong is seeking the way, we can't help him anymore, how can we bear to disturb his peaceful life? This is a crime, Little Yang!"

  "What Old Chang said is right."

  Yun Cangming gazed in the direction where Master Hong had disappeared, feeling a mix of emotions: "Xiao Yang, let's preserve the last bit of sincerity for today's culinary world... If you don't want Master Hong's craftsmanship to become the last echo of Guangling, then please don't disturb him, it's us old men begging you."

  "Uh, is it that serious? I see."

  Yang Cai's gaze was momentarily dazed, and the memory of Master Hong's not-so-tall back suddenly became extremely tall; that chubby silly face also seemed to suddenly fill with wisdom and Zen...

  At this moment, Master Hong had already slipped back to the nursing home. He was still clear about his own weight, and having won the competition and gained the attention of many young women was enough; if he continued, the consequences would be unthinkable.

  It's okay, the speech that Zhou Yi had prepared for him in advance really stunned several old men, which made him admire.

  This little Zhou is indeed a high-ranking person.

  ***

  After the summer harvest, it is the busiest time in rural areas. The wheat that has been cut needs to be threshed and de-grained, and they are busy turning over the soil, watering and moistening the fields, preparing for the summer planting. The excitement brought by the long table banquet quickly disappeared in this busy period. A few days passed, and Hong Lao Liu was still Hong Lao Liu. Except for a few widows with ulterior motives who still treated him as a star, the villagers still affectionately called him Old Six, Iron Bull, and Master Hong.

  This is the countryside, this is rural life. Even if you were once a legendary figure, after hiding out here for a few days, your glamour will fade and you'll return to normal. Let alone in the eyes of the villagers, no matter how well you cook, you're just a chef, fundamentally different from the big stars on TV or the great scientists who have walked in space.

  This is exactly what Zhou Yi hoped to see. After the long table banquet, he could still see Hong Shifu ladling soup and rice for people in the cafeteria, feeling that this scene was quite beautiful. Thank goodness, thank Buddha, this time not only did they win big against Kong Daming's brothers, but their own good life with Hong Shifu also remained unaffected.

  Finally can rest assured to plant the fields.

  The three plots of land rented out had been tidied up by Li Yuanfang long ago. Zhou Yi directly opened the system and used a 9th-grade excellent item to temporarily upgrade the 'Planting' sub-profession to level 9 Great Perfection.

  Before the 1 million points brought by the Ninth-Grade Mysterious Object are depleted, he is the God of Farming. If he wants to study hybrid rice or something, he can definitely surpass a certain professor. However, Zhou Yi naturally doesn't have the mind to do such petty things. Upgrading this secondary occupation is mainly to grow some reassuring grains and vegetables to eat, and also accumulate some upgrade potential points, which is a win-win situation.

  Because he didn't know whether he was going to plant rice or vegetables, melons and fruits on these three mu of land, Li Yuanfang didn't let people irrigate. However, there were canals by the field and waterfalls on the mountain, which wasn't a troublesome thing at all.

  Zhou Yi bought 'Old Farmer's Hoe' from the system store, and in the two acres of land, he made a high bed about 10 cm high. He also dug out the bed interval ditch and ring ditch at the edge of the bed, which is used for water storage; He also dug drainage ditches around the outside and excavated water pits at the four corners of the field grid, which are used to drain water during heavy rainfall.

  These farm work is the first time since birth, but can't withstand the powerful system, now he starts to work, even if it's an old-fashioned way of farming, he has to give a thumbs up.

  After finishing the field, Zhou Yi finally opened the water gate and looked at the clear and sweet spring water rushing into the field. Suddenly, he felt an indescribable sense of satisfaction: "Brothers are also landlords now..."

  Three acres of land, an ox, a wife and children by the warm kang.

  I don't have too much ambition for Zhou Yi, it feels pretty good this way.

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