Mountain Looting: Targeted by a Leopard at the Start-Chapter 66 - Cultivated Several Close Aides

Chapter 66: Chapter 66: Cultivated Several Close Aides!

Chapter 66 -66: Cultivated Several Close Aides!

The hens had already started their work.

The next morning, Xu Yang went to the chicken coop and saw that the hens had laid eggs.

They were still warm.

This was very convenient after all, since every household needs to have a few eggs on hand for cooking.

With the output from the hens, egg self-sufficiency could be achieved.

At the moment, the hens were nestled on top of the eggs, hiding them securely.

“Stop hiding, it’s pointless anyway. These eggs haven’t been fertilized and can’t hatch chicks.”

Xu Yang crouched down, extended his hand, and tried to take the eggs from beneath the hens.

The hen pecked lightly at Xu Yang’s approaching hand a couple of times.

It seemed to be saying:

“What do you think you’re doing?”

“I’m asking you, what do you think you’re doing?!”

Xu Yang had encountered this situation before, and extended his left hand, which had eight or nine fresh kernels of corn.

Seeing the corn kernels, the hen pecked at them one by one and ate them.

This phenomenon was common; as long as you feed the hens something, they would let you take their eggs.

Online, some people called this the “A-Chicken-Mi-De” principle.

After feeding the corn, Xu Yang reached out his hand again, and this time, the hen cooperatively lifted her buttocks.

“This egg was laid with so much effort…”

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“You’ll have to pay extra!”

Xu Yang successfully got the egg.

“Not bad, I can make myself an omelet for lunch.”

Xu Yang took the warm eggs, placed them in a basket, and left satisfied.

It was now seven thirty in the morning, and Xu Yang had gotten up early.

After having some breakfast, Xu Yang strolled around the farm.

At that moment, the rooster crowed loudly from the rooftop again.

Xu Yang looked at his watch; it was exactly eight o’clock in the morning.

This rooster clearly had a serious issue.

But he had gotten used to it after keeping it for so long, so he decided to keep it anyway.

The Treasure Compass had accumulated four uses again.

It was time to go into the mountains.

There were many treasures in the mountains, and going for a turn was just right.

Xu Yang planned to go to the mountains early the next day; he wouldn’t stay overnight this time but would just wander around and come back in the evening.

He was curious about what he might encounter.

He didn’t live stream today, and at noon, several students from the Agricultural University came to visit the farm.

Xu Yang was very welcoming of their visit.

The youngsters played around in the yard.

Seeing the vibrant farm, the Agricultural University students were envious.

There were four visitors in total, all of whom had communicated with Xu Yang before, including Wu Kai, who had provided him with corn seeds.

“Farmer, where did you plant the corn seedlings? I want to take a look,” Wu Kai asked with interest.

“That greenhouse over there, it’s just been completed. We’ve only planted corn there for now, planning to plant something else later,” Xu Yang responded with a smile, then led them to the greenhouse.

Just two days had passed, and seedlings could already be seen sprouting from the corn seeds in the ground.

“Wow, they’ve sprouted already!”

“Greenhouses are great!”

Everyone immediately crouched down to inspect.

At this point, Wu Kai chuckled and asked:

“Let’s see if you know, how long does it take for summer-planted corn seeds to sprout?”

Upon hearing his question, someone immediately replied:

“A cumulated temperature of 100 degrees is needed for the seedlings to emerge. The daily accumulated temperature is the highest temperature plus the lowest temperature divided by two. For example, if today’s highest temperature is 35 degrees, and the lowest is 21 degrees, then the accumulated temperature is 28 degrees.”

“It can sprout once it reaches 100.”

“Not bad at all!” Wu Kai exclaimed in amazement.

Xu Yang listened from the side; it was the first time he had heard such theoretical knowledge.

However, for him, farming relied on experience, so knowing or not knowing these theories didn’t matter much.

“These seedlings have developed very nicely!”

The students admired openly.

“Farmer, you have to be more careful with these. Don’t use too much fertilizer, or it might lead to lodging,” Wu Kai, thinking of his own Gem Corn, noted with concern.

“Sure, I’ll keep an eye on it,” Xu Yang said.

Xu Yang responded.

Indeed, there is science to farming.

For instance, what fertilizer to add when seedlings turn yellow and withered, what nutrient to supplement when a seedling is stunted, when it’s time to weed or to exterminate pests—every aspect requires attention.

If nurtured well, the harvest will be good.

If you neglect it, either the insects eat everything or no fruit sets, ending up in vain.

These students had done extensive research on farming, so having them take a look could help identify any problems early on.

Then, the four became curious about what else was being grown in another greenhouse.

Xu Yang led them over to take a look.

Inside the greenhouse, there were many tall piles of earth, on which grew robust blueberry seedlings.

Xu Yang didn’t say what they were, but they immediately crowded around to see.

The environment inside the greenhouse was excellent.

Above was a tightly secured blue tarp.

Inside, the blueberry seedlings stood in neat rows, one mound after another.

“These blueberries are growing really well; the leaves are developing nicely too.”

“Farmer, your skills are impressive!”

“Indeed, their growth is vigorous and overall they look healthy, the leaves are clean too.”

“The Farmer is a master in farming, indeed!”

The four started doling out flattery.

Xu Yang just smiled calmly, “The farm is just developing; this is just the beginning.”

“The greenhouse facilities aren’t fully in place yet.”

“We still need to add a drip irrigation system, as now we are watering by hand.”

A drip irrigation system involves setting up water pipes and sprinkler heads in midair letting the heads hang down.

This way, when you turn the water on, the heads disperse a mist to water the blueberry seedlings.

This system will cost tens of thousands yuan, and Xu Yang had already contacted the manufacturer.

For now, it was Li Shan who did the watering every day.

Li Shan told Xu Yang that there was no need to spend the extra money; he could do it himself.

Xu Yang explained to him that this greenhouse was only for pilot testing; if the first year’s harvest was good and he made money, he would invest in several greenhouses, all following these standards.

So the initial investment was necessary.

Li Shan still believed in being frugal, spending only when necessary, and didn’t have many ideas of his own.

Xu Yang, however, had already planned out the farm’s development and made preemptive arrangements.

“These blueberries are indeed not bad. To be honest, they’re almost on par with our Agricultural University’s exhibit fields,” Wu Kai praised with clicks of his tongue.

The immaculately cultivated fields by the students at the school are considered the best and are used for exhibitions, where others can come to learn and observe.

Seeing these fields always envied the students, motivating them to cultivate satisfactory crops themselves.

But things often don’t go as hoped.

Every year there were numerous instances of entire swaths failing or not bearing fruit.

“Indeed, they’re very beautiful. It’s really more interesting to see real farming than the cultivation we do at school!”

“Mainly because the Farmer is excellent at farming!”

The students were genuinely convinced of Xu Yang’s farming abilities.

Xu Yang usually livestreamed himself at Mountain Rushing events, so even though they had seen his videos, they had no idea about his farming skills.

Now that they had seen for themselves, they could only describe it as impressive.

It was countless times better than the conditions of their experimental fields.

After their visit, the four headed back to their own fields.

They were also afraid of the instructor taking roll.

Xu Yang, on the other hand, found it quite amusing.

Moreover, having become familiar with the four, they could bring him some specially-cultivated seeds from Agricultural University.

Such seeds were not available on the market, some were unreleased varieties, and others improved breeds.

For instance, the wheat that Agricultural University developed was among the best.

Xu Yang also enjoyed growing unusual stuff; with the greenhouse, it was proper to plant some good things.

Wu Kai promised to bring him some chive seeds later.

Originally he planned to grow them himself, but he could get extra from the school to bring some to Xu Yang.

Wu Kai also said these chive seeds were top-notch and they were a specialty of their school, having exceptional benefits in certain aspects.

Xu Yang found this interesting.

Was this not like developing several insiders at Agricultural University?

If there were good seeds, he could get some too.

But the school didn’t really care about such matters.

Because the seeds given to the students were not the precious trial varieties.

The truly valuable varieties never got out.

And for the improved quality seeds, if the students experimented with them and they went to waste, so be it.