Wu Xiaoru’s home had excellent water-irrigated land, with a water ditch running alongside the field cages.
Zhang Xiaoshan poured some Spiritual Liquid into the water ditch, which diluted in the water and then flowed into the fields where seeds had been sown.
He then went to his own family’s field. Since his field was farther from the ditch and his brother had dug a well there before his death, they had to use well water for irrigation.
Zhang Xiaoshan poured Spiritual Liquid into the well water.
Then he used his True Qi.
The well water was drawn out, forming a water dragon, then it vaporized above the field and fell like a fine drizzle.
By the time all this was done, it was already daylight.
Even though his True Qi was strong, with all the depletion over the night, he was quite exhausted.
He sat by the edge of the field cage, catching his breath.
"My cultivation is not low, but irrigating more than ten acres was my limit. Any more, and I might have worn myself out, not to mention the Spiritual Liquid is limited."
"It seems I need to loosen up the Gathering Spirit Array of the Immortal Medical Sect in the back mountain, allowing Spiritual Energy to leak out. That way, I won’t need to personally dilute and irrigate these crops, and in time, the entire White Dragon Village could turn into a Grotto Heaven."
After thinking it over, Zhang Xiaoshan went back home and slept soundly.
When he woke up, it was already the afternoon of the same day.
"Sister-in-law, I’m hungry."
"Is it time for lunch?"
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Zhang Xiaoshan called out a few times, but got no response, so he got up and looked around the courtyard, but his sister-in-law was nowhere to be seen.
He walked out of the courtyard.
Standing at the front gate, he looked out.
Far off, near the river by the entrance of the village, close to Wu Xiaoru’s ten acres of land, there was a large crowd gathered, buzzing with activity.
"What are they doing?"
Zhang Xiaoshan ran over.
"My heavens, wasn’t this plot of land just leveled out yesterday afternoon? How, in the span of one day, have so many crops grown?"
"Look at these tomatoes, cucumbers, radishes, they’ve grown so well."
"Yes, and that pumpkin is as big as a millstone. I’ve farmed my whole life and never seen pumpkins this big."
"The main thing is, it’s already deep into autumn. Winter is almost here, and I’ve never seen fresh fruits and vegetables grow at this time of year."
"Yes, it’s much more miraculous than greenhouse vegetables."
Turns out, the maturity of the fruits and vegetables had drawn the villagers to come and watch.
Everyone was discussing it, each giving their commentary.
Yu Xiuxiu stood among the crowd, extremely excited and proud.
Another villager spoke.
"Xiuxiu, Little Shan is really promising. You haven’t wasted your efforts and hardships in supporting his schooling. I think you might as well marry Little Shan and live together."
"I think so too. A match of talents and looks, why let the water flow into someone else’s field, haha..."
Some elderly men and women said such suggestive things, causing Xiuxiu’s cheeks to turn bright red.
"No, no, that won’t happen. I, I will find a good wife for Little Shan."
"Everyone, stop the rumors."
Xiuxiu, blushing, bowed her head and spoke softly in her defense.
The crowd laughed heartily.
Just then, Zhang Xiaoshan walked over.
"Hello, Mr. Village Chief, hello."
The villagers greeted Zhang Xiaoshan warmly.
"Little Shan, I’ve always said since you were a boy that you’d accomplish great things. Educated people really are different, so capable. Tell Uncle Liu, how did you grow these fruits and vegetables?"
"Yeah, I want to know too."
The villagers asked Zhang Xiaoshan curiously.
After all, these were people who had been farming all their lives. Talking about farming, they were the real experts. The more expert they were, the more they knew how improbable it was to grow these fruits and vegetables in late autumn, and the more curious they became.
Zhang Xiaoshan repeated the explanation he had given Xiuxiu to everyone.
"Is that stuff really so magical?"
"Of course, I heard about it when I was working in the city. Many large farms use it."
The villagers believed him.
They all agreed that this was the power of knowledge.
"Little Shan, when did you plant all these fruits and vegetables again?"
Luo Meili had also returned to the village and, seeing so many people gathered, had come to see what was going on.
Seeing the bountiful harvest, she was very surprised.
"Aren’t you the one who urged me to restock, saying there wasn’t enough to sell? I planted them overnight," Zhang Xiaoshan explained.
Luo Meili immediately said cheerfully,
"That’s great. Our fruits and vegetables are in such high demand now. Many big restaurants have to make reservations in advance. I’ve already received quite a few orders and even plan to try out the market in the city."
"I estimate these could sell for hundreds of thousands."
"Hundreds of thousands? These ten acres can sell for hundreds of thousands?"
The villagers were stunned.
Luo Meili said proudly,
"Of course. These fruits and vegetables have high medicinal and health benefits, and they’re very popular in the city. Hundreds of thousands is actually a conservative estimate."
Hearing this, the villagers all became envious.
"Village Chief, you, you’ve made a fortune. Please lead us all together."
"Yes, yes, you eat meat, at least let us all have a sip of the soup."
The villagers surrounded Zhang Xiaoshan, chattering excitedly.