After Xu Han fed Koukou and coaxed him to sleep, she went to help with the planting.
Grandma Qiao had been so shocked by her changes that she had become numb to them. Seeing Xu Han's curious, excited expression, she let her do as she pleased.
It took the two of them two whole days to finish the entire vegetable garden. Seeing it completely transformed, with freshly turned black soil covering seeds that would break through the earth in a few days, Xu Han felt immensely accomplished.
Thinking that lush green vegetables would soon grow here made her especially content.
Their yard was so large that leaving it completely bare would be a waste. Xu Han decided to redesign it, planting some flowers and trees to turn it into a little garden.
Several days passed in a row, and Xu Han lived in great comfort.
The mountains and water here were wonderful, the air was fresh, and the food was even more delicious. Even an ordinary stir-fried cabbage tasted fresher and sweeter than in the city.
Cabbage grown with city fertilizers was rather tough, while the cabbage here was crisp and naturally sweet. Simply stir-fried in an iron wok over a wood fire, even Xu Han, who had never liked cabbage before, could eat nearly half a basin of it.
Xu Han spent another thousand yuan to have someone run an internet cable to their home, so they finally had Wi-Fi.
The only downside was how inconvenient shopping was. There was only one little shop in the village, and not only did it have few things, many of them were expired!
Many villagers could not read, did not know how to check production dates, and had no idea whether eating those expired products had caused them any problems.
Xu Han sighed. Those merchants really were too unscrupulous.
That day, Xu Han held Koukou, who was full and satisfied but refused to sleep, and paced around the yard. Koukou had recently unlocked a new skill—drooling.
Whenever he stared longingly at somewhere for a while, drool would trickle all the way down his chin, making Xu Han seriously suspect that he was thinking about something tasty.
Xu Han gently wiped the drool from the corner of his mouth and said softly, "Little Scamp!"
Little Scamp slowly shifted his gaze to her face and cracked a smile. Although Grandma Qiao had told her that babies' smiles during their first three months were unconscious, Xu Han was still delighted.
She gently held his little paw and kissed it. Koukou's tiny hand immediately gripped her finger tightly. Though he was still so small, he was surprisingly strong; she had to use a little force to pull her finger free from his grasp.
Xu Han played with Koukou for a while. He was still little and loved to sleep, so he soon fell asleep. She carried him and paced for a while longer, then caught sight of a fresh clump of weeds growing in a corner of the yard where all the weeds had been thoroughly cleared away.
The weeds were tender and green, a vibrant little clump full of life. Compared to the nearby weeds that had only just sprouted, they stood head and shoulders above the rest.
Xu Han was puzzled. How had this grass grown so fast? It had only been a few days.
With nothing better to do, Xu Han put Koukou on the bed after he fell asleep, then came back out and squatted in front of the clump of weeds. She had studied bioengineering in college and knew a fair bit about plants.
This clump was just ordinary wild grass, no different in variety from the ones beside it. But why were all the others still only sprouting while this one had already grown so well?
Could this patch of land be especially fertile?
But fertilizer was not some growth stimulant. For grass to grow this tall in just a few days was far too unscientific.
Xu Han tugged at the clump of grass in confusion when a flash of inspiration struck her. She remembered that on the day the yard had just been weeded, she had held Koukou in the yard and let him pee!
The spot... seemed to be around here.
Xu Han abruptly lowered her head to look at the clump. Sure enough, its growth pattern was irregular and slightly oval-shaped, which really did match the shape of Koukou's pee.
A bold guess suddenly formed in her heart.
Though it was an utterly unscientific guess, being transported into the world of a novel was already so unscientific. What could possibly be more unscientific than that?
To test her theory, after Koukou woke up, Xu Han deliberately brought him to another corner of the yard where many weed sprouts had emerged, let him pee there, and marked the spot.
The next day, Xu Han went over to check. Sure enough, the grass watered by Koukou's pee had grown much taller than the others.
It had only been one night, yet the difference was already obvious!
After confirming that it was neither bad eyesight nor wishful thinking, Xu Han rushed excitedly into the house and smothered the still-sleeping little villain in kisses!
"Baby, you're amazing! I never thought you had such an overpowered skill."
Koukou could not take the disturbance any longer and slowly woke up. Before doing anything else, he let out a wail. Having brought this upon herself, Xu Han quickly bent down, picked him up, and soothed him.
Having discovered this secret, Xu Han became even more confident about growing vegetables.
That day, Grandma Qiao dug up some wild vegetables from the fields to make dumplings. Xu Han was in charge of chopping the filling while Grandma Qiao kneaded the dough. Just as Xu Han chopped away, making the cutting board clang, she heard someone call from outside, "Qiao Wanqing, is Qiao Wanqing home? Someone's looking for you."
Not paying attention, Xu Han went outside with the knife still in her hand.
Author's note:
Heh! Didn't expect this golden finger, did you?
Farmyard manure is the best fertilizer, hehehe~ Determined to become the oddball of farming novels.
Spirit Urine Boy
Ever since Xu Han returned here, aside from villagers coming by to gawk at the village's great beauty, hardly anyone had come looking for her.
Just as she wondered who it could be, she looked up and saw the tall figure standing at the entrance to their yard. She froze.
Gu Yanqing?!
Holy shit! Xu Han blinked involuntarily, suspecting that she had seen wrong.
Hadn't the novel said that Qiao Wanqing would never get another chance to meet Gu Yanqing? Then what was this man doing standing before her?
Could it be that, because she was only a supporting character, the details had not been written and this part of the plot had simply been skipped?
Gu Yanqing was also visibly taken aback when he saw her come out carrying a knife, looking like a fierce woman. The two simply stared at each other.
The man who had led Gu Yanqing here, Uncle Wang from the village entrance, smiled and said, "Making dinner? This gentleman said he was looking for you, so I brought him over. Is he a relative or friend of yours?"