Chapter 154

Therefore, Shi Wen said to Yan Kexing, "No wonder he's a junior leader at such a young age; he's really good at getting things done."

Yan Kexing: "Some people are good at getting things done, and some people have strong personal qualities; both types of people are likely to become leaders."

Shi Wen, "Yes, but Jiang Yanhan should belong to the type who is both capable and has strong personal qualities."

Yan Kexing smiled and said, "You admire him?"

Shi Wen knew something was wrong the Shi Wen his smile, so she quickly raised her hand and said, "What are you talking about? I just couldn't help but want to share some funny little things from my life with you."

Yan Kexing gently pinched the back of his neck.

Shi Wen a hint of jealousy, she quickly changed the subject, asking, "What are your plans for this weekend? Want to go out?"

Yan Kexing: "Isn't the ranch busy right now?"

"I am very busy, but you are very important to me too," Shi Wen said directly. "I can still find a day or two to go out with you."

Yan Kexing had previously lightly pinched the back of his neck with a joking threat, but now he really couldn't hold back anymore.

The two kissed.

Her eyes Shi Wen glistened with tears.

After the kiss ended, Yan Kexing whispered, "You want to go out and play with me, and I also want to help you with chores on the ranch."

Shi Wen, "You have to work during the week and do chores on weekends, isn't that tiring?"

Yan Kexing: "Aren't you the same? If we do a little more work on weekends, you won't be so tired on weekdays."

The two were considerate of each other, and the work wasn't too tiring for them.

Shi Wen laughed and said, "Then let's pick a weekend and pull up the radishes in the backyard."

The radishes in their backyard were given to them by Mr. Fan Jiancheng, the "Radish King," and they have been growing for nearly two months and are now fully ripe.

If it grows any longer, the radish might flower, then become pithy, tasteless, and just a bunch of dregs.

They need to pull up the radishes before they become too old to eat and then process them separately.

Radishes taste good whether they are dried into radish chips or made into radish pickles. Given their local climate, they can be preserved for one or two months in a cellar.

If all else fails, there are still so many livestock on the ranch; it can't all go to waste.

Saturday was a sunny day, Gong Jiang and his two companions came early in the morning to help harvest the radishes.

Shi Wen said to them, "We didn't plant many radishes this year, so we don't need your help. We can manage on our own. It's really too much trouble for you to come all this way."

Ge Yue grinned, "We mainly came here to freeload a meal. We just picked some radishes; the teacher should be able to cook something delicious, right?"

Shi Wen raised an eyebrow. "You're so bold, you dare to order your teacher around?"

Ge Yue lowered his voice. "Is Brother Shi feeling sorry for you?"

Shi Wen crossed his arms and stared at her, "Hmm?"

Sensing danger, Ge Yue quickly turned and ran. "I'm not talking to you anymore, I'm going to the backyard to pull up some radishes."

Lin Chengqian strolled over leisurely and added in a low voice, "Even if we don't ask the teacher for help, the new radishes are coming out, and the teacher will definitely cook something delicious for you. We'll just mooch some off him."

Then, Lin Chengqian said in a tone of almost lament, "This is all thanks to the teacher's love—"

This is Shi Wen and Yan Kexing dating.

Shi Wen wanted to retaliate but couldn't find the relevant terms, so he could only say, "Just wait and see, enough with the nonsense."

Everyone went to the backyard to pull up radishes, laughing and joking.

After sufficient growth and sugar accumulation, their radishes grew very well; when they pulled them out one or two, they were thicker than the thigh of an average adult male.

Ge Yue pulled out a radish and held it up beside him, saying, "Goodness, this radish is half my height!"

Shi Wen glanced at it and said, "If you include Ye Zi, you'd be almost half your height."

The radish leaves in their yard are also very lush; you can hold a whole bunch of them in your hand.

Perhaps because of the ample supply of fertilizer and water, the leaves are lush and vibrant. Apart from a few leaves that are yellowing and wilting, the other radish leaves are firm and green.

In this season when all plants wither and turn yellow, it's not easy to find such lush and juicy plants.

Shi Wen collected the radish leaves, planning to chop them into sections and give them to the mares, cows, and ewes as a treat; surely no livestock could resist such a temptation.

As for radishes--

Shi Wen at the plump radishes, Shi Wen said to Yan Kexing, "Why don't we use them to stew with cured pork ribs? These radishes are so thick, they'd be delicious stewed with cured pork ribs."

Yan Kexing: "I'll take the cured pork ribs down and soak them in water first."

Chapter 154

The radishes that Shi Wen pulled up were placed on the ground and slowly piled up into a small mountain.

There were so many radishes that they eventually had to use wheelbarrows to gather them together before using a truck to transport them to the warehouse.

The dogs came over to join in the fun, dragging the short stems and leaves from the carrots and piling them up.

The horses and brown cattle also came over, but unlike the dogs who were focused on their work, they ate as they worked, occasionally grabbing a carrot and taking a bite, with a satisfied expression on their faces.

Shi Wen them crunch on carrots makes me a little hungry, which is a rare treat.

On his way to harvest radishes, Yan Kexing back to cook dinner first.

The aroma of stewed pork ribs and radish wafted over in waves, Shi Wen carrying the rich, slightly salty fragrance of the pork ribs, and sometimes the sweet scent of the radish.

When there were only a few cartloads of radishes left, Shi Wen couldn't resist any longer. "I can't take it anymore, I'm so hungry! I'll go back and have lunch first, then I'll move them."

Lin Chengqian, standing nearby, said, "I've been wanting to suggest we go back for dinner for a while, but I was afraid you'd think I was being greedy."

Ge Yue wiped the sweat from his forehead. "I'm hungry too."

So everyone unanimously agreed to go back and have lunch first before discussing it further.

With delicious food in front of you, you'll be more motivated to enjoy the fruits of your labor before starting the next task.

Everyone helped feed the animals first, and then laid out lunch in a circle.