Festival of Lights · Diwali
After losing his job, Qing Mengzhu returned to his hometown, used the Interstellar Mall to fund his farming, and built up his lotus ponds and vegetable fields. As his crops thrived and Ming Chunxi drew close again, Qing Mengzhu finished fermenting his first batch of fertilizer and scanned it with the Mall Assistant.
Qing Mengzhu expanded his farm, formed ties with local buyers and Ming Chunxi, and protected his crops and livestock from animals, thieves, and a storm. After raising shrimp and harvesting a valuable pepper crop, he decided not to sell the peppers until Tengcheng Agricultural University set a price for the variety.
Qing Mengzhu turned his thriving crops into profitable pepper contracts while expanding into lotus ponds and river shrimp, with help from friends and the Interstellar Mall. After acquiring 172 goslings to guard the ponds, he returned at dusk to find the geese missing.
Qing Mengzhu restores his farm after a storm, raises money for Cloud Mirror Bamboo, and builds closer ties with Ming Chunxi while caring for his animals and crops. The stretch leaves him sharing Fine Grade+ grouse soup with relatives and hearing mixed reports about its effects.
Qing Mengzhu expanded his farming operation, used Growth Liquid to multiply his bamboo, and founded Zhuxi Agricultural Technology Co., Ltd. with Ming Chunxi and Zhao Hexi. The company began developing pest-control products and health-food gift boxes as its research team isolated insect-killing bacteria.
Qing Mengzhu and his companions developed bamboo vinegar, discovered a new insect-killing Bacillus, and turned their bamboo harvest into a successful dried-shoot product. As they improved the farm and planted Solomon’s seal, interest in Zhuxi’s tomatoes prompted plans for a seed department, and Qing Mengzhu ended the arc gathering pond snails with Zhao Hexi and Little Otter.
Qing Mengzhu won the funds to buy Sichuan pepper seeds, expanded his fields, and built new ties through his farm’s crops and research. After accidentally absorbing a soil science skill book, he planned improvements for the terraced fields and took his proposal to Zhao Hexi.
Qing Mengzhu improved his fields, expanded the company’s vegetable program, and turned bamboo sheaths into a successful incense business. He ended the stretch with a newly planted mulberry orchard and growing crops and lotus ponds to manage.
Qing Mengzhu expanded his farm, began producing tea and vegetables, and launched a restaurant venture with Zhou Yan. After the Interstellar Mall upgraded and Ming Chunxi won a Water Spirit Pearl, Qing Mengzhu arranged for a well and concealed the pearl in bamboo charcoal.
Qing Mengzhu expanded the farm’s crops and business, helping Zhou Yan launch a restaurant while developing bamboo sales and new bee colonies. The stretch ended with Pei Guangjian and Duan Yu'ang visiting to discuss Qing Mengzhu’s unusually high-quality bamboo.
Qing Mengzhu expanded his farm through a bamboo partnership, successful prawn and restaurant ventures, and new crop projects. The stretch left him preparing for further growth after the Interstellar Mall sale, with a possible expansion of his cattle herd still under consideration.
Qing Mengzhu expanded the farm with new fruit trees, coffee, and experimental crops while developing uses for bamboo leaves and tea. The stretch ended with Qing Mengzhu and Ming Chunxi arriving at their Qiongwei City orchard, where its five wolfdogs greeted them.
Qing Mengzhu oversaw the rice harvest, earned a gold medal, and expanded Zhuxi Farm’s research and business plans while welcoming Chu Yanhuan to Ming Chunxi’s new company. As the weather turned colder, he prepared the farm for winter and discovered unusually sweet water inside bamboo.
Qing Mengzhu expanded his farming enterprise with new frontier farms, improved crops, and research into ryegrass while the restaurant earned international recognition. He and Ming Chunxi became engaged, and the stretch ended with their businesses growing as spring produce reached customers.
Qing Mengzhu expanded Zhuxi’s crops and products, helping orchards recover from a typhoon while overseeing harvests of rice, durians, and coffee. The stretch left him preparing coffee at home for Zhao Hexi, Zhou Yan, and Chu Yanhuan to taste.
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