Recaps

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 discovered his Junior Grower designation and new ability to assess plants, soil, and water, then identified excessive metals in the company’s sheep manure.
• Qing Mengzhu bought and planted mandarin saplings and tea trees, then began growing blueberries from expensive seeds after rejecting Yi Yanbai’s family’s lowbush plants.
• Qing Mengzhu and Ming Chunxi celebrated New Year with Ming Lexin and their animals, then hosted Zhao Hexi for a winter cookout.
• Qing Mengzhu addressed pests in his fields, raised cattle that ate mulberry leaves, and roasted tea from his backyard trees with Ming Chunxi.
• Qing Mengzhu invited Zhou Yan to evaluate his produce, then recruited him with a million-yuan salary and ten percent equity to establish Zhuxi Catering Group.
• After Qing Mengzhu’s sales passed 100,000 Star Coins, the Interstellar Mall upgraded and revealed intermediate grower requirements and new item-assessment features.
• Ming Chunxi won a Water Spirit Pearl, and Qing Mengzhu decided to use it to purify water in a well.
• Qing Mengzhu obtained approval for a well, hired the Cai brothers to drill it, and hid the Water Spirit Pearl inside hollowed 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 hid the Water Spirit Pearl in the covered well, then tested Tuan Brassica as a possible soil-restoring plant and found that it absorbed heavy metals.
• Qing Mengzhu and Zhao Hexi organized vegetable-box deliveries, while Zhou Yan cooked for the group and began preparing preserved radishes for their own use.
• Qing Mengzhu planted summer crops and rice, leased additional fields, and approved Gu Benshu’s research project using earthworms to carry Insect-Killing Bacillus.
• Qing Mengzhu found water bamboo seedlings he liked from Lü Chunkai, negotiated a purchase, and decided to raise swamp eels among the plants.
• Zhou Yan resigned and brought his team to Zhuxi Catering Group, where they launched the restaurant’s trial run to positive feedback from diners.
• Qing Mengzhu sold bamboo to Pei Guangjian’s company under an exclusive contract, then planted bamboo across a 3,274-mu mountain and sold seedlings to employees and research institutions.
• Qing Mengzhu and Ming Chunxi harvested honey and mulberries, established new bee colonies with Brood-Feeding Honey, and shared the honey with Zhou Yan and Zhao Hexi.
• After bamboo research using Qing Mengzhu’s stalks appeared in a top journal, Pei Guangjian and Duan Yu'ang visited his home to ask about the bamboo’s quality.

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 showed Duan Yu'ang the high-quality bamboo, then partnered with him to supply bamboo and develop new varieties in exchange for support and a choice of borderland farms.
• Qing Mengzhu and Chen Yi bred freshwater prawns, and Qing Mengzhu supplied Zhuxi Farm with signature shrimp dishes that quickly became popular.
• Qing Mengzhu studied bamboo cultivation, found termite mushrooms and bamboo fungus, and helped Zhou Yan make sour bamboo shoot and hazel grouse soup a new farm specialty.
• Qing Mengzhu discovered a mutated bamboo stalk, planted experimental seedlings, and began plans to improve the grove and fields.
• Qing Mengzhu and Zhao Hexi found an old fire crystal persimmon tree and met Grandma Shi, who recommended her granddaughter Zhou Minyue as a tea technician for the company.
• Qing Mengzhu and Ming Chunxi released healthy prawns into six mu of fields, where Little Otter and the red fox drove away seven otters that threatened them.
• Qing Mengzhu tried to save seed from the polluted Tuan Brassica by grafting its flowering stalks onto mustard plants, then arranged a chili deal with Di Xing.
• Qing Mengzhu introduced Di Xing's foreign customers to the farm's chilies and produce, gained trial orders for fresh and dried peppers, and began considering vegetables requested by customers.
• Qing Mengzhu and Ming Chunxi spent most of their Star Coins on discounted farm supplies, completed a major harvest, and stripped old leaves from the water bamboo as Tan Wenlei and Miao Lan asked about raising more cows.

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 used water bamboo leaves to feed his cattle and make silage, while Zhou Yan turned bamboo leaves and their ash into zongzi that drew crowds to Zhuxi Farm.
• Qing Mengzhu bought durian and mangosteen trees from Aiersi and leased an orchard in Qiongwei City, where he and local workers planted the trees and ryegrass.
• After returning to Vine City, Qing Mengzhu harvested Tuan Brassica seeds and agreed to test the crop on contaminated soil with Ke Shuwen's team.
• Qing Mengzhu joined Zhou Yan and Zhao Hexi to catch swamp eels, then led a large group of visitors on a tour of the farm and explained its crops and fertilizer methods.
• Qing Mengzhu and Ming Chunxi bought Fine Grade+ coffee seeds and planted them, while Zhao Hexi tested possible produce preservatives and Zhou Yan helped roast a goose.
• Qing Mengzhu noticed that cattle which had eaten tea leaves seemed slimmer and more energetic, so he and Ming Chunxi tested weak tea as feed and saw signs of increased digestion.
• Qing Mengzhu prepared more compost, arranged to cut bamboo for Duan Yu'ang, and traveled with Ming Chunxi to their Qiongwei City orchard, where five wolfdogs rushed to greet them.