Farming Games are All About Grinding-Chapter 68: 56 Seeds

What a pity, the return journey was smooth,

and the steamed black sea bream turned out just fine too.

Because... it was Han Qiwu who made it.

Two fish, Han Qiwu only steamed one.

After all, with just the two of them, they couldn’t finish more.

While waiting for the dish, Han Qiwu cleaned and stored the other black sea bream in a thermal box, so Tang Qingying could make fish hotpot at home later.

"To our first successful fishing trip, cheers!" Tang Qingying exclaimed, holding a glass of sparkling water.

"Cheers!"

After eating and drinking their fill, the two tidied everything up.

Judging that the mood was right, Han Qiwu, under the cover of the electric bike, took out three items.

"Mr. Tang, this is wild honey. Take it home and mix it with water. And here’s an amethyst and red coral; putting them on your desk might brighten things up a bit." Han Qiwu said while offering the three items.

"Huh? No need, no need, keep them for yourself. Why on earth are you giving me these things?" Tang Qingying instinctively declined.

"I found them nearby; they didn’t cost me anything. Anyway, I’m heading back now. The things are on your bike." Han Qiwu placed the items on the bike seat and quickly rode off.

Left dumbfounded, Tang Qingying didn’t manage to catch up and could only helplessly shout at Han Qiwu’s retreating figure: "Stay safe! Don’t forget to turn on your light!"

"Got it!"

Tang Qingying glanced at the items on the seat, bent down, and began arranging them one by one. After setting aside the honey, she froze.

"These amethyst and coral are way too gorgeous."

Even under the dim light inside the car, the dazzling colors of the amethyst and red coral were unmistakable, clearly no ordinary items.

"I should return them to him next time; these gifts are too extravagant." Tang Qingying said reluctantly, though truthfully, she was quite keen on trying the wild honey.

Normally, several students tried to give her gifts, but she had never accepted any, not even once.

This time, Han Qiwu’s method was undeniably somewhat shameless.

...

Driving back home, Tang Qingying’s mind was a tangled mess.

Once she got home and checked her phone, she saw a message from her best friend, Jing Yijia.

"Fishing again with that star student of yours? These two big fish are quite impressive, found in rock caves no less. I didn’t expect such a wild side to your tastes," Jing Yijia teased with glee.

"What nonsense are you spouting? That’s the only place with black sea bream." Tang Qingying, well aware of her friend’s weak spot, replied unhurriedly. "Hey, I actually brought one back, thinking I’d share it with some people. But alas, looks like I’ll be eating alone after all."

As expected, Jing Yijia immediately backed down: "Sis, I was wrong. You’re practically the modern-day Confucius—tailoring lessons according to your student’s needs and teaching without constraints. A true blessing for humanity!"

"Speak properly. Lunch tomorrow. I’ll bring the fish; you’re in charge of everything else."

"Got it!"

Lying in bed, Tang Qingying found herself unable to sleep, her mind replaying scenes from the afternoon over and over.

What’s going on......

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Over in Water Buffalo Town, Han Qiwu had just left the seed store. The seeds were purchased, but the side quest hadn’t refreshed yet.

Upon entering the seed store, Han Qiwu had 3,228 gold. After meticulous calculations, he bought thirty potato seeds at 55 gold each and 26 peanut seeds at 60 gold each, totaling 3,210 gold.

Fifty-six seeds, fifty-six blooming flowers.

Returning home, Han Qiwu prepared to quickly plant all fifty-six seeds. After surveying the yard, he turned toward the kitchen and cooked three bowls of glutinous rice balls.

So tough.

Given the current situation, even though the ten plots harvested for peanuts and potatoes could be sown directly, there were still forty-six vacant plots left.

rounds of soil tilling + 56 rounds of watering. Normally estimated at 306 stamina points.

However, with the combined perks of Strength Enhancement and Cultivation Specialty, the estimated stamina consumption was 265.2 points.

Han Qiwu’s current stamina was 95 points, leaving a gap of over 170 points that could only be filled by eating rice balls.

Thirty rice balls—Han Qiwu was starting to worry if he’d even be able to stomach them all.

Thankfully, with the perks of Strength Enhancement and Cultivation Specialty, otherwise he’d need to eat ten more rice balls.

Who could endure that?

"Let’s get to work first; if I can’t eat anymore, I’ll water everything tomorrow." Han Qiwu took a deep breath, picked up the hoe, and began tilling the soil.

While tilling, Han Qiwu left reserved plots for sprinklers at the edge of each furrow, planning to install them once the upgrades were complete.

Of course, these crops might not be able to benefit from them just yet.

Sprinklers are way too hard to make.

Halfway through tilling, Han Qiwu paused to eat a bowl of rice balls for some energy.

Hmm, still tastes as good as ever!

But feeling very full.

Keep grinding!

*Thunk thunk thunk*

After tilling all the plots, Han Qiwu went back for another bowl of rice balls.

This time, they were peanut-flavored.

As he ate, he realized he didn’t feel full.

"What’s going on?"

"Could it be the ’Enhanced Recovery’ effect?"

After pondering, Han Qiwu could only think of this explanation, since digestion might also fall under recovery abilities.

He was quite satisfied with this outcome,

"A true big eater!"

Before sowing seeds, Han Qiwu planned to mix in some fish innards as fertilizer, but unfortunately, they hadn’t decomposed yet. They could only be added during the next sowing season.

After sowing the seeds, Han Qiwu watered all 56 new plots as well as the 12 plots containing cauliflower.

"Over the next ten days, I’ll need to spend 176.8 stamina points on watering every single day." Upon calculating this number, Han Qiwu felt utterly drained.

After all the effort to raise his stamina cap to 150, it finally paid off.

With the current situation, without additional sustenance, even watering to the point of exhaustion each morning wouldn’t be enough.

So tough.

Han Qiwu shook his head, retrieved some peanuts from his inventory, and leisurely shelled them as he walked into the [Phoenix Tree] building, closing the door behind him.

Looking at the four small chickens, Han Qiwu sighed and said, "You’re old enough now; it’s time to start laying eggs and lighten the house’s burdens a bit."

Meat Chicken: "...Sorry, I can’t."

Leaving the [Phoenix Tree], Han Qiwu took out copper ingots from the furnace and added five more copper ores.

Counting this copper ingot, he now had two copper ingots in total.

"Still 30 pieces of lumber and 2,000 gold short for the feed box. Got to aim to finish it tomorrow." Han Qiwu thought to himself as he walked into the house.

So tired. Time to relax with some TV.

[Weather Forecast]

Rainfall all day tomorrow.

[Life Tips]

Actually, certain ores are like ancient artifacts.

[Almanac]

Favorable for flamboyance, unfavorable for restraint.

[Shennong Cookbook]

*Buzz buzz buzz buzz*

As Han Qiwu watched the Shennong Cookbook, the screen suddenly burst into static.