Chapter 04: Growing Vegetables
With a place to grow vegetables, Xiao Ping seized the time to get the seeds of "new varieties of vegetables". In fact, where did he have any classmates working in the Academy of Agricultural Sciences, this was just an excuse to reassure Liu Jianguo. Xiao Ping went to the nearest agricultural technology station, spent ten yuan to buy a large bag of green vegetable seeds, and planned to officially start his entrepreneurial career.
Xiao Ping carried a large bag of vegetable seeds in his arms and hurried to his residence. However, as soon as he crossed the cement bridge at the entrance of the village, he met Zhao Yong's gang again. Seeing that Xiao Ping, who had always been sick, was actually walking like flying, Zhao Yong was also a little surprised. However, Zhao Yongcai didn't care about Xiao Ping's health, stopped him and said viciously: "Xiao Ping, you are getting bolder and bolder, you dare to get the car back without Lao Tzu's consent, didn't you fight enough last time?"
Today's Xiao Ping will not be submissive to Zhao Yong and the others as before, he looked at a few gangsters coldly and said: "I don't want to mention the past, don't mess with me from now on!"
"Oh, you kid is out of breath, dare to talk back to me!" Xiao Ping's words angered Zhao Yong, and he suddenly waved his hand and said loudly: "Call me!"
The two gangsters next to him were already eager to try, and immediately rushed up to Xiao Ping. Xiao Ping did not show weakness to block left and right, and soon got into a mess with the other party. Xiao Ping was not less angry with these gangsters before, but at this time, all the past grievances broke out, and he was on a par with the other party. What's even more strange is that Xiao Ping obviously felt that the gangster's fists and feet were not as heavy as before, and they didn't hurt much when they hit his body, so he didn't pose any threat to him at all.
"It must be the effect of the spiritual liquid!" Xiao Ping didn't think that Zhao Yong would deliberately release the water, and immediately thought of the real reason. Since spiritual fluid can heal diseases, it is also reasonable that it can strengthen the body.
With such an advantage, Xiao Ping was even more at ease, and it didn't take long to beat the two gangsters to the ground. At this moment, even Zhao Yong was a little confused, he hurriedly gathered two of his subordinates to run away, and did not forget to drop a few cruel words: "You kid wait and see, next time I want you to look good!"
"Next time, next time, I will definitely make you look even better!" Since knowing the magic of the Demon Refining Pot, Xiao Ping has become more and more confident in the future.
Early the next morning, Xiao Ping couldn't wait to get busy. Liu Jianguo's yard is actually not big, and it is only two or three points of land. However, the yard has been untended for several years, and it is overgrown with weeds and vines, and it will take some work to completely tidy it up.
Liu Jianguo used to be a farmer, and now although he has worked in the factory, he is not willing to throw away the sickles and hoes at home, which is just for Xiao Ping to use. He cut off waist-deep weeds, then used a hoe to cut off all the grass roots in the ground, and then leveled the land and organized it into a bunch of grass for the next vegetable planting.
Don't look at the area of the yard is not large, but it is not easy for one person to do so much work. Xiao Ping was busy from morning to afternoon, and he didn't even bother to eat lunch, so he finally sorted out all the land in the yard. Looking at the flat land, Xiao Ping also felt a sense of accomplishment.
In addition, Xiao Ping has another gain, that is, he found that his physical strength is much better than before. Tidying up the land is not an easy job, but Xiao Ping has been busy for most of the day but does not feel tired at all, and he doesn't even sweat much, he still feels very energetic. Xiao Ping knew that this was also the effect of the spiritual liquid, and the weight of the demon refining pot was naturally heavier in his heart.
After leveling the land, Xiao Ping carefully sprinkled his "new variety of green vegetable seeds" evenly into the soil and then carefully sprinkled with water. Xiao Ping had high expectations for these green vegetables, and he was also very serious when doing these jobs, and he didn't notice that Li Wanqing was watching him at the gate of the courtyard.
Li Wanqing also just came back from work and saw that Xiao Ping was still busy in the yard, so she came over curiously to take a look. She couldn't help but be a little surprised to see that Xiao Ping had tidied up the yard in just one day. Li Wanqing's hometown is also rural, and the flat vegetable field in front of her makes her feel very kind. Looking at Xiao Ping's busy figure, a smile also appeared on Li Wanqing's pretty face. …,
Xiao Ping carefully watered the last of the most water, and as soon as he looked up, he saw Li Wanqing, who had a beautiful face in the sunset, looking at him with a smile, and couldn't help but lose his mind in an instant. However, he quickly came to his senses and smiled at Li Wanqing: "Off work?"
"Well, just got off work, come over and see how you're doing. Li Wanqing said softly with a smile: "You are really hardworking." ”
Xiao Ping smiled: "Of course, I made a fortune and begged my wife, but I relied on these dishes!"
Li Wanqing asked curiously: "Is the sales of this dish really so good?"
Xiao Ping believed that the green vegetables watered by the spiritual liquid must be extraordinary, and said confidently: "This is a new variety of green vegetables, when the harvest is over, I will let Aunt Wang fry some for everyone to taste, and when you have eaten it, you will know that I didn't talk nonsense." ”
Li Wanqing nodded and said, "Okay, I also want to know what is special about the new varieties of green vegetables in Ludao." ”
"It's a deal!"
Xiao Ping made a serious guarantee to Li Wanqing, and then the two couldn't help but look at each other and smile. At this time, Li Wanqing suddenly discovered that Xiao Ping was actually quite handsome, especially when she smiled, she was very sunny, and in the face of the smiling Xiao Ping, her heartbeat involuntarily beat a few beats faster.
The two who looked at each other and smiled didn't notice that not far from the courtyard, Wang Jian was hiding behind the window and secretly watching them. Seeing that Xiao Ping and Li Wanqing were chatting happily, this cautious guy gritted his teeth in anger, and muttered to himself with a gloomy face: "This is impossible, how can my Wanqing like a vegetable grower? No, I must make this kid look good!"
Xiao Ping also knew that he had somehow become Wang Jian's rival, and for the next few days he took care of his vegetable garden wholeheartedly. The greens sprouted quickly, and a week later, Xiao Ping carefully mixed a drop of spiritual liquid into two large buckets of water, and then carefully watered each green.
The effect of the ichor was better than Xiao Ping had imagined. After pouring the water mixed with the spiritual liquid, the growth rate of the green vegetables has accelerated significantly, and it will grow much larger every day, and it will be harvested in just ten days if it continues like this. The vegetables poured with the spiritual liquid not only grow quickly, but also look very good. The greens in the field grow very energetically, the leaves are green and shiny, as if they were carved from jade, and the vegetable stalks are white and pure, as if carved with the best mutton fat white jade.
Even Liu Jianguo and Wang Fang, who have been planting for decades, are full of praise when they see these vegetables, and believe that these "new varieties of green vegetables" will definitely sell at a good price. In Wang Fang's words, even if you can't eat such good-looking vegetables, you can buy them home and plant them in flower pots, so you don't have to worry about no one buying them.
The effect of the spiritual liquid on growing vegetables was unexpectedly good, which naturally made Xiao Ping very happy. However, he was also plagued by another problem, which was that the spiritual fluid was not enough. The demon refining pot can only produce a drop of spiritual liquid every three days, and Xiao Ping has to use it to strengthen his body and water vegetables, which is really too little.
But Xiao Ping is helpless about it. He hadn't even figured out how many magical uses the Demon Refining Pot had, and he couldn't think of any way to make the Demon Refining Pot produce more spiritual liquid.
In fact, Xiao Ping has also spent a lot of energy in order to figure out the secret of the demon refining pot, and in addition to taking care of those precious vegetables recently, the place he goes to the most is the library. However, Xiao Ping didn't find any clues about the Demon Refining Pot in the library, so he could only turn his attention to the antique market, hoping to hear some legends related to the Demon Refining Pot.
On this day, Xiao Ping came to the antique market as usual, strolling around and looking, hoping to find some clues that he was interested in. However, he didn't get anything out of shopping for a long time, so he stood discouraged and rested by a stall. However, Xiao Ping had just stood still, and the demon refining pot hanging on his chest trembled slightly, which really startled him.