Farming? I'm making a killing with my fairytale vegetables!

Chapter 15 Fragments of the Corn Kingdom

Another batch of vegetables was collected, in addition to being reserved for long-term supply to hot pot restaurants and hotels.

Xia Shiyu would occasionally go to sell some vegetables, and customers would come to her to buy them.

In this way, some vegetables were used up gradually, and the rest were given to hot pot restaurants and hotels.

This also helped both families gain some fame in the city.

"Hey, how about we go eat at Hao Xiang Lai Hot Pot? I saw some pretty good reviews on Dianping, especially for their vegetables."

"Yes, yes, I saw it too. It sounds pretty good, and everyone who's tried it says it's good. I'll give it a try."

"The stir-fried vegetables at Dingsheng Hotel are so delicious, but they're limited, and you might not be able to get a reservation if you go too late."

"That's right. I only got to eat it last time when I went out for a banquet with my family. Now that dish is really popular."

Xia Shiyu's dishes for both families were either promoted on social media or spread by word of mouth, which greatly boosted customer traffic.

Xia Shiyu was quite happy. After all, her business was still small-scale, so she didn't need a large number of orders. The orders from the two companies, plus her occasional trips to the market, were enough.

However, after a few days, Xia Shiyu did not go to the city again because the corn in her yard was ripe.

Corn, which they call "baogu" here, is harvested every August. Every household has to set aside time to harvest the corn, which involves drying and threshing, a very demanding process. At this time, everyone except the elderly who cannot move or children who can barely walk has to work.

Fortunately, Yu Juan only planted two or three plots of land this year, intending to sell them for some money and feed the chickens. The workload was not heavy, and her father didn't even need to come back to help. The two of them could finish the job in a few days with some effort.

However, we have to get up early these days because the sun is particularly strong, with temperatures reaching over 40 degrees Celsius. It gets very hot after 10 a.m., so we have to go out to harvest the grain as early as possible.

Today was the last plot of land, so the two of them got up early and put on long sleeves and trousers to cover their hands and feet to prevent being cut by the corn leaves.

The two got into the tricycle and drove towards the land. Fortunately, these plots of land were all next to the road. It was just a bit tiring to transport them down the hillside first, but otherwise it was fine.

Xia Shiyu deftly broke off the corn cobs. Fortunately, she didn't have to peel off the husks. If she did, there would be an extra step when she got home: tying them up and drying them.

She grabbed a lower corn stalk from the tall corn stalk, broke it off with a forceful pull, and as the sun slowly rose, she gradually felt the heat.

Just as Xia Shiyu finished picking a basket of corn, she suddenly heard an electronic voice in her ear.

[Ding, the system has detected that the host is working diligently, which aligns with the virtue of diligence promoted in the fairy tale world. The Corn Kingdom map fragment will be temporarily activated for 15 hours. The host can choose the activation time.]

Xia Shiyu was taken aback when she heard the system's voice, but quickly realized that she must have triggered some special reward, which the system was giving her as a reward for her hard work.

Upon closer inspection, Xia Shiyu discovered that the reward was a map fragment of the Corn Kingdom. She thought about it and realized that it should be a place where she could harvest a large number of corn seeds, so she could plant new corn seeds next year.

Thinking of sweet, juicy young corn, and corn cakes made from corn flour, I think they must taste delicious.

Suppressing her excitement, Xia Shiyu planned to finish her work before going back to find time to unlock the map fragments.

By ten o'clock, the sun was shining on every part of the hillside. The light shone through the leaves of the corn stalks onto my arms, bringing a burning sensation, and sweat dripped from my forehead.

After Xia Shiyu finished picking the last ear of corn, he and his mother began to carry the corn that had been dumped in the bag to the side of the road and put it into the truck bed. They went back and forth more than ten times before they finally finished moving everything.

The two then took a tricycle back home.

The first thing Xia Shiyu did upon arriving home was grab a bottle of mineral water, unscrew the cap, and gulp down a few mouthfuls, which made her feel much better.

After resting for a while, Yu Juan took out a small watermelon from the refrigerator, washed it, and cut it open with a knife. After a crisp sound, the bright red flesh of the watermelon was revealed.

Cut it into small pieces, and the moment you put it in your mouth, the crisp, sweet watermelon flesh, with its coolness straight from the refrigerator, perfectly soothes the dryness caused by the hot summer.

"Hmm, this watermelon is quite sweet," Xia Shiyu said with satisfaction.

Yu Juan said, "This year there was a lot of rain, and then the sun was strong. I planted them late, so they seem to have been ripened by the sun and don't taste as good as last year."

Xia Shiyu took another bite of the watermelon. "It's okay. Maybe I'll get a new batch of watermelon seeds by this time next year. They'll definitely taste even better when they're grown."

Yu Juan smiled, a hint of anticipation in her eyes, and said, "Okay."

It was too hot, and the two of them had just finished their work, so they simply cooked a small pot of rice in the rice cooker, made a cold water spinach salad, and smashed cucumber.

After a quick meal, the two went to the yard to turn the corn over and then took a nap.

Exhausted, Xia Shiyu fell asleep in bed after taking a shower.

After sleeping for two hours, I woke up and first glanced out the window. Seeing that there was no sign of rain falling from the east, I felt relieved.

He then asked the system, "003, is it true that I can't exit this Corn Kingdom Fragment Time mode midway after I start it?"

"Corn Kingdom Fragment Time" refers to the time the host can stay. If the host exits midway, the remaining time can be saved for the next entry.

"Okay, that way I can go in in batches." Xia Shiyu breathed a sigh of relief. This was her favorite method. If she went in, she couldn't stop, and she would have to stay inside for 15 hours. That wouldn't be very convenient in the real world either.

Xia Shiyu felt much more at ease after finding out the details, but she didn't rush to go in now; she planned to wait until evening.

When her mother fell asleep that night, Xia Shiyu quietly entered the fairy tale world in her room.