Farming Games are All About Grinding-Chapter 260 - 252: The Rice is Ripe

"So strong?!"

Han Qiwu looked at the osmanthus wood in his hand with some surprise.

Its two special effects were both incredibly practical—one could be used to build a wine cellar, and the other could be combined with ordinary wood to construct animal buildings.

"Looks like I’ll need to stockpile more osmanthus wood. When the phoenix tree upgrades, I’ll toss half of it in. Maybe the eggs will even have a hint of osmanthus fragrance by then!" Han Qiwu thought to himself, grinning as he headed toward the mayonnaise machine.

Thanks to the added quartz, this time, the machine’s tray held a transparent glass jar filled with mayonnaise.

The glass jar had exceptional clarity, and its surface seemed to feature a special design that displayed the mayonnaise’s sheen and color vividly. It was clearly just a simple glass jar, yet looking at it felt tremendously satisfying—so much so that you couldn’t bear to look away.

In short, it was absolutely stunning!

The glass jar immediately caught Han Qiwu’s attention. He reached out, grabbed it, and inspected its properties.

[Exquisite Large-Preserve Mayonnaise (Gold Star Quality)]

[Stamina +200]

[HP +100]

[Price: 500 Gold]

[Note: Fresh! Fragrant! Smooth! Tender!]

"This glass jar adds an extra 125 Gold to its value? Or is there some other influencing factor?" Han Qiwu pondered while walking over to the long-unused selling box. He opened the glass jar and poured the Gold Star-quality mayonnaise inside.

After draining the mayonnaise, he rinsed the glass jar under the nearby faucet and admired it delightedly.

"Making some glass jars with this machine might not be a bad idea," Han Qiwu mused. Although the glass jar didn’t have any attributes, it was great for personal use or gifting to Mr. Tang.

Putting honey in it would definitely look lovely!

Seeing this, Little Electric shook its head helplessly.

The master is so young.

Why is he already...

Sigh...

I guess I’ll have to step up.

Find a chance to shock the master good!

After fully appreciating the glass jar, Han Qiwu walked to the center of the yard and resumed studying "The Era’s Call." This set of movements included many techniques he hadn’t practiced before, so progress wasn’t fast—only painstaking effort would do.

After more than half an hour of practice, Han Qiwu worked up a sweat, quickly took a shower, and sprawled on his bed to continue reading the enormous titan book.

The Little Prince, lying on the ground, was engaged in self-soothing arm exercises, both admiring Han Qiwu and nervously glancing around his unfamiliar surroundings.

Without the familiar bear fur and burrow, he felt out of place.

Han Qiwu, observing this while reading, noticed it after a moment, smiled, and got up to fetch a thin little blanket from the cupboard. He draped it over the Little Prince and comforted him, saying, "Alright, with the way you eat, your fur will grow back in no time. Sleep, sleep, we’ve got wood to chop tomorrow."

The Little Prince, mid-emotional moment: "....."

╭(╯^╰)╮!

Sleep-sleep!

After soothing the Little Prince, Han Qiwu, also worn out, glanced at his phone and noticed Mr. Tang had sent him a message.

"Your sachet is incredible! Today, when I finished class, I saw two especially huge banded water snakes in the grassy area next to the teaching building! They looked terrifying! Luckily, the sachet kept them at bay—they slithered off from a distance."

"’Crawl away, grandma says!’" [insert meme image]

Han Qiwu saw the message, chuckled, and replied, "As long as it works. Were you scared? Next time you visit, I’ll give you something even better."

Tang Qingying, lying in bed and anxiously waiting for Han Qiwu’s reply, was kicking her legs in excitement as she stared at her phone, feeling completely flustered.

"Does sending this make me seem immature?"

"Will he think I’m overreacting? After all, banded water snakes are non-venomous."

"Is it too late? Could he already be asleep?"

Her mind was a tornado of questions.

*Buzz Buzz*

Hearing the notification, Tang Qingying immediately checked her phone. She carefully read every word, and a graceful smile formed at the corners of her lips. She replied quickly, "What good stuff? Is it edible?"

"It’s a surprise; you’ll know when you come by." Han Qiwu couldn’t help but smile as he typed back. Mr. Tang truly couldn’t go three sentences without mentioning food.

He was genuinely curious about how she managed to maintain her figure.

"It’ll probably be a few days. I’ve got some research to do at the Academy of Sciences—it’s quite troublesome," Tang Qingying replied wryly.

Han Qiwu said, "You’re pulling another all-nighter, aren’t you? I’ll send the stuff to you in a couple of days instead."

"Awesome, awesome! Deal!" Tang Qingying grinned mischievously, already planning what to send back as a gift.

He seemed to really like decorative items, so perhaps she could find a few more when she went back home?

Hopefully, Dad wouldn’t notice.

The two chatted a bit more about school before bidding each other goodnight and venturing together into dreamland.

*Jingle Jingle* (imaginary sound of coins spilling)

March 9th Diary

Earnings... 400 Gold (Mayonnaise)

Planting XP: +266

Foraging XP: +345

Fishing XP: +1024

Combat XP: +0

Mining XP: +0

Relationship Changes:

Jin Tu: ❤

Current Funds: 25678 Gold

Total Revenue: 219320 Gold

[Your total revenue surpasses 200,000 Gold. Reputation +1]

[In two days, your farm will host a new landscape feature]

*Snore* *Snore*

*Zap Zap*

Accompanied by the Little Prince’s snores and Little Electric’s struggling noises, Han Qiwu slowly opened his eyes.

"Oh right, I forgot to remove Little Electric last night. Judging by its spark output, it’s probably still alive," Han Qiwu muttered while getting out of bed and reviewing the previous night’s diary.

The pricing of the mayonnaise turned out different from what he had thought. Removing the glass jar, the leftover mayonnaise still sold for 400 Gold. Apparently, as long as mayonnaise was stored in a glass jar, its value would skyrocket.

Looks like he needed to carve out time to make more mayonnaise machines. This thing was genuinely lucrative!

You have to admit, raising these chickens wasn’t in vain—they were finally paying off.

Continuing to read the log.

Possibly thanks to gifting the potion vial, Jin Tu’s relationship level had reached one heart.

That meant asking for her help with crafting would be far less of a hassle moving forward.

At the end, Han Qiwu sighed to himself.

He had already earned over 200,000!

Yet this farm burned money like crazy!

Over 200,000 poured into it, and all he heard was the sound of splashing water.

It was still far from the eco-modernized farm he envisioned.

Time to grind!

As for the new landscape, Han Qiwu found himself full of anticipation.

He’d know in two days what it was.

For now.

Time to get up! Time to harvest rice!

If he didn’t gather the rice soon, he wouldn’t have any left for cooking!

Han Qiwu excitedly made his way to the paddy field, taking a deep, invigorating breath of the fragrant aroma.

He felt a rush of energy, as though sprinting along the rivers of rice fragrance!

The golden paddy fields were brimming with joy—every stalk was full and plump, with heavy, golden grains hanging low on their heads. One glance was enough to fill the heart with the delight of harvest.

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