Chapter 16: Targeted by Chen Xueru and Xu Huirong

Wan Ping'an was in a very pleasant mood.

For some time now, it had been wild duck or wild duck eggs every single day; eating the same thing daily, even if it were delicacies from land and sea, would eventually become tiresome!

"With a bumper harvest of tomatoes, there are many ways to eat them: stir-fried tomatoes with eggs, cold-dressed tomatoes, tomato and egg soup..."

"I'll go buy some pork later; I won't eat wild duck anymore."

"If I keep eating wild duck, I'm going to turn into one myself."

Wan Ping'an complained to himself.

If the beasts in the courtyard knew this, they would surely chase him for ten thousand miles with forty-meter-long blades!

He was tired of eating wild duck meat.

Yet, the vast majority of people in the courtyard only ate meat once or twice a month, and even then, it was only to satisfy a craving; they couldn't eat their fill.

At this moment.

Cai Quanwu looked at the field of bright red tomatoes.

Although he had seen them many times, he was still shocked every time he looked.

Next to the tomatoes was the lush, growing rice.

He found it very strange; in his impression, rice required a lot of water, yet the rice Wan Ping'an planted was growing in a dry field.

And yet, it was growing well.

He estimated that the rice Wan Ping'an planted, just like the tomatoes, would surely have a bumper harvest, and the quality would definitely be top-tier.

"It seems I followed the right person."

"Ping'an has superb planting techniques; no matter what he plants, he will make a huge profit."

"As long as I follow him, I don't have to worry about going hungry."

"I blame myself for worrying when I first arrived that he wouldn't make money farming and couldn't afford my wages; now it seems I underestimated him back then."

Cai Quanwu sighed with emotion.

At the same time.

He also made a decision.

He must hold onto Wan Ping'an's thigh tightly.

With Wan Ping'an eating big fish and meat, how could he not get a taste of the soup?

"Old Cai, come, try the tomatoes I planted."

Wan Ping'an picked a tomato and tossed it to Cai Quanwu.

"Is this appropriate?"

Cai Quanwu hesitated slightly.

He was just someone watching the fields.

Whatever Wan Ping'an planted had nothing to do with him.

"What's inappropriate about it?"

"I'm telling you to eat it, so eat it."

Wan Ping'an said with a smile; he was very satisfied with Cai Quanwu.

Honest and diligent!

Worthy of trust!

Cai Quanwu nodded and took a bite.

Sweet juice instantly flooded his mouth.

"Is this a tomato?"

"When I was a porter in the past, I once caught a wedding banquet, and the employer gave me some tomato and egg soup to dip my cornmeal bun in."

"Compared to the tomatoes Ping'an planted, it's like heaven and earth; the difference is too great!"

Cai Quanwu squinted his eyes in enjoyment.

These tomatoes tasted better than meat!

"Is it good?"

Seeing Cai Quanwu devouring it, Wan Ping'an asked with a smile.

"Good, it's too good!"

"From childhood to now, I've never eaten anything this delicious."

Cai Quanwu nodded.

He wouldn't even let the last bit of juice on his hands go, licking them clean carefully.

"Old Cai, let's talk about your benefits."

"You can eat whatever I grow, as much as you want."

"There is only one thing you must keep in mind: you absolutely cannot take any away!"

Wan Ping'an was not a black-hearted boss.

As long as his subordinates were loyal, he would not be stingy with wages and benefits.

Besides.

Cai Quanwu was only one person; even if he stopped eating meals and ate tomatoes for every meal, how much could he eat?

Compared to the tomatoes he planted, it wouldn't even be a fraction—just a drop in the bucket!

"No need, one is enough for me."

Cai Quanwu was flattered.

"I said you can eat as much as you want, so eat as much as you want."

"Besides, look at this field of tomatoes; even if you ate for your life, how much could you eat?"

Wan Ping'an laughed.

Cai Quanwu looked at the field of fiery red tomatoes and nodded.

Wan Ping'an made sense; there were too many tomatoes, and even if he ate for his life, eating every meal and nothing else, how much could he consume?

Wan Ping'an took a bag and filled it with ten tomatoes.

When he left the field.

Jia Dongxu arrived at the riverbank.

"Young man, did you find your shoe from yesterday?"

Jia Dongxu had become a celebrity for losing a shoe; he was recognized as soon as he reached the riverbank.

Hmph!

Jia Dongxu blushed, snorted coldly, and turned to leave.

He had been forced by Jia Zhang to come catch wild ducks.

He didn't dare enter the grass anymore; he had almost drowned in a mud pit yesterday and had psychological trauma, so he couldn't recover in the short term, yet he didn't dare not come.

He also had a bit of petty cleverness.

He found a tree and took a nap.

After waking up, he went to the riverbank and deliberately dirtied his clothes, as if he had really been catching wild ducks.

"When I go back, I'll say I tried my best but couldn't catch any wild ducks."

Jia Dongxu sighed.

He was certain that when he returned to the Sihe Academy, it would be another round of harsh scolding.

"Wan Ping'an, this is all your fault; just you wait!"

"If it weren't for you catching wild ducks, and catching them every day, and them being so big and fat, would my mother force me to come to the riverbank to catch wild ducks?"

"If I get the chance, I'll definitely deal with you."

Jia Dongxu saw a pebble on the road, imagined it was Wan Ping'an, and kicked it hard, only to end up hopping and screaming in pain while clutching his foot.

At this moment.

Wan Ping'an carried the bag and arrived at the small tavern.

"Ping'an, you... eh, why is there a fresh fragrance?"

Wan Ping'an arrived at the counter.

Xu Huirong was halfway through speaking when she began searching for the source of the fragrance.

"I smell it too; it's a bit like the smell of tomatoes, but tomatoes wouldn't smell this good. Ping'an, what good thing did you bring?"

Chen Xueru nodded.

"The item is right here; I'll give you two a chance to guess what I brought you."

Wan Ping'an placed the bag on the counter.

Inside were ten tomatoes.

"Is it an apple?"

"No, the smell isn't right."

Chen Xueru shook her head.

"I guess it's a tomato, but the fragrance of a tomato isn't this strong, and it doesn't quite seem like a tomato. What exactly did you bring?"

Xu Huirong was also stumped.

"Haha, I knew you two wouldn't be able to guess."

"Come, no need for you to guess anymore."

Wan Ping'an poured out the tomatoes.

Xu Huirong and Chen Xueru were stunned; were these really tomatoes?

That's right!

They were tomatoes.

It was just that their appearance was too good, and they smelled too good.

"Ping'an, where did you get these tomatoes?"

"These are rare items; they are hard to buy on the market."

Chen Xueru was very surprised.

"Don't ask yet; help me taste how they are."

Wan Ping'an handed one tomato to each of them.

Xu Huirong took a small bite.

Chen Xueru also took a gentle bite.

Both of them had very elegant postures.