[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-siheyuan-farming-in-52-producing-billions-of-ton":3,"chapter-siheyuan-farming-in-52-producing-billions-of-ton-siheyuan-farming-in-52-producing-billions-of-ton-chapter-23":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"chinese","Siheyuan: Farming in '52, Producing Billions of Tons of Grain",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":20,"prevChapterSlug":21,"totalChapters":22,"novelImage":23},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":16,"volume":17,"translator":18,"content_hash":19},2034417,3098,"Chapter 23","siheyuan-farming-in-52-producing-billions-of-ton-chapter-23",23,"\u003Cp>He had become a hot commodity!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wan Ping’an just smiled faintly and ignored their discussion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Behind her glass window, Jia Zhang glared at Wan Ping’an, gnashing her teeth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The next morning.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wan Ping’an arrived at the six mu of land.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The tomato plot had been cleared, the land deeply plowed, and leveled, ready for new crops at any time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Ping’an, are you planning to plant tomatoes again?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cai Quanwu hoped Wan Ping’an would continue planting tomatoes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The quality of the tomatoes he grew was so high that sales were exceptionally hot. Even if the yield were ten times higher, there would be no worry about not being able to sell them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“No, I plan to plant watermelons and pumpkins.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wan Ping’an shook his head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He couldn't just keep planting tomatoes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The watermelons and pumpkins he planted were also the result of the system’s selection.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With the planting system, the quality of the final harvest would definitely not be worse than the tomatoes. ===== CHAPTER 49 =====\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Soon.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Half a month passed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cai Quanwu brought an old man to the six mu of land and introduced him to Wan Ping’an.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Ping’an, this old gentleman is Han Dahe.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Brother Han, this is Wan Ping’an, my boss.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cai Quanwu introduced the two.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wan Ping’an looked at Han Dahe, his brow slightly furrowed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On the surface, Han Dahe was just an ordinary old man, but he exuded a faint chill, which made Wan Ping’an feel very puzzled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What was this chill?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Old Gentleman Han, may I ask what you used to do?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wan Ping’an was very cautious.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was looking for someone to work, not someone who would bring big trouble.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Hey, my fault, I forgot to introduce him.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cai Quanwu slapped his thigh.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Ping’an, Brother Han used to kill Japanese invaders. He’s a meritorious person who retired due to injury.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Back then, holding a big sword, he made the invaders cry for their mothers.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“...”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cai Quanwu talked about Han Dahe’s glorious past.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Old Cai, stop talking. That’s all in the past.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Now, I’m just an ordinary old man.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Han Dahe stopped Cai Quanwu.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wan Ping’an felt a sense of awe; he was an old hero. If it weren't for their bloodshed and sacrifice, there wouldn't be the good life of the peaceful era.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Boss Wan, just treat me as an ordinary old man.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I’m old now, I can’t do heavy manual labor, but I can help you raise chickens. I don’t want money, just provide me with three meals a day.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Han Dahe said with a smile.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Old Gentleman Han, welcome.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Don’t call me Boss Wan. Just like Old Cai, call me Wan Ping’an.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Don’t worry, I won't treat those who work for me poorly.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wan Ping’an accepted Han Dahe.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>From now on, all the chicks would be Han Dahe’s responsibility.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A few days later, the rice matured, golden and shining in the sunset, as if the whole field was covered in gold.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“So good!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I’ve never seen such good rice!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Han Dahe sighed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Brother Han, you came late.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“If you had come earlier and seen the tomatoes Ping’an grew, you wouldn't be this shocked.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Tomatoes at the market are three cents a jin, but the tomatoes Ping’an grew, about half a jin each, were fifty cents each.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Guess how they sold?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I’m telling you, they were in short supply, people were fighting over them!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cai Quanwu opened the floodgates.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>While the two were talking, Wan Ping’an, Xu Huirong, and Chen Xueru walked out of the rice field.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xu Huirong was holding two ears of rice.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Ping’an, the rice you planted, just like the tomatoes, is tribute quality.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Your planting technique is too magical!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xu Huirong sighed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Standard operation!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wan Ping’an smiled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Hmph, you’re getting full of yourself, aren't you?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chen Xueru rolled her eyes at Wan Ping’an.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She found she was understanding Wan Ping’an less and less.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Planting tomatoes—top quality, fought over by people.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Planting rice—also top quality. If it hadn't been harvested and put on the market yet, it would definitely be fought over too.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With this farming skill, Wan Ping’an could definitely become a person above others.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Xueru, tell me, if I use this rice to brew wine, could I brew the finest rice wine?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xu Huirong’s eyes lit up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She asked her good sister beside her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Yes, definitely.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Maybe you could brew tribute wine, perhaps even become special supply.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chen Xueru’s eyes lit up, then dimmed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The rice Ping’an planted could be used by Xu Huirong, but it had nothing to do with her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Ping’an, after the rice is harvested, sell it to me, how about that?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I want to use it to brew rice wine.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xu Huirong excitedly went to discuss it with Wan Ping’an.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Okay!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wan Ping’an nodded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He planned to keep some for himself, but how much could he eat alone?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Most of it would have to be sold.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Selling to anyone was the same, right?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Great.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You wait, I will definitely brew the best rice wine.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xu Huirong was full of confidence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cai Quanwu was also very confident. Xu Huirong’s wine-brewing skills were superb, and with the top-quality rice, she would definitely brew good wine.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Haha, I’m in for a treat.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Han Dahe was also a wine lover; hearing about wine, he couldn't help but swallow his saliva.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ping’an returned to the Sihe Academy.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>He ran into Sha Zhu at the entrance, and Sha Zhu snorted coldly at him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Dad, you're back?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As soon as Sha Zhu entered the door, he noticed He Great Qing standing at the entrance of their home.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Do you hold a lot of hostility toward Wan Ping'an?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When Sha Zhu snorted at Wan Ping'an.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He Great Qing saw it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"He's just not a good person, he doesn't know the slightest...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sha Zhu complained.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was all instilled in him by Yi Zhonghai.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Shut up!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Can't you learn to be a bit smarter?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"How did I end up with such a stupid son like you?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He Great Qing sighed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sha Zhu was clearly being used as a pawn by Yi Zhonghai, yet he didn't realize it at all; having such a foolish son made him feel like his heart was breaking.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I have warned you, stay away from Yi Zhonghai, and stay away from the Deaf Old Lady too, did you hear me?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"If you are still my son, then remember this: stay away from both of them.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Did you hear that clearly?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Can you comply?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He Great Qing warned him sternly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His tone was icy, making Sha Zhu shiver and realize that He Great Qing was serious and there was no room for negotiation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was unconvinced in his heart.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Aren't the First Master and the Deaf Old Lady such good people?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Why can't he be close to them?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But He Great Qing had a violent temper, and Sha Zhu didn't want to get beaten, so he had no choice but to agree.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Anyway, He Great Qing worked during the day and couldn't watch him every single day!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this moment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ping'an arrived home, preparing to make dinner.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"There's still one wild duck left.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Over these past few days, beer duck, stewed duck, stir-fried duck—I've eaten every possible way to cook duck, and I'm thoroughly sick of it.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"No, I can't eat duck anymore.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"If I keep eating it, I'll definitely get sick of it.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"But I'm a carnivore; I can't eat a meal without meat. The chicks aren't grown yet and can't be eaten. If I can't eat chicken or duck, what should I eat?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wan Ping'an was a bit troubled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>From the early fifties through the sixties, supplies were scarce, the meat available at the vegetable markets was limited, and beef and mutton were very hard to buy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not to mention other meats.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Many people couldn't eat meat even once every month or two.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I've got it.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wan Ping'an slapped his thigh, beaming with joy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I have the Magical Hunting Technique.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"For a while now, I've been busy selling tomatoes and planting new crops, I almost forgot I had this skill.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I can go into the mountains to hunt and catch wild game to eat.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Whether in my past life or this one, I've never eaten bear paw, never eaten venison, and never had meat soup made from flying dragon birds.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"In this life, I'm going to eat it all.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Whatever is delicious, whatever is precious, that's what I'll eat.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wan Ping'an made up his mind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Go hunting!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With the Magical Hunting Technique, is there any prey he can't catch?\u003C\u002Fp>",1423,"2026-06-15T22:03:51.363Z","2026-06-15T22:39:00.196Z",1,"Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite","d97cf326c0c6191bc731c98e2e5739401db1900b6ee94f0493bb8650fbe82cf5","siheyuan-farming-in-52-producing-billions-of-ton-chapter-24","siheyuan-farming-in-52-producing-billions-of-ton-chapter-22",393,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fsiheyuan-farming-in-52-producing-billions-of-ton-cover.jpg"]