[{"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-45":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},2034474,3098,"Chapter 45","siheyuan-farming-in-52-producing-billions-of-ton-chapter-45",45,"\u003Cp>Yi Zhonghai's face was livid as he watched Wan Ping'an move the pumpkins into the courtyard.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The crowd pointed and whispered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Every gesture felt like a finger poking at his heart.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Wan Ping'an, you made me lose face in front of everyone; just you wait, if I don't drive you out, I won't be called Yi Zhonghai anymore!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yi Zhonghai swore in his heart.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He turned around.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And angrily returned to the Sihe Academy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"My quilt, that damned Wan Ping'an.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jia Zhangshi let out a miserable cry and went to the ditch to retrieve the quilt Wan Ping'an had thrown away.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yi Zhonghai was startled!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The table his family kept in front of their door had also been thrown into the ditch by Wan Ping'an; he couldn't let someone else snatch it, so he had to turn around and go pick up the table.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The crowd in the courtyard burst into laughter!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Watching the two of them struggling in the foul ditch!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Half an hour later.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yi Zhonghai changed his clothes and went to find the Deaf Old Lady with a gloomy face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Zhonghai, you are a smart man; how could you make such a low-level mistake?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What were you thinking, charging for the public areas in the courtyard?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Every household, apart from inside their rooms, as soon as they open the door, everything outside—the front of the door, the window—is a public area; can you charge for that?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Deaf Old Lady criticized Yi Zhonghai.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Sigh, I was just hot-headed at the time; I didn't think it through, I just wanted to cause trouble for Wan Ping'an.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yi Zhonghai sighed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wan Ping'an was like a hedgehog, leaving him nowhere to strike!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Zhonghai, your state of mind has been disturbed by Wan Ping'an.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The more anxious you are, the more you want to take him down quickly, the easier it is to make mistakes in your haste; you must calm down, you cannot be rushed when dealing with him!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Deaf Old Lady sighed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>How could she not want to take down Wan Ping'an as soon as possible?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The problem was that Wan Ping'an usually only hunted and farmed, doing nothing else; from these two things, she couldn't find any dirt on him!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the same moment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In front of Wan Ping'an's house, a pile of golden pumpkins was stacked up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Dear neighbors, from now on, I am selling pumpkins.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Big pumpkins, no weighing, sold by the piece, one yuan each; just like before, you can also trade them for things I need.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"For the neighbors present, I will give one away for free to each household.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wan Ping'an took a look.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Jia family, Yi Zhonghai, Sha Zhu, and the Deaf Old Lady and others hadn't come; it was just as well, as it made it easier for him to build good relationships with the other residents.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Get a pumpkin for free?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The crowd was in an uproar, and many people gave Wan Ping'an a thumbs up!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That's a real man!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Every household happily took one home.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Wan Ping'an, give me a pumpkin.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jia Zhangshi had heard the news.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She rushed out of her house like a wild boar running amok, charging to the front of Wan Ping'an's house.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"On what grounds?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wan Ping'an sneered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You just said you'd give one pumpkin to each household; our family hasn't gotten one yet.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jia Zhangshi said righteously.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She lowered her head and started picking out a pumpkin, looking for the biggest one.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Jia family definitely wanted the biggest one.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I did say I'd give one pumpkin to each household, but there was a condition: you had to be present just now; if you weren't here, you don't get one.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wan Ping'an sneered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Want to take advantage of him?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not a chance!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What's this?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Want to start a fight with me?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wan Ping'an watched Jia Zhangshi roll up her sleeves and glared at her coldly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jia Zhangshi backed down.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wan Ping'an was one of the few people who dared to hit her, and she couldn't beat him anyway.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"I'll buy one, buying one is fine, right?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Last night.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Many families had steamed pumpkin, and it was so fragrant that Jia Zhangshi had been craving it for a long time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"One yuan each!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Pay up, and pick any one you want!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wan Ping'an smiled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"One yuan?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Are you robbing me?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"At the vegetable market, a pumpkin this big is at most ten cents; cheaper ones don't even cost ten cents, you can buy them for a few cents.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jia Zhangshi exploded on the spot.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"If you want to buy, pay; if not, get lost, don't delay my selling; if you don't buy, someone else will!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wan Ping'an waved his hand as if shooing away flies.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He wouldn't deal with these animals, but he couldn't let them hinder him from making money selling pumpkins.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only with money could he hoard supplies, and with enough supplies, he could survive the great famine; otherwise, what would he do when the famine came?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jia Zhangshi was trembling with rage.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If it were anyone else, she would have already rushed up and wouldn't stop until she scratched their face to pieces.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Facing Wan Ping'an, she didn't dare!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sun Tiegang, who was helping sell the pumpkins, felt a sense of relief seeing Jia Zhangshi trembling with rage; he wanted to laugh but didn't dare, his face turning red from holding it in!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was so satisfying!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Brother Wan, can Niu Niu help you sell pumpkins?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Little Niu Niu from the Sun family trotted up to Wan Ping'an and looked at him cutely.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yes, absolutely!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Here, I'll reward you with a big pumpkin; you just sit here and watch me and your second brother sell pumpkins!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wan Ping'an smiled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He didn't have much resistance to cute things.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He put Niu Niu on a chair, placed a pumpkin on the chair, and let her play on the side.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Thank you, Brother Wan!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Niu Niu remembered the pumpkin she ate last night, fragrant and sweet, and her mouth was almost watering.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jia Zhangshi was about to explode.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She wasn't there just now, came late, and didn't get a free pumpkin.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Niu Niu wasn't there either, came even later than her, yet Wan Ping'an gave Niu Niu the biggest pumpkin; how could Jia Zhangshi not be angry?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Thank you, Brother Wan!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sun Tiegang thanked him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Don't mention it, we're all our own people!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wan Ping'an responded with a smile.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hmph, a one-yuan pumpkin, it definitely won't sell, you'll lose everything!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jia Zhangshi cursed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before her words had even faded, Old Zhou from the neighboring courtyard arrived.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Little Wan, the tomatoes you sold were absolutely delicious; I smelled the pumpkin your courtyard was eating yesterday, it was simply too fragrant!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Give me five!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Old Zhou handed five yuan to Wan Ping'an.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Quality has its price!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wan Ping'an smiled and let Old Zhou choose for himself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Old Zhou left happily with his two children, the three of them carrying five pumpkins.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jia Zhangshi's face burned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She had just said they wouldn't sell, and someone had bought five.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I'll buy one!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jia Zhangshi gritted her teeth and dug a yuan out of her pocket.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Not selling to you!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wan Ping'an shook his head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I'm not paying you less, why won't you sell?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jia Zhangshi glared with her triangular eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I sell my pumpkins to people, not to animals!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wan Ping'an replied.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sun Tiegang finally couldn't hold it in and burst into laughter.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The onlookers also laughed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Jia Zhangshi couldn't laugh!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I'll buy one!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sha Zhu came up to Wan Ping'an, a clear slap mark still on his face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Judging by the size and force, it was definitely from He Great Qing!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Not selling!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I'm announcing something: my pumpkins are not for sale to the Jia family, the Deaf Old Lady, the Yi Zhonghai family, or your He family!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wan Ping'an stared at Sha Zhu.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"My pumpkins are only sold to people, not to animals!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wan Ping'an repeated his words from earlier.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sha Zhu realized that Wan Ping'an was calling him an animal!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The crowd realized it too, and there was a flurry of chatter; the atmosphere was very lively.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You dare call me an animal?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sha Zhu raised his fist!\u003C\u002Fp>",1378,"2026-06-15T22:04:54.233Z","2026-06-15T22:39:00.196Z",1,"Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite","b5d80e77d54453c7f1a92fd23adc8244173892bb04edb64317c7cf56ef74f8dc","siheyuan-farming-in-52-producing-billions-of-ton-chapter-46","siheyuan-farming-in-52-producing-billions-of-ton-chapter-44",393,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fsiheyuan-farming-in-52-producing-billions-of-ton-cover.jpg"]