Chapter 57

The more the vegetable plot lacked rain, the more it rained toward this side.

Lin Yao dared to say that in all of Great Yan, this vegetable plot held the most moisture; no matter how drought-stricken it had been before, since yesterday it had been irrigated again and again—what water could it possibly lack?!

It was simply that the Young Master's Consort's water-controlling was unreliable; with this ability to summon rain, even if her water control were reliable, it would be impressive.

Controlling the water was also uncertain; she could not stop the rain.

Once she said "rain," it would rain endlessly.

"Young Master's Consort, shall we not return at noon?" Lin Yao, seeing it was noon, began arranging the meal. Reclaiming land was a major task, and Lin Yao, from the bottom of his heart, did not wish to run back and forth. He consulted, "What would you like to eat? I will fetch the food."

Qin Bi also urgently wanted to reclaim several more plots of land for Rong Juan. She had farmed before and was not so delicate. She said, "Did we not bring dried meat? There is no need to fetch food."

This was even better. Lin Yao had the foresight to bring a bag of cabbage seeds, enough for half an acre. With monster meat for the meal, there was no issue with not returning; monster meat was a fine thing.

"Eh?" Lin Yao turned his head and caught a glimpse of green in the vegetable plot.

What was this? Lin Yao stepped into the vegetable plot.

Squatting down to look, Lin Yao's eyes widened. He said in disbelief, "Seedlings have sprouted?????"

It was impossible to imagine! Planted only yesterday, Lin Yao felt somewhat bewildered, yet a hint of expectation rose in his heart. He hurriedly stood up and scanned the soil row by row; the radishes had indeed sprouted.

One by one, the radish seedlings had sprouted so neatly.

After walking several meters, Lin Yao had inspected the surrounding rows; very few had failed to sprout. Thus, even if a few seeds had not germinated, they were almost negligible.

Taking a deep breath, Lin Yao suppressed his excitement and went to check the cabbage field.

"Oh my!" Lin Yao exclaimed; they had sprouted too.

Qin Bi, holding a tea bowl, looked over. Seeing Lin Yao digging through the soil, she guessed what had happened. Controlling the rain, she walked over. When she saw that both the cabbages and radishes had sprouted, she too was stunned.

Could cabbages and radishes sprout in a single day?

The guards, curious about what was happening, walked over and stood frozen in place. One guard even rubbed his eyes, looked at the ground again, and saw only a tiny patch of green; the cabbages and radishes had sprouted.

The guards quickly checked their feet, worried about trampling the seedlings.

Guard Yan blinked, then blinked again, and asked in confusion, "They were planted only yesterday?"

And they sprouted today?????

"Exactly." Qin Bi, not putting on airs, chatted casually with the guards: "It usually takes several days to sprout. Planted yesterday and sprouting today—no one works like that."

That was not quite right. Lin Yao quickly said, "Sprouting is good. It is because of the abundant rain; the fields have never been irrigated so thoroughly before. With no water shortage, sprouting is faster."

The guards walked curiously along the vegetable plot and returned with joyful faces: "Everything has sprouted."

Hearing this, the other guards also went along the plot to inspect. Everyone gathered before the cabbage and radish fields, marveling greatly. The seedlings looked robust, not the thin, weak, yellow-leaved little sprouts one usually saw.

Seeing the seedlings made Qin Bi happy. She waved her hand, and wind carried the rain over again. Fine, dense drizzle fell upon the seedlings. As the misty rain touched their skin, everyone suddenly came to their senses.

Lin Yao moved his lips, wanting to say "stop raining."

Thinking of the benefits of abundant rain, Lin Yao closed his mouth.

Qin Bi was already busy. Guard Yan and the others hurried back to reclaim land, and Qin Bi returned as well. The rain she had summoned was blowing over, while rain continued to fall on the reclaimed fields on that side.

"Young Master's Consort, I will go back to fetch the food," Lin Yao told Qin Bi.

"Aren't we eating dried meat?" Qin Bi wondered; they had already agreed.

"No more dried meat," Lin Yao said excitedly. "I will go back and stir-fry a few dishes."

Seeing Qin Bi's confusion, Lin Yao explained, "The seedlings have sprouted; we must eat better."

Very well. Qin Bi had forgotten that in this fictional cultivation world, farming was the most important matter. Planted yesterday, the cabbages and radishes sprouted today; indeed, they deserved a reward.

Qin Bi nodded, and Lin Yao left.

Returning to the Wang Fu, Lin Yao first ordered several stir-fried dishes at the main kitchen, then hurried to the Spirit Plant Street to buy another bag of radish seeds and a bag of cilantro seeds before returning.

Half an hour later, Lin Yao returned to the fiefdom carrying a food box.

Steamed buns with vegetables. Qin Bi ate one bun. Guard Yan and the others ate quickly, then resumed reclaiming land. Lin Yao was responsible for scattering the seeds; radishes, cabbages, and cilantro were all sown.

It rained before the seeds were scattered, and it rained after they were scattered.

Normally, Qin Bi only made it rain on the reclaimed fields, but the wind would not be stopped; it carried the rain along, distributing it evenly over the vegetable plot, irrigating both the sprouted and unsprouted areas.

Was there a lack of rain and snow? Qin Bi let the land drink its fill.

After a day of exhausting work, before activating the formation to return, Lin Yao and Guard Yan and the others, still worried about the vegetable plot, walked around it once more before entering the formation.

Back at the Rong Wang Fu, Qin Bi hurried to the charcoal stove to warm herself; reclaiming land in winter was very cold.

Rong Juan returned carrying Rong Juan. Qin Bi stepped forward to take the child: "Rong Juan, guess how much land Mother reclaimed today?"

"How much?" the child's eyes shone brightly.

"Today we reclaimed half an acre," Qin Bi said without keeping them in suspense.

"So much???!!" the child exclaimed in delight.

"Impressive, right?"

"Impressive."

Rong Juan laughed in exasperation and strode to the study. Lin Yao and Guard Yan reported on the vegetable plot in the fiefdom. Rong Juan was surprised; two days to reclaim one acre, and all of it was fertile land.

Rong Juan did not care; he had plenty of fertile land and did not lack this one acre.

Qin Lang came by. Qin Bi learned from Qin Lang that today, members of the Immortal Sect had arrived to select disciples. Fu Bao's luck value was so high that the Immortal Sect selected her and took her into their sect. Henceforth, Qin He's children would also belong to the Immortal Sect.

Qin He had long been a disciple of the Immortal Sect and lacked nothing in resources; her children would lack no cultivation resources either.

There was no way around it. Since crossing over, Qin He had enjoyed smooth sailing, aided by two powerful young masters of noble houses, giving her every advantage. Qin Bi heard this and did not take it to heart.

Previously, Qin Bi had not cared; it was mainly because her marriage to He Yan had involved Qin He, which made Qin Bi pay attention.

The next day, when Qin Bi and Lin Yao's group activated the formation to go to Rong Juan's fiefdom, a glance left them stunned. Yesterday the cabbages had sprouted, and today the leaves had already grown quite large.

The cabbages and radishes planted yesterday had also sprouted.

The cilantro even formed a thick layer. Lin Yao, the strategist and a man of letters known for his calmness, now had wide, unblinking eyes: "This is growing far too fast. Judging by this, we can eat it in two days."

The leaves were already palm-sized. Qin Bi said, "We can eat them today."

At these words, Lin Yao and the others turned in unison to look at Qin Bi, their gazes as if she were utterly incapable of managing a household.

Qin Bi: "..."

She had not spoken falsely; cabbage leaves were indeed edible.