Pokémon Farm

Chapter 208 Visiting Xiaogang's House This Weekend

"Ah~ I finally got rid of those two old foxes. I really don't know what they were thinking. They treated my money like it wasn't worth anything. I worked so hard to earn it, and they just spent so much of it all at once. Sigh~"

Back in the small courtyard, Xuan Mingtian lay on the sofa and grumbled.

But after he said that, everyone looked at him with disdain. It was truly unexpected that someone could be so shameless.

To put it nicely, that's money earned through hard work. To put it bluntly, that's money obtained through 'fishing'. If Mr. Zvoich heard this, he would definitely be kicking himself.

"Brother, can't you have some shame? If someone hears you saying that, they'll definitely beat you up. No, I'm going to tell Mom about this."

Well, a traitor has appeared in the small courtyard. And this traitor is none other than Xuan Mingtian's own younger brother, truly proving the saying: "If you don't discipline him for three days, he'll be climbing on the roof and tearing off the tiles."

"Okay, go tell your mother. But starting tomorrow, you'll have to start exercising or practicing martial arts. Even if you ruin your health, it's okay, I'll use my abilities to heal your hidden injuries. Go, go..."

The moment Xuan Mingtian finished speaking, his younger brother's face immediately fell. He thought, "Never mentioning anything good, just bullying the weak, huh?"

"Hmph~ A younger brother is always a younger brother. I'm not going to say any more to you. Hurry up and come with me to the warehouse to get a hoe."

After Xuan Mingtian finished speaking, he ignored his younger brother. The academy had given them so much land; they should plan it well.

Xiao Gang, Yang Bin, and Chen Qianqian, who were standing nearby, also followed Xuan Mingtian to the warehouse and picked up hoes to continue being farmers.

In a short while, the group arrived at a distance of about 300 meters from the lake.

"I plan to set aside 4 acres here to grow vegetables and fruits. I intend to plant fruit trees near the edge of the forest. You can start planting whatever fruits and vegetables you want to eat. Each person gets one acre."

"I want to plant 1/4 acre of tomatoes, 1/4 acre of crystal pears, and then use half an acre to raise black-boned chickens."

When Chen Qianqian heard that she would be allocated an acre of land to cultivate, she immediately shared her plans. It seems that this idea had been on her mind for a long time.

"Then I'll plant half an acre of white radishes and half an acre of cucumbers, so I can have hot pot every day in winter."

As soon as Chen Qianqian finished speaking, Yang Bin couldn't wait to express his own thoughts.

"Then I'll plant some green vegetables."

At this point, Xiaogang also suggested the crops he wanted to plant.

"Okay, in that case, I'll use this acre of land to grow rice."

"Xiao Tian, ​​are you planting rice at this time to make the garlic and other plants ripen faster?"

Upon hearing Xuan Mingtian's words, Xiao Gang immediately raised a question. After all, according to the normal seasons, it was currently the autumn harvest time for the three-season rice crop. However, Bulbasaur and Tropius could accelerate the ripening of the rice.

"Yes, I plan to let Garlic get more exercise in the grass field. We can harvest it before the winter break. But Qianqian, it's best to wait until next school starts before you start raising the black-boned chickens. After all, a chick can't gain much weight in about a month."

"Yes, that's what I'm planning too. But we can build the chicken coop first, and then raise about ten or twenty chickens next year."

"In that case, guys, let's get started."

"Big brother, what about mine? Have you forgotten about me and Xiao Wuye?"

"Of course I won't forget my little Qingmei. Here's what we'll do: you and Wu Ye will be in charge of planting the seeds in the soil. When it's harvest time, you'll get a share. And when school starts next year, you can plant the fruits and vegetables you want in the flower bed in the front yard."

"Hmph, fine, fine."

In fact, Xiao Qingmei knew that at her age, let alone farming, she would probably find even pulling weeds for 20 minutes too tiring.

After giving the two a perfunctory reply, Xuan Mingtian led Xiao Gang and the others to continue their work. With the elves' help, tasks like turning the soil and watering were incredibly easy.

However, even with their help, the work still took nearly an hour and a half. After all, none of the Pokémon companions had ever farmed before, and sometimes they messed things up and had to start over. The worst part was the Tropius, which wouldn't even give the other Pokémon a second to turn the soil. If it had joined in, they could definitely have finished in an hour.

……

"Ah, finally done. Garlic, Tropius, Psyduck, and Slowpoke, for the next month you'll have to work hard using Grassy Terrain and Water Spray to speed up vegetation growth and watering."

"Bulbasaur~ Bulbasaur": Relax, relax.

"Gah~ Gah~ Gah": Is there anything to eat?

"Damn it, you silly duck, stop thinking about food all the time, or your food will be halved every day."

Thanks to Arceus's blessing, Xuan Mingtian could now clearly understand what the elves were saying.

"Thank goodness for the elves' help, otherwise I might have been exhausted."

"Otherwise, I'll reward them with a cup of milk tea tonight."

Xuan Mingtian agreed with Yang Bin's words and also rewarded him.

……

As time passed, it was already dinnertime.

While eating, Xuan Mingtian asked, "Where do you guys want to go this weekend?"

"Xiaotian, I need to go home this weekend, as you know. My mom is pregnant, so I want to go back and visit her. Why don't you come over to my house? I'm sure your parents would love to see you."

After hearing what Xiao Gang said, Xuan Mingtian belatedly realized, "Okay, Xiao Gang, then I'll go back with you tomorrow. Binzi and Qianqian, what do you two think?"

At this moment, Xuan Mingtian thought to himself, "Luckily, Xiao Gang mentioned it, otherwise I would have really forgotten. Damn it, as his friend, I even forgot about this."

"Of course we'll go together. To be honest, I haven't visited Gang-ge's dojo yet."

"Then it's decided. Let's set off early tomorrow. By the way, Uncle Xiao, if you have time, contact Xiyue and tell her about the Trainer School. If possible, transfer the three children who are attending regular schools to the Trainer School as well. As for their starter Pokémon, we'll see if they choose the one from my family or the League."

After deciding on tomorrow's itinerary, Xuan Mingtian assigned another task to Uncle Xiao. Resolving this matter as soon as possible would allow them to provide more help to the children at the orphanage.

"Xiao Tian, ​​don't worry. I already talked to Xi Yue when you went to plant this afternoon. There's only about a month left until winter vacation, and those three kids will be scheduled to go to the Trainer School next February."

See? This is the benefit of having an elder in the family. Things were already arranged before Xuan Mingtian even had a chance to speak.