Mountain Looting: Targeted by a Leopard at the Start
Chapter 141: College Students are Really Good at Creating Events!

Chapter 141: Chapter 141: College Students are Really Good at Creating Events!

Xu Yang placed all the mountain walnuts he had picked in the store and sold them there, giving the income to his parents.

He truly didn’t have time to go to the mountain goods market.

Moreover, there were too many people selling walnuts at the market now, and they sold slowly, which Xu Yang found to be a bit of a waste of time.

He also had a lot of work on the farm now.

Many crops had reached a critical period—there was weeding and fertilizing to be done, and plenty of chores.

One person simply couldn’t finish them all.

And this was when Xu Yang’s farm achieved semi-automation.

If it were completely manual, it would take at least four or five people to manage so much land.

Xu Yang was calculating the time in his mind.

Potatoes would mature at the beginning of October.

Strawberries and dragon fruit, not planted in abundance, half a greenhouse, would likely mature around mid-October.

Gem Corn was in the other half of the greenhouse, estimated to mature in November.

Blueberries around the end of December, about January.

Annona was in February.

That is to say, entering the golden autumn of October, the farm would have crops yielding every month.

Every month there would be revenue.

At noon, Xu Yang walked out of the greenhouse, having been busy all morning and ready to rest.

Turning his head, he saw Little Sika Deer playfully biting the rope hanging outside the greenhouse.

The temperament of the Sika Deer was very similar to that of the Little Deer Dog, also possessing a destructive attribute.

Seeing this, Xu Yang called out to Little Black nearby,

"Little Black, look there, Bambi is dismantling the house. Stop it from doing that."

Upon hearing Xu Yang’s words, Little Black immediately ran over and patted the Little Sika Deer with its paw.

Startled by the pat, the Little Sika Deer stopped biting the rope.

Xu Yang would often make comments when he saw these little guys doing something odd.

Just then, the geese being raised in the yard suddenly started honking loudly.

Those who have raised geese understand; geese love to honk, especially when strangers approach, using their cries as a warning.

Additionally, geese are very wary of strangers and might even attack proactively.

That is, flapping their wings and pecking at people.

Some farmers even use geese as a more effective guard than dogs.

Among rural animals, geese are not to be trifled with, some jokingly calling them the "rural goose force."

When the geese started honking, it definitely meant someone was coming.

At this moment, Maquan also barked a few times towards the outside.

Walking out, Xu Yang saw that it was Liu Boliang from Agricultural University.

The two chatted across the farm’s fence.

"Mr. Xu, I’ve come to check on the second growth of the grass. The grass you planted last time grew very well. We went back and studied it, and it has reached the level suitable as a breeding variety,"

"I am continuing to breed grass seeds with it, so I came over to see how it continues to grow,"

Liu Boliang said to Xu Yang.

Liu Boliang was specifically studying grass at the university, academic fields becoming more specialized further into studies; one learns everything during undergraduate, but by graduate and doctoral studies, one focuses on a specific area.

Liu Boliang’s area was grass.

The grass varieties from Agricultural University were very popular in the market, regarded as high-quality, and the seeds cultivated each year sold well.

The grass Xu Yang planted was also in cooperation with Agricultural University, all seeds provided by them.

"No problem. Some have sprouted again, mainly because the weather will be cold soon, definitely slowing the growth,"

"Especially after November."

"Let them grow through another autumn. Before winter, I will cut them once more—having shorter sprouts is better for overwintering."

Xu Yang looked at the grass field and responded casually.

At that moment, Black Horse Jingzhe was grazing in the grass field.

This fellow had discovered this treasure trove and would come here to eat whenever hungry, no need to feed it any fodder.

This grass was specifically planted as fodder—it tasted and nourished better than the grass on pastures, so animals definitely preferred it.

There was plenty of grass, and the amount a single horse would eat was very little; Xu Yang let it eat as it pleased.

Now, besides drinking milk, Little Sika Deer also occasionally came over to the grass field to nibble some grass.

It was easy to raise.

Liu Boliang climbed through the fence and stood next to the grass field.

He glanced at Xu Yang’s Black Horse.

This Black Horse looked very majestic, large and powerful, much more intimidating than the animals raised by the students at the Animal Science Institute.

If the students at the institute could raise such a tall and grand horse, they would definitely be the star of the school.

However, raising horses was expensive, requiring specific living and activity spaces, something students couldn’t manage.

"It’s fine. It’s very gentle, just not fond of people,"

Xu Yang looked at the Black Horse and explained.

Jingzhe only warmed up to Xu Yang, ignoring everyone else.

When Xu Hongshan came over and saw how handsome Jingzhe was, he wanted to pet it, but Jingzhe dodged very quickly, not letting him touch at all.

After several attempts all ending in dodges, Xu Hongshan got frustrated and tried to chase it to touch it, but couldn’t catch up at all.

Xu Hongshan could only give up.

"That’s good. Your horse looks quite imposing,"

Liu Boliang genuinely admired, though his eyes were still cautious, even stepping behind Xu Yang to put him between himself and the Black Horse.

After all, the striking power of a horse’s hoof is not to be underestimated; with thighs all muscle, a kick from this Black Horse was not something an ordinary person could withstand.

Black Horse ignored Liu Boliang.

After confirming it was safe, Liu Boliang crouched down and touched the emerging shoots of the regrown grass, assessing the grass’s endurance and condition.

This grass was still growing well.

Generally speaking, a batch of grass could be harvested four times.

After four times, the grass would no longer grow much, and it would be necessary to clear out the roots and replant.

Many crops are like this. Take blueberries for example, they can grow well for several years. The growth is best in the third year, and then it starts to decline in the fourth year. It would also be possible to cultivate a new batch of blueberries starting from the fourth year.

In other words, as long as they’re planted well, blueberries can last a good few years from a single planting.

"The crops you’ve got here are quite remarkable, comparable to the varieties we specially cultivate."

"We can collaborate more in the future. There are several research labs with professors who constantly complain about not having enough land to conduct their research, nowhere to plant."

Liu Boliang praised with a smile.

His point wasn’t that there was no place to plant, but rather there weren’t enough resources to allow the seeds to develop and grow perfectly, thus cultivating superior varieties.

Breeding is essentially a process of selecting the best among the best.

Simply put, from a batch of seeds planted, some grow well and some poorly. We select the best part of them and continue to breed new seeds from those.

Or we might cross two varieties of superior crops to cultivate offspring that have better characteristics for further breeding.

Whichever method is used, it’s necessary to plant the seeds to get started.

But although it sounds simple, planting them well is not so easy.

"Next year I plan to expand the farm a bit, add a few more greenhouses, and cultivate more fields."

"I’m still thinking about what would be good to plant."

"You could plant some more grass; relatively speaking, cultivating grass is a bit easier."

Xu Yang responded.

"That’s great to hear," Liu Boliang was very pleased, "If you need, we can provide the grass seeds, they are definitely the best seeds."

"Most suitable for our local climate."

"You can also choose the variety of grass."

Xu Yang nodded, "No problem."

The two men chatted casually for a few moments, and after Liu Boliang had recorded the grass data and taken some photos, he prepared to leave.

"I need to grade my students later; today I came to see how their assignments were coming along."

"The sophomore practice class has just started, most of them are planting rather poorly, many yielding nothing."

Liu Boliang told Xu Yang.

"I’ll come and see too," Xu Yang, hearing there was excitement to witness, immediately became interested.

"No problem, we all know each other well."

Thus, the two men ducked under the railing and walked towards the fields of the Agricultural University.

Black Horse gazed after Xu Yang from behind the railing.

The Maquan, however, immediately squeezed through and followed closely behind Xu Yang.

This guy was smart and responsible; whenever a stranger came to the farm, he would always bark a few times.

His barking wasn’t aggressive, nor were his actions excessive.

Whenever Xu Yang came out, he would follow, his expression turning innocently cheerful.

Soon, Xu Yang and Liu Boliang arrived at the experimental fields of the Agricultural University.

Liu Boliang took out a roster, which had a table with various data on it.

Two other teachers were with Liu Boliang.

Xu Yang was just there to enjoy the scene.

The Agricultural University students he knew were generally very outgoing. When the teachers checked their fields, they would start justifying themselves vigorously.

"These peanuts of mine were growing; at least half had sprouted, but someone pulled them all out!"

"My scallions were eaten by a local’s cow!"

"The chives have also sprouted, look, teacher, there are a few!"

The school’s teachers had seen it all before and were too lazy to respond.

Especially with the chives; the teacher didn’t even want to talk.

The person who planted the chives was Wu Kai.

Xu Yang looked at the chives in the field and couldn’t help but burst into laughter.

He had the skill of an expert in farming, so he saw everything clearly.

The row of chives was not growing, but had been fully intact when planted in the ground.

In other words, Wu Kai had purchased a bundle of chives from the market and the night before the exam, secretly filled the ground with the fully complete chives, pretending they had grown there.

This guy was talented.

University students sure know how to cause a stir!

Xu Yang hadn’t intended to laugh so obviously, but he simply couldn’t help himself.

Watching the students farm was too amusing.

In order to pass the exam, they really would use any means necessary.

The teachers surely had noticed too, which is why they ignored Wu Kai.

They simply didn’t give any extra points for his chives.

But what surprised Xu Yang the most was the Gem Corn Wu Kai had planted.

Although the corn stalks had mostly fallen over, lying flat, they still produced corn that could be harvested.

As long as it could grow, it was good corn.

This indicated that applying lots of fertilizer was effective.

Of course, the quality of the corn was not very good, the kernels were not plump, barely passable, and it couldn’t be considered fine quality.

It was just a matter of taking it slow.