The Country Maiden: Fields and Leisure -
Chapter 744 - 743: Reality Teaches You How to Be a Boss in Minutes
Chapter 744: Chapter 743: Reality Teaches You How to Be a Boss in Minutes
Once we got over Qili Slope, Dahei Mountain lay ahead.
Along the way, we encountered many children from our village. Without adults to accompany them, they could only gaze longingly as the Wang family members set off into Dahei Mountain.
Entering Dahei Mountain, Wang Yongping took the lead, guiding us with a lordly air, pointing out various spots to his nephews and nieces.
He indicated where you could find certain things, where he had previously hunted game, and where there was water.
The little ones listened with bewildered expressions.
They all clung to Wang Yongping, urging him to take them around for a spin.
Jinhoo couldn’t have wished for more help in looking after this bunch of brothers and sisters, freeing him up to focus on hunting for Yellow Pine Mushrooms. He chimed in to persuade Wang Yongping, eventually coaxing him into playing the role of the child king.
After walking a few steps, Wang Yongzhu spotted familiar madder and Persicaria tinctoria and was struck with inspiration.
Presently, her primary source of income came from dyeing fabric, a success she owed much to the patronage of Consort De from the Capital City.
Consort De was her current lifeline and pillar of wealth in this time and space, a crucial reason she was living relatively comfortably.
With that in mind, she resolved to hold tight to that golden pillar.
She had to prepare several new patterns of dyed valves to present to Consort De this year.
She also needed to create unprecedented colors to make exclusive fabrics for Consort De, ideally making the consort so fond of her fabrics that she’d become a steadfast client, ensuring Wang Yongzhu wouldn’t be cast aside by the higher echelons’ noble patron.
Having made up her mind, Wang Yongzhu was no longer captivated by the natural beauty around her.
Finding a clean rock, she sat down, watching Wang Yongping being dragged here and there by the children, causing quite a commotion, while he ran around sweatily to their amusement.
Wang Yongzhu couldn’t bear to watch it any longer, "Brother Song, could you go check what they’re really up to?"
Song Chongjin also hadn’t been up the mountain for a while. Returning to Dahei Mountain, he felt the ease of a fish returning to water.
He knew Dahei Mountain like the back of his hand, every tree, every stone was etched in his memory.
Seeing that Wang Yongzhu seemed to want a break, he felt an itch to join in. Tucking his cloak into his waistband, he took off in a few strides and said something to the children. Before long, they left Wang Yongping and started pestering Song Chongjin instead.
Wang Yongzhu watched, smiling for a while, before mentally summoning, "Xiao Tiantian, come out—"
There was no reply.
"Xiao Tiantian?"
Silence ensued.
"If you won’t come out, then don’t ever come out again—" Wang Yongzhu threatened leisurely.
"You bully! How dare you threaten me! Let me tell you, I am the genuine Farming System that cannot be tempted by wealth or subdued by force. I will not yield to threats from the host, I am—" Xiao Tiantian stomped around in Wang Yongzhu’s mind.
"Then just shut down! Continue to stew in your little dark room forever!" Wang Yongzhu replied, unfazed.
"I am your loyal, unique, eternal friend Xiao Tiantian! Dear, may I ask what service I can provide for you?" Xiao Tiantian, having held out for so many days, simply couldn’t take it anymore and caved in completely.
It really had the misfortune of being born unlucky, with such a low luck value to have encountered a host like this.
I initially thought she was a bookworm dizzied by high-tech! Thinking she was a bookworm, her mind would be simple; besides her focused studies and interests, she wouldn’t fuss over anything else.
Wouldn’t she just listen to everything the System said? As long as you provide her with sufficiently eye-catching goodies, like some high-level-dimensional technology to immerse her in, then you can get Wang Yongzhu to do tasks by telling her that only by completing tasks and earning Points can she touch the tech from a higher dimension.
Xiao Tiantian ran countless calculations on its own and felt that this plan had the greatest chance of success.
Full of confidence, it implemented the plan, but unexpectedly—
If Xiao Tiantian had a physical body, it would definitely vomit blood in frustration.
Even though it was a Farming System, it too had dreams, ideals, and aspirations, a System with all three. Encountering Wang Yongzhu, who was truly nonchalant about farming, when needed, she’d just pull out the System to use, and when not, she could shut the System away forever. It was just too much!
The last time Wang Yongzhu failed to come forth in time to tell her that Wang Laozhu’s life, a native inhabitant, had reached its limit, the System wouldn’t go against natural laws to forcefully keep Wang Laozhu alive. She somehow got incited, and made the System kneel in submission for a month or two.
With a host like this, what else could it do?
Every day, Xiao Tiantian tirelessly calculated in the little dark room, how to get along harmoniously with the host and complete tasks together.
After countless calculations, Xiao Tiantian sadly found that the only way out was to transform from a Farming System into a bootlicking System.
Xiao Tiantian refused such a cruel fate for a System. The moment it was released, it fought for its dignity!
However, reality quickly taught it to be understanding and attentive!
Glancing at the Points displayed on the System panel, Xiao Tiantian thought maybe it could compromise a little.
Not to mention, during the time it was shut away, it had made contact with other Systems. After experiencing a host who self-destructed in misery, the other hosts became much more cautious.
The Systems all felt imperiled and no longer urged their hosts to do tasks, fearing that they might encounter the same fate and be blown up along with their hosts. That was certainly not what the Systems wanted.
Comparing this, Xiao Tiantian felt its own host was actually quite reliable. Though she exchanged quite a few items up to now, she had always been very prudent.
Such a grand Seed Selection and Cultivation Laboratory was only used once to sift through mushroom spores and then never used again.
Just relying on a few inconspicuous dye recipes, she was actually doing as well as any other host now.
Xiao Tiantian, having given up on itself, thought, if it couldn’t be a Farming System or a bootlicking System, it might as well be a laid-back System!
Although thinking so, its response to Wang Yongzhu was extremely eager.
Wang Yongzhu motioned Xiao Tiantian to open the shop, and then spent five Points to purchase several dye recipes.
Upon seeing Wang Yongzhu intent on leaving after getting the recipes, not planning to spend more Points, Xiao Tiantian couldn’t resist and fervently recommended, "Dear, we have a 10% discount today on the System’s most advanced Genetic Liquid, scientific laboratories, and genetic screening techniques for your choosing! Once missed, it’s gone forever! Host, won’t you—won’t you take one?"
Wang Yongzhu glanced at it without much interest.
She was very aware that these technologies were too far beyond this time and space, buying them would be useless, so why waste Points?
"Dear, if you’re not interested in these products, it’s okay. We have a special promotional offer today. If you choose to upgrade the System, there’s a 100 Points discount on a 5000 Points purchase! Dear, such an unprecedented discount offer, don’t you agree? Unheard of, right? Not buying it would be crazy, don’t you think?"
Farming System Xiao Tiantian, naturally turning into a persuasive vendor!
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