Miao Xiuhua blocked Luo Changsheng and said, "Xiao Fan's grandfather, it's almost noon, you might as well stay for lunch before leaving!"
Luo Changsheng laughed, "No, this matter of moving rice cultivation to the mountains is very important. I'll have lunch here another day. I must immediately assign tasks."
After Luo Changsheng left, Miao Xiuhua smiled and said to her son, "Xiao Fan, I won't be keeping you for lunch today. You should go back home to eat. Yiling hasn't seen you for a few days, she must miss you!"
Sigh!
Mom, am I your biological son?
Cheng Xiaofan sighed inwardly but didn't dare to say it out loud.
He smiled and said, "Okay, I'll go home to eat. However, I was in a hurry when I went abroad this time and forgot to bring anything for you and Dad!"
Miao Xiuhua snorted dismissively, "What's so good about foreign food compared to the delicacies of our Zhuxi Village?"
"Didn't you just say that foreigners have to fight tooth and nail to get phone calls to purchase delicacies from our Zhuxi Village!"
Cheng Xiaofan nodded repeatedly, "Yes, there's really nothing good to eat abroad. I've been eating Chinese food these past few days!"
Miao Xiuhua quickly nudged her son a few times, "Don't linger here, Yiling will be off work soon. Go back to your villa."
"Okay, Dad, Mom, I'm leaving!" Cheng Xiaofan turned and left.
Arriving at his villa, Cheng Xiaofan found that Tang Guoxing had already prepared the meal.
Li Mingxi had moved to the lake island and was living with the three Shui Fox sisters.
Since Li Mingxi, a fire cultivator, and Zheng Yixin, a water cultivator, had collaborated on a performance of "Water and Fire as One Family" last time, the two of them often practiced their skills together.
If Li Mingxi were still here, she could have assisted Tang Guoxing.
"Old Tang, thank you for your hard work!" Cheng Xiaofan greeted Tang Guoxing as soon as he saw him.
Tang Guoxing's face was full of smiles, "Mr. Cheng, you are too polite. Look at my physique, it's still so strong. Making this meal doesn't tire me out at all!"
Cheng Xiaofan knew that cultivators of craftsmanship generally had excellent physiques.
After they chatted for a while, Bai Yiling, Shen Ruobing, and Tang Xiuwan returned from work.
"Xiao Fan, you're back!" Bai Yiling called out to Cheng Xiaofan from a distance.
Cheng Xiaofan smiled, "I'm back. Everyone wash your hands and come over for dinner!"
At this moment, Tang Guoxing had already brought all the dishes to the table.
"Xiuwan, are you getting used to working here?" Cheng Xiaofan asked.
Tang Xiuwan smiled, "Yes, I really love this place!"
Bai Yiling asked, "Xiao Fan, did you go see Mom and Dad?"
Cheng Xiaofan took a mouthful of rice, chewed, and smiled, "I did. I didn't expect Mom, after seeing some news, to ask me if I could improve the rice to grow in the mountains."
Bai Yiling chuckled, "That sounds a bit unrealistic, difficult to achieve, right?"
Cheng Xiaofan smiled, "No problem, I can do it. However, growing rice in the mountains requires choosing the right environment. I think there are a few good mountains near Nanshan Lake."
There were a few mountains near Nanshan Lake with relatively gentle slopes, sparsely covered with trees, and the rest were weeds.
In Cheng Xiaofan's opinion, as long as the villagers cleared those sparse trees, he could bring the nine ground-drilling rats from Bai Mang Lake and clear the weeds on the mountains overnight.
In fact, the villagers would need more than a month to clear those scattered trees.
Originally, these tasks could have been done by the ground-drilling rats, and very quickly, it would have been completed within two days.
But doing so would spoil the villagers and cultivate bad habits of laziness and aversion to hard work.
Next, Cheng Xiaofan would use spiritual rain to improve the soil.
Once the soil had spiritual energy, the rice could naturally grow in the mountains.
Those sitting at the table were either cultivators or craftsmen, so Cheng Xiaofan saw no need to hide his plans from them and told them everything.
"Mr. Cheng, you're a jack of all trades, skilled in everything!"
Tang Guoxing said with a beaming smile, "It seems we can eat Nanshan Lake rice containing spiritual energy before the end of the year!"
Cheng Xiaofan nodded, "Yes, we will definitely be able to eat this kind of rice before the end of the year."
Tang Xiuwan laughed, "Growing rice in the mountains has already become a hot topic online. If the off-season rice that Xiao Fan brother produces comes out, the term 'off-season' will become a worldwide trending topic!"
Shen Ruobing couldn't help but laugh, "At that time, people admiring plum blossoms in the snow will probably have countless tourists flocking to Zhuxi Village to admire the harvest in the snow!"
Bai Yiling said, "That will definitely attract countless people to visit. It seems that growing rice in the mountains will not only solve the food problem for the people of Zhuxi but also bring a large amount of income to the village."
Cheng Xiaofan smiled, "If Mom hadn't brought this matter up, I really wouldn't have thought of it."
Amidst laughter, they finished their lunch.
As soon as they finished eating, he received a call from Luo Changsheng: "Xiao Fan, the villagers have returned with two hundred catties of rice seeds, all japonica rice. They are already in your attic."
Luo Changsheng was quite impatient. Cheng Xiaofan had asked him to arrange for the villagers to purchase rice seeds in the afternoon, but they were already bought back by now.
Cheng Xiaofan laughed, "Grandpa, since the rice seeds are bought back so quickly, I'll rush over this afternoon to improve them."
"After the rice seeds are improved, they will be temporarily stored at my place. When the scattered trees in the mountains are cleared, I will notify everyone to plant them."
Luo Changsheng laughed and said, "Xiao Fan, don't worry about that. I've already asked Tang Guihua to notify the villagers, asking them to find ways to mobilize their relatives and friends to help clear the scattered trees on the mountains."
"Anyway, the village has money now, enough to pay everyone's wages. The most important thing is to clear those few mountains you mentioned as soon as possible."
Cheng Xiaofan laughed, "Grandpa, you're a genius! I think this method is really good!"
Luo Changsheng said, "Work will start this afternoon, so I won't chat anymore. I have to go there personally to supervise."
Cheng Xiaofan said with some concern, "Grandpa, you're old, don't go yourself. Let other village leaders supervise!"
Luo Changsheng laughed, "This is such an important matter, I wouldn't feel at ease if I didn't go myself."
"Alright, if we keep talking, we'll never finish. I'm leaving!"
After hanging up the phone, Cheng Xiaofan said to his White Goddess, "I'm going to the back mountain to process those rice seeds first, and then I need to visit Old Ye at Bai Mang Lake. I'll be back late, so I won't be eating at home!"
Bai Yiling smiled, "I know you're especially sentimental. When you came back, you were definitely going to see Ye Shisan. I've prepared a large box of food products, bring it for him to try!"
"Okay, I'll take it then!"
Cheng Xiaofan left the dining room and followed Bai Yiling to get the large box of packaged food products, placing it on his motorcycle.
Arriving at the bamboo loft in the back mountain, Cheng Xiaofan immediately saw two sacks of rice seeds placed there.
He immediately started his motorcycle, walked up, and directly threw the two sacks of rice seeds into the Shennong Space.