Ye Shisan was incredibly impressed with Cheng Xiaofan, truly to the point of bowing down. A master was a master!
His earth-burrowing technique was fast, so fast that Cheng Xiaofan noticed the tear in his clothes from the rocks underground. This showed what kind of eyes he possessed.
No guessing needed!
The other party definitely had x-ray vision!
Immediately, Ye Shisan rushed down from the top of the terraced fields. He bowed deeply to Cheng Xiaofan and said, "Mr. Cheng, thank you for your reminder. From now on, when I use the earth-burrowing technique, I will pay attention to my surroundings."
Hearing this, Cheng Xiaofan nodded and said, "That's right, you must pay attention to the details. This is just an ordinary stone, but if it were a blade, it could be life-threatening!"
"Yes, I was truly careless in this regard!" Ye Shisan said sheepishly.
Cheng Xiaofan patted his shoulder and said, "Come on, let's go inside to talk!"
Back in the bamboo villa, Cheng Xiaofan moved the large pork leg directly from his spatial storage in front of Ye Shisan.
"Old Ye, chop this pork leg into large pieces, rub it with a little salt, put it in a jar, seal it, and hang it in the well in the backyard to store. Take it out whenever you want to eat," Cheng Xiaofan said, placing the pork leg on the table.
When building this bamboo villa, Cheng Xiaofan had intentionally dug a deep well in the backyard near the pond.
The water in the deep well was particularly cool and was ideal for storing food.
After all, there was no electricity here yet, so refrigerators or freezers couldn't be used. Having a deep well to store things was much more convenient.
In fact, in the past, the people of Zhuxi Village liked to store food using well water, and the stored items always retained their natural deliciousness and were not easy to spoil.
This was mainly because the water quality in the deep mountains was good, and it was warm in winter and cool in summer.
Even now that Zhuxi Village had freezers, many households still maintained the habit of storing items using deep well water.
It was the same principle as when the people of Zhuxi Village made rice wine. They would seal the brewed wine in jars and bury them in a deep cellar dug in the yard.
Ye Shisan listened to Cheng Xiaofan's instructions and chuckled, "Okay, I'll get right on it."
Cheng Xiaofan said, "Old Ye, you go ahead and do that. I'm going back. I'll come see you again another day!"
Ye Shisan said, "Mr. Cheng, when you come to Bailong Lake next time, could you help me buy some lambs? I'd like to raise a few sheep here."
"The grass here is too good, it would be a waste to leave it unused. With sheep, we can clear some of the weeds in the mountains and also increase our income!"
Cheng Xiaofan smiled and said, "Old Ye, to be honest, I've had this idea for a long time, but I've been too busy with other matters to attend to it."
"How about this, after I go back, I'll consider buying some lambs and sending them over. But that would mean more work for you!"
Ye Shisan chuckled, "Mr. Cheng, you're too kind. I won't have to worry. Once the lambs arrive, I'll just hand them over to the groundhogs to manage!"
Cheng Xiaofan nodded and smiled, "You're right. Since these groundhogs are idle anyway, making them shepherd rodents would be quite interesting. I'll take care of this when I get back!"
"Squeak!"
"Squeak!"
"Squeak!"
Just then, the groundhogs arrived. Hearing what Cheng Xiaofan said, they happily hopped and jumped around him.
Master, we want to be shepherd rodents!
Legend has it that our ancestors were born as shepherd rodents.
Being shepherd rodents is very prestigious. If any sheep don't listen to us, we'll drag them underground and scare them to death.
We don't fear fatigue; we just want that prestige of being shepherd rodents!
Listening to the groundhogs, Cheng Xiaofan squatted down and flicked each of their little heads, laughing, "You little rascals, it's very easy to become shepherd rodents. I will definitely satisfy your wish!"
Ye Shisan said enviously from the side, "Mr. Cheng, I really envy you. You can communicate freely with the groundhogs. Although we are both earth-element cultivators, I can't converse with them."
Cheng Xiaofan smiled, "Don't worry, I believe that as you spend more time with them, you will definitely be able to communicate with them freely!"
"Alright, I'm leaving now. We'll chat another day!"
He bid farewell to Ye Shisan and walked out of the villa.
"Screech—"
The Sky-Breaking Eagle landed precisely in front of Cheng Xiaofan.
When Cheng Xiaofan returned home, Miao Xiuhua glanced at her son and said, "Xiaofan, what are you doing here?"
Cheng Xiaofan smiled and said, "Mom, are you confused? This is my home, of course I have to come back here!"
"Go, go, go, your home is in the new villa from now on!"
Miao Xiuhua immediately pushed Cheng Xiaofan out with both hands, saying, "Yiling and Shen Ruobing have moved there. Don't linger here."
"From now on, this will be my and your dad's private world!"
"..." Cheng Xiaofan was speechless.
His mother's vocabulary had improved, she even knew how to say "private world."
However, he had promised his mother yesterday that he would move to the new house today, so he couldn't go back on his word.
Cheng Xiaofan scratched his head and said, "Okay, then I'll go to the new house. Mom, I won't be back often from now on. Don't you miss me?"
"Miss you, my foot! We're all in the same village. Do you think you can use these words to make Mom cry? I won't fall for your trick!" Miao Xiuhua said dismissively.
Cheng Xiaofan thought to himself, his mother had interacted with more people, she could even casually say "make Mom cry." She was truly not simple.
His mother would definitely be a dominant figure in the rural world from now on.
"Mom, I'm leaving then!" Cheng Xiaofan pushed his motorcycle out of the house and waved goodbye to Miao Xiuhua.
"Stop dawdling and just go!" Miao Xiuhua said.
After her son left, she couldn't help but feel a sting in her nose, and her eyes welled up with tears.
She thought, they were living in the same village, why did she suddenly feel so sad?
Alas, young people always had their own world.
She couldn't keep them bound to her side all day.
Fortunately, her son had returned from the city. If he hadn't returned and had settled down in the city, he might have only returned once a year.
After comforting herself like this, Miao Xiuhua couldn't help but grin and smile happily.
At this moment, Cheng Xiaofan had already returned to the villa.
Bai Yiling and Shen Ruobing were not in the house. They were probably at the village company.
Seeing that it was getting late, he still had to cook dinner. Otherwise, when the two beauties returned, there would be no food for them.
Mom was right, they would have to hire a nanny then.
Cheng Xiaofan went to the kitchen and opened a few freezers. He found them packed with wild boar meat, including a large piece of spareribs from the wild boar king.
Why was there so much wild boar meat at home?
He didn't have time to think about it and immediately took out a piece of wild boar meat, chopped it into mince, and prepared to make clear soup meatballs.
He then picked some chili peppers, flat beans, and eggplants from the backyard.
It took him nearly twenty minutes to prepare four dishes and one soup.
Cheng Xiaofan brought the dishes to the table and locked them with his true qi. This way, the dishes wouldn't cool down easily and could also be infused with some spiritual energy.
While his own "White Goddess" hadn't returned yet, he took out his phone and started searching online for the breeds of lambs he wanted to purchase.
Since those groundhogs liked being shepherd rodents so much, he couldn't disappoint them!