I have been farming since I crossed over.

Lu Jintang was helped up by Master Qin and said, "Everything went well. Congratulations, Master Thirteen."

Lu Jintang returned the gift, and the beam-raising ceremony officially ended. Everyone started working in a hurry.

Yang Mingxi stood aside and watched in amazement. How could a simple task of raising a beam be so troublesome?

The first thing Lu Jintang did when he stood up was to look at Yang Mingxi who was standing beside him. Yang Mingxi smiled at him and walked towards him.

Lu Jintang looked at Yang Mingxi and nodded, then turned and said, "Master Lu, take control of the overall situation. Place people wherever they are needed. We'll get everything done today."

Lu Da nodded to show that he understood, and then left.

Lu Jintang looked at Lu San and said, "Follow closely in the kitchen and see if there are enough pots and pans. Try to use wooden basins when serving food. If there aren't enough, go to the carpenter and ask them to rush them."

Lu San responded and turned to leave.

Lu Jintang followed up, "Lu Er, go ask Tang Jiahang if he's alright and come with me to see what we're going to do next."

Lu Er nodded and left.

Lu Jintang turned around and looked at Yang Mingxi and said, "Come on, walk with me. It's rare for you to have time to come here. Can you see if there's anything I haven't done well?"

Yang Mingxi nodded and followed Lu Jintang.

Lu Jintang walked slowly to stand side by side with Yang Mingxi, then lowered his head and said, "I really wish you had been with me just now, kneeling beside me."

Yang Mingxi: “…”

Lu Jintang laughed at himself and said, "I was just anxious, don't take it to heart."

Yang Mingxi smiled awkwardly.

Tang Jiahang watched the couple being affectionate with each other from afar. For some reason, he stopped and couldn't bear to go up and disturb them.

Lu Jintang and Yang Mingxi walked over to Tang Jiahang. Lu Jintang said, "Master Tang, let's go and take a look at my later plans and help me get some people ready for the emergency!"

Tang Jiahang looked at Lu Jintang, said nothing, and nodded.

The group came to the roadside and stopped. Lu Jintang pointed to the tunnel below the road and said, "This is where I plan to plant rice seedlings. Now there are almost 500 acres of land that have been reclaimed."

Yang Mingxi took a look and was surprised. Wow, this is only 500 mu? Why does it look endless?

Tang Jiahang said, "Well, that's good. It seems you haven't been idle recently. How many more people are needed? How do you plan?"

Lu Jintang said, "The more people, the better. We also have mules. I've planted rice seedlings in every area with access to water. I estimate there are 10,000 acres, and even now, not even one-tenth of it has been cultivated."

Tang Jiahang said, "You're not going to do this right. We definitely don't have enough manpower. How many more people are coming?"

"There should be about three hundred more left, which will arrive in about half a month, just in time for planting rice seedlings in the fields. So you have to help me get some more people, otherwise there won't be enough food." Lu Jintang said.

"Do you have enough seedlings?" Tang Jiahang asked Lu Jintang while glancing at Yang Mingxi.

Lu Jintang also looked at Yang Mingxi and said, "Axi, how many fields will the rice seedlings we sow be enough for?"

Yang Mingxi said, "It should be 2000 acres!" Yang Mingxi remembered that she had planted more than days at that time, and with the remaining crops she had prepared earlier, she used up all of them for Lu Jintang's family. The villagers of Changshan Village all planted their own tomatoes and then planted them now. Fortunately, Changshan Village was not populated and had limited fields, but they still used up almost two harvests.

Lu Jintang stretched out his hand and said, "Look, I said there weren't enough people and mules. You better find a solution! There's only one month left to plant the rice seedlings."

Tang Jiahang nodded. This was indeed a problem. If there was no other solution, he could ask his good friend and cousin, the young master of Zuixianlou, for help.

Then he turned around and said, "I left some open space around the yard. I've turned it over and planted some vegetables with Axi. They should be ready to eat by the time Grandpa gets here."

Then he pointed to the more remote gentle slope behind the house and said, "These gentle slopes are ready. We'll plant bitter melons in a few days. You have to think of a way to sell the bitter melons this year. And Liu Ziqian, you two should cooperate well when the time comes."

Tang Jiahang got to know Lu Jintang all over again today. No wonder his mother and father never said anything bad about him, always saying that he was raised by his great-grandfather and couldn't be any worse. It turns out he was just hiding his incompetence! Fortunately, fortunately.

While Tang Jiahang was thinking about this, Lu Jintang had already taken Yang Mingxi to see the farm surrounded by the valley.

"Axi, take a look at this breeding farm I built. How about I send some of it directly to your sixth uncle and aunt?" Lu Jintang said.

Yang Mingxi looked at the scene before her, completely in awe. A large valley was divided into four or five areas by wooden fences. At first glance, they looked like chicken farms, pig farms, bison farms, wild sheep farms, and even a sika deer farm. And what was that in the distance? Why did it look like a wild horse?

Yang Mingxi suddenly understood. She heard that Lu Jintang was penniless when he left home, and then the clinic and restaurant would receive some precious prey from time to time. It seemed that this was Lu Jintang's way of making money!

Yang Mingxi suddenly said, "Lu Jintang, how long have you been getting those bison? Why don't you just pull them by yourself and use them to reclaim the wasteland?"

Lu Jintang smiled and said, "Axi is really smart. Why didn't I think of that? I'll arrange for someone to try it out tomorrow."

Yang Mingxi added, "The farm can build some thatched huts or thatched pens on flat land for the animals to sleep on at night. The ground can be covered with thatch or wild grass from the mountains to accumulate fertilizer. When the time comes, it can be put into the fields, so that the crops will grow better."

Lu Jintang nodded and said, "Okay." Then he turned and said, "Lu Er, follow Axi's instructions and ask the farm. If they don't have enough manpower, send more people over. We'll build the house later and then take care of the farm first."

After watching, the two of them walked back and found that Tang Jiahang had not followed them. When they came out of the valley, they saw Tang Jiahang standing on the side of the road, seemingly waiting for someone.

"Can you please keep your secret meeting behind other people's backs, please? There are so many people here." Tang Jiahang said resentfully.

Yang Mingxi blushed, took a half step back, lowered her head, and said nothing.

Lu Jintang paused for a moment, then pulled Yang Ming and said, "Don't be afraid, there's no one else here, let's go together." Then he said loudly, "Little kid, you should be more discerning. Let's go back!"

Tang Jiahang gossiped, "You guys really went in there for a tryst? Then why did I see Lu Er hurried out and you guys followed him out? I thought... hehe."

Lu Jintang glanced at Tang Jiahang and said, "What nonsense are you talking about? I set up a farm in the valley. Ah Xi suggested using bison to reclaim the wasteland, so I arranged for Lu Er to go and take charge."

Tang Jiahang said awkwardly, "Oh, really?" and walked back.

Lu Jintang and Yang Mingxi walked side by side and went to see the gentle slope behind the house. The land had been prepared, but no fertilizer had been added. They didn't know whether the fertilizer was enough.

Yang Mingxi said: "You didn't add any fertilizer, I'm afraid it won't be fertile enough by then!"

Lu Jintang laughed and said, "The water here hasn't been added yet, but the water over there has been added from the toilet and covered with humus soil."

Yang Mingxi was embarrassed for a moment, but still gave a thumbs up and said, "You arranged it very well."

Lu Jintang said, "There's an uncle who's good at growing crops. I hired twenty people to help him grow the crops. He made all the arrangements. I just told him what to do, and I didn't care about anything else."

Yang Mingxi smiled and said, "Knowing how to use people well is also a talent."

Lu Jintang laughed and said, "It's really not easy to get your praise. Let's go, I think it's time to eat."