[Mo Dao Zu Shi Fanfiction] I Raise A Ying in Yiling

Seeing Wei Chaoyan's face full of "I'm doomed" and "I'm finished" funny expressions, Liu Yu covered his mouth with his fist to hide his laughter and said in a somewhat muffled voice, "Ahem, it's not like I said you have to go to the fields to work yourself. Our agronomists will tell you exactly how to do it. After you learn, you can hire people to do it. You just need to tell them how to do it."

"That's true." Wei Chaoyan suddenly realized that she could ask for help, or even cooperate with Lady Yan on this matter. It concerned a vital matter of people's livelihood, and since it didn't harm their interests but rather helped them win public support, they would likely not only not refuse or obstruct it, but would strongly support it. Hehe, she could slack off again!

"So what crops should we plant first? Rice? Wheat? Sweet potatoes? Potatoes? Corn?" Wei Chaoyan asked, rubbing her hands together eagerly.

Liu Yu smiled strangely and said, "Just think about the classic scenes of the Yiling Patriarch in Yiling and you'll understand."

“???” Wei Chaoyan tried desperately to recall.

"Was it after A-Ying rescued Wen Ning from Qiongqi Path and led Wen Qing's lineage to the Burial Mound that she shook her leg and discussed with Wen Qing whether to plant potatoes or radishes?"

“Yes,” Liu Yu said, “This means that the area around Yiling is suitable for growing potatoes and radishes. You will be able to find seeds for these two crops soon. For the first planting, we will improve the planting methods and fertilizer application based on the experts’ advice, and the yield will definitely be high. We can develop many derivative products around potatoes and radishes, and you can use this as a base to slowly and subtly develop your own power.”

Wei Chaoyan thought about it and realized that potatoes and radishes have indeed been developed into various ways of cooking by foodies in modern China. Moreover, these two crops are relatively easy to grow and have a high yield. If they are considered as a development option, their development prospects are quite good.

Just thinking about all the delicious potato and radish snacks she had eaten in her past life, such as French fries, potato pancakes, mini potatoes, potato noodles, pickled radishes, radish cakes, spicy radishes, and so on, made Wei Chaoyan's mouth water uncontrollably. Not to mention there were many related recipes. Hmm, the future (of food) is bright (beyond the horizon), let's cheer (go for it)!

Wei Chaoyan wiped her mouth, somewhat impatiently saying, "Then after this meeting, I'll go and prepare the necessary things. I remember Yiling corresponds to Yichang City in Hubei Province in modern times. Here, spring potatoes can be planted from February to March. It's currently winter, around mid-December, so planting will be possible in less than two months. I need to prepare the farmland, seeds, and manpower in advance..." As she spoke, Wei Chaoyan turned to say goodbye to Elder Shen and the others, then logged off to handle these matters.

Liu Yu swiftly grabbed her arm, and Wei Chaoyan looked at Liu Yu with a puzzled expression, asking, "What's wrong, Sister Liu?"

"Don't be in such a hurry!" Liu Yu couldn't help but sigh when she saw Wei Chaoyan's impulsive behavior. "There are still many things that haven't been discussed, and you want to run away? Do you think that the leaders went to all this trouble to come to the space today just to see you in person? Or that they just decided that you'd grow potatoes and radishes?"

"Don't forget, you haven't come up with a plan yet regarding the learning space and the cross-border live streaming room that's currently airing. And you haven't made a plan for how to raise you and your younger brothers either. How are we supposed to cooperate with you? Don't forget, Wei Ying and Qi Ye are five and four and a half years old, my girls!! And you haven't clearly explained the system's current functions. How are we supposed to create a useful user manual from such vague clues?!" Liu Yu was exhausted.

"Uh...?! It seems...it really is, hahaha." Wei Chaoyan touched her head and realized that was indeed the case. There were still so many things that hadn't been agreed upon, and she was already thinking of running away without considering the leaders. That was really a bit thoughtless!

Wei Chaoyan chuckled dryly, scratched the back of her neck nervously, and said embarrassedly, "Hehe, well, Sister Liu, I'm sorry, I was just too excited and forgot everything else for a moment! No, no!"

Liu Yu, unusually elegant and slightly out of character, rolled her eyes at Wei Chaoyan, who was awkwardly smiling and begging for forgiveness, and complained, "I've finally seen what your little cousin meant when he said you occasionally have a brain freeze and do something that harms both yourself and others."

Faced with Liu Yu's complaints, Wei Chaoyan dared not retaliate, and could only keep smiling and hoping that Liu Yu would take pity on her and let the matter drop.

Liu Yu sighed and tapped Wei Chaoyan's forehead with her finger, saying, "Alright, let's stop going off-topic and get down to business."

"We have just decided to take the development path of 'stockpiling grain, building high walls, and delaying the declaration of kingship' and 'winning the hearts of the people and stabilizing the overall situation.' We have also chosen to start developing agriculture and related agricultural products by planting potatoes and radishes, thus taking the first step in reform."

"Now that we have a clear plan of action and a choice of how to take the first step, what we need to solve is how to make good use of the learning space—your most powerful tool at the moment. If we make good use of this, the problem of how to properly nurture you and your three children from afar will be solved."

"As for how to upgrade the various functions of the live streaming room unlock system that are forcibly shut down, how to use the functions that the system currently has available, and how to manage the netizens watching the live stream, we can take it one step at a time."

Just thinking about all the troublesome and trivial things that were like a ball of yarn that had been played with by a cat's paws made Wei Chaoyan's head spin. She mourned for her hair for three minutes in advance!