Leisurely mountain village

"Things are valued for their scarcity, so there's no rush. Let's leave it at that for this year." Ye Huan nodded. Before, he was alone, and it was just a trial planting. How much could he possibly plant?

Didn't you see the vegetable garden isn't even fully planted? His parents complained about it when they came back.

"Currently, the main fruit trees are peaches, with watermelons and strawberries as secondary crops. After this year is over, we'll officially start large-scale production tomorrow. I need to think about what kinds of fruits to plant," Ye Huan said.

Ye Huan's parents don't ask what kind of seeds they're given; they'll just plant them. Their son will handle the market and everything else. With an income of over ten thousand yuan a day, Ye Huan's parents have no other thoughts now. They have to farm, and they have to plant as much as possible.

After Grandpa finished eating, he swayed back home humming a little tune. Life is getting more and more comfortable.

The two little girls hadn't had enough of chatting all morning, so after they finished eating, they sat in the living room watching cartoons and continuing to chat. Ye Huan's dad no longer had to get up early to pick vegetables, so he wasn't sleepy at noon and just wandered around.

Mom went for a nap, and Bai Jie went back for a nap too.

Ye Huan had originally planned to take a nap, but an old classmate called him, so he took the call and lay down on a deck chair outside the yard. Luckily, there were several big trees outside the yard, so it wasn't too sunny.

"Hey, what made you think of calling me?" Ye Huan asked after lying down.

"I heard you got fired. How are you doing? Where are you now?" a woman's voice came from outside.

"Yeah, I went back to my hometown. It's been over a month. What have you been up to? I just found out." Ye Huan laughed. It wasn't because the person opposite him was his goddess, girlfriend, or crush, but because this person was Chen Xixi, his best female friend from four years of college—a true buddy.

"Oh, I heard it from them. They just returned to China recently."

"Hmm, where? Shanghai or the capital?" Ye Huan asked.

"Your actual work will be in Shanghai, but you're currently in your hometown of Nanjing. You met up with some old classmates, and they told you about you. What happened to you? You went back to your hometown? You're not coming out anymore?"

"Yeah, I've just realized that farming is what suits me best. I should have applied to the agricultural university near your house! Haha! I regret it so much," Ye Huan laughed.

"A senior computer science expert from Shenzhen University, going back to farming? I just can't believe it. Anyway, a few old classmates were thinking that since we graduated a few years ago, we should get together sometime," Chen Xixi said.

"It's all rumors. I'm nothing. I've really come back to farming, and things are already set up." Ye Huan said, "A gathering? Okay, let me know the time and place in advance. It's not easy for me to come down from the mountains."

"I don't know what you're after, the beauty of the mountains, or the strength of the wild boars."

"Big brother, what nonsense are you spouting? Hahaha~" Ye Huan laughed speechlessly.

"Okay, I'm not going to chat with you anymore. The location will probably be somewhere near the school or near me. We'll see what the classmates say then. Keep an eye on the group messages."

"Okay!" Ye Huan nodded. It was indeed several years since he graduated, so it would be good to see his classmates. He still had some good friends from his university days, such as his roommates.

Although people online say that class reunions are meant to break up couples, they've only been out of school for a few years. Who knows if any of them are even married yet?

As for rekindling old flames? Ye Huan scoffed dismissively. Let alone him, his ex-girlfriend got into someone else's BMW right in front of him—how could she possibly rekindle her feelings for a loser like him?

He put his phone away and, too lazy to go upstairs, lay down on the recliner and drifted off to sleep. It wasn't too hot outside, so he just lay there.

"I laughed triumphantly, and laughed triumphantly again, laughing at the world's mortals who never grow old." Ye Huan had just fallen asleep when she was woken up by the phone call.

He took out his phone, looked at it with annoyance at who it was, and realized he had been dozing off for a while. The phone hadn't rung in ages. What was going on today?

Upon seeing the beautiful woman he had once rescued in a heroic act, he answered the phone with a puzzled look, "Hmm? Hello." She shared his surname, Ye, but he didn't know how to address her. Should he call her Miss Ye? That didn't seem appropriate. Should he call her Sister Ye? That also seemed unsuitable.

So he simply stopped using that form of address.

"Ye Huan, you went back to your hometown? I see your WeChat Moments are full of scenery from your hometown," Ye Yingying asked.

"Yes, that's right. I got fired after arguing with my boss, so I just came back," Ye Huan confirmed.

"My best friend and I are thinking of going somewhere to travel next month. How about it where you are?" Ye Yingying asked again.

"Oh, the scenery is alright, there are mountains, water and delicious food, but that's about it, no scenic spots or anything, it's all natural." Ye Huan breathed a sigh of relief, thinking it was something serious.

"Really? That's great! My best friend loves natural places like this. She says scenic spots are the least interesting, and I think so too." Ye Yingying was pleasantly surprised.

"Is accommodation convenient?" she asked again.

“There are definitely no hotels or guesthouses available. The nearest one would be in town, which is quite far from here. However, my house is currently under renovation, so it should be enough for just the two of you,” Ye Huan said after thinking for a moment.

"That's great! Don't worry, it's just the two of us. You've met my best friend before, she's Wan Qianqian, the one who asked me to keep her company when you saved me after her breakup."

"Alright, the renovation should be finished in another month. I'll just go buy a new big bed and bedding." Ye Huan nodded. Come on, we know each other anyway, they're both beautiful women.

"Then I'll trouble you. That little white dog in your video is so cute, is it there?"

"Yes, it is, but it's a wolf," Ye Huan said with a smile.

"What? Little White is a wolf?" Ye Yingying's voice suddenly rose three octaves.

"Well, when we first went into the mountains, it got caught in a hunter's trap. Its father found me and rescued it. But its father probably thought I was raising it well, so he gave it to me," Ye Huan explained to the woman with a smile.

"My goodness, Little White is a wolf! How adorable! I can't wait to visit you."

"No rush. It's really inconvenient to come now. It's a mess. The house is still under renovation, mainly the bathroom and shower room. In the countryside in the mountains, I can't stay here if it's not renovated," Ye Huan said with a wry smile.

Having studied and worked in a big city like Shenzhen for four years, he had long since adapted to the convenient and fast-paced life. When he came back, he could go without takeout and see a movie once every six months, but he was indeed a little unaccustomed to the showers and toilets back home.

So when he had money, the first thing he did was hire a construction team to renovate, including a simple renovation of his house. For example, he built a new gazebo in the yard, and in addition to the gas stove, he also renovated the large earthen stove in his house.

He loved the crispy rice crust from the earthen stove that he used to eat often when he was a child. He thought about it every day. After he came back, he made it a few times using his grandfather's large stove, and finally satisfied his craving.