After the divorce, he settled in Northwest China and became a Shennong (a legendary Chinese farmer).

"Yes, I'll be careful. But there's nothing to be afraid of with those people. If you walk by the river long enough, you're bound to get your shoes wet eventually. They're always doing shady things, they'll get their comeuppance sooner or later."

Gu Tong nodded, indicating that she would be careful and also offering Dong Jun a few words of comfort.

The two then went home separately.

After returning home, he went to the kitchen and stewed a pot of hand-pulled pork, then sat in the yard and opened the control panel.

[Influence expands, Shennong value +7]

[Effective work (plowing), Shennong value +8]

[Effective task (collecting stones), Shennong value +8]

Shennong Value: 47 points

......

As messages flashed by, Gu Tong couldn't help but smile with joy after reading them.

The live stream today went very well, gaining him 700 new followers and bringing his total to 3072, surpassing the 3000 mark. This alone earned him 7 Shennong points.

The morning's tilling work and the afternoon's second stone-collecting work yielded 16 Shennong points.

Currently, his Shennong Points have reached a record high of 47 points. Once he accumulates 50 points, he can exchange them for a basic inheritance or save up more to upgrade his realm.

"Keep the Shennong Points for now, there's no rush to exchange them for anything else."

Gu Tong quickly made a decision: he planned to wait a few days, accumulate more Shennong points, and then see what he needed to exchange for.

That night, he edited a video and uploaded it to the platform before going to bed early.

Early the next morning, Gu Tong, Dong Jun, Ai Kebai, and Chen Liang arrived at the edge of the field, which was the composting area.

"Good morning, everyone!" Gu Tong started the live stream immediately. "I'm about to start the composting process. According to my estimation, the fertilizer is completely decomposed. Is that really the case? The answer will be revealed soon."

He was absolutely certain, but several people, including Dong Jun, were somewhat uneasy.

After all, Gu Tong's composting time was relatively short, so it was quite difficult to make the fertilizer fully decompose.

Countless fans flooded into the live stream room. Many of them had watched Gu Tong's composting and turning of the compost pile before, and now that it was the final moment, they wanted to know the result.

No sooner had Gu Tong finished speaking than someone jumped out to cause trouble.

【Small Town Exam Taker 123】: "Bet down! Let's bet on whether Greyhound's composting will be a success or a failure!"

【Lonely Swordsman】: "That's going too far, stealing my business. I'll bet two cents that the little dog will successfully compost."

[I don't eat donkey meat]: "I'll also bet two cents, betting that the dog composting will fail."

......

The live stream chat was in an uproar. Betting was all a joke, with some people thinking it would work and others thinking it wouldn't. The two sides were roughly evenly split.

[Small Town Exam Taker 123]: "Place your bets now! Little Dog, hurry up and open the pile!"

Gu Tong let them make a fuss; the more they made a fuss, the more popular they became, and the more new fans they gained, right?

When the fans started urging him, he stopped talking and, with the help of Dong Jun and others, directly lifted the black plastic film covering the pile of fertilizer.

The steaming scene from the first turning of the compost pile did not reappear; the temperature inside the pile had completely dropped.

Gu Tong waved, and Chen Liang drove the bulldozer to the first pile of manure. With one shovel, he turned part of the pile upside down.

The fertilizer inside was revealed to be shiny black, rather dry, with almost no odor, and the temperature was close to room temperature.

Dong Jun and the others breathed a sigh of relief; it seemed the composting had been a success.

Gu Tong stepped forward to inspect it, then said to the camera, "The fertilizer is completely decomposed. I declare the composting a success!"

The live stream chat exploded with comments like "Congratulations on your success!" flooding the screen.

Unbeknownst to many, a large number of fans have already identified with Gu Tong's character, and they share in Gu Tong's success.

Next, fans started sending all sorts of small gifts, giving Gu Tong a pleasant surprise.

"Alright, now let's start loading the feed and spreading the fertilizer!"

Today, Chen Liang was the main person in charge of loading materials, and Dong Jun was the main person in charge of spreading fertilizer.

Gu Tong and Aikebai will not be idle either. They will follow Dong Jun's fertilizer application progress and begin rotary tillage and sowing operations.

Then the fans saw that after the hopper was full, the man from the neighboring village drove his tractor into the field.

The fertilizer spreader started working. The double-disc fertilizer spreader has a large working area and can complete the fertilizer spreading task of 80 acres in half a day at most.

Ai Kebai followed closely behind, operating a rotary tiller to break up large chunks of soil on the surface, while thoroughly mixing the soil and fertilizer. After the vehicles and equipment passed, large areas of flat farmland were revealed.

Gu Tong was in charge of the last step. He followed behind Aikebai's car and carried out the sowing work at a leisurely pace.

After the seeds are sown, the press roller at the rear of the seeder slowly slides over, completing the final step of the operation: pressing.

Dong Jun was the fastest at spreading fertilizer; he finished before noon.

Aikebai was also quite fast, completing 50 mu of rotary tillage in just one morning, while Gu Tong was a bit slower.

However, after Aikebai completed all the rotary tillage work, he returned to Gu Tong's house and replaced the seeder, which immediately increased the sowing efficiency by more than double.

Only then did Gu Tong have the energy to start a dual-camera live stream.

"The final compaction process is not optional. The Northwest region has strong winds and sandstorms and poor soil cohesion. If the soil is not compacted, the germination rate of the sown seeds will be greatly reduced."

"Watering is necessary three to five days after sowing, but never use flood irrigation. Drip irrigation is the preferred method, but it's too expensive for me right now."

"Then we can use an economical spraying method to water the soil and seeds, just enough to keep them moist. Too much water will only make things worse."

......

Gu Tong gave a brief science popularization presentation, bringing the several-day live broadcast to a successful close.

The fans were very satisfied, many of whom had never lived in the countryside before, and this was the first time in their lives that they had watched the entire spring planting process.

It was evening.

Gu Tong and Ai Kebai have completed all the sowing work.

"Brother Gu, thank you! I've learned a lot from you these past few days, and now I'm fully confident in working on my own."

Dong Jun and Chen Liang had already gone back ahead of time, since they had nothing to do here anyway.

Ai Kebai felt he hadn't had enough, so he thanked Gu Tong for selflessly sharing his skills and experience with him.

"I should be thanking you. Without your help, the spring planting wouldn't have been finished so quickly. Come on, let's go back and have dinner at Brother Dong's house later."

Dong Jun had arranged to have dinner at his house that evening, and it's said that his wife had been busy preparing since the morning.

Ai Kebai nodded. He had now completely integrated into the trio and become good friends with Gu Tong and Dong Jun.

Actually, based on age, he should have addressed Dong Jun as "Uncle Dong," but Dong Jun firmly refused, saying that everyone was like brothers and calling each other brothers was the proper way.

Furthermore, Aikebai calls Gu Tong "Big Brother," and Gu Tong calls Dong Jun "Big Brother." If Aikebai then calls Dong Jun "Uncle Dong," wouldn't that mess up the generational hierarchy?

Gu Tong went back to his home first, and Ai Kebai followed him to park the farm machinery.

The two washed their faces before driving the pickup truck to Dong Jun's house.

The dinner was very elaborate, consisting of eight dishes and a soup.

"Sister-in-law, your cooking is really good! I want to learn how to make this braised lamb chops from you sometime, because my own cooking is never as good."

Gu Tong praised Dong Jun's wife's cooking skills, and she was naturally very happy.

"My cooking skills are no match for yours, so eat as much as you like."

No alcohol was consumed today. After dinner, Aikebai had to haul the farm machinery back, so he didn't drink a drop. Dong Jun and Gu Tong just had some soft drinks with him.