Farming? I'm making a killing with my fairytale vegetables!

Chapter 28 Leeks

Xia Shiyu found the two puppies very novel and took care of them every day. She found their activities quite cute and even gave them names.

Actually, Xia Shiyu was terrible at naming things, so she initially wanted to name her Dahuang and Dabai. But those names were too common. If you called out "Dahuang" in the village, more than a dozen dogs would respond. So she had to find a better name.

Finally, looking at the two dogs, I decided to name them after food items: the yellow dog would be called Soybean, and the white dog would be called Glutinous Rice.

After naming the two dogs, "Nuomi" and "Huangdou," Xia Shiyu called out their names, patted their chins, and smiled broadly.

Just as she was engrossed in playing with the two dogs, System 003 reminded her that the radish seeds had been harvested.

"What! The radish seeds have been harvested! That's wonderful!"

Upon hearing the news, Xia Shiyu forgot all about playing with the two puppies and rushed into the fairytale world.

After entering the fairy tale world, I arrived next to my thatched cottage and saw that the radish seeds on it had already ripened.

She collected all the seeds, and soon the system showed that her task was complete and she could start the next task.

"I want chive seeds, and I'll choose chives!" Xia Shiyu excitedly stated her request.

"Okay, now start the task for the host: collect leek seeds."

Xia Shiyu's gaze changed, and she found herself in a place. However, this time she did not see any other animal guardians but instead arrived directly at a green ocean.

Looking out into the distance, she saw nothing but lush green chives.

Just as she was getting a little confused, she heard the system's electronic voice.

"The host only needs to harvest 100 catties of leeks while the thief steals them to complete the mission."

Xia Shiyu suddenly realized that this mission was different again. No wonder she didn't see any other animals. However, Xia Shiyu was a little confused about what kind of thief this was. But thinking that cutting 100 jin of so many chives shouldn't be too difficult, she decided to cut them first.

Xia Shiyu picked up the sickle and bamboo basket placed here, took the nearest piece of land in front of me, and went to harvest.

She grabbed the top of the chives and cut along the root, then placed them into the basket. She continued cutting slowly, but after only a short while, she heard some sparse noises coming from above.

She looked up and saw some dark figures flying towards her in the distance.

She looked closely and saw that some of the dark shadows landed on the nearby chives before realizing something was wrong—they were actually locusts!

"What the hell? These thieves are actually locusts."

Xia Shiyu was confused. She thought the thieves would be large animals like mice or rabbits, but she didn't expect them to be these tiny locusts. However, these small insects are actually more terrifying because once their numbers increase, they can consume the entire green area in an instant.

Fortunately, there weren't many locusts in the leek field in front of Xia Shiyu. There were only about a dozen that flew over, but seeing their sharp mouthparts and rapid feeding speed, Xia Shiyu couldn't help but speed up the harvesting.

She had to collect 100 pounds of chives before these insects ate them all, otherwise it might become her first failed mission ever.

Fortunately, she had already cut the locusts and put them in bamboo baskets so they wouldn't be harmed by them; these bamboo baskets must have some special function.

Xia Shiyu quickened her pace and kept harvesting, but she couldn't help but try to drive away and kill the locusts that kept landing on the chives in front of her.

But this was too slow. She originally thought that completing the task would be easy with such a large field of leeks, but these guys ate them without restraint, and some even bit off pieces to take back with them.

Xia Shiyu, of course, wouldn't allow such behavior and directly reached out to snatch it. Fortunately, whether it was due to system settings or some other reason, these locusts didn't bite her; they only tried to steal the chives from her hand. So Xia Shiyu could fight these locusts with peace of mind.

You have to get up and drive them away halfway through the harvest, and then quickly finish harvesting the pile in front of you while they take off.

After repeated attempts, Xia Shiyu felt like her back was no longer her own. Fortunately, she finally managed to collect the chives. She now felt extremely tired, with a sore back, sore hands, and sore legs.

"Phew, mission accomplished."

"Host task detected as complete. Rewards are now being distributed. The next task will be available after the chives are sold."

As soon as the system finished speaking, chive seeds appeared in front of Xia Shiyu, while the cut chives and the bamboo basket next to them had disappeared.

Looking at the seeds in front of her, Xia Shiyu felt very tired. She suspected that this was the system's way of asking her to help collect these chives, which was why it had sent her here.

However, she was really tired this time. The amount of exercise she did today was far beyond what she could manage for a lazy person like her, so she could only go home and rest for a while.

After taking a shower and stretching a bit, she went straight to bed.

After lying down for two hours, she slowly got up and planted the chives. Fortunately, chives are a very easy and sustainable crop to grow. They can be planted in any flowerpot and harvested in about ten days.

So in addition to the batch he had on hand, Xia Shiyu also asked the system for a lot more, and had the system send them directly to his home by express delivery.

The delivery arrived quickly. Xia Shiyu went out to sign for it as soon as she heard the sound at the door.

Once they got their hands on them, they planted them all at once, and all they had to do was wait for them to mature and sell them for money.

Chives can be used in a variety of dishes, such as stir-fried eggs with chives, chive pancakes, and chive dumplings. It's a very versatile vegetable that can be added to almost any dish.

Xia Shiyu planted the seeds and returned home satisfied, now all she had to do was wait for them to ripen.

Xia Shiyu leisurely returned home after planting the chives, only to find her mother and aunt chatting at the door.