A leisurely life: I have a scenic area

Chapter 23 Rewards from the Favorability Chest!

Since holding two events, the number of visitors to Qingfeng Mountain Scenic Area has finally improved.

In addition, Qi Yue has appropriately created a petting zoo, which has attracted a large number of families to come and play here.

Kids especially love the petting zoo.

They all have to nag their parents to buy them a bag of vegetables to feed them.

Calf and lamb are both breeds with particularly gentle temperaments. They will walk over to anyone carrying vegetables and wait to be fed.

Adults also feel happy when they see children reaching out to feed calves and lambs with vegetables.

As a result, a weekend passed, and many tourists came, allowing Qi Yue to accumulate two favorability chests.

"It's still easier to make money off children."

"Parents are quite willing to spend money on their children."

"Moreover, leafy greens are not too expensive, so they sell particularly well."

When the weekend ended, Qi Yue was very satisfied with the sales figures for the petting zoo.

The business is doing much better now than before.

Even without large events, weekend visitor numbers can exceed 400.

That's pretty good.

Qi Yue looked at the favorability chest stored in the system and immediately chose to use it.

It's time to claim your rewards again.

[Host has opened the Favorability Chest and received a random reward.]

Please select your reward:

1. A motorcycle with good performance.

2. A group of dung beetles with a strong ability to push dung.

3. An expensive fishing rod.

Qi Yue opened the first favor chest, and three rewards appeared before his eyes.

However, you can only choose one of these rewards.

"There are three choices! This favorability chest is pretty good!"

Qi Yue was somewhat surprised.

He glanced at it briefly, and without hesitation, he definitely chose the second reward:
A dung beetle with a strong ability to push dung.

The reason is simple: dung beetles are too important to the ecosystem of the pet park.

It wouldn't be an exaggeration to call it the most powerful fecal cleaner.

He can buy the motorcycle and fishing rod himself.

Dung beetles with strong dung-pushing abilities are hard to find.

"This reward is really great. I was just thinking about how to deal with the hygiene problem of the pet park when the dung beetle came."

"The trash left by tourists is easy to clean up."

"But the small animals produce feces every day, which makes the grassland less hygienic."

"If children and their parents see this, it will inevitably affect their impression of the scenic area."

"I didn't expect this reward to be so good."

Qi Yue was immediately delighted.

This reward is so timely.

The dung beetles in China are quite remarkable.

In Europe, there are pastures where animals produce a lot of feces. To deal with this, they introduced dung beetles from several countries, but none of them could handle the feces.

Later, when dung beetles were introduced from China, people were surprised to find that Chinese dung beetles were particularly good at pushing dung. The reason was that Chinese dung beetles could push the dung into a ball shape, so they could push it very quickly.

It's very easy to clean up the feces.

The award Qi Yue received was for a new variety that was further improved based on this original variety.

It has a stronger ability to push manure.

It's estimated that it produced feces today and it will disappear the next day.

These dung beetles still need to be fought over.

Qi Yue was overjoyed, as he had solved another major problem.

In this way, the pet park won't have to worry about animal waste anymore.

Next, Qi Yue opened the second favorability chest.

[Host has opened the Favorability Chest and received a random reward.]

Please select your reward:

1. 5 jin (2.5 catties) of top-quality pork belly with a good balance of fat and lean meat

2. 5 jin of delicious grain liquor 3. 10 jin of fragrant and high-quality rice

Three more awards.

For a moment, Qi Yue hesitated.

Pork belly sounds good, but rice is also a good choice.

This reward is actually quite a bit of a problem for him.

This can be considered a happy kind of trouble.

"Let's have pork belly then, eating meat is the most important thing."

"I'll try it too, and see how delicious top-quality pork belly is."

Qi Yue ultimately chose pork belly.

He happened to receive a reward: the Cooking Specialization, which greatly enhanced his cooking abilities.

With nothing to do during the week, I might as well do some research on food.

After receiving the award, Qi Yue spent the evening in the kitchen of his small courtyard researching how to cook delicious food.

Cut the pork belly into chunks, boil to remove the scum, caramelize it with rock sugar in oil, and then stir-fry with spices.

Simply stir-fry it briefly, then add hot water, various seasonings, and start simmering.

And you know what? With his culinary expertise, Qi Yue found cooking incredibly easy. He could easily tell exactly how much seasoning to add and how many minutes to simmer.

And just like that, before long, a pot of tempting braised pork belly, drizzled with a rich sauce, was ready.

Upon closer inspection, each piece of braised pork glistened with oil, the fatty parts were slightly translucent, and the lean parts were firm yet had clear texture.

It looks fantastic!

He clearly has specialized culinary skills; his cooking is undeniably excellent.

Then, Qi Yue picked up a piece of braised pork with his chopsticks and tasted it.

With just one bite, Qi Yue was completely satisfied.

The moment it enters your mouth, the aroma of meat fills your entire oral cavity. With a gentle chew, the meat's texture breaks apart, and rich broth bursts into your mouth.

The braised pork belly is fresh out of the pot, still juicy and flavorful. When you chew it, the meat is fragrant and juicy, and the juices mix with your saliva, creating a delightful sensation in your mouth.

One bite and I felt completely refreshed.

"Ok!"

"nice!"

Qi Yue was extremely satisfied with the braised pork.

At this moment, Xiao Huang squatted at the kitchen doorway, poking his head out to look into the kitchen.

A country dog ​​is a country dog ​​after all; it has a sense of propriety from a young age and knows not to go inside the house, so it just waits outside.

Moreover, they won't eat what their owner picks up with chopsticks; they only eat when the food is thrown to them or placed on the ground.

The little guy outside smelled the aroma of meat and wagged his tail so hard it almost flew off!
They stood outside, gazing longingly, their faces filled with anticipation.

When Qi Yue saw Xiao Huang, he found a bowl, picked up a few pieces of braised pork, went outside, and poured the braised pork into the dog bowl.

"Little Huang, you're really living a good life."

Qi Yue said with a smile.

This little yellow dog is cute and very energetic.

It will definitely be a good dog when it grows up.

Then, Qi Yue returned to the kitchen and savored the delicious food he had cooked himself.

With the system, the pressure has been greatly reduced, and life has become more leisurely.

Of course, I still have to be busy.

After all, this system is the kind where "the more you work, the more you earn," not the kind where you can just lie around and count your money.

Qi Yue is also a very ambitious person. He has a strong desire to improve the scenic area.

The government initially promised policy support and guaranteed external investment, so they thought that by contributing some money and taking out fewer loans, they could successfully develop the scenic area.

Who would have thought that just after his family spent money to buy the mountain and the land, the government changed its leadership and the policies suddenly changed.

There's no investment or policy support left; they have to rely entirely on themselves.

However, as a blessing in disguise, after Qi Yue took over the scenic area, it began to burst forth with vitality.

After eating braised pork, we still have to go to the petting zoo to release dung beetles.

These guys are very important to the pet park.

However, because of their appearance and species, Qi Yue had no interest in them.

I just hope they quietly push the dung balls around.

(End of this chapter)