Pokémon: Starting as a Farmer Instead of a Trainer

Chapter 66 Iron-Shelled Pupa, the Appearance of Beishang Township

Under the blazing sun, it was lunchtime again.

Mingyou packed up her stall, preparing to go home early with the horned deer to cook lunch for Ponpon and the others.

Business was pretty good today. Although they were all new products, the owl-shaped nuts were cute, had no added benefits, and were inexpensive, so they sold very well and were all sold out by noon.

At the same time, there was also the wild strawberry. He had originally considered that it was slightly poisonous and even specially marked it not to be sold casually, but it still sold out very quickly. It seems that the wild strawberry does look quite tempting.

However, the yarn-woven loofah doesn't sell well. Its shape doesn't look appetizing, and it needs to be cooked before eating, so it's understandable that it doesn't sell...

However, to Mingyou's dismay, not many students came to patronize the business today, buying those fruit for learning techniques. It was a rare treat to have new stock.

Moreover, I didn't see Xiao Zhao come over to help promote the products, even though she came early today.

"Let's go back early, have some lunch, and then take a nap before coming back. Anyway, we've sold most of the goods we brought today, so let's rest a bit longer."

"Yo yo~"

After packing up his stall, Mingyou rode away on his horned deer and returned to the orchard shortly afterward. He didn't notice that something was off about the atmosphere in the orchard.

But it wasn't until they arrived at the villa's entrance...

"I'm back... huh?"

Mingyou looked at the door and was taken aback, because every day when he returned at noon and in the evening, Pengpeng would always be waiting for him at the door.

So what happened today?

He was somewhat puzzled. Could it be that he had returned early today? Meanwhile, the Ghost-Horned Deer vaguely sensed a sense of familiarity through its spiritual power.

Mingyou got off the horned deer and walked into the living room. As soon as she entered, she heard some noise from the kitchen and smelled a delicious aroma, as if someone was cooking.

"Hmm? Ponpo?"

He subconsciously thought that Ponpo was cooking. She had learned a little from him and could make some very simple dishes on her own. However, the aroma was obviously wrong. Could it be that Ponpo wanted to give him a surprise?

Filled with curiosity, he tiptoed to the edge of the kitchen and quietly peered inside.

There in the kitchen were Snorlax, Gible, and several Squirrels, but standing in front of the stove wasn't Ponpo, who had set up a table on a stool, but a girl wearing an apron and a headscarf...

The other person skillfully cracked the eggs, separating the yolks from the whites. The yolks were put into a bowl and stirred with the rice, while the whites were poured into a pan and stir-fried until they released their aroma, seemingly aiming to make a golden fried rice.

Seeing that the rice she had cooked in the morning and put in the refrigerator to make fried rice for lunch had been fried by someone else, Mingyou hesitated, then took a deep breath and went into the kitchen before speaking slowly.

"Is this your home, sister...?"

Although he and Xiao Zhao were friends, he was still a little angry that she would enter someone else's house to cook without even saying hello.

Hearing the voice, Xiao Zhao turned around and asked in surprise, "Why are you back?"

"what?"

Mingyou paused for a moment, feeling that something was off, then said, "Explain..."

"I was going to call you, but Munchlax said they were hungry and told me there was rice in the fridge that I could make fried rice, and what other vegetables we could eat, so it dragged me to the kitchen..."

Xiao Zhao spoke the truth and explained what had happened before. After seeing the Munchlax, she knew that this manor was Mingyou's home.

But she didn't see anyone and guessed that they had gone to the North Center. Since Mingyou wasn't home, she decided not to come in and would rather go find Danyu herself. But the little Munchlax kept pestering her for snacks.

Because Snorlax often accompanies me to the North Shanghai Center, I naturally got to know Xiaozhao, who helps with the daily sales, and I've often asked her for snacks...

Unfortunately, despite Gible's initial reluctance to come inside, she was still dragged into the living room after getting Munchlax's permission.

The entire process was passive.

However, she was also curious about the Evil Phantom she had seen before and planned to ask it. She understood Pokémon language, but she didn't expect that the conversation would revolve around food. The little Munchlax kept asking her if her cooking was good.

She definitely answered that it was okay.

As lunchtime approached, Munchlax asked her to cook, claiming that Mingyou wouldn't be home for lunch. She was planning to call and ask, but Munchlax just dragged her into the kitchen...

Just as Xiao Zhao was explaining the whole story, Snorlax and the greedy squirrels were planning to sneak away, ruining their plan to eat two lunches in time.

Ke Mingyou reacted quickly, grabbing the little Snorlax by the ear. The greedy squirrels were so frightened that they didn't dare to move and all huddled together.

"Who taught you to bring outsiders into your home?"

"Gambit..."

"Don't do this..."

Xiao Zhao quickly stepped forward to stop her, only then realizing that she had been fooled by Munchlax and the others. She then continued, "It's my fault for being so stupid. I should have called you to tell you."

"Really, remember to say so next time... If you accidentally encounter any danger here, I will be held jointly liable."

Mingyou released his hand, rubbed his forehead and shook his head. No wonder he didn't see Ponpong; she must be hiding. He was just worried that someone would run in and scare Ponpong.

Unexpectedly, the little Snorlax, upon seeing an acquaintance, immediately took him home without a word. He's usually quite clever, so why is he acting like this now…?

Seizing the opportunity, Snorlax and its minions immediately made their escape to avoid being caught again. Gible shook its head and did not follow.

Mingyou glanced at it, then looked away, then at Xiaozhao who was taking off her apron. After a moment of silence, she found a topic and said, "Your cooking is pretty good. I could smell the aroma from the doorway."

"I just quickly stir-fried a dish with some ingredients for them to try, I'm afraid they won't like it..."

As she spoke, Xiao Zhao, looking embarrassed, continued, "The fried rice is ready. Would you like to try some? Although it was made with your ingredients... I guess I should go buy some more to make up for it..."

"We'll talk about this later..."

Mingyou shook his head. Buying groceries was definitely unnecessary, and he would wait for Pengpeng to eat with him anyway. However, after calming down a bit, he didn't blame Xiaozhao for running into his house without saying hello.

After all, it was Munchlax who dragged people in to freeload. If I hadn't come back early today, I probably wouldn't have found out, unless Ponpo came to complain about it.

He then asked curiously, "By the way, what are you doing here? Didn't you go to the Taipei Center today?"

"I'll go tomorrow. I have something to do today..."

Before she could finish speaking, Xiao Zhao finally remembered why she had come to the villa. And more than an hour had passed. Dr. Kukui and the others should have already toured the manor by now. So where were they?

She explained what had happened, and Mingyou was also very surprised after listening. How could so many guests have come to her house, and even...disappear here?

"Could it be... Oh no!"

"What's wrong?"

"Come with me quickly..."

Mingyou suddenly realized what was happening, and then ran outside with Xiaozhao. They eventually arrived deep in the orchard, in front of the apple trees laden with people's fruit, where the round silk spiders were still crawling all over the people.

"Waaah~"

Upon seeing Mingyou approach, Latias in the tree immediately greeted him, boasting about his achievements: he had caught more than twenty thieves this time, impressive, right?

"Oh My God!!!"

Xiao Zhao was terrified by the scene and immediately rushed forward to rescue them and put them down.

Upon seeing this scene, Mingyou's first thought wasn't to put them down, but rather "Iron-Shelled Chrysalis—the appearance of Beishang Township."

There's no way around it, they just look so alike...

(End of this chapter)