A Young Woman's Heart

"Ha, not only here, but also vegetables grown by other farmers, as well as fruits and vegetables harvested from smaller farms, will all be transported here, and then we'll transport them out in bulk." Huang Zhengyang jumped down from the field. "Look, those are potatoes planted over there. Let's get some and roast them later!"

"Is it okay for you to dig like this?"

After Huang Zhengyang went down, he was quite far away from everyone, so he shouted loudly, "Do you think this little bit of food can account for much of the farm's total harvest? Don't worry about it!"

Huang Yuxi bit her lip, took out a whiteboard from her pocket, wrote a line on it, and showed it to Huang Zhengyang after he dug up seven or eight potatoes.

"Brother, I want to eat roasted kudzu root worms."

"We'll have to find kudzu vines, but there probably aren't many this season... Let's go up the mountain and take a look later."

"Insects?" Mo Xueyao looked disgusted. "Why would you eat insects..."

"Insects are delicious too. These insects are white and tender, and you can roast them or deep-fry them." Huang Zhengyang smacked his lips. "You'll know how good they are once you've tried them. Hey, they're not easy to find!"

Just then, the portly man, who was also the owner of the farm, rode up on an electric bike with a large iron bucket in his arms: "I've brought the barbecue grill. I'll go up the mountain first, and you guys can come up to the top later!"

"Okay, boss, slow down. We're not in a hurry."

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Chapter 237 The Farm (Part 3)

A gentle breeze swayed the wild grass on the hillside, revealing clusters of wildflowers, some white and some yellow.

People who live in the city for a long time rarely get to smell the fragrance of the soil.

Unlike the coldness of reinforced concrete, this place carries more of the breath of life and the charm of nature.

Mo Xueyao stepped on the soft soil, holding a foxtail grass in her left hand and scratching the palm of her right hand.

The sky here is also azure, but it is clearer and purer than in the city.

A greyish-white eagle spread its wings and flew overhead, prompting Mo Xueyao to exclaim in surprise, "Look at that eagle, it doesn't flap its wings!"

"It's probably just gliding." Huang Zhengyang glanced at it. "There are a lot of eagles in these mountains. That one... uh, it's too far away. I don't know what kind of eagle it is."

Hua Yinyin held a small apple branch to her upper lip, saying it was because the branch allowed her to smell the fragrance of apples, which she found particularly pleasant.

There were no stone steps on the way up the mountain, only a dirt path made by people. Although it had been slightly cultivated and steps had been made of mud, it was not only rudimentary, but it would also become very muddy when it rained, making it difficult to go up and down the mountain.

Sunny weather like this is perfect for going up the mountain.

"Whoosh—" A gray shadow darted through the bushes and disappeared in an instant, startling Wang Jiale. "Hey, what was that!?"

"It's probably a wild rabbit," Cha Li replied without looking up as she studied the patterns on the leaves with Li Wanyan.

"Oh my, found it!" Huang Zhengyang suddenly took a few steps to the side excitedly and picked up a few vines hanging on the ground. "This vine has many bulging 'nodes'. There might be kudzu worms in places like this."

Huang Yuxi excitedly stuck out her little tongue and licked her lips before picking up the vines.

"Haha, you're too greedy! You want to take them all? Even if you want to take them all, you'll have to wait until I cut them down, right? The vines are quite resilient." Huang Zhengyang laughed, pulling a folding knife from his pocket. Perhaps the knife wasn't sharp enough, as it took him quite a bit of effort to finally cut down five vines. Huang Yuxi carried all the vines on her shoulder, seemingly eager to taste them.

"Look, that kind of grass, cows and rabbits love to eat it." Huang Zhengyang, like a tour guide, introduced many things on the mountain to the others along the way.

Although they were all very ordinary plants or animals, everyone listened with great interest.

"You can use these leaves to whistle, I don't know what they're called in Mandarin," Huang Zhengyang said, picking a leaf. "Roll it up a little like this, and then you can blow a really loud sound—"

"I'll try!" Mo Xueyao rolled up her sleeves and picked a piece, but she couldn't make a sound.

"Haha, that's not how it works, there's a technique to it..."

The group chatted and laughed as they walked, occasionally stopping to look at things that were very novel to the city children.

"These flowers are edible, and they taste delicious. You just need to wipe them clean a little, and mmm—they're so sweet!"

"It seems like you'd eat anything from the mountains," Mo Xueyao teased. "Did you grow up in the mountains?"

"Yes, I grew up in the mountains. I used to herd cattle back then. Yes, there should be someone herding cattle on that little hilltop later."

Are we almost at the top of the mountain?

“No, we’re going to the top of that mountain, an even higher one.” Huang Zhengyang said, pointing into the distance with a branch he used as a walking stick. “But we can rest when we reach the first mountain peak.”

About five or six minutes later, the group reached the top of the first small hill.

Rather than a small hilltop, it's more like a large pit dug halfway up the mountain, the ground leveled, and then the weeds allowed to grow freely.

On the flat ground, two yellow oxen were leisurely grazing by the mountainside, their whip-like tails occasionally swaying to shoo away the mosquitoes crawling on them.

"Ugh, it stinks!" Mo Xueyao immediately covered her nose. "Why is there cow dung everywhere on this mountain..."

"Haha, this is a grazing area, so of course there's a lot of cow dung." Huang Zhengyang laughed as he walked to a yellow cow and gently patted its body.

The latter turned his head to look at him, sneezed through his nose, and then turned back to continue leisurely grazing.

"The smell is so strong... it's like being in a pigsty." Cha Li pinched her nose and fanned herself. "Let's hurry up and get to the top of the mountain."

"It smells different from the pigsty, it has a bit of the smell of wild grass and wildflowers~" Hua Yinyin said quite naturally, "It's not that smelly."

"I think it's alright too." Wang Jiale even wanted to get closer and touch the yellow ox, but Huang Zhengyang stopped him.

"Don't go over there. If it doesn't recognize you, it might kick you in fright and break your bones."

"Is it that dangerous...? He seems quite honest and simple."

"Haha, don't you know what a stubborn temper is?"

Mo Xueyao said thoughtfully, "That makes sense. Otherwise, why would we praise someone by saying 'Awesome'?"

"Let's go, let's go. Since you think it smells bad, let's keep going up the mountain." Huang Zhengyang took the lead and continued walking along the path towards the top of the mountain.

The higher we went, the steeper the slope became, and even though we walked slowly, everyone's energy was being depleted rapidly.

The first one who was so tired that he could barely walk was Huang Yuxi, who was being carried uphill by his older brother.

Mo Xueyao wasn't in much better shape either. After all, she hadn't exercised much in the past six months, and her physical strength was much worse than it was in junior high school. She was already drenched in sweat.

She could only console herself: at least this will help me lose weight...

Although she is not actually fat at all, it can only be said that her thighs are slightly fleshy.

This kind of fleshy texture is just right. Although it may not look as beautiful as slender legs, it feels absolutely comfortable to the touch. And people with a mature aesthetic sense certainly wouldn't find slender legs particularly attractive.

By the time they finally reached the top of the mountain, the girls were exhausted.

Towards the end, I really had to "climb" up because my back was so sore I could barely straighten it.

There were few people on the mountaintop, only a few sheep wandering around.

"Huff...huff...where is that uncle from just now?" Mo Xueyao asked, panting heavily.

"He came up and then went back down, leaving the barbecue grill here. He must have gone off to do something," Huang Zhengyang replied.

"Really? Isn't he tired?" Mo Xueyao asked in surprise. "And I didn't see him when I came up here."

"They must have gone down in another direction. Okay, everyone, come up and rest for a bit!"

This is the highest mountain in the vicinity.

From the top of the mountain, you can overlook the entire farm.

Mo Xueyao took out the small alarm clock she had won in the lottery and looked at it. It was already past eleven o'clock. No wonder the sun was shining so brightly overhead.

The sunlight on your skin makes you sweat profusely.

Fortunately, the wind was strong on the mountaintop, making her squint.

"So refreshing—" Mo Xueyao spread her arms and lay down on the grass. "It's been so long since I've sweated so freely."

"Yaoyao, be careful, there might be sheep droppings in the grass," Li Wanyan said, standing beside her.

"Ah—!" Mo Xueyao hurriedly stood up, patted her body, and thankfully only grass seeds and some plant spiky balls stuck to her clothes.

"Your clothes are all dirty." Li Wanyan shook her head, squatted down beside her, and carefully helped her remove those little hedgehog-like things and put them on the ground.

"What is this?" Mo Xueyao picked one up, only to feel a stinging pain in her fingers, and quickly threw it back to the ground.

"It looks a bit like a burdock, but burdock is usually oval-shaped." Li Wanyan wasn't too sure either. "Don't lie down like that anymore. This is the first time you've worn this outfit."

"Tch, it's my mom's fault for making me wear this outfit while hiking. It's better if it gets ruined." Mo Xueyao pouted. Although she agreed with Li Wanyan's words, she couldn't help but retort to express her dissatisfaction.

There's a round stone table on the mountaintop. Judging from the material, it seems to be made from stones from this mountain, so it's quite a case of using local materials.

The stools were also made of stone, with a very smooth surface, not rough at all.

There was an iron bucket next to it, which served as a simple barbecue grill.

There was a pile of ingredients on the table, which the uncle had obviously brought and placed there.

Just then, Huang Zhengyang's phone rang.

"Zhengyang, I've left the things on the mountaintop. I have to go out for a bit. Have fun with your brother's classmates!"

"Thanks, boss."

"Hey, you'd better hurry up and find a girlfriend!" the boss laughed, teasing him. Of course, he wasn't telling him to go find these minors, but rather that he should seriously look for a girlfriend.

A good boss is sometimes like an older brother.

Of course, as a farm owner, the uncle does indeed retain a lot of the simplicity and honesty of the countryside.

There is also a stream at the top of the mountain, which flows from a spring and down the slope, eventually joining other streams to form the lake next to the farm.

"Come on, let's get started! Everyone, come and help! Doing things yourself is part of the fun!" Huang Zhengyang called out with a loud laugh.

However, in reality, that many people are not needed to help.

Mo Xueyao then lazily slipped away to the side, her target being the goats with their soft and fluffy fur.

"Baa—" After seeing Mo Xueyao approach, the white goat looked up and bleated at her, but then seemed to think she posed no threat and continued to lie down and sleep.

Mo Xueyao squatted down and rubbed its fluffy fur, feeling as if her whole hand was sinking into it, as soft as a sofa.

No wonder people buy wool clothes for winter; they're so comfortable!

"Whoosh whoosh—" Mo Xueyao was practically crawling on it like she was scrubbing clothes, and the latter seemed to enjoy being touched, even turning its body to the side and letting her 'ravage' it.

"The goat doesn't seem to have a strong smell." Wang Jiale squatted down next to a black goat and started rubbing it, just like Mo Xueyao.

"Yes, it's quite small, about the size of a large dog."