Farming Games are All About Grinding-Chapter 297 - 289: Here Comes the Milk!

After feeding the blue peacocks, Han Qiwu was in an excellent mood. He slowly finished collecting the rest of the eggs and left the phoenix tree grove.

He walked to the location of the mayonnaise machines. After thinking for a moment, he used the 120 pieces of wood and other materials that Little Prince had brought back in the past two days to make three more mayonnaise machines.

Now there were four mayonnaise machines in total.

Unfortunately, it still couldn’t keep up with the egg production capacity.

The blessing effect of the Deer Shu Meat was just too strong!

Thinking about this, he placed eggs and quartz into the four mayonnaise machines.

"Little Electric, remember to collect them for me in twelve hours," Han Qiwu called out, casually tossing a Thunderfish to Little Electric.

Little Electric, who had been lazily lounging on a tree, flipped over, caught the Thunderfish in its mouth, and chirped happily twice.

As long as you give me something to eat, there’s no issue with getting work done.

After arranging everything here, Han Qiwu glanced toward Jilei Mountain.

Wait a second.

What’s with that faint shadow next to Jilei Mountain?

That shiny white stuff kind of looks like milk! fɾeewebnoveℓ.co๓

Could it be...?

Han Qiwu took long strides toward Jilei Mountain and was pleasantly surprised to find that faint milk-like shadows were appearing on the black-and-white dairy cows and Little Shui.

They’re finally producing milk!

Looks like the effect of the Dragon Beard Grass works wonders.

But... where’s the milk?

Han Qiwu circled the two dairy cows for a while but couldn’t find where the milk was.

"Am I supposed to milk them myself?" Han Qiwu was stunned for a moment. This was something he had never done before.

He knew a bit about farming, but livestock care was a little out of his depth.

Han Qiwu walked over to the black-and-white cow and gently stroked its head.

Yep, its head.

[Please use a milking bucket to collect milk.]

"Whew, good thing. Turns out you just need a specific item." Han Qiwu breathed a sigh of relief.

This thing should be available at Yang Yangyang’s, right?

No time to waste.

Han Qiwu hopped on his bike and headed to the ranch.

Since it was only drizzling lightly today, he was wearing just a straw raincoat and a bamboo hat, feeling the cool breeze as he pedaled leisurely along.

Just as he left the town, Han Qiwu noticed a few glimmers of light by the small river beside the road.

"Could they be wild duck eggs?" Han Qiwu’s eyes lit up. He stopped his bike, rolled up his pants, and approached cautiously.

Upon closer inspection, he was a bit disappointed to find that the system-generated glimmers weren’t in the grass on the riverbank but in the muddy patches near the river.

Not only that, but those glints of light were moving quickly, circling the mud several times in just moments.

Timing it just right, Han Qiwu quickly stretched out his hand and caught one.

It was slippery and wet to the touch.

Thankfully, Han Qiwu’s grip strength had improved recently, or he might not have been able to hold onto it.

"Loach?" Han Qiwu exclaimed, pleasantly surprised.

The pond back home had been missing something like this!

Time to catch some loaches.

But he also realized a problem just now.

The loach he caught with his bare hands had no special attributes—just a large size.

"Looks like fishing is the way to go," Han Qiwu muttered as he pulled out the Red Sun fishing rod. Without even attaching bait, he held the hook in his left hand and released the loach from his right.

Once the loach burrowed into the mud and its body emitted system glimmers again, Han Qiwu acted swiftly and stuck the fishing hook into the loach’s mouth.

This perfectly triggered the fishing minigame.

A few dozen seconds later, Han Qiwu easily reeled in the loach.

[Female Loach]

[Stamina +50]

[Health +100]

[Can be bred in mud ponds]

[Yield: Loach fry]

The loach he caught had a chubby belly, indicating it was about to spawn soon.

"The mud pond back home is pretty big; might as well catch some extras while I’m at it," Han Qiwu said enthusiastically, catching twelve loaches at once—five female and seven male.

After storing them in his inventory, Han Qiwu washed his hands and rinsed his shoes by the riverbank.

The outdoor mud pond doesn’t compare to the one back home.

Probably won’t have the beauty-enhancing effect, either.

Back on his bike, Han Qiwu continued leisurely riding toward the ranch. Along the way, his eyes kept scanning both sides of the road, hoping to stumble upon more surprises.

Spring was already halfway through, and the fields and hillsides were showing more and more hues of green.

After riding for just a few minutes, Han Qiwu spotted a row of wild mulberry trees. The gaps between the trees were wide, and their growth wasn’t particularly lush. From a distance, it looked like they had already started bearing some mulberries.

Of course, they might not actually be wild. Perhaps a local farmer planted them before leaving for work in the city, or maybe some kids, imitating the adults, secretly planted saplings here.

The origin of the trees didn’t matter.

What mattered was the faint glimmers Han Qiwu spotted on those trees.

"It’s only early March; the mulberries shouldn’t have ripened yet," he murmured while plucking one from the tree to inspect.

Unripe mulberries were red, small, and had a pleasant appearance.

If given a few dozen more days, they’d grow into long, dark purple clusters with a sweet taste.

[Mulberry (Unripe)]

[Stamina +20]

[Health +20]

[Note: Unripe mulberries are very sour.]

"Very sour? Just how sour could they be?" Han Qiwu muttered, rinsing the mulberry in clear water and popping it into his mouth.

"Hsss..."

The moment he bit into it, an intense tanginess surged from his tongue straight to his skull.

Super sour.

"Haaah..."

"Ptooey, ptooey..."

Han Qiwu quickly spit it out and rinsed his mouth with water.

Too sour to handle.

But after savoring it a bit, he found the acidity somewhat addictive.

"Sour mulberries might make excellent wine," Han Qiwu thought. Inspired, he gently pressed down on a branch and picked about ten unripe red mulberries.

He wasn’t worried about affecting the yield. A single mulberry tree could produce nearly a hundred fruits, and the few he took didn’t compare to what the birds would eat.

"Next time I go into the mountains, I’ll see if I can find some wild silkworm cocoons. With all the mulberry leaves nearby, it might be fun to raise some silkworms. They’re pale, plump, and probably taste fantastic if fried crisp..." Han Qiwu mused, then shook his head vigorously.

No, no, that’s wrong.

Turning them into silk bedding would definitely be more rewarding.

Of course, if there were plenty, he might still try a taste.

When he reached the ranch, Han Qiwu knocked on the heavy iron gate.

"Coming!"

Yang Yangyang yelled, walking over to pull the gate open with a smile.

Noticing the emptiness behind Yang Yangyang, Han Qiwu asked curiously, "Where’s Xiao Shu?"

"Oh, he’s off at school. Can’t let the kid hang out here all the time, right?" Yang Yangyang chuckled, "Gotta make sure he studies hard so he can grow up to be someone cultured, just like you."

"Xiao Shu’s a bright kid; I’m sure he’ll do great in school," Han Qiwu replied with a grin. "Brother Yang, I’m here to buy a milking bucket this time, just to keep one at home."

"Sure thing. My bad—I should’ve reminded you about it last time. Wait here for a moment, I’ll go grab one for you," Yang Yangyang said, slapping his forehead before walking toward a small storeroom nearby.

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