Fantasy FarmCh70.1 - Pocket money

translator: baumkuchen

After that day’s outing, Lu Qingjiu originally thought that the dragon would come find him again and tell him more, but for a long time afterwards, he didn’t hear anything about him, with only Bai Yuehu occasionally updating him, saying that the dragon had already fled Shuifu village and there was no sign of him around. FUJlR2

Lu Qingjiu thought a lot about what that “leave” he’d written in his hand could mean, but no matter how many guesses he had, there was no one to give him a satisfactory answer.

It was flourishing springtime, so the trees in the courtyard were covered with leaves once more. The lush green grape vines wound around the trellis, covering half the courtyard, blocking the sun and casting a dark shadow, preparing a cool refuge from the sweltering summer in advance.

Story translated by Chrysanthemum Garden.

Yin Xun’s birthday was a month after Lu Qingjiu’s, in the middle of April. 

Everyone said “in peach-mirrored streams, mandarin fish grow plump”. April was when the peach blossoms were in full bloom, and the mandarin fishes were fat. In order to celebrate Yin Xun’s birthday, Lu Qingjiu went to town early in the morning and bought a fat mandarin fish, as well as ingredients for dishes they didn’t usually eat and were a little more complicated to make, planning on giving Yin Xun a grand birthday celebration. 6wODg

The cake of course needed to be personally made. This time, Lu Qingjiu planned on making a durian mille crepe cake. Before he’d come here, Yin Xun and Bai Yuehu practically seemed to have never had any exotic fruits before. Yin Xun seriously explained that he had two main reasons as to why he’d never had durian before.

“Which two?” Lu Qingjiu asked.

“One, because durians are on the expensive side,” Yin Xun said sadly, “Two, because I’m on the poorer side.”

Lu Qingjiu, “……” What kind of days had his pitiful son been living.

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Lu Qingjiu bought an entire durian back home. He didn’t even throw away the skin, planning on using it to use it to stew with chicken. The durian flesh revealed had a unique, pungent fragrance. He casually fed Bai Yuehu, who was standing nearby, watching, a piece.

Bai Yuehu accepted the piece of durian. His eyebrows furrowed slightly. Yin Xun also tried a little piece. The expression he made was similar to Bai Yuehu’s, both looking rather serious. It was unclear whether they liked it or not.

Lu Qingjiu asked, “Do you like it?” After all, there were some people who just couldn’t get used to durian. Those who liked it, liked it very much, while those who didn’t wouldn’t even want to touch it.

“How much is it per jin?” Yin Xun asked in a small voice. nQTH9P

Lu Qingjiu, “This one is more than five hundred.”

Yin Xun’s expression instantly changed. “I like it! Let me eat some more!” This wasn’t a bad smell at all, it was the fragrance of RMB.

A helpless expression appeared on Lu Qingjiu’s face as he said if they didn’t like it, there was no need to force themselves, he could make another flavour of mille crepe cake, mango actually tasted pretty good……

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But after hearing the price of durian, Yin Xun and Bai Yuehu both insisted with serious expressions on their faces that they’d never tasted such a delicious fruit before, making it so that Lu Qingjiu didn’t know whether to laugh or cry. fegIj4

In the courtyard, the ten chickens they’d bought had turned to twelve, mainly because they’d eaten a lot. As Lu Qingjiu planned out the menu, feeling that they’d had a little too much stewed chicken, simply decided to make steamed chicken. There was also Yin Xun’s favourite sweet and sour ribs and fish with pickled vegetables. For those, he made as much as he possibly could. After all, they had Bai Yuehu here, so there was no need to fear not being able to finish everything.

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“Qingjiu, long time no see,” Jiufeng greeted Lu Qingjiu enthusiastically. On her neck was still that necklace with eight human head pendants. Right after she finished greeting him, the eight heads began to fight each other for the right to say hello to Lu Qingjiu first. rPQzVX

“Long time no see.” Lu Qingjiu noticed that there was another tall man wearing a black mask that only revealed his dark eyes standing behind Jiufeng. “Is there anything you need from me?”

“Bai Yuehu isn’t home?” Jiufeng asked.

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“He’s gone off to the fields,” Lu Qingjiu said, “It’ll probably still be a while before he gets back.” His impression of Jiufeng, this lady, was rather good, so after a pause, he asked, “Do you want to go inside to wait for him?”

“Alright.” Jiufeng nodded happily. Then, she turned and pointed at the man standing behind her. “This is Shaohao. He’s here to look for Bai Yuehu for something.” dGQuel

The moment Lu Qingjiu heard the name Shaohao, he instantly understood. In the Classic of Mountains and Seas, there was such a god. His full name was Shaohao, the White Emperor. The legends said that there five phoenixes took to the sky at the moment of his birth. He could control hundreds of birds, and where he lived, everything, whether it was grass, trees, rocks or animals, was covered in beautiful patterns. He was a very romantic god.

“You’re Lu Qingjiu, right?” Shaohao’s voice was very gentle. He seemed to be a good-tempered person. He walked up to stand next to Jiufeng, and reached out a hand to Lu Qingjiu. “I’ve long looked forward to meeting you.”

Lu Qingjiu had already gotten used to him being “heard of”. He reached and shook Shaohao’s hand, then invited the two into his courtyard.

There was still stuff cooking that couldn’t be left unmanaged, so Lu Qingjiu had Yin Xun get some snacks for the two to eat while he returned to the kitchen. 0qPzKb

“What did they come to our home for?” Yin Xun had always been very wary of strangers.

“I don’t know,” Lu Qingjiu said, “They seem to be here for Bai Yuehu.”

Yin Xun “oh”-ed, then brought out the snacks for the two people.

Out of the snacks, some had been bought from town, and some had been made by Lu Qingjiu, and they all tasted great. Upon seeing the snacks, Jiufeng began to salivate. Without bothering with pleasantries, she reached out and began eating. As she ate, she said to Shaohao, “Have a taste, it’s delicious.” biu2da

Upon hearing this, Shaohao hesitated slightly, but seeing how happily Jiufeng was eating, he reached up and pulled off his mask. Only after the mask was removed did Yin Xun find that the bottom half of his face was inked with black patterns, almost entirely covering the bottom half of his face. These patterns were all incredibly beautiful, but with how they were inked onto his face, they made the person before him inexplicably seem a little more treacherous.

Yin Xun didn’t dare to look any longer, turning and leaving after putting down the snacks.

As Shaohao watched him leave, he asked, “He’s a mountain god?”

“Yep.” Jiufeng munched loudly on Lu Qingjiu’s sun-dried sweet potatoes. With a face full of satisfaction, she said, “He smells delicious, doesn’t he? Just like roulingzhi…… If only I could eat him.” It was just a pity that Bai Yuehu was watching. xR3KdP

Shaohao smiled and said, “If you eat him, Bai Yuehu can add another dish to his dinner table.” If Jiufeng ate Yin Xun, Bai Yuehu probably wouldn’t let Jiufeng off.

Jiufeng blinked. “Isn’t that why I haven’t?”

Shaohao took another bite of dried sweet potato, no longer paying any more attention to Jiufeng.

When Bai Yuehu came back from the field, he brought with him a huge bunch of vegetables. On his head was a straw hat, and on his feet were rubber boots. No matter how you looked at him, he looked like a son of a farmer’s family. When he entered the courtyard and saw the two guests there, he didn’t greet them, rather going straight to the kitchen and handing the vegetables he was holding to Lu Qingjiu. uGbNmU

“Your friends have come to see you,” Lu Qingjiu said.

“En.” Bai Yuehu’s attitude was very cold.

Story translated by Chrysanthemum Garden.

“They’re probably looking for you for something, right? I’ll handle things in the kitchen, you should go accompany them,” Lu Qingjiu said.

Bai Yuehu nodded and left. iY4vdg

However, there had been something off about Bai Yuehu’s expression. Lu Qingjiu, finding this a little strange, raised his guard. When he was washing the vegetables, he moved over to a position closer to the window. The window just so happened to face right into the courtyard. Standing there, he could vaguely hear the conversation of the people outside.

“Yuehu, long time no see,” Shaohao said.

Bai Yuehu directly sat down across from Shaohao. “What’s going on?”

Shaohao said, “There’s a little issue on my side, do you want to accept this job?” IEYR2T

Bai Yuehu, “No.”

Hearing Bai Yuehu refuse so decisively, Shaohao seemed a little surprised. He said, “I’m paying very well, you’re really not going to accept?”

“No,” Bai Yuehu said, “There’s no need to come look for me for this from now on.”

Shaohao, “……You’re really not doing it?” He sat up, staring at Bai Yuehu with a disbelieving look in his eyes. “This isn’t like you.” q pWw0

Bai Yuehu raised his chin slightly, a hint of pride appearing in his expression. “There’s no longer any need.”

Next to them, Jiufeng whispered, “I told you he’s doing really well now, and you won’t be able to get him to come, but you didn’t believe me.”

She then stuffed two more sweet potato slices in her mouth as she shed a sad tear. “Not at all like me, who never has an assured meal, after one meal, I never know when my next will be.”

Shaohao glanced over at the kitchen with a strange look on his face. Lu Qingjiu hurriedly ducked to the side, but he still felt like he’d been seen. These people’s conversation was so strange, what had Shaohao come to find Bai Yuehu for? No matter how he heard it, it sounded like someone trying to lure his family’s child out to work? The more Lu Qingjiu thought about it, the more he felt like something was wrong. He pricked up his ears, fearful of missing something. vX6gqH

“From now on, there’s no need to come look for me,” Bai Yuehu said, “I’m not doing it anymore.”

Shaohao said, “Your standards of living have really gone up, huh. How about this, I’ll add another five hundred yuan……”

Bai Yuehu, “Five hundred?”

Shaohao, “It’s enough for you to have a meal of xiaolongbao.” zdKdFD

Lu Qingjiu, eavesdropping behind him, was currently feeling a very complicated mix of emotions. What five hundred yuan, was this Shaohao really trying to give only five hundred yuan to get Bai Yuehu to work for him, was his family’s fox spirit someone who you could employ with just five hundred yuan? Don’t even talk about five hundred yuan, not even five thousand was enough.

But clearly, Bai Yuehu’s way of thinking didn’t seem to be quite like that of Lu Qingjiu’s. Lu Qingjiu actually sensed hesitation from his silence. Lu Qingjiu really couldn’t believe it, his family’s little expert farmer was actually being bewitched by five hundred yuan!

Story translated by Chrysanthemum Garden.

“So are you going?” Shaohao chewed on a nut as he asked again.

Bai Yuehu said, “I’ll think about it.” aCyMNX

 


baum: how do you guys feel about durian? I personally love it haha

this time from Avis (@bewarethemandragora), we have the little fox and the Rain Master’s Concubine!

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Translator's Note

from A Fisherman’s Song by Zhang Zhihe

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Sweet Whisk: Durian Mille Crepe

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粤菜大厨:白切鸡万万别直接下锅煮!多加“1步”,肉质更鲜嫩_烹饪

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简易版糖醋排骨的做法_简易版糖醋排骨怎么做_简易版糖醋排骨的家常做法 ...

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酸菜鱼家常酸汤版的做法步骤图,怎么做好吃】Miki-88_下厨房

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roughly 70USD

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33 comments

  1. That poodle fox, with the Chibi Rain Lady is too funny! XD

    Thanks for the chapter! (≧▽≦)

    • *Rain Master’s Concubine

      (Forgot her name, but it’s mentioned in the next chapter.)

  2. These gods are very poor! 🥺

    I tried a durian shake once. Once… I couldn’t get past the smell. 🤢 Thank you

  3. ……that’s some expensive durian they’ve got there…..

    ……or maybe i’m just super fucking lucky to live in durian’s native place and got splashed with defective products discounts?

    • …..okay, I was just about to explode at how the two was clearly exploiting Bai Yuehu all this time and only paying him extremely basic amount of, ugh, wage.

      Still very mad that I nearly forgot why I’m not cursing the hell outta these two.

      At least 500 yuan is a good amount of money to do things that’s basically chores for Bai Yuehu. Or I do hope so. If not, if they really make him do dangerous and hard work for just 500 yuan, I’ll really need some good calming tea and warm compress….

      I know there are people paid less (or even nothing) for more dangerous work, but… 😭

      • Rather than exploiting, isnt it a case of poor (not!hu)man seeking help from poor-er (not!hu)man…?

        500 yuan might not be much to MC nor us, but to those wretched poor beings, it might be a worthy sum

        • I read the next chapter…

          Brother, I take it back, forgive me I was so wrong QAQ

  4. i love durian!! as one can probably tell heheh… i think i just got used to the smell because i was raised on it. it tastes amazing

  5. 500 only? What kind of job is it? The drawing is cute!

  6. I can see Bai Yuehu doing it for the 500, just to help with Lu Qingjiu’s durian expenses. Also, hearing his financial state more clearly… ouch.

    Thank you for the chapter!!!

  7. I liked it when I had it as a child but it’s been so many years that I’m not sure anymore. Good Durian is so hard to find and so expensive.

  8. I love durian very much. I am crazy for durian crepe 😋😋😋 though it’s a bit expensive, every bite worth it I love durian very much. I am crazy for durian crepe 😋😋😋 though it’s a bit expensive, every bite worth it

    And i think all this god should find a good dad like lu qingjiu 😂😂

  9. I LOVE DURIAN!!

    We have a tree in our backyard and we get to eat them during summer! We sell the bigger ones because they are expensive! That tree will be the singular reason im not selling this land.

  10. I don’t like durian. The smell is alright but the slight bitterness and alcoholic taste I can’t stand (I have memorized this entire thing from how many times people have asked me 🤧)

  11. I can’t stand durian with my every breath- but my family love durian also I live in a durian native place …

    Has trama flashback

  12. I haven’t tried durian since my pitiful nose can’t handle the smell but once my uncle ate one whole durian then his breath stinks for 2 days 🤣

  13. I don’t know if it’s just me, but I can only see a few pictures of the food and the rest never load, I tried changing the internet it just never shows 😕 I wanna see the pictures at the end 😭