I run a farm, what the heck is this post-apocalyptic farm owner system?

Chapter 15 The Yellow Dog Gang Comes Knocking!

[Start the mission: Cultivate the fields!]

[The soil is severely polluted in this post-apocalyptic world. Please cultivate 5 acres of land within the farm area.]

[Task Item: 10 bags of Special Fertilizer. This fertilizer can improve soil nutrient composition. Spread it evenly on the soil to make it more fertile.]

[Quest items are only effective against the quest objective.]

[Mission Reward: 2 Intelligent Agricultural Drones. These intelligent agricultural drones boast powerful performance, long standby time, and the ability to carry greater weight of fertilizers and pesticides.]

That day, the system issued a new task once again.

Xu Ran looked at the system panel.

"The reward is an agricultural drone, which is a good thing. Large farms are using agricultural drones now."

"It saves time and effort, and can greatly reduce manpower."

Modern agricultural tools are becoming increasingly mechanized. Agricultural drones can carry pesticides and fertilizers and spray them on crops while flying in the air, making them highly efficient.

Otherwise, farmers would have to carry a full bucket of pesticides, hold a sprayer, and walk along the fields, spraying little by little.

The reward is quite good.

"Perfect timing, there's still a large patch of wasteland on the farm, it's time to plant something."

Xu Ran stood in the open space, gazing at his farm.

Currently, the farm has a large watermelon field, a large vegetable garden, three greenhouses that are 8 meters wide and 60 meters long, several sheds for raising livestock, and then there is the living area.

It's a little messy.

But it has a strong rural feel.

Xu Ran hopes that her farm can grow and expand, becoming a large farm like those abroad, with many fields, many animals, and her own horse farm.

Life will definitely be comfortable then.

Xu Ran decided to clear the land, but first he would finish processing the watermelons in the field.

That day, the farm was busy again.

Xu's parents came over, and Xu Ran hired two temporary workers. Everyone picked watermelons together in the field.

Little Grey wanted to help too. It followed Xu Ran and watched as Xu Ran picked a watermelon. Then it ran ahead and used its mouth to tear at the vine of another watermelon.

This guy is very helpful.

"Little Grey, don't bite, the vines are too bitter, don't bother."

"Go have some fun."

Seeing this, Xu Ran waved her hand, letting it go out to play.

Upon hearing this, Little Grey wagged its tail, then ran wildly through the melon patch for a while before heading outside the farm to play.

For the dogs, farm life was full of joy.

It was a bit hot, so after picking watermelons for a while, Xu Ran asked Li Wu to cut two chilled watermelons and then told everyone to rest for a bit.

A bite of chilled watermelon made me feel refreshed.

Have you decided what to plant next?

At this moment, Xu's father asked Xu Ran a question.

Mr. Xu cares a lot about the development of the farm. He has worked hard all his life and knows how hard it is to run a farm.

Actually, he was against Xu Ran coming back to inherit the farm because he didn't want Xu Ran to suffer too much. No matter what, there was security in the big city.

However, since Xu Ran was determined to come back, he supported him and simply handed over the entire farm to Xu Ran to manage.

I only came over when I needed help.

"Let's plant autumn beans; they're easier to plant after the watermelons are finished."

Xu Ran took a bite of watermelon and replied.

Mr. Xu nodded. "This is good. Autumn green beans are perfect, and green beans sell well too."

At this moment, Xu Ran added, "I plan to clear the weeds next to the greenhouse in a couple of days and then build two more greenhouses."

"The conditions for open-field planting are too poor. This year, the weather is good, which is why the watermelons are growing well. In the past, watermelons grown outdoors just didn't taste very good."

"In the future, I want to pursue a boutique farm approach, develop some good varieties, and build a good reputation."

The system task is to cultivate the land.

This task actually coincided with his own ideas.

However, what Xu Ran had to do was not just reclaim wasteland, but build greenhouses.

Greenhouse cultivation is the core of the farm, as open-field cultivation is too dependent on the climate, and many good varieties require a more suitable environment.

Mr. Xu nodded. "That must have cost a lot of money."

Upon hearing this, Xu Ran smiled and said:

"Dad, don't worry. I met some friends at the Agricultural University when I was in Beijing, and I bought the seeds from there. They are of particularly good quality."

"Many graduate and doctoral students in agriculture are now setting up greenhouses to grow new varieties of crops, and they are making a lot of money."

Xu Ran said this to put her father at ease.

After all, he knew that after he returned from Beijing, there would be some gossip in the town, and his parents would definitely feel pressured.

However, he had only been back for a short time, and the farm was just beginning to develop.

Let the bullet fly for a while.

The future is uncertain.

"That's good. You're young and have ideas. We can only continue farming the way we used to."

Mr. Xu nodded with satisfaction.

After resting for a while, everyone continued picking watermelons.

The summer watermelon harvest is considered complete once the buyer weighs the watermelons and drives them away.

There were still a few small, unripe watermelons in the field; those were for my own consumption, and there weren't many left.

The next step is to clear the melon seedlings, fertilize them briefly, and then plant new crops.

Before autumn arrives, there's still a chance to reap a harvest.

Planting crop after crop is more tiring, but it earns more money.

After finishing everything in the afternoon, the hired workers left after receiving their wages, and Mr. and Mrs. Xu also left early, one wanting to play mahjong and the other wanting to go fishing.

At that moment, Xu Ran suddenly heard a burst of intense barking.

Judging from the noise, there are at least five dogs coming.

"What's going on?"

Somewhat puzzled, he went to the farm gate, opened it, and walked out, looking ahead.

This was quite a surprise; seven or eight large yellow dogs had appeared outside. They looked and were all different in size, but they were all yellow, country dogs, commonly known as "local dogs".

The dogs kept barking at the farm gate, though not very aggressively. When they saw Xu Ran come out, they took a few steps back, but they were still barking.

The visitor is not good.

Xu Ran looked back at the farm. Little Gray looked like it had done something wrong, its head drooping and its eyes looking up at Xu Ran.

Xu Ran roughly understood what had happened.

He looked behind the pack of stray dogs and sure enough, he saw a small yellow dog that looked pitiful.

"You bullied someone, and their parents came knocking on your door?"

Xu Ran looked at Xiao Hui and asked with a smile.

The dogs in the village are divided into gangs.

In cases with a large number of dogs, they may even be divided into several gangs.

These dogs don't attack each other, but when gangs meet, they often start a "verbal battle," exchanging insults before leaving satisfied.

Sometimes, when a dog is bullied, it will report it to the gang leader, who will then bring several dogs to block the door.

Little Gray encountered this situation.

At that moment, Coke and Sprite heard the shouts and rushed over.

They were very strong fighters. Standing next to Xu Ran, they barked at the big yellow dogs.

Nearly ten dogs were arguing, creating a lively scene that annoyed Xu Ran.

"Alright, alright."

"Cola and Sprite, you two go back."

"And you guys, stop arguing and go back to playing."

Xu Ran waved to the big yellow dogs.

Surprisingly, his shout actually had an effect.

The dogs immediately stopped barking, took a few steps back, looked towards the farm, glanced at Coke and Sprite, then at Xu Ran, and then ran away together.

Xu Ran was used to this. When he returned to the farm, he saw that Little Gray still had an apologetic attitude and smiled:

"It's alright, don't bully Little Huang."

Upon hearing this, Little Gray immediately barked, roughly meaning that it wanted to play with Little Yellow Dog, but Little Yellow Dog couldn't win and went crying for its mother.

Xu Ran smiled and said, "Okay, it's a problem."

Xu Ran was in a great mood after making another big profit today.

Employee Wang Ping is making dinner. I must say, her cooking skills are really good; she makes very authentic home-style dishes.

Li Wu was helping out there. For Li Wu, eating dinner at the farm would save him the cost of a meal, so he would definitely eat at the farm.

Tonight we're celebrating, with several hearty dishes, including braised pork knuckle and braised prawns. Zhang Wen even left some leftovers for his wife and kids.

The three members of the Little Grey family smelled the aroma of meat and were already waiting next to the kitchen.

Xu Ran had nothing to do, so he returned to the yard to check on the owl.

He removed the bandages, and the owl's wings had completely healed.

It looks like it will be able to fly.

But judging from its expression, it doesn't seem like it wants to fly away at all.

This guy's planning to stay put!