Chapter 65 - Chapter 65: Chapter 60 Calling Qin Niu Brother with Every Wordi (2/2)

Noticed by Steward Yan Qi, he immediately said with a laugh.

“Qin Niu, I know your planting techniques are very clever. I’m rather a layman when it comes to fertilization techniques. If you have any good suggestions, feel free to enlighten me. As long as it’s truly useful, 1 will make sure to reward you.”

Upon hearing this, Qin Niu pointed towards the ridge above the slope.

“This slope used for planting tea trees faces the sun and has a flat terrain, which is excellent. However, the ridge above is quite steep, and since the oil tea trees were planted, the workers, being diligent, have cleared all the undergrowth and ferns beneath the trees. Whenever there’s a downpour, a large amount of water washes down from above, causing not only some soil erosion but also likely leading to flooding on this slope beneath.

Tea trees prefer dry and loose soil.

Spring is the peak season for picking tea leaves and is also the season with plenty of rain. During this time, the tea trees suffer root damage due to flooding, turning the leaves yellow and roots rot, making any amount of fertilizer useless. Moreover, the quality of the tea leaves will be greatly reduced.”

Having listened to Qin Niu’s advice, Steward Yan Qi’s eyes shone like bright lamps.

“What profound insights! Listening to Brother Qin Niu’s analysis is better than reading ten years of books. When spring comes, the soil on this slope becomes particularly moist, something I had not paid much attention to before. Now that I think about it, such conditions can indeed lead to flooding disasters. Compared to a real flood, this one drowns the roots, while a flood drowns the entire tree. Today, I’ve truly learned something.”

Steward Yan Qi reached into his breast pocket and drew out a piece of Silver Money.

It must have weighed about five qian.

“Here’s a little token of my appreciation, please accept it, Brother Qin Niu!”

His way of addressing Qin Niu had also changed.

Now it was Brother Qin Niu this, Brother Qin Niu that.

Keep in mind, he was the Yan Family’s steward, practically a member of the upper management.

His status and identity were at least four levels above that of an ordinary farmer.

Yet he took the initiative to lower his status, calling himself Qin Niu’s brother, clearly showing that Qin Niu’s agricultural expertise had won him over.

“I accept your kindness, Steward Yan Qi. It’s just a few words, not worth much. If you use my fertilizer and it proves effective, please keep me in mind for the future.”

“Haha, no problem, no problem at all.”

“I’ve got work to do in the fields, so 1 must be going now.”

After giving his advice, Qin Niu took his leave.

Not accepting that half-liang of Silver Money was precisely where his cleverness lay.

For Qin Niu at the moment, half a liang of Silver Money was nothing. He could earn more than that from a single hunt.

By not taking the money, he essentially had Yan Qi owing him a favor.

In the future, Yan Qi would certainly take good care of any concerns Qin Niu might have.

And that very evening, Qin Niu continued to remove insects from the millet field with his termites goes without saying.

The next day, Qin Niu slept until the sun was high in the sky before getting up.

Having spent two whole nights clearing the millet field of pests, not only did his insect control skill greatly improve, but he also harvested a bounty of insect eggs. These were precious treasures that could help the Ant Queen rapidly enhance her Breeding Skill.

Although the benefits of such dietary supplementation couldn’t continue indefinitely, as the effects would weaken over time, for Qin Niu at the moment, enhancing the Ant Queen’s Breeding Skill by one level would be sufficient.

He took out the Treasured Sword and carefully inspected it, noticing indeed that the green glow within the blade had begun to fade again.

This sword was now temperamental.

It demanded a drink of Ancient Banyan Tree Blood every day, or else it would fall sick’.

Just right, he planned to head up to the mountain to see if the termites had evolved. Today he intended to send a few termites into the coverage area of the Ancient Banyan Tree to test it out.

After eating three jin of bear meat, he hurriedly packed several jars and set off for the mountain.

Since he hadn’t practiced the Everlasting Spring Technique the past two nights, his appetite had dropped by half. Eating three jin of bear meat a day was enough, but were he to practice the Everlasting Spring Technique, even six jin a day would leave him feeling hungry.

All these jars he was carrying were for collecting Banyan Tree Blood.

If that Ancient Banyan Tree had consciousness and could see him, it would probably die of anger.

This human youth escaped by luck last time and, far from repenting, he returned with so many jars to draw its blood.

Utterly detestable.

Upon reaching the mountain, Qin Niu headed straight for the Ant Nest.

“My children, come forth!”

He called out to the ant swarm like a demon lord..