Chapter 3 - 3 Chapter 3 Planting Skills Upgrade Part 1 (2/2)

Don’t be fooled by the two thousand-plus grains of corn; they only weigh about one jin.

The planting plan for this year is to plant corn in the spring and wheat in the autumn because the plentiful rainfall during the spring and summer seasons ensures a higher yield of corn. Come autumn and winter, there will be much less rain, making the wheat harvest more considerable.

That thin acre of his land can’t retain nutrients well, and planting corn there in autumn could easily result in a total crop failure.

Once he had selected the good seeds and stored them properly, the rest were to be kept in the grain jar.

With the corn and meat Wang Wanyan gave him, he should have no worries for the next three months.

He often had visits from rats at home and needed to guard against them.

“Time to eat!”

He was already starving, but he firmly believed in the principle of “bitter first, sweet after.”

He preferred to take care of important matters first before indulging, instead of seeking immediate pleasures while neglecting long-term benefits.

These principles of life were all learned from books.

Books say that to achieve great things, one must be able to endure loneliness, have a long-term vision, not be blinded by the immediate benefits, stay calm in the face of problems, be organized in one’s work, keep a low profile, and know how to conceal one’s capabilities…

Therefore, to become stronger, he was willing to eat poor food and save money, even if it meant purchasing low-tier contract charms that cost one tael of silver each.

The villagers rumored that he squandered his money living lavishly in the city; he never bothered to explain himself.

Lifting the lid off the pot, the aroma of meat wafted through the air.

He filled his bowl and started gobbling down, although the wild grass was coarse and somewhat stuck in his throat; he had to exert effort to swallow it down.

While eating, he pondered over the appearance of the labor point +0.01.

After some consideration, an attribute panel appeared in his mind.

Qin Niu

Cultivation: Mortal Onefold 17/100, Low-tier Farmer 51/100, Low-tier Insect Master 3/100

Lifespan: 51 years

Cultivation Technique: None

Skills: Planting category, Sowing Novice 0/10, Soil Loosening Novice 0/10, Fertilizing Novice 0/10, Watering Novice 0/10, Weeding Novice 0/10

Talent: None

Divine Skills: None

Labor Points: 21

Currently, the only skills he possessed were the five most basic planting techniques.

What are labor points for?

He tried to understand.

Labor points can be used directly to improve the proficiency of planting skills.

So that’s what they’re for.

Qin Niu tried adding one labor point to the sowing skill.

Sowing Novice 1/10.

Unexpectedly, it really worked, and he felt his sowing technique had slightly improved.

What would happen if he increased it to 10?

He added another nine points in one go.

Sowing Proficient 10/100.

Incredibly, his sowing skill level had instantly improved.

Now, his understanding of some key points, techniques, tips, and experience in sowing had qualitatively improved.

Looking again at the selected corn seeds, some appeared full and healthy, but there were secret flaws, such as sunken germ eyes or tiny insect holes.

Such seeds would hardly germinate.

After the increase in sowing skill, it was so powerful.

Qin Niu quickly poured out the selected corn seeds and picked them again.

He ended up finding over four hundred problematic seeds.

For every problematic seed he picked out, the labor point would +0.01.

In a short time, his labor points had increased by 4.31 points.

So magical.

He then took 431 good seeds from his food supply and added them back in.

Labor points went up by another 4.31.

It seemed that if he wanted to earn labor points in the future, it would be good to repeatedly handle the corn when he had nothing else to do.

Initially having 21 labor points, he spent 10 and then earned 8.62, leaving him with 19.62. He didn’t rush to spend them but decided to wait until there was a need.

The time for spring planting had already passed by nearly seven or eight days; tomorrow would be a good day to go to the field to plant corn.

Being able to rapidly improve his planting skills with labor points filled him with great joy.

Life seemed to hold more promise now.