The Ball is Exposed

A group of children's eyes widened when they heard that they could have fried chicken legs.

"Sister, are you starting to sell fried chicken legs? Are they expensive?"

Jiang Li: "It shouldn't be too expensive. Didn't you guys make a lot of money recently? You can definitely afford it."

Xiao Shu thought for a moment after hearing this, then nodded, "Yes, sister, don't worry, we'll definitely support your business tomorrow and buy your fried chicken legs."

They won't let Jiang Li go bankrupt.

Xiaoshu and his group of seven spent over an hour fiddling around the fishpond, finally managing to catch three blueprints and recipes.

It seems that not every tourist will catch the blueprint; there is an element of randomness involved.

As promised, Jiang Li gave each of them a fish.

Little Tree looked at the palm-sized fish, then at the clear pond water, and her eyes darted around. "Sister, can we keep the fish in your pond for now? We can eat them when they grow bigger in a few days, okay?"

Jiang Li: "..."

This little guy is quite clever. He probably realized that the fish in the pond are growing very fast, and if he eats them in a few days, the quantity will be on a completely different scale compared to eating them today.

"Alright, you can catch more fish if you want to eat them. The fish are still small now, so it's not worth it to eat them."

Xiao Shu's eyes lit up when he saw that Jiang Li had agreed.

"Thank you, sister. We're going to pick up trash now; we haven't earned any points yet!"

They spent the whole morning playing on the lawn of Jiangli Farm, without doing anything productive. Before leaving, they planned to look around for any newly sprouted wild vegetables and pick as many as they could.

After Xiaoshu and the others left, Jiang Li went over and upgraded the garbage recycling machine.

【Garbage Recycling Machine (Lv4)】

After glancing at the upgraded recycling prices, the recycling prices for fruits and vegetables have increased significantly, with leafy greens generally rising to 3 points per unit and fruits reaching as high as 4 points per unit.

If this continues, the unit price of these mutated resources will be on par with the price of vegetables and fruits in supermarkets before the apocalypse.

When that day comes, even if farmers can only grow mutated crops, they can still make a living by selling them, and farming will no longer be difficult.

"Sister Jiang Li!"

Jiang Li had just finished upgrading the garbage recycling machine when she heard someone shout.

It was Wei Zhou and Liu Qing, mother and son, who arrived.

"Miss Jiang, I've come over to add some rice," Liu Qing greeted with a smile.

Jiang Li was looking for her.

"Come sit down for a while, I have something I'd like to discuss with you."

Upon hearing this, Liu Qing asked Wei Zhou to go to the store to buy rice first, and then she followed Jiang Li into the lobby of the guesthouse.

Jiang Li poured her a cup of jasmine tea.

During this time, Liu Qing was busy with things in the fields, but her older brother still came to pick up the goods every day.

"Starting tomorrow, you don't need to have your older brother come to pick up the goods anymore."

Liu Qing was taken aback upon hearing this. Her first thought was that she had done something wrong. "What's wrong? Did we do something wrong?"

"No, don't overthink it," Jiang Li explained. "All the agricultural products from my farm are now sold directly on the farm, either in small shops or through secondary processing. They won't be sold separately anymore."

This is a necessity given the current situation. Selling grain in agricultural product shops allows you to gain experience and upgrade the shops. Secondary processing, which involves exchanging agricultural products for packaged goods through workshops and various stalls, adds value to the produce.

When it's necessary to upgrade various operating facilities, there will be no extra items to sell, and selling them would be a waste.

Jiang Li: "I opened an oil and sauce shop, as you can see. That shop needs someone to manage it, and I'd like you to come and manage it for me. The monthly salary is 10,000 yuan."

Upon hearing this, Liu Qing said, "That's great! Of course I'd be happy to come and help you manage the shop. But how am I supposed to tell my brother?"

Jiang Li: "I've also made arrangements for your brother. I'm going to open two stalls tomorrow. If you'd like, your older brother can come and help me manage the stalls."

Liu Weidong is a diligent and down-to-earth person. Since Jiang Li needed someone to manage the stall anyway, she thought of him.

Jiang Li also told her the truth, "In the future, my farm will be developed into a large-scale resort farm, integrating planting, breeding, tourism, consumption and entertainment. I have already negotiated with the authorities, so in the future, there will definitely be a large number of people coming to the farm to spend money."

Liu Qing had a vague premonition that ever since the news about the vines reached the safe zone, many people had said they wanted to visit the farm. Today, she even saw some young people coming to take pictures and have fun.

She didn't know how things would turn out in the future, but following Jiang Li was always the right thing to do.

"Okay, I'll talk to my older brother, he'll definitely be happy to."

Even if he was unwilling, she would definitely persuade him that if this place really became lively in the future, then they would be the farm's long-term employees!

"By the way, my farm needs a security guard. Do you have any suitable recommendations?" Jiang Li asked her.

A level-four farm needs no fewer than 20 employees, and she needs to find enough employees as soon as possible.

"security guard?"

Liu Qing immediately thought of Li Tianlei.

Li Tianlei is tall and strong, with an upright demeanor, and looks just like a security guard.

"I actually have someone I know who would recommend me. He's a really nice guy and has a strong sense of justice. I met him when I was selling knives at a market stall. He's decisive and doesn't mince words. I think he'd be a good fit as a security guard."

Jiang Li: "Could you talk to him for me? If possible, the salary is 10,000 yuan, including three meals and accommodation. You know the food conditions at my farm, they're definitely not bad."

Liu Qing wasn't worried at all that Li Tianlei would refuse. Li Tianlei couldn't earn that much money selling knives in the safe zone, and he was an ambitious person, so he would definitely agree.

Not long after Liu Qing left, it was time for the farm to close, and Jiang Tang returned to rest.

"How's it going? Is the beverage shop still busy? Should I hire someone to help you out?" Jiang Li asked her.

Jiang Tang sat down. "It's alright. Business is getting better and better. Today, it wasn't just the group from the dark alley, but also some tourists who came specifically to visit. If there are more and more people in the future, I'm afraid we'll have to hire an employee."

Jiang Li also included the plan to recruit employees for the beverage shop in her to-do list.

I haven't made a wish at the statue today.

Jiang Li felt that making a wish in front of the statue during the day would make her seem strange, so she moved it to the night. Now, streetlights have been installed in all the places on the farm that needed them, and the farm is brightly lit even at night.

The wishing well in the level 3 farm has indeed been updated.

You can make a wish for 3 bottles of nutrient solution at a time. In addition, Jiang Li noticed that there was an extra pet slot in the wishing well.

[Random Pet x1]

The square marked with a random pet is purple.

Qiu looked at the panel with her, rubbing her chin as she said, "White, green, blue, orange, red, and purple represent the rarity of the items, with purple representing the highest level of rarity, which means it's the hardest to make a wish."

"The goddess won't easily give you her pet. I advise you to give up on this idea. Let's just wish for plant nutrient solution."

Despite Qiu's words, Jiang Li still wanted to give it a try.

It's okay if we fail.

But as it turns out, her face was still too big.

When Jiang Li dragged the [Random Pet] slot to the wish list, the goddess rejected her request and was somewhat angry.

[Child, I dislike greedy people. Your behavior has disappointed me. I refuse your request and will not offer you any compensation.]

Jiang Li: "..."

She sighed. "It seems I really should have listened to you."

Ignoring advice will only lead to trouble.

Not only did I get nothing today, but I also angered my goddess. What a terrible day!

Ball: [Because your luck stat isn't high enough to wish for purple-level items, you'll need items to boost your luck.]

For example, the lucky hat.

Jiang Li couldn't help but ask Qiu, "What's my luck stat?"

Ball: [Luck is a hidden attribute; I can't see it either.]

Jiang Li could only comfort herself, it's okay, pets aren't necessities anyway, it's not a big deal if she can't have one for the time being.

She was just thinking that Zhu Cuihua could dig up the keepsake for her from the ground, and maybe if she raised more pets, they could dig up more keepsakes for her.

Feeling neglected by the goddess, Jiang Li returned to her room, took a shower, lay down on the bed, and even picked up two small cakes from the bakery to eat as a late-night snack.

They were eating late-night snacks while simultaneously carrying out construction work.

Both the popcorn stand and the fried chicken stand cost 30000 points, and Jiang Li set up the two stands next to the oil and sauce shop.

There were ready-made corn cobs in the warehouse, and Jiang Li noticed that the popcorn stand had a "Production Queue" line.

Consuming corn cobs allows you to start producing popcorn; one corn cob can produce 3 boxes of popcorn.

After clicking to start production, Jiang Li went to the stall and saw that there was already a pot of freshly popped popcorn inside when she opened the popcorn pot.

?

Using the disposable popcorn boxes from the stall, one pot can hold exactly three boxes.

Since she had already made it, Jiang Li simply made a few more boxes and took them back to give one box to each of Qiao Wu and the others.

"Freshly popped popcorn, it's delicious, want to try some?"

Jiang Yan grabbed a handful and stuffed it into his mouth. "Mmm! Delicious! Exactly the same as what I ate in the movie theater before the apocalypse."

Qiao Wu: "It would be perfect with some cola."

Cola……

Jiang Li also wants to drink soda.

I've come into this world and haven't even had a taste of soda yet!

I don't even know if there's such a thing as a Coca-Cola formula.

Jiang Li wanted to try fried chicken legs, but she was already too full, so she could only eat them tomorrow.

Thinking of this, I checked the production queue of the fried chicken stall and found that it required one adult chicken to exchange for 12 chicken legs.

Jiang Li: ?

What kind of exchange mechanism is this? Does it mean a chicken has grown legs all over its body?

But overall, it wasn't a loss; it actually seems like a profit.

[Farmed Animals:]

Adult hens: 10

Adult dairy cows: 5

[Calf: 1]

[Rubber Ducks: 10]

These are all the animals currently being raised on the farm.

Jiang Li counted the gold coins she had left and added another cow. Cows were the capital of revolution, and the more the better.

In the dimly lit cowshed, a cow suddenly appeared out of nowhere, startling the surrounding cows.

Jiang Li casually bought 10 more hens. Eggs can also be traded for gold coins using the agricultural product trading box. One egg can be traded for 2 gold coins, so raising chickens is a sustainable business.

The next day, before dawn, the chickens in the coop started clucking.

Jiang Li poked the ball awake, "Wake up, it's time to get up and farm."

The ball gently pushed her fingers aside. "I'm so sleepy, let me sleep a little longer..."

Seeing that Qiu was still sleeping, Jiang Li didn't want to get up either, so she covered herself with the blanket and continued sleeping.

When she was woken up by her phone ringing again, it was Xie Luan calling her.

"I've reached the safe zone. Director Han and several high-ranking officers at the base said they'd like to meet with you in person to discuss helping you expand your farm."

Jiang Li sat up in bed. "Do I need to go to the safe zone myself?"

"No need, I've already brought them."

Jiang Li glanced at the time; it was already nine in the morning. Jiang Yan probably hadn't called her for breakfast because she was sleeping so soundly.

Jiang Li got up and dressed, then woke Qiu up. "You really can't sleep anymore. Wait, why are you drooling in your sleep? Who taught you that?"

As Qiu put on his shoes, he said, "Who else can I learn from? I saw you drooling in your sleep, so I started drooling too."

Jiang Li was speechless. "Can't you learn something good?"

The person and the ball walked out of the room. The ball even forgot to hang itself on Jiang Li and just walked out casually.

So when Qiao Wu and Jiang Yan in the hall saw a ball following Jiang Li out, everyone rubbed their eyes.

"Sis, what's that behind you?"

Only Chen Ye remained calm; he had long known that what Jiang Li wore on her waist wasn't just an accessory.

"What?"

Jiang Li was still completely bewildered, unaware of what had happened. When she turned around and saw Qiu waking up and following behind her, she froze.

"No? Why didn't you hide yourself?"

The ball seemed to awaken from a dream, its entire body frozen in place.

When it came to its senses, it saw that everyone in the hall was looking at it.

It’s over.

It fainted on the spot, pretending that it was actually an inanimate object.

Jiang Li: "..."

"You must be mistaken," Jiang Li played along. "It's just a pendant; it accidentally fell off just now."

She picked up the ball and hung it back around her waist.

Everyone: "..."

Do we look stupid to you?

The atmosphere became tense.

Lin An: "Don't hide it. I saw you feeding it in the vegetable garden before."

Don't ask her how she saw it. Although Jiang Li's vegetable garden was fenced off, Lin An was standing on the wall. As the saying goes, the higher you stand, the farther you can see. This is why Lin An likes to stand on the wall; everything is within her sight.

Moreover, she knew that Chen Ye had probably seen the ball.

Jiang Li: "..."

After all that, it turns out she was the only one who thought no one knew, but actually everyone did?

"Alright, stop pretending, go over and say hello to everyone."

Upon hearing this, Qiu had no choice but to climb off Jiang Li like someone who had done something wrong, walk over, and then climb onto the table in front of everyone.

Jiang Yan stared intently at the small, glowing green ball.

"So, sis, what exactly is this?"