Chapter 2

After arriving at school, Wang Buping returned the tricycle to the dormitory manager, thanked him, and thought about giving him some vegetables as a token of appreciation for tomorrow.

Back in the dormitory, he opened the door, took out the money he earned from selling vegetables from his pocket, placed it on the bed, and looked at the pile of money, feeling extremely excited.

Who would have thought that just yesterday, he was still a jobless college graduate worrying about work, but today he could earn so much money, fantasizing about a bright future, Wang Buping was very excited.

Waking up from that fantasy, Wang Buping looked at the money on the bed and decided to count it to see how much he had earned today. Counting each note with excitement, he finished and found he had a total of 4,580 yuan. Earning over 4,000 yuan in a day, where could he find such a job? Earning so much in a day.

With the money from selling vegetables in his pocket, Wang Buping took a taxi at the school gate, thinking he was now a rich man and didn't need to squeeze onto the bus anymore.

After paying for the ride at the seed store, Wang Buping selected watermelons, cabbages, eggplants, corn, and radishes, as well as some farming tools, spending over 1,000 yuan. Looking at the remaining money, he realized he wasn't yet a rich man. After asking the store owner, he learned that there were beekeepers in the suburbs, and he decided to buy some bees.

He took another taxi, spending over 100 yuan to get there. After finding the beekeeper, he bought two boxes of bees for over 1,000 yuan and placed them in a secluded spot in his space.

Taking a taxi back to school, Wang Buping closed the dormitory door and entered the space. Looking at the space, he thought about his future, but for now, he needed to plant the seeds.

Picking up the hoe, he started digging holes. After digging more than an acre, Wang Buping felt his physical strength had improved compared to before. He was sure he couldn't have done this much work before. It must be due to the space. He would find out the reason later. After planting the seeds, covering them, and watering them, he checked the time and saw it was already past one o'clock.

Leaving the space, he went downstairs to have lunch. Passing by the dormitory manager, he told him he would need the tricycle again the next day.

After having lunch at a fast-food restaurant, Wang Buping returned to the dormitory, closed the door, and continued planting. He worked until around 6 PM, during which the tomatoes had ripened. He picked the tomatoes and placed them by the small pond in the space. In the afternoon, he only managed to plant about two acres.

After having dinner downstairs, Wang Buping, with nothing else to do, entered the space. Seeing the sprouted vegetables, he felt incredibly excited, thinking about the money he could earn from these vegetables the next day, which made him very happy.

With nothing else to do and not wanting to plant more vegetables, he felt that what he had was enough to sell. Thinking about the wonders of the space, Wang Buping was full of hope for the future.

Thinking about having to get up early to pick vegetables the next day, Wang Buping went to bed early, hoping to have a good dream.

It was still dark, and the time was only 5:30 AM when Wang Buping got up, entered the space, and saw that the tomatoes had ripened again, along with radishes, green peppers, and eggplants. The corn was only half a person's height and hadn't started to ear yet, and the watermelons were just beginning to flower. It seemed he would have to wait a few more days for the corn and watermelons.

After picking the vegetables, he checked the time and saw it was almost 7 AM. He quickly went downstairs and told the dormitory manager he was going to sell vegetables.

He returned to the market from the previous day. As soon as Wang Buping paid for the stall and parked the tricycle, people started to gather around.

Wang Buping saw it was the same people who had bought his vegetables the previous day and quickly removed the bags from the vegetables.

Someone called out to him, "Young man, give me two radishes."

Wang Buping recognized the old lady who had been the first to buy his vegetables the previous day. "Auntie, you're here to buy vegetables again. Here are your two radishes. Auntie, do you want any other vegetables today?"

"As long as they are as good as yesterday's, I'll take them all."

"Auntie, don't worry. I have tomatoes, green peppers, and eggplants. Green peppers are 1 yuan each, and tomatoes and eggplants are 5 yuan each. Do you want them?"

"Yes, give me five of each."

As the old lady left, a crowd of people rushed over. Wang Buping quickly placed the sign he had written that morning on the tricycle.

There were too many people, all of whom had eaten his vegetables the previous day and had brought their neighbors. With no choice, Wang Buping had to let them pick their own vegetables while he collected the money. To his surprise, all the vegetables were sold out in less than an hour. Seeing the people who hadn't managed to buy any vegetables, Wang Buping quickly said, "I'll bring another load. Please wait here."

Finding a secluded spot, Wang Buping took out another load of vegetables and rushed back to the market. As soon as he arrived, he was surrounded by people, and the vegetables were sold out in no time.

Just as Wang Buping was about to leave, a vegetable vendor next to him approached and offered him a cigarette. Wang Buping didn't take it but heard the vendor say, "Brother, where do you get your vegetables? Can you supply me some to attract more customers?"

Hearing this, Wang Buping became alert. After some thought, he replied, "These are from an experiment by a professor at my school. He's finished the experiment and asked me to sell them. There aren't many, so I'm sorry, brother."

Seeing that Wang Buping didn't want to reveal the truth, the vendor didn't press further and went back to selling his vegetables.

Riding the tricycle back to school, Wang Buping thought about the situation. He realized that selling vegetables this way was not sustainable and could attract unwanted attention, potentially leading to the discovery of his space. The more he thought about it, the more scared he became. He needed to find a more reliable source of vegetables, or he could plant more himself.

Back at school, he parked the tricycle and, passing by the dormitory manager's door, knocked and prepared to give him the vegetables. "Manager, these are the vegetables I sold. I've been using your tricycle for two days. Please take these vegetables. They are all from my own sales and don't cost much."

"Ah, Buping! You don't have to give me vegetables. It's just the use of the tricycle. You work hard to earn money. I'll take them, but don't bring any more, okay?"

"Manager, I understand. They are all from my own sales and don't cost much."

After talking to the manager, Wang Buping went upstairs, looked at the money from selling vegetables, and thought about the vendor's words. It was a clear warning that selling vegetables this way would eventually lead to the discovery of his secret.

After much thought, he decided to plant more vegetables himself. This way, the vegetables wouldn't be noticed, but where could he plant them? He didn't have any land here. Thinking about it, he realized he might as well go back home and plant there. This thought made him miss his parents, and he decided to go home and plant vegetables. With the space, he could make money anywhere.

Thinking about it, he started packing his things, putting the items he needed into the space. He looked around the dormitory and found nothing else he needed. He counted the money from today, which was over 30,000 yuan. He then called the two friends he worked with, inviting them to have dinner and telling them he was going home.

Seeing nothing else to do, he called Lin Yuyan, thanking her for the space, but she was busy at work. Thinking about it, he decided to help her later when he had more money.

He entered the space and started working. In the space, Wang Buping discovered that once the vegetables matured, they stopped growing. The fruits remained the same unless picked, and the stalks decomposed into the soil overnight, which greatly helped him.

In the afternoon, Wang Buping bought some gifts for his family and some wild ginseng seeds to plant in the space. He wanted to buy more medicinal herbs but found he didn't have enough money left, reminding him that he wasn't yet a rich man.

Back in the dormitory with nothing to do, he entered the space, picked the ripe tomatoes and green peppers, and started planting more vegetables, including the ginseng by the pond.

After a busy day, he went to bed early, planning to sell vegetables one more time to gather money for planting at home.

In the morning, after washing up, Wang Buping entered the space and picked all the ripe vegetables. Looking at the piles of vegetables, he thought, "This is all money!"

He couldn't use the manager's tricycle anymore, as it was too small. He took a taxi out of the city, found a secluded spot, and placed the vegetables on the ground. He then called a medium-sized car, loaded the vegetables, and drove to the market.

Finding a large, slightly remote spot in the market, he unloaded the vegetables, took out a megaphone, and called out, "Delicious vegetables! Last day of sale! Come and buy!"

In the market, the people who had bought his vegetables the previous days were looking for him. When they saw him, they rushed over, hearing that it was the last day of sale and wanting to buy more. Soon, a large crowd gathered.

Hearing it was the last day of sale, they quickly filled their bags, and the pile of vegetables was sold out in an hour.

After selling the vegetables, Wang Buping returned to the dormitory, counted the money, and found he had over 30,000 yuan. He thought it should be enough to build a greenhouse at home. He took out the prepared boxes and bags from the space, went to the manager to complete the procedures, and prepared to have dinner with his friends before taking the train home in the afternoon.

Finding a secluded spot, he put the boxes and bags into the space, called his friends, and met them at a large food stall. Wang Buping arrived first to wait for them.

Soon, two people got out of a taxi. Wang Buping called out, "Boss, Fourth, over here." The boss was Li Meng, a Northeasterner with a hearty and热情的性格，长得高大威猛，在宿舍排行老大；老四叫刘小雷，长得比较瘦小，又比较好动，家就在当地，在宿舍排行老四；老二叫梁为官，因为他老爸是当官的，他回家去做公务员去了；王不平排老三。

等老大、老四坐下后，王不平告诉他们自己要回家种地去了，哥俩听到这个消息非常惊讶，本想劝劝老三的，想想老三的性格又算了。

哥三喝着酒，聊着城里工作的不快，吃了1个多小时，因为他俩还要上班就散了。

王不平看着哥俩走后，自己也拦下一辆出租车，准备去火车站买票回家。

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(Translation of the last part with corrections for readability and context)

Soon, two people got out of a taxi. Wang Buping called out, "Boss, Fourth, over here." The boss was Li Meng, a Northeasterner with a hearty and enthusiastic personality, tall and strong, and the oldest in the dormitory; the fourth was Liu Xiaolei, who was relatively slim and active, from the local area, and the fourth in the dormitory; the second was Liang Weiguan, whose father was an official and who had gone home to work as a civil servant; Wang Buping was the third.

After the boss and the fourth sat down, Wang Buping told them he was going home to farm. The two were very surprised by this news and initially wanted to persuade him, but considering his personality, they decided against it.

The three of them drank and talked about the difficulties of working in the city for over an hour. Since the two had to go to work, they eventually dispersed.

After watching his friends leave, Wang Buping hailed a taxi and headed to the train station to buy a ticket home.