Chapter 1

Kao Mountain Village is a small village under Ling County in Northeast China, with about 300 households. The lingering atmosphere of the 2010 Spring Festival had yet to dissipate, and children in new clothes could be seen running and playing on the streets.

Unlike in the south, farmers in the northeast have a longer off-season due to the climate.

Drinking a little wine and playing cards are the ways men spend their off-season. Women visit each other and chat to pass the time.

"Mrs. Wang, what do you think about the kids these days? They have good jobs in big cities but insist on coming back to till the land."

"Exactly, I heard that the eldest son of the Lius in the village earns a lot in the city. This year, he said he wouldn't work outside anymore and decided to come back to farm."

"Do you think the kid did something wrong outside and had to hide at home?"

"Enough, when the Liu's eldest son sees you, he always calls you aunt. You should speak kindly. I think the kid is very steady. If you have nothing to do, just pick the beans, don't gossip about other people's children."

This was said by the male head of the household, who couldn't bear to listen anymore.

As for the Liu's eldest son they were talking about, his name is Liu Yunxuan. An ordinary name, but the person is not so ordinary.

When Liu Yunxuan was in elementary school, he dared to lead a group of village kids to fight with junior high school students from the town. Old Liu had to apologize to many families.

In middle school, he turned over a new leaf and was the top student every year from the second year of junior high. He even topped the county in the science section of the college entrance exam and was admitted to Zhejiang University.

For this, the county magistrate even visited Old Liu's home to congratulate him. Although the number of college admissions has increased over the years, making it easier to get into college, being the top student in the county is still no small feat.

After graduation, Liu Yunxuan went to work in Tianjin City for a foreign company, earning over 10,000 yuan a month.

Thus, Liu Yunxuan became a role model for the children, a legend in the village.

It's no wonder he became a topic of conversation in the village. After all, a young man who could easily earn over 100,000 yuan a year decided to return to the village to farm, which naturally became a topic of discussion.

As for Liu Yunxuan, he didn't explain any of this because he was busy building a simple greenhouse in his own garden.

When he first told his parents he wanted to farm at home, they didn't agree, and even his younger brother didn't understand. Why give up a good life in the city to come back to the village? It was hard to comprehend.

Liu Yunxuan's father, who has a gentle personality, didn't stop him too much. The child is grown up and has his own thoughts. Especially the eldest son, who has always been independent.

There must be a reason for the child's decision. It's clear that the child has plans, even if he hasn't fully explained them, probably to avoid worrying his parents.

All he could do was try to help as much as possible.

Liu Yunxuan, of course, wouldn't say that he resigned because he caught his boss and a female subordinate in a hotel room. During his sick leave, the boss quickly arranged for someone else to take his position and reassigned him to manage the warehouse. He wouldn't say that the reason for his sick leave was helping the female subordinate, only to be beaten unconscious by over ten people the next day. It was during this incident that his blood stained the jade pendant his grandfather gave him on his deathbed.

Miraculously, the jade pendant had its own space, about 1,000 square meters, or less than two acres.

In the middle of the land was a small pond. Liu Yunxuan tried it and found that the water in the pond was beneficial to both his body and plants. His health improved, and the plants he watered grew well.

He could bring the water from the space to the outside and bring items from the outside into the space, but each time he did so, he felt very tired, especially with heavier items. Liu Yunxuan guessed this might be related to mental energy.

The jade pendant was given to him by his grandfather on his deathbed. It had no pattern, just a flat piece. It wasn't as beautiful as the jade powder composites sold on the market. On his deathbed, his grandfather told him many things. The Liu family was once a prominent family, with a scholar in the Ming Dynasty and a large landowner in the Republic of China. More than half of the land in Kao Mountain Village belonged to the Liu family.

However, the Liu family was not unkind to the poor. Instead, they were charitable. But they couldn't escape their fate. They were also paraded through the streets with high hats. His grandfather said not to hate the villagers, as land redistribution was a trend. If they lost the land, so be it. Life is more important than anything. The villagers were also forced by the situation, and the Liu family didn't suffer too much. When the Red Guards from the town came, it was the villagers who drove them away.

His grandfather had only two wishes: one was for Liu Yunxuan to study hard and get into college, to restore the Liu family's scholarly tradition, so that he could face the ancestors with pride. The second wish was to buy more land when possible, as land is the foundation of the Liu family, which has been passed down for hundreds of years. With land, they could store more food and survive disasters.

It was his grandfather's death that motivated Liu Yunxuan to study hard. He thought that perhaps it was his grandfather's wishes that led him to discover the secret of the jade pendant.

Coupled with the boss's mistreatment, he resigned and returned to farm.

Over the years, he hadn't found a girlfriend and had always lived in the company dormitory. He had saved some money. Besides repairing the house and buying a heavy truck for his younger brother, Liu Yunhai, to run a transportation business, he still had over 300,000 yuan left.

Liu Yunxuan planned to grow watermelons at home. Through experiments in the space, he found that vegetables and fruits watered with the space pond water were very pure and had a slight fragrance. He chose to grow watermelons because they have a high yield and a relatively high price, making the harvest more substantial. Vegetables, on the other hand, have a lower yield and are harder to sell at a high price.

He built a temporary greenhouse in his garden to cultivate watermelon seedlings, so that the watermelons could mature faster, and he wouldn't worry about the seedlings not growing well with the space pond water as a backup.

"Brother, are you really not going back to Tianjin to work?" Liu Yunhai asked while digging a hole.

"Yeah, I'm not going back. Haven't you seen that I haven't gone to work even though the Spring Festival is almost over? I'm planning to grow watermelons at home." Liu Yunxuan didn't explain much, as the space was a big secret, and even his family might not accept it.

"That's great, Dad can stay home to play with Fangfang." Liu Yunxuan's 5-year-old niece, Fangfang, was the happiest to hear that he wasn't going back. In her little heart, every time her uncle came back, he would buy her delicious treats and toys. If he didn't go back, he could buy her treats more often and play with her.

Hearing the innocent words, Liu Yunxuan's mother smiled.

This Spring Festival was the most worrying for Liu Yunxuan's mother. Her eldest son was almost 30 and had no girlfriend. He had given up a good job in the city. Every parent wants their child to do well and start a family early. Liu Yunxuan's mother was no different.

"Great, tomorrow Dad will take Fangfang to the county to eat KFC ice cream," Liu Yunxuan said, seeing his mother smile.

"Mom, don't worry. If my son says he can make money, he can. You and Dad are getting older, and it's good for me to stay home and make money while spending more time with you."

"That's right, Mom, don't worry. My brother is educated. If he says he can make money, he will." Liu Yunhai also joined in, completely admiring his older brother. This wasn't just because his brother helped him buy a truck. As a child, he always followed his brother around, and his brother always shared his treats and toys with him. Even in junior high and high school, he lived comfortably under his brother's influence, even though he didn't love studying and disappointed his parents by not getting into college.

"That's right, Mom, don't worry. My brother is capable and won't act rashly." Liu Yunhai's wife, Peng Li, also joined in, helping with the work. Her parents had passed away early, and her in-laws were good to her. After graduating from a teacher's college, her brother-in-law helped her get a job teaching at a junior high school in the county.

"I'm not worried, but it's your brother's money. However, you must promise me that we'll try for a year. If we lose money, you have to go back to the city to find a job. And, Xiao Li, help your brother find a suitable match at your school. He's not getting any younger, and he should be worried about it." Liu Yunxuan's mother, thinking about her eldest son's future, quickly reminded Peng Li.

"Okay, I'll start looking when school starts, but I'm afraid my brother has high standards and won't be satisfied." Peng Li replied.

Liu Yunxuan knew his mother was worried about his marriage. When he first started working, he was fully focused on his job and didn't think about finding a girlfriend. This delay led to his current situation. Urging him to get married had become a regular part of his conversations with his mother over the past two years, but he still hadn't found anyone.

The simple greenhouse was easy to build. It was also the early stage of the work, and he could hang the film when it was time to plant the seeds.

"Okay, that's enough for today. Tomorrow I'll go around the village to see if anyone is renting their land. If we can combine the land, it will be easier to manage," Liu Yunxuan said to everyone.

"No, Dad said he would take Fangfang to eat ice cream tomorrow," Fangfang quickly expressed her opinion, realizing that if her uncle had other plans, he wouldn't take her to eat ice cream.

"Okay, tomorrow Dad will take Fangfang to eat ice cream first, and then rent the land," Liu Yunxuan promised his niece.

"Fangfang, don't always cling to Dad. Do you understand? Dad has important things to do tomorrow," Liu Yunhai said, seeing his daughter cling to her uncle.

"Bad Dad, hum, I won't sleep with you tonight. I want to sleep with Dad," Fangfang said, turning her little body and stomping her foot.

"Okay, you can sleep with Dad tonight, and we'll go eat ice cream tomorrow. Come, Dad will take you for a horse ride," Liu Yunxuan said, very fond of his niece.

"Horse ride, horse ride, wow, so high, higher than Bad Dad." Liu Yunxuan, at 1.83 meters tall, was taller than Liu Yunhai, who was 1.75 meters tall. Riding on Liu Yunxuan's shoulders, Fangfang was naturally higher.

"Hey, you only want Dad and not your father," Liu Yunhai, seeing his daughter and brother playing, felt a bit jealous. Since his brother came back, his precious daughter often slept in his brother's room, closer to him than to her father.

"Want to have a child, why don't you have one yourself?" Liu Yunxuan's mother quickly joined in, trying to get her son to marry.

Hearing his mother's words, Liu Yunxuan quickly took Fangfang inside, leaving her happy laughter behind.

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