Chapter 11

After being subjected to a thorough 'interrogation', Wang Yong finally confessed to his 'crimes'. Upon hearing that Wang Yong was not clear about Tian Yuanyuan's specific situation, the auntie directly called Liu Jun. After a series of inquiries, she finally figured out the details about Tian Yuanyuan.

She is twenty-five years old, born in the Year of the Ox, one year younger than Wang Yong. According to the auntie, their zodiac signs are a perfect match. She is from the city, and her parents are both teachers at the city's No. 1 High School, one teaching Chinese and the other history. After graduating from a teacher's college, she started teaching mathematics at the affiliated primary school of No. 1 High School. She is an only child with no siblings. Because she has a lot of free time, Liu Jun often asks her to help out at the store. Wang Yong happened to visit the store on the day she was helping out. The auntie kept saying that the two were destined to be together and kept asking Liu Jun if Tian Yuanyuan had any feelings for Wang Yong.

Seeing the conversation veer further off track, the second uncle said, "Alright, what are we here for today? Let's put the girl's matter on hold for now. Wang Yong, do you still oppose being the village chief?"

"Not at all, such a good opportunity, others would beg for it, I wouldn't push it away."

"Then it's settled. Now, tell us what's going on between you and Yuanyuan?" the second uncle said, quite gossipy.

Wang Yong was stunned. How could the second uncle, at his age, be so gossipy?

Seeing that the second uncle was also interested, the auntie intensified her efforts. She said to Wang Yong, "Since you both have feelings for each other, I'll go to the city tomorrow and have Liu Jun take me to his aunt's place to meet the family and settle things between you two."

Wang Yong was completely dumbfounded. He hurriedly said, "Auntie, please don't. That would be harming me, not helping me. We've only known each other for a few days; we should get to know each other better first. You should focus more on my brother. Look, Wang Bin is about to have a son."

After much effort and using all his tricks, Wang Yong finally managed to shift everyone's attention to criticizing Wang Qiang. He silently mourned for his brother for three minutes, thinking that in such matters, it's better to let others take the fall. After all, Wang Qiang had also caused him trouble when they were young.

The next day, the excitement of becoming the village chief had worn off, and Wang Yong was feeling lazy again. After all, his uncle had said that as long as he was around, Wang Yong could just come to him if anything came up. So, Wang Yong told his uncle that he needed to think about what he could do to help the villagers prosper and that he would handle the details. His uncle then kicked him out of the house.

Actually, Wang Yong hadn't paid much attention to the small world recently. He was more familiar with Xiaoguang, the technological product. After all, modern society is a technological society, and Xiaoguang could be quite helpful. Of course, this also had to do with Wang Yong's personality; he had no grand ambitions. Otherwise, with the small world and Xiaoguang, he wouldn't have been so excited about the position of village chief. In fact, Wang Yong had never considered how to use the small world and Xiaoguang.

Unwilling to think too much, Wang Yong decided to follow the lead of the protagonists in web novels and try planting some vegetables. He got up early, drove to the county's agricultural technology station, and bought a large amount of vegetable seeds, a pound of each type. Under the puzzled gazes of the staff at the agricultural technology station, Wang Yong walked out calmly.

Back home, the extremely lazy Wang Yong took out half of each type of seed, randomly picked two packets, and scattered them in two places in the small world. He then used the power of the world to cover the seeds with soil. He waved his hand, bringing water from a small pond to water the seeds. He then adjusted the time flow rate. For Wang Yong, who had complete control over the small world, it was easy to do what cultivators claimed only the truly powerful could do. Vegetables generally mature in three months, so he set the time flow rate to 1:100, meaning 100 days inside the small world would be one day outside. He would know by the next day if this method of growing vegetables was reliable. After adjusting the time flow rate for the two vegetable areas, Wang Yong left the small world.

The next day, Wang Yong drove to the county and found a quiet spot to park. After Xiaoguang checked that there were no cameras around, Wang Yong entered the small world, full of anticipation and a bit of nervousness. His previous worries vanished. The seeds he had scattered were cucumbers and large-headed cabbages (also known as round cabbages or Chinese cabbages, but locally called large-headed cabbages, which come in three shapes: pointed, round, and flat). The cucumbers were growing without any support, but strangely, this didn't affect their growth. The vines were covered with fresh, prickly cucumbers, each about half a meter long and weighing around three to five kilograms. The distinctive cucumber fragrance filled the air, making his mouth water.

On the other side, the large-headed cabbages were growing like large watermelons, each weighing about ten kilograms and densely packed together. The size alone was enough to make Wang Yong ecstatic. Other people's large-headed cabbages only grew to one or two kilograms, but his were ten kilograms. The bright green color made them look almost unripe, so tender that they seemed to be dripping with water. To test his theory, Wang Yong squatted down and pinched the skin of a large-headed cabbage. His nail easily pierced the skin, just as the advertisement would say: "So fresh, it's hard to believe."

The small world had also changed. It had grown to about forty to fifty acres, and the small pond had become a nearly ten-acre reservoir. The water was as clear as air, and various aquatic plants and animals were thriving. Wang Yong saw two large grass carp, each weighing about ten kilograms and over half a meter long. The most numerous were the river shrimp, which swam and fed in groups near the shore. Occasionally, a large fish or a river crab would come to feed on the shrimp. There were also clams, snails, eels, and loaches, forming a complete aquatic ecosystem. The small hill had grown to over fifty meters high, and the spring had become larger, with a waterfall cascading down the hillside, the sound echoing throughout the small world. The yellow peach tree, which Wang Yong had never paid much attention to, had produced small, green, cherry-sized peaches. Without accelerating time, it would take some time to see how these peaches differed from those outside, but Wang Yong was looking forward to it.

Thinking of sharing some with the auntie and the second uncle, Wang Yong picked a cucumber and couldn't resist taking a bite. It looked too good. He gave himself a reason: "I need to taste it first to make sure it's not harmful to the human body, so no one else gets sick."

He wiped the cucumber with his hand a couple of times and took a bite. The crisp sound of "ka—" filled his mouth as the juice and the cucumber's fragrance burst forth. Wang Yong was stunned, then couldn't stop eating. He finished the cucumber in no time. Afterward, he regretted not studying harder, as he couldn't think of the right words to describe the cucumber and his feelings. It was just delicious, really delicious. So, he picked a second, third, fourth, and so on...

After eating five cucumbers, Wang Yong finally stopped, unable to eat any more, and was even burping. He rested for a while, then picked about eight cucumbers and six large-headed cabbages to take back for the auntie, uncle, and the second uncle to try. In the pollution-free, pristine environment of the small world, the vegetables, which had been purified by the spiritual energy, were definitely better than any organic vegetables. They might not grant immortality, but they could certainly improve health and extend life.

Wang Yong drove back to the auntie's house and called out, "Auntie, come out and see what I bought!"

The auntie came out and saw Wang Yong holding something over half a meter long. A loofah? A zucchini? No, it looked like a cucumber. Yes, it must be a cucumber. But how could cucumbers be so big and still look so tender? The flowers and thorns on the cucumbers clearly showed they weren't old cucumbers left to grow until the vines withered. Even old cucumbers, though larger than regular ones, rarely grow to half a meter.

"Auntie, catch these, there are more inside," Wang Yong said, stuffing two cucumbers into the auntie's arms. Ignoring her stunned expression, he carried out two large-headed cabbages from the car.

Tian Xiu was dumbfounded. Were these large-headed cabbages? Who had such large-headed cabbages? Could Wang Yong have gotten a new variety from somewhere? Like the snake beans they saw at the county's agricultural eco-park last year, which were over a meter long and hung from the trellis, making people feel uneasy.

"Auntie, how about it? Fresh, right?" Wang Yong said excitedly, waiting for the auntie's surprised reaction.

But the auntie pursed her lips and said, "It's just a new variety, like the snake beans at the county's eco-park. They look good but don't taste good. Your auntie may live in the village, but she's seen the world. You can't fool me with this."

Wang Yong was puzzled. What snake beans? He had tasted the cucumbers and eaten eight of them, so how could they not be good? He said to the auntie, "Auntie, try the cucumber. It's really delicious. I ate five in one go."

Hearing this, the auntie hesitantly broke off a piece of cucumber. As soon as she broke it, the distinctive cucumber fragrance filled her nose. She frowned; the cucumber smelled good, even better than the ones they grew at home. She no longer hesitated and put the cucumber in her mouth. The scene of Wang Yong eating the cucumber repeated itself. However, compared to Wang Yong's appetite, the auntie was a bit weaker and couldn't finish the second cucumber.

"Such a good thing! So delicious!" The auntie held the half-eaten cucumber, reluctant to let it go, but she couldn't eat any more. Seeing her conflicted and uncomfortable expression, Wang Yong laughed.

Just as the auntie was about to get angry from embarrassment, Wang Yong quickly said, "Auntie, what if everyone in the village planted these cucumbers? Could we make a fortune?"

"Can you get the seeds and the planting techniques?" The auntie realized that such delicious and large cucumbers would definitely make money. As long as they could be grown, the rich people in the city would be willing to pay a lot for them. The key was whether the villagers could grow them.