A Midnight Escape Story for Farmers

Carpenter Wang walked in with a smile, without saying a word, first took out two wooden dolls and stuffed them into his arms.

"Xiao Fang, the season is changing, and the furnishings at home also need to be replaced. Come, come, I will give you the new work I made yesterday. I promise you will feel happy when you look at it in the room."

It was two small puppets leaning against each other, only a little bigger than a ping pong ball, but their faces were made lifelike.Fang Shiqing glanced at it, and immediately got goosebumps all over——

Among the two dolls, the one on the left is female, and the face is still the same as Carpenter Wang has always been accustomed to carving.And the one on the right is a man, and he clearly has a face similar to Fang Shiqing himself!

"This...this is..."

"Oh, you also know that the dolls I make all have the same face, and occasionally I want to change the pattern, so I found a companion for her. How about it, does it look refreshing?" Carpenter Wang didn't notice his panic at all. , still said beamingly.

"..." Not refreshing, but very cool.

Fang Shiqing didn't accept it all at once, nor did he refuse it.These two dolls are too small, with only a few facial features, no matter how vivid they are, they cannot be the same as real people.Maybe he just draws casually without a prototype. Is he thinking too much?

Xiao Fengdi walked over from behind, glanced at the two puppets, and immediately understood the situation.He took them over as if nothing had happened: "It's very beautiful, your craftsmanship is very good."

Carpenter Wang didn't know him, but he immediately became happy after being praised, and immediately chatted with Xiao Fengdi cheerfully, not paying much attention to the fact that the puppet he was going to give away was cut off halfway.

Fang Shiqing calmed down for a while, and began to discuss business with Carpenter Wang.

The job he wants to hire a carpenter this time is to process all the peach wood he bought into fences.

The amount of this project is not small, and it is estimated that it will take about a week.As a stable repeat customer, you don’t need to pay a deposit, and you can hire a carpenter to do it first, and after a week, you will have money on hand again, and when the time comes to deliver the fence, you will pay the bill and deliver the goods—Fang Shiqing planned this way, but Wang Carpenters don't follow routines.

After listening to Fang Shiqing's explanation of the situation, he immediately said: "The fence is easy to make, I don't need such a simple job, you can do it yourself."

"--what?"

Never expected that the carpenter could say such a sentence.Fang Shiqing said blankly, "But I'm not a carpenter..."

"You also know crafts, right? Then you can make it, whether it's a fence or a wooden doll like me." Carpenter Wang took out the tools and fiddled with the wood a few times, "Come on, let me show you After a while, I promise to finish reading it. Xiao Fang, I’m not talking about you, you young people really don’t have a concept of spending money, why do such simple things do it yourself, why hire someone to do it?”

"...You're right, I know." This NPC is too simple, isn't it rich, and instead of making money, it saves money for him?

Speaking of which, there is indeed a "craft" in Fang Shiqing's skills, which has not been developed so far.Now, listening to Carpenter Wang explaining while making gestures, his skill proficiency has really increased a little bit.

"—That's it, understand?" After demonstrating a section of the fence, Carpenter Wang wiped his sweat and showed a simple and honest smile, "After that, you can do it yourself, and you can go to the place if you don't understand it. Ask me. As for the wages this time, you are a regular customer, so you won’t be charged more, just pay one thousand and two.”

- What the hell? !

In fact, one thousand and two is not too much, and it may be a labor fee for a carpenter.The problem is that he doesn't have that much money on hand?

Fang Shiqing regretted it a lot.

He used to count the days to make the plan. It took a week to build the fence. After a week, more than half of the crops planted now will mature. Fastest development; didn't expect such a big bug.

Reality is not like a video game, which is always full of unexpected events that cannot be dealt with.But he didn't leave any room for himself to maneuver, which resulted in the embarrassment at this moment.

If I had known earlier, I wouldn't have been so tight on time...

It's a pity that there is no regret medicine in the world to buy.He opened his mouth, wanting to ask if he could make a white note for now, and settle it tomorrow or the day after tomorrow, but Xiao Fengdi who was next to him answered in time: "I'll settle it."

"..."

Fang Shiqing became more and more embarrassed.The boss obviously saw his embarrassment, so he helped him out, which made the guilt and gratitude in his heart even higher.

After getting the money, Carpenter Wang turned around and planned to leave.

Fang Shiqing pulled Xiao Fengdi back, and said in a low voice, "Boss, it's a good thing you're here today... I'm sorry, I asked you to lend me money again. I will definitely pay it back to you later, together with the previous 3000 yuan."

"It's okay, there's no need to pay it back." Xiao Fengdi shook his head.

"but--"

At this time, Carpenter Wang suddenly exclaimed: "Hey, Xiao Fang, where did you get this pot from?"

"pot?"

What he was pointing at was the cauldron brought back from the neighboring town. Fang Shiqing thought it was taking up space in the house, so he threw it outside.

"Oh, got it from a neighboring town. Any questions?"

Carpenter Wang nodded, then shook his head, his eyes seemed to be nostalgic.

"The problem is that it's okay. Alas, I haven't seen this kind of pot for more than ten years. Now our small stoves at home can't match this kind of big pot. Everyone uses delicate small frying pots. I thought It’s already extinct... Speaking of the stove,” he looked around, “You don’t seem to have a stove, don’t you usually start a business?”

"Well, I don't have a kitchen or a stove here, so I can't get together to cook."

Carpenter Wang rubbed his head and said, "I remember when your grandfather had a stove? Maybe it was removed by the customer who took over the farm later. Alas, it's a pity, this kind of big pot is most suitable for an earthen stove. But I can help you get a stove, what do you think?"

"No, there's no need." Fang Shiqing refused with a guilty conscience.

"Then just pretend to be one." At the same time, Xiao Fengdi said.

"Hey, then I'll start building it now!"

Carpenter Wang selectively listened to the latter, and immediately geared up, "Where do you think the location is suitable, the front of the house? I remember that your grandfather built it here."

"—"

Wait, I'm the owner of Qingliang Farm?I said no? !

Fang Shiqing was so busy that he wanted to politely decline, not because of anything else, but because he really had no money to pay the wages.

"Well, let's forget about it today, let's talk about it another day..."

"It's okay, I'll fix it for you in a while."

Without any explanation, Carpenter Wang rolled up his sleeves and began to measure the position.

Now that things are up to now, it would be too embarrassing to refuse.Fang Shiqing wanted to cry but had no tears.

Xiao Fengdi looked at him, as if he didn't quite understand his emotions: "When we mentioned it this morning, didn't you say that it was inconvenient because there was no way to cook here? Now it's just a chance, so let someone help you cook Stove, what's wrong."

"But—" Fang Shiqing lowered his voice, "Boss, I'm out of money..."

"I still have it, it's not a problem." Xiao Fengdi frowned slightly.

"But I can't always spend your money, can I?"

"Why not?" he said. "I don't think it matters. We don't have to be so clear."

"..."

Fang Shiqing choked for a moment.He felt something was wrong—he knew it was something wrong, but he didn't know how to refute it: the other party was losing money, why did he seem to not care at all?

He took several deep breaths, trying to find the right words.

"Well, boss, I know you're a good person..."

"I'm not a good person." Xiao Fengdi interrupted suddenly, "Don't let me hear you say such things again."

His whole body darkened, as if he was angry.

Fang Shiqing felt very inexplicable.He didn't know where he had hit the opponent's minefield, and he continued carefully after a while.

"That... you helped me a lot, and saved me many times when I made stupid mistakes."

On the night of the first day after entering the game, he forgot the reminder on the bulletin. If Xiao Fengdi hadn't happened to be present at that time, his body would have dried up by now.

It was the same today, if Xiao Fengdi was not around, he would have no idea how it would end.

"However, these mistakes were made by myself, and I can't always let others pay for my mistakes..."

"What's wrong with this?" Xiao Fengdi asked blankly, "Since I can solve it, then I will help you solve it. Is there any problem?"

Fang Shiqing choked again, and said after a while: "But this is my own business, I can't always rely on you, and you can't help me all the time—"

"Why is it impossible? As long as you need it, as long as I can do it, there is nothing I can't do."

Xiao Fengdi looked at him, "Of course you can rely on me. As long as you want, you can always rely on me."

"..."

I can't talk today.

Fang Shiqing sighed and sat down on the steps silently.He couldn't figure out whether he was too hypocritical or the other party was too nice.Is it because I can't speak clearly, or is the other party's thinking too straightforward and without haze?

Does the other party really, understand what he means by "always"?

The "always" he mentioned not only means the current game career, but also includes the long life after leaving the game.

How is it possible to "always" depend on it?They are just impromptu teammates in the game. Even if they can give him a hand now, after leaving in the future, the long and boring real life can only be faced by himself.

Xiao Fengdi was silent for a while, then slowly walked up to him.

"So, don't you want to?"

"Huh?... what?"

Fang Shiqing was stunned for a moment, then raised his head and looked at the other party.

"Will you or not?" Why is this statement so strange?

Xiao Fengdi's expression looked very condensed, as if he was asking a major question related to his future life development.

"Will you let me—"

"Done!!"

Carpenter Wang's voice suddenly came from the other side of the cabin, which completely shattered the delicate atmosphere here.

Fang Shiqing hurriedly jumped up and turned to look over.I saw a very complete earthen stove in front of the house. It looked really beautiful, the edges were neatly arranged, the pot had already fallen on the stove, and the gaps were completely sealed.

The earthen stove in reality needs to be placed for about a week before it can be used after being built. In the game, there is no such concern, and it is the finished product directly.

Carpenter Wang went to wash his hands, and when he came back, he had a smug smile on his face: "How is it, isn't it good?"

"Hmm...it's pretty good." Fang Shiqing didn't know how to calculate well or not, so he could only vaguely respond, "Well, can the salary this time be paid tomorrow..."

"Wages? Hasn't it already been settled? Oh, you said this stove," Carpenter Wang waved his hands again and again, "This is not counted as labor, and I built it for you for free. Now fewer and fewer people use earthen stoves, and I also There is no chance to build a stove by hand, so this time it will be a practice."

Fang Shiqing breathed a sigh of relief and thanked him again and again.

Carpenter Wang left contentedly.Fang Shiqing sent him out, turned around and came back, feeling much calmer.

Xiao Fengdi was still standing where he was, with his head down, without moving.The figure from the back poked him hard; he thought, since he is such a nice person and has helped him so much, no matter what the reason is, he shouldn't make him feel unhappy.

So when he came back, he immediately apologized.

"I'm sorry, boss, to trouble you again. I will definitely plan better in the future...Did you just say something?"

Xiao Fengdi looked at him, pursed his lips tightly, and seemed to be in a very bad mood.After a while, he said, "Nothing. I'm going back too."

"—Is that... going back?"

Fang Shiqing felt even more sorry.

It is rare for people to come to see him and help him solve problems, but he is annoying, no matter how you think about it, it is shameful.

Is there any way, can make it up?

He thought for a while and asked, "I'm going to try this newly made... Stove, have you eaten today? If not, why don't you go back later and stay for a meal?"

Xiao Fengdi turned his head and seemed a little surprised: "You know how to cook?"

"Yes. I'll cook it for you. If you don't mind it, why don't you stay and try it?"

He lived alone when he was quite young, so of course he could cook.Seeing that the opponent's attitude eased, he immediately continued to fight.

The other party was silent for a while, and finally said: "Alright then. I'll leave it to you."

The words "I'll cook for you" successfully seduced him.

Fang Shiqing left immediately, ran to the town, and bought salt, oil, and rice.

There are basic kitchen utensils and cutlery in the cabinets of the cabin, kitchen knives and spatulas, it looks old, but it is clean.

"Boss, do you have any taboos? What kind of food do you usually like to eat?" He asked while thinking about what kind of dish would be suitable.

"No, it's fine. As long as it's familiar."

"..." Fang Shiqing asked again unwillingly, "Do you like the strong flavor or the light flavor?"

"It's all right."

"..."

There is no way, so I have to do it casually first.

I just started farming, and now I don't have many ingredients on hand. Apart from the eggs produced every day, there are some wild vegetables left in spring—he picked them by the way on the morning of the Dragon Boat Festival.In this way, it happens to be able to make a scrambled egg with shepherd's purse.

The most difficult thing about using an earthen stove is to ignite the fire, but this is not a problem in the game, as long as the firewood is prepared, it can be ignited.As for the way of using the wok, it is no different from reality.

Before he left, Carpenter Wang thoughtfully cut a chopping board and left it at the side, which can be used directly.

He washed the shepherd's purse with water, put it on the chopping board, and chopped it finely.

While chopping vegetables, he chatted with Xiao Fengdi next to him one after another. The conflict between the two of them seemed to have never happened before, which made him calm down gradually.

——However, after sitting for a while, Xiao Fengdi couldn't stay any longer.

"you……"

He stared at Fang Shiqing, "You...you always do this when you cook?"

"Is there any problem?" Fang Shiqing looked at the chopping board suspiciously, isn't that how all vegetables are cut?

"…No. No problem. But—"

--too slow.

His movements are too slow!

Every time he moves the kitchen knife, he observes it for a while, then carefully puts his hands in the right position, and finally cuts slowly. After cutting, he has to pause again and move the knife away.

There is no problem with cutting things like this, but it is too slow. I am afraid it will take 10 minutes to cut a few shepherd's purses.

Fang Shiqing himself was completely unaware of the problem, after all, he had been doing this for many years.

Cooking is not a heavy job, but it is quite tiring to actually do it.With his poor physical strength in reality, it is often not enough to support the entire cooking process, and he has to rest for a while after cutting the vegetables before proceeding to the next step.

Therefore, he formed a habit of resting for a while when chopping vegetables. Although it is slow, it can preserve his energy.

However, in Xiao Fengdi's view, this kind of lukewarm way of chopping vegetables is uncomfortable.

He endured and endured, but finally he couldn't hold back, he just stood up and pressed Fang Shiqing's kitchen knife.

"Forget it, you can give it to me," he said, "scrambled eggs with shepherd's purse, right? I'll make it."