The Strong Female Lead Versus The Most Miserable Male Lead

Chapter 110: Chapter 110: Grinding Plate
 

“Ah… Mr. Yu! Why are you pulling me? I haven’t finished watching yet.”

Xiao Ming was dragged along with his chair to one side by Mr. Yu, who then took the prime spot in front of the virtual screen.

“Don’t waste time, the youth turns gray.”

“Good… very good!” Mr. Yu banged the table in admiration, studying the poem over and over, becoming more fascinated as he read.

The displaced Xiao Ming, not even bothering with a chair anymore, simply stood behind Mr. Yu, full of respect and admiration.

Such poetry was exactly why he had joined the ancient poetry club.

“Mr. Yu, this article should take first place. I haven’t seen anything better than this.”

“It seems that a million Star Coins are secured for Earth Bar.”

“Nonsense!” Mr. Yu straightened up, with one hand behind his back, touching his goatee.

“Xiao Ming, you don’t understand. A person who writes poetry like this wouldn’t be lured by money. This is a heart brimming with patriotism!”

Xiao Ming did not feel that Mr. Yu was wrong. On the contrary, he nodded in strong agreement, “You’re right, Mr. Yu! So, shall we let him into the finals?”

“Of course! Such fine lines must be seen by everyone in the All Star.”

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“It’s just that the money doesn’t seem worthy of him. If he refuses, we won’t insist.”

Luckily, Nian Shutong was unaware of such talk.

However, Nian Shutong’s first foray into ancient poetry had advanced her to the next round, and everything was awaiting the results of the competition six days later.

“Earth Bar” made its debut in this small office.

And Nian Shutong, unknowingly named Earth Bar, had by now finished picking beans and had gotten hold of some pine branches.

Finally, she had found some large stones and planned to go back and make a grinding plate.

She was about to start preparing everything related to the soybeans.

By the time Nian Shutong returned, the sun was scorching and the ground’s water evaporated quickly.

After returning, she began to arrange tasks again.

“Zhang Hui, take Xiaoxiao to select beans. Choose the plump ones, the more you pick the better.”

“Fu Yunhe, you go to start the malting. We’ll make more maltose to sell in the store. You should also buy some jars to store it in.”

“Rubble, do you see this pattern? Can you do it?”

With a wave of her hand, the three-dimensional image of the grinding plate appeared in front of Rubble.

Rubble glanced at it and immediately understood, saying, “Ms. Nian Shutong, such a simple thing, please do not ask if Rubble can do it. Rubble feels…”

“Feels what?” Her tone rising, gaze askance.

“Feels that you’ve asked rightly, knowing to respect Rubble, thank you.” Rubble quickly corrected himself, even suggesting, “Could it be made electric? Do you need that?”

Electric? That would save on labor, and that meant saving money.

“Make it! I’ll bring the grinding plate to you in a bit.”

After her usual threatening banter with Rubble, Nian Shutong continued to assign tasks, intending to process the wild boar meat.

“Wang Fu, find some rope, thread it through the top of the meat so that it can be hung up later.”

“Xiao Lu, Xiao Chuan, go get some salt and cure every piece of meat your father threads with it. Don’t skimp, feel free to use a generous amount.”

She had more or less assigned everyone tasks.

As for Ha Ha, he was still busy building a small wooden house on the other side.

Nian Shutong first fixed up the grinding plate that Rubble needed, smoothing out the edges.

Rubble was left with the precise work.

Having finished this, Nian Shutong went to help Ha Ha with the house construction. The house, as per her instruction, was a bit away from the small wooden house.

This would facilitate future smoking processes without choking them.

Not a single person was slacking off; everyone was earnestly working.

Wang Fu and his family simply felt grateful to have a goal, even if that goal was just a full belly. It’s rare to find people who can appreciate their meals to this extent.

For lunch, everyone just had a few roasted potatoes and not much else.

However, Nian Shutong said they would have meat for dinner!