My Days as a Farm Owner

My new novel, Amazing! Protecting Animals Also Requires a Career in Being Cute, is being drafted. It's the story of the lazy eldest brother of the Old Long family. Please add it to your collection and support it. Xia Dongli's dog developed depression. To treat his beloved pet, he gritted his teeth and bought a little farm so the dog could run around to its heart's content. Since he had a little farm, why not try growing crops too? The artsy young man Xia Dongli believed his Chinese farmer's blood would help him figure out a field that wasn't his specialty. He was far too optimistic. In the first week, he threw out his back while plowing. In the second week, the fertilizer he buried triggered a "biohazard incident." In the third week, the lamb he'd brought home started kicking at him. In the fourth week... So he hobbled as he posted a job ad online. In the fifth week, a man appeared at the farm entrance and locked eyes with Xia Dongli, who was clutching his crotch while being chased by a rooster. In the sixth week, Xia Dongli, a man of culture, returned to the happy life of burning incense and making tea. After only a few days of enjoying this peaceful life, Xia Dongli noticed a small problem. The new farmhand didn't ask for much in the way of supplies, but he had a strange little quirk at mealtimes, and it was very easy for people to misunderstand. After explaining it to the neighborhood officer for the umpteenth time, Xia Dongli closed the courtyard gate. When he turned around, he saw the man sitting cross-legged beside the incense burner, gazing at the coiled incense and inhaling deeply. Xia Dongli silently raised the anti-drug awareness flyer in his hand and stuck it on the gate. There were already several flyers there promoting campaigns against pornography and crime and calling for the creation of a new countryside. But this was only the beginning. Years later, standing onstage at the Top Ten Youth Awards, Xia Dongli said tearfully: All I ever wanted was to be a lazy fish. I only made progress because my employees kept pushing me. Content warning: The author is long-winded. In the app, tap the three dots in the top right to hide the author's notes! ...Actually, I've improved a lot. Really. Updated daily at 6:00 p.m.! This story is set in a fictional world. Going VIP on May 10. A ten-thousand-word update on launch day! Theme: Building a new socialist countryside together