The Rise of a Farm Girl

The chief of the savage tribe was very interested in the two cows. Wang Jingru found two boatmen on the boat and Takahashi as the translator.

We taught them how to plow the fields with oxen and how to plant crops, and gave them some vegetable seeds as well as some potato and corn seeds.

We came to the open space on the back mountain. This open space is next to the freshwater lake. The freshwater lake on this island has never dried up and is still abundant.

It was very convenient to cultivate land nearby. The two men taught the savages how to plow and plant the land, how to weed, water the land, and when to harvest.

How to store the harvested grain, how to shell rice, how to grind corn into flour, how to eat potatoes, and how to not eat sprouted potatoes, which would cause poisoning, were all handed over to the barbarians.

During the ten days or so of living on the island, I watched the seedlings grow. I was afraid that they would be destroyed by the surrounding animals, so I taught them how to make fences.

Circle the surroundings. After teaching almost everything, the Savages said goodbye to Wang Jingru and the others reluctantly, and Wang Jingru and the others' ship slowly sailed away from the Savage Island.

Wang Jingru and her friends discussed it and decided to go back home first, as they had been out for more than half a year.

The boatmen had been out for a long time and missed home very much, so they found the right direction and rowed towards home. However, what they didn't know was that the route had deviated and they had to go around a big circle before they could get back.

It would take more than a few months to get back home. The ship sailed along for more than ten days without encountering any country or island.

The sea breeze became stronger and stronger, and it began to rain. After a while, the wind became stronger and the rain became heavier.

The boatman came to report that they encountered a storm at sea. The sky was getting increasingly cloudy, the wind was getting stronger, and the waves were huge.

The wind was getting stronger and stronger, and their big ship was shaking violently in the strong wind. All the boatmen tried their best to control the sails and fight against the storm.

The storm became more and more violent, the waves kept hitting the ship like a huge monster, and the sea water surged onto the deck.

The boatmen were working hard on the deck, and Wu Tianyang and Xuanyuan Lei were busy on the deck with the boatmen, resisting the storm.

After a few hours of hard work, the boat finally stopped shaking so much and the wind gradually died down.

They then sailed on the sea for about a month before they saw land ahead.

It looked not far from them, but in fact it was very far away. Their ship sailed for several hours to reach the coast, but what did they see?

The man was very black, like a piece of charcoal, with only his teeth being white. If it were a dark day, you wouldn't be able to see him.

The man grinned with his teeth bared. When he saw the three of them getting off the boat, he came up to them with a smile and spoke fluent English.

Wang Jingru answered fluently, Hello, where are you from and what are you doing here?

Wang Jingru answered vaguely, "We are not far from you. We passed by here and went ashore to rest. We have run out of food on the boat, so we want to go ashore to replenish."

When the black man heard that they were coming ashore to buy things, he was very enthusiastic. When they arrived at the island, they saw that the ground was full of black people. Some were sitting on the ground, and some were lying on a large leaf.

Each one is darker than the other. Wu Tianyang asked, "Have we come to the black country?" Xuanyuan Lei said, "Maybe all of them are black."

There were no other colors. Wang Jingru knew that they were black people and also knew where they were from, but in ancient times they might have been taught differently, so he did not jump to conclusion.

Anyway, those two people have already given their country a name, the Black Country.

What Wu Tianyang and Xuanyuan Lei could not accept the most was that the food sold on the street did not come with chopsticks. These people did not even wash their hands and just put the food they bought on the leaves and put it into their mouths to eat.

Wu Tianyang and Xuanyuan Lei ran to the side and started vomiting violently.

Wang Jingru was fine. After all, she had already seen it in modern times. Every country has its own customs and habits. This thing cannot be generalized. What you think is often different from what they think.

Not every country is suitable for using chopsticks. After the two of them recovered, they continued to walk on the street. There were many people on the street who were barefoot without shoes. The women wore long skirts, but few wore shoes. They were all barefoot.

The men had a piece of cloth wrapped around their heads, and all the black people looked at them as if they were monsters. How could there be such white people? They all looked at them with strange eyes.

The street snacks were so disgusting to them. They had no idea what they were made of. Red and yellow were all mixed together. They used big leaves to hold the food.

None of the three bought anything as they simply couldn't swallow the food. Wu Tianyang and Xuanyuan Lei covered their mouths as they walked.

Black Island, the ground of this island is mostly sand. They saw black people cooking bananas, which was strange to everyone because they had never heard of bananas being cooked in a pot.

They all ate flour, cornmeal and white flour, but food was very scarce. When they were hungry, they cooked bananas and ate them. There were also fish in the river and the sea.

There are also many edible plants. The people here are very lazy, but it’s not that they do nothing. It may be because the weather is too hot. Wang Jingru and her friends were sweating profusely after walking around the island.

They were wearing straw hats on their heads! They couldn't stand the hot weather. Xuanyuan Lei said it was no wonder they were so dark, they were probably sunburned.

Why is this place so hot? We didn’t feel it so hot when we were sailing on the sea, but why is it so hot on land?

After walking around for a while, they couldn't stand the heat anymore, so they all returned to the boat and hid in the cabin. It was so hot that he almost got a heat stroke.

Wang Jingru was drowsy in the cabin due to the heat. She couldn't stand it anymore so she went into the space and took a cold shower. Finally she felt cool. She lay on the big bed in the space and had a good sleep.

When he woke up again, the sun was not as hot anymore. It was around five or six in the afternoon.

After leaving the space and coming to the deck, the weather had gotten cooler and the meal was ready. Wang Jingru wanted to eat porridge, so she rinsed the steamed rice with cold water several times and stewed a few pots of vegetables. She hadn't eaten meat for a long time, so she took out the rabbit meat from the space and stewed two rabbits.

As soon as the food was served, Fu Ya vomited and called the imperial physician, which made Wang Jingru and Xuanyuan Lei even more anxious. They all thought it was because of the hot weather and Fu Ya had a heat stroke.

After the imperial physician took Fu Ya's pulse, he found out that she was pregnant for more than two months.

This made Wang Jingru very happy. She took Fu Ya's hand and said, "Sister-in-law, you can't eat this meat. This is rabbit meat. People say that rabbits have three petals. Pregnant people can't eat it."

Fu Ya said, "I can't eat greasy food now. I feel sick when I smell it. I just eat something light."

Wang Jingru cooked a small bowl of scrambled eggs with tomatoes for Fuya. This was produced in the space and was good for the fetus.

The sour and sweet Fu Ya tasted very refreshing. She usually only ate one bowl of rice, but she ate one more bowl this time. Fu Ya was full.

Xuanyuan Lei followed Fu Ya all the time, afraid that Fu Ya would bump into something or get hit. He walked like an old Buddha and needed support, which made Fu Ya speechless.

Fu Ya said angrily, I'm only two months pregnant, I'm not a baby yet, why are you doing this, following me wherever I go, aren't you annoying?

But Xuanyuan Lei seemed not to hear him. Fu Ya was just too full and wanted to take a stroll on the deck to help digest the food.

Xuanyuan Lei was like a little eunuch in the palace, holding Fu Ya's arm and following Zuo as he strolled around in circles on the deck.

This was something to be happy about, and Wang Jingru was the happiest, as she was going to be an aunt. At night, when the sun was about to set and the weather was cooler, Wang Jingru and Wu Tianyang got off the boat.

These black people looked neither calm nor cheerful. They lay under the shade of the trees during the day and did not want to move at all.

At night, these people became active. They made a bonfire, sat around it, danced, sang, and roasted some food. There were all kinds of things to eat. Some people caught a snake and threw it on the fire, and some caught a lizard.

They threw them on the fire and roasted them. What Wang Jingru couldn't accept was that some of them even roasted rats.

Wang Jingru felt sick watching this, but they seemed to be eating with such relish. Some parts were not cooked through, but they just tore them off and started eating, each of them looking like they were enjoying the meal.

If there is no meat to grill, they can grill a banana or a potato. There are many kinds of grilled food.

They sang and danced and were very happy, but there was one thing: they seldom moved during the day. They only became energetic when the sun went down at night.

Since it was difficult to go out during the day, they could only go out at night. At night, Wang Jingru and Xuanyuan Lei strolled around the town.

The night was much busier than the day, and there were more food for sale. Since Wang Jingru spoke the same language as them, they soon became familiar with each other and started chatting.

The local people told them that a ceremony to find a wife would be held in their town tomorrow morning when it was just dawn.

Wang Jingru asked them how to find a wife, but they didn't tell her. They just said that she would know when she came early tomorrow.

This aroused Wang Jingru's curiosity. Wang Jingru passed by a stall and saw that they were roasting crocodiles. The crocodile meat was cut into small pieces of equal size.

Wu Tianyang saw them sprinkle the yellowish seasoning on it and then roast it over the fire. He originally wanted to buy two pieces to try, but after seeing them sprinkle the seasoning, he didn't want to try it anymore.

After strolling for two hours, it was getting dark. It was hot and there were a lot of mosquitoes. Wang Jingru couldn't stand it anymore and decisively went back to the boat to lie down.

Back in the cabin, her big bed had a curtain, so she was not afraid of mosquito bites. Although the weather was cooler at night, it was still very hot.

Wang Jingru tossed and turned and couldn't sleep, so she locked the door and entered the space with Wu Tianyang.

Wang Jingru took a shower, and Wu Tianyang also took a shower. Wu Tianyang was a little anxious. Xuanyuan Lei already had a child, so they had to hurry up to get married. Wang Jingru's belly was still not moving, which made Wu Tianyang very anxious.

So it was another sleepless night. Wu Tianyang struggled for most of the night before he finally let Wang Jingru go. Wang Jingru fell into a deep sleep. If she hadn't been in the space, she would have overslept.

Wang Jingru got off the boat before dawn and arrived at the town. The town was far from the coast, but for a martial artist, it arrived there quickly.

When we arrived at the town, there were quite a lot of people there today, a huge crowd of people. The men were holding tree branches in their hands, and the unmarried women had their backs exposed.

If these men took a fancy to a woman, they would beat her with tree sticks.

The harder he was beaten, the more he loved the woman. What a weird custom! The women's backs were bleeding and covered with wounds, but they seemed to have no feeling and did not feel any pain. They were even very excited.

There are many women and men. If they like a woman, they will beat her. If the woman also likes the man, she will go with him. The man will give the woman a pig, so it is very easy to marry the woman home.

Looking at the backs of those women, some of whose wounds were still bleeding, she left with the man, feeling very happy and honored.

Some women also had their backs broken by branches, but no one took them away, so they would feel very lost and squat on the ground crying.

Some women have not been favored by men for several years. There are new and old wounds on their backs. The previous wounds have already formed scars. The scars are shocking, representing the injuries she suffered at that time. But there is nothing they can do about it, as this is their custom.

Although she was beaten, no one took her home, so she could only go on blind dates year after year. The more blind dates she went on, the more scars she had on her body.

After seeing this custom, Wang Jingru felt that life is really not easy for women in this country.

This custom lasts for three days, during which young men and women are given the opportunity to start a family. It only happens once a year, and if you miss it, you have to come back the next year to participate.

Wang Jingru has been in the town for the past three days, observing the local customs and practices.

During these three days, he also got to know the local mayor, who liked smoking and drinking. Wang Jingru took out their Dayu Dynasty cigarettes and alcohol. The mayor drank the wine brewed from grain and smoked the tobacco grown locally, and he praised their products highly.

The mayor fell in love with this wine, but their local people did not know how to make it. They all used fermented corn, and the wine they brewed had a lot of impurities and was very difficult to drink. But the local people were used to it and found it very delicious.

The mayor drank their liquor and wanted to buy some. Wang Jingru said that he could exchange it for gold and also for food.

So the mayor got on board Wang Jingru's pirate ship, because Wang Jingru had already found out that their black country was rich in gold.

Wang Jingru cooked a pot of hot rice, invited the mayor onto the boat, and fried a few dishes. The mayor had never eaten this kind of rice before, and he ate three full bowls of it. He ate all the dishes on the table, and still felt unsatisfied.

The mayor said that he had a lot of gold and that he had a small gold mine at home. He could exchange it for food. He wanted to exchange it for a lot of rice.

He also needs to exchange some of the dishes he ate today. Wang Jingru's goal has been achieved. Of course, if she wants to exchange them for food, she has to use a large amount of gold.