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Interstellar to 80s: A Scientist's Farming Mission

Chapter 115: Digging the Foundation · Nov 02, 2026

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101 Chapter 101: Arrangements 2026-11-02
102 Chapter 102: Overly Familiar 2026-11-02
103 Chapter 103: Building Connections 2026-11-02
104 Chapter 104: Car 2026-11-02
105 Chapter 105: Carsickness 2026-11-02
106 Chapter 106: Physical Object 2026-11-02
107 Chapter 107: Job Settled 2026-11-02
108 Chapter 108: Tractor 2026-11-02
109 Chapter 109: Big Brother Learns 2026-11-02
110 Chapter 110: Teacher 2026-11-02
111 Chapter 111: Building a House 2026-11-02
112 Chapter 112: Foundation 2026-11-02
113 Chapter 113: Cement 2026-11-02
114 Chapter 114: Catching Fish 2026-11-02
115 Chapter 115: Digging the Foundation 2026-11-02
116 Chapter 116: A Visit from the Matchmaker 2026-11-02
117 Chapter 117: Delivering Meat 2026-11-02
118 Chapter 118: Incessant Matchmaking 2026-11-02
119 Chapter 119: Gifting the Main Gate 2026-11-02
120 Chapter 120: Agricultural Machinery 2026-11-02
121 Chapter 121: The Autumn Corn Harvest 2026-11-02
122 Chapter 122: Coming to Be Schooled 2026-11-02
123 Chapter 123: Getting Acquainted 2026-11-02
124 Chapter 124: Convinced 2026-11-02
125 Chapter 125: News of Land Distribution 2026-11-02
126 Chapter 126: Popcorn 2026-11-02
127 Chapter 127: No Need to Blame Yourself 2026-11-02
128 Chapter 128: Exchanging Information 2026-11-02
129 Chapter 129: The An Family’s Treasure 2026-11-02
130 Chapter 130: Can I Learn From You? 2026-11-02
131 Chapter 131: Preparing to Go Out 2026-11-02
132 Chapter 132: Hitching a Ride with Second Brother 2026-11-02
133 Chapter 133: Saving Money Again 2026-11-02
134 Chapter 134: The Ones Who Turned Themselves In 2026-11-02
135 Chapter 135: Arriving in Beijing 2026-11-02
136 Chapter 136: Small Vendor 2026-11-02
137 Chapter 137: On the Train 2026-11-02
138 Chapter 138: Collateral Damage 2026-11-02
139 Chapter 139: Yangcheng 2026-11-02
140 Chapter 140: Selling Things 2026-11-02
141 Chapter 141: Do You Want These? 2026-11-02
142 Chapter 142: The Return Journey 2026-11-02
143 Chapter 143: A Very Unique Style 2026-11-02
144 Chapter 144: The Rope 2026-11-02
145 Chapter 145: The Truck Comes Home 2026-11-02
146 Chapter 146: Getting Busy 2026-11-02
147 Chapter 147: Contracting 2026-11-02
148 Chapter 148: Looking for Director Jin 2026-11-02
149 Chapter 149: Delivering a Message 2026-11-02
150 Chapter 150: Come to Class 2026-11-02

Jiang Xia had just finished kneading the dough when he finally reacted.

He held the dough basin, a smear of white flour still on his face, and stared at his grandfather sitting by the door.

”The older the ginger, the spicier it gets.”

”Heh heh, you flatter me.”

Grandpa Jiang didn’t show the slightest guilt at being caught. In fact, he added fuel to the fire, saying, ”I quite like this personality of yours. Whatever you do, don’t change.”

Jiang Xia stared speechlessly at the roof, then started sticking flatbreads to the side of the pot with the stewing fish.

’I’m not usually like this, okay?’

’It’s only around Grandpa that I let my guard down like this. I only did it because he wanted me to.’

’If it were anyone else, I wouldn’t have even bothered.’

’No, that’s not right.’ Jiang Xia’s hands paused.

’There’s also that sika deer, An Ning.’

Jiang Xia resumed sticking the flatbreads to the pot, comforting himself. ’An Ning is different. She’s a rival—a competitor I have yet to defeat even once.’

’And she had the nerve to say I don’t read enough.’

Jiang Xia put the lid on the pot, turned around, went back inside to find a book, and sat down in the kitchen to start reading.

To Grandpa Jiang, who was sitting by the door, it felt like the entire mood had suddenly shifted.

He looked closely and confirmed that Jiang Xia was, in fact, genuinely and seriously reading.

’Did he get provoked?’

There was only one person here who could provoke Jiang Xia like that: An Ning.

The mere thought of An Ning made Mr. Jiang Sr.’s smile widen.

’That little girl is really something else. Honest, brave, smart, with a sweet-looking face, and she’s a great fighter too. She’s really perfect in every way.’

Mr. Jiang Sr.’s thoughts began to wander as he glanced at the reading Jiang Xia.

’Is my own grandson a little out of her league?’

He shook his head with a laugh, suppressing the thought.

’It’s best if I don’t meddle in the affairs of the younger generation.’

At the Jiang family’s home, the aroma of fish filled the air.

As if it were a signal, the same fishy aroma began to drift from every household in the village.

And so it was at the An family’s home as well.

Two round tables were set up in the courtyard, laden with several dishes.

Cold-dressed cucumber, scrambled eggs with onion, fish stew with tofu, chicken stew with potatoes, salted boiled peanuts, and cabbage with vermicelli noodles.

There were six dishes in total, and the portions for each were massive.

A spread like this was something even a family hosting a wedding might not be able to put out, but here you could get it just for helping the An family with some work.

It had to be said, life for the An family had truly gotten better.

The two tables in the courtyard were filled with men.

An Sancheng and Uncle An each hosted one table, while the women ate inside the house.

The dishes were the same inside.

An Ning had already finished her rice and the main dishes. Now, she was eating the salted boiled peanuts one after another.

These peanuts were grown by Lin Cuihua in the backyard.

The peanuts had just been pulled from the ground, washed clean of dirt, and simply boiled in salt water. An Ning found the flavor addictive.

It wasn’t just the boiled ones; An Ning also ate plenty of freshly shelled raw peanuts.

Their light fragrance carried a hint of sweetness, they were crisp and moist—everything about them was perfectly delicious.

Outside, the men ate and drank, the meal lasting over an hour before everyone dispersed.

Uncle An’s wife and a few other women stayed behind to help Lin Cuihua clean up before leaving.

After everyone had left, Lin Cuihua finally sat down, holding her lower back.

She massaged her back, her voice tinged with exhaustion.

”Are we feeding them again tomorrow?”

”Yes, we have to.”

An Sancheng nodded. ”We don’t need to make so many dishes tomorrow. Just enough to fill them up is fine.”

”Okay, okay.”

Lin Cuihua answered listlessly. An Ning brought a small stool and sat down beside her.

”Mom, let me massage it for you.”

Lin Cuihua’s hand stopped. She stared at An Ning and said with a tiny bit of worry, ”You better be gentle. Mom’s back isn’t as sturdy as a cutting board.”

Amused by her mother, An Ning retorted, ”And I don’t have a kitchen knife in my hand, either.”

After saying this, An Ning met Lin Cuihua’s gaze and asked, ”Was that not funny?”

Lin Cuihua shook her head and turned her back to An Ning.

”An Sancheng, you do it. I don’t dare let her.”

An Ning’s kind offer was coldly rejected by Lin Cuihua.

She stood up with a shrug, shaking her head in regret. ”I was being completely serious, you know.”

”I’m going out for a walk.”

An Ning went out for a stroll. Although it was getting dark, no one was too worried about her anymore.

She had become powerful enough that they could rest easy.

Once outside, An Ning headed for the foot of the mountain.

She was carrying a shovel, preparing to go dig the foundation for a while.

She had her spiritual power, so she could work even without a light.

An Ning was digging the foundation by herself. After about half an hour, a familiar bark sounded.

”Da Huang?”

”WOOF WOOF WOOF!”

Da Huang came bounding over, followed by Jiang Xia, who was also carrying a shovel.

”Jiang Xia, what are you doing here?”

Jiang Xia walked up to face An Ning, set down his shovel, and just started digging the foundation.

”I ate too much. Just burning it off.”

”Don’t get the wrong idea. I’m not here to help you.”

Proud and stubborn, Jiang Xia kept his back to An Ning, digging away.

An Ning, busy with her work, accepted Jiang Xia’s reason without any suspicion.

”I’m not getting the wrong idea. I’m a little stuffed myself.”

The two of them, both stuffed from dinner, dug at the foundation, one shovelful at a time.

Around ten o’clock, they finally stopped working. An Ning asked casually, ”Still feeling full?”

Jiang Xia waved his hand dismissively. ”Nope.”

Not only was he not full, he was actually hungry now.

Jiang Xia shouldered his shovel and left first. As for Da Huang, he escorted An Ning home.

When they reached her gate, An Ning waved at Da Huang. The dog didn’t make a sound—he was remarkably intelligent—and went home.

An Ning walked into the courtyard and looked down.

”Were you waiting for me?”

”Cluck cluck cluck—”

The big rooster clucked softly a few times, circled around An Ning, and rubbed its body against her pant leg before returning to its coop, satisfied.

An Ning washed up quietly and went back to her room.

Once in her room, she took out a small note she had written during the day.

The note described how to plant pumpkin and cucumber seeds, how to care for them as they grew, when to harvest them, and how to save seeds for the next planting.

An Ning stared at it for a moment before putting it away again.

’I’ll transmit it after the foundation is done.’

An Ning put the note away safely. She was worried that transmitting the note would consume a great deal of her spiritual power.

If that happened, she wouldn’t be able to work effectively during the day.

Her life here with the An family was also very important to the current An Ning.

Having made her decision, An Ning slipped into her quilt and went to sleep.

The next morning, everyone in the An family was up before dawn.

An Sancheng, An Guoping, and An Guoqing all went to the new house site to continue working.

An Ning went with them. As for her morning lessons, they would be suspended for a few days.

When the group arrived at the foot of the mountain, they discovered that a portion of the foundation had already been dug out.

An Ning offered a brief explanation, but didn’t mention Jiang Xia.

The others had only asked casually, and soon everyone who had come joined the work crew.

The An family was building a large house, but a great many people had come to help.

Basically, any able-bodied person with the surname An had shown up.

At this rate, they would finish digging the entire foundation in two or three days.

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