Chapter Fifteen: Upgrade

  The system's prompt tone changed for the first time, and Yuan Xi was slightly surprised.

  It can be upgraded, Yuanxi had guessed it, after all, the progress bar behind has been advancing forward, and naturally it will be upgraded when it reaches the end. It's just that this upgrade will be like this, but Yuanxi couldn't think of it.

  At this time, there is actually an upgrade reward prompt? Yuanyou thought for a moment, now is not the time, such a large piece of white crystal stone to harvest, he has no time to study, so he didn't click confirm, but put it aside first.

  It's not too late to slowly study after returning home when all the harvest is completed.

  Thinking so, Yuan Xi once again concentrated his mind on harvesting the White Crystal Stones. This was a task that required high concentration and meticulousness, and any distractions in his mind were not allowed.

  These seventeen people, not to mention the ten temporary workers, are all used to doing this. Every farm has mature ones and will hire them to help with the harvest. Their remuneration is based on a piecework model, the more they pick, the higher their wages. If they accidentally damage it, exceeding a certain amount will result in deductions. Therefore, they do it extremely seriously, without any delay or sloppiness.

  Wang Qingnian, in order to motivate his long-term workers, gave them the same wages as temporary workers when harvesting white crystal stones. It was not a daily wage, but a piecework system that made them work with great enthusiasm and would not be lazy or idle.

  As for Wang Qingnian, Yuan Xi and Yuan Yuchen, it's needless to say, this is their own thing, they are just being careful.

  It was Zhao Zhao, who had a very careless personality and couldn't stand doing this kind of work. If it were usual, he would have slipped away long ago. But at this moment, looking at Yuan Xi's focused expression, thinking about Yuan Xi's fierce fist and footwork, he wanted to show off even more, so he endured his temper and harvested here in an unprecedented way.

  Wang Qingnian's field yields a high output, with about 400 kilograms of white crystal stones per mu, and each white crystal stone weighs about one kilogram. This is equivalent to nearly 400 pieces. And for 100 mu of land, it would be 40,000 pieces. The harvest is quite substantial, but the workload is not low either.

  Although they were supposed to be able to do one in ten seconds, because this work required too much eye power and was particularly exhausting, the speed just couldn't be increased. They rushed and hurried, but it took them a full four days to finally finish harvesting everything.

  Among them, Yuan Xi didn't fall behind, but he was afraid that Yuan Yucheng would be exhausted, so he let him go back to rest several times. Yuan Yucheng had never been so tired before, but his temper was stubborn and he never admitted defeat or gave up easily, so on the first day after returning home with a sore waist and back, he continued in silence on the second day.

  Who would have thought that after four days of doing this, he actually started to like this kind of labor, his body adapted to it, not only did the pain disappear but he was full of energy, and his spirits were much better. Looking at the piles and piles of white quartz stones they had harvested, the sense of accomplishment made him feel completely relaxed and comfortable all over.

  After getting off work, Wang Qingnian settled the wages with the temporary workers and his long-term workers, and he brought Yuanxi along while doing these things, naturally intending to let him follow and learn.

  After everything was settled, he said to Yuanyu: "Pay more attention next time, these temporary workers are all familiar with the job, but even so, there are good and bad ones. Take a closer look and you'll have an idea in your mind. Next time when you harvest, you can pick some capable ones to do it, which will save you trouble, time and effort."

  Yuan Xi nodded in agreement as he listened, these were all Wang Qingnian's years of accumulated experience that he had worked hard to remember.

  Then Wang Qingnian treated everyone to a big meal at the hotel, along with temporary workers and permanent staff. Although this was customary, Wang Qingnian was generous and good at handling things, so he took them to a high-end hotel, where they ordered the best dishes and drank fine wine.

  If it were someone else, Wang Qingnian would think that this was a waste of effort, they are just some workers, ordinary people, there is no need to treat them like this, it's simply a waste.

  But Wang Qingnian said to Yuanyu: "We have money, but we can't look down on people. Give them the respect they deserve, and they won't forget your kindness."

  What Wang Qingnian said is his usual philosophy of life, although it may not be universally applicable, but it can also reveal his temperament, which is very open-minded and generous. Such a person is really worth getting to know deeply.

  This meal didn't cost much, but for those temporary workers, it was a big deal. If Wang Qingnian hadn't brought them here once, they might not have dared to come to such a hotel to eat a meal in their lifetime.

  Others respect him and will naturally treat him with courtesy. It is precisely these small details that Wang Qingnian's reputation in this area is also well-known for being good.

  After everyone had dispersed, Yuanxi called out to Zhao Zhao, who hastily ran over on horseback. He had been drinking and his face was slightly flushed, but he was still relatively sober.

  Yuanchi took out a small package from his bosom and handed it over to Zhao Zhao.

  Zhao Zhao was unclear, opened it and took a look, his face slightly changed: "Master, you... what do you mean by this?"

  There was a large stack of Blue Island coins inside, and it didn't weigh light at all.

  "I know you're a young master, and this amount of money is nothing to you, but...” Yu Xi deliberately paused for a moment, looking at his silly expression, and said with a smile, "Have you ever earned money with your own two hands?"

  This sentence made Zhao Zhao stunned... He stuttered and couldn't say a word.

  Yuanyu smiled and looked at him: "This is what you've worked hard for four days to earn, it's completely yours."

  As soon as he said that, Zhao Zhao's expression changed instantly when looking at the money bag. He was always getting scolded by his father every day for eating and drinking his food, and being lazy all day long, he didn't know how many times he had heard such words.

  But now he's actually making money on his own... this feeling... it's really not bad.

  Yuanyu looked at him like that, patted his shoulder, and pulled him over, secretly showing him: "Look, I have some too. We've been working hard for so many days, we should reward ourselves."

  Zhao Zhao saw the same pouch in Yun Xi's hand as his, and he was even more delighted. His master and he were the same; they earned their own money, haha, it felt really good.

  Yuanyu said to him, "When you're not busy later, if you want to learn something, just find me. I can teach you what I can. And don't call me 'Shifu' anymore, I'm a few years older than you, so just call me 'Ge'."

  Zhao Zhao's thick eyebrows and big eyes lit up instantly, her wheat-colored face flushing red with excitement: "Mmm, Master... no... Yuan Ge, you're a man of your word!"

  "Of course."

  The two parted ways, and Yuan Xi returned home. Every day, no matter how tired or busy he was, he had to hug his son and get close to the little guy. As soon as he saw his son's adorable appearance, all his fatigue disappeared instantly, and his heart became soft and mushy. He kissed the white and chubby little face several times.

  He finished hugging, and Yuancheng, who was also going to be a grandfather, quickly took over. Little Yuanzhe treated his father and grandfather equally, waving those lotus root-like small arms, giggling and saying "yiya".

  Lin Su Yun smiled and said, "You two, go wash up first before coming to hug. You've gotten our clean and pretty little treasure all dirty."

  She gave an order, and the two of them naturally obeyed, rushing to take a shower together.

  The whole family sat together and played with the kids for a while. Seeing that the little ones were sleepy and yawning, they also cleaned up and went back to their rooms to sleep.

  Yuanyu had just put her son to sleep and finally had some free time to check out that drop-by-drop system.

  What kind of upgrade reward is he still thinking about in his heart, and I don't know what kind of reward it will be.

  With his eyes closed, the system panel appeared in front of him. Yuan Xi took a look and saw that there was an extra digit "1" after the word "整理术", which should represent the first level of the skill. Behind it was a new progress bar, and he had gained many white crystal stones over the past few days, accumulating 90 points of proficiency in the skill. However, this time's progress bar was less than half full. It seemed that he needed to accumulate 200 points to continue upgrading.

  The proficiency of the planting technique has risen abnormally slowly, and after harvesting so many white crystal stones, it only rose to 30 points... However, Yuanchuan also summarized some rules, it seems that operating different things will increase the proficiency more, like he has been harvesting the same thing these days, so the proficiency will rise slowly.

  The dialogue box asking about activating rewards was still there, and Yuanchuan clicked confirm with great expectation.

  What will be rewarded when the dialogue box disappears?

  A few seconds later, a flat voice sounded: "Tidy skill first prize reward: 10 packages. Please receive."

  What's this? A package?

  Yuanchuan felt extremely disappointed, what's the point of giving him a package... Is he going to use it to hold diapers? He can spend a few credit points and buy a big suitcase, and pack as much as he wants...

  Yuanyu's mouth is so small, I thought there would be a big reward of gold, silver, jewels or a lot of money, but it's really stingy!

  He thought so and wanted to quit the panel to go hug his son and sleep.

  He was just about to shut it down when he heard a "ding" sound, followed by a prompt: "Package installed successfully."

  This prompt made Yuan Xi realize that he might have misunderstood something... He quickly focused on the panel, and after the spell of arrangement, there was an additional icon of a small package at the back. He thought silently for a moment, then switched to another image, and what appeared in front of him was a large square, with ten smaller squares inside.

  This thing is not unfamiliar to Yuan Xi. For those who played online games in the 21st century, this thing won't be unfamiliar either. This is indeed a 'package'!

  Yuanchuan weighed it in his mind and wondered if this package could hold things.

  Action speaks louder than words, Yuanxi hastily grabbed something and threw it in. A small square appeared with a miniaturized pattern on it, followed by a line of small text: Baby Blanket, Quantity 1.

  Coughing, he got excited and accidentally threw his son's quilt in, don't let the son catch a cold, he quickly picked it up and carefully covered Yuan Xiao Zhe.

  Now that he knew its use, he came in strength. In the middle of the night, he packed all the things in the bedroom except for the bed into his luggage...

  He figured out that the package had ten grids, each of which could only hold one thing. It didn't seem like much, but these grids were incredibly magical, and no matter how big or small the item was, it could be easily put in. Moreover, items of the same kind could be stacked, but for now, he still didn't know what the maximum number of stacks was.

  This is great! Such a treasure, it's a must-have for traveling and visiting relatives!

  He made a big fuss, the little guy was woken up by him, at this time Yuanchuan just happened to move out the dressing table, the little guy saw it and thought that dad was playing some kind of big game with him, hehehe laughed.

  Yuanchi listened to the noise, and just saw the little guy's big eyes laughing like a crescent moon. He was delighted in his heart, seeing his son smile made him even happier, and with a chuckle, he "transformed" the desk again.

  The son laughed even more happily, as a silly dad, Yuan Xi fully demonstrated his "foolish" spirit to the extreme.

  Muttering to herself "mummy mummy boom" and then 'transformed' a bedside cabinet. Another sentence "prajna pineapple honey" and then 'transformed' a large wardrobe...

  In this way, silly dad continued to act foolishly, and his son also gave an exceptionally enthusiastic performance, laughing happily with a loud "haha".

  After playing for a long time, Little Yuan Zhe laughed so much that he fell asleep. Yuan Xi also calmed down and leaned in close to Little Yuan Zhe, kissing his chubby cheeks and said with a smile: "Good son, you must keep this a secret from your old man."

  After messing around for half a day, Yuan Xi was also tired. He lay on the bed and was about to fall asleep when he suddenly thought of it again - the upgraded arrangement technique had rewarded him with a mysterious package. What about the upgraded farming technique, cleaning technique, gathering technique, cooking technique... and so on?

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