pjbooks Chapter 133 Snow Snow Farm
Chapter 133 Snow Snow Farm
Several parallel rows of ridges are neatly arranged in the vegetable garden, stretching from one end to the other, as if drawn with a ruler.
The final step is to compact the soil to retain moisture. She places a wooden board flat on the ridge, stands on it, and gently presses it down with her feet to evenly press the board onto the soft soil.
The soil surface compacted by the wooden board left shallow wood grain marks, like tree rings imprinted on the soil. After compaction, the soil moisture does not evaporate easily, and after the seeds are sown, capillary action will slowly draw the moisture from below, providing a continuous water source for seed germination.
She stepped over each row, pressing each one flat and firm. When she finished the last row, she carried the plank to the end of the field and looked back.
The entire vegetable garden has been prepared. The plot of land, covering several dozen square meters, has been transformed from a wasteland into neat vegetable beds. Several parallel ridges extend from one end of the field to the other, with smooth surfaces, straight furrows, fine soil, and evenly distributed fertilizer.
The twilight light shone from behind the mountain ridge, bathing the neat furrows in a warm orange hue. She sat under a persimmon tree at the edge of the field, leaning against the trunk, gazing at the land. She had worked from dawn till dusk without a break all day; her fingernails were filled with dirt, her palms were marked red from the hoe handle, and her canvas shoes were covered in mud and bits of grass.
Her fingers traced a shallow furrow in the soft soil beside her, parting the soil beneath her fingertips.
The small brick fence in the corner of the vegetable garden was still there, and the chives inside stood tall, a little taller than they had been a few days ago, their tender green leaves gleaming in the setting sun. A breeze swept through the garden, stirring up bits of fine soil on the ridges, like a tiny sandstorm.
The screen gradually darkens. A caption appears on the black screen: "The seeds have been waiting all winter."
Lin Ran edited four handicraft videos, along with a video of vegetable garden restoration, into a compilation titled "Xuexue Farm: Between Winter and Spring".
The cover of the collection features Su Peixue sitting at the edge of a neatly prepared field, leaning against a persimmon tree trunk, with several orderly furrows in front of her, and chives standing tall in a brick enclosure in the corner. The image is bathed in the warm orange light of dusk, which outlines her profile with a golden edge.
The night the compilation was released, Lin Ran uploaded the link to the Magic Book and Bilibili's backend. Su Peixue had just finished showering; her hair was still wet. She was wrapped in his old down jacket, nestled on the sofa, holding a cup of hot tea. When Lin Ran said it was released, she put down her teacup and leaned over to look.
The number of views on Bilibili exceeded 100,000 within half an hour. The barrage of comments started from the very beginning, and Su Peixue took the tablet, leaned it on Lin Ran's shoulder, and swiped down.
"Here it comes!"
"A collection of people who followed this from the persimmon video!"
"Front row!"
"What does the title of this compilation mean? Is Xuexue going to be living here permanently from now on?"
In the last video about dried persimmons, she said, "I waited a whole season for a dried persimmon." In this video, she said she waited an entire winter.
"It starts as a barren wasteland and ends as a vegetable patch. I didn't even dare to breathe loudly while watching it for forty minutes."
"There wasn't a single line of dialogue, but I listened to all the sounds."
"I watched the bamboo basket scene five times; the sound of fingers weaving through the bamboo strips was so soothing."
"The tree stump and cutting board scene was absolutely brilliant. A fallen tree comes back to life in the kitchen. Who wrote that line?"
"I really didn't expect that broom grass; I didn't know you could make a broom yourself?"
"I took a screenshot the moment the dried flower wreath was hung on the wall, and it's now my phone wallpaper."
"I saw the earthworms in the scene where the vegetable garden was being restored! The director didn't even cut them out!"
"The fast-motion shot of clouds sweeping across clods of earth during the sun-drying scene is similar to the time-lapse sequence in the lotus root starch episode where lotus root pulp is dried."
"The white lines used to mark the furrows during ridging were so straight, it looked like they were drawn with a ruler."
"I actually sensed a sense of ritual when she stepped on the wooden plank to press the soil onto the ridge to retain moisture."
"From cutting bamboo to weaving baskets, from sawing logs to polishing chopping boards, from cutting broom grass to bundling brooms, from picking flowers to weaving wreaths, from wasteland to vegetable plots—this yard was built by her own two hands."
"So you'll be filming videos here from now on? Xuexue Farm?"
"Xuexue Farm! What a great name!"
"Xuexue Farm is confirmed; the persimmon tree on the cover is proof."
"Those chives inside the brick enclosure must be the original inhabitants we found in the weeds in the yard before, right?"
"Leeks: Who am I? Where am I? Why is everything around me suddenly so tidy?"
"This vegetable garden is more tidy than my entire life."
"I want a yard like that too."
"Just a heads up, this compilation is over forty minutes long, so we recommend bringing snacks and headphones."
"Headphone users say the sound detail is incredibly rich; the sound is different in every video."
"The sound of cutting bamboo in a bamboo forest is completely different from the sound of sawing wood in a wooded area."
"The sound of broom grass being cut is dry and crisp, ASMR is ecstatic."
"The sound of the dried flowers being inserted into the rattan wreath at the end is like a pencil being inserted into a pencil holder, does anyone understand?"
"The seeds have been waiting all winter; whoever wrote this line deserves praise."
"It's from a magic book, photographed by our boss. Check it out!"
"Magic Book's daily active users have already surpassed one million, and the boss is personally editing the videos. What an amazing company!"
"Did you notice that Xuexue's hands never stopped moving from beginning to end? They were moving non-stop for forty minutes."
"I was shocked when she chopped the bamboo; was she really that strong?"
"She used to be a Challenger in League of Legends, so of course she has strong hands."
"A female gamer, a craftswoman, an inheritor of intangible cultural heritage, a cultural tourism ambassador, and now a farm owner."
"Is there anything Xuexue can't do?"
"She can't speak (no)."
Was the person in front of you being polite?
"She just doesn't talk in the videos, but her voice is amazing during the live streams."
"She can attract hundreds of thousands of viewers even without saying a word during her live stream; that's real talent."
"The vegetable garden is all ready, is it time to plant the seeds next?"
"Looking forward to the next episode! I want to see Xuexue planting vegetables!"
"So this place is really called Xuexue Farm? Can you officially verify it?"
Su Peixue placed the tablet on her lap, watching the comments scroll by one by one. A smile remained on her lips.
After the name "Xuexue Farm" appeared in the comments, it started being spammed repeatedly. At first, it was just a few people commenting, then a whole line of people, and then the entire screen was filled with it. Lin Ran said from the side, "The comments have already come up with a name for you." Su Peixue said, "Then let's call it that."
The number of top comments in the comment section is rising simultaneously. The top comment reads: "From honey osmanthus cake to lotus root starch mochi, from dried persimmons to bamboo baskets, from tree stump cutting boards to dried flower wreaths, from wasteland to vegetable plots. You don't say a word in front of the camera, but you do everything. You're not just making a video; you're showing us a real rural life."
The second most popular comment reads: "This compilation should be called 'A One-Man Farm'."