The Return of the Genius Farmer - Chapter 168



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Episode 168

84. Representative decided – 2

Nothing special changed just because I became the representative of Daesurim.

Lee Han was still a farmer, and he focused on farming like a farmer.

Even in the Great Forest, it is now full-blown summer.

It was midsummer, and even the morning air felt hot, but that didn’t mean we could stop working on the farm.

“What the heck, there’s so much weed growing here!”

Weeding, which requires removing weeds that grow quickly even after just one day, could be said to be an essential task for farmers in the middle of summer.

Shredder did not hide his annoyed expression as he agreed with Hongryeon, who was crying and sobbing in the field while wearing a straw hat.

“Hey, Hongryeon. Can’t you make a poison that only kills weeds?”

“I can’t make that.”

Hongryeon realized her own helplessness.

I felt like my life, which I had lived before the Great Forest, was being denied.

Seeing her gloomy appearance, Tree approached her and tried to comfort her.

“Stop talking nonsense and get to work.”

Walter, whose five senses were dull, did not change his expression even in the hot weather.

There is no time when I envy him more than now.

Hongryeon and Shredder returned to focusing on Kim Mae-gi, their expressions furrowed.

“But isn’t it better than Lee Han?”

Well, that’s true too.

Right now, Lee Han was in the greenhouse where he was growing magic herbs.

It was so hot outside that I thought I would go crazy, but I was tending to the magic plants in a greenhouse where dozens of sunstones were radiating heat.

Hongryeon nodded her head nervously, recalling how they had gone in together before and had run away because she felt like she couldn’t even breathe properly.

“He’s also really poisonous.”

“It has to be that poisonous to farm.”

Nodding, they continued what they were doing.

By the time they had removed all the weeds that had grown in the field, they returned to the cabin, sweating.

The condition of the dwarves working in the hut’s blacksmith shop seemed even worse.

Even if you eat ice cream to lower your body temperature, would it be easy to refine pure iron in this heat in front of a furnace emitting scorching heat?

Seeing them concentrate on what they were making even though the heat was so hot that their beards were soaked with sweat, it seemed that they could definitely call themselves craftsmen.

“Oh my. Let’s stop here for today.”

The people who were working come out.

They snickered when they saw those returning from farm work.

“Should we have a beer?”

“yes.”

Without saying who would go first, they headed to the beer cellar.

The beer cellar, where beer could be kept cool, was the most popular place in the cabin, especially in the middle of summer.

Spacious and cool.

There’s even some delicious beer there.

How could you not like it?

“Ugh… … I’ll live… … .”

As soon as he entered the beer cellar, Schrader stretched out with a cheerful expression on his face.

Ignoring him, Hongryeon opened the cork of a large beer keg and poured beer into a glass.

As the golden beer filled the glass with foam, Hongryeon drank it without hesitation.

“Kuaaaahhhhh!! I live for this drink!!”

“You’re killing me!”

“I didn’t even drink a glass of water today to feel this pleasure!”

“It’s the end!!”

“I’m going to drink too!!”

Schrader also drank his beer, getting angry at those who were drinking it without him.

While the shareholders were enjoying themselves, Tree and Walter also headed to the refrigerator.

It was to drink the shikhye and moonlight tomato juice that Lee Han made.

“Puhaaaa… … It’s refreshing.”

Tree, who had been drinking shikhye with a little bit of ice on it, held his slightly throbbing head.

Walter chuckled at her and sipped his moonlight tomato juice.

“Give me a drink too!”

The explanation came walking weakly.

It looks like the work in the greenhouse is finished.

Tree nodded slightly and poured some shikhye for the explanation.

As the explanation that he had been drinking hurriedly became weak, Tree hugged the explanation.

“You were in the greenhouse longer than usual today?”

“The magic power that was breathed into the Sun Stone was running out. I was busy replenishing it.”

“It must have been hard.”

“Ugh. I want to wash in cold water.”

“Let’s take a bath together later.”

“Okay, I got it.”

“But where did Lee Han go?”

“Lee Han said he would make dinner.”

“Hmm. I guess that guy isn’t having a hard time.”

If you come from working in a hot place like a greenhouse, you should rest a bit instead of going back to work right away.

Walter headed to the oven with a glass of cold moonshine tomato juice.

“Drink! Drink!”

When he got to the stove, Schrader was holding Lee Han and Hong Ryun was putting a beer mug in his hand.

They also seemed to be worried about Lee Han.

Walter approached them with a smirk and told Schrader to hold on to Lee Han a little longer before handing him a glass of moonshine tomato juice after he had downed a glass of beer.

“Aren’t you trying too hard?”

“Haha. It’s okay. If it gets too hot, I just use Frost to hold out.”

“What?! Then should I work in the greenhouse tomorrow too?”

“Hey. I got that too, but it was just for a moment. Just a moment.”

Knowing that Lee Han could cool his body by using Frost, Shredder, who had worked with him in the greenhouse before and almost died from exhaustion, stopped Hongryeon.

“Even now, after eating ice cream and working, I feel hot. Would it be better to get some frosting in that hot greenhouse?”

“Isn’t this the spirits causing trouble again?”

“Unfortunately, that doesn’t seem to be the case.”

It’s so hot that it feels like the fire spirit’s peak has turned and raised the temperature of the forest just like last time.

But that’s not the case, Walter said flatly.

“In the end, it’s relative.”

“What are you talking about?”

“The weather today is like normal summer weather.”

“I don’t think so. It seems much hotter than last year.”

“That means you’re more comfortable now than last year. You think it’s hotter because you’re not used to the heat.”

When there was no sunlight, I would just stay in the shade or endure the heat.

But after he came to the forest, the cabin family didn’t have to put up with it.

When it was cold, I went into the cabin, and when it was hot, I ate iced tangerines to lower my body temperature, drank beer, or ate shaved ice that Lee Han made.

Because of this, the threshold for heat and cold has been lowered.

“Hmm. As a strong water race, I have to admit that I have become weak.”

“I just want to be a weak monster.”

Are you willing to give up your current comfort now?

I can’t admit it.

Hongryeon said bluntly.

“Well, I don’t plan on giving up either.”

Lee Han smirked at them.

What would you say if someone told you that your life had become better thanks to you?

“But what’s for dinner tonight?”

“It’s hot, so I’m going to eat cold noodles.”

“Cold noodles?”

“It’s a cool side.”

“Can I help you with anything?”

“Um… I guess I could help you with the noodles or something.”

“Okay. Then call me later.”

As Shredder and Hongryeon left, Lee Han took a pouch from the warehouse.

Sailor sent me a new crop a few days ago.

‘You said it grew in the East… … .’

It was one of the crops brought back by the merchants who had gone to the eastern part of the continent.

If it weren’t for Lee Han, it would have been a crop that he wouldn’t have cared about, but since he always showed interest in new crops, Sailor asked the merchant who went there to grow them.

‘It was called white buckwheat.’

Unlike buckwheat on Earth, the fruit was pure white.

Lee Han looked at the buckwheat here and there and then ground it into a powder.

After mixing it with potato starch and making a dough, I left it to mature and opened the refrigerator to take out a large piece of meat.

This is the meat of the three-horned yak that Jilpungi caught yesterday.

A ferocious beast resembling a large cow was a beast frequently hunted by the water people.

Since one kill was enough to feed five of the voracious eaters, the dog-eaters would often hunt them, and when they hunted, Jilpungi would always bring them the meat.

Large pieces of beef and pork were placed in a container and mixed with leeks, other vegetables, and spices to reduce any unpleasant odor.

While the broth was being made, Lee Han lifted the dough that had been prepared.

“Carmen, could you please give me that?”

“If that’s the case… … are you talking about the thing you made yesterday?”

“yes.”

He walked over carrying a manual noodle maker he had made at Lee Han’s request.

As he was looking around at the noodle machine that uses pressure to make noodles, and was about to put dough inside and make noodles, the shredder approached.

“Are you trying hard? Leave it to me.”

“Just press and hold this.”

Shredder, who was holding the noodle machine that used the principle of leverage, applied force.

Perhaps because it was a noodle machine that Carmen had put a lot of effort into making, the noodles came out straight as the shredder applied force.

Lee Han, who made noodles by boiling them in hot water, prepared enough noodles for everyone to eat and checked the broth.

‘I guess this will do.’

As I slowly cooled it down while adjusting the frost, white oil floated up.

Lee Han, who scooped it out and made the broth clearer, added frosting at the end to make the broth so ice cubes float on it.

‘And the rest… … .’

Prepare vinegar and mustard to suit your taste, then place sweet radish, egg, and boiled pork in a bowl with noodles and pour in the cooled broth.

[Very delicious cold noodles]

[Cold noodles with a cold broth and chewy noodles. It tastes much better when eaten in hot weather.]

[Increases strength by 3 when first consumed with a very delicious effect]

[Very tasty effect, increases stamina by 3 when first consumed]

[Increases Will by 3 when first consumed, with a very tasty effect]

[Increased willpower for 24 hours when consumed with a very delicious effect]

[Increases stamina for 24 hours when consumed with a very delicious effect]

[Reduces body temperature when consumed due to its delicious effect]

[Production Difficulty: ☆☆☆☆]

“Eat it with vinegar and mustard according to your taste.”

“What is this?”

“Cold noodles.”

“where…….”

Without saying who would go first, the noodles were put into the cold broth.

And a bite of chewy noodles.

“town?!”

“It’s really chewy?!”

“It doesn’t disconnect well… … .”

“It’s okay to cut it with scissors.”

The noodles were very chewy, perhaps because they contained starch.

Everyone was enjoying the texture, munching on noodles in their mouths and then slurping down the cool broth.

“Phew~! This is so cool and nice!”

“The boiled pork is also delicious!”

“The flavor has somewhat diminished because I was making broth.”

“It’s good when you dip it in sauce. It’s soft and fluffy.”

Maybe it was because the weather was hot, but everyone was enjoying the cold noodles with ice cubes floating on them.

Lee Han smiled brightly at them.

The cabin family eats whatever I make and says it’s delicious, so it’s worth it.

“I guess it’s time to eat dinner now.”

“I’m back!”

“Oh my. I’m hungry… … .”

“What’s for dinner tonight?”

There was the dragon and the lethi. And Red and Willem.

They were searching for new herbs in the dragon’s realm and placed a pouch in front of Lee Han.

While they were sitting at the table, Lee Han, who had made and brought cold noodles, opened the pouches Red had brought.

Inside, there were quite a few seeds I had never seen before.

“I went into the forest near the south this time, and there were quite a few medicinal herbs there.”

“Oh. Thank you for your hard work.”

You can add new herbs to your herb garden.

When Lee Han smiled with satisfaction, Yong smiled back.

“By the way, aren’t you guys quite busy these days?”

“Yes? Yes. Well, that’s true.”

“If it’s okay, could I take a day off?”

“Haruyo? Why are you like that?”

Yong smiled happily at the puzzled Lee Han.

“Aren’t you thinking of going to the dungeon?”