The task of digging the canal was a breeze for the two digging experts, and it was completed in no time.
However, since Chu Mu was working alone, he only managed to reinforce half of the canal.
Upon seeing this, Yuanlu Shark ran to Chu Mu’s side and started helping him!
“Yuan…Shark!”
Seeing Yuanlu Shark’s enthusiasm, Chu Mu was very happy, for it meant that Yuanlu Shark had already started to see the ranch as its home.
With Yuanlu Shark’s help, Chu Mu’s speed increased significantly.
On the side, Sandshrew saw Yuanlu Shark helping Chu Mu reinforce the earth and decided to join in.
As a result, as soon as it got to the edge of the canal, a hole appeared!
For a moment, Sandshrew, Yuanlu Shark, and Chu Mu all stared at the hole in silence.
“Looks like you can’t help with this for now, Sandshrew!” Chu Mu said helplessly.
“It’s alright, you have other tasks for me. But for now, you should rest for a while.”
Sandshrew was originally a bit sad upon hearing that it couldn’t help, but upon hearing Chu Mu’s words, it burrowed away to rest.
After Sandshrew left, Chu Mu and Yuanlu Shark filled in the hole Sandshrew had dug, then continued to reinforce the earth on both sides of the canal.
After about an hour, the reinforcing work was finally completed.
“Alright, Yuanlu Shark, Sandshrew. I’ll go back to my previous position and start digging through the canal.”
At this time, the sun had fully risen, and without a single cloud to block it, the temperature was getting hotter and hotter.
Chu Mu wiped the sweat off his forehead and walked to the stream. He first cupped his hands and splashed some water on his face, taking a break.
After all, this was Chu Mu’s first time doing farm work. He wasn’t sure if he was doing it well or not, but he was being very careful.
Yuanlu Shark, following closely behind Chu Mu, also lowered its head and drank some water. It had been working for a long time and was also thirsty.
“Gulp! Gulp! Gulp!”
Seeing Yuanlu Shark drinking water heartily, Chu Mu remembered that he had forgotten his water bottle that morning. What a torment.
At this point, Chu Mu couldn’t wait any longer. He needed to break open the canal quickly so he could drink some water.
Chu Mu stood up from the ground, grabbed his hoe with both hands, and forcefully dug into the already thin layer of earth.
“Whoosh!”
The water from the stream flowed out onto the branch canals.
The same was true on the other side.
After the water flowed towards the two side canals, Chu Mu still needed to follow the newly dug canal to check for any problems.
After going around twice, Chu Mu confirmed there were no issues and returned to the villa area.
Upon returning to the villa, the first thing Chu Mu did was throw his dirty clothes into the laundry basket and then headed straight to the bathroom.
He was sticky all over, so Chu Mu needed to take a shower and freshen up.
“Whew!”
Exiting the bathroom, Chu Mu felt instantly refreshed.
He glanced at the clock. It was already past ten o’clock.
At this time, Chu Mu needed to prepare lunch for the Pokémon in the ranch.
After checking the kitchen, Chu Mu found only some select apples.
Therefore, Chu Mu decided to make a select apple curry that everyone had never eaten before!
So-called select apple curry is simply a curry made with select apples.
Generally, a select apple curry requires seven select apples.
However, Chu Mu looked at the pile of select apples left in the kitchen and shook his head. He felt it was no longer necessary to follow the recipe.
“Pikachu, Togepi, Happiny… well… never mind, Happiny should just play on the side.”
Chu Mu said to Pikachu and Togepi who had come to his side, “Let’s wash these select apples together! We’ll have select apple curry for lunch today! Okay?”
“Pika!”
“Toge!”
Pikachu and Togepi both nodded. Even though they had never heard of it, they thought that anything Chu Mu made would be delicious!
Just thinking about the food Chu Mu made, Pikachu and Togepi started to drool.
“Slurp!”
Pikachu wiped its drool and immediately started helping Chu Mu with the work!
…After more than ten minutes, Chu Mu, Pikachu, and Togepi finally finished washing the pile of select apples in the kitchen.
“Alright, next is peeling them!”
Looking at the pile of select apples, Chu Mu was feeling quite a headache. After all, peeling was a technical skill, and there were so many of them, which was quite a lot of work!
Chu Mu took a select apple with an expressionless face, held a fruit knife in his right hand, and slowly began to peel it.
Pikachu on the side saw Chu Mu slowly peeling the skin off the select apple with a fruit knife, feeling amused.
“Pika!”
Pikachu’s saw-toothed tail hooked onto a select apple, then it used its tail to fling the apple into the air.
“Pika!”
Pikachu’s tail began to sparkle with a bright light, and as the select apple was about to touch its tail, it quickly swung its tail, like a propeller.
“Whizz!”
In just a few seconds, the apple was peeled.
“Pika!”
Pikachu caught the already peeled select apple with its tail and handed it to Chu Mu.
Chu Mu, who had just finished peeling one select apple, saw the unpeeled apple suddenly appear in front of him, and he curiously looked up.
Pikachu was shaking its tail and smiling at Chu Mu!
“Pika!”
“Oh!” Chu Mu looked at the peeled apple on Pikachu’s tail in surprise and said, “How did you do that, Pikachu?”
Hearing Chu Mu’s question, Pikachu demonstrated its technique again.
It tossed the select apple into the air and then used its skill to peel the apple’s skin.
Chu Mu looked at the glowing tail and instantly recognized the move as the Steel-type Iron Tail.
Chu Mu immediately laughed and said, “Pikachu, you’re really smart! You even thought of this! Perfect, you can do these.”
“Pika!!”
No problem! Pikachu indicated that it could handle it.
After handing the peeling job to Pikachu, Chu Mu was free to prepare other procedures.
“Let’s go, Togepi! We’ll go get the rice! We need rice to go with the curry for lunch today. We haven’t eaten rice for a long time.”
Chu Mu said as he walked.
Actually, in this somewhat Westernized world, rice is still a rather uncommon food. Everyone prefers to eat simple things like steak and such.
However, whether it’s steak, hamburgers, or even French fries, Chu Mu felt he could no longer eat them.
This was also the reason why Chu Mu had been eating berries with the Pokémon for the first few days.
While there was also a reason for supplementation, this was the main reason.
Because the rice had arrived!
Please give flowers!! Please give monthly tickets!! Thank you everyone for your suggestions in the comments! This is my first time writing this type of story, so maybe I haven’t grasped it very well. I’ll make adjustments gradually later on. As for the pictures, I’ll look for them today. Thank you all for your support!!