💧 Water flows downhill. Spring water enters the top terrace; each plot has a sluice gate (open = drain & pass water down) and an adjustable weir (Q/E) that sets how deep it floods.
🐃 Plow with the buffalo → flood → 🌱 transplant → weed & pick golden snails → drain → ✂️ harvest.
🌾 Dry sheaves on racks (not in the rain!), thresh (T), mill (M) in the water mill, then sell (X) or store in the granary while prices swing.
🦆🐟 Rice-duck and carp farming boost yield. Watch the forecast: ⛈ monsoon, 🔥 drought, 🌀 typhoon lodging.
🏮 Light the Lantern Festival at the pagoda shrine for bonus prices. Keys: 1–8 tools · G gate · Space pause.