Liu Ruyan lay on the bed in the village branch, her dormitory. Her face was flushed with shyness and a hint of nervousness.
However, the small hands that had been gripping her clothes, fearing Lu Fan might take advantage of her, had unknowingly loosened. Her flat, fair abdomen was now completely exposed. Her heart seemed to beat even faster, and she closed her eyes… A young girl’s longing, filled with tension and anticipation!
But after a long time, Liu Ruyan felt nothing. Unable to help herself, she quietly peeked, looking at Lu Fan… Was this guy’s emotional intelligence that low?
Suddenly, Liu Ruyan saw Lu Fan’s hand resting on her abdomen, his eyes closed, his expression one of intense concentration. The arm Chen Bei had placed on her abdomen was actually turning slightly pale.
Liu Ruyan quietly touched Lu Fan’s arm with a finger and immediately felt a sensation as cold as ice.
Lu Fan had treated her illness several times. Perhaps due to nervousness, Liu Ruyan had only felt Lu Fan’s warm hands, never noticing that his arms had become ice-cold as a result.
Instantly, Liu Ruyan’s surging heart slowly calmed down. After watching Lu Fan slowly move his arm away and close his eyes to regulate his breathing for a while before opening them, Liu Ruyan quickly tidied her clothes.
“Lu Fan! It’s very late, why don’t you stay here tonight!” Liu Ruyan said, mustering her courage.
“No, I have to go back and prepare feed for the wild boars, pheasants, and rabbits. Also, I need to get up early to go to the back mountain and see if I can collect more mushrooms,” Lu Fan said, his mind solely focused on making money, without a second thought.
The feed for chickens, rabbits, and wild boars required large-leaf ash from the mountain, which Lu Fan needed to collect more of. He also had to go to the pine forest to figure out how to cultivate pine mushrooms artificially. He estimated he wouldn’t have time to sleep all night.
Hearing Lu Fan’s direct refusal, Liu Ruyan felt a moment of disappointment, but it was fleeting. She immediately smiled and escorted Lu Fan out of the room.
After Lu Fan left, Liu Ruyan suddenly took out her phone and made a call.
“Uncle Wang! I want to learn martial arts from you…”
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Lu Fan left the village branch and returned home. He grabbed his basket and headed straight for the back mountain. Guided by the moonlight, he skillfully made his way to the valley and cut a basket full of large-leaf ash. Then, he began to process the feed pellets.
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The next morning, as the sky just began to lighten, Lu Fan, carrying a large sprayer, arrived at the pine forest on the back mountain.
Mushrooms grow after rain, but what if it doesn’t rain? Lu Fan thought of a solution: artificial rain. This time, Lu Fan diluted a drop of spiritual liquid from the spirit gathering bottle into the sprayer.
As expected, beneath the soft roots of the pine trees in the pine forest, there were some newly grown mushroom heads the size of fingernails. If it didn’t rain, these mushrooms would likely wither away shortly after sprouting.
Lu Fan immediately used the sprayer to provide artificial rain for the small mushroom heads. After finishing, Lu Fan leaned against a large tree and continued to study the breeding and cultivation techniques in the Shen Nong Jue, looking for methods to grow mushrooms.
When the sun climbed over the mountain, Lu Fan collected over a hundred catties of mushrooms again. This time, it was much less than before, as the water in the sprayer was meager compared to a heavy rainfall.
However, this still made Lu Fan incredibly happy, and he bounced all the way home.
“Little Fan! Why didn’t I hear you come back to sleep all night? You… whose place did you sleep at?” As soon as he entered the yard, Lu Fan was pulled to the wall by Zhao Rongrong, who questioned him in a low voice.
“Hehe! Mom! Don’t guess wildly, I didn’t go to anyone’s place. I napped at the clinic and then went up the mountain. Look, my shoes are still wet.” Lu Fan quickly raised his feet for Zhao Rongrong to see. The morning dew had wet Lu Fan’s trouser legs and shoes.
“Son! Don’t work too hard! You won’t get rich in a day or two, you can’t stay awake just to get rich!” Zhao Rongrong said immediately, her heart aching.
“Hehe! It’s okay, look how energetic I am. Don’t worry, I’ll go feed the pigs and chickens first. After I eat, I have to go to town!” Lu Fan said and then ran off to check on the wild boar.
“Holy cow! Second sister gave birth to piglets!” Lu Fan exclaimed as he arrived at the pigsty.
Zhao Rongrong immediately ran over and saw the wild boar lying there. On its large belly, nine little piglets were scrambling for position.
“Dad… Dad… Come quickly, the wild boar has farrowed! The wild boar has farrowed!” Zhao Rongrong shouted.
“Hehe! Mom! Let’s give Second Sister extra food later, give her a few eggs,” Lu Fan said excitedly.
“We don’t even have any chicks, where would we get eggs… Oh, the wild chickens you raised have also started laying eggs these past couple of days, I’ve collected them. Should we feed her wild eggs?” Zhao Rongrong immediately thought of the wild chickens.
“Stop… We can’t feed her wild eggs, I’m planning to use them to breed wild chickens! How about this, I’ll buy some eggs from town later,” Lu Fan said hurriedly.
Lu Fan bringing back a wild boar, which then farrowed, immediately became the talk of the village. Many villagers came to watch the spectacle.
Liu Ruyan also came. Seeing that there were nine piglets, she was truly delighted. If she wasn’t afraid of the wild boar hurting people, she would have wanted to pick up a piglet and keep it as a pet. Alright! Now she should help Lu Fan finalize the contract for the back mountain.
Early in the morning, Lu Fan rode his electric scooter to Fengyuan Town, then took a long-distance bus to Jinyuan County. This time, he went directly to the Yixiangyuan Grand Hotel. He called Bai Xuemei, and a moment later, Bai Xuemei came down from upstairs.
“Lu Fan! The texture of your pine mushrooms is excellent! They were well-received as soon as they were served yesterday and sold very well. Out of curiosity, I tried them myself, and they truly have a completely different texture from the pine mushrooms others have sent me.
From now on, no matter how many of these mushrooms you have, send them all to me. I’ll buy as many as you can supply,” Bai Xuemei said excitedly as soon as she saw Lu Fan.
Today happened to have two wedding banquets, requiring nearly a hundred tables. This was a perfect opportunity to promote specialty dishes. Based on Bai Xuemei’s experience, Lu Fan’s future pine mushrooms would become a signature dish for her hotel.
“Okay! Sister Xuemei! I’ll send my pine mushrooms to you first from now on. Hehe! Also, the wild boar I’m raising gave birth to piglets last night. When my little wild boar piglets grow up, I’ll prioritize supplying them to you. Hehe!” Lu Fan said, patting his chest. Hehe! First, find a sales channel for the wild boars.
“You… you really raised wild boars?” Bai Xuemei looked at Lu Fan in surprise. She had thought this kid was bragging before! But… Sister Xuemei? This kid’s words are quite sweet! Hehe!
“Of course. If you have a chance, Sister Xuemei, you can come and see. However, it’s still a bit small-scale for now, so your joke is fine,” Lu Fan said with a smile.
After chatting with Bai Xuemei for a short while, Lu Fan left the hotel feeling exceptionally excited. He had earned over ten thousand yuan again. Should he buy a motorcycle? It would be more convenient to go to town in the future, and he wouldn’t have to wait for the fixed schedule of the long-distance bus from town.
With that thought, Lu Fan went directly to a nearby BMW motorcycle dealership. Perhaps because he didn’t own a car and was too well-behaved in school, the BMW brand seemed rather vague in Lu Fan’s mind.
In the dealership, a salesperson was serving two customers, introducing a very beautiful and cool model. Seeing Lu Fan enter, dressed in a rustic manner, she rolled her eyes and continued to introduce her products to the two customers.
However, the two customers glanced at Lu Fan as he entered and immediately became unsettled.
“Hehe… country bumpkin! Looks like you’re missing something around your waist!” Suddenly, one of them shouted at Lu Fan.