Lu Fan and Shen Xinyi returned to the village together. To everyone's surprise, Shen Xinyi taught Lu Fan how to ride a motorcycle, and then rode the second senior sister back herself. Liu Ruyan almost thought she had recognized the wrong person. Shen Xinyi? Have you forgotten your identity? Riding a pig…
Zhao Rongrong immediately got busy. Her son brought back a beautiful woman, and it was hard to say which one might become her daughter-in-law. So, she had to entertain them all well. She immediately busied herself with preparing breakfast.
"Ruyan! Where are the peaches this kid planted? I want to sneakily pick a few! Hehehe!" Shen Xinyi pulled Liu Ruyan aside and whispered.
"What? You want to pick his peaches?"
"Go away! You're the one who wants to pick his peaches."
"Hehe! It's you who wants to pick his peaches!"
…
Beside them, Lu Fan, pretending to be oblivious, felt a bead of sweat on his forehead… So this is how young girls chat when no one else is around?
Just as Liu Ruyan and Shen Xinyi were playfully chatting, many villagers were heading towards Lu Fan's house.
Most of the men in the village had gone out to work, leaving behind mostly the elderly, weak, sick, and disabled, as well as housewives. A large group of women was approaching.
"You… what are you here for?" Liu Ruyan asked the approaching group of women with surprise.
"Village Chief Liu! We heard that Wang Yan, Taohua, and Wang Laowai are all working for Lu Fan, so we came to see if we could find some work too," said Aunt Wang, who was at the front, speaking frankly and loudly.
"You want to work for Lu Fan?!" Liu Ruyan was taken aback. Although Lu Fan had set up a farm and built greenhouses, he wouldn't need so many people!
"Wow! Why are so many people here?" Lu Fan also ran over when he heard the commotion.
"Lu Fan! They want to work for you, see…!" Liu Ruyan said to Lu Fan with a helpless expression.
"Work for me? Haha! So I've become a big boss!" Lu Fan laughed heartily.
"Lu Fan! Can we really work for you?" Aunt Wang and the others immediately asked excitedly, their eyes flashing with a hint of brilliance.
"Yes! Come and work today! Listen to Village Chief Liu for everything! Whoever comes to work, register with Village Chief Liu. Village Chief Liu will pay you tonight. Everyone will be paid thirty yuan a day," Lu Fan said with a hearty laugh.
"Lu Fan! I… what should I have them do?" Liu Ruyan was suddenly bewildered, looking at Lu Fan. What was this kid up to? Why didn't he discuss it with her first?
"Village Chief Liu! Later, I'll get more big-leaf ash. Have them plant all the big-leaf ash on the hillside, but don't fool me; they must be planted successfully. Also, our ordered iron fences will be arriving soon, right? When they arrive, everyone can help the installers to fence the area," Lu Fan said.
"Then… alright!" Liu Ruyan nodded helplessly.
"Ruyan! This kid dares to order you around? And you… you agreed? Is there something going on between you two?" Shen Xinyi pulled Liu Ruyan aside and said.
"What are you talking about? I'm the village chief, and Lu Fan is also trying to help me create achievements. Can I just do nothing?" Liu Ruyan's pretty face instantly flushed as she defended herself. In fact, she didn't know why she had agreed.
"Tsk! I don't believe you!" Shen Xinyi pouted and then said, "Forget it. Since you've been roped into doing manual labor by that kid, I won't play with you anymore. I'm going back to the police station!" After saying that, Shen Xinyi got on her motorcycle and left.
Lu Fan didn't even bother to eat. He grabbed a small shovel and ran directly to the hillside behind the mountain where the big-leaf ash was growing. The hillside was covered with patches of big-leaf ash. Lu Fan swung his small shovel and began to dig.
Lu Fan had long thought that if he wanted to raise more wild boars, rabbits, and chickens, he needed to prepare feed. Big-leaf ash was a very good thing; it could improve the immunity of small animals and was an indispensable component in future feed. If this thing was everywhere on his hillside, he wouldn't need to add it to the feed, and it could still play a role in boosting the immunity of the small animals.
The storage ring was indeed a good thing; it solved Lu Fan's biggest transportation problem. After Liu Ruyan had breakfast and brought people to the back mountain, she was surprised to see Lu Fan placing large bundles of big-leaf ash on the hillside. In just the time it took to eat breakfast, this kid had brought back so much big-leaf ash and wild vegetables. It was incredible!
"Ruyan! Mix one drop of spiritual liquid into this sprayer of water. Don't put too much. Then spray all this big-leaf ash," Lu Fan called Liu Ruyan over, teaching her how to mix the spiritual liquid and then evenly spray it onto the bundles of big-leaf ash.
Liu Ruyan, being intelligent, immediately understood Lu Fan's intention. The spiritual liquid could make peach trees mature overnight, so it would naturally have a great effect on the big-leaf ash. She didn't need to do this work herself; she just needed to secretly add a drop of spiritual liquid.
"Lu Fan! What are you going to do next?" Liu Ruyan carefully put away the spiritual liquid bottle and suddenly asked.
"Plant medicinal herbs! I want to see if the medicinal effects of herbs grown with this will be better! Perhaps some diseases will be easier to treat," Lu Fan said.
"Maybe… it will also be delicious to grow vegetables!" Liu Ruyan's big eyes flickered. When Lu Fan gave her this bottle of spiritual liquid, Liu Ruyan had already thought of using it to grow vegetables. The mushrooms were so delicious, the wild chicken meat was so delicious, and the peaches were so delicious. If she grew vegetables, they would surely be delicious too. Then she could sell them at a high price.
If everyone in the village could grow such vegetables, wouldn't it be easy to get rich? She would have the achievements she wanted.
"Hehe! You're so smart! I'll listen to you on this matter!" Lu Fan chuckled.
"Tsk! Of course, I'm smart!" Liu Ruyan smiled proudly.
"Alright! You arrange for them to work, and I'll transfer the money to you later," Lu Fan suddenly said.
"Then… what are you going to do?" Liu Ruyan quickly asked. This kid was throwing a bunch of tasks at her and then wanted to slip away? Humph!
"I'm going into the mountains!" Lu Fan said hurriedly. Last time he went into the mountains, he collected a lot of medicinal herbs, and this time Lu Fan wanted to collect more herbs. At the same time, he wanted to transplant some more expensive medicinal herbs.
"Then be careful! I heard the deep mountains are very dangerous!" Liu Ruyan immediately said worriedly.
"Mm! Don't worry! I'll be fine!"
Lu Fan turned and entered the mountains. Last time, he encountered wild wolves in the depths of the mountains and picked up two wolf cubs. This time, Lu Fan planned to go even deeper. It was said that there were many treasures in these deep mountains and old forests, but ordinary people dared not enter.
Soon, Lu Fan entered the deep mountains. While collecting herbs, he didn't hesitate to call wild chickens and rabbits to his side to follow him. The domestication technique was 100% effective on these small animals.
Huh? Why is there a grave here? Suddenly, Lu Fan discovered two large mounds. Although the mounds were covered with grass, it was not difficult to discern that these should be two graves.