Lu Fan’s gaze was fixed on the black iron box. It was sealed with some special substance and was very heavy.
With a flick of his wrist, Lu Fan produced a delicate dagger. He made a cut on the iron box, and a layer of oilcloth was immediately peeled away, revealing the iron box completely.
Several people excitedly opened the iron box. Inside, it was filled with a box of stones, each about the size of a fist! Beneath the stones lay two books: Jade Maiden Heart Sutra and Jade Maiden Swordplay!
Lu Fan took a deep breath, his heart beating a little faster. His eyes were entirely focused on those fist-sized stones.
The girls couldn't tell what they were, but he could see the faint, different colored lights emanating from the stones. Seven stones of different colors, all of them jade. And he could sense that these were no ordinary jades.
After several encounters and gaining some knowledge about jade from Yan Menghan, Lu Fan could clearly feel that these jades were no less valuable than the fifty-million-yuan jade he held. How could Lu Fan not be excited! Damn it! He had struck it rich!
“These piles of broken stones must be to sink the box to the bottom of the river! It seems these two books are treasures!” Shen Xinyi tossed the stones aside and picked up the two books.
“Cough, cough, cough…!” Lu Fan hurriedly picked up the stones and put them into his storage ring. He naturally dared not reveal this matter. It wasn't just because of the potential immense wealth, but more importantly, it would expose the secret of his clairvoyance. If these two women knew that he could see through their thin clothes whenever he wished… they would probably never dare to appear before him again.
“Jade Maiden Heart Sutra, Jade Maiden Swordplay!” Shen Xinyi and Liu Ruyan looked at each other with the two books, a sense of surprise blooming. It seemed they were both in need of such things.
Swish! Their gazes fell on Lu Fan almost simultaneously. Lu Fan was the one who retrieved these items, and it was only proper to get his consent to obtain them.
Lu Fan took the two books from the beautiful women, flipped through them, his expression changing slightly. With a swish… he put the two books away.
“Xiao Fan! What’s wrong? We want these two books!” Liu Ruyan pouted and hugged Lu Fan’s arm, saying coquettishly.
“You can learn them if you want, I can teach you. But if you have these two items, it might bring you a lot of trouble! Remember, you absolutely cannot let anyone else know about this.” Lu Fan knew that the value of these two secret manuals far surpassed those gemstones. If someone with ill intentions found out, Liu Ruyan and Shen Xinyi would be in great trouble.
“Brother Xiao Fan! You should say the fifth person!” Li Jingjing, who had been watching them obediently, suddenly tilted her head and said. Hmph! Brother Xiao Fan can’t count, he got both three and four wrong.
“Alright! Jingjing, you’ve been good too. Don’t tell anyone about this!” Lu Fan said to Li Jingjing with a slight smile.
“Then… I want to eat peaches!” Li Jingjing said, her nose twitching.
“Uh…”
“Uh…”
All three were speechless. Did this girl really only have the intellect of an eight or nine-year-old? She even knew how to negotiate!
The group put on their clothes, carried the fish, and with their second senior sister and nine little piglets, returned to Lu Fan’s home. Taohua was busy cooking. Seeing Lu Fan return with three beautiful women, she couldn’t help but roll her eyes. Had this scoundrel been fooling around with three stunning beauties?
“Xiao Fan! The chicks are about to hatch. I need to keep a close eye on them these few days. Starting tomorrow, I won’t be able to come to work!” Taohua’s posture was clearly a little sulky.
“Alright! This is our first batch of artificially bred wild chickens, so it’s quite important. Starting tomorrow, you can stay home and watch them. If they hatch well, I’ll hand over all the wild chicken breeding to you. When we expand to a certain scale and build a wild chicken farm, you’ll be the farm manager!” Lu Fan said immediately.
“I… I can be the farm manager? Really? You’re not tricking me, are you!” Taohua’s eyes lit up, and she asked in disbelief.
“Of course, it’s true! You’ll still get your normal commission for the chicks you hatch at home, and I’ll still pay you thirty yuan a day for your work here! How about that!” Lu Fan patted his chest.
“Hehe! Thank you, Master! Thank you, Master! I knew Master treated me the best!” Taohua proudly glanced at Liu Ruyan and Shen Xinyi. Hmph! See? Lu Fan has me in his heart!
*Plop…*
*Plop…*
Liu Ruyan and Shen Xinyi almost burst out laughing. They truly admired this kid Lu Fan, spending a little money to get this young widow spinning around, and calling him Master?
“Uncle Lao Wai! Are you more interested in wild boars or wild rabbits? When the scale expands, you can also be in charge of a separate section.” Lu Fan said to Wang Lao Wai, who was having the second senior sister lead the piglets back to the pigsty.
“Hehe! I… I can also be in charge of a section?” Wang Lao Wai was clearly surprised and delighted. His old face even showed a hint of shyness.
“Yes! As long as you’re willing to do it and can do it well, I’ll give you the opportunity.” Lu Fan nodded.
Wild rabbits were breeding the fastest. Two wild rabbits had already given birth, and several others were pregnant. As for the nine piglets, six of them were female, and Lu Fan planned to use all of them as breeding stock. This way, his farm would soon take shape.
“Brother Xiao Fan! I… I want to raise pigs for you too!” Li Jingjing suddenly said from the side.
“Uh… you like riding pigs, don’t you!” Lu Fan shrugged. This girl seemed to have taken a liking to his home. This wasn’t a good thing, as he didn’t have time to play with her all day.
After lunch, Lu Fan and Shen Xinyi returned to town. Lu Fan also called Li Mantang to pick up Li Jingjing and take her home, as he also needed to go to the county town.
A moment later, Li Mantang arrived in his car. He coaxed Li Jingjing into the car, and then drove away.
Leaving the household matters to Liu Ruyan and Taohua, Lu Fan rode his motorcycle to the county town. Upon arriving, Lu Fan went directly to Yan Menghan’s stone gambling shop!
Seeing Lu Fan arrive, Yan Menghan’s face lit up with surprise, and he immediately invited Lu Fan into the inner living room.
“Lu Fan! Your jewelry has found buyers and sold for a good price, a total of two hundred and twenty million! How should I transfer this large sum of money to you?” As soon as they sat down, Yan Menghan said to Lu Fan.
“Selling for so much money, I really have to thank Brother Yan! You can transfer this money directly to my account. Later, I’ll open an account for my friend and help him deposit the money. However, I came this time because I want to sell this piece of jade to you!” Lu Fan said, taking out the gemstone.
Last time, Yan Menghan had offered fifty million to buy it, which was a huge sum! Moreover, Lu Fan now knew that there were other ways to cultivate spiritual liquid with the Spirit Gathering Bottle, so he no longer wanted to waste the fifty-million-yuan stone! After selling it, he planned to build a super villa by the river! This was something Lu Fan had wanted to do after overhearing Liu Ruyan and Shen Xinyi’s conversation.