Lu Fan, looking guilty, sneaked out of Wang Yan's back door and then sped towards the back mountain. Sigh! Wang Yan, this little widow, is a demon, a beautiful demon that even Tang Monk couldn't resist. I'm just a mortal...
Watching Lu Fan slip away, Wang Yan lay on the bed and smiled contentedly. Hmph! I was afraid you wouldn't come into my house, but once you're in, you're mine. Hmph! A green, naive young man, giving you a little taste of sweetness, and you'll be crawling back here like a greedy cat!
Hmph! I've endured for half a year, and finally, I had a blast! I'm going to sleep soundly! I'm not going to work today. Anyway, this kid said he'd pay me even if I didn't go. Hehehe! He served me so well, it's worth it even if I have to pay him.
Wang Yan got out of bed naked, bolted the door, and went back to sleep. She planned to sleep all day!
After Lu Fan ran to the back mountain, he suddenly felt a sense of guilt. Guilt towards Liu Ruyan! However, eating Liu Ruyan before felt like eating a ripe peach. This time, after tasting Wang Yan, that little vixen, he immediately felt like she was an overripe peach, dripping with sweet juice.
Swish... He drew out the Lu Ying Sword and began to practice furiously. Although he only remembered a small part of the Lu Ying Swordplay, that small part was imprinted in his sea of consciousness, and he could easily perform it. His mind was in a mess right now, and only practicing swordsmanship could calm him down.
Achoo... Liu Ruyan sneezed. Her eyes were red, as if she hadn't slept all night.
"Ruyan! Don't think too much about it! The Liu family sent you here just to go through the motions; they never intended for you to actually stay.
Your father is even more worried that you've truly fallen for that kid and don't want to leave this mountain village anymore. That's why he arranged your plan in advance, preparing to transfer you to the town.
Seeing that you haven't slept all night after hearing this news, you haven't really been... taken advantage of by that kid, have you?" Shen Xinyi asked, her eyes hazy with sleep, looking at Liu Ruyan worriedly.
"Mmm!" Liu Ruyan responded. She really didn't want to leave, didn't want to leave Twelve Gorges Village, and didn't want to leave Lu Fan's side. She still wanted to help Lu Fan build Twelve Gorges Village into the number one village in the world! Even if she did nothing, just being around Lu Fan all day would be good...
"Ah...! You were really slept with by him?" Shen Xinyi sat up abruptly, looking at Liu Ruyan with a look of astonishment.
"What are you so surprised about? We're adults, and we're genuinely together!" Liu Ruyan said, rolling her eyes.
"I think you genuinely want to kill him! If the Liu family finds out, they won't let him live! You better not... Fine! Pretend I didn't say anything." Shen Xinyi suddenly stared at Liu Ruyan and covered her mouth. It seemed that if she didn't say it, Liu Ruyan wouldn't tell anyone else.
"Even if they transfer me to the town, I will help him. I must help him succeed," Liu Ruyan said with determination.
"You can help him, but don't be too obvious! I rushed here as soon as I heard the news because I was worried you were getting too attached. If you act too intimately, the Liu family will probably transfer you back soon and cut off your contact!" Shen Xinyi said worriedly.
"You... do you also like him?" Liu Ruyan suddenly looked up at Shen Xinyi, asking with suspicion.
"You... Nonsense, how could I like him!?" Shen Xinyi's eyes flickered as she spoke.
"If you don't like him, why are you so nervous about him? Do you think I'm really so stupid that I can't see anything? If you really like him, I'll let him take you too!" Liu Ruyan rolled her eyes.
"Hmph! I'm worried about you! You ungrateful little thing! Talking nonsense..." Shen Xinyi immediately hit Liu Ruyan in anger. But her heart was a little chaotic; she didn't know if she liked him herself!
...
As dawn broke, Lu Fan picked the ripe peaches from the peach grove and brought them back. The women working at Lu Fan's house also arrived. However, Liu Ruyan and Wang Yan did not.
Taohua seemed to seize the opportunity, acting as the head of the household and directing the dozen or so women to start working.
Lu Fan didn't know why Liu Ruyan hadn't come, but being guilty, he didn't dare to ask. Shen Xinyi was with Liu Ruyan, and perhaps they had chatted happily last night and overslept.
"Taohua! When Village Chief Liu is not here, you will help arrange the household chores. Also, once our Bufan Mountain Wild Vegetable Base is officially approved, we will expand production and develop the market for mountain vegetables. This will require us to acquire a large number of fields as planting bases.
Those of you who have land at home can discuss it with your families and sell your land to me. We will sign a twenty-year sales contract at a price of two thousand yuan per mu. And after selling the land to me, the idle labor in your families can come to work for me.
There is not much work recently, and the wages I give you are not high. When we have more land planted and more work, I can give each of you a salary of one hundred yuan per day!" Lu Fan said, gathering the dozen or so women.
"Wow! One hundred yuan!?"
"Xiao Fan! Are you really buying land for two thousand yuan?"
The dozen or so women stared at Lu Fan in surprise, clearly disbelieving. They heard that people working in town only earned a little over a thousand yuan a month, about two thousand yuan. If it was one hundred yuan a day, that would be three thousand yuan a month. That's more than working in town.
Moreover, almost every household had seven or eight mu of land, so selling it to Lu Fan would earn them over ten thousand yuan a year without doing anything. Where could they find such a good deal?
"Xiao Fan... Xiao Fan!" Taohua winked at Lu Fan and pulled him aside to whisper, "Xiao Fan! Are you stupid? The land in the village is normally less than a thousand yuan per mu, and you're offering two thousand? Are you burning money?" Taohua reached out and touched Lu Fan's forehead, thinking that this kid seemed to get dumber when he had some money!
"The previous land price was indeed less than a thousand yuan per mu, but not many people were selling it, right? I'm offering two thousand, which directly exceeds the harvest from planting land for a year. Guess, won't everyone be scrambling to sell their land to me? And if they sell all their land, won't the idle people have to come work for me?" Lu Fan said with a sly smile.
"Oh! Hmph! As expected of someone who has studied! You think differently from me, who hasn't studied." Taohua said, blinking her big eyes.
"Alright! When Village Chief Liu arrives, you can discuss this matter with her. If she also agrees, have her announce it throughout the village with the loudspeaker," Lu Fan added.
"I... I'll discuss it with Village Chief Liu?" Taohua's eyes widened in surprise and delight.
"Yes! Of course, you'll discuss it with Village Chief Liu. From now on... you'll be the team leader! Just one level below Village Chief Liu. When Village Chief Liu is not here, you will be in charge of all the villagers who come to work for me!" Lu Fan gave Taohua a look of inevitability and said confidently.
"Really! Xiao Fan! Am I a bit... taking charge now?" Taohua's eyes lit up. She had heard before that Zhao Rongrong was preparing to build a new house for Lu Fan and was planning to arrange his marriage. Now Lu Fan was asking her to manage things for him. Could it be... The more Taohua thought about it, the happier she became.