Cheng Xiaofan burst into laughter, "Old Meng, you flatter me."
"I have another bamboo pavilion in the back mountain,"
"I often stay there."
Upon hearing this, Meng Xizi nodded repeatedly and said, "As expected of the Honored Master! I've heard that capable people always have multiple hideouts!"
Mei Haoran and the others laughed heartily.
Cheng Xiaofan's old face darkened.
"Who praises people like you, Meng Xizi!"
Just as he was about to criticize the other for his inappropriate choice of words,
Bai Yiling happened to walk over and said, "Everyone, come inside and sit down. Breakfast is ready!"
Breakfast was very lavish today.
Old chicken soup with noodles, boiled eggs, steamed dumplings, xiaolongbao, soy milk and milk, mung bean porridge, and beef pancakes, among other dishes.
With Wu Shengnan and the special police, along with Luo Changsheng, Mei Xueyun, and other village committee members,
All the tables in the house were filled.
Meng Xizi praised the food profusely while eating.
"The cuisine of Huaxia is truly delicious!"
"One can tell that the real delicacies are all concentrated in Zhuxi Village!"
"Oh my, there were several times I almost swallowed my own tongue!"
Cheng Xiaofan heard this and laughed heartily, "Old Meng, eat slowly!"
"It would be a big trouble if you swallowed your tongue!"
Breakfast concluded amidst much laughter and conversation.
Cheng Xiaofan turned to his own "White Goddess" and said, "Yiling, for the next two days, put aside your work and accompany the Queen and Old Meng around Zhuxi Village."
Bai Yiling replied, "I can today. Tomorrow, the pharmaceutical factory equipment will arrive here,"
"And the day after tomorrow, the new medicine will officially go into production. I need to be at the factory."
"I've already arranged with Mei Xueyun to accompany them tomorrow!"
Cheng Xiaofan chuckled, "Okay, you handle the arrangements then."
Meng Xizi immediately said, "Honored Master, I know your White Goddess is very busy these days. Please don't delay her important work."
"With the mutated virus spreading everywhere, producing the new medicine is of utmost importance!"
"When the new medicine is out, I hope the Honored Master will be lenient,"
"And allow my small country to have a share!"
"Be lenient?"
Cheng Xiaofan couldn't help but want to laugh upon hearing this.
Another inappropriate choice of words!
However!
This time, no one laughed.
Cheng Xiaofan said, "Old Meng, rest assured."
"After the new medicine is released, provided we can meet Huaxia's demand,"
"Your small country will certainly get its share!"
Meng Xizi excitedly stood up and bowed to Cheng Xiaofan, saying, "Thank you, thank you, Honored Master, for your grace!"
Cheng Xiaofan smiled, "Old Meng, there's no need to be so polite!"
"How about this, it's getting late. Let my Yiling,"
"Take you all to visit the Nanshan Lake area first!"
Luo Changsheng and Cheng Fugui went along.
Miao Xiuhua and some of the village women were busy helping Tang Guoxing prepare lunch.
There were many people eating here these days, so Miao Xiuhua had handed over the management of the winery to others and stayed to help.
Cheng Xiaofan did not accompany Meng Xizi and the others to Nanshan Lake.
He hurried to the back mountain, called out the Sky-Breaking Eagle, and flew towards White Python Lake.
The production of the new medicine was imminent.
And the mutated gastrodia elata also needed to be dug up.
When Cheng Xiaofan arrived above White Python Lake,
He immediately saw Ye Shisan and others already busy on the terraced mountain.
Nine fiery red earth-burrowing mice lined up,
Moving forward slowly as if playing in the water,
Sometimes burrowing into the soil, and sometimes popping out from underground.
The gastrodia elata, over a foot long, were neatly placed behind them.
Ye Shisan and the Earth God were using their qi to clear the soil and impurities from the roots of the gastrodia elata.
The Sky-Breaking Eagle carried Cheng Xiaofan to the terraced mountain,
Cheng Xiaofan leaped into the air and landed gently on the ground.
"Ah, Mr. Cheng is here!"
Ye Shisan spotted Cheng Xiaofan at once and quickly called out.
The Earth God smiled and said, "Lord Shennong, come quickly and see,"
"These earth-burrowing mice are natural masters at digging up gastrodia elata!"
Cheng Xiaofan laughed heartily, "Digging up gastrodia elata is indeed their specialty!"
"I came today to inform you that you can start digging up the gastrodia elata,"
"I didn't expect you to have already started!"
Ye Shisan smiled, "I received a call from the White Goddess this morning,"
"Telling us that we could dig up the gastrodia elata from the soil."
Cheng Xiaofan couldn't help but smile, "It seems my White Goddess thought of it before I did!"
"My coming here today was completely redundant!"
Ye Shisan chuckled, "Mr. Cheng, please don't say that."
"This is our first time clearing this kind of gastrodia elata,"
"We still need your guidance!"
Cheng Xiaofan said, "You are doing a great job."
"Don't dig too much every day, just work for half a morning."
"How will you transport these gastrodia elata down the mountain?"
Ye Shisan replied, "We'll let those Boer goats help transport them down the mountain,"
"We don't need to do anything!"
Cheng Xiaofan smiled, "That's a good idea!"
At this moment, Ye Shisan called out to Konoe Yoshiko and the two fox spirits,
"There's nothing for you to do here anymore, you can go down,"
"Prepare two more dishes. We'll have a drink with Mr. Cheng at noon!"
Konoe Yoshiko smiled, "Okay, we'll be going down then!"
...
At this very moment.
Inside a luxurious villa in the capital.
Fu Mingyan, with a grim expression, was listening to the report from his younger brother who had rushed back from Zhuxi Village.
The others who had returned with Fu Mingdao sat respectfully to the side, not daring to make a sound.
"Brother, this is all I have to report,"
Fu Mingdao said, "That Cheng Xiaofan is simply too arrogant!"
"I've never seen such an arrogant bumpkin!"
"Look at his fierce attitude, it's as if he wanted to devour us alive!"
Fu Mingyan's face darkened to the point where it seemed water was about to drip from it.
A flash of electricity seemed to flicker in his widened eyes.
He gritted his teeth and said, "This brat dares to oppose my Fu family? He's clearly looking for death!"
"With just a flick of my finger, I can ensure he never sees the sun again!"
Fu Mingdao was excited upon hearing his brother's words, "Brother, I know you are very capable, you can definitely get rid of this kid."
"Of course, it would be best to confiscate the entire Zhuxi Village and have it belong to our Fu family."
Fu Mingyan nodded and said, "That's right, that can be arranged."
"Cheng Xiaofan illegally carried out development in the back mountain, damaging the natural environment. With this reason alone, Zhuxi Village can be controlled."
"If he's obedient, he can work for my Fu family."
"If he's uncooperative, then he'll end up in jail!"
"Brother, you truly have foresight!"
Fu Mingdao said excitedly, "Brother, give me the authority, and I'll take people to deal with this kid right away!"