Chen Sisi chuckled, "Thanks!"
After resting for a while, Ye Tian went to the water tower and retrieved the spiritual bone that had been soaking in the water. Without it, the water would no longer possess spiritual energy, and the remaining medicinal herbs would not undergo further mutation.
As soon as he returned, several Japanese cars stopped by the roadside not far away. Several people alighted from the cars and walked briskly towards them.
Chen Sisi glanced at them, her expression changing slightly. "They're Japanese!"
Ye Tian remained calm. "This medicinal field doesn't have much value anymore. Let them have a look."
A woman in her thirties approached with a smile and asked in very fluent Mandarin, "Excuse me, is there a Baozhi Company medicinal field nearby?"
Ye Tian smiled. "Baozhi Company? I know it. This plot of land is it." He pointed to the medicinal field in front of them.
The woman's eyes lit up, and she quickly asked, "May I ask who is the manager of this medicinal field?"
Ye Tian replied, "That would be me. What are you here for?"
The woman smiled. "Hello. We are medicinal herb merchants. We'd like to visit your medicinal field and hope to cooperate with your company in the future."
Ye Tian said, "Alright, please feel free to look around."
The woman, accompanied by two Japanese men, toured the field and picked a few herbs. As she passed Ye Tian, she smiled and said, "We'd like to take a few herbs back to examine their quality. May we?"
Ye Tian's face darkened. "These are company property, and I can't make that decision."
The woman smiled slightly and produced a stack of cash, about twenty thousand yuan. "This is just a small token of our appreciation. Please accept it."
Ye Tian didn't even look at it. "You should leave quickly, or I'll have to call the police."
The woman frowned and asked, "Please tell us, what must we do to take these few herbs?"
Ye Tian pointed to the several acres of land. "There are too many weeds in this medicinal field. You can help me clear them. Once they are cleaned up, I'll let you take the herbs."
The woman looked helpless. She went back to discuss with the people in the cars, and then over a dozen people took off their shoes and entered the field to pull weeds. As they weeded, Ye Tian noticed some people secretly hiding herbs in their clothes, but he didn't intervene. Although these herbs were of better quality than ordinary ones, they had not mutated, so in essence, their value was no different from common medicinal herbs.
The group worked diligently until dark, clearing the weeds from the several acres of land, leaving them all exhausted and sore.
The Japanese woman approached again and asked, "Are we done now?"
Ye Tian nodded. "Yes, you can pick a few to take with you."
The woman was overjoyed and went back to the field to select over a dozen different herbs.
After the group left, Chen Sisi suddenly asked, "Boss Ye, is there a difference between the herbs we moved away and these?"
Ye Tian smiled. "You're very smart. That's right, those herbs were selected by me for breeding purposes, and they are of better quality."
Chen Sisi asked, "You intentionally let them take the herbs, wanting to mislead these Japanese people, right?"
Ye Tian replied, "Something like that. The secrets of Baozhi Company cannot be known by the Japanese."
Chen Sisi gave a wry smile. "But I already know."
Ye Tian said, "It's fine that you know. You can come to work at Baozhi in the future."
Chen Sisi's eyes lit up. "I can work at Baozhi?"
Ye Tian continued, "Baozhi Company is always hiring. Your mind is sharp, and you previously worked in sales and market research. How about this, the marketing department is still short of a manager. I'll give you that position."
Chen Sisi looked incredulous. "Boss Ye, is that true? The position of Marketing Department Manager is very important!"
Ye Tian smiled. "Of course, it's true. I trust my judgment. Go back and prepare yourself, and report to Baozhi Company headquarters next week."
Chen Sisi was overjoyed. "Thank you, boss! I will definitely work hard!"
After they parted ways, Chen Sisi went to visit her grandmother, while Ye Tian returned to his residence.
Lin Ziyi had already returned half an hour earlier. Seeing Ye Tian covered in mud, she chided, "Your health isn't good right now, so don't run around recklessly."
Ye Tian explained, "I couldn't help it. The Japanese were eyeing our medicinal field, so I had to move the herbs."
Lin Ziyi was surprised. "The Japanese are truly everywhere."
Ye Tian added, "Actually, even if we gave them the herbs, they couldn't replicate our skincare products. I'm doing this simply to prevent the Japanese from knowing about the mutated herbs."