Chapter 610

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Main Character:

Shen Yao

Yu Xingye naturally agreed readily, telling Shen Shuo to wait a moment, and after washing up with a combat shower ran out to help.

The busywork was all farm matters; ever since Yu Xingye came here with his cousin, he has been quite reluctant to leave, going home is impossible, instead every day eating, drinking, playing, and enjoying carefree leisure.

As for the family elders being unwilling, hah, what a simple matter.

Whether it was his cousin's superhuman sense of smell, or the farm's fruits and vegetables, they could perfectly shut the mouths of the few elders at home who chattered endlessly.

Anyway the Yu family isn't short of money, Yu Xingye's spendthrift ways are perfectly justified.

Together with Shen Shuo he picked the very last melons from the melon field and stored them properly; Yu Xingye magnanimously wiped his forehead, and everywhere his gaze fell was pastoral scenery.

"Brother Yu, let's head back."

Shen Shuo picked another palm-sized emerald-green sweet melon and handed it to Yu Xingye; Shen Yao grew a wide variety of fruits, some in small quantities so they weren't specially sold outside.

Not many tourists came to the Shen Family Farm; Yu Xingye and his brother counted as having lucked out.

Yu Xingye bounced along with Shen Shuo to the Shen home; Yu Ze Yun stood on the second-floor balcony and, after taking everything in, could only shake his head helplessly.

Holding the phone he had just dialed, it was a mission assigned by the Management Bureau.

Due to his special physical condition, Yu Ze Yun temporarily only works remotely; fortunately no major chaos has arisen yet, so he can still enjoy leisure at the farm for a while.

But he won't stay long; as a person with a special ability awakening, Yu Ze Yun must cling tightly to the official thigh, whether for himself or for his family.

You see, abroad the Spiritual Qi Revival has long since thrown everything into chaos, the law of the strong is enacted to the fullest; fortunately Hua Guo's internal situation can still be held steady, otherwise ordinary people without special abilities would suffer who knows what.

Not far away, Shen Yao looked back thoughtfully over her shoulder.

"Boss Shen, could it be the price is unsatisfactory? This is already the highest purchase price we can offer."

Shen Yao turned back and explained to this purchaser, "Shipment volume will increase over the next two months; how much extra can you take?"

Hearing this, the purchaser hurriedly slapped his chest and guaranteed, "However much there is, I'll take it all!"

Such a good thing?! Naturally can't miss it!

"Mm, at your quoted price, next time you come we can spare an extra truckload."

The extra land, after a series of empowerment methods, has already grown crops.

However much the Shen family can eat, most of the farm's produce goes wholesale in bulk; only occasionally, for those with good relations, are small scattered retail sales made.

"Good, good, good, Boss Shen is generous," an extra truckload means more income; this isn't fruits and vegetables, it's clearly a money-printing machine in the fields.

The account book in hand was a thick stack; hearing the mobile banking notification of payment received, Shen Yao smiled and saw the purchaser out, not forgetting to pick two sweet melons as snacks for him.

In other vegetable farmers' hands, this courtesy would seem stingy; placed at Shen Yao's farm, the purchaser would never think so.

A single melon can sell for dozens or hundreds; giving two melons not sold to the public — that's being valued!

"Drive fast, several bosses in the city are waiting for the truck's vegetables to hit the pot."

Just this one run, easy entry of a large sum; there's no more profitable business than this.

Glad I got on this line early back then; now others want to squeeze in but there's no room.

The purchaser hummed a little tune, hoping Boss Shen would plant more fields so he could lie back and earn, continuing to grow bigger and stronger.

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In early August, Shen Shuo's admission notice was delivered home.

It was a comprehensive university within the province, close to home and convenient for school; on ordinary weekends, if he doesn't mind the trouble, he can also return home to satisfy his cravings.

The whole Shen family was very satisfied, including Shen Shuo, so this graduation banquet must be held.

"We have quite a few relatives at home; these years we've given out no small amount of gift money; taking advantage of Xiao Shuo's academic advancement, we'll recover a portion first."

Fu Chunfang held the gift-money ledger of these years' outgoing gifts and calculated seriously, muttering away, wishing she could hold a few more banquets; the Shen family has nothing going on, what a loss, what a loss.

"Chicken, duck, and vegetables for the banquet can be taken from the estate; pork and beef must be bought separately."

Shen Yao's farmstead doesn't raise pigs or cattle, though it does raise a few mountain goats and dairy cows; however, rural banquets commonly use pork, while beef and mutton are not very common, so she didn't take all of that onto herself.

"Mm, once the date is set, I'll drive to the county city and haul it back directly."

Shen Guozhu said this was no trouble at all, taking the chance to go home for some liveliness; when you're old, whatever you do you just want company.

Besides, the Shen family's relatives don't meet many times a year; with such an opportunity, as long as there's no deep hatred, everyone will come.

The family discussed and discussed, and finally set the date for mid-August.

Village people were notified by Fu Chunfang; relatives outside the village were called by Shen Guozhu; Shen Yao remained busy with her farm's fruits and vegetables, rising early and sleeping late every day to make money.

Ring-ring-ring—

The phone in hand rang; it was someone from the Management Bureau.

Shen Yao stood by the fields at the mountain foot, reporting the situation of these specially effective crops in her capacity as a wood-element ability user.

Agreed that they would come early tomorrow to collect the goods, still at the previously agreed price; Shen Yao hung up, and only after using up all the wood-element ability in her body did she leave.

"Mr. Yu"

Shen Yao rode her little electric donkey and spotted Yu Ze Yun leisurely fishing by the pond.

Because the pond was newly dug, some aquatic plants were placed inside as snacks for the fish fry; in summer this spot is cooler, so both Yu brothers are willing to come rest here.

"Boss Shen"

Yu Ze Yun calmly pulled up the fishing hook; the bait on it had already disappeared.

"Boss Shen, I'd like to buy some of the medicinal herbs you cultivate; price is negotiable, wonder what Boss Shen thinks?"

The medicinal herbs Shen Yao grows are all around the mountain foot; the pond is not far from the mountain foot; as long as Yu Ze Yun isn't blind, he can see them.

Originally Shen Yao emphasized the mountain foot cannot be entered, but didn't say it cannot be looked at.

Besides, these days Shen Yao rode her little electric donkey to the foot of the mountain every day, and without any deliberate concealment, it was only normal for Yu Ze Yun to discover Shen Yao's secret.

Shen Yao raised an eyebrow, "You're from the Management Bureau?"

Yu Ze Yun nodded, then pointed at his own nose; he had chosen to join the Management Bureau because of his olfactory ability, otherwise a support ability like his that couldn't fight would be even more dangerous if it fell into the hands of certain forces.

The Yu Family was not weak in this province, but looking at the whole country, they still couldn't rank among the top.

Yu Ze Yun was clever and knew how to judge the situation, understanding what to do to maximize benefits.

Shen Yao smiled, "All my medicinal materials are purchased by the Management Bureau; if you want to buy, you need to discuss with the Management Bureau in advance."

Although wood-type abilities are somewhat chicken ribs, in ripening medicinal materials they have advantages ordinary people don't, because wood-type abilities are overly pure; medicinal materials ripened by wood-type ability users not only don't lose their unique drug efficacy, but become even better.

Such a discovery greatly increased the importance of wood-type ability users.

Shen Yao was a talent registered with the Management Bureau, receiving a salary every month, yet not needing to run to the city to clock in for work; she just needed to seriously plant medicinal materials and cultivate them well to sell to the Management Bureau.

Yu Ze Yun thanked Shen Yao for the information; he mentioned he would stay at the farmstead for a while, the lodging fee wouldn't be shorted, and at the same time hoped Shen Yao would sell some farmstead specialties, as the Yu Family had many relatives, and the specialties Yu Xingye had mailed back before were simply not enough to go around.

Shen Yao:...

Shen Yao waved her hand, "Mister Yu is a noble guest," not causing trouble and paying more money, "the melons, fruits, and vegetables in the farmstead aren't worth much; if Mister Yu likes them, feel free to take them."

Of course, this could only count as polite talk; if Yu Ze Yun really didn't pay, next he would be asked to leave by Shen Yao; they were all awakened ability users, the Management Bureau didn't exist to favor anyone or wrong anyone.

Early the next morning, people from the Investigation Bureau came to the door.

Dressed all in black, in Shen Yao's eyes they only looked like they'd be hot staying long; the August weather hadn't fully cooled down yet.

"Everything's here, except the ginseng needs further nurturing; the other medicinal materials can all be packed and taken away."

Shen Yao charged double the market price; for some precious medicinal materials, triple or even quintuple.

As for what Yu Ze Yun discussed with the Management Bureau, she wouldn't interfere.

The Management Bureau people carefully dug out all the medicinal materials and placed them properly, then handed Shen Yao a bag of seeds, laboratory products, every wood-type ability user has them.

Just the quantity of seeds was completely determined based on the wood-type ability user's daily behavior.

Diligent and conscientious ones get more, including subsequent benefits; slippery and lazy ones get less, not to the point of settling scores after the fact, but a mark would be recorded, reducing unnecessary investment and saving official expenditure.

Shen Yao put away the seeds, planning to plant them after a period of time.

The Management Bureau people specially explained that the laboratory's seeds fear neither cold nor high heat; temperature has no definite influence; Shen Yao can plant whenever.

Once planting succeeds, Shen Yao can contact the Management Bureau to claim remuneration; these seeds aren't planted for nothing, the conditions the Management Bureau offered are extremely generous.

"Here, take these; they're new varieties I discovered on the mountain, still need the laboratory to appraise."

Shen Yao held two potted plants, inside grew a new plant with stems like jade and leaves emerald green like jadeite.

Spiritual Qi Revival, ah; in some deep mountains and old forests rarely visited by humans there would be animals and plants that obtained opportunities; animals are commonly seen, most plants ended up in animal bellies, those discovered are few and far between.

Shen Yao's treasure land only had a few plants with special appearances; any more and she couldn't explain the source; after all, Sweetwater Village's mountain forest isn't large, even if the whole mountain were turned over, it couldn't defy normal logic.

The Management Bureau people thanked Shen Yao for her generosity, silently raising her importance and friendliness ratings.

Some people rely on their awakened abilities to act tyrannically; some maintain a low-key, restrained character, not making things difficult for the Management Bureau.

Although the whole society is increasingly restless, distributing by noise occupies the mainstream, but people aren't blind; they can't let those with merit feel chilled.

Whether done for others to see or truly thought in the heart, anyway Shen Yao's future is bright, and by extension Sweetwater Village also enjoys benefits.

The Management Bureau people came and went in a hurry; Shen Yao's bank card received another string of numbers.

Although to Shen Yao more money is useless, she can decorate the farmstead, win over Sweetwater Village villagers, and occupy a favorable position for the coming great trend.

Yu Ze Yun and the Management Bureau people finally reached agreement; he extracted several medicinal materials from them, and had Yu Xingye personally send them back to the Yu Family for several elders to nourish their bodies.

After that, Yu Ze Yun took the Management Bureau's tacitly permitted password and began trading medicinal materials business with Shen Yao.

Prices only higher than the Management Bureau, never lower; Yu Ze Yun also sold Shen Yao a favor.

As said before, Yu Ze Yun's sense of smell is keen; he can smell the scent needing to be found from a thousand li away.

Sweetwater Village's geographical location isn't good; surrounding it are several deep mountains and old forests.

Yu Ze Yun happened to discover traces of small and medium beast groups, and reminded Shen Yao to timely tell the Village Chief, to prevent anyone from accidentally encountering mishap.

After Spiritual Qi Revival, the danger level of the wild rose straight up.

It's not the officials exaggerating; those bloody lessons have pictures and truth; as long as one isn't stupid, no one would bet their life looking for trouble.

Shen Yao thanked Yu Ze Yun for the reminder; when she turned to go out, she told the Village Chief the matter, the excuse used was naturally the officials; she does big business, and her eldest brother makes money running a supermarket in the county city.

In the Village Chief's eyes the Shen Family is one with connections; moreover this kind of news isn't exactly shocking.

That very evening, the loudspeaker on the village central square broadcast several times in a row about the danger of the surrounding mountain forests, reminding those who usually like to go up the mountain to pay attention to safety; if something happens by accident, he won't be responsible.

The Village Chief is the one whose word carries weight in the village; every household likes to find the Village Chief when they have any matter.

Since the Village Chief has spoken, the villagers won't foolishly run up the mountain; if there really are such foolish bold ones who don't listen to dissuasion, if something happens they bear responsibility themselves; making a scene in the village is useless; everyone is an expert in this.

Shen Yao specially hired an engineering team to enclose the back mountain in a circle, and didn't forget to connect electricity.

She raised many chickens, ducks, and geese; all are rations that certain wild animals love to eat.

Mid-August, Shen Shuo's graduation banquet was held on the empty space outside the Shen Family home.

The chef was hired from the village; all food was provided by the Shen Family; large tables were propped up and arranged; villagers gathered at the Shen Family before eight o'clock, just waiting for firecrackers to sound and eat the first banquet.

Yu Xingye also ran over to join the fun, not forgetting to give gift money for himself and Yu Ze Yun.

Shen Yao and Shen Le plus Eldest Brother and Sister-in-law and two nephews were responsible for bustling back and forth; Shen Family husband and wife and today's protagonist Shen Shuo were responsible for greeting the arriving guests.

"Second Sister"

Shen Le poked Shen Yao, eyes blinking forward, "Eldest Sister and Brother-in-law are back."

Shen Yao:...

Shen Xin this person; back when Fu Chunfang was hospitalized, Shen Guozhu got angry and slapped the other party; result was several months of no calls and no contact; today Shen Shuo's graduation banquet, the Shen Family is high and happy, how did she come back?

Eldest Sister-in-law Zhou Wei had the two children go elsewhere first, herself quietly reminding the two younger sisters-in-law not to go out.

"Mom and Dad are here; they won't let a scene start," rather if they go out, accidentally sparking conflict, it's easy for the people who came to watch the excitement and discuss endlessly.

Which elder doesn't care about face? They all say family ugliness must not be spread outside; Shen Xin, don't look at her brain not working, prone to backstabbing, but on certain matters she knows weight.