Seeing that the two women repeatedly yawned without any intention of leaving, Wang Xiaoqiang also sensed what was happening and then said, "Alright, if there's nothing else, you should go back to sleep, tomorrow we still have work to do!"

Xia Guifang and Li Xianghong both looked disheartened and then looked at each other before finally standing up and leaving dejectedly.

After the two women had left, Wang Xiaoqiang thought about planting vegetables and fruits again. Planting vegetables meant starting a vegetable base, and planting fruits meant an orchard,

Wang Xiaoqiang thought it over and decided to establish both. If Liu Mingshan could convince the villagers to lease the land under Mantou Mountain to him, that would also include fifty acres. One vegetable base wouldn't need that much space, so he thought why not half vegetables and half fruit trees? Wang Xiaoqiang liked fruits too, so it would also satisfy his own cravings!

The chicken farm cafeteria was soon implemented. Wang Xiaoqiang found a woman in the village to take over Li Xianghong's job. This woman, Bai Juhua, was a diligent and responsible woman. Her husband worked in the village construction team, and they had three kids at home, two boys and a daughter. The daughter was already seventeen years old, had finished school, and could cook and do laundry.

The two boys, unlike her, were playful and had poor academic performances, both having dropped out of school. Children in the village married early and were soon going to need two houses to get two daughters-in-law, which would require a considerable amount of money. Thus, Bai Juhua wasn't willing to sit idle and sought odd jobs everywhere. Honestly, she couldn't earn much from casual labor.

When she heard that Wang Xiaoqiang's chicken farm was hiring, Bai Juhua repeatedly visited him, and now that Wang Xiaoqiang had given her this opportunity, Bai Juhua was immensely grateful and sent Wang Kuishan two bottles of good wine.

However, it was sent back by Wang Xiaoqiang.

Because of Bai Juhua's matter, Wang Xiaoqiang had dinner at home that evening. He seldom ate at home these days, so Liu Juyi prepared two additional dishes.

During the meal, Wang Xiaoqiang talked to his parents about building a villa. Wang Kuishan and his wife, as well as Liu Juyi, were all delighted when they heard it. It seemed Wang Xiaoqiang really had money now. Villas were no ordinary buildings, which compared nothing to the few small houses in the village.

Those two-story buildings cost only about three hundred thousand, but a villa would be much more expensive, easily costing millions!

Wang Xiaoqiang asked his parents if they were willing to live outside the village?

Wang Xiaoqiang felt that elderly people naturally preferred peace and if his parents were willing to live outside the village, he could build the villa either under Mantou Mountain or by the Shibalih River.

Unexpectedly, Wang Kuishan said, "There isn't an Old Wang's Family home outside the village. Where would you build the villa?"

Wang Xiaoqiang said, "I've already spoken to Secretary Liu, rented all the land from under Mantou Mountain to Shibalih River, adding up to about a hundred and twenty acres along with the yam field. With such a large area, is it not enough to build a villa?"

Wang Kuishan shook his head vigorously and said, "Little Qiang, rented land is always someone else's. Building a villa on someone else's land ultimately isn't right!"

Mother also said, "Yes, better to build it at home. Building on that barren mountain, there's no one to talk to usually."

Seeing his parents were not willing, Wang Xiaoqiang then said, "Then let's build it at home, but the homestead is too small to even have a small courtyard if we build a villa..."

"No need for a villa, we're not used to staying in such things. Just build a two-story building..." Wang Kuishan, born and raised in a mountain village, never traveled far and was old-fashioned in his way of thinking, preferring to stick to the rules.

Respecting his parents' choices, Wang Xiaoqiang then said, "Then let's build a three-story building, but we'll build the villa too. If you get tired of staying at home, you can go stay at the villa for a few days…"

"Little Qiang, how much money do you have to be acting like this?" Wang Kuishan asked his son.

Wang Xiaoqiang didn't want to hide it from his family and replied casually, "A few tens of millions!"

"What? A few tens of millions?"

"Am I hearing this right!?"

Wang Kuishan and his wife exclaimed in astonishment. Liu Juyi was also shocked. In just one short year, their once impoverished son now had tens of millions... It couldn't even be stolen from a bank!

Wang Xiaoqiang then made a gesture to be quiet: "Don't spread the word, wealthy people have to keep a low profile these days."

Wang Kuishan and his wife immediately lowered their voices. Having lived for most of their lives, they certainly understood this reason.

Without waiting for his parents to ask further, Wang Xiaoqiang explained, "Dad, mom, and sister-in-law, don't worry, this money was all earned from legitimate business, you don't have to worry..."

Wang Kuishan and his wife trusted their son wouldn't do anything bad, so they did not ask further,

Their son was grown up and naturally could not be micromanaged all the time, including the matter of building the villa. They no longer worried but reminded him to take care of his health and not overexert himself!

Wang Xiaoqiang verbally agreed but didn't take it to heart, knowing that he had four Five Elements Spiritual Springs within his body; how could his health be an issue?

At a village meeting, Liu Mingshan had settled the matter of Wang Xiaoqiang renting the land. Originally, that land was not fertile and not close to Shibalih River, making water irrigation difficult. It was like chicken ribs, a pity not to utilize but also not very profitable. Since someone was willing to pay a high price to rent the land, they naturally were willing to lease it out.

Of course, a few farmers proposed to work for Wang Xiaoqiang.

After the meeting, Liu Mingshan found Wang Xiaoqiang to convey the villagers' suggestions. Wang Xiaoqiang agreed there was no problem, and once the vegetable base and orchard were built, they would certainly needed to hire workers.

Liu Mingshan had the landowner summoned using the village committee's loudspeaker. They went to the office and drafted a lease agreement for a period of thirty years, and both parties signed the agreement.

After obtaining the contract stamped with the red seal of the village committee, Wang Xiaoqiang paid the villagers three years' worth of rent in advance, which greatly satisfied all the landowners. They asked Wang Xiaoqiang what kind of factory he planned to build on the rented land. Wang Xiaoqiang honestly shared his plans.

Although none of them were very optimistic about the vegetable base and fruit orchard, they were all convinced of Wang Xiaoqiang's capability. With such poor soil quality, he had managed to grow yams so large—how could they not believe in his ability?

They all expressed their agreement and asked if Wang Xiaoqiang was hiring workers. He replied that he was, but only once construction on the vegetable base and fruit orchard began; for now, he was only hiring temporary workers to plant yams.

The villagers were willing to do the temporary work, as they all knew Wang Xiaoqiang was generous and timely with payments. As a result, they eagerly raised their hands to express their willingness to work for him.

Wang Xiaoqiang hired them all, and the next day he instructed Xia Sanwa to lead them to the yam field to start planting.

Wang Xiaoqiang had prepared the yam seeds early in the last season, so there was no need to buy more from the county town; besides, the seeds from the county weren't as good as his own.

Before planting, Wang Xiaoqiang did as before, infusing the yam seeds with the vibrant Wood Element Spiritual Qi, akin to how farmers treat their seeds with pesticides.

However, while the pesticide only ensures the seeds are protected from pests, Wang Xiaoqiang's spiritual energy not only protected them from pests but also accelerated the seed sprouting and ensured their growth under both drought and flood conditions.

Under Xia Sanwa's guidance, while the workers were busy planting yams, Wang Xiaoqiang gathered a few others to clean the fish pond and then filled it with fresh water. While the workers were doing this, Wang Xiaoqiang drove his small truck to Funong Technology Co., Ltd. and purchased one thousand five hundred shad fish fry.

The two salespeople from the company remembered Wang Xiaoqiang. When they learned that he was there to buy shad fry again, the woman quietly asked him, "Did the shad fry you bought last time not survive in large numbers?"

"Don't jinx it," Wang Xiaoqiang glared at her, "I made hundreds of thousands!"

"Wow, not bad!" the woman remarked admiringly... "But according to that income, the survival rate was clearly not high. Actually, last time you bought the shad fry out of season. Those creatures are sensitive to cold."

Wang Xiaoqiang didn't argue further; he dared not say that all one thousand five hundred shad had survived and sold, making over twenty million—that would shock them beyond belief.

"How many fry are you getting this time?"

"Still one thousand five hundred,"

"Okay!" the woman eagerly said... "This time let us deliver them to you!"

Wang Xiaoqiang said... "No need, I'll use my own truck."

"Tsk, delivery is free, you really know how to save our company some gas money," the saleswoman gave Wang Xiaoqiang a playful glare.

Wang Xiaoqiang merely smiled and said no more.

Half an hour later, Wang Xiaoqiang left the Fish Fry Company with a truckload of fry. After leaving the urban area of the Provincial Capital, he stopped to infuse the water bag with vibrant Wood Element Spiritual Qi.

After releasing the shad fry, yam seeds were also planted in the field. Next, Wang Xiaoqiang needed to consider how to utilize the rented land to build the vegetable base and orchard, as well as the construction of villas.

Thorough planning was necessary. Wang Xiaoqiang approached Wang Dazhong, head of the village construction team, and discussed the construction projects with him, seeking his advice.

Wang Dazhong was both surprised and impressed that Wang Xiaoqiang was initiating such significant construction, saying, "The Wang Clan in our village has finally produced a major figure!"

"Really? Who is that person?"

"Isn't it you?" Wang Dazhong said.

"Uncle Dazhong, you're too kind!" Wang Xiaoqiang waved his hands dismissively: "What kind of major figure am I..."

"Building a villa isn't a small matter, and neither are this vegetable base and orchard. Could you handle such big projects without a significant amount of money?"

Wang Xiaoqiang couldn't help but smile wryly. In Wang Dazhong's mind, dealing with big projects and having a lot of money made someone a major figure! Such a shallow mindset, but it was unrealistic to expect profound ideas from a construction foreman.

At that moment, Wang Xiaoqiang thought to himself that once he really did accomplish great things in the future, Uncle Dazhong would realize that the 'major figure' he admired was merely a nouveau riche and so trivial!

After Wang Dazhong finished his exclamations and praises, they got down to serious discussions. When Wang Xiaoqiang mentioned building a villa, Wang Dazhong immediately shook his head, stating they weren't equipped to build villas and Wang Xiaoqiang should look for a construction company in the Provincial Capital.

However, they could take on the renovation of Wang Xiaoqiang's old house into a three-story building and the setting up of the vegetable greenhouse. Wang Dazhong suggested that Wang Xiaoqiang seek help from Zhu Erpeng in the village. (To be continued. If you enjoy this novel, you are welcome to vote on qidian.com. Your support is my greatest motivation. Mobile users please visit m.qidian.com to read.)

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