After the scorching summer passed, the weather gradually cooled down. With the arrival of autumn, it became fickle and unpredictable, and the number of patients at the village health clinic suddenly increased, leaving Xia Guifang extremely busy. She had thought that things would get easier after a while, but to her dismay, the number of patients with colds kept rising...

Eventually, Xia Guifang herself came down with a cold from exhaustion, and with no other choice, people in the village had to go to the town to seek medical treatment.

At this time, a piece of news spread, saying that a virus capable of killing domestic poultry was spreading. Not only could this virus be transmitted among poultry, but it could also infect humans, and it was extremely virulent—it could cause human fatalities.

After hearing this news, Wang Xiaoqiang, to prevent his family from being infected with that terrifying virus, first went home and quietly transferred Spiritual Energy to his parents and also to his sister-in-law Liu Juyi.

Now he could guide the energy through the air without physical contact, and even if the other party noticed something, they would not suspect him because only Wang Xiaoqiang could see the Spiritual Energy when it was being transferred.

Of course, at night while in bed, Wang Xiaoqiang also transferred some Spiritual Energy to Xia Guifang as he caressed her, to protect her from illness.

As for himself, with four Spiritual Springs inside his body, he wasn't afraid of that puny virus, was he?

In Sanmiao Village, due to timely precautions, no one had been infected with the virus. However, there were incidences of chickens, ducks, geese, cattle, sheep, and goats dying, which, on the village party secretary's orders, were all buried deeply.

Unexpectedly, Wang Xiaoqiang's Chicken Farm remained epidemic-free, with more than sixty thousand chickens growing well, and not a single death occurred.

This amazed the employees of the Chicken Farm, but also instilled panic among them. Daily contact with the chickens made them fear they might contract the virus, especially since there were reported cases on television of human infections leading to death.

Since there was no vaccine or effective treatment, once infected with the virus, the prognosis would be extremely grim—frankly speaking, one could only wait for death...

So, in the past few days, workers at the factory began requesting leave more frequently, some even wore masks to work. Afraid of being infected, some dared not stay in contact with the chickens for too long, which led to instances of slacking on the job.

Xia Guifang reported this situation to Wang Xiaoqiang. Wang Xiaoqiang could hear that even Xia Guifang had her own worries. He first soothed Xia Guifang, and as for the fact that not a single wild chicken on the Chicken Farm had died, Wang Xiaoqiang was all too aware.

Every half a month, he would head to Mantou Mountain, pretending to inspect the work while secretly releasing some Spiritual Energy into the chicken's water trough. How could wild chickens nourished by Spiritual Energy possibly contract the virus? And even if they did, they wouldn't die.

In order to stabilize morale, Wang Xiaoqiang made a special trip to Mantou Mountain that day. Before calling a meeting, he personally toured the factory's various chicken coops, the incubation room, the chick growth room, and the cold storage. Moreover, as he went to the canteen, he injected some Spiritual Energy into the water used for cooking.

Xia Guifang reminded him several times, but Wang Xiaoqiang resolutely refused to wear a mask. His goal was to show all the workers that the virus wasn't as terrible as they thought and to not worry too much. Seeing that Wang Xiaoqiang wasn't wearing a mask, Li Xianghong called out worriedly, "Li-, li-, ah, Director Wang, why aren't you wearing a mask?"

Because there were other workers nearby, Li Xianghong didn't dare to call Wang Xiaoqiang by his name and instead addressed him as "director." The present wasn't like the past; before there was something between them, Li Xianghong wasn't afraid of anything. Now that there was something, Li Xianghong became more reserved.

This showed that Li Xianghong was always considering Wang Xiaoqiang's feelings, afraid that her affair with Wang Xiaoqiang would affect his relationship with Xia Guifang.

Wang Xiaoqiang could tell that Li Xianghong was very concerned about him. However, he just shook his head, presenting a resolute demeanor, "Is it really that scary? I just won't wear a mask. What's it going to do..."

The arrival of the director greatly reassured everyone. Especially after seeing Wang Xiaoqiang enter the chicken coop without a mask and walk around, Zhao Dabao immediately tore off the mask his wife put on him every morning, and he babbled on incomprehensibly.

Although nobody understood what he was saying, having spent a long time with him, everyone could grasp his meaning—he too refused to wear a mask.

As soon as Zhao Dabao tore off his mask, Wang Qizhi also removed the mask his wife had put on him, loudly declaring, "I ain't no donkey, what do I need this muzzle for?"

Seeing Wang Qizhi refer to the masks as "donkey muzzles," all the workers immediately took off their masks as well.

Wang Xiaoqiang saw that all the workers had taken off their masks, so he began his speech. First, he instructed Li Xianghong, "During the epidemic, we need to improve the meals in the canteen.

The factory will allocate an additional one hundred yuan per day for living expenses." In fact, the number of workers at the chicken farm, including those brought in by Xia Guifang, amounted to only fifteen or sixteen. The original meals were already decent, and an extra one hundred yuan per day for food expenses was quite nice.

Seeing Wang Xiaoqiang being so generous, all the workers praised him. Then Wang Xiaoqiang also told Xia Guifang that this month, workers who had full attendance would receive a five hundred yuan bonus.

Upon hearing this, those workers who had taken leave before regretted it so much they felt like banging their heads against a wall. They couldn't help but let out a sigh of annoyance.

Seeing this, Wang Xiaoqiang said, "Today just happens to be September 7th. What I meant was that starting from now until the end of the month, those with full attendance will get a five hundred yuan bonus."

When the workers heard this, their annoyance immediately turned to joy, and they exclaimed in surprise. Although five hundred yuan wasn't a lot, it was a significant extra amount for them.

Then, Wang Xiaoqiang spoke about the epidemic. He said, "The reason I built the chicken farm on Mantou Mountain was to prevent sudden epidemics like this one. Now you can see that my idea was correct. Not a single one of our farm chickens has contracted the disease, nor has any chicken died... so I want to tell you all, following me in your work, you can rest assured one hundred percent..."

"Yes, Director Wang indeed has foresight..."

"That's right, we've been too cautious. The air up here on the mountain is so good, the virus can't reach us..."

"Don't worry, boss, we'll work hard,"

The crowd praised him one after another, expressing their stance, saying they were not afraid of the virus and would work hard.

After receiving assurance from everyone, Wang Xiaoqiang nodded in satisfaction, his gaze sweeping over the crowd. That's when he noticed Li Xianghong looking at him with admiring and affectionate eyes, and for a moment, he was taken aback.

It was because Li Xianghong, after seeing Wang Xiaoqiang handle things with composure and his impressive speech, felt that this man not only had a commanding presence but also possessed soul power and dominance when dealing with significant matters. He was the real man she envisioned.

However, Wang Xiaoqiang misunderstood Li Xianghong's gaze, thinking she was longing for him because he hadn't visited her in a while. Feeling an urge, and since Xia Guifang was currently indisposed for a few days, he was feeling quite frustrated. Moreover, Li Xianghong was quite robust, allowing him to indulge to his heart's content.

At the moment, seeing Li Xianghong's increasingly voluptuous figure, he became impatient and, after the meeting, sent her a text message: "If you're free, come out for a bit. I have some 'business' to discuss with you."

Li Xianghong had been thinking about Wang Xiaoqiang for a long time. She was at an age where her desires were strong but had been considerately holding back from approaching him, taking into account that he also had to look after Xia Guifang.

Upon receiving Wang Xiaoqiang's text message, and seeing that he had some "business" with her, Li Xianghong immediately understood that the business in quotes meant he wanted her. She got excited all of a sudden, feeling every cell in her body brimming with joy. (To be continued. If you like this work, you're welcome to vote for it on Qidian (qidian.com), and your support is my greatest motivation.

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