On the road, during their conversation, Wang Xiaoqiang learned that although the elderly woman looked to be around sixty years old, she was actually only fifty-four. Her husband was a vendor of mountain goods, who sometimes also dug up medicinal herbs from the mountain to sell, yet he barely made any money, just barely maintaining the family finances.

This spring, her husband had whimsically joined others on a trip to Changbai Mountain in the Northeast to dig for Wild Mountain Ginseng, and he was gone for several months. As a result, while he did find the ginseng, he accidentally fell off a cliff and broke his leg. After receiving treatment in a local hospital, he returned to his hometown for recovery.

Unexpectedly, he fell during a rehabilitation exercise and the old injury recurred. They had no choice but to seek hospital treatment again.

After several hospital stays, they had spent over seventy thousand yuan. Apart from the twenty thousand yuan they had at home, the remaining fifty thousand was all borrowed. Now, although his leg was healed, they were deep in debt, with debt collectors frequently coming to their door, leaving the old woman with no choice but to think of selling the ginseng her husband had dug up.

The ginseng was indeed dug from Changbai Mountain in the Northeast, and her husband claimed it was Wild Mountain Ginseng, but since they never had the time to have it assessed by a professional, the old woman wasn't sure if it was truly Wild Mountain Ginseng. So, as long as she can pay off the fifty thousand yuan of debt, she was willing to sell it.

After hearing the old woman's story, Wang Xiaoqiang sighed deeply, feeling extremely compassionate. Spending fifty thousand yuan to buy the old woman's ginseng seemed like a rescue on the surface, but in reality, it was a steal, exploiting someone's desperation. Therefore, when he withdrew the money, he took out an extra ten thousand yuan and handed it to the old woman.

After counting the money, she expressed her surprise, "Why did you give me an extra ten thousand?"

"Consider it a nutrient supplement for Uncle!" Wang Xiaoqiang said.

"Young man, you are too kind. You are truly our family's savior. In my whole life, I've never seen such a good-hearted person..." the old woman put the money into a seasoned bag and secured it, unbuttoning her blouse to tuck the money into an inner pocket, then buttoned it up again. She then handed the bamboo basket to Wang Xiaoqiang, holding his hand with tears of gratitude pouring out.

The moment Wang Xiaoqiang took the basket, the Fiery Spirit Spring in his body rapidly moved to the palm of his right hand, vibrating intensely and emitting a subtle suction force.

Just then, the two Wild Mountain Ginseng roots in the basket also started moving, flapping like freshly landed fish under the towel.

Luckily, the old woman didn't notice this scene in her emotional state, or else she would have been terrified. Nevertheless, Wang Xiaoqiang quickly pressed down with his left hand to hold the vibrating ginseng roots in place.

The next moment...

The Fiery Spirit Spring in his right hand flowed back along his arm into his body and then rapidly moved to the palm of his left hand, shaking violently and emitting a strong suction force, while the two Wild Mountain Ginseng roots under Wang Xiaoqiang's hand trembled intensely as if electrocuted. If it wasn't for Wang Xiaoqiang gripping them firmly, they might have jumped out.

Half a minute later, the Fiery Spirit Spring stopped vibrating, and after shaking, the two Wild Mountain Ginseng roots crumbled into a pile of fragments.

Under Wang Xiaoqiang's quiet sensing, the Fiery Spirit Spring, like being satiated, returned to his heart, continuously contracting and expanding, gradually growing in size... Because this time it had absorbed the essence of two Wild Mountain Ginseng roots, this transformation took longer.

When the Fiery Spirit Spring grew to the size of a bowl, it suddenly split into two, forming two duck egg-sized masses. One remained dormant at the heart, while the other ascended, reaching the forehead, settling at the brow point before stopping.

The Spiritual Spring had split in two! Had it differentiated?!

Now I have two Fiery Spirit Springs inside me!

Amazed, Wang Xiaoqiang suddenly felt a cool breeze emanating from the Spiritual Spring at his brow point, refreshing his spirit and clarifying his mind.

"Oh yes, young man, take a look at the ginseng..." the old woman, after expressing her gratitude, pointed at the ginseng in the basket and said to Wang Xiaoqiang.

"There's no need, I trust you," Wang Xiaoqiang dared not lift the towel to look, lest the sight of the crushed ginseng terrify the old woman.

Thereafter, Wang Xiaoqiang pleaded, "M'am, please, sell me the basket too. I don't have anything to carry the ginseng with..."

"You've already given an extra ten thousand. How can I possibly take money from you for a simple basket? Consider it a gift from me!" the old woman cheerfully said.

After parting ways with the old woman, Wang Xiaoqiang found a secluded spot and simply discarded the bamboo basket along with the crushed remains of the Wild Mountain Ginseng.

Then, Wang Xiaoqiang boarded the bus and went to the county's electrical appliance store to buy two large freezers and two incubators, asking the staff there to deliver them to his doorstep.

On the ride back with the store's staff, Wang Xiaoqiang carefully calculated and realized that he had already invested three hundred and twenty thousand yuan in building the chicken farm, with the largest expense being the construction of the factory buildings. Building houses really shouldn't be underestimated—the five simple houses for the workers alone cost over a hundred thousand yuan!

In addition, he spent sixty thousand yuan today on purchasing ginseng, and nearly ten thousand on acquiring four pieces of equipment.

That amounted to about four hundred thousand yuan in total. He still had about two million six hundred thousand yuan remaining in funds.

Fortunately, the chicken farm was about to start making a profit soon. Thinking about this, Wang Xiaoqiang breathed a sigh of relief.

To avoid attracting too much attention, Wang Xiaoqiang had the staff from the appliance store deliver the goods to the suburbs, where he then transferred them to his own van and pulled them back to Mantou Mountain with Xia Guifang.

At night, under cover of darkness, Wang Xiaoqiang visited Li Xianghong's home.

Li Xianghong's daughter, Little Sakura, was doing her homework under the light inside the house. This young girl took after her mother in looks and was already a budding beauty at her young age, with two fiery, focused eyes staring at her textbooks.

She looked very cute!

Li Xianghong wore an old jacket and under it, a red garment that was striking under the night skies.

Li Xianghong wasn't upset about Wang Xiaoqiang's refusal earlier that day. She could see that Wang Xiaoqiang's chicken farm really didn't need that many workers at the moment. Furthermore, she admitted that she wasn't as hardworking as Zhao Dabao and his wife, but she had secretly made up her mind that if Wang Xiaoqiang hired her in the future, she would work diligently and show her best.

She resolved to seize this rare job opportunity.

When Wang Xiaoqiang suddenly appeared at her home, Li Xianghong thought he had changed his mind about letting her work at the chicken farm and became excited. However, just as she was about to ask, Wang Xiaoqiang had already taken out twelve hundred yuan from his wallet and handed it to her, "Here, take this twelve hundred yuan for now, consider it an advance payment for half a month's work..."

Li Xianghong felt a wave of disappointment but also moved, not expecting Wang Xiaoqiang to be so thoughtful and actually bring the money right to her door. As she reached out to take the money, she also grabbed Wang Xiaoqiang's hand. Her gaze deepened, and her attractive peach blossom eyes filled with tears.

"Hey, I can lend you the money, but not the hand, you know!"

Wang Xiaoqiang said, awkwardly wriggling his hand, trying to pull it from her plump palm.

"Pfft~~" Li Xianghong, who was moved enough to cry, laughed out loud when she heard Wang Xiaoqiang's comment. With eyes sultry as silk, she said, "Little Qiang, you're so good to auntie, how can I ever repay you?"

"Uh, just work hard at the chicken farm in the future!" Wang Xiaoqiang replied awkwardly.

"Little Qiang, actually, auntie…" Li Xianghong stared intensely at Wang Xiaoqiang and said earnestly, "Don't think of me as a bad woman..."

"Uh, auntie, why are you saying this to me..." Wang Xiaoqiang, feeling the heaviness of her gaze, sensed her eyes were like two deep pools filled with water, with dark whirlpools beneath the surface. He involuntarily stepped back.

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