"A couple of days ago I saw some of them riding electric bikes to work, and their faces were all red from the sun. I even reminded them to put on sunscreen."

Turns out, it wasn't about whether or not you applied sunscreen!

Everyone says this sunlight is toxic, so it doesn't matter whether you apply sunscreen or not.

Yu Shui sighed softly, "At first, I couldn't accept my monkey butt, but when I found out that someone was more famous than me, I was happy, hahaha!"

Seeing that several of his colleagues in the office had darkened faces, Shen Yanming couldn't help but feel a pang of sympathy for Shui Sheng.

Yu Shui has an outgoing personality and lives a carefree life, but she often speaks without thinking and offends people without realizing it.

Shen Yanming gently patted Yu Shui's forehead, "You've just gotten a little sunburned and tanned. You'll be back to your original fair complexion by winter. Is there any need to be so gloating?"

Yu Shui touched his head and muttered to himself, "Who knows if I can get my fair skin back in the future? If everyone's skin tone stays the same or gets darker, maybe I can become a national heartthrob with this pink face!"

Shen Yanming, who has good hearing, almost stumbled after hearing Yu Shui's mutterings. How unaware of her own appearance was she?

Bi Qiaoan sat in her seat and chuckled to herself. This wasn't the first time they had been outmaneuvered by Yu Shui. Yu Shui's peculiar thought process always left people both amused and exasperated.

In fact, when Shen Yanming and Bi Qiaoan first discovered that they had turned pink, they thought that using the energy rainwater should be able to restore their fair skin. However, Shen Yanming was more cautious and suggested that they wait until they went back to work to see how everyone was doing before making a decision.

Fortunately, they were in sync with the rest of the group.

The changes in sunlight were naturally noticed by Qinghe Alliance, but the research institute once again stated that they were powerless to do anything about it, as they could not find any abnormalities.

Moreover, they conducted comprehensive physical examinations on thousands of residents whose skin had turned pink, red, or black, and found that apart from the changes in skin color, everyone had no health problems.

After seeing the report, the Li Cheng Alliance official sighed but said nothing. After all, compared to life and death, changes in skin color were really no big deal. At worst, they could just add more Qinghua pink people, Qinghua red people, and Qinghua black people to the race list in the future.

Li Cheng, the chief of the alliance, was amused by his own thoughts. No matter what skin color they were, they were all Qinghua people. Maybe they would all turn white again by winter. It was no big deal!

Therefore, Qinghe Alliance didn't even post on their official Weibo account, because in their view, it wasn't a big deal and wouldn't affect their lives.

However, General Li still instructed the research institute to closely monitor these 1,000 volunteers and to take immediate action should any health problems arise among them.

After making the arrangements, General Li slapped his left arm hard with his right hand. When he looked up, there was a little blood on his palm and a dead mosquito. Judging from the corpse, the mosquito's legs alone were two or three centimeters long.

This was the first time General Li had ever seen such a large mosquito. He took a breath and then dialed Dean Xu's number, "Old Xu, the spices..."

Before Li Zongmeng could finish his official speech, Dean Xu interrupted him, "Hey, the samples are done, and there are basically no problems. I'll have Xiao Wen bring you some later, so you can use them first!"

General Manager Li hung up the phone helplessly. "I don't even know when they finished making it. If I didn't ask, they probably wouldn't have remembered to give it to me. That old Xu..."

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On Wednesday evening, Shen Yanming and Bi Qiaoan had just finished dinner when they received a call from Chen Shunwei.

"Mr. Shen, the property management has already found a supplier, and we can fence off the farmland on Saturday."

"Yes, thank you, you've worked hard!"

"No, no, after I reported your idea, the property management notified the residents of the community without your consent. I apologize to you here and ask for your forgiveness." Chen Shunwei said nervously, a little afraid that Shen Yanming would mind that he had acted on his own initiative.

"It's nothing, it's not a big deal. It's good that everyone fences off the farmland; it'll save us a lot of trouble in the future." Shen Yanming genuinely didn't care, so there was a slight chuckle in his voice.

Chen Shunwei was relieved to hear the smile in Shen Yanming's tone. "More than 80% of the farmland owners in Qingning Mountain agree to fence off their farmland. Will your farmland be fenced off separately, or together with Mr. Zhang's and Mr. Ji's?"

Shen Yanming didn't hesitate, "Let's gather them together, that way we can save some materials."

"Okay, I'll be there all day Saturday and I'll get it all sorted out for you. It's fine whether you come or not."

"Okay, thank you!"

After Shen Yanming hung up the phone, Bi Qiaoan called Sister Liu, who sells chicks.

"Ma'am, can we change our delivery time to the weekend?"

"Sure, honey, what time this weekend?"

"The sun has been too strong these past few days. Would it be okay to wait until the sun is almost setting?"

"Okay, I'll call you when I get to your neighborhood!"

"Okay, thank you, see you this weekend!"

After hanging up the phone, Bi Qiaoan realized that there was no chicken coop at home, and the chickens in the room were all free-range.

"Are the chickens we just bought also free-range?" Bi Qiaoan asked Shen Yanming.

"Let's buy a chicken coop tomorrow!" Actually, Shen Yanming didn't know much about these things, but he could prepare one in advance. He could use it if he needed it, and leave it for later if he didn't.

So the next day after get off work, Shen Yanming took Bi Qiaoan to buy a chicken coop.

It's the kind made of welded wire, with a skylight and rainproof tarpaulin on top, and dense mesh foot pads on the bottom. It also comes with a food trough, water trough, and egg catcher. It's extra large!

As for the PVC tray to catch the poop, it doesn't matter whether it's there or not. They plan to put the cage on the ground anyway, so it's fine for the chickens to poop directly on the ground.

Taking advantage of the fact that there are few chicken farmers now and cages are not a scarce commodity, Shen Yanming ordered ten cages directly from the boss. Since they are foldable, the two of them put them in the trunk and drove them back in one trip.

On the way, Shen Yanming also said to Bi Qiaoan, "If possible in the future, I would like to build a coop for the chickens in our field. It's the kind of coop that is built with bricks, wood and dry grass, the kind of coop used for raising chickens in the countryside."

Bi Qiaoan looked at Shen Yanming with amusement, "Why?"

"I always feel that's what a home should be like. We'll let the chicks out and let them roam around the ground every day. That way, they'll be happy, and when they grow up, they'll lay those legendary free-range eggs!"

Bi Qiaoan nodded, "I think so. We've fenced off four acres of land, enough for the chicks to roam around in. There's enough space to raise pigs."

"Let's not make trouble for ourselves. Raising some chickens is good enough. We can leave our chickens to Big Goose to manage. If they want to raise pigs, let them do it themselves. We won't interfere."

"Okay, whatever you say!"