This person looks very ordinary; the kind of person you wouldn't recognize if you threw him into a crowd.

Li Xiangdong asked with a smile, "Why did Sister Fang suddenly decide to draw a sketch of this person?"

Fang Shilan smiled and said, "I'm used to it. I always write down important people and things."

Li Xiangdong understood; this was probably a habit developed from the Duyanggang Brigade.

Unable to come up with any ideas for the time being, Li Xiangdong first took Feng Yucai and Fang Shilan back to Sishibawan Village to rest.

After the two of them had eaten and drunk their fill, took a shower, and changed into clean clothes given to them by the local villagers, they looked much more refreshed and energetic.

Li Xiangdong introduced Chen Zaohua and the village chief to them, and then took them to visit the bonsai garden.

After looking around at the bonsai trees, each with its own unique posture, size, density, and free arrangement, all displaying beautiful forms and thriving vitality, Feng Yucai couldn't help but exclaim in admiration, "Is this your bonsai garden? It's truly wonderful! The postures are beautiful, the varieties are abundant, it's so beautiful!"

After praising it for a while, he changed the subject, "Why aren't there any five-needle pine bonsai?"

Li Xiangdong didn't hold back at all, and took them directly to the back garden to see the five-needle pine.

Feng Yucai's eyes lit up as soon as he entered, and his breathing became heavier.

Five-needle pine bonsai, which are extremely rare outside, are found here in such large quantities!

It stretches as far as the eye can see!

Good heavens, how much is there?!

Don't be fooled by the fact that this place is all green; in Feng Yucai and Fang Shilan's eyes, it's a dazzling expanse of golden light that's almost blinding!

That's right, it's the golden light that gold emits.

"This, this, this, my god, how much does this cost?!"

...

After leaving the back garden, Li Xiangdong invited the dazed Feng Yucai and Fang Shilan to have tea.

This is a type of tea produced in the local Yantou Mountain, called rock tea. It has a curled appearance, a yellowish-green color, and a unique mountain rock flavor and taste after brewing. Li Xiangdong especially loves to drink it.

Feng Yucai was too preoccupied to drink tea; even the finest tea wouldn't taste right now!

He asked Li Xiangdong curiously, "Xiangdong, why aren't you staying in Huichuan County? Why have you come to this small mountain village? Did something happen?"

Before he left, Li Xiangdong had already made a name for himself in Huichuan County.

Although this bonsai garden is now quite valuable, it pales in comparison to the industries in Lijiapo.

Could something have gone wrong that forced Li Xiangdong to leave his hometown?

Li Xiangdong smiled slightly, "No, everything is fine at home."

Zhou Hongsong added, "This is just a small industry, what's there to be curious about! We have many industries to the east, and there's a huge area in the Northeast!"

"Really?!"

"Oh my god!"

Feng Yucai and Fang Shilan couldn't help but feel a sense of envy, followed by a feeling of loss and bewilderment that filled their chests.

"I knew you were capable before, but I never imagined you were this capable!"

Feng Yucai sighed, his desire to curry favor with Li Xiangdong growing even stronger.

Li Xiangdong smiled and poured him a cup of tea. "Brother Feng, you're quite a capable man!"

Feng Yucai said somewhat shyly, "How can I compare to you!"

Li Xiangdong then asked, "What are your plans next? Will you continue taking the college entrance exam? Or will you continue selling vegetables?"

Feng Yucai and Fang Shilan exchanged a glance, then sat up straight and solemnly said to Li Xiangdong, "Xiangdong, I have an idea, I wonder if you can agree to it."

Li Xiangdong put down the teapot. "Go ahead and speak."

"We, the two of us, don't want to continue taking the college entrance exam. We, um, want to work for you."

Once the first sentence was spoken, the rest flowed smoothly.

“Shilan and I both studied English in high school. Since your bonsai garden is going to be exported overseas, you will definitely need someone who understands foreign languages ​​to review the contract, negotiate prices, and communicate with foreigners. We can handle that!”

"Well, you can pick any English novel, we'll read it!"

Fang Shilan eagerly added from the side.

It's too hard to get ahead in this world.

If there is even the slightest chance to climb onto a thoroughbred horse, they will do their best to seize it.

Seeing their earnest and eager expressions, Li Xiangdong was just looking out for it.

If the bonsai garden wants to develop and go global, it certainly can't rely on them alone. But it would also be difficult to find college students to come to this small, newly established bonsai garden.

After all, college students are very valuable these days. Once they graduate, the state will assign them jobs and give them cadre status.

Therefore, in this situation, Feng Yucai and Fang Shilan are the best candidates.

First, they are educated. Even though Feng Yucai has some flaws in handling relationships, he is of decent character, and Fang Shilan is a strong woman.

Secondly, Li Xiangdong has had in-depth contact with them and can fully trust them.

Third, both of them are ambitious, decisive, and want to live a good life.

The two sides quickly reached an agreement, and Li Xiangdong told Feng Yucai to go find the person who lent him the money and return it.

Unexpectedly, Feng Yucai returned with injuries on his face after only one morning.

Zhou Hongsong's face was also bruised.

Fang Shilan used gentian violet to disinfect Feng Yucai's wound, while Zhou Hongsong recounted what had just happened.

It turned out that Feng Yucai took the money to the train station to find someone to repay a debt. At first, the person was all smiles, but when he saw that Feng Yucai wanted to repay the debt, his face changed.

Feng Yucai, still naively, said to the other party, "We borrowed for seven days, and the total interest is thirty-five yuan. Here is five thousand thirty-five yuan. Please count it."

The man chuckled, "Didn't we agree that once you made money reselling Japanese white pine bonsai, we'd split the profits 50/50?"

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