Back to the village
"First, we still know too little about Zhong Ling. Her experiences since returning to the village, the technologies she possesses, or the sources of her abilities... these are all blank. Order the intelligence team to dig deep into all of Zhong Ling's background information."
"yes!"
"Secondly, Li Qiang's situation," Zhou Zhenguo said with a hint of helplessness, "is a hot potato right now. The paper has been published, and international attention is watching. He himself is under 'ban' protection and cannot provide more information.
"We'll keep him in the hospital, closely monitoring him to ensure his safety and prevent him from causing any more trouble. We'll publicly announce that he's suffering from mental stress due to excessive research pressure and needs to rest."
"clear."
"Finally," Zhou Zhenguo looked out the window with a distant gaze, "Regarding Yunxi Village and Zhong Ling, notify all relevant personnel to increase the confidentiality level. Until a clear contact plan is established, all active reconnaissance operations against Yunxi Village will be suspended."
Zhong Ling traveled around several famous tourist cities along the coast, from south to north, experiencing the sunshine, beaches, ancient towns and fishing villages.
The start-up capital she got from the gold bricks, plus the income from selling vegetables, allowed her to live a very comfortable life.
However, no matter how beautiful the scenery is, you will get tired of it if you see it too much. The key is that my money is almost gone.
So, Zhong Ling returned to Yunxi Village.
The village is still the same. After the last incident of Qian Defa's arson and the arrest of college students, the villagers stayed away from Zhong Ling's old house and also had a little more respect for her.
Zhong Ling didn't care about it at all. When she returned to the old house, the first thing she did was to repair the burned vegetable garden.
Zhong Ling filled the water tank with water and dropped a few drops of spiritual spring water into it.
She carried the wooden bucket and walked slowly towards the scorched earth.
The water fell on the ground, making a slight "sizzling" sound, and then quickly seeped in.
In places invisible to the human eye, the land began to emit an extremely faint moist luster, as if a dry sponge was absorbing water.
Zhong Ling walked back and forth several times, evenly pouring the spiritual spring water on the land.
Just as Zhong Ling took a small hoe and began to turn over the repaired soil, a slightly flattering voice came from not far away.
"Oh, is that Zhong Ling girl back?"
Zhong Ling looked up.
It’s Lao Li.
He was rubbing his hands, a smile on his face, and walked cautiously from the other side of the field, his eyes constantly glancing at the land under Zhong Ling's feet.
Compared to the shrewdness and calculation when I met him last time, Old Li seemed particularly attentive and even a little flattering at this moment.
"Um."
Zhong Ling responded calmly without stopping the work in her hands.
Old Li took a few steps closer, stopped at a safe distance, and smiled even brighter.
"I'm glad you're back, I'm glad you're back! The village has become much quieter since you've been away."
He made small talk, but his eyes never left the vegetable patch.
"Zhong Ling, look at your land...are you going to plant vegetables again?"
"Um."
Zhong Ling still cherishes words like gold.
Old Li rubbed his hands more frequently, his tone tentative.
"That...that's great! Your dish, wow, it's really good! The big bosses are scrambling for it."
He paused and finally asked.
"Wait... wait until these vegetables have grown, can you... sell some to me?"
He licked his dry lips and added.
"I eat it myself, I eat it myself! I definitely won't ask for more!"
Zhong Ling stopped what she was doing, stood up and looked at Lao Li.
In the sunlight, her eyes were calm, but they made Lao Li feel guilty for no reason.
“You can buy it.”
Zhong Ling spoke.
Old Li's eyes lit up and he nodded quickly.
"Okay, okay! Then the price..."
He was thinking, last time it was 21 kilograms, although expensive, but it could be doubled if it was resold. This time she just came back, maybe...
"Two hundred per pound."
Zhong Ling's voice was clear and her tone was steady, as if she was saying that the weather was nice today.
The smile on Lao Li's face froze instantly, and the whole person seemed to be paused.
He stared at Zhong Ling in disbelief with his eyes wide open and his mouth slightly open.
“How much…?!”
He suspected that he had heard it wrongly, as the voice had changed its pitch.
"two hundred."
Zhong Ling repeated it without any emotion.
"Two hundred yuan... per pound?!"
Lao Li's voice rose and he subconsciously took a small step back.
This is simply a money grab!
He thought the previous price of 20 yuan per pound was exorbitant, but now it has increased tenfold?!
He thought that Zhong Ling might raise the price. After all, her vegetables were always in great demand. Even the big bosses in the city drove luxury cars to buy them.
But he never expected that it would rise to such an outrageous level!
This is not a vegetable, it is made of gold!
Old Li's face turned red and white, and his original courtesy and flattery disappeared.
"Two...two hundred? Zhong Ling, you, you are not joking, are you?" He swallowed dryly, trying to find a trace of joking on Zhong Ling's face.
But no.
Zhong Ling didn't even bother to look at him any longer. She bent down and continued to loosen the soil under her feet with a small hoe.
"It's just two hundred per pound." Without even raising her head, her voice came through clearly.
Old Li's heart sank completely. Two hundred yuan a pound! This wasn't just selling vegetables, it was clearly selling elixirs!
His mind was racing. He thought that if he sold the previous price of 20 yuan per catty in the market, he could make 20 to 30 yuan per catty. The risk was small and he could make money quickly.
But now it's only 200 yuan. Even if the wealthy people in the city still like this vegetable, would he dare to buy it? Buying 10 or 8 kilograms would cost him nearly 2,000 yuan. What if he gets a bad deal? He didn't dare to think about it.
The risk is too great. Even if the profit is high, the cost is still scary. Besides, who knows if this girl is deliberately raising the price to scare people?
Thinking of this, Old Li's face was filled with annoyance and resentment. He looked at Zhong Ling, who was unmoved and only focused on her work, and knew that this price was non-negotiable.
"Well... Well, then you go ahead and do your thing first..." Old Li smiled awkwardly, rubbed his hands, stepped back step by step, and slipped away as if greased.
Old Li was full of anger, but he didn't dare to vent it on Zhong Ling. He returned to the village where there were many people and immediately told everyone the story with exaggeration.
"Two hundred yuan! Just listen, two hundred yuan for a pound of vegetables! She must be evil-minded!"
"Tsk tsk, are you crazy about money? Do you really think you're growing gold nuggets?"
"I thought twenty dollars was too expensive last time, but now, who can afford it?"
"I think she just doesn't want to sell it to people from our village, so she's deliberately raising the price so high!"
The others discussed the matter, their tones filled with shock and indignation, mixed with a hint of "as expected" understanding.
Zhang Qinglan didn't say anything at this moment, but just curled her lips with a complicated look. When Granny Sun heard this, she just shook her head and said nothing.
She had a vague feeling in her heart that Zhong Ling was no ordinary person, and that the price she set might... really be worth it? But she didn't say this out loud.
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