On the way home, Liu Ben received a WeChat message from You Ying, and he nervously opened it.
You Ying: [Picture]
These were the takeout boxes delivered by Liu Ben himself.
Liu Ben asked carefully, "Is it delicious?"
You Ying: "I just had some brown sugar rice cakes, they were delicious."
Liu Ben: "Hey, hey, that's good."
You Ying: "But this is not the best New Year's gift I have ever received."
Liu Ben's curiosity was instantly piqued: "What's the best thing?"
You Ying "［Picture］"
This Liu Ben also looks familiar. Isn't he the one who prepared to send You Ying the bouquet of flowers but dropped it on the ground in a hurry and then completely forgot about it?
It was actually picked up by You Ying.
Liu Ben didn't know what to say, so he could only reply dryly, "Oh...it's a little dirty."
You Ying: "It's good. I like it very much."
Liu Ben didn't know what to say, so he just said stupidly, "As long as you like it."
Afterwards, You Ying naturally told him what had just happened, as well as his suspicions about the plan, etc.
Liu Ben had been wondering why You Ying hadn't asked him about the orc form yet, but as he listened, he forgot about it and started to worry about You Ying again.
Liu Ben: "Then you are in too much danger, come back quickly."
You Ying: "Well, I'll be back as soon as I've dealt with it."
Liu Ben: "Great!"
Liu Ben hurried there in the morning and hurried back in the evening, and in total he didn't stay in the local area for half an hour.
Liu Ben stood at the entrance of the village, a little dazed.
He seemed to have done nothing today, yet also seemed to have worked all day.
This might be the day Liu Ben spent the most time in a daze since he came here. He spent most of the time in the car and did not do any serious work, let alone farm.
But at least, it's meaningful.
Liu Ben scratched his head and returned to the Liu family.
Avocado was always the first to greet him at the Liu family. Like a child, Avocado loved to stick close to Liu Ben, who could understand and communicate with him. To Avocado, the penned cows at the dairy weren't his kind; Liu Ben was. When Liu Ben stayed home or closed himself off in his space to farm, Avocado would at most hang around him for a bit before scurrying off to play elsewhere in the village with his cat companion.
But once Liu Ben left the house, Avocado would follow him eagerly. If Liu Ben went on a long trip and didn't let it follow, even if Avocado went out to play during the day, he would still come to the Liu family's door from time to time to see if Liu Ben had returned. At night, Avocado would even stand at the gate waiting for him.
Liu Ben touched the avocado, took out a candied pine nut from his pocket and gave it to it, then walked into the yard.
As soon as he entered the door, Liu Ben saw the entire Liu family gathered in a circle, watching a video on their mobile phones. The noise was so loud that he couldn't hear clearly.
Noticing Avocado's movement, the Liu family members looked towards the door and happened to meet Liu Ben's eyes who had returned to the Liu family yard.
Liu Lei, Liu Sen, and Liu Rui said in unison: "Brother Ben, you're back!"
Liu Yibiao and the others were also quite surprised: "Didn't you say you would stay outside for a few days?"
The original plan was to take a bus there, have fun with You Ying for a few days, and then come back with You Ying when he was fine.
Liu Ben scratched his head and said embarrassedly: "Oh, for some reasons, I can't go again."
"What are you looking at?" Liu Ben greeted the elders of the Liu family and then asked as he walked towards them.
"Just saying!" Liu Lei said excitedly: "Brother Ben, Brother Ben, look, this minotaur really looks like your headgear!"
Liu Ben's brows jumped and he walked over to take a look.
Sure enough, the video that the Liu family was watching was a scene of him bravely performing a righteous act in the image of a minotaur.
Liu Sen: "Yeah, they look very similar."
Liu Ben: "...Ah, yes, they really do look alike."
"Don't all cows look the same?" Wang Fengjing said, uninterested in the mask and only concerned about the incident. "So, is this true? Is there really a monster with a cow's head and a human body that appears when people do evil, defeats the bad guys, and saves the poor children?"
"Hahahaha!" Liu Lei laughed uncontrollably. "Grandma, how could there really be minotaurs in this world? This must be makeup!"
Liu Rui nodded: "I think so too. I saw a program before, which specialized in special effects costumes and could also draw people to this effect."
"So that's how it is."
Liu Yibiao watched the video and asked, "So, can this guy lift a large truck and drop it on the ground with makeup?"
"Well, that's impossible, but most netizens think it's a computer special effects video and not real," said Liu Sen.
"But there were many witnesses!"
"It's probably just some scam, maybe it's just a fabricated incident. If this were to happen, the government would definitely act quickly and publish the entire incident."
"Look at this," Liu Lei said, pointing to a comment. "This person said he was from the police station. This is true, but they couldn't find the identity of the Minotaur, and it wasn't captured on surveillance. It's like the Minotaur just appeared out of nowhere."
Wang Caiqing suddenly said, "I remember hearing that a minotaur suddenly appeared here and defeated dozens of thugs."
"Yes, it was a few months ago, not too long ago. After that, many people imitated him, but they were arrested for hype. Moreover, their body shapes and appearances didn't match. They were just putting on a show."
At this point, the video reached its end, and an interview video suddenly popped up. A female reporter, who sounded less serious, asked with a smile, "So, Mr. You, what exactly happened at that time? Did the minotaur save you? Do you know each other?"
Mr. You? Liu Ben looked closely.
I saw a landline phone appear on the screen, and next to it was written, "Phone contact with relevant insider Mr. You." Hmm, it was so casual, and it was obvious that it was not a serious interview video.
The reporter's voice sounded familiar... Liu Ben thought for a moment and recognized it. Isn't it You Guoguo?!
Mr. You, who did not want to be named, said: "This incident did happen very suddenly. As for how the Minotaur saved me, I believe everyone is familiar with the Minotaur. But how did the Minotaur save me? Let me take you through it together."
Liu Ben: ...
You Guoguo: "...Mr. You, could you please stop giving me such perfunctory treatment?"
Mr. You, who did not want to reveal his name, said: "The Minotaur saved me. Actually, it was because I played a Minotaur game that summoned the Minotaur into the real world. You may be surprised how the Minotaur could have saved me, but that's the truth. I was also very surprised."
You Guoguo: "Minotaur game?? Is that what everyone is thinking?"
Mr. You, who did not want to reveal his name, said: "No! No, how would I know what others are thinking?"
You Guoguo: "Hehehe, you definitely know!"
This should be an edit, showing some footage of the Minotaur game that You Ying had played before. Liu Ben couldn't help but blush when he thought of the weird tentacle play scene he had seen before.
You Guoguo: "That's all about the Minotaur saving Mr. You. What do you think? Feel free to tell the reporter in the comment section and discuss it together!"
"What is this... Is this the person who was rescued in the video? Hahaha, this is too fake, right?" Liu Lei laughed. After a while, he asked in confusion, "By the way, why does this voice sound familiar?"
Liu Ben: …………
Liu Shuangying waved his hands and said nonchalantly: "It's just a joke, let's look at something else."
"oh oh."
Liu Ben watched the Liu family continue to look for videos to watch, and thought silently: If I wasn’t the protagonist, I would also think this was a joke.
Liu Ben watched his own heroic deeds on the mobile phone video for a while and then returned to his room.
At this moment, he suddenly realized that You Ying didn't ask about his identity!
Liu Ben: "Could it be that You Ying doesn't doubt me at all?"
The only system that could hear him didn't reply.
Liu Ben thought about it and decided not to deceive himself. You Ying's attitude clearly showed that he knew that the half-bull orc who saved him was himself. The thing about summoning him through playing games was just a joke.
Liu Ben lay still on the bed for a long time before he turned over and sat up. It was useless to worry about it. Since You Ying didn't ask, it was a clear indication to him that he didn't want to expose the truth.
Of course, like the Liu family, You Ying probably thought that his appearance at the time was a special effect.
In that case...uh, then, let's leave it this way for now.
The storm passed with the New Year atmosphere, and You Ying returned soon as he said.
After You Ying returned, he told Liu Ben about the follow-up. If a murder was committed with extreme caution, it would indeed be impossible to identify the real culprit. But if it was done so recklessly in a big city, and in public, how could it be possible that it could not be discovered?
The mastermind was quickly apprehended. It was the most useless grandson in Great-Grandfather's family. That fool had acted on his own initiative, yet even when apprehended, he kept crying out for his grandfather, saying he'd done it all for him, which infuriated Great-Grandfather to death. Great-Grandfather had originally had many sons to please Great-Grandfather, since old men always loved children. Then, his sons followed his example, each having many grandchildren, resulting in an extremely large family. As a result, not all of them were well-educated, and the quality of their children was uneven.
However, You Ying and his family didn't think such a crude plan could be orchestrated by their great-grandfather. Regardless of whether it succeeded or not, his family would definitely be implicated, which would be a shameful situation. But You Ying's grandparents were still very angry and worried. Without waiting for the final outcome, they hurriedly sent their son and daughter back home with You Ying and You Guoguo.
In the end, there was no evidence linking the incident to Great-Grandfather, but the You family was still in turmoil for a while, and everyone in the You family had their own thoughts. Great-Grandfather was also in a bad mood, affected by the situation and somewhat alienated from Great-Grandfather. You Ying's grandparents stayed at the ancestral home to look after him, and also supervised the kitchen to prepare dishes for Great-Grandfather using the ingredients shipped by Liu Ben.
This part was sent to them by Liu Ben after he returned home and heard about Grandpa You's story. They were all freshly harvested from the space, the freshest, and were just packed and sent by express.
After You Ying came back, he got along with Liu Ben as usual and did not mention the Minotaur much.
Liu Ben breathed a sigh of relief, but also felt a little regretful, but he didn't know what he regretted.
On the eve of the Lantern Festival, Liu Shuanghu and He Mei, who had been traveling, finally returned.
When He Mei came back, her spirits were completely different. She said happily, "It's not cold over there at all. When the sun comes out during the day, many people are still wearing short-sleeved shirts. Some people on the beach are wearing, uh, that..."
"Swimsuit, that's a swimsuit." Liu Shuanghu came back carrying a bunch of things and said as he opened them.
"Yeah, haha."
Wang Fengjing laughed: "This is rare. You two are tanned in the middle of winter."
"Ha ha ha ha!"
"We brought a lot of local specialties to try. Their banana chips and dried mangoes were very delicious, so we bought a lot."
The Liu family gathered around the two of them to see what was new. The couple's trip was quite long, more than ten days. They didn't go too far, just stayed in the southernmost tourist city. They didn't find a tour guide or join a group, but rented a homestay and searched for travel guides online. They were very leisurely.
Except for Liu Shuanghu and He Mei, the other members of the Liu family also had a good year. They did not have to go out to work hard, did not have to be alone away from their hometown, and did not have to worry about not having enough money to raise children. Everyone was free of burdens and negativity, and was full of expectations and hope for the future.
After the Lantern Festival, Liu Lannyuben’s several factories resumed operations, and physical stores and online stores also opened. Of course, construction in the village also continued.
Everything is the same as before the holiday, or rather, the employees who come back from holiday are more motivated than before.
The following days were uneventful, but not without changes either. At least the village was getting better and better.
This kind of life was fulfilling and enjoyable, and a month passed in the blink of an eye.
Liu Ben has not been idle this month. Making pine nut oil is not just talk. The oil pressing workshop has been established. Everything including procedures, assembly lines, packaging design, etc. is ready. All he needs to do is recruit people.
When Liu Ben was recruiting people in the group, he saw many people in the group messages asking if they could grow spring radishes. He calculated that it was about the same.
Now Liu Yibiao is organizing construction in the village and has no time to register, so Liu Ben asked everyone to leave him a message on WeChat. Anyway, every household has someone in the group now, and those who don’t read the group much can notify each other and directly send him a private message to tell him how much they want to plant. Then when he has the seeds, he will notify everyone one by one to come and sign the contract to receive them.
Collecting seeds was a bit of a hassle, but even though Liu Ben hadn't done this job in a few months, he wasn't at all unfamiliar with it. It was just collecting seeds before harvesting radishes, and he wasn't as flustered as he had been when he first started.
Collecting seeds, signing contracts, distributing seeds... This time, there are many more seeds to be collected than last time, because many villagers who did not plant last time saw the money received by the villagers who planted, and they were tempted and rushed to sign up.
The reason for the dispute was that they were afraid that Liu Ben would not be able to harvest as much as he had planted. However, this did not affect Liu Ben at all. As his shop became more and more famous, he had more and more customers. The pickled radish was so delicious that people with a good appetite could finish a bottle in one meal. No matter how much he planted, he would never worry about not being able to sell it all.
To be honest, the business is really good. Even before the store opens every morning, there are people standing at the door waiting.
After the Lunar New Year, Liu Ben rented a shop next door and connected the two to make it easier for customers to enter and exit. However, the online store limits the number of purchases per ID per day, so you can't buy too much at once. Otherwise, it would not only be tiring for the employees, but also a little stressful for Liu Ben.
If Liu Ben devoted his time to farming, he could easily open a few more thriving shops like this one. But now that he has his own family and a loved one, he naturally has ties to himself. He also needs some time to stroll around and have fun.
Pine nut oil soon followed the same process as other factories. The Liu family was of course the first to try it. No matter whether they liked light food or greasy and meaty food, every member of the Liu family praised the pine nut oil because it tasted better than lard, and it was not greasy even if you ate too much. There was no feeling of nausea and bloating in the stomach, and they did not gain weight, get acne, or have oily skin.
The next people to taste it weren't You Ying, but Qi You and Fei Er, who were most interested in pine nut research. They raved about the pure pressed oil, saying it was delicious, healthy, and good for the body. Fei Er even suggested that if Liu Ben was willing, he could recommend it to merchants in their country so they could purchase the oil.
Of course Liu Ben agreed. His osmanthus pine forest has a large output, and the oil content of osmanthus pine nuts is higher than that of flowers. Pine nut oil costs 1,000 yuan per bottle in China, but it can be used for a long time, so there will definitely be excess oil accumulation.
So Phil quickly contacted his friend who specializes in high-end nutritional catering and recommended this oil that was purely pressed in the small village.
Phil's friend was very surprised: "You mean Huaxia? Huaxia oil? Don't they all use peanut oil, sesame oil, or rapeseed oil? I've studied them all, and there's nothing special about them. Phil, I know you know a lot about Huaxia because of your lover, but you definitely don't know as much about oil as I do. I am..."
Phil laughed and said, "Neither of them. It's a new type of pine nut oil. It contains many healthy ingredients."
Friend: "Oh, I've seen a lot of pine nut oil, but they're all pretty much the same. They're just a little healthier than regular oil, nothing special."
Phil: "Just trust me! I'll send you some data. This pine nut oil is really healthy and very beneficial for balancing your blood lipids, blood sugar, and blood pressure... Anyway, I've sent you a bottle. You'll know once you try it."
Later, Phil's friend received the pine nut oil sent by Phil. After trying to cook a dish with it, his original idea was instantly overturned. It turned out that China really has good oil that he has not tried!
Phil's friend immediately contacted Liu Ben and wanted to buy his oil.
The price that Liu Ben sold to him was twice as high as in China, but because Liu Ben would provide the best preservation measures after leaving the factory and included delivery, and Phil's friend could make it into a restaurant and sell it at a higher price, he readily agreed.
He farms, sells goods, and occasionally goes to chat with You Ying and play games... Liu Ben's life is prosperous, and of course he occasionally has the energy to act up at night.
Liu Ben and the system, both of whom love to stir up trouble, discussed the matter and realized that there are very few serious crimes in the city now, and Liu Ben had used up a lot of his scumbag abuse points last time, and there was not much left to exchange for new items.
But as spring was approaching, Liu Ben was still envious of the various fruits on the list.
Liu Ben: "System, look, is there a possibility that if a crime occurs in some part of China that I can solve, you can use your invincible and powerful space-based means to transport me to the scene?"
[The host is thinking about farts]
Liu Ben probed: "Are you still asking for extra money like last time? What a joke!"
[You are the one who wants to lose money.]
Liu Ben immediately dismissed his idea: "...Forget it then."
It's good to be brave and do what is right, but the landlord has no surplus food, and it's not okay to keep making losses. Generating electricity with love will not last long.
Liu Ben complained, "But there's no one to bully in this city."
There were also a few times when the location was too far away, and Liu Ben ran there with great effort, only to find that the bad guys had already been reported to the police or beaten up by a group of people by enthusiastic passers-by, so Liu Ben was completely useless.
"Hi!" Liu Ben lay down on the grass in the space, feeling bored.
Where did this grass come from? Well...actually, Liu Ben felt that the space wasn't beautiful enough with only agricultural products growing in it, so he transplanted the grass from the Wushuang rice fields bit by bit and planted it here. It took a lot of effort to create such a large lawn. In the system's words, Liu Ben was just bored out of his mind.
Liu Ben was lying on his back, holding a piece of grass in his mouth, staring at the sky, in a daze.
"Then do you think this is possible..." Liu Ben told the system another plan.
【……】
Liu Ben asked, "How is it?"
[It's feasible, but I have to say, host, you are really hardworking.]
"I can't help it. Who made you, the little comrade of the system, be so..."
【So what? 】
Liu Ben swallowed his complaints and praised, "How thoughtful!"
[Hmph]
Liu Ben talked to the system and started planning, but I won’t talk about it here.
On the other hand, Gou Qi was being criticized by Gou Wen.
"You have brought shame to our group." Gou Wen spoke in a light tone, but Gou Qi could hear his anger.
Gou Qi couldn't help but complain: "You really can't blame me for this. I was just hallucinating at the time and my behavior was out of my control. Someone must have hurt me!" He felt wronged too!
"Who are you? How powerful are you? Are you worthy of being harmed?" Gou Wen's three consecutive questions were full of gunpowder, and this time it was clearly shown.
Gou Wen spent Chinese New Year with Debra and their two young children, never thinking of spending it with Gou Qi. In fact, he didn't really celebrate Chinese New Year much. Instead, he would go back with Debra for Christmas to attend the Smith family gathering and stay there for a while. So, he was not in China when the incident with Gou Qi happened. After returning, he found Gou Qi and scolded him to his face, asking him to find out what had happened.
This also shows that Gou Wen is really a heartless person. He has returned to China for several years, but he has never spent a holiday with Gou Qi, and of course he has never visited his deceased wife's grave. Gou Wen, who suddenly recognized his rich father, also forgot his mother who had worked hard to raise him. After Liu Shuangyue passed away, no one visited Qi Lu's grave for a long time.
But Gou Qi was really useless. He didn't find anything and just went to the police. The problem was that he was incompetent and even the police didn't take him seriously.
In fact, Gou Wen had misunderstood. The Chinese police were very responsible. Since someone called the police, they had to investigate. But there was really no trace at the scene. The police almost turned over the floor tiles, but still found nothing. There was no way, the system was just too bad.
Furthermore, it was almost Chinese New Year, and the police department was overwhelmed. If they really used up most of their manpower on Gou Qi, they might have faced complaints from other residents. Others saw Gou Qi suffer no substantial losses. Even Gou Er and Zhu Qian, who had engaged in a frenzied brawl, had only suffered minor injuries, not even concussions. Was this really worth delaying other people's important matters?
You say poisoning is a serious matter, but the person was fine in the end! And the damage to the company's image and other things, ordinary people don't really understand. And many people who saw the leaked video thought it was funny, thinking it was a form of publicity and wouldn't have any negative impact on the company.
Gou Qi listened to Gou Wen's words, and sweat broke out on his forehead. He hesitated for a long time, and finally gritted his teeth and said with certainty: "It was definitely done by that unfilial bastard Liu Ben!"
"Hmm?" Gou Wen didn't understand, and his brows deepened. "Who is Liu Ben?"
The author has something to say:
Liu Ben: I am just a worker of the system big cat
I was in such a hurry that I almost missed the update.
Thank you to the little angel who irrigated the nutrient solution for me~
Tianling irrigation 20 bottles of milk tea ﹂(★ω★)﹁
This name really has ten characters that can irrigate 10 bottles of milk candy￣▽￣
I don't often buy 10 bottles of double skin milk from Nanbei Irrigation.
Fish ball coarse noodles irrigate 10 bottles of milk jelly ○▼○
The ferocious white goose irrigates 10 bottles of cheese ^o^
Mengxiang irrigates 10 bottles of milk wine⊙ω⊙
Lingling irrigation 5 bottles of ginger milk′▽‵
Jiangliu irrigation 5 bottles of mayonnaise ⌒v⌒
Thank you very much for your support. I will continue to work hard!
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