Shang Lin is a day student now, Lin Shengqi is probably washing clothes in the washroom, and Su Jinghang has also gone out. Meng Zhe felt a tightness in her chest and didn't know how to get rid of this feeling.
In just twenty days, he and Shang Lin went from being good classmates to being classmates with a rift between them. They clearly got along very well, and they were both different from ordinary people, so they should have cherished each other even more.
However, Shang Lin was also feeling down at the moment. The reason was that he spent money too quickly, especially after he started refining pills. He was really something else. He not only spent almost all of the more than 700,000 yuan he had earned before, but he also spent a lot of the money that She Jinxing and Hu Tangdi made from selling fruits and vegetables later.
And then there's Xing Tian, the financial manager, who doesn't hold back when it comes to spending money. Ever since his first online purchase, where he replaced Shang Lin's phone with the latest model, he hasn't been able to stop.
The things everyone needs, the initial investment they need to make money from, the medicinal herbs and tools Shang Lin needs for alchemy, and so on—their family receives so many packages every day that they could fill a car.
Shang Lin wasn't distressed about the money, but rather felt that the speed at which he was making money was clearly not keeping up with the speed at which he was spending it, which inevitably made him feel depressed when he looked at his account balance.
Of course, there are also many benefits. For example, everyone's condition has improved significantly compared to before. Even "Old Man Chai's" external and bone injuries have almost completely healed, and now only his internal injuries need to be repaired.
The skin whitening and spot-fading products have been developed by everyone in the Dragon Spirit Tower and can be mass-produced. Of course, this requires finding a contract manufacturer or building their own factory.
The medicinal herbs in the Dragon Spirit Tower are not limited to ginseng and lingzhi, which are just a single variety. Other precious medicinal herbs are also planted there. Most importantly, Shang Lin has advanced to the second level of Qi Refining by consuming pills since he started refining pills.
This advancement also expanded the area of the herb garden in the Dragon Spirit Tower by one-tenth. Although it sounds small, every little bit helps, and no one would complain about it.
This also proved the tower spirit's words true. As Shang Lin's cultivation improved, the Dragon Spirit Tower also improved, which made even the usually composed sect leader a little eager to try it out.
Ever since they got a cell phone and internet access at home, Xing Tian was eager to try live streaming, but Shang Lin immediately rejected the idea, saying, "We need to keep a low profile now and wait until we have the capability to do it."
Xing Tian felt that their sect leader was being too cautious, but considering their actual situation, he could only use the account that Old Man Chai had applied for to post content and build up a fanbase.
As for the content posted, it was mostly scenery. Originally, Xing Tian wanted to post videos of fruits and vegetables in the Dragon Spirit Tower to promote Old Man Chai as a fruit farmer so that he could sell his produce. However, the Dragon Spirit Tower blocked mobile phones.
Or rather, the cell phone could be used inside the Dragon Spirit Tower, but everything it took was blurry. Xing Tian tried various methods to test it, but the result was still the same, so he had no choice but to give up.
So Xing Tian turned his attention to skin whitening and spot-fading products, but what did their sect leader say? "No rush, we don't have the capacity to do that yet. Let's sell mountain products and fruits and vegetables first. We can't sell medicinal herbs either, firstly because it's not easy to find big clients, and secondly because we're already struggling to make ends meet even for our own use."
Xing Tian was very anxious when he heard this. "If you don't want to sell the medicinal herbs, you should at least supply them to your own people first. But skin whitening and spot-fading products are so profitable. Hasn't the sect leader heard that the world's number one businessman makes money off women, especially when it comes to 'face' issues?"
Shang Lin said quite frankly, "I am a minor. No one in the sect who can be seen during the day has an ID card. What should I do?" After saying that, he subconsciously looked at "Old Man Chai".
Xing Tian, "..."
They immediately deflated. This is truly a century-old problem. In remote areas like this, ID cards aren't used very often, but when you need to go out, you can't do without them anywhere! Especially when it comes to doing business.
Although Ji Xiaoyao is currently in charge of Old Man Chai and can use his ID card, while that person is fine for military campaigns, he probably won't be able to do business. Especially his eyes, which no matter how much he tries to conceal them, they are not very effective. Who wouldn't be scared to death if they saw them?
So Xing Tian couldn't help but ask Ji Xiaoyao, "Can we switch?"
However, the impression he made when they first met was too deep. Even though they are now fellow disciples, Xing Tian is still afraid of Ji Xiaoyao, so he can only ask Shang Lin in secret.
However, Shang Lin's answer was even more hurtful: "I can replace him, but can you repair my godfather's internal injuries?"
So in the end, the task of selling the goods fell to She Jinxing and Hu Tangdi, with Xing Tian, the strategist, providing advice behind the scenes. Moreover, now that they have mobile phones, receiving and making payments is convenient. Of course, they are using Old Man Chai's mobile phone.
Manager Zhou came to the school to see Shang Lin. He had asked Shang Lin to inquire with his cousin about whether there were any more mountain products at home, but there had been no reply yet, and Shang Lin was very anxious!
However, since there are also boarding students in his family, Manager Duan arranged his time very well. He not only found Shang Lin as soon as school was over at noon, but also bought boxed lunches for two people in advance, so as not to delay the students' nap time.
Shang Lin had been preoccupied with a bunch of other things lately and had completely forgotten about this matter, so he smiled apologetically at Manager Duan, "My godfather had some problems after his eye surgery, and I got so busy that I completely forgot about it. I was just about to call you; they have some. How about Manager Duan comes to collect it tomorrow at noon?"
Manager Duan immediately smiled and said, "Okay, okay, I'll come tomorrow at noon."
Although this money was essentially delivered willingly, the autumn mountain produce could only be sold once, and it was hard to say what would happen if it were sold any more. However, the varieties planted in the Dragon Spirit Tower had also changed, so Shang Lin wasn't bothered by the expense.
After returning home with his lunchbox, Shang Lin told She Jinxing about selling local produce the next day at noon. As for the day student arrangement, he didn't tell Manager Duan, nor did he leave his phone number with him.
Shang Lin is indeed being as cautious as Xing Tian said. But there's nothing that can be done about it. When you're not strong enough, you have to keep a low profile. When you're strong enough, you'll have fewer things to worry about. It all depends on the environment you're in.
However, when Shang Lin saw Meng Zhe in the classroom this morning, he couldn't help but be shocked. He hadn't been able to discern the other's features before, but now he could see them clearly, and...
Similar to the sickly Shang Lin, Meng Zhe was destined for a short life. However, unlike Shang Lin, who was genuinely ill, Meng Zhe was simply blessed with good fortune.
If this kind of fortune were in ancient times, it would basically be the destiny of an emperor or general, or even the kind of emperor or general who would save the people from peril. But now, where are there people in peril who need Meng Zhe to save them? Such great fortune is too much for his lifeline to bear, which is why he died young.
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