Huo Qiqi had thought she was going to have to fight this agricultural product company, but she hadn't expected them to give up so easily. She knew the Qian family, a family known for their forge ahead in business, but she hadn't expected anyone from the usually assertive Qian family to intervene. They must have a bigger plan.
Because the Qian family did not come out to cause trouble, Huo Qiqi's purchase of land went smoothly. In less than a week, the acres of land were acquired by Ling Qiqi Group.
Huo Qiqi also followed the contract and led everyone to Xiawa Village, where the land was being sold. Xiawa Village is quite large, with a registered population of over 5,000. As income from farming has dwindled over the years, many people, unable to bear the hardship, have left with their families to work elsewhere. Now, most of the villagers are elderly, weak, sick, and disabled, with only about 400 able to work in the fields.
Huo Qiqi's purchase of their land was a joint decision of the village collective. Although many villagers did not want to sell the land, they felt less sad when they thought about the income they could get from selling the land and the opportunity to work near their homes.
Huo Qiqi kept the medicinal herb planting experts she had recruited at high salaries and asked them to teach the villagers how to plant and manage medicinal herbs. She agreed that one week later, she would bring people from the human resources department to conduct an assessment. Those who passed the assessment would sign a labor contract on the spot, with a minimum monthly income of 3,500 yuan, and the principle of "more work, more pay" would be implemented.
When the villagers heard about this income, their enthusiasm for learning was extremely high. You know, working in a factory in the city can earn about the same income, but they can work at home, with high wages, less work, and they don’t have to leave their hometown. What a great thing.
A week later, Huo Qiqi brought people from the Human Resources Department to Xiawa Village as scheduled, and conducted practical assessments on the villagers in batches. In the end, 320 people passed the assessment.
Huo Qiqi arranged for the Human Resources Department to sign labor contracts with these 320 people. The villagers who failed to get the job could not complain, after all, everyone was competing fairly. Moreover, Huo Qiqi also said that if the medicinal field developed well in the future, she would continue to recruit people in the village.
After explaining everything, Huo Qiqi asked Chen Lan to drive her back to the villa to have a good rest. The rest was the work of Old Huang and Boss Gu. After they brought people to level all the land, they would find an opportunity to give them the medicinal seeds.
"Ding! The host has triggered danger perception, please pay attention."
"Xiao Ling, what's going on? Why did the danger sense trigger again? Who is trying to harm me this time?"
"Host, I am a system, not one of you humans. As for who is trying to harm you, you need to analyze and judge carefully."
Huo Qiqi felt depressed. Her own system was becoming more and more naughty. But she didn't get angry. After all, it was her own system.
Huo Qiqi went over in her mind the people she met and the things that happened during this period. Recently, Liu Dexian was framed. Although the accusation was explained clearly, the person behind the scenes was not caught. Later, the person behind the incident who almost killed Zhang Wei was also not caught. Could it be that the person behind the two incidents was planning to take action? I just don't know how many people are behind the scenes.
Who had she offended recently? Could it be the Qian family? She didn't believe that the agricultural product company had the guts to harm her. Perhaps it had something to do with the auction of the Water of Life.
"Xiao Ling, is there any way in the system to allow me to change my appearance?
"Host, yes, you can use the system's "Hide and Seek" to change your voice and appearance. Each time, it lasts for 8 hours and costs a certain amount of jade. Friendly reminder, once the host returns to their true appearance during the "Hide and Seek" period, the "Hide and Seek" function will automatically expire and the fee will not be refunded."
Huo Qiqi felt that her system might have been hacked by someone, otherwise why would she be so cheated? Then she looked at the cost of this function and was speechless. Each use of the "Hide the Sky and Sea" function cost jadeite equivalent to 250 million Hong Kong dollars, which was really expensive.
"Xiao Ling, use the "Hide the Sky and Escape" function." Huo Qiqi didn't dare to take too many risks, so she decided to test this function.
"Ding, welcome to the host to use the "Hide the Sky and Cross the Sea" function. The function is valid for 8 hours and the fee will be automatically deducted."
After using the trick of hiding the truth, Huo Qiqi quickly went to the bathroom and carefully observed the changes in herself in the mirror. Sure enough, her height, weight and appearance were completely different from before. She tried to speak a few words, and her voice also changed, becoming a little hoarse. This was too magical. Now she was just a tall and thin girl in her 20s.
Since my appearance has changed, I'll give myself a pseudonym, Mo Huai.
On the day of the auction, Huo Qiqi planned to stay in the villa on the surface to confuse those who had been following her. She would then transform herself into Mo Huai and use the system's space movement function to avoid the attention of these secret agents and attend the auction openly.
She did this to throw a smokescreen so that outsiders would not know who actually made the Water of Life and to cut off the connection between the name Huo Qiqi and the maker of the Water of Life.
Three days before the auction, the world's most powerful individuals, or their designated representatives, had gathered at various star-rated hotels in Hong Kong. Just as everyone was inquiring about the authenticity of the Eau de Vie's efficacy, a piece of bombshell news stirred everyone's excitement once again.
Mr. Mo Huai, the maker of Eau de Vie, will attend the auction.
The maker means endless water of life. Although everyone has long known that a person can only drink two portions of water of life in his lifetime, its temptation is too great.
The auction, which had already attracted much attention and anticipation, attracted even more wealthy people due to the appearance of Mr. Mo Huai. Most of them wanted to make friends with the maker of the Water of Life, while some people had darker thoughts. They wanted to imprison Mo Huai and make him a production machine for the Water of Life, so that they would have countless wealth.
For a time, various forces in Hong Kong were undercurrents, making many people afraid to leave their homes easily.
Huo Qiqi felt that releasing the news that Mo Huai was going to appear at the auction was somewhat risky. Mo Huai's high-profile appearance would put himself in a bigger vortex, but overall the benefits outweighed the disadvantages.
At 8 o'clock in the evening, the Goodkangs appeared at the gate of the villa. After Huo Qiqi invited them in, Goodkang didn't waste any time and asked Huo Qiqi directly: "Huo, is Mo Huai really the creator of the Water of Life? Will she stop our cooperation?"
"Mr. Goodkang, you don't have to worry about this. Mo Huai and I are friends for life and death. As long as I need it, she will always provide the water of life."
After seeing off Mr. and Mrs. Goodkang, Huo Qiqi also prepared to have a good rest because the auction would be held tomorrow.
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