Ch 123: Returning Empty-handed

“Tut tut tut!”

Qin Yun drove a three-wheeled motorcycle directly into the farm.

As soon as he parked, he saw Ye Xiong and his subordinates dejectedly leaning on their hoes.

“Brother Xiong, what’s wrong with you?” Qin Yun asked in confusion.

“Brother Qin, Assistant Fang said that after the reporters’ advertisement, the Baihua Grand Hotel will soon be able to welcome a large number of customers. She wants us to quickly prepare a batch of greens to receive customers.” Ye Xiong did not immediately answer his question, but instead reiterated Assistant Fang’s mission.

“Yes, that’s what she said.” Qin Yun nodded.

“But this land…”

“What’s wrong with my land?”

“This is completely a wasteland. It’s impossible to grow greens, unless you transport soil from other places like you did before. But if you use this method to grow vegetables, the Baihua Grand Hotel’s customers will have run away long ago.”

Ye Xiong explained with a sigh.

His subordinates also looked extremely disappointed.

They originally thought that by following Qin Yun, they could embark on a path to getting rich.

But unexpectedly, what appeared before them was a wasteland. Forget about getting rich; they might not even be able to fill their bellies.

After listening to Ye Xiong’s explanation, Qin Yun calmly smiled.

“Brother Qin, why are you still laughing?” If they didn’t know Qin Yun, Ye Xiong and the others would definitely think this youngster had a problem with his brain.

The Baihua Grand Hotel is about to be in a desperate situation, facing closure.

They are about to lose their jobs.

Su Lina and Assistant Fang are also about to fall into a difficult situation again.

Qin Yun wasn’t nervous at all, and he could still laugh?

“Don’t worry, although this is a wasteland, I have already developed a very effective planting method. I guarantee that I can provide the Baihua Grand Hotel with a large batch of greens within five days.”

Qin Yun was full of confidence.

Within five days?

Ye Xiong and his subordinates couldn’t believe it.

It wasn’t that they didn’t trust Qin Yun, but they couldn’t believe it.

How is it possible to grow a large batch of greens in five days on such a wasteland?

They believed that even if Qin Yun developed a better method, it would be impossible to achieve.

Qin Yun stopped wasting words, reached out and lifted the old plastic sheeting covering the back of the three-wheeled motorcycle.

Under the sheeting was a large area of lush green seedlings.

These seedlings were not only emerald green in color, but the plants were also very sturdy. Even those who had never planted anything could tell at a glance that these seedlings were excellent.

“Brother Qin, did you cultivate these seedlings?” Ye Xiong asked in surprise.

“Yes, I cultivated them.”

Qin Yun nodded.

After verifying the process of planting greens with True Qi stream water last time, he made three pools at home specifically for cultivating seedlings.

The seedlings cultivated with True Qi stream water have sturdy plants, strong vitality, and very good quality.

Most importantly, it won’t arouse suspicion, and it’s not easy to reveal the secret of his Ancient Legacy.

“These seedlings are indeed very good, but this land is really too bad. It still won’t grow anything.” Ye Xiong still had no confidence.

His ten subordinates also wore disappointed expressions.

“Trust me, these seedlings have strong vitality. They are guaranteed to survive, and they will grow very well.”

As Qin Yun spoke, he began to move the seedlings to the ground.

Just his words alone couldn’t convince Ye Xiong and the others. Only by letting them see it with their own eyes could he win their hearts and minds.

Ye Xiong and his subordinates couldn’t just watch Qin Yun work; they also stepped forward to help unload the seedlings.

However, their enthusiasm wasn’t very high, and their faces didn’t look good.

They all thought this was a waste of time. On such a wasteland, it was absolutely impossible to grow vegetables.

This time, Qin Yun brought enough seedlings to plant ten vegetable ridges.

Gao Bing, who was directing the workers from afar, shook his head repeatedly when he saw Qin Yun bringing in many seedlings.

“How can the method of transporting soil to grow vegetables take care of so many vegetables?”

“Qin Yun alone certainly can’t plant so many vegetables. But this time he brought eleven security guards to help, so he should succeed.” Lao Luo, the captain of the construction team, had a different opinion from Gao Bing. He believed that Qin Yun would still be able to grow these vegetables this time.

“With Captain Ye Xiong and the others helping, it can indeed succeed. But using eleven strong laborers to plant ten ridges of vegetables is too wasteful. It can even be said to be squandering labor.” Gao Bing pushed up his thick glasses and said.

“…Indeed, it’s too wasteful.” Lao Luo completely agreed on this point.

Before nightfall, Qin Yun and Ye Xiong and the others finally dug out the ten vegetable ridges, and all the seedlings were planted.

After chatting casually with Gao Bing, Lao Luo, and the others, Qin Yun took Ye Xiong and his subordinates home for dinner.

After the previous experience, Gao Bing and Lao Luo knew they couldn’t persuade Qin Yun, and they also knew they couldn’t stop him.

So during the chat, everyone didn’t mention anything about planting vegetables, as if they hadn’t seen Qin Yun and Ye Xiong and the others planting vegetables here.

Back home, He Xianglian and Xiaoyu had already prepared a sumptuous dinner.

After dinner, Ye Xiong and his subordinates moved tents from the van and set them up in the courtyard in front of Qin Yun’s house.

Qin Yun’s earthen house only had two rooms left, so they could only sleep in tents.

After working hard for most of the day, and feeling very disappointed, Ye Xiong and his subordinates quickly fell asleep.

After He Xianglian and Xiaoyu also fell asleep, Qin Yun, taking Xiaohui, quietly left the house and quietly entered the farm to water the ten newly planted vegetable ridges with True Qi-infused creek water.

To harvest the vegetables within five days, it is necessary to water them with True Qi stream water three times continuously.

This is the experience Qin Yun has summarized.

To water ten vegetable ridges, it takes at least twenty drops of True Qi. With Qin Yun’s current strength, although he can do it, it’s already his limit.

After watering the vegetables, Qin Yun immediately found a lush reed thicket to hide in, and let Xiaohui guard beside him.

He took out the river clam pearl and began to restore his True Qi.

The river clam pearl can speed up his True Qi recovery, but it also contains a large amount of Yin Cold Aura.

Qin Yun could only absorb it slowly and carefully, lest he be frozen stiff by the Yin Cold Aura again.

Last time he froze stiff by the creekside, it was thanks to Li Chunmei who performed artificial respiration on him and saved him.

But this time, Li Chunmei went to the county town and couldn’t help him absorb the Yin Qi.

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The next day.

Ye Xiong and his subordinates slept until noon before waking up.

They used to be gangsters, they had never done farm work before. They had dug for most of the day yesterday, and their backs were almost broken.

After dinner, they took a cold shower, and then lay down in the tent and slept soundly until now.

Ye Xiong pounded his aching lower back, got up, put on his clothes, walked out of the tent, and prepared to wash up.

Only then did he realize that the sun was almost in the middle of the sky, scorching the earth.

“It’s almost noon already?”

Ye Xiong’s face suddenly changed.

If Assistant Fang knew they were sleeping in, she would definitely be very angry.

“Why didn’t Brother Qin wake us up?” Ye Xiong complained.

Suddenly, he slapped his forehead:

“Damn it, we forgot to water the seedlings we planted yesterday. The sun is so strong, they’re probably all dead.”

The subordinates who were beside him, also preparing to wash up, nonchalantly waved their hands.

“Brother Xiong, even if we had watered last night, those ten ridges of seedlings would still die from the sun.”

“That land is either loose sand or hard rubble. No matter how much water we pour, it won’t be retained. The seedlings will eventually die from the sun.”

“…”

These subordinates had planted before and knew something about the characteristics of the soil.

Ye Xiong sighed dejectedly.

He knew his subordinates were telling the truth.

It seemed that their efforts yesterday afternoon were all in vain.

“Stop dawdling, hurry up and wash up, and hurry to work in the field.” Ye Xiong frowned.

“The seedlings are all dead, and we still have to go to the field?” One of the subordinates didn’t understand.

“Of course we have to go. This is the task Assistant Fang assigned to us, and Brother Qin has already gone to the field. How can we be lazy?”

After hearing Ye Xiong’s order, the subordinates didn’t dare to delay any longer and quickly went to the well to wash up.

At this time, a childish voice rang out.

“Uncle, don’t worry, my Papa is still sleeping.”

Xiaoyu, holding a small stack of bowls, placed them on a makeshift wooden table beside the courtyard, for Ye Xiong and the others to eat breakfast, and said in a childish voice.

“What? Your Papa is still sleeping?”

Ye Xiong and the others were all stunned.

Qin Yun was even lazier than them?

They were because they hadn’t done farm work for a long time and weren’t used to it, and they had no confidence in this mission, so they were dragging their feet until now.

But Qin Yun was the leader of this mission and the owner of those seedlings. Why was he as sluggish as them?

“Brother Qin must also have no confidence in this vegetable planting mission, so he’s as listless and dragging his feet as we are.”

Thinking of this, Ye Xiong was extremely disappointed.

He no longer urged his subordinates, but slowly sat on a large stone by the well and slowly brushed his teeth.

His subordinates followed suit, and they were all very listless.

It wasn’t until dusk that Qin Yun came out of the room.

At this time, the last bit of confidence that Ye Xiong and his subordinates had completely dissipated.

Qin Yun, the person mainly in charge, slept all day.

How could there be any hope for planting vegetables?

“Brother Qin, we’ll go back to the hotel tomorrow morning.” Ye Xiong didn’t mention Qin Yun sleeping in, but was preparing to go back.

“Go back to the hotel tomorrow? Did Assistant Fang call you back urgently?” Qin Yun was very surprised.

“No, we’re going back ourselves.” Ye Xiong shook his head.

“The vegetables haven’t been harvested yet, why are you leaving?”

“Vegetables?”

Ye Xiong glared at Qin Yun, grumbling unhappily in his heart, you slept for almost a whole day, the seedlings in the field have long been dried up, now you’re mentioning the vegetables, it’s too late.

Of course, he didn’t dare to say these words openly, so he said tactfully:

“Brother Qin, you actually knew from the beginning that it was impossible to grow vegetables on that land, and we don’t need to stay any longer.”

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