Chapter 13: Chapter 013 Injury to the Buttocks
"Ergou, what on earth is going on here?"
In the Chen Family's storage, Chen Ergou found himself surrounded by Li Cuixia and Chen Jianqiu!
Looking at their puzzled faces, Chen Ergou quickly explained the matter of contracting the back hill!
After he finished, Chen Ergou even showed them the contract he had just received!
After hearing Chen Ergou's account, Li Cuixia stared at him blankly for a few moments before blurting out subconsciously, "This… Ergou, have you lost your mind? One hundred thousand to contract the back hill? Don't you know how barren it is up there?"
"Exactly, and besides, where did you get the money?"
"The money is what I just earned!"
Chen Ergou said with a smile, and once again he went over how he had sold the Lingzhi!
"You invested all that hundred thousand in the hill?"
"Yes! From now on, the hill is ours for the next five years!"
Smiling, Chen Ergou shook the contract in his hand again.
"Son, you really are a fool! The soil on that hill is nutrient-poor; you can only lose money by contracting it! Go and cancel it now! Your Uncle will definitely not make it difficult for you!"
At this point, Li Cuixia felt like she was going to explode with frustration!
"Mom, trust me, I have a way!"
Chen Ergou had expected Li Cuixia's objection, so he was not surprised but replied with confident assurance!
Seeing the confidence on Chen Ergou's face, Li Cuixia knew this was not going to be easy, understanding her son to be incredibly stubborn!
Then, Chen Jianqiu cast a glance at Chen Ergou and said, "Son, since you've decided, give it a go! But if it doesn't work out, make sure you stop in time, don't upset your mother, understand?"
"Yeah! If it doesn't work out, I'll definitely terminate the lease. For now, I'm going to start sowing!"
During the conversation, Chen Ergou quickly ran out!
Watching Chen Ergou rush out, Li Cuixia glared at Chen Jianqiu and sighed, "How could you let him try? Don't you know the condition of the hill? That's just wasting money outright!"
Li Cuixia's home was near the back hill, where they had a grape vineyard, and she often went to the hill. She knew that even grass didn't grow there, let alone the more precious medicinal herbs!
"Maybe our son can work a miracle! Didn't he find ginseng and Lingzhi on the mountain before? Besides, it's just a trial; if it doesn't work, then so be it!"
"That was just sheer dumb luck before! This time, I don't believe he'll be lucky again!"
"Alright, trust the boy this time!"
After smiling, Chen Jianqiu also walked out, and Li Cuixia hesitated for a moment before falling silent, knowing that it might do Chen Ergou good to learn from a setback…
…
"There's power in numbers indeed!"
In the evening, after dinner, Chen Ergou stealthily made his way to the hill he had contracted.
Earlier, since there were many people, the whole hill had been almost completely planted in just one afternoon!
Chen Ergou was aware that although the hill was fully planted, it would be challenging for the medicinal herbs to thrive, so now he had to infuse them with the green True Qi!
With that thought, Chen Ergou squatted down in front of a seed, starting to inject True Qi into the newly planted seeds very carefully!
There it was!
Just after the green True Qi had been infused, Chen Ergou's eyes suddenly lit up, for in that instant, he saw a verdant sprout break through the soil…
After it had sprouted two tender leaves, Chen Ergou stopped the infusion of True Qi. Then, he carefully examined the amount of green True Qi in his Dantian, discovering it had hardly diminished at all!
With excitement, he rubbed his hands together, and a thrilled Chen Ergou moved to another Medicinal Herb plant…
The second plant!
The third plant!
The fourth plant!
And so, plant by plant, the herbs sprouted new shoots with the help of Chen Ergou…
"When Mom and Dad see this tomorrow, they're probably going to be dumbfounded!"
After helping thousands of seedlings produce tender leaves, Chen Ergou looked at the verdant scene before him, murmuring softly to himself!
After stretching with a yawn, Chen Ergou prepared to go back home.
Because of the prolonged Chi infusion just now, it had taken a great toll on him! He really wanted to hurry home and get a good sleep!
Just as he was walking down the mountain, Chen Ergou saw someone ahead who seemed to have fallen over.
He quickly approached and couldn't help but feel that the world was really small because the person lying on the ground turned out to be Beauty Liu, whom he had previously sucked poison from with his mouth!
"Sister-in-law, are you okay?"
Hearing Chen Ergou's concerned question, Beauty Liu was really frustrated...
Earlier, after she had eaten, she had planned to go for a walk. But upon seeing Chen Ergou coming her way, and worried about the awkwardness of meeting him, she quickly turned to walk in another direction. Unfortunately, she failed to notice a stone underfoot and stumbled over it...
"I... I seem to have sat on something! I have no strength now! Help me up!"
"Alright!"
Hearing her pained words, Chen Ergou hurriedly helped Beauty Liu up from the ground.
"Sister-in-law, no wonder! You sat on a rock!"
As Chen Ergou helped Beauty Liu up, he noticed a protruding rock.
Hearing this, she turned her head and also saw that irregular piece of granite!
With a frustrated sigh, she tried to walk on her own, but found that her legs had no strength...
After hesitating, she, though embarrassed, had no choice but to ask, "Ergou, my legs can't support me. Can you help me get home?"
Truth be told, she really didn't want to let this little lecher take her home so late, but she had no choice!
After all, she couldn't walk at all now!
"Of course!"
Chen Ergou could not possibly refuse such a request from Beauty Liu.
So he immediately agreed with enthusiasm.
Like this, Chen Ergou helped the limping Beauty Liu towards her home.
…
"Indeed, she is destitute!"
After carefully assisting her into the main room, Chen Ergou sighed silently.
At this moment, there was not a single decent piece of furniture in the entire room, the only modern item being a dozen-inch black-and-white television in the corner of the wall.
It's all that bastard Niu Bao's fault!
If I see him, I'll definitely kill him!
Thinking about how a perfectly good home was ruined by gambler Niu Bao, Chen Ergou truly wished he could kick him to death!
"Sister-in-law, is this what you ate tonight?"
Noticing a few packets of pickled vegetables on Beauty Liu's table, Chen Ergou asked with concern.
Her heart warmed by his concerned question, Beauty Liu whispered a small shake of her head and quickly said with some guilt, "I wasn't hungry tonight, just grabbed something casual! Usually, I do cook proper meals for myself!"
"Promise me, from now on, eat better. If you're short on money, ask me for it, I'll give it to you!"
Knowing that Beauty Liu's words did not match her true feelings, Chen Ergou turned his head to look at her, speaking with great empathy.
"Okay!"
She wanted to refuse Chen Ergou's kindness, but found she couldn't because she realized she really enjoyed the feeling of being cared for and cherished by him!
"Can you sit now?"
Seeing her agreement, Chen Ergou smiled and asked proactively.
"I can't, it feels like it has swollen up! Just help me lie down!"
Beauty Liu shook her head.
"No problem!"
As they spoke, Chen Ergou directly picked her up in his arms.