Rural Farming: My Buildings Can Be Upgraded

Chapter 31: Chapter 30: Accelerating the Pace of Development

After a full day of research, the Hua University professors all wore stern expressions as they rode back to the county seat to rest.

One of them, an electromagnetics professor named Lanli, broke the heavy atmosphere. "While I was measuring the electromagnetic conditions today, I found some anomalous data."

Hearing that there was a discovery, the professors seemed to spring to life, asking questions one after another.

"What kind of anomalous data?"

"If you had anomalous data, you should have said so earlier!"

"We spent all afternoon analyzing all sorts of data. If you found something, you should have shared it so we could all discuss it."

"..."

Lanli hadn’t expected his one sentence to cause such a huge reaction. In truth, the fluctuation in the anomalous data was very small.

"It’s not that I didn’t want to say anything, but the data was technically within the normal range of fluctuation. I only brought it up because I saw that no one else had found anything."

Seeing that everyone was about to gather around to discuss the anomalous data, the team leader from the university quickly said, "Everyone, hold on. We’re in the car right now; this isn’t the time for discussion. Let’s all rest first. We’ll hold a meeting to discuss this once we’re back in the county seat."

In Linshan Village, under a pavilion built next to the Well, Lin Feng and a few others sat together, eating and discussing the day’s events.

"Brother Lin, the afternoon’s research didn’t yield any results. The viewers on my sister’s livestream are all really curious now. This place of yours is about to get famous!"

Hu Zhiming’s mood was quite cheerful as he ate the delicious vegetables. ’Tonight, Uncle Wang’s side will be making their move too.’

Lin Feng had actually hoped they would uncover something, as that would provide a reasonable explanation. Unfortunately, the investigation yielded no results.

"Are those students still running tests?"

"Yeah. They’re working really hard. My sister sent some food and water over to them."

"They certainly are. It’s a shame my place isn’t fully built yet, or I could’ve helped them with accommodations."

Hu Zhiming looked around at the village’s condition and said, "Brother Lin, you need to speed up the construction here. With all the exposure lately, you’re definitely going to get a ton of curious tourists visiting."

"I want to speed things up too, but there’s no way to go faster. The heavy machinery can’t even get in here yet."

There wasn’t much Lin Feng could do. He had already been secretly using his special ability to modify some of the constructions.

With so many people watching now, he didn’t dare to openly use the construction function of the Village Construction Order.

"Brother Lin, you could actually use wooden structures. You could have the basic frames prefabricated down below and then just haul them in here for assembly."

’That’s actually a pretty good idea,’ Lin Feng thought. ’It really could work. It could even provide cover for me to use the Village Construction Order’s functions. Right now, with Uncle Dazhuang and the others handling the construction, they know the progress day by day. But if I use custom-made frames, I can secretly use the Village Construction Order’s building function.’

"Do you know a manufacturer we can order from?"

"Of course! Brother Lin, I never told you, but my family is involved in that industry. I can get you in touch with a company that works with us."

"Then help me get in touch with them. I really do need to speed things up a bit."

Hu Zhiming picked up his phone on the spot and made a call to a friend.

Lin Feng checked his bank account balance. ’I still have over two million. That should be enough to get through the initial phase of construction.’

Just then, Lin Dongyue walked over and said, "Xiaofeng, you mentioned you wanted to hire people. I just asked around for you, and quite a few people are willing to come work here."

"Dad, did you tell them the starting salary is 2,000, with raises later depending on our development?"

"I did. Your uncles and aunts were thrilled when they heard the salary."

"Then have them come over for interviews tomorrow. It’s fine if the ones for cleaning are a bit older, but for some positions, I’ll need younger people who have some education."

"No problem. By the way, your Uncle Dazhuang just asked me if his wife could come work here. It seems some of the other workers have similar ideas."

"Dad, I’m not familiar with the people in town. You help me hire five people—they need to be diligent and honest. For the other five positions, I’ll see if I can find some younger employees."

"Alright, I’ll go talk to your Uncle Dazhuang and then ask Dazhuang about the other workers’ family situations."

After his dad left, Lin Feng called Uncle Ma directly. ’When it comes to who knows the town best, it has to be him, the town mayor.’

"Uncle Ma, have you eaten yet?"

"I’m eating right now. Ever since you came back, I’ve been so busy I can barely catch my breath. What’s up?"

"Uncle Ma, I’m definitely going to have a lot of tourists coming here, so your town needs to prepare. I don’t have any place for them to stay.

Also, I need to hire five young employees, preferably educated and literate. The current salary is 2,000, and I’ll cover their pension insurance. See if you can help me round some people up."

"Hahaha, that’s great news! Don’t worry about the employees, I guarantee you’ll be satisfied. Alright, I have to go organize a meeting now, so I can’t talk anymore."

Lin Feng hung up the phone. ’Well, that should make Uncle Ma happy.’

At that moment, Hu Xia came down from the mountain, a wide smile on her face. She looked like she was in an excellent mood.

"Look, look! Telling them a million times was useless, but the law sure does the trick!"

He looked at the phone she held out. Her DMs were filled with one apology message after another, all asking her to be merciful and let them off the hook.

Only a few idiots were still cursing her out at a time like this, calling her petty and saying she was making a big deal out of nothing.

In reality, even if they were sued, most of them would just have to pay court fees and issue a public apology. Some weren’t even adults and wouldn’t have to bear any legal responsibility.

So why were these people panicking? It mainly came down to the issue of social death.

When you post online, nobody knows if the person behind the account is a human or a ghost. But when you get sued, the police show up at your door to investigate and may even inspect the device used to send the messages.

In real life, these people would never dare to speak so recklessly. Now that the police were knocking on their doors, their neighbors would naturally find out about the things they’d been saying online.

"These marketing accounts are smart, though. They just deleted their videos and posted apologies."

"The people behind those accounts are all slippery old veterans. Every one of them is shrewd. It’s a shame there was no way to get some of their accounts banned this time."

There wasn’t much Hu Xia could do about them. Those people understood the law too and knew exactly where the line was.

A scoundrel who understands the law is the hardest kind to deal with.

"By the way, the people from Hua University just asked me to check if an Arrow Tower can be dismantled."

"They want to dismantle an Arrow Tower for research?"

Lin Feng had already anticipated this. ’I’m also pretty curious,’ he thought. ’What would a modified building look like when it’s dismantled?’

"Yeah. They’ve tested all kinds of data and haven’t found the cause, so they’re thinking the problem might be with the Arrow Tower itself."

"Then let them pick an Arrow Tower to dismantle. As long as they rebuild it for me afterward, it’s fine."

"Okay, I’ll send them the message."

After sending the message, Hu Xia asked, "I heard you’re looking to hire a doctor?"

"I am. You’re not thinking of recommending someone, are you? I can’t offer a very high salary at the moment."

"It’s not a recommendation. You remember Zhao Shiyun, who visited last time, right?"

"Yeah, the very cute girl. What about her? Don’t tell me she’s a doctor?"

’It’s not that I don’t believe you,’ Lin Feng thought, ’but she doesn’t look like a doctor at all. She has none of a doctor’s bearing; she’s more like an unmarried young lady from a wealthy, ancient family.’

"She really is a doctor, but of Traditional Chinese Medicine. She’s also studied some nursing and is fully certified."

"You really can’t tell. I thought she studied the four arts. Traditional Chinese Medicine... I never would have guessed."

He remembered how she ate like a little hamster, looking so dorky and cute. ’I never would have imagined she’d study Traditional Chinese Medicine.’

"She’s actually just bored and looking for a job to pass the time, but she doesn’t want to work in a hospital. When I heard you were hiring a doctor, I mentioned it to her. I didn’t expect her to agree.

However, she has one condition: every time the Jade Grapes ripen, you have to sell some to her."

Lin Feng understood. ’She’s not coming here to work at all,’ he realized. ’She’s coming purely for the Jade Grapes.’

"Alright. Tell her I agree. The pay isn’t high—5,000 a month to start. We’ll see about a raise later based on how my place does."

’With a doctor willing to come, I can complete my quest,’ Lin Feng thought excitedly. ’I’ll also get the "Clearing Heat and Stopping Cough Pills" recipe and finish all my current quests. I wonder what new quests will pop up? And what kind of good stuff will I get as rewards?’

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