Rural Farming: My Buildings Can Be Upgraded

Chapter 46: Chapter 45: Speculation

"Yes, we’ll keep selling the medicinal tea in the village."

As for why he wasn’t advertising, it was because he couldn’t. The medicinal tea could only be made within the village, and it had to be made by a Pharmacist (doctor). No one else would do.

This meant the medicinal tea’s production volume was destined to be small. A Level 1 Medicine House could have at most two Pharmacists, which meant he couldn’t expand the operation by hiring more staff.

It was only then that Lin Feng realized the village’s population limit was also a restriction on his own development.

A Level 1 village could only have 30 villagers. In other words, without upgrading, it was impossible to expand the workforce for many special professions.

Xiao Lei and Wang Hao breathed a sigh of relief. As long as it was still for sale, that was all that mattered.

They now had hope of being cured and didn’t want to lose it. They just found it a little strange that he wasn’t advertising.

Wang Hao asked, "Boss, are you going to raise the price of this tea?"

"The price won’t go up, but there might be some limits on the quantity sold each day in the future."

He glanced at the oblivious and still-cheerful Zhao Shiyun beside him. She clearly had no idea what the consequences would be once word got out.

’It looks like I’ll have to hire a strong and sturdy doctor for the next Pharmacist position,’ he thought. ’Otherwise, this job is going to be tough.’

Xiao Lei asked, "Boss, is it okay if we promote it among our fellow patients?"

Even though some people were calling them scammers, he still wanted to help more patients escape their suffering.

"No problem, but please don’t film our employees without permission."

"Got it, got it. I promise I won’t film anyone."

After sending the two tourists on their way, Lin Feng took Zhao Shiyun to the village cafeteria (a temporary setup), where quite a few people were already eating.

"Shiyun, do you want to run any experiments on this medicinal tea?"

Zhao Shiyun shook her head. "It’s fine the way it is now. I don’t want to do research."

Lin Feng considered her personality. She really wasn’t the type to conduct experiments, much less someone who sought fame.

If it were any other doctor, they would probably be thinking about studying the medicinal tea in detail, understanding its healing principles, and then publishing a paper.

"You rushed out of here just now. What happened?" Hu Zhiming asked, chewing on a steamed bun.

"Something came up with the medicinal tea, so I went to handle it."

Hu Xia ran over at that moment to ask as well, so Lin Feng had to explain.

"So, you’re saying the medicinal tea can treat all sorts of cough-inducing illnesses?"

"I’m not sure. I don’t think it’s possible. If it were really that amazing, could it cure cancer just because the cancer is causing a cough?"

Lin Feng thought it was impossible. If it were truly that powerful, it would be even more incredible than the Jade Grapes.

He had actually thought about it carefully, even analyzing the item’s written description word by word, and now had a theory.

The medicine’s effect was likely its literal description: "Clear Fire Poison, Moisten Lungs, Stop Cough." Clearing Fire Poison needed no explanation.

The final four words were the key. "Moisten Lungs"—easy to understand, it moisturized the lungs. "Stop Cough"—its literal meaning was to make coughing stop.

’How does it stop the coughing?’

’It’s simple. As long as the cause of the cough is treated, the cough will disappear.’

’Therefore, this medicine can only treat the direct cause of a cough, not the indirect causes.’

’For example, with a cough caused by a cold, this medicine can’t cure the cold itself, only the symptom of coughing that the cold causes. As long as the cold isn’t cured, the cough it causes will definitely return.’

’But for treating chronic bronchitis, it’s the perfect targeted remedy.’

Even so, the power of the Clearing Heat and Stopping Cough Pills was shocking to Lin Feng, because it could treat all diseases that directly caused coughing.

Hu Xia asked in confusion, "Why aren’t you promoting it? The effects of this medicinal tea are so good, you could totally scale up the advertising and apply for a pharmaceutical license."

It was difficult for Lin Feng to explain, so he just said, "The law doesn’t allow it, and it’s too much trouble. Let’s just treat it as a special product of our Lin Xian Village. It can also attract tourists."

"Then you have to protect that formula. Don’t let someone else patent it first, leaving you unable to use it."

"Yes, I definitely need to consider that. I’ll find someone to file the patent application in a bit."

Although the formula was useless to anyone else, he didn’t want someone patenting it and coming back to cause trouble for him.

After finishing his meal, Lin Feng went to take care of the patent matter.

The two men, who had taken the medicine at noon and felt its curative effects, didn’t stop their promotional efforts.

Although posting in many patient group chats got them cursed at and kicked out.

However, through their tireless efforts, a few fellow patients came to believe them.

This was mainly because Lin Xian Village had been trending online for a while, and the medicinal tea was only 15 yuan. They could just treat it as a trip.

If it really could cure the disease that tormented them, then it would be a huge win.

"Brother Lei, these people don’t believe us! They’re cursing us out and calling us scammers!"

Wang Hao was a little dejected. He was clearly doing a good thing, yet people were cursing him for it.

Xiao Lei clapped him on the shoulder and said, "Just do good deeds and don’t worry about the outcome. As long as our conscience is clear, that’s what matters."

He was beginning to understand those people who act bravely for a just cause without regard for their own safety. They acted purely on instinct, the truest expression of a noble character.

...

「Jiangcheng City」

Xue Hongzhi sat in his office, looking out the window at the commercial street below.

’Just as I guessed. That vixen Li Lan uses the same tricks every time.’

However, after getting some information through certain special channels, he had been very cooperative with her this time.

’Thinking she can solve this with her old business tactics is just wishful thinking. Not unless she can handle all of Wuyuan County.’

Even though he had "voluntarily" let himself be driven back like this, he was still in a foul mood.

After a moment’s thought, he opened his computer, logged into an email account, sent a message, and then deleted the account.

Clearly, from his practiced movements, this was not the first time he had done this.

In Wuyuan County, Li Lan was with her subordinates, using various methods to learn about Lin Xian Village.

She had originally thought he was just some country bumpkin who had stumbled upon a treasure, but the situation was more complicated than she had imagined.

"Song Ren, have you finished investigating the information I asked for?"

The man with glasses, Song Ren, said with difficulty, "Boss, the connections involved are too complex. I can’t figure it all out in such a short time."

"However, from what I’ve gathered, some people in Wuyuan County are very unhappy about the Jade Grapes situation. Perhaps we could cooperate with them."

Li Lan flipped through the documents. "Then invite them over. Let’s talk with them."

She knew that relying solely on the power of Shanchuan Pharmaceutical to acquire Lin Xian Village was simply impossible.

After reading the investigation file on Lin Feng, she felt something was off. Lin Feng’s behavior was too headstrong, a stark contrast to the personality described in the report.

’It might be because he got the Jade Grapes.’

Unable to figure it out, Li Lan set his file aside. People whose personalities you couldn’t pin down were the hardest to deal with.

She no longer planned to find a way to deal with Lin Feng directly. It was better to solve it from the top and get the land lease rights for Lin Xian Village.

However, while she was investigating this matter, people in Wuyuan County were also investigating her.

Inside a hotel, several people were sitting together, discussing the matter.

"This Shanchuan Pharmaceutical is a real joke. They actually think they can just buy Lin Xian Village."

"Big companies are naturally arrogant. They think money can solve everything, no matter where they are."

"I heard today that the county is discussing the development of the area around Lin Xian Village."

These people shared a knowing smile. If the ownership of Lin Xian Village could really be bought with money, would they all just be sitting here like idiots?

Everyone knew the benefits of obtaining the Jade Grapes. With everyone’s eyes on it now, you’d have to be crazy to be the one to stick your neck out.

Besides, now that Jiangcheng City knew about it, the county had also set the tone: use Lin Xian Village to drive the county’s tourism industry. That made it even less likely that anyone would dare to make a move.

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