Rural Farming: My Buildings Can Be Upgraded

Chapter 50: Chapter 49: The Plan Failed

The online exposure for the Medicinal Tea was far greater than the buzz around the Jade Grapes and the Arrow Tower. Clearly, people were more concerned about health issues.

Some netizens who hadn’t paid any attention to the Arrow Tower, especially those over forty, clicked on the news about the Medicinal Tea the moment they saw it to learn more.

Judging by the tourist demographics, this wave of visitors was clearly dominated by people over forty.

Lin Feng even saw tour groups of seniors in Lin Xian Village—hordes of older men and women. It was just that the village’s two main attractions weren’t exactly friendly to them.

After a long day of work, the employees happily collected their Medicinal Tea and went home.

The new employees seemed to be in good spirits as well, probably because they had talked with the older staff and learned that more tourists meant higher wages.

"Ugh! This is so annoying! These companies are driving me crazy, calling me non-stop. Boss, you have to give me a raise!"

Lin Feng smiled and said, "A raise is fine, but more Jade Grapes are out of the question."

Hu Xia shot him a glare, then wrapped an arm around Zhao Shiyun and asked, "Are you tired today?"

Zhao Shiyun rubbed her wrists, ignoring Hu Xia completely. Instead, she looked at Lin Feng with her big, watery eyes.

She had now experienced the misery of brewing tea non-stop with no time to rest.

’The days when no one came to buy Medicinal Tea were truly blissful.’

’Sure enough, only after getting a harsh dose of reality do you realize how comfortable a leisurely life is.’

"Stop looking at me like that. The help I found for you will arrive tomorrow. He’s a practitioner of traditional Chinese medicine, and also a Daoist."

"A Daoist!?"

Lin Feng looked at her confused and surprised expression and said, "That’s right. He studied Daoism with his master since he was a child and later got into a college for traditional Chinese medicine."

Lin Feng recalled his conversation with the man earlier. ’As expected of a Daoist,’ he thought, ’he’s truly carefree.’

When the man heard they were going to build a Land God Temple here, he didn’t even ask about compensation and eagerly agreed to come work for him.

Hu Zhiming said, "It’s not unusual for a Daoist to study traditional Chinese medicine. It’s a perfect fit for their expertise."

"Zhiming, how’s the construction progress?"

"Brother Lin, don’t worry. All the buildings you requested will be completed before the end of the year. If it weren’t for that so-called Lord’s Mansion of yours being so complicated, we could even finish ahead of schedule."

"How’s the Medicine House coming along?"

"It’s almost done. It should take another three or four days."

Lin Feng nodded. Some of the Houses were finished, and he had already installed air conditioning in them.

They had just undergone simple renovations. Although the Village Construction Order’s optimization ensured there were no toxic or harmful substances, it was still best to let them air out for a few days.

He had assumed the random attribute for the air-conditioned Houses would be temperature regulation, but the result was completely different from what he expected.

[Houses (Level 1): Restores resident stamina, increases work efficiency, and adds a warming-in-winter-and-cooling-in-summer effect.]

These would actually be better for the employees, but unfortunately, there were too few houses at the moment, so they had to be used for tourists first.

Once the next batch was built, he could set some aside as break rooms for the staff.

"Oh, right, Brother Lin, the Farmland you’ve been clearing recently is almost ready. What are you planning to plant?

"How about we plant it all with vegetables? The ones in the greenhouse are growing really well. If we plant more, we won’t have to buy any for our Restaurant once it’s built."

"The Farmland is almost ready? Alright, then we’ll plant it all with vegetables."

The four mu of wheat he had planted should be enough for his own consumption. Tourists would definitely eat more vegetables.

When he had more fields later, he could plant more staple crops.

He remembered he still had a gourmet menu task. Thanks to the Medicinal Tea, it should be completed by tomorrow.

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While they were chatting, a large number of people from pharmaceutical companies had gathered in Wuyuan County. Their goal was to obtain the formula for Lin Xian Village’s Medicinal Tea.

Li Lan sat in her office, looking over the latest information Song Ren had collected. She had never been so frustrated.

She had thought the matter would be resolved quickly. Even when Lin Feng rejected her the other day, she didn’t think it was a big deal.

He was just a young man. Even if he didn’t agree, she could just find a way through Wuyuan County to get ownership of Lin Xian Village directly, and all her problems would solve themselves.

But today, her contacts told her that acquiring the land ownership for Lin Xian Village was impossible for the time being.

The higher-ups were keeping an eye on the situation. Even her promise to invest in building a pharmaceutical factory in Wuyuan County made no difference.

Moreover, it wasn’t just the Wuyuan County leadership paying attention this time. The leadership in Jiangcheng City was also watching, as were a group of wealthy people from Wuyuan County.

At a time like this, no one dared to help her with this matter. She could only figure it out herself.

Just as she received this news, before she even had time to change her plans, she heard that many pharmaceutical companies had arrived in Wuyuan County, all of them for the Medicinal Tea.

And then, these pharmaceutical companies naturally found out about the Jade Grapes as well.

Before, acquiring Lin Xian Village was just a bit difficult. As long as her company was willing to part with some benefits, there were still ways.

Now, with the arrival of all these pharmaceutical companies, unless that Lin Feng had a screw loose and decided to voluntarily sell Lin Xian Village to her company, there was nothing she could do.

The situation had spiraled completely out of her control. Seeing the news about Lin Xian Village’s Medicinal Tea still trending online, Li Lan slammed her hand on the desk in anger.

After some thought, she called her boss, Wang Hong. "President Wang, the plan to purchase Lin Xian Village can’t proceed."

"Can’t proceed? What happened?"

"President Wang, you can check the news. The Medicinal Tea that’s trending right now is from Lin Xian Village, and it’s attracted a lot of pharmaceutical companies.

"This has caused the upper echelons of Wuyuan County to change their attitude toward Lin Xian Village. Our promises can no longer move them.

"With so many pharmaceutical companies watching, we can’t use our old methods either."

President Wang looked at the news online. "Are you sure this Medicinal Tea can treat chronic bronchitis?"

"It’s very effective for coughs. I’ve already had someone buy a batch and send it back to headquarters."

"Forget it. Just give up on Lin Xian Village. We’ll analyze this Medicinal Tea, add a few other things to it, and sell it ourselves."

In President Wang’s view, the non-transplantable Jade Grapes had a production issue, but getting his hands on them would be a good way to expand his Friends Circle.

Unfortunately, too many people were watching now. If he really used underhanded methods to get them, the company might end up in deep trouble.

If this Medicinal Tea was really as effective as the news claimed, it was a goose that lays golden eggs. They had to crack the formula before the other pharmaceutical companies did.

He was sure that there were plenty of other pharmaceutical companies with the same idea.

For this kind of traditional medicine, keeping the formula secret was the most important thing. Applying for a patent was useless.

"Understood, President Wang. Should I stay here and keep an eye on things?"

"You stay there and see how the other companies react. Who knows, one of them might do something stupid."

"I will follow your instructions and look for an opportunity."

After hanging up, Li Lan thought about how events had unfolded and realized she had underestimated that young man in Lin Xian Village.

She had a feeling that even if her original plan had succeeded, the final result would have still been failure.

"Manager Song, come in for a moment."

Song Ren quickly knocked on the door from outside and entered. "President Li, is there something you need?"

"Go and do a detailed investigation on that Lin Feng from Lin Xian Village."

"Right away. I’ll get on it."

Although he didn’t know why President Li was asking him to investigate this person again, he carried out the order quickly. As a subordinate, the most important thing was to follow the leader’s arrangements.

In Jiangcheng City, upon hearing about the situation in Wuyuan County, Xue Hongzhi happily opened a bottle of red wine and started drinking.

"I thought leaking a little information would just bring some other medical companies over to compete, but I didn’t expect such a surprising turn of events."

As a business representative for a pharmaceutical company, his first reaction to seeing the effects of the Medicinal Tea online was disbelief.

However, what these people didn’t know was that the Jade Grapes Sun Yannian had taken with him had already produced results. An even greater power was about to enter the fray.

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