Chapter 879 - 879: Return to the Urban Village

Similarly puzzled, Zhao Guo'an naturally had his doubts.

He slowly and steadily placed the shovel on the ground and asked, "Senior Sun, didn't you say that chicken manure is entirely harmful and not beneficial to the medicinal field?

Why are you so excited now?"

Logically speaking, given the past friendship between Sun Shijie and Sun Yiyang, it wouldn't be inappropriate for Zhao Guo'an to call the other party 'Uncle Master.'

However, Sun Shijie strongly opposed this and refused to accept the title of 'Uncle Master.'

Therefore, the two still referred to each other as 'senior and junior.'

"I misjudged it. This chicken manure not only has no harm but has great benefits instead!" Sun Shijie's face flushed as he said, "I just pulled out a stopped-growing medicinal plant, guess what?

It's already five years old, even though the medicinal field was only opened just over half a month ago."

"Five… five years?!" Zhao Guo'an was also a bit shocked.

This growth speed is simply astonishing!

But why does it only grow in age, not in size?

As if seeing the question in his heart, Sun Shijie replied, "Concentration is essence, of course, to be safe, we still need to test for safety. Leave that to me.

But the chicken manure should definitely not be thrown away. Find a place to store it first. If the test results prove safe and reliable, this stuff is as good as gold!"

These words directly brightened Xiao Feng's eyes, and a parable popped into his mind called 'Killing the Goose that Laid the Golden Eggs.'

It tells of a poor household whose chicken suddenly began laying golden eggs.

This turned the poor man's life around, and by selling the golden eggs, he quickly became wealthy.

The man then became complacent and stopped farming, waiting each day by the chicken to collect the golden eggs to sell at the market.

In theory, there's no problem with doing that, but the man inexplicably had a foolish thought one day.

While waiting for the chicken to lay a golden egg, he thought it was too slow, so he decided to kill the chicken and retrieve all the golden eggs at once.

The outcome was predictable; the chicken died, and the golden eggs were gone too.

Xiao Feng felt that the little Xiangzhu at home was even better than the golden egg-laying chicken in the story.

The effect of stimulating plant growth was much stronger than the 'one bag equals two bags' Golden Fertilizer, and even if sold, many people would want it.

After all, many precious medicinal herbs require a lot of time to cultivate. With the Golden Fertilizer produced by the little Xiangzhu, the money would roll in like a torrential downpour.

"I think you're right. It's time to find the little Xiangzhu a partner." Xiao Feng looked at the little girl with a serious expression.

Everyone knows the principle that chickens lay eggs and eggs hatch chickens.

If the descendants of the little Xiangzhu have the same ability...

Xiao Feng suddenly felt dizzy, as if seeing a golden mountain touching the sky and the earth, looking up, unable to see the top.

As he was thinking, Hui Shiqi and Hui Shiba, Lone Wolf and Lv Ziming, Hui Yi and Hui Er walked in one after another, except for Lao Ha and Aspergillus oryzae.

Normally, the closer they are when going out, the sooner they should return.

Based on Aspergillus oryzae and Lao Ha's speed, they should have been the first to return at best, at least not lagging behind everyone.

"Brother Xiao Feng, should I call Lao Ha and the others?" the little girl asked.

Xiao Feng nodded, intuitively knowing this call wouldn't connect.

Sure enough, shortly after, the little girl returned saying, "I can't get through; both of them have their phones off."

Lu Yao frowned and said, "I'll track their phones' locations."

The intention behind saying this was obviously suspecting that people and phones had already separated.

Otherwise, if it were a matter of no battery, it wouldn't be possible for both phones.

"Could they have gone to that kind of place?" Hui Shiqi speculated.

Hui Shiba smirked, "Which kind of place are you talking about, Brother Seventeen?"

Facing such an obvious trap, Hui Shiqi naturally wouldn't fall into it. After pondering for a moment, he retorted, "It's the place where you once lost yourself."

Ordinary people hearing such a clear insinuation would at least show embarrassment.

But Hui Shiba, after all, was not an ordinary person; his face was much thicker than usual folks. Instantly, he clasped his hands together and said, "Buddha is in my heart. How could I lose myself? Brother, you should just be straightforward."

Lone Wolf couldn't bear it anymore. It's just a place, why beat around the bush? What's unspeakable?

Before he could speak, Lu Yao spoke first, "Hui Shiqi is right; Lao Ha and Aspergillus oryzae are at the urban village now."

After speaking, seeing Hui Shiba's incredulous look, she added, "Yes, it's the urban village you've been to."

"..." Hui Shiba.

No one would misunderstand without such detailed explanation.

But anyway, what's clear now is the question that needs to be figured out: what are they doing in the urban village?

Although it seems entirely normal for someone like Aspergillus oryzae, who's young at heart but old in age, to go to the urban village.

But everyone else felt, more or less, that the truth might be different.

Granted, Lao Ha and Aspergillus oryzae usually seemed unrestrained and unreliable, but when it came to completing the tasks given by Xiao Feng, they were relatively dedicated and earnest, hardly ever shirking duties.

Moreover, the urban village wasn't close to Jinyue Garden. Given their sly nature, how could they naively think Xiao Feng wouldn't find out?

So, it's very likely that some other accident happened.

But what could it be?

"Those who stayed behind to find the little Xiangzhu remain at home, while the rest come with me to the urban village," Xiao Feng instructed.

"Wait!" Zhao Guo'an stopped them, then ran under the newly erected shed, lifted the cover on a sieve, took out a steamed bun, then lifted the lid of the pot covering a large basin, scooped some beef with a spoon.

Finally, he dug a hole in the middle of the steamed bun, put in the beef, making a meat bun, and handed it to Xiao Feng, "Take it on the road."

"Did you wash your hands?" Xiao Feng asked disdainfully.

"I did."

"Wash them again. I can smell chicken manure from here."

"..." Zhao Guo'an.

Isn't this a live example of good intentions being mistaken for having no good intentions?

After Xiao Feng and the others left, Hui Er looked at Hui Shiba and teased, "Why do I sense a hint of regret from you? Do you want to go there again?"

Hui Shiba replied unhappily, "Brother Two, to err is human. If you mention the urban village again, don't blame me for bringing up what happened when you got drunk."

"That was so long ago, old news, what's the point of bringing it up?" Hui Er said, his expression changing.

"What has happened is part of our experience. These experiences are like imprints on our bodies, in our hearts. Just because you don't mention them doesn't mean they never happened," Hui Shiba sighed, "So let's not hurt each other anymore, alright?"

Hui Er opened his mouth but said nothing more.

This reaction made everyone more curious about what he had done when drunk.