Chapter 258 - 259: The Machine Arrives

Chapter 258: Chapter 259: The Machine Arrives

Hmm?

Li Yang was a little confused. ’How did they get here so fast?’

He hurried to the village entrance to greet them and was surprised to find several large trucks, loaded with quite a few machines.

"I already asked Shen Xu about it..." Director Xu said with a smile as he got out of the front vehicle. "Your only real problem here is a lack of machinery, right? I brought you a few machines. Can you expand production now?"

Li Yang stood there, dumbfounded.

"So, can you do it or not?" Director Xu asked, his face a mask of anxiety. "I’m really at my wit’s end here. Everyone knows how incredible your feed is now, and they’re all pestering me for your contact information. The problem is, they don’t know you don’t have much of it..."

’So many machines...’

"Director Xu, don’t you worry. I’ll start production right away!" Since Director Xu had gone to such lengths, Li Yang felt he couldn’t refuse. "It’s a deal. I’ll take these machines and get them running immediately. Also, I have a hundred bags of feed in stock. You can take them with you now."

"That’s fantastic!" Director Xu was overjoyed. "I’ll take this feed first, then. I’ll collect the money for you as soon as possible."

"Alright!" Li Yang agreed.

"Alright..." Director Xu’s spirits lifted instantly. "Everyone, stop messing around! Get up and pay attention! Move these machines inside right now, get them hooked up. We need to start production immediately. Don’t screw this up!"

With so many people helping, they got everything set up quickly.

By evening, the machines were basically all installed.

Director Xu left quickly with the hundred bags of feed.

"Xiaoyang, this isn’t going to work..." Zhou Liyun, however, was already starting to worry. "We don’t have that many ingredients..."

"It’s fine. I’ll have Director Xu and his people buy the base ingredients."

"Not those ingredients—I mean our vegetables!" Zhou Liyun said, a worried look on her face. "We’re nowhere near having enough of our vegetables. We only have a small amount right now. If we keep this up... I’m afraid we’ll run out."

Li Yang slapped his forehead. "How about this: we’ll just mix the vegetables in and grind it all up."

Li Yang gritted his teeth.

Zhou Liyun’s eyes widened. "But..."

"We’ll reduce the amount in the feed we supply them. If that’s still not enough... just add a few drops of that water in." Li Yang was truly out of options. "If we don’t help, their losses will be immense. We can’t just stand by and watch so many farmers suffer."

Zhou Liyun sighed to herself. ’Li Yang is so loyal and righteous.’

"Okay, I understand now!" Zhou Liyun said. "Oh, right. We’ll need to hire a few people to run the machines."

"No problem!" Li Yang said. "I’ll go find some people right now."

Soon, the villagers all heard that Li Yang was hiring again, and many grew eager for the opportunity.

Li Yang didn’t waste words; he just went to find people one by one.

It didn’t take long to gather enough workers.

He hired about ten people to speed up production.

At first, they were a little unfamiliar with the work, but it wasn’t a difficult skill to master. They just needed some practice.

After a night of training, the new hires had the basic operations down.

Meanwhile, in Ningzhou, they began distributing the feed.

As soon as the farmers found out, they flocked to get their hands on it.

But Director Xu had already made a contingency plan. With only a hundred bags of feed, he had to ration it out first.

This left many people dissatisfied, but there was nothing they could do.

Fortunately, Li Yang’s side was working very quickly, rushing production day and night.

「A week later.」

The chicken plague in Ningzhou had finally stabilized.

Over that week, Li Yang had exhausted himself, sometimes even having to go operate the machines himself.

Today, Li Yang could finally breathe a sigh of relief when Professor Jin arrived.

"Overall, the chicken plague is now within a controllable range!" Professor Jin was all smiles.

To be honest, thinking back on the situation before, she still felt a bit dazed.

’Was it really solved just like that?’

’Yes, it was pretty much over!’

"That’s great!" Li Yang said, relieved. "I constantly feel like I don’t have enough product..."

Professor Jin laughed and said, "If all goes well, once this matter is completely settled, Director Xu will commend you. There might even be a cash reward."

"A cash reward?" Li Yang’s eyes lit up. "How much money?"

Professor Jin was speechless.

’This guy...’

"It’s just a token of appreciation. A hundred thousand or so at most, so don’t get your hopes up too high." She shook her head, then said seriously, "I also took some of your feed to be analyzed. It’s quite interesting. It contains components we’ve never seen before, and these components are extremely effective at resisting viruses. On top of that, it also improves the quality of the meat. It’s truly miraculous. No wonder the vegetables you grow here are so delicious and the chickens and ducks you raise have such a good texture. It all makes sense now..."

It seemed Professor Jin had done quite a bit of research.

Li Yang just gave a hollow laugh and didn’t respond.

He knew Professor Jin had come with a purpose.