"Last year I spent a lot of money trying to eradicate these Jerusalem artichokes, but it was completely useless! Now, most of the farmland is unusable for planting anything at all."
"On the surface, the farm looks fine, but in reality, it's completely ruined!"
The farm owner took a deep breath.
"Then this land is completely useless?" Old Li asked.
"Exactly!" The farm owner nodded.
"As friends, I didn't want to see you suffer losses, which is why I went back on my word and didn't want to sell the farm to you!" Old Li finally understood why the farm owner had broken his promise.
"Thanks to Mr. Li's help this time, my farm not only sold but also for six hundred million!" The farm owner said, full of gratitude.
"No need to thank me!" Jiang Yi raised an eyebrow, looked at the farm owner, and said, "Jiang Tian is not a good person. He will find out that there is a problem with this farm sooner or later. After you get the money, just leave Ximeng State!"
"Mm!" The farm owner nodded.
"It's getting late, we should be going back! Goodbye!" Jiang Yi said and walked out of the villa. Old Li bid farewell to the farm owner and then followed Jiang Yi. Outside, Li Tao grinned, "Brother, you're amazing. Although we didn't get the farm this time, we really messed with Jiang Tian!"
"When Jiang Tian finds out about the problem with this farm, he'll probably be so angry he dies. He spent six hundred million on a farm that no one even wants!" Jiang Yi smiled, then asked Li Tao to drive around the farm.
"Go and borrow a hoe!" Jiang Yi said to Li Tao. Although Li Tao was puzzled, he drove off to borrow a hoe. Jiang Yi took the hoe and started digging in a random spot, unearthing many Jerusalem artichokes. Then, Jiang Yi moved to another spot and found similarly large Jerusalem artichokes. They were everywhere there was soil. The entire place was overrun with Jerusalem artichokes, making it impossible to grow medicinal herbs. Jiang Yi picked up a Jerusalem artichoke and smelled it, his brow furrowing slightly.
"Li Tao, work hard during this time. Go around to the surrounding farms and inquire if they are also overrun with these Jerusalem artichokes like this one," Jiang Yi instructed Li Tao.
"Mm!" Li Tao nodded and then asked Jiang Yi curiously, "Young Master, do you have a good plan?"
"Yes, I do have a very grand plan. If it succeeds, our Tiansheng Group will make a fortune this time!"
"However, I can't tell you yet, or the plan will fail!" Jiang Yi said. Li Tao and Old Li looked curious but didn't ask further.
...
By the time they returned to the castle, it was late. Jiang Yi went to his room to rest. The next morning, Old Li was already waiting in the lobby!
"Young Master, the farm owner just called to say goodbye. He said Jiang Tian has already transferred the six hundred million to his account. Fearing Jiang Tian would cause trouble, he has already taken his family and gone abroad!" Old Li said.
"What about Jiang Tian? Has he discovered the problem with the farm?" Jiang Yi asked.
"Jiang Tian probably hasn't discovered it yet. The person I sent to check reported that Jiang Tian is inspecting the farm with a large group of people from a pharmaceutical company, likely discussing what medicinal herbs to plant!" Old Li said with a smile.
"I'll go take a look!" Jiang Yi smiled slightly and left the lobby, driving to the farm. Li Tao also wanted to see the commotion and followed along. Arriving on the road next to the farm, they saw about a dozen cars parked there. A large group of people were surrounding Jiang Tian, discussing how to plant medicinal herbs. The scene looked quite grand. Jiang Tian also saw Jiang Yi and a cold smile appeared on his face.
"What are you doing here?" Jiang Tian asked with a sneer.
"I'm planning to buy this farm!" Jiang Yi said.
"Haha..." Jiang Tian burst into laughter.
"This farm is mine now. Do you think I'll sell it to you again? Forget about it! I won't sell it to you!"
"That's not necessarily true!" Jiang Yi smiled faintly.
"If you really want to buy it, I can sell it to you for one billion. Not a penny less, and it's yours!" Jiang Tian said smugly.
"I'm willing to offer ten million!" Jiang Yi looked at Jiang Tian.
"Jiang Yi, are you daydreaming? I bought the farm for six hundred million, and you want to buy it for ten million? You must be joking! Do you think I'm as foolish as you are?"
"Even if you offered me six hundred million now, I wouldn't sell it to you! Besides, if you had this much money, you would have bought it yesterday and wouldn't be coming to me now!" Jiang Tian said coldly.
"This farm isn't worth ten million! It won't be long before you'll be begging me to buy this farm!" Jiang Yi said with a smile.
"Are you trying to make me die of laughter?"
"You don't even know the true value of this farm, yet you come here pretending to be important." Jiang Tian mocked. The people from the pharmaceutical companies behind Jiang Tian also started to laugh. Just then, a man in glasses drove over. After getting out of the car, he whispered something in Jiang Tian's ear with a grave expression. Jiang Tian was stunned after hearing it, his face turning very ugly. Immediately, Jiang Tian got into his car and sped off towards another part of the farm. The people from the pharmaceutical company were bewildered, not knowing what had happened, and hurriedly followed. In the blink of an eye, the inspection team had dispersed completely! Only Jiang Yi and Li Tao remained.
"Young Master, should we follow and see?" Jiang Tao asked.
"No need. It won't be long before Jiang Tian comes back to find me!" Jiang Yi said with a smile. At this moment, Jiang Tian had reached the land near the mountain on the farm. After getting out of the car, he ran towards the fields. A large number of workers were already operating machinery to till the soil. When Jiang Tian saw that the unearthed soil was full of Jerusalem artichokes, his brow furrowed. He asked, "What is this stuff? Why is it all over the fields!"
"These are Jerusalem artichokes, an invasive and proliferating plant!"
"This plant grows very quickly and absorbs a large amount of nutrients from the soil, making it impossible to plant anything, not even corn or wheat!" The man in glasses explained. Jiang Tian's face turned green with anger upon hearing this.
"It's almost time to plant medicinal herbs. We must find a way to clear out all these Jerusalem artichokes as soon as possible, otherwise, the losses will be too great!" Jiang Tian's face darkened.