Chapter 175 Someone is Looking for Trouble
Wang Shao’s face turned pale, and he shook his head like a rattle drum, saying, "I... I... I really didn't say anything."
Hearing this, Li Shangqing trembled like a sieve.
"Wang Hua, Li Shangqing, you two are fired. Pack your things and get out!" Yuan Chunqiu scolded coldly.
Li Shangqing, who had just stood up, fell back down and knelt before Chen Xuan, "Chen Xuan, I honestly didn't know you were the new owner of the medicinal garden. Seeing as we are old acquaintances, I hope you can spare me. You know the Li family has gone bankrupt, and if I lose this job, I'll probably have to beg for food."
"Don't want to lose your job? Alright, then eat this handful of dirt on the ground, and I'll spare you this time," Chen Xuan said with a smile.
Li Shangqing looked at the dirt on the ground and swallowed, gagging slightly.
Besides dirt, the ground was also covered with manure from the medicinal fields, and it stank. If he ate it, wouldn't that be like eating shit?
"You don't want this job anymore?" Chen Xuan asked with a half-smile as he saw Li Shangqing hesitate.
"I... I... I'll eat it!"
Remembering the Li family's current situation, Li Shangqing gritted his teeth, squatted down, and grabbed a handful of dirt...
"What about you?" Chen Xuan looked at Wang Hua.
"Fine, you wait and see, this isn't over!" Wang Hua threw down this remark and left dejectedly.
"Mr. Chen, you should be careful. This isn't Jiangbei. Although Wang Hua comes from a small family, he knows quite a few people," Yuan Chunqiu reminded him.
Chen Xuan waved his hand dismissively.
At this moment, Chen Xuan walked up to Elder Bai and pointed at the "iron lump" in Elder Bai's hand, "Elder Bai, can you sell me this medicinal herb?"
Elder Bai was stunned and smiled, "Mr. Chen, what are you saying? The herbs we gather all belong to the medicinal garden. Since you are the owner of the medicinal garden, it should naturally be yours."
Elder Bai held out the "iron lump" to Chen Xuan, who quickly took it.
Yuan Chunqiu glanced at the "iron lump" and was initially surprised, then seemed to realize something, "Could this be the Ironwood Spring mentioned in the Shennong Medical Classic?"
Chen Xuan smiled and nodded, "Exactly!"
The people around were instantly dumbfounded, not expecting that Elder Bai had actually found the Ironwood Spring, which was a rare spiritual herb!
For herbs like ginseng and deer antler, they needed to grow for a certain number of years to become spiritual herbs. However, the Ironwood Spring was different. Because of its effect in prolonging life, it became a spiritual herb as soon as it grew!
And this "iron lump" looked like it had been around for quite some time!
Yuan Chunqiu confirmed that this "iron lump" was indeed the Ironwood Spring, and his respect for Chen Xuan increased slightly. It seemed that Chen Xuan had a deep understanding of medicinal herbs, otherwise, he wouldn't have been able to easily identify this "iron lump" as the spiritual herb Ironwood Spring.
"Elder Bai! You did a great job finding the Ironwood Spring. I will give you a separate bonus of thirty thousand yuan this month, and I announce that Elder Bai will be appointed as the chief herb collector of our herb collection department."
Yuan Chunqiu announced.
Of course, all of this was mainly due to Chen Xuan's attitude towards Elder Bai.
"Thank you, General Manager Yuan! Thank you, Mr. Chen!"
Elder Bai was somewhat emotional.
The others were filled with envy.
Elder Bai, who was nearing retirement, was now promoted to chief herb collector of the medicinal garden, and his salary more than tripled.
"Mr. Chen, shall I take you on a tour of the medicinal garden?"
Yuan Chunqiu dismissed the others to work and offered.
"Alright!"
Chen Xuan nodded.
Since the medicinal garden contained Ironwood Spring, it was very likely to contain other precious medicinal herbs, and he naturally wouldn't want to miss such a good opportunity.
Chen Xuan extended his spiritual sense, scanned the medicinal garden, and indeed discovered three places with extremely dense spiritual energy. Such places were very likely to spawn spiritual herbs!
Just as Chen Xuan was about to explore, a panicked herb garden employee ran over, shouting, "General Manager Yuan, something bad has happened!"
Yuan Chunqiu frowned, "What is it?"
The herb garden employee hurriedly said, "Those people are causing trouble again, and they've even brought people from the Black Wind Chamber of Commerce. Our medicinal garden's guard team can hardly hold them off."
Yuan Chunqiu's face sank, and he waved his hand, "Go, you go over first."
The herb garden employee nodded, turned, and quickly left.
Yuan Chunqiu looked at Chen Xuan with an unhappy expression, "Mr. Chen, I have some urgent matters to attend to, and I'm afraid I can't take you to tour the medicinal garden."
"What happened?" Chen Xuan asked indifferently.
Yuan Chunqiu revealed a hint of gloom and explained everything, "As you probably can see, this place is beautiful and suitable for tourism development. A company has taken an interest in our medicinal garden and wants to develop this area for tourism. We have consistently refused, and then this real estate company started finding ways to cause trouble for the medicinal garden."
"Someone came to the medicinal garden to steal herbs before, and it was this real estate company that hired them. But there was no evidence, so it ended up unresolved. Now this real estate company has contacted the Black Wind Chamber of Commerce. The Black Wind Chamber of Commerce operates in the martial world, and their leader is a master of internal force, whom no one dares to provoke."
Chen Xuan was slightly taken aback.
The provincial capital was indeed the provincial capital. Even the chambers of commerce in the martial world had masters of internal force as their leaders, which was indeed not comparable to small places like Jiangzhou.
"Mr. Chen, I'll have someone take you on a tour of the medicinal garden," Yuan Chunqiu said.
"No need, I'll accompany you," Chen Xuan offered.
This medicinal garden would eventually belong to the Chen family, and since someone was causing trouble, he naturally had to respond.
"This... Mr. Chen, what if something happens to you... I..." Yuan Chunqiu looked troubled.
"No need, I am responsible for myself," Chen Xuan said with a faint smile.
Yuan Chunqiu couldn't help but shake his head inwardly. Chen Xuan looked refined and scholarly, and going there would only be asking for trouble. However, since Chen Xuan insisted on going, he had no choice but to instruct the guard team to protect Chen Xuan later.
Afterward, Yuan Chunqiu led Chen Xuan towards the entrance of the medicinal garden.
At the entrance of the medicinal garden, a large crowd had gathered, a sea of people, all looking fierce and menacing.
Bang!
A dull thud!
A figure flew out, hit the wall, rolled several times, and finally collapsed on the ground, spitting out a mouthful of blood with a "wow."
"Captain, Captain!"
Many of the guard team members rushed over, looking concerned.
"Hmph, daring to step forward as an internal force martial artist, what a piece of trash!"
A middle-aged man in tight clothes said disdainfully. He turned and stood behind a young man, with his arms crossed and an arrogant expression.
The guard team members dared not speak out in anger. Their strongest fighter was the captain of the guard team, but he was defeated by the Black Wind Chamber of Commerce's top expert in one move. Anyone else would have had no chance to resist.
"Where is your person in charge? If they don't come out, our Black Wind Chamber of Commerce will immediately flatten your medicinal garden, and you won't even get a penny in compensation." The young man at the head said coldly.
The medicinal garden guards looked vigilant. When their gaze swept over the middle-aged man in tight clothes, they felt like they were facing a great enemy!
They tightly gripped their weapons, but none of them dared to make a move. If a conflict broke out, the medicinal garden would truly face a disaster.
"Who dared to hit my people from the medicinal garden, step forward!"
At this moment, a cold voice suddenly rang out.