UGB Chapter 384 The miraculous effect of activating the spiritual spring, and the growth of top-quality
Chapter 384 The miraculous effect of activating the spiritual spring, and the growth of top-quality
With things at school back on track, Jiang Chen was finally able to breathe a sigh of relief.
Time seems to have been accelerated; the calendar pages flipped by quickly, and before we knew it, it was mid-September.
The autumn breeze is refreshing, and the sweet osmanthus blossoms fill the air with fragrance.
The air is beginning to fill with the scent of harvest and celebration; the annual Mid-Autumn Festival is just around the corner.
During this time, although Jiang Chen was busy with the construction of the school, he never stopped working on the [Longevity Revitalizing Spring] on the back mountain, which was the core of his entire agricultural empire.
It's like a tireless heart, transforming ordinary spring water into vibrant, life-giving water that embodies boundless vitality, day and night.
The spiritual water, flowing silently through carefully laid pipes, nourishes every inch of land and every life in Jiangjia Village.
That morning, Jiang Chen was pruning flowers and plants with Su Qing in the yard, enjoying a rare moment of alone time together.
Wang Dagou's riot patrol car, once again at a speed comparable to an F1 race car, drifted and came to a stop right at the gate of the yard.
"Brother Chen! Sister-in-law! Something terrible has happened!"
Wang Dagou rushed in without even waiting to close the car door, his dark face filled with shock and a hint of... panic?
"Those beasts in the back hill... they've all... they've all become demons!"
Are you fine?
Jiang Chen raised an eyebrow and put down the scissors in his hand.
"Let's go take a look."
When Jiang Chen brought Su Qing to the ecological breeding base on the back mountain, led by Wang Dagou, they were so shocked by the sight before them that they were speechless for a long time.
In the former pig farm, the black-haired native pigs that were treated like treasures are now all shiny and plump.
Where is there even a trace of the lazy pig-like demeanor on them?
Each pig was full of energy, with bright eyes and nimble hooves. They jumped and chased each other in the huge pigpen. Their running speed was so fast that they left afterimages. They were even faster than the fastest hunting dogs in the village!
The most majestic of the pig kings even stood upright on its hind legs when it saw Jiang Chen and the others. It held its front hooves to its chest and scrutinized them with a critical look, making grunting noises as if questioning, "What are you doing here?"
Su Qing was completely stunned and couldn't help but tug at Jiang Chen's sleeve.
"Jiang Chen... this... this pig, is it trying to talk to us?"
Jiang Chen's eye also twitched.
This isn't a pig, it's clearly Pigsy descended to earth!
Then, when you go to the free-range chicken breeding area, the scene is even more exaggerated.
Those speckled chickens that used to only scratch for food on the ground have now all mastered the skill of flying.
With flapping wings, they can easily fly up to trees more than ten meters high, leaping and gliding nimbly among the branches, their postures agile, just like eagles in the mountains.
Several zookeepers, sweating profusely, were trying to spray the birds down from the trees with high-pressure water guns, only to be outmaneuvered and toyed with by the "flying chickens" from above, leaving them looking rather pathetic.
The most outrageous one is the reservoir where hairy crabs are farmed.
When Jiang Chen got closer and took a look, he couldn't help but gasp.
In the crystal-clear reservoir, there were large hairy crabs, each as big as a washbasin, with two enormous claws thicker than an adult's arm.
They are entirely jade-green in color, with bellies as white as snow. They roam the bottom of the water like a tyrant, brandishing their giant claws, and can even easily snap a wooden stake as thick as a bowl.
"Brother Chen, look," Wang Dagou said, pointing to a tin bucket that had been chewed up by the reservoir. "This thing was used to hold fish food last night, but a crab dragged it into the water and chewed it up like this in half a night."
"These crabs are refusing to eat feed anymore. They just catch fish in the reservoir every day, and they're incredibly fierce! Our people tried to go in and catch a few to check on, but they tore several of our nets to shreds!"
Looking at the surreal scene before him, Jiang Chen not only showed no concern, but instead laughed.
He knew that this was the spiritual energy of the "Longevity Revitalizing Spring," which had caused a miraculous chemical reaction in these animals.
These can no longer be called ordinary poultry and livestock.
The life energy contained within them is pure and abundant.
Any one of these ingredients is a top-tier ingredient that is hard to find in the world, a true elixir of "longevity" that would make even the wealthiest people fight tooth and nail to obtain.
The Mid-Autumn Festival is the perfect time to assess achievements and reward merit.
Jiang Chen quickly came up with a plan.
"Da Gou, relay my message!" Jiang Chen's voice became firm and powerful.
"This Mid-Autumn Festival, our village is distributing welfare benefits!"
"However, the rules need to be changed!"
Jiang Chen's gaze swept over the villagers working hard in the fields in the distance, his tone firm.
"Starting this year, all welfare benefits in Jiangjia Village will be distributed according to work and the size of one's contribution!"
"Whoever does the most work gets the best benefits!"
"Anyone who idles away their days, cheating and shirking their duties, well, sorry, forget about meat, you won't even get a pig's hair!"
Jiang Chen's ironclad rule was quickly spread throughout the village via the village's loudspeaker.
Some are happy, some are worried.
The villagers, who are usually hardworking and diligent, were all beaming with joy, and their enthusiasm for work grew even stronger.
Lazybones like Jiang Jianye, who always wanted to take advantage of others, were dumbfounded.
On the day the welfare was distributed, the entire village committee square once again became a sea of joy.
Jiang Chen kept his word.
Jiang Mancang, the most honest and hardworking farmer in the village, was named a "model worker" because he did the most work and worked the longest overtime hours in the past few months, whether it was repairing roads, building factories or farming, without ever uttering a single complaint.
His reward was two lively, top-quality black pigs that Wang Dagou and his men had barely managed to subdue, plus three large baskets of top-grade hairy crabs, each weighing three or four pounds!
When Jiang Mancang watched the two grunting, robust black pigs, even stronger than calves, being lifted onto his family's cart, this farmer, who had rarely shed a tear in his life, was so moved that tears welled up in his eyes. His lips trembled, and he couldn't utter a word for a long time, only bowing repeatedly to Jiang Chen.
"Brother Chen...this...this is too precious..."
Jiang Chen smiled and helped him up. "Uncle Mancang, this is what you deserve!"
Other villagers also received pork, chicken, duck, fish, and crab of varying sizes according to their work points.
The entire square was bustling with activity and filled with joy.
The villagers pushed carts loaded with welfare benefits, and everyone's face was filled with happy and satisfied smiles.
Only a few people were excluded from this sea of joy.
Jiang Jianye and his wife Zhang Guifang were among them.
Because he always slacked off at construction sites and factories, and didn't put in any effort, his work points were at the bottom of the whole village. According to Jiang Chen's new rules, he wasn't even qualified to receive a single pig hair.
He could only stand on the outer edge of the crowd, watching the trucks laden with glistening black pork and the large, menacing crabs being happily pushed home by others, his mouth watering so much he almost drooled on the ground.
"Useless piece of trash! How could I have married such a useless piece of trash!"
Seeing others returning home laden with their purchases, and then looking at her own empty hands, Zhang Guifang was furious. She reached out and pinched Jiang Jianye's waist hard, making him wince in pain.
"Look at Jiang Mancang! He's just an honest, hardworking farmer! Now he's been allocated two pigs! Two pigs! Enough for his family to eat for a year!"
"And you? Besides bragging, what else can you do?!"
Zhang Guifang's curses were sharp and sarcastic.
Jiang Jianye was severely scolded, but he showed no remorse whatsoever.
His small eyes darted around erratically behind the crowd.