Chapter 290 - Investigation

Translator: Lonelytree 

One day, a white car drove into the Taoyuan Village.

Three young men walked out. They were all dressed in suits and holding briefcases, but they had an arrogant look.

As soon as they got out of the car, they looked around and immediately showed disdain on their faces.

“CEO Li, you must be joking when you say this lousy place can be turned into a tourist spot.”

“That’s right. The name of this place sounds nice, but the place is not. The terrain is remote, and people can’t even find it.”

Li Jianmin glanced at the village with disdain and said, “Let’s go. Let’s look around. It’s best if we find a local villager.”

He had a mission. He was not interested in the scenery of Taoyuan Village. The three of them soon found a villager.

Liu Jian stopped Xiao Chengcai and asked, “Fellow man, we’re from outside. Can you show us the features of your village?”

When the three saw Xiao Chengcai’s clothes, their eyes were filled with disgust. He was really poor. Also, why did he look like a ghost? Did he not have food? To be honest, they didn’t want Xiao Chengcai to be their guide. They wanted to find someone who was more pleasing to the eye.

However, Xiao Chengcai had that sinister presence about him, and that was what the trio needed.

If this were in the past, the villagers would panic when they saw well-dressed people from the city. However, recently, more people have come from the city. The villagers had gotten used to it.

Xiao Chengcai originally did not want to pay attention to these city people. He still had to go to the fields to work. After finishing his family’s work, he had to work for Xiao Zhengyang’s family for free. When he thought of this, he became unusually angry. However, there was nothing he could do.

Ever since his house had accidentally burned down, he had been afraid. He feared if he didn’t work, he would suffer retribution.

Xiao Chengcai raised his head and noticed the disdain in the trio’s eyes. He said, “Go look for someone else.” After saying that, he turned around and prepared to leave. He didn’t have time to be their tour guide.

At this moment, Li Jianmin opened his mouth and said, “I’ll give you 200 RMB to show us around.”

Xiao Chengcai’s eyes lit up. Then, he thought for a moment and said, “3,000 RMB.”

Li Jianmin and the other two were surprised for a moment. Then, they revealed a sarcastic look and said disdainfully, “3,000 RMB? Brother, are you sure you’re not dreaming?”

3000 was nothing for them. However, it was a huge amount for these country bumpkins. They were shocked that the man would ask them for so much money.

Xiao Chengcai rubbed his hands nervously and said, “If you give me three thousand, I’ll take you to a special place in our Taoyuan Village. I’ll also tell you the secret of our village.”

“What secret?” Liu Jian asked.

Xiao Chengcai pursed his lips and didn’t say anything. He knew that he wouldn’t get the money once he said it.

Li Jianmin looked at Xiao Chengcai’s tightly shut mouth. He frowned and asked, “You have to let us know what kind of secret it is so that we’ll know if it’s worth the price.”

Xiao Chengcai wasn’t stupid. He said, “Since it’s a secret, of course, I can’t say it casually. Otherwise, I’ll offend the entire Taoyuan Village.” At this point, he said, “I’ve changed my mind. I think the secret is worth at least 30,000. So, if you really want that secret, then give me 30,000 RMB.”

“What?” The three people were shocked. “You are so greedy. You went from 3000 to 30000. Have you ever seen that much money in your life?”

Xiao Chengcai ignored their taunts and said seriously, “Let me tell you. No one in the entire Taoyuan Village will tell you this secret except me.

“Therefore, I took a big risk by selling this secret to you.”

He looked at Li Jianmin, who seemed to be the leader, and continued, “So, if you want the secret, you’ll give me 30,000. If not, I’ll leave now. After all, I’ll be hunted down by the whole village once they know what I did. I’m not risking it for nothing.”

Li Jianmin thought for a moment and said, “Okay! But I have to know what your secret is before I can give you the money.”

Xiao Chengcai was not stupid. He said, “No, you have to give me the money first.” At this point, he thought of something and said, “You’re here for the strawberries, right?”

Liu Jian said in surprise, “How do you know?”

Xiao Chengcai said with a sarcastic expression, “Because most of the city people who come to the village are here for the strawberries. Do you want to know why?”

Li Jianmin was a smart man. He immediately understood that Xiao Chengcai’s secret was related to the strawberries. However, based on his knowledge, the secret of the strawberries was limited to the farmer’s family. How did it involve the whole village?

But then, his mission that day was to find out about the secrets of Taoyuan Village.

Li Jianmin replied, “Okay. I’ll give you 30,000 RMB.”

If he could buy that secret with 30,000 RMB, it would be worth it.

…

Back in the office of the Chairman of the Global Tourism Development Company in City Z, a middle-aged man in his 50s with a big belly received the report from his subordinate standing in front of him, “Boss, everything has been investigated.”

“Speak!” Liao Guohui’s shrewd eyes contained a hint of greed and ambition.

Li Jianmin reported, “The scenery of Taoyuan Village is pretty good, but because of the traffic and the narrow and remote terrain, there isn’t much value in developing it.

“If we are to develop it, apart from investing and making all kinds of attractive tourism projects, we need to invest in basic amenities. The investments will be huge.”

Liao Guohui nodded and said, “Oh, what about the other investigation?”

Li Jianmin nodded and said, “Boss, we’ve investigated it. Boss, there’s actually nothing special about the land in Taoyuan Village. It’s not suitable for growing strawberries.”

Liao Guohui narrowed his eyes and asked sharply, “Then, how do you explain what’s going on? How can they manage to grow strawberries all of a sudden? And the farmer is someone so ordinary.”

It was because he was dealing with country people that he would do something like this. He was only doing what most companies would do. After all, there was profit to be gained. On top of that, he had a big company and deep connections.

Li Jianmin said, “There’s nothing special about that land, and there’s nothing special about Taoyuan Village. What’s special is a cow.”

“A cow?!” Liao Guohui was obviously shocked. “What do you mean?”

Li Jianmin said, “We were lucky this time. We ran into a villager who had a grudge against the strawberry farmer.

“We gave him 30,000 RMB, and he told us the secret of the Taoyuan Village. I even gave him an extra 10,000 so that he could keep this a secret from other outsiders.”

Liao Guohui tapped the table with one hand and patted his thigh with the other. His heart was filled with ecstasy.

He didn’t think it would be so easy to obtain the secret of Taoyuan Village. Even God was helping him to procure Taoyuan Village. He said, “Continue.”

When Li Jianmin continued, his eyes were filled with fanaticism and greed. “Boss, the person who plants the strawberries is a person called Xiao Lingyu. The reason why she was able to grow strawberries was because she was lucky enough to accidentally get a Little Cattle King.”

“Little Cattle King?” Liao Guohui was confused.

“Yes, its manure was used to fertilize the plants. Their crops grow well, and they taste very special. They also help with the growth of the strawberries.

“The vegetables at Taoyuan Village taste much better than the ones sold in the market. They even taste better than the ones sold in our organic vegetable store.

“Taoyuan Village has a top-scorer this year. Many people went there to travel. They came back with the local vegetables. They were sold cheaply.”

Speaking up to this point, Li Jianmin couldn’t restrain his greed and said excitedly, “Boss, if we buy that cow in the name of tourism development, the cow will be our money-printing machine! The bills will come rolling in!”

The Little Cattle King was a gold maker. They had to get their hands on it!