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Chapter 159 Information about Bronze Artifacts? This is too much! (3-in-1, please subscribe~)

I drove out of the headquarters of Xia Hualiang Company.

Jiang Tao took a drive to Panjiayuan for a stroll.

The golden axe that was just salvaged today was sold to Zhang Bo for 71 yuan.

It just so happened to be lunchtime.

Zhang Bo treated everyone to a seafood buffet at a five-star hotel near Panjiayuan, costing 800 yuan per person.

After eating and drinking his fill, Jiang Tao drove back home.

He planned to go to Cui Village first to check on the work situation of Lao San and the others.

While we're at it, let's see how those four mutated blueberry bushes are doing.

If we can successfully sell those four mutated blueberry bushes...

The initial investment of 10 blueberry bonsai plants was recouped immediately!

Blueberry bonsai recently trended on social media for two consecutive days, attracting a huge amount of attention.

A blueberry growing craze has swept the internet.

Netizens are raising them on their balconies at home and at their office desks, becoming "urban farmers" and enjoying it immensely.

This trend has even affected the price of blueberries in supermarkets, with prices dropping significantly due to online discussions.

This windfall of wealth was received by Jiang Tao and Lao San.

In the past ten days or so, Jiang Bing's daily sales volume on several platforms has remained above 5000 pots.

In just over ten days, more than half of the 10 potted blueberry plants have been sold, a very impressive sales figure.

Incidentally, she also sold a lot of other goods at her outlet, and she benefited greatly from the sales.

We ship thousands of items from the greenhouse every day, which is quite a workload.

Du Jun and his group of temporary workers have been working in the greenhouse recently, and they're doing a great job.

After spending more than ten days together, Jiang Tao was very satisfied with the efficiency and attitude of these people.

Around 3pm.

The Mercedes-Benz GLS was parked outside a greenhouse in Cuicun.

As Jiang Tao parked his car and got out, a silver-gray Tesla drove up in front of him.

The Tesla suddenly stopped when it drove up to Jiang Tao.

With the car window rolled down, Liu Yuan smiled and greeted Jiang Tao.
"Jiang Tao, long time no see! Your blueberry bonsai are a huge hit! Congratulations!"

"Heh, just good luck, a blind cat stumbled upon a dead mouse."

Jiang Tao laughed it off and responded to Liu Yuan with great humility.

The 10 blueberry plants he owns were all purchased from Liu Yuan's husband, Xu Xinlei.

Blueberry bonsai have suddenly become incredibly popular, causing prices to skyrocket.

I imagine the couple must have some lingering resentment.

"Brother Jiang~ Long time no see~"

He Jing, who was sitting in the passenger seat, also smiled and waved to Jiang Tao to greet him.

The two have known each other since last year, met several times, and even had two meals together.

During their time together, the two developed a good impression of each other.

They've become pretty good friends now.

"Let's get together at Xiaoshahe sometime. I'll take you, Aunt Ma, and Brother Lü for seafood barbecue."

Jiang Tao also smiled and greeted He Jing.

In a way, He Jing also brought him a lot of luck.

For example, when I was having dinner with He Jing, I triggered the information about Melozhu.

Then there's the "fitness treadmill" I bought from her.

Jiang Tao's current physique has reached 56 points, a very significant improvement.

He runs more easily now, and his endurance and explosiveness have also improved significantly.

As his physique improved, the fat on his stomach shrank, and his figure became even better.

This is all thanks to that [fitness treadmill].

"Okay~ It's a deal! I'll wait for Brother Jiang's call."

When the topic of dinner came up, He Jing didn't stand on ceremony with Jiang Tao and readily agreed.

"We have some things to do, so we'll be going now. You go ahead with your work."

"Ok, bye."

Jiang Tao waved goodbye to Liu Yuan and watched her drive away before turning to go to the greenhouse he had contracted.

Pushing open the small door of the greenhouse and entering, the temperature instantly rose several degrees.

The weather is just right outdoors with a light sweater and jacket, but it's a bit hot inside the greenhouse.

Jiang Tao took off his coat and held it in his hand, nodding silently as he looked at the busy crowd inside the greenhouse.

The group of people that Du Jun brought were all very serious and honest in their work; none of them tried to slack off or cheat.

Therefore, Jiang Tao settled their wages readily and often gave them bread and chicken legs to replenish their energy.

"Good afternoon, Mr. Jiang."

"Good afternoon, Mr. Jiang."

"Boss Jiang..."

Several workers who were packing up greeted Jiang Tao with smiles, their expressions full of respect for him.

"Everyone has worked hard. I'll treat you to dinner tonight. I'll have Du Jun take you out for a nice meal."

Jiang Tao responded to the greetings from the workers with a smile.

During this period, he earned tens of thousands of yuan every day, so he didn't hesitate to spend a thousand or eight hundred yuan to treat everyone to a meal.

"Boss Jiang is so generous!"

"Working for Boss Jiang is so pleasant! Boss Jiang will definitely come back to us for work in the future."

"Thank you, Boss Jiang!"

When everyone heard that Jiang Tao was treating them to dinner that evening, they were all even more grateful to him.

Amidst the expressions of gratitude from the crowd, Jiang Tao pushed open the door and entered the makeshift office inside the greenhouse.

"Second Brother! Orders have exploded again today! As of just now, we've already sold 5800 pots!"

Jiang Bing turned her head and saw her second brother entering the room. She excitedly reported her day's performance to him.

"Well done. It looks like the project here will be finished in a few days."

Upon hearing the news reported by his third brother, Jiang Tao's smile became even brighter.

As he spoke, he walked a few steps to the northwest corner of the office, squatted down to look at one of the genetically mutated blueberry plants.

After more than ten days of growth, these four genetically mutated blueberry plants have already borne small fruits.

However, the fruit is still too small to be distinguishable from ordinary blueberry bonsai.

"what……"

Suddenly, Jiang Tao glanced over and saw that one of the blueberries in a potted blueberry plant on the inner side had shown signs of mutation.

A blueberry, about the size of a little fingernail, located on a branch in the middle, displays seven colors like a rainbow.

Upon seeing this "special" blueberry, Jiang Tao's eyes lit up.

The color of blueberries depends mainly on the variety.

Most varieties turn deep purple, deep blue, or violet when mature, while a few varieties turn red.

Blueberries like these, displaying a vibrant array of colors including red, orange, yellow, green, cyan, blue, and purple, are truly rare in the world!

"What's wrong, second brother?"

Upon hearing her second brother's soft exclamation, Jiang Bing shifted her gaze from her office computer screen and turned to look at Jiang Tao.

"Third brother, come here, I've got something good to show you."

Jiang Tao beckoned to the third sister, signaling her to come forward.

"What good stuff?"

Full of curiosity, Jiang Bing got up from her seat and walked over to Jiang Tao in a few steps. She followed his example and squatted down in front of the blueberry plants.

"Look at this."

Jiang Tao pointed to the colorful blueberry.

"This is... Wow! So beautiful! So many colors! It wasn't even here when I looked yesterday!"

"What, what, what's going on?"

When Jiang Bing saw the rainbow blueberry that Jiang Tao was pointing to, her face also showed a look of surprise and confusion.

Recently, after getting to know blueberries, Jiang Bing has gained a general understanding of the different varieties.

She can readily name sixteen or seventeen varieties of blueberries, along with their characteristics and sweetness levels.

A blueberry with seven colors like this is extremely rare!
"I told you, these four blueberry plants might have mutated due to some kind of genetic mutation."

“I told you before, but you didn’t believe me. Now you do.”

Jiang Tao looked at the third brother with a smug smile on his face!
He had previously told his third sister to take good care of the four blueberry plants.

He bluntly told her that these four pots were genetically mutated.

But Jiang Bing didn't believe it, thinking that Jiang Tao was just teasing her and joking with her!

Now that the colorful blueberries are right in front of her, Jiang Bing has no choice but to believe it!

"It looks nice, but... what's the point?"

"Customers buy blueberries to eat, not just to look at. They mainly care about how they taste."

After admiring the colorful blueberries, Jiang Bing looked at Jiang Tao with a puzzled expression.

"How do you know it tastes bad if you haven't even tried it?"

Jiang Tao is still very confident in the information provided by Brother Tongzi.

Since Brother Tongzi said that this kind of genetically mutated blueberry bonsai is worth 20 yuan a pot, there must be a reason for it.

It shouldn't just be outstanding in color; the taste should be pretty good too.

It might even taste better than existing varieties!
Jiang Tao continued:

"Also... the Academy of Agricultural Sciences would definitely be very interested in this kind of tree species with genetic mutations."

"Are the Academy of Agricultural Sciences interested?"

Jiang Bing's eyes lit up when she heard her second brother's words:
"Second brother, do you mean one of these pots can sell for several thousand yuan?"

Jiang Tao laughed and said, "That's too conservative."

"A few thousand dollars is too conservative? You're not saying this thing can sell for tens of thousands of dollars, are you?"

Jiang Bing looked at her second brother with surprise, feeling that he was quite daring.

"Hehe, just you wait and see."

Jiang Tao chuckled, keeping everyone in suspense for a moment.

"Go do whatever you need to do. I'll ask Liu Yuan if she has any connections at the Academy of Agricultural Sciences."

As Jiang Tao spoke, he stood up from the ground, took out his phone from his pocket, found Liu Yuan's number, and dialed it.

Compared to Liu Yuan's husband, Xu Xinlei, Jiang Tao still felt more comfortable when he was with Liu Yuan, who was from the same hometown.

beep-

The call was quickly connected, and Jiang Tao didn't waste any time with Liu Yuan. He went straight to the point and asked her if she had any connections at the Academy of Agricultural Sciences.

There are thousands of greenhouses in Cuicun, and many of the greenhouse owners have close ties with the Academy of Agricultural Sciences.

"Excuse me, Liu Yuan, I wanted to ask if you have any connections at the Academy of Agricultural Sciences. I'm here..."

Jiang Tao claimed that the four mutated blueberry plants were entrusted to him by a friend to sell.

To avoid causing further resentment among Liu Yuan and Xu Xinlei, the couple.

If the couple knew that among the 100,000 potted blueberry plants they sold to Jiang Tao, there were four valuable genetically mutated blueberry seedlings...

They'll probably regret it to the core!

Liu Yuan remained as helpful as ever in response to Jiang Tao's request for help.

She actually knew a few junior leaders at the Academy of Agricultural Sciences.

After chatting for a few minutes on the phone, Liu Yuan gave Jiang Tao the WeChat contact information of Director An, whom she knew.

Jiang Tao quickly added Director An's WeChat account.

After adding Director An on WeChat, Jiang Tao noticed that she was also a woman. Judging from the photos she posted on her WeChat Moments, she looked to be around forty years old.

Instead of making a direct voice or video call to Director An, Jiang Tao first communicated with him via text on WeChat.

[A genetically mutated blueberry bush? What variety is it, and how did the mutation occur? Do you have any photos? Could you show me some pictures first?]

When An Menglin heard Jiang Tao say that he had discovered four genetically mutated blueberry plants, she immediately showed great interest!
As requested by An Menglin, Jiang Tao took more than a dozen photos from various angles and sent them to her.

It's not very professional, but it's passable.

Can I go to the site tomorrow morning to conduct an on-site inspection?

After seeing the photos, An Menglin was very interested in the colorful blueberries in them.

【Sure! You're welcome anytime!】

"Then around 10 a.m. tomorrow! I'll drive there."

[Yes, Director An, I'll be waiting anytime.]

Jiang Tao and An Menglin chatted briefly on WeChat and confirmed that they would meet the next morning.

This concluded the communication session.

Jiang Tao was very understanding of An Menglin's caution.

After all, these four special potted plants are not cheap.

The value of just four genetically mutated blueberry seedlings is about the same as that of ten ordinary blueberry bonsai.

This is the huge difference between high-quality and ordinary items!

"Third brother, you'd better keep a close eye on these four pots for me. If you lose them, you'll have to pay with your head."

Jiang Tao walked to his desk, reminded Lao San once again, and then prepared to leave.

"Don't worry! You won't lose them! Even if you lose me, you won't lose your four precious blueberry bushes!"

Jiang Bing rolled her eyes at her second brother, telling him to figure out the meaning behind her gaze himself.

Every time Jiang Tao came, he would tell her this before leaving, and she was so tired of hearing it.

"You're busy, I'm leaving now. I'm going to the market to check on how our parents are doing."

After saying that, Jiang Tao pushed open the door of the makeshift office, strode out of the greenhouse, and drove off.

Around 4:30 p.m., the Mercedes-Benz GLS was parked in an open space outside the Baigezhuang vegetable market.

After getting out of the car, Jiang Tao locked the door and walked into the market.

The students haven't finished school yet, and the office workers haven't left work yet, so there aren't too many people buying groceries at the market.

As soon as he entered the market, Jiang Tao looked in the direction of his stall and saw a crowd gathered there.

"It seems like today's event is quite lively."

Jiang Tao smiled and strode towards the stall he had rented.

"Everyone line up, everyone gets a share, everyone gets a share."

Jiang Tao was slightly surprised when he heard Xu Li's voice from afar.

During this time, the couple has been planning for a second child. Jiang Tao hasn't let her worry about work and has been letting her stay home to prepare for pregnancy.

As Jiang Tao approached, he saw a line of twenty or thirty people waiting to receive free Eight Treasures Pickles.

Most of them were elderly men and women, with only a few young people.

Inside the store, Dad, Mom, and Xu Li were preparing sample packs of Eight Treasure Pickles for everyone.

"Please make way..."

Pushing aside the crowd blocking the entrance, Jiang Tao squeezed into the store.

"Son, you've come!"

"Husband~"

Xu Li's mood instantly brightened upon seeing Jiang Tao.

The word "husband" made all the men queuing outside extremely envious!

Where can you find a wife who is beautiful, has a sweet voice, and has such a great figure?

All eyes turned to Jiang Tao.

The looks they gave were a mixture of envy and jealousy!

In front of so many customers, Jiang Tao didn't discuss business matters with his parents and Xu Li.

He also joined the activity of distributing eight-treasure pickles to everyone for free.

The family of four worked until around 5 p.m. before finally finishing their free giveaway event for the day, closing up shop and going home!

My parents went to buy groceries from other vendors at the market.

Xu Li linked arms with Jiang Tao and leaned against him.

The couple also took a rare stroll through the farmers' market and walked along the main road.

"Honey, my mom said my dad is planning to take a break from Monday to Wednesday next week."

"Including Saturday and Sunday, he can have 5 consecutive days off."

"By the way, honey, Sasha's currently unemployed at home. Should we have her come along too?"

"My parents have already invited her, so it wouldn't be right not to invite her."

"Come on, all of you come, we won't miss her."

"Mmm! My husband is so generous~ Sasha was immature before, you, as her brother-in-law, can't be petty."

"Don't worry, am I such a petty person? If I minded, I wouldn't have mentioned inviting your parents to Beijing for a trip."

In the afterglow of the setting sun, the two strolled around, chatting and exchanging words, enjoying a pleasant life.

After shopping and returning home, her parents cooked together, with Xu Li helping out and learning to cook.

Jiang Tao was assigned to go downstairs to walk Wangcai.

Wangcai has been achieving remarkable results lately.

Except for the first time when Xu Li and Jiang Xue took him to Du Ennan's villa area, he brought back a gold bean.

Recently, it also "found" a gold ring and a diamond ring!
Jiang Tao didn't let his mother and Xu Li take these items of dubious origin. Instead, he took them directly to Zhang Bo's place, sold them, and then spent his own money to buy the two of them new ones.

"Woof woof woof~ Woof woof woof~"

Jiang Tao held onto the leash and walked Wangcai around the neighborhood for about half an hour.

After receiving a call from Xu Li saying that dinner was ready, he took Wangcai home.

"Woof woof woof, woof woof woof~"

Back home, the moment Jiang Tao untied Wangcai's leash, Wangcai trotted off to the kitchen and started circling around Xu Li.

"Hey honey, look what this is!"

Xu Li exclaimed in surprise and beckoned Jiang Tao to come forward.

"what is what?"

Jiang Tao got up and walked to Xu Li. He was immediately struck by the sight of a small golden bead, about the size of a Liuwei Dihuang pill, in her hand.

"Huh? Where did you get this? Is it another gold bean?"

He reached out and picked up the small, golden bean from Xu Li's palm.

Jiang Tao feigned a surprised expression, but was actually quite calm inside.

Bringing home valuable items is a concrete manifestation of the "prosperity" attribute!

"It looks a lot like the golden bean we brought back before!"

"Our Wangcai has found another treasure!"

Seeing the golden bead in Xu Li's palm, her parents also smiled and looked at Wangcai, who was wagging its tail happily on the ground.

The little guy seems to be saying, "Praise me! Praise me!"
Recently, after witnessing Wangcai's ability to "find treasures," everyone knows how fitting its name is.

It's really lucky!

A rough estimate suggests that the items Wangcai brought home were worth at least six or seven yuan in total.

They've already doubled back the money Jiang Tao spent on it.

"Little Wangcai is amazing! You'll get an extra chicken leg tonight!"

Xu Li squatted down with a smile, reached out and stroked Wangcai a few times, her eyes full of joy.

Xu Li is growing to love this new member of the family more and more.

"Everyone, wash your hands and eat. Why hasn't the third brother come back yet?"

No sooner had Mom finished speaking than there was a knock at the door. As if on cue, the third son had come home from get off work.

Upon learning that Wangcai had brought home another golden bean, Jiang Bing exclaimed in disbelief.

This made her want to get a dog too, and she named it Wangcai.

Jiang Tao simply chuckled in response.

Not all "lucky charms" bring good fortune!
The third brother is really overthinking things!
After dinner, Xu Li drove Jiang Bing home and picked up Jiang Xue, who was having tutoring at Jiang Yi's place.

My parents have recently become obsessed with dancing, and the two of them go to the square to learn to dance every night.

Jiang Tao leaned back on the sofa and first scrolled through his WeChat Moments for the day.

After scrolling through my WeChat Moments, and once the food in my stomach had mostly digested, I was satisfied.

He then changed into sportswear and sneakers.

I stood on the [Body Strengthening Treadmill] once again and began today's running workout.

Swish swish, swish swish——

Swish swish, swish swish——

After more than ten days of running training, and an increase in physical fitness of 9 points.

Jiang Tao's running ability has also improved significantly, and he can now run for an hour straight without stopping.

[You have been running for 1 hour. Congratulations! You have triggered a +1 physique bonus!]

Your current physical condition score is 60 (normal).

After receiving 1 point of physical fitness today, Jiang Tao's physical fitness finally returned to the normal level recognized by the system.

Yes, this is definitely a system-specific evaluation criterion.

To date, none of the people Jiang Tao knows or has come into contact with have a physical fitness score exceeding 60.

Most people's physical condition fluctuates between 20 and 60.

As a result, the system set 60 points as the passing score.

The passing score is clearly set too high; 50 points would be more appropriate.

I saw the reward message floating across my retina.

Jiang Tao reached out and pressed the "stop" button, ending his run for the evening.

I grabbed the towel draped over the treadmill to wipe my sweat, went straight to the door to change into slippers, and took a shower first.

As usual, Xu Li and Jiang Xue returned first while Jiang Tao was taking a shower, and his parents returned shortly afterward.

After chatting in the living room for a while, the family took turns washing up.

After washing up, everyone went back to their rooms to sleep.

For everyone, today was another fulfilling and busy day.

As before, Jiang Tao first put his parents and Jiang Xue into "sleep mode".

After playing cards with Xu Li, he chatted for a while before putting Xu Li into "sleep mode".

He followed his usual practice and waited for the intelligence update at midnight.

Today's Intelligence 01:
You lingered in the Baigezhuang vegetable market yesterday and obtained relevant information—

A bronze artifact from the Warring States period was found buried in an area of ​​the Baigezhuang vegetable market!
……

"Bronze artifacts...this is too much torture!"

"Brother Tong, take it easy! Do you think we can touch that thing?!"

Upon seeing the first piece of intelligence that appeared today, Jiang Tao chuckled and decisively gave up.

Although he wasn't exactly an expert on antiques, he did have some knowledge of them.

Bronze artifacts are cultural relics that are prohibited from being traded by the state, and their illegal resale is forbidden.

For profit, they resell cultural relics that are prohibited from being traded by the state.

In serious cases, the offender shall be sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of not more than five years or criminal detention, and shall also be fined.

With a thought, Jiang Tao continued to read the next item.

(End of this chapter)