Da Si Nong: I really don’t want to farm

Chapter 417 Ning Yun Almost Died

Are fishing spots profitable?
It's still quite profitable.

Whether it's the fishing spot in Taoyuan Village or the fishing spot near Chilongtan Reservoir.

The ability to make money is relative.

Xu Yue might not even be interested in him now.

Moreover, aquaculture accounts for a significant portion of the farm's income.

The farm's largest source of income is undoubtedly ginseng and other medicinal herbs.

Secondly, among aquatic products, livestock, vegetables, fruits, rice, and tea, only Tian Yizhi and a few others probably know which one is more profitable.

Xu Yue didn't pay any attention at all.

Of course, I'm guessing it's fruit.

After all, the planting area is very large, especially the grape planting area in the desert farm.

Aquaculture is also very profitable.

The key issue is that it's expensive.

It's easy to imagine that the price would be ten times the market value.

Some valuable fish can also be farmed.

Fish that require high water quality, such as knife fish, can be successfully raised in Xu Yue's fishponds.

Moreover, aquaculture is not limited to fish ponds and reservoirs.

They're even raised in the rice paddies.

The scale of rice paddy fish and rice paddy crab farming is also growing larger and larger.

“They didn’t open the fishing grounds to make money at all,” Xu Yue said, shaking his head when Xiong Yong asked. “However, the fishing grounds in Taoyuan Village and Chilongtan Reservoir should still be making several hundred thousand a month.”

Hundreds of thousands per month?
This is naturally a small portion of the farm's revenue.

However, that only applies to the fishing grounds; it doesn't include the income from guesthouses and farmhouses.

The income is also astonishing.

"You are interested in?"

Tie Wei looked at Xu Yue's form.

They're practically partners now.

If he wants to join the fishing operation, they wouldn't mind taking him along.

Even though he had never cultivated.

Fishing grounds also need to be managed.

None of them were interested in that.

"I'll pass on that; I was just asking casually," Xiong Yong said. "I'm already too busy with the hotels in the county."

I'm really busy.

The main problem lies with Xiong Yong's own abilities.

Of course, bosses have their own way of doing things, but Xiong Yong can't do that.

He has no money.

He hasn't paid back the money he owes Xu Yue yet.

He was too embarrassed to borrow money from Xu Yue again.

Taoyuan Hotel in the county is doing very well and making a lot of profit, but he is only one of the shareholders. He will probably have to wait a while to pay off Xu Yue's debt.

Once I've paid off the debt and have money again, I'll consider other things.

Perhaps, living off that hotel would bring wealth.

"People should live for their ideals!"

Shen Yu made a remark that sounded almost childish.

"Only those who are not short of money are qualified to talk about ideals."

Feng Jie said with a smile.

All he wants now is to make more money.

It seems like it was like that before.

Who doesn't like money?

As for ideals?

What it is.

"My ideal is to make more money," Xiong Yong said with a smile. "Talking about money is talking about ideals."

“We have ideals!” Feng Jie said with a smile. “Then we share the same ideals.”

Everyone else laughed when they heard this.

Who doesn't dream of making more money?
Money, of course, is always a welcome addition.

After fishing for crayfish a few times, it actually gets boring.

The key is the feel.

So it's better to go fishing for soft-shelled turtles, or even loaches and mudfish, the feel of which is better.

Xu Yue wasn't that particular.

I was just keeping a friend company.

Consider it a balance between work and rest.

The evening was naturally very sumptuous.

With crayfish and such, people naturally drank significantly more alcohol than at noon.

When will your red wine be available?

Mu Xiaoyan asked a question.

“Even if it’s drinkable, you won’t get any,” Xu Yue said. “The grapes only came out this year, and the wine won’t be ready until next year.”

Fermentation takes time, and aging takes time.

Xu Yue didn't understand the winemaking process, but he also knew it wouldn't be quick.

"I can't drink it, so I can't even look forward to it yet."

Mu Xiaoyan rolled her eyes.

Since her child is breastfed, he is naturally not suitable for drinking alcohol.

"It certainly makes us look forward to it."

Hu Hai spoke up, which was considered as echoing his wife's words.

Of course, this is just the truth.

The products from Xu Yue Farm are always something to look forward to.

Well, except for bottled water.

They knew very well that it was the spirit rainwater, used for watering vegetables on the farm.

People like Shen Yu are even less surprising.

They can now cast the Spirit Rain spell and set up Spirit Rain arrays.

"Juice and such are something to look forward to."

Feng Jie said with a smile.

In addition to red wine, the farm will soon be launching dairy products and fruit juices.

Most of those products are sold by agricultural trading companies, but if they need agents or something, Feng Jie will definitely be involved.

Taoyuan Xianniang doesn't have many distributors.

After all, most of the money was given to high-end restaurants such as Shuxiangge and Yuelai Hotel.

Besides that, you can only buy it at the Taoyuan specialty stores near the visitor centers in Taoyuan Village and Qinghe Village.

However, although the production of mineral water is not as high as that of common mineral water on the market, it is still quite good.

It has now been deployed throughout the country.

Feng Jie is not only the agent in Gong'an City, but also the agent for the entire Shuzhou region.

If that wine is to be sold nationwide in the future, given the relationship between Feng Jie and Xu Yue, the Shuzhou distributor will definitely be him.

Feng Jie didn't even need to say a word.

Although bottled water is expensive, it affects sales.

But many people would consider it well worth the price.

Besides, there are actually quite a few people who spend twenty or thirty yuan to buy a bottle of water.

Don't underestimate the number of wealthy people in China today.

Of course, someone who buys a bottle of water for twenty or thirty yuan can't be considered a tycoon.

It can only be said that we should not underestimate the current spending power of the Chinese people.

After the excitement of his child's first birthday, Xu Yue's life returned to normal.

A few days later, Li Liang arrived.

“The person who contacted you last time was from the Divine Court,” Li Liang said. “Or rather, that Water Spirit Pearl belonged to the Divine Court. As for whether they wanted to lure you abroad to harm you, or simply wanted you to improve their land, only they know the answer.”

"The Divine Court?"

Xu Yue nodded; he had a grudge against the Divine Court.

The Divine Court has a history of such offenses.

The four beings who died at Xu Yue's hands last time seemed to be from the Divine Court.

Moreover, with Xu Yue offering a bounty, the Hongmen also took action against the Divine Court, and many of the Divine Court's experts died at the hands of the Hongmen.

“You made the right choice,” Li Liang said. “Going abroad would be too risky.” “I don’t have time to go abroad right now.”

Xu Yue shook his head, unconcerned.

Going abroad?

It's clearly not the right time yet.

It would definitely have happened before.

"What if they really are leasing land domestically?"

Li Liang asked the question.

This was originally a condition proposed by Xu Yue.

Li Liang wasn't sure whether it was just a test or if he really intended to do so.

"Does your Special Administration Bureau have a different opinion?"

Xu Yue did not answer, but instead asked a question.

He'd already said it, so naturally he wouldn't go back on his word.

“No,” Li Liang said. “As long as it’s within the country, we can naturally control it.”

“That’s what I think too,” Xu Yue said with a smile. “What they grow is actually all available for purchase; it’s just that they don’t have to spend that money unnecessarily.”

That small amount of land was not enough for the Divine Court to be self-sufficient.

The Divine Court is one of the three major cultivation forces abroad.

The environment abroad is different from that in China.

Domestic cultivation forces are restricted to certain areas.

It's different abroad.

Just as Li Liang was about to say something, Xu Yue's phone rang.

“I have to go to Ningjiawan Village,” Xu Yue said. “It seems something has happened to Ning Yun.”

"Ning Yun?" Li Liang said. "Let's go take a look together."

Li Liang naturally knew Ning Yun, and was even more familiar with him than Xu Yue.

Of course, I was talking about when I was in high school.

The county is naturally far inferior to Xu Yue.

We're from the same town, so it's actually quite close to Ningyun's house.

Xu Yue drove to Ning Yun's house, and as soon as he got out of the car, Qin Qing took him inside.

Clearly, in their eagerness, they disregarded the differences between men and women and didn't bother with any polite formalities.

"This is?"

When Xu Yue entered the room and saw Ning Yun, he was at a loss for words.

The man was now emaciated, with sunken eyes and an extremely pale face, looking like he was about to die.

If he hadn't still been breathing, he would have died already.

It looks exactly like those people in movies and novels whose life force has been drained by demons.

Xu Yue glanced at Qin Qing subconsciously.

"He got a stone bead before, which he said was some kind of Yin-Yang Spirit Bead, and he was going to try to refine it, and then this happened. He asked me to call you, and then he passed out."

Qin Qing thought Xu Yue was asking her why Ning Yun looked like this, so she quickly replied.

"Li Liang, go and get the ginseng and Vitality Pills from my car."

Upon hearing this, Xu Yue immediately understood what was wrong with this guy.

Even those at the third realm dare not refine such a spirit pearl, yet you, at the second realm, actually attempted to do so.

Xu Yue never expected Ning Yun to obtain the Yin-Yang Spirit Pearl, so he didn't specifically tell him.

I've been busy lately and haven't had any contact with Ning Yun.

If we have any contact or conversation, I will definitely let him know.

He put in so much effort for this.

Ning Yun actually got one?
This guy is incredibly lucky.

Correct!
They were definitely lucky.

If he had been less lucky, he would have died long ago. How could they have spared his life until his arrival?

However, Xu Yue had to admit that Ning Yun was not only lucky, but also very capable.

Even someone in the third realm would be drained dry, but Ning Yun was not drained at all.

He actually managed to stop the suction force of the Yin-Yang Spirit Pearl.

Perhaps it is related to his practice of Yin-Yang techniques.

Li Liang left quickly and returned quickly.

He was holding several boxes and a jade bottle.

The box contained ginseng, and the two jade bottles contained Vitality Pills.

The Vitality Pill was naturally developed by Xu Chengyang and others.

As you can tell from the name, it's meant to replenish vital energy.

It has an excellent restorative effect on blood and energy.

This stuff is quite difficult to refine, and it doesn't seem to be in mass production yet.

This is one of the pills that has had some effect on Xu Yue so far.

He only kept one bottle.

Xu Yue poured the pills out of the jade bottle and dumped them all into Ning Yun's mouth.

The pill melted instantly upon entering the mouth, so it wouldn't choke Ning Yun to death.

Ning Yun's complexion improved somewhat.

The person woke up.

Xu Yue didn't say anything, then placed the ginseng next to Ning Yun, and then set up a spirit-gathering array around her.

Ning Yun struggled to his feet, sat cross-legged, and began circulating his internal energy. The ginseng shriveled at a visible speed and then turned into ashes.

Ning Yun's complexion had improved considerably, but she was still extremely thin, only her face was no longer as pale.

"I really don't know if you're lucky or unlucky!"

Seeing that Ning Yuan had finished his practice, Xu Yue couldn't help but say something, then picked up the phone and made a call to Xu Jianghe.

Do you still have any Vitality Pills?

"Is that all? Then ask Grandpa if he has any. If he does, bring a few bottles to Ningjiawan Village, and also bring a few dozen ginseng roots."

Xu Jianghe was surprised, but didn't ask.

"I call this good luck?" Ning Yun shook his head and said, "If you hadn't arrived quickly, I probably would be dead by now."

Why didn't they choose to go to the hospital, but instead forced Qin Qing to call Xu Yue while she was still breathing?

Ning Yun knew that going to the hospital would be useless.

Rushing to the hospital would likely mean certain death.

If they were heading towards the clinic or the academy, then Xu Chengyang and the others wouldn't be there.

I thought it would be safer to call Xu Yue.

“Even those at the third realm wouldn’t dare to refine that Yin-Yang Spirit Pearl, yet you, at the second realm, dare to try,” Xu Yue said. “You’re just lucky, aren’t you? I told everyone that the entire martial world only got one Wood Spirit Pearl from Qiyun Mountain, and then another one appeared overseas. You actually got one; isn’t that just good luck?”

“Indeed, we were lucky,” Ning Yun said. “When I went on a trip with Qin Qing, we happened to come across a place where Yin and Yang converged, and that’s how we got this one. It’s a treasure of heaven and earth, and it’s also compatible with the cultivation methods of the Yin-Yang School, so it’s hard not to be greedy.”

"Greed?" Xu Yue shook his head and said, "This isn't greed, you're just too impatient. Why do you have to figure out everything alone—wealth, companions, methods, and land? If you had just said something, things wouldn't be like this."

"What, are you worried Xu Yue will steal it from you?"

Li Liang said with a smile.

"It's not that bad," Ning Yun shook his head and said, "I didn't think much about it at the time, I was just trying to refine it, who would have thought it would be so dangerous."

Ning Yun hadn't expected that Xu Yue, when refining the Earth Spirit Pearl, clearly hadn't either.

This is not unrelated to the loss of tradition.

Someone must have refined it before.

"It's really hard to imagine," Xu Yue said. "I even gave the Earth Spirit Orb to Ruoxi back then, luckily she refused. I'm quite curious, how did you stop the orb's suction force?"

Although Ning Yun is at the Qi Refining stage, he is still somewhat inferior to martial and spiritual cultivators at the third realm.

"The Yin-Yang School's principles resonated with it, and I only managed to stop it after refining sixty percent of it," Ning Yun said. "You're right, I was just lucky. If my internal energy had been any less, it probably would have been completely drained."

Upon hearing this, Xu Yue showed a surprised expression.

Having refined 60% of it, I could control the spirit pearl, thus stopping its suction force.

Is it possible?
It's really possible.

This is likely due to the extremely high compatibility between the Yin-Yang School and the Yin-Yang Spirit Pearl.

However, Xu Yue was somewhat slow to realize that once he had refined 60% of the spirit orbs, the suction force of the three spirit orbs would also be stopped.

Refining it to 60% should give me control over the bead, though it won't be as easy as I thought.

Why?

Could it be that my primordial energy is also compatible with earth, wood, and yin-yang spiritual energy?

Does Hunyuan Qi possess Yin-Yang and Five Elements attributes?
Xu Yue became more convinced of his guess.

“Then refine it slowly,” Xu Yue said. “Once you’ve refined it all, the spirit pearl will give you something in return.”

"Giving back?" Ning Yun looked at Xu Yue with some surprise, then smiled wryly and said, "It seems that I am still lucky."

(End of this chapter)