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

Chapter 425 Partnering with a Real Estate Company?

Money is the least valuable thing in the eyes of many people.

Xu Yue is a prime example.

Qingcheng Mountain and the others clearly understood this principle, so they asked Xu Yue to help them without prior notice, but instead offered cultivation-related items or spirit pearls in exchange.

Of course, they also knew that Xu Yue didn't care about money because he had plenty of it.

Perhaps they aren't as wealthy as Xu Yue.

“At the auction, a spirit pearl only costs twenty or thirty million,” Master Yongning said. “We’ve already overpaid.”

"Is that so?" Xu Yue said calmly. "So, you have 100 million to buy three and still have some left over? I don't need three. Just bid for one for me, and then we can talk."

A single spirit pearl costs twenty or thirty million?
This refers to the one that Xu Yue had Lu Zhenyu bid for but which Wu You snatched back.

But that kind of thing is something you can only come across by chance.

Moreover, Xu Yue wasn't even sure if the thing he bought was a spirit pearl.

There were no cultivators at that auction house at all.

If it were someone from the cultivation world, they probably wouldn't be able to buy it for twenty or thirty million.

Upon hearing Xu Yue's words, Yongning was immediately embarrassed.

If they can buy it, they will still need to go to Xu Yue's house and pay him to sell it.

"Twenty million!"

Master Yongning immediately doubled the amount.

Xu Yue glanced at the monk and for some reason felt that the price offered by Shaolin Temple was more than 100 million.

It might even be more than 200 million.

Did the monk keep a portion for himself?

However, Xu Yue didn't care about it.

He never even considered taking action.

To put it bluntly, it's only a matter of time before the improved land earns them hundreds of millions.

“Master Yongning, this makes me feel like Shaolin has come here to humiliate me with money,” Xu Yue said. “I’ve said it before, I’m not short of money. Two hundred million, and the farm’s monthly profit is more than two hundred million. Shaolin may be very rich, but I don’t think you are as rich as I am.”

Master Yongning fell silent.

Xu Yue was wealthy, and he naturally knew that as well.

But who wouldn't want more money?

Moreover, setting up an array is no big deal for Xu Yue at all.

Earning 200 million in a day or two, isn't that enough?

They refused all of them.

Besides, there's plenty of land like that nowadays.

If there are too many, they naturally become worthless.

But he forgot that those lands were basically all in Xu Yue's hands.

Only a few famous Taoist mountains like Qingcheng Mountain have them.

"I've heard that Shaolin Temple has a Golden Spirit Pearl?"

Xu Yue then asked.

He didn't think Shaolin would produce that spiritual pearl, but that didn't stop him from asking.

What if we can reach an agreement?
Master Yongning looked at Xu Yue with some surprise, seemingly finding it hard to believe that he knew about this.

However, considering Xu Yue's relationship with the Special Administration Bureau, he wasn't surprised.

"I have two hundred million, how about your Shaolin Temple buys me?"

Xu Yue continued to ask.

They didn't mention anything about improving the land, and like Shaolin, they just used money to talk the talk.

"That spirit pearl is very important to Shaolin."

Master Yongning did not deny that Shaolin Temple possessed the beads, but he also refused Xu Yue's request to purchase them.

Xu Yue didn't speak, but looked at the monk with a hint of a smile.

Master Yongning felt somewhat embarrassed upon seeing Xu Yue's gaze.

“The price is negotiable,” Xu Yue said. “You can name your price.”

Xu Yue wouldn't refuse to spend hundreds of millions.

Of course, Xu Yue wouldn't have spent so much money on spirit beads of other attributes.

But right now he lacks the Golden Spirit Pearl, and only Shaolin Temple has it, which shows its value.

Just like with shareholders, unique items have a higher value.

"Shaolin is not short of money."

Master Yongning spoke, but as soon as the words left his mouth, he felt that they sounded familiar. After realizing what he had said, he became even more embarrassed.

“I can trade it for something else,” Xu Yue said. “How about a century-old ginseng? Other medicinal herbs are also acceptable.”

Master Yongning remained silent for a long time before finally shaking his head.

Shaolin Temple naturally knew that Xu Yue possessed miraculous medicines.

Moreover, they knew that those crops were grown on land that Xu Yue had improved.

Instead of exchanging spirit pearls for spirit medicine, I'd rather exchange them for spirit land directly.

However, that bead is too important to Shaolin, and Shaolin would never give it up.

With the help of that bead, Shaolin external martial arts became twice as effective.

The matter was naturally not resolved.

Master Yongning then took his leave.

Not long after, Yan Tian returned.

"They couldn't reach an agreement?"

Yan Tian asked casually.

"He initially asked for 100 million, then doubled it to 200 million," Xu Yue said. "If I were to haggle, I estimate I could easily get several hundred million."

“You’re not short of money,” Yan Tian shook his head and said, “This isn’t about money. Shaolin has become too market-oriented and has lost its Buddhist character.”

Xu Yue smiled, but didn't know what to say.

Even Buddha fights for a stick of incense; how can you burn incense for Buddha if you don't have money?
It's not just Shaolin that's being marketized.

"You haven't set your sights on that Golden Spirit Pearl from Shaolin Temple?"

Yan Tian then asked.

Does he know what kind of spirit pearl Xu Yue desires most right now?

“I offered two hundred million, but they refused. I asked them to make an offer, but they said Shaolin doesn’t lack money,” Xu Yue said. “I offered to exchange it for spiritual herbs, but they refused that too. That bead must be very important to them. I suppose they need the metal element spiritual energy of that bead to cultivate something like the Vajra Indestructible Divine Skill or the Golden Bell Shield.”

"Shaolin has the Golden Bell Cover, but I've never heard of the Vajra Indestructible Divine Skill," Yan Tian said. "As for whether it's a fictional creation from novels or movies, we don't know. Maybe it exists, or maybe it's been lost."

Yan Tian chatted for a few minutes and then left.

Besides acting as an intermediary to bring the monk here, he also took the opportunity to spar with Xu Jianghe, who had entered the fourth realm, and to make a new assessment of him.

The Xu family of Taoyuan Village has three borders, which is something that cannot be ignored.

Xu Yue, in particular, is unfathomably treacherous.

Of course, Taoyuan Village has a close relationship with the Special Administration Bureau, so there is no need to be too wary or nervous.

Their family doesn't commit any crimes, nor would they ever commit any crimes.

"Is there no hope for that Shaolin spirit pearl?" Zhang Ruoxi said with a smile. "That was expected. I've asked my dad and the others to keep an eye on it."

When are your parents coming?

Xu Yue nodded and asked.

As the year draws to a close and the Spring Festival approaches, Zhang Zelin and others will come to Taoyuan Village to celebrate the New Year, just like in previous years.

"I don't know," Zhang Ruoxi shook her head and said, "They're all quite busy, otherwise my younger brother's wedding wouldn't have been postponed to next year."

Zhang Ruohai had originally planned to get married this year, but it has been postponed.

"Your brother and Xue Yan must also be in Taoyuan Village for the New Year, right?"

Xu Yue asked.

Zhang Zelin and his wife will definitely come to Taoyuan Village. After all, their son and daughter-in-law, daughter and son-in-law are all there.

The other four elderly people are also in Taoyuan Village.

If they don't come to Taoyuan Village for the New Year, where else can they go?
“Come on, Xue Yan’s family will be coming too,” Zhang Ruoxi said. “They’ll probably stay in Taoyuan Village for a while. Grandpa Xue isn’t in very good health, so he’s coming to Taoyuan Village to recuperate.”

"That's good," Xu Yue said with a smile. "Your grandfather should be quite happy. He can't find any chess opponents in Taoyuan Village anymore, and he's feeling a bit lonely as a master."

Playing chess requires an opponent.

After a while, it gets less and less fun to dominate weaker opponents.

Zhang Ruoxi's grandfather doesn't play chess much anymore; instead, he goes fishing with Zhang Ruoxi's maternal grandfather.

As for where the Xue family members will stay?

It's the villa over there, of course.

There are too many places to stay.

Zhang Zelin owns a villa in Taoyuan Village, as do Xu Yue's two brothers-in-law.

Moreover, there are still empty villas that haven't been given away.

Of course, the Xue family wouldn't go so far as to ask Xu Yue to give them a villa in Taoyuan Village.

Ning Yun, Sun Sisi, and Xu Yue did not send any gifts.

They are different from Guo Tianyou and Liu Chengji, after all.

"There should be at least two weddings to attend next year, right?" Zhang Ruoxi asked, then, seeing Xu Yue's puzzled look, added, "My brother's wedding is at the beginning of the year, and Guo Huai should be getting married next year too, right?"

"I don't know about that," Xu Yue shook his head and said, "I'll ask Guo Tianyou later if Guo Huai still lives with them after he got married."

“Whether we live together or not, we should give you a set,” Zhang Ruoxi said. “Guo Huai is now a third-level feng shui master.”

"That makes sense." Xu Yue nodded and said, "I'll tell Guo Tianyou and the others later. But then, wouldn't I also have to prepare a set for Guo En?"

“It’s not like we don’t have any extras,” Zhang Ruoxi laughed. “Aren’t there still many empty villas over there?”

"I could definitely compete for the title of best boss in history," Xu Yue said with a smile. "So, Li Zihan and Liu Long should also be prepared from time to time?"

Li Zihan is Li Zhuting's daughter. She has already reached the second level of the dual realms, and it's only a matter of time before she enters the third level.

Who knows, before getting married, they might still be thinking about the four realms.

Liu Long is Liu Chengji's grandson. Although he wasn't among the first batch of students to enter the second realm at the academy, he has now reached the second realm as well.

“They still have a long way to go,” Zhang Ruoxi said. “A villa doesn’t cost much.”

It really doesn't cost much.

Building a villa doesn't cost much; what's truly valuable is the location where it's built and the formations arranged around it.

The next day, Xu Yue asked Guo Tianyou about him.

When is Guo Huai planning to get married?

Guo Huai is much busier than Guo Tianyou these days.

He is now the chief consultant of Taoyuan Environmental Protection Company.

School is about to be out for holidays, but he's still busy outside.

"It should be next year, they're all getting on in years," Guo Tianyou said. "However, the specifics need to be discussed by both families together."

Guo Huai's girlfriend is from Gong'an City and works for an environmental protection company.

Most of them come to Taoyuan Village to celebrate the Chinese New Year.

Guo Huai's girlfriend, Xu Yue, had met him. She was a pretty young girl, much younger than Guo Huai, but not to the point of an older man dating a younger woman.

After all, Guo Huai was only in his early thirties.

“Guo Huai is back, let him choose a villa,” Xu Yue said. “Whether they live with you after they get married or live separately. Hmm, when Guo En gets married later, let him choose one too.”

"Thank you then."

Guo Tianyou said with a smile that he naturally knew that there were still many vacant villas in the village.

"Oh, right," Guo Tianyou suddenly remembered something and said, "A couple of days ago, China Railway Corporation mentioned that they seemed to want to cooperate with us to build a high-end villa area."

"Cooperate with us?" Xu Yue asked, somewhat surprised. "An array?"

“It’s not just about formations,” Guo Tianyou said. “To be precise, it’s about preparing to cooperate with the farm. I reckon the China Railway Corporation has probably already contacted General Tian about this.”

Speaking of Cao Cao, Cao Cao will arrive.

Tian Yizhi called.

"I'm going to the company," Xu Yue said. "Do you want to come and listen in?"

"Go ahead," Guo Tianyou said. "Do you think Old Liu and I would run away from this?"

Xu Yue smiled upon hearing this.

The two then went to the company.

“The China Railway Corporation from Rongzhou Group talked to me,” Tian Yizhi said. “He acquired a piece of land in Rongcheng and wants to cooperate with us to build a high-end villa area.”

“Like the villas in Peach Blossom Village,” Tian Yizhi said. “Of course, there are some differences. He plans to reserve a plot of land for the untouched villas.”

That plot of land was naturally improved land.

"Uncle Tie, are you planning to get those wealthy people to start farming?" Xu Yue asked with a smile. "Do you think it's feasible?"

Tie Fumin is Tie Wei's father, and his Rongzhou Group has always had a cooperative relationship with Taoyuan Village.

The roads in the village where the land was leased, as well as other projects, were almost all contracted by Rongzhou Group.

"Isn't this asking for your opinion?" Tian Yizhi said. "However, I think that villa shouldn't be difficult to sell. After all, there are a lot of wealthy people these days."

"If you think it's feasible, then do it," Xu Yue said. "Actually, Tie Wei is probably capable of handling these things now."

Tian Yizhi was taken aback when he heard this.

“The Rongzhou Group is quite generous,” Tian Yizhi said. “Then I’ll go talk to the China Railway Corporation about this?”

Xu Yue nodded.

It can't be too dark either.

Iron Guard could do it, but he probably wouldn't.

Tie Fumin is not a short-sighted person.

We are collaborating with Taoyuan Farm to develop a high-end villa area.

This matter can help Rongzhou Group take another step forward.

I reckon even the most luxurious homes would be bought by someone with a house like this.

It has many wealthy people, and it precisely targets the needs of wealthy people.

What do rich people want?
luxurious?

maybe.

But they would definitely prefer to be healthy.

Not only is the place to live beneficial to health, but it also comes with a piece of land where you can grow things that are beneficial to health.

Although it's not big, it's still extremely attractive.

"Should we keep that piece of land?" Tian Yizhi continued. "Won't it affect Shuxiang Pavilion and Yuelai Hotel?"

"How many vegetables can you grow on a small plot of land?" Xu Yue shook his head with a smile and said, "Besides, if you have vegetables at home, won't you eat out?"

Tian Yizhi simply smiled.

How could he not know these things? He was just afraid that Xu Yue was unaware of them.

"If the high-end villas in Rongcheng are successful, Rongzhou Group will probably have to completely expand beyond Shuzhou."

Xu Yue understood this perfectly well, but was it really not good for the farm?

Obviously, there are.

Besides making money, it's also a kind of experiment.

The spirit array entered the city.

However, this matter cannot be resolved in a short time.

How should the two parties cooperate, and how should the benefits be distributed?

Moreover, the process from the start of a housing development to occupancy is exceptionally long.

“Once the negotiations are finalized, you can go and see if you can acquire a plot of land,” Xu Yue said to Guo Tianyou. “Anyway, you’re quite familiar with Rongzhou Group.”

"I've already looked at that piece of land in Rongcheng," Guo Tianyou said with a smile. "It's a good place. You can keep one unit there so you'll have a place to stay when you go to Rongcheng."

(End of this chapter)