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“Isn’t this a village? Logically speaking, there should be a lot of people in the village. How about this, let’s mobilize everyone in the village. That way, we can get things done more effectively.”

Seeing that someone had come to help, Lin Ran realized this and quickly asked about it.

"It's not that we don't want to look for people, it's just that we don't want the villagers to know what's going on here."

At this point, the village chief looked troubled and recounted what had happened that night.

"You think you can secretly cure those fruit trees? That's impossible. Even if we fix the greenhouse this morning, the village chief and his men will still find out when they come over, unless you guard the greenhouse and prevent them from coming in."

"Yes, we'll use this method to guard the greenhouse, so they won't be able to get in."

Lin Ran only meant to make a joke, but Gao Qilin immediately agreed, leaving her speechless for a moment.

"Since we already have a method, let's not waste any more time. Let's act quickly, or those villagers might really come looking for us if we delay any longer."

Gao Qilin realized it was getting late and began to urge them on.

Upon hearing what he said, the three people present immediately got busy.

Although Gao Qilin and his team had no prior experience with greenhouses, the presence of professional guidance made it much easier for them to get started than they had imagined.

In less than an hour, most of the orchard was covered with greenhouses.

However, the orchard was simply too large, and the plastic sheeting that Lin Ran brought was not enough. So much so that they suddenly found that they didn't have enough materials when they were busy.

“I told you before that there wouldn’t be enough plastic sheeting, but you didn’t believe me.”

Seeing Gao Qilin's bewildered expression, Lin Ran couldn't help but tease him.

"You wait there, I'll go back and get the things, and they should be delivered around noon."

"What 830? We'll have to wait until noon, by which time all the villagers will probably be here."

Upon hearing that it was almost noon, the village chief immediately put on a worried expression, as if he was afraid that the villagers would see everything in front of him.

"There's nothing I can do. Your place is quite remote. I'm saying that we're still traveling without resting at noon. If we rest, it will probably take even longer."

Seeing the village chief like this, Lin Ran couldn't help but complain.

"Okay, noon it is then. We'll try to stall for time on our end, but please speed things up on your end."

Upon hearing Lin Ran's words, Gao Qilin immediately gave in.

“How are you going to stall for time? The villagers are already coming up the mountain one after another. Don’t even think about waiting until noon; we’ll probably have to face them now.”

As soon as Lin Ran appeared, the village chief couldn't help but start asking questions.

"Don't worry, I'll definitely have a way to hold them off. You can rest assured."

Gao Qilin remained calm in the face of the village chief's questions.

Chapter 449 The Villagers' Doubts

After saying that, he immediately called Gao Qilan.

Because Gao Qilan had gone to bed very late the night before, he hadn't gotten up yet. Only after receiving Gao Qilin's call did he realize that it was time to meet Lin Ran.

"I overslept, I'm so sorry. I'll call Lin Ran right now and ask her where she is."

When Gao Qilan saw the call from Gao Qilin, she thought he was calling to ask for Lin Ran's location, so she immediately explained the situation on her end.

"There's no need to look for Lin Ran anymore. She arrived this morning. I called you because I wanted you to come up the mountain and help us stop those villagers."

Seeing that Gao Qilan was about to call Lin Ran, Gao Qilin immediately explained the current situation.

Upon learning of Gao Qilin's purpose, Gao Qilan dared not delay and immediately rushed up the mountain.

Although she used her fastest speed, a large crowd had already gathered on the mountain when she arrived.

"What's going on? Why won't they let us go in and see the fruit trees?"

"Yeah, they were perfectly fine before, why did they suddenly turn out like this? Could it be that there's something wrong with the fruit trees inside?"

"No matter what, you at least want us to go in and take a look. Only when we see it can we feel at ease."

At this moment, those people were talking non-stop, and they seemed to be in a great hurry.

"Don't worry, there's nothing wrong with the fruit trees. We're doing this to increase the yield. You've probably seen this in some places; some places use greenhouses to cover their crops. What's their purpose? Isn't it to increase the yield?"

When questioned by those people, Gao Qilin recited the speech he had prepared beforehand. After saying this, he looked at the village chief beside him, hoping that he would say a few words for him.

Although the village chief had already seen through Gao Qilin's intentions, he didn't know what to say. After hesitating for a moment, he awkwardly said:

“He’s right. Doing it this way will indeed improve the yield of the fruit trees, and we will earn more money. Isn’t that a good thing?”

"If that's the case, then why won't you let us in?"

However, as soon as the village chief finished speaking, someone immediately asked another question.

This left the village chief unsure how to respond, so he turned to Gao Qilin, hoping he could offer some advice.

"We're not letting you in because this place is currently covered in pesticides. If you go in now, those pesticides will be absorbed into your bodies, and your health will likely suffer. So, do you still want to go in?"

Just as the village chief was at a loss, Gao Qilan's voice came from the side. At this moment, she displayed the temperament of a CEO, exuding a strong sense of pressure.

So after hearing Gao Qilan say that, the scene fell silent instantly, and no one dared to say another word.

"Great, you've finally come. If you hadn't come, I really wouldn't know how to smooth things over."

Gao Qilin finally breathed a sigh of relief when he saw her coming.

However, people were not satisfied with Gao Qilan's explanation. As soon as she finished speaking, some villagers voiced their own confusion.

"If we can't get in, won't the trees inside suffer? If we don't water and fertilize them every day, they won't be able to grow such good fruit."

"Yes, the reason why these trees bear such good fruit is all thanks to our careful care. Now they won't even let us take care of them anymore. Let alone bear fruit, it's good enough if they don't have any problems."

Faced with their questions, Gao Qilin was at a loss for words. After all, what they said made perfect sense. If the trees weren't watered and fertilized, the fruit they produced probably wouldn't be as plump as they had imagined.

"You don't need to worry about these things. We already had a plan in place when we built this greenhouse."

Just as Gao Qilin was thinking about how to answer their questions, Gao Qilan spoke up again.

“We have two sets of dedicated protective suits. As long as we wear those suits, the pesticides inside won’t harm us. This way, we can take turns looking after those trees for you. Don’t worry, we will take good care of these trees (Qianhao’s) and will absolutely not let them suffer any damage.”

"If you have protective suits, why don't you just take them out and let everyone wear them? It's really not appropriate to only let you do the work, since we should be the ones taking care of those fruit trees."

After hearing that they were wearing protective suits, the villagers began to believe it, but a large number of them were unwilling to let them work.

Their reluctance wasn't because they were afraid Gao Qilan and the others wouldn't do a good job, but because they had already done a lot for the village these past few days, and it would be unreasonable to ask them to take care of the fruit trees as well.

At this point, many villagers agreed with the method of taking turns.

Chapter 450 Successfully Persuaded

“We appreciate your kindness, but the current situation makes it impossible for us to share these protective suits. Our suits are custom-made to ensure they are airtight and prevent damage from the pesticides inside. If you wear them, they will be either too big or too small, and the pesticides will seep into your bodies through the gaps in the suits. In that case, I'm afraid…”

Gao Qilan stopped there and looked very worried.

By this time, the villagers had already guessed what Gao Qilan was going to say next, and seeing how dangerous the matter was, no one offered to take care of the fruit trees anymore.

This was exactly the effect they wanted. Seeing this, Gao Qilin finally breathed a sigh of relief and prepared to say a few words to send the villagers away.

But the villagers showed no sign of leaving and remained standing in place.

Their behavior puzzled Gao Qilin greatly, and he couldn't help but ask:

"What's wrong with you all? Why are you all standing there motionless? Is there something you haven't explained yet?"

“Our main job every day is to take care of these 830 trees. Now that you have done our work, we not only feel bad, but we also don’t know what to do for the next few days. We can’t just lie at home.”

"I'm just born to work. If I were to have a day off, I'd probably feel terrible. But there's really nothing to do in the village right now, so..."

Faced with Gao Qilin's question, the villagers spoke their minds and kept looking at him.

You could tell from the villagers' eyes that they didn't want to be idle, but Gao Qilin didn't have any work for them to do, which put him in a difficult position.

“The village’s nursing home and school are still under construction. If you guys have nothing better to do, you can help with the school or nursing home and try to get those two projects completed as soon as possible.”

Just as Gao Qilin was at a loss, the village chief explained the current situation to them.

“Didn’t Gao Qilin say before that those construction teams are all paid to do their jobs? If we go and help them, wouldn’t that be a bit inappropriate?”

"There won't be anything inappropriate. I'll talk to the construction team later, and then you can get started. I'll also pay you the corresponding wages."

Upon hearing that they would receive wages, the villagers were overjoyed. After expressing their gratitude, they left the village and headed towards the village head's house.

"They finally left. It's good that they didn't go any further. If they had taken two more steps, they probably would have seen what was inside the greenhouse."

After seeing them leave, Gao Qilin finally breathed a sigh of relief and turned to look at the unfinished greenhouse behind him.

"I brought plastic sheeting with me; I'm sure I brought enough this time."

Just as Gao Qilin recovered, Lin Ran's voice came from behind the mountain. At that moment, she was carrying a plastic sheet that was larger than her body as she walked up the mountain.

"Didn't I tell you that car can drive up the mountain? Why didn't you listen?"

Seeing how much effort Lin Ran had to put in to carry one up, Gao Qilin couldn't help but complain. He asked her for the car keys and drove the car up himself.

"You have the nerve to say that? Look how many times I've called you. If you had answered my calls, do you think I would still be carrying this thing up here?"

After Gao Qilin drove the car up, Lin Ran couldn't help but complain.

After hearing what he said, Gao Qilin quickly took out his phone to check and found that dozens of missed calls had appeared on it at some point.

Seeing this, Gao Qilin smiled awkwardly and quickly explained:

"I was talking to the villagers in this village, so I didn't check my phone. I'm really sorry."