I chose one of four options at the start, and I chose the number one clan in Lingnan.

The back mountain of Tazhai Town.

Three months have passed.

The once barren loess slope has been completely transformed, with three thousand acres of fruit trees now standing side by side.

The tree has a thick trunk and lush foliage. The branches are laden with fist-sized fruits.

The fruit peel is golden yellow and reflects the sunlight.

A strong, exotic fragrance enveloped the entire back mountain; one whiff of it and you felt completely refreshed.

Lin Ting sat in a grand chair, which was placed on a flat area in the middle of the orchard, with two walnuts in his hands.

My second great-uncle stood to the side, leaning on his cane. He looked at the golden fields covering the mountains and fields, his hands trembling.

"Grandpa, our ancestor has appeared to us!" Second Uncle's voice trembled.

"I've lived to be eighty years old and I've never seen a tree grow so fast. In just three months, it's grown from a sapling into a large tree, laden with fruit. This goes against the natural order of the seasons!"

Lin Fei stood on the other side, carrying a thickened seamless steel pipe on his shoulder.

He walked to a fruit tree nearby and reached out to pick a golden fruit.

The fruit was heavy, even heavier than a regular apple.

Lin Fei wiped the fruit on his clothes twice, then took a big bite.

With a crisp crack, juices spilled out.

Lin Fei chewed twice and swallowed. He stood still.

"Fei-zai, what does this fruit taste like? Is it poisonous?" Second Uncle asked quickly.

Lin Fei didn't reply. He took three more bites and ate all the remaining fruit clean, without even spitting out the pit.

After finishing his meal, Lin Fei wiped his mouth.

"Grandpa, this fruit is amazing," Lin Fei said. "It's sweeter than honey, and it warms your stomach after you eat it."

"All the fatigue from hauling sand all night yesterday is gone. I'm bursting with energy now, I could kill a bull."

Lin Fei clenched his fists so tightly that his knuckles cracked.

Lin Ting stopped playing with the walnuts.

The special exotic fruits produced by the system can strengthen bones and muscles and improve physical condition if consumed regularly.

Lin Fei was someone who had been enhanced by Zhongtang, so he had the most direct experience of the changes in his body.

"Pick a few and distribute them to people to try," Lin Ting ordered.

The dozens of heads of the Lin family branches who had followed them up the mountain all got to work, each picking a fruit and eating it heartily.

After they finished eating, everyone was in an uproar.

"My old leg pain is gone!"

"My chronic back pain has also lessened!"

"This is a divine fruit! Our great-grandfather led us to cultivate it, and it brought forth auspicious omens from heaven!"

The crowd was noisy, and they all knelt on the ground, kowtowing to Lin Ting, who was sitting on the armchair.

Lin Ting waved his hand, signaling for people to get up.

"There are no gods in this world, only the Lin family," Lin Ting said. "This is the Lin family's cash cow. Whether the Lin family can escape Tazhai Town depends entirely on this mountain."

Lin Ting turned to look at a middle-aged man in the crowd.

The man was wearing a black cloth jacket and had his hair slicked back. He was Lin Fu, the head of the Lin Clan Hall. He was usually in charge of the clan's external affairs and procurement.

"Lin Fu," Lin Ting called out.

"Grandpa, I'm here." Lin Fu quickly ran forward and bent down.

"Take men to pick fruit. Pick 10,000 jin first," Lin Ting ordered.

"Pack the baskets and take them to the town's farmers' market to sell. This is the Lin family's first big success; it has to be a hit."

Lin Fu patted his chest and assured him, "Grandpa, don't worry, these fruits are of excellent quality and taste amazing."

The wealthy people in town love rare items; I guarantee I'll sell them for a good price and take the money back to the ancestral hall.

"Go do it." Lin Ting waved his hand.

Lin Fu turned around and shouted to the crowd behind him, "Everyone in the auditorium, follow me! Grab baskets and pick fruit!"

The hill behind the house became lively.

Thousands of men, women, and children from the Lin family carried bamboo baskets and wandered through the orchards.

Xiaowei's mother was also in the crowd. She moved quickly, her hands constantly putting golden fruits into the basket.

"Thanks to our great-grandfather, our poor mountain village has truly produced a treasure," Xiaowei's mother said as she picked the fruit.

The golden berries grew so densely that you could easily reach out and pick several. The berries made a dull thud as they were tossed into the bamboo basket.

Three hours passed.

Five hundred bamboo baskets filled with golden fruit were neatly stacked on the open ground at the foot of the mountain.

A dozen or so farm tricycles and five hand tractors drove up. Black smoke billowed from their exhaust pipes, and their engines roared.

Lin Fu directed the young men in the auditorium to carry the bamboo baskets onto the carriage.

"Place them gently! Don't break the peel! This is the lifeblood of our Lin family!" Lin Fu shouted at the top of his lungs.

Loading complete.

Lin Ting walked down the mountain and stood in front of the convoy.

Lin Fu stepped forward: "Grandpa, all 10,000 jin are packed up. I'll take some men to town now."

Lin Ting looked at the golden fruits in the carriage.

"These aren't ordinary apples or pears," Lin Ting said. "You set the price. Don't sell them cheaply. Lin family products are only sold at high prices."

"Understood!" Lin Fu nodded.

The convoy departed.

Tractors and tricycles drove in a long, winding manner along the dirt roads of Tazhai Town toward the town center.

The cart was packed full. Dozens of men from the auditorium sat beside the bamboo baskets, holding carrying poles and ropes.

Lin Fei walked to Lin Ting's side.

"Grandpa, will it cause trouble if we let Uncle Fu lead the team alone? Those fruit dealers in town are really ruthless," Lin Fei asked.

"Lin Fu is in charge of the auditorium; he needs to be able to handle external affairs." Lin Ting said, fiddling with walnuts.

"If the Lin family wants to do big business in the future, they can't rely on Zhongtang to handle every problem. Let him go and scout things out first."

Lin Fei nodded and said no more.

After half an hour.

Tazhai Town, the largest agricultural wholesale market.

This is the distribution center for agricultural and sideline products of the entire town. Vegetable and fruit farmers from more than a dozen surrounding villages bring their goods here to sell.

There is a large iron sign at the entrance of the market that reads "Hongfa Agricultural Trade".

Lin Fu sat in the passenger seat of the first tractor.

The tractor drove up to the market entrance.

The large iron gate was tightly closed. Two rows of red and white roadblocks were placed in front of the gate.

Seven or eight thugs, dressed in floral shirts and shirtless, sat behind the barricades smoking. They were holding steel pipes and baseball bats, blocking the gate.

The tractor driver stepped on the brakes.

Lin Fu pushed open the car door and jumped out. He straightened his black cloth jacket and wore a friendly smile.

"Young men, could you please make way? We're from the Lin family of Tazhai, just bringing in some fruit to sell." Lin Fu pulled out a pack of Furongwang cigarettes from his pocket and went forward to offer them out.

The ringleader was bald and wore a thick gold chain around his neck.

The bald man shoved away the cigarette Lin Fu offered him.

The cigarette pack fell to the ground.

"The Lin family of Tazhai? What are you sand sellers doing here at the farmers' market?" The bald man glanced at him sideways.

"The market isn't accepting individual customers today. If you want to go in and sell anything, you'll have to wait for Boss Liu to give the order."

Lin Fu bent down to pick up the cigarette box and brushed off the dirt.

"Young man, we're all out here to make money. We're just occupying a stall, and we'll pay the management fees in full," Lin Fu said.