The village beauty and me!

After swimming two laps in the pool, Chen Huan looked extremely pale when he got out of the water.

As the saying goes, the greater the hope, the greater the disappointment.

I had originally hoped that I could accumulate some wealth by relying on these fish over the next period of time.

Once I have some capital, I can gradually and completely change the current situation, and I can also seek revenge on the person who killed my brother.

Unexpectedly, all my efforts have now come to nothing.

The sense of loss in my heart is truly indescribable.

"Could it be that someone deliberately sabotaged this?" Chen Huan returned to the place where he had set up his fishing nets.

Then I saw half a torn fishing net in the reeds not far away.

I quickly went over to check and it seemed that the fishing net had been forcibly pulled out of the ditch.

Chen Huan felt something was off again.

Because I just bought this fishing net in town, and it's of very good quality.

He himself had tried it, and it was almost impossible for an ordinary person to tear it apart by hand.

But strangely, there are no marks of cutting with a knife on it.

"No matter who cuts off my source of income, this matter must not be let off lightly."

"Today I'll see who's better," Chen Huan muttered through gritted teeth.

He then took half a golden pill from the small medicine bottle and threw it directly into the pool.

He thought that although all his previous efforts had been in vain and all the fish he had raised had escaped, he could start over.

Anyway, with top-tier materials like Golden Elixir, as long as you throw it in, you can still attract the fish that have run away back.

All I need to do now is figure out who caused the sabotage.

But this time he was disappointed again.

The golden pills thrown into the pool were slowly dissolving, and soon spread to almost every corner of the pool.

Normally, at this time, the fish outside would frantically try to squeeze into the pond.

But at this time, both inside the pool and outside the ditch remained calm and unchanged.

"Holy crap, is this some kind of ghost?"

  

"Even the Golden Core isn't working anymore?"

"Could it be that there's something wrong with the golden pill I refined this time?" Chen Huan began to doubt his alchemy skills again.

He took out the half of the golden pill that the half-saint had just given him, and smelled it carefully. It was full of spiritual energy and had a fragrant aroma.

He licked it with the tip of his tongue, his expression grim. "The Golden Elixir is fine. Same recipe, same technique, even the taste is exactly the same."

"What exactly is going on?"

With a try-it-and-see attitude, he went to the riverbank and threw the half of the golden pill directly into the water some distance away.

As a result, within seconds, the water surface immediately approached a boiling state.

A large number of freshwater fish, as well as lobsters and crabs, desperately crowded towards the location of the Golden Elixir, all vying for this rare opportunity.

Chen Huan was completely stunned, her expression a complex mix of joy and sorrow.

He himself didn't know whether he should be happy or depressed at that moment.

The good news is that the Golden Elixir is indeed fine, and all the fish in the river are still there.

What's frustrating is that the golden pills only don't work in the pool, and why won't the fish come over?

"Could it be a problem with the feng shui?" Chen Huan had a new suspicion.

He then tried his best to understand the knowledge about feng shui and metaphysics that he had inherited.

They circled the pool more than a dozen times, but found nothing unusual.

On the contrary, it can be determined that the location of the pond has very good feng shui.

It's much better than most places around here.

With time running out, Chen Huan still hadn't found the cause of the pool's unusual activity.

Li Chunlan is already on the phone asking him when he's coming home for dinner.

Chen Huan hung up the phone and sighed, "Is it because I've been having too much luck lately, making money too fast, that I'm being punished by heaven?"

"Compared to those big bosses, I'm nothing, not even a drop in the ocean. Why did I have to run into this kind of mess?"

Even if things are unclear, we still have to eat.

In the end, Chen Huan had no choice but to get into the car dejectedly and head home.

He remained sullen throughout the meal.

"What's wrong? You usually come back all cheerful during those days, why are you so down today?" Li Chunlan asked with great concern.

Chen Huan forced a smile, "It's nothing, I'm fine."

Then he told her about how he met Xia Xiaozhu.

Li Chunlan was stunned for a moment, then scolded, "Why didn't you slap Xia Meili twice? You just let her go?"

"If she hadn't run off with our family's savings, would we be living such a miserable life?"

"Logically, they should all call the police and have her arrested!"

Chen Huan naturally understood Li Chunlan's resentment and smiled as he advised her, "She's not doing well either. She's having an affair with a thug. I see she has injuries on her body; she must have been beaten a lot."

"We're living a good life now, there's no need to hold a grudge against that kind of trash."

Li Chunlan's expression softened somewhat. "This is called 'evil begets evil,' and 'the net of heaven is vast, and though its meshes are wide, nothing escapes it.'"

"It's just a pity for Xia Xiaozhu. She's really unlucky to have met such a sister."

"Are you worried about this? If you want to bring Xiaozhu over, I won't object."

Seeing Li Chunlan's sensible demeanor, Chen Huan's initial frustration dissipated almost entirely. He quickly explained, "I discussed it with Xiaozhu, and she has decided to stay in town."

"I have a friend there. I let him work part-time to earn some living expenses. It's good for him to be self-reliant."

"If there are any problems, I'll step in to help."

Li Chunlan nodded. "That works too."

After chatting for a few minutes, Li Chunlan and Zhao Liping cleared away the dishes.

While Li Chunlan was washing the dishes, Zhao Liping quietly came to Chen Huan's side.

He asked in a low voice, "You seem listless. Is it because of that thing happening so frequently these past few days that you're exhausted?"

Chen Huan was completely embarrassed and quickly replied, "I'm perfectly healthy. I didn't say anything earlier because I was afraid my sister-in-law would worry."

"Actually, it's because there's something wrong with the fish I'm raising."

After learning the whole story, Zhao Liping sat there and started analyzing it for Chen Huan, counting on her fingers.

"You've offended quite a few people lately, some from other villages and some from your own."

"Do you think it's possible that Zhao Siming's family, seeing you making money and getting rich, deliberately sabotaged the fishing nets?"

Chen Huan slowly shook his head. "I've thought about it. They probably don't have the guts. After all, I have such a big handle on them."

"Even if they had the guts, they probably wouldn't have the ability."

"That pond was perfectly fine before, but suddenly it couldn't hold any fish anymore. This is not something an ordinary person could do."

Zhao Liping rubbed her forehead, thinking hard, and then said, "Actually, this isn't that difficult."

"Have you ever considered that someone might have poisoned the pond?"

"Many fish farmers encounter this kind of thing. If someone tries to sabotage you, they might sprinkle a few bottles of medicine and ruin the entire pond. How can there be any fish left?"

"Drugned?" Chen Huan was stunned.

"Why didn't I think of that?"