Free Web NovelChapter 81: Chapter 81: The Wonders of Dragon Pool Spring
Zhao Youquan certainly knew who Wang Ming was referring to as "above", and wouldn’t dare to ask for it even if you lent him a few hundred guts.
"Deputy Director Wang, what are you talking about? It’s my honor to be able to contribute to the laboratory, how could I have the nerve to take your money?"
"However, if you won’t allow us to go up the mountain in the future, how can we continue to catch centipedes for your laboratory to contribute?"
Zhao Youquan said while brown-nosing, but in reality, he was still worried that Wang Hao would not let them enter the mountain in the future.
"You can ask Wang Hao, now the forests of your Chen Village are under his control."
Wang Ming said with a smile.
At that moment, Zhao Youquan was dumbstruck, his original plan was to use the town’s documents to prevent Wang Hao from going up the mountain, but now the tables had turned, and he would have to get Wang Hao’s permission to go up the mountain.
Zhao Youquan was well aware that he had made things difficult for Wang Hao multiple times, and that Wang Hao would definitely seize the opportunity to retaliate, not allowing him to enter the mountain. From then on, any treasures discovered in the forest would have nothing to do with him.
Now, the document in Zhao Youquan’s hands had become a worthless piece of paper, and he had offended the town mayor over this matter. It was a total loss.
"And these medicinal herbs..."
Zhao Youquan, looking at the herbs he had snatched from Wang Hao’s hands, spoke haltingly.
"Let Wang Hao handle it, now that he controls the forests, I shouldn’t intervene."
Wang Ming repeated the same point, that everything concerning the forests should be decided by Wang Hao.
Zhao Youquan could tell that Wang Ming was deliberately supporting Wang Hao.
Who would have thought that the deputy director of Zao City Biological Laboratory, backed by the state, was now resolutely supporting a peasant? Zhao Youquan was helpless.
"Here, take them back!"
Zhao Youquan threw the medicinal herbs to Wang Hao and left, not wanting to lose face there anymore.
"Village Chief, didn’t you say these were public property? Why are you returning them?" freewebnoveℓ.com
Wang Hao did not forget to taunt Zhao Youquan.
"Hmph!"
Zhao Youquan gave Wang Hao a disdainful look but didn’t say a word.
"Village Chief, don’t rush off, don’t you want to talk to those ’above’ to see if I can cultivate these medicinal herbs?"
Wang Hao still didn’t let Zhao Youquan go.
Zhao Youquan wasn’t stupid; if he really went to talk to those above, he would be scolded again.
"Village Chief, why aren’t you taking away your public property?"
Wang Xiaoer also chimed in, provoking Zhao Youquan to the point of anger.
"Wang Hao, I’m telling you, don’t be smug. If you can grow medicinal herbs, so can I. Believe it or not, I will grow them better than you!"
Zhao Youquan said fiercely as he glared at Wang Hao.
"Really?"
Wang Hao sneered.
"Then you might as well buy your own seeds to plant; I’m waiting to see it!"
"Why? If you can transplant medicinal herbs from the mountain, why can’t I?"
Zhao Youquan argued defiantly.
"You can transplant them, sure, but what if you can’t enter the mountain? You now need my approval to go into the mountains."
Wang Hao said with a smug look on his face, infuriating Zhao Youquan.
Zhao Youquan suddenly remembered that the town mayor had just said that the village forests were now under Wang Hao’s control and without his consent, one couldn’t enter, so how could he grow anything?
And to buy seeds for planting, that wouldn’t be a small amount of money!
"You’re ruthless!"
Zhao Youquan clenched his teeth in rage, but without another option at the moment, he could only leave with a lost face.
Seeing Zhao Youquan’s hasty retreat, Wang Hao and the villagers all laughed.
Wang Hao had never expected that the Zao City Biological Laboratory would use its influence behind the scenes to help him because of a Blood Ganoderma centipede, and that influence was no small matter.
Even the document issued by the town that Zhao Youquan held was rendered worthless.
Zhao Youquan has been defeated by him again, and for now, he won’t be eyeing the centipedes and traditional Chinese medicine anymore.
The most crucial thing now is that Wang Hao has obtained the management rights for the mountain forest and no longer needs to worry about Dragon Pool Spring and Blood Ganoderma being discovered by others.
However, Wang Hao also knows that the people from the laboratory are not fools, and they wouldn’t help him for no reason.
Wang Hao feels that they must be interested in the Red Giant Centipedes he possesses. It is mainly because of this resource that they are willing to lend a hand.
If it wasn’t for this reason, Vice Director Wang would still be newly transferred to the position, how could he have such connections.
Therefore, Wang Hao feels that he cannot place all his hopes on Blood Ganoderma alone. He must find a way to breed Red Giant Centipedes, so that he can establish a long-term partnership with the laboratory.
He also wants to solidify this relationship through his own strength, which is the most reliable.
After seeing off Wang Ming, Wang Hao moved all the centipede breeding information to Su Zhenping’s house.
"Uncle Su, I feel like the people from the laboratory are using us."
While they were organizing the materials, Wang Hao shared his concerns with Su Zhenping.
"That’s normal. Otherwise, why do you think they would help you? It’s because you’re valuable to them. Now tell me what we should do next!"
Su Zhenping stopped what he was doing, ready to listen attentively to Wang Hao’s plan.
"I plan to start planting the traditional Chinese medicinal herbs first. Once I’ve gained enough experience, I’ll find a secluded place to cultivate Blood Ganoderma."
Wang Hao’s eyes shone brightly as he spoke, "That way, we won’t have to worry about the lab targeting the Blood Ganoderma."
But Su Zhenping shook his head after listening.
"You can’t cultivate Blood Ganoderma in a greenhouse environment." freewebnσvel.cøm
Wang Hao was still not ready to give up.
"What if we plant it somewhere else?"
Upon hearing this, Su Zhenping shook his head again, "No, the roots of Blood Ganoderma are too fragile to be transplanted."
"What do we do then? If the laboratory finds out about the relationship between Blood Ganoderma and Red Giant Centipedes, they will definitely take back the management rights of the mountain forest, and then we’ll end up with nothing!"
Wang Hao became anxious and started to worry.
After pondering for a while, Su Zhenping spoke.
"The spirits of this world aren’t limited to Blood Ganoderma. We can use the Red Giant Centipedes to cultivate other spiritual items. We only need to transfer the breeding site of the Red Giant Centipedes and not touch the Blood Ganoderma."
After considering it, Wang Hao thought that this approach was feasible.
By doing this, not only would they preserve the Blood Ganoderma, but they could also divert the laboratory’s attention.
But all of these were concerns for the future. Right now, the immediate priority was to get the traditional Chinese medicinal herbs planted in the greenhouse, and he needed to hurry and learn the breeding techniques for centipedes.
The two set their goals and decided to divide the work and cooperate.
During the day, Su Zhenping would stay at home and study the centipede breeding techniques, while Wang Hao would lead the villagers in transplanting the medicinal herbs from the back mountain into the greenhouse.
At night, the two would go to the back mountain to study how to utilize Dragon Pool Spring, and Wang Hao would take the opportunity to practice his martial arts there.
Occasionally, the two would also catch a couple of ordinary centipedes to bring back for Su Zhenping to practice on.
Ever since getting help from the laboratory, Zhao Youquan didn’t dare target the greenhouse anymore. As a result, the planting in the greenhouse has been going very smoothly, and six have already been filled.
Almost all the medicinal herbs that could be harvested from the back mountain had been dug up. Wang Hao decided this was enough. For the rest, he would simply sow seeds for seedlings. Although it would take longer, it was still better than leaving the land idle.
Juggling centipede breeding, teaching Wang Hao martial arts, and supervising the planting of the medicinal herbs had left Su Zhenping exhausted after ten days, feeling both physically and mentally drained.
"You rotten kid, you may not care about your life, but I care about mine! I’m not doing this day and night anymore; I quit!"
Su Zhenping began to throw a tantrum, having been very tired lately.
"I have something good to show you, come with me!"
Wang Hao could see that Su Zhenping was indeed taxed by the recent work and wanted to cheer him up by showing him the growth of the medicinal herbs in the greenhouse.
"Don’t try to fool me. I check the greenhouse every day. The seeds were only sown three days ago, there can’t be any difference."
Despite his words, he still followed Wang Hao’s footsteps.
When the two reached the seedling greenhouse and opened it, they were stunned. Su Zhenping had checked yesterday and everything was normal, but today he found that a small portion had already sprouted, and had grown to the size of a little finger.
Su Zhenping quickly turned his head and stared at Wang Hao, asking incredulously.
"What did you do to these seeds?"
