Chapter 88

On the way, through their conversation, Wang Xiaoqiang learned that although the old woman looked old, like she was sixty, she was actually only fifty-four. Her husband sold mountain goods and sometimes dug medicinal herbs from the mountains, but he didn't earn much, just enough to barely make ends meet. This spring, he had a sudden idea and went to Changbai Mountain in Northeast China with some people to dig for wild ginseng. He was gone for several months. He did find some ginseng, but he accidentally fell from a cliff and broke his leg. After being treated at a local hospital, he returned home for rehabilitation. Unfortunately, during one of his rehabilitation exercises, he fell again and his old injury flared up. He had no choice but to be hospitalized again.

The total cost of his hospitalization and treatment was over 70,000 yuan. The family had 20,000 yuan saved, and the remaining 50,000 yuan was borrowed. Now, although his leg was healed, they were heavily in debt, and debt collectors were constantly coming to their door. Out of desperation, the old woman decided to sell the ginseng her husband had dug.

The ginseng was indeed from Changbai Mountain, and her husband claimed it was wild ginseng. However, it had never been appraised by a professional, so the old woman wasn't sure if it was truly wild ginseng. She was willing to sell it for 50,000 yuan to pay off the debt.

After hearing the old woman's story, Wang Xiaoqiang sighed and felt a deep sense of sympathy. Buying the ginseng for 50,000 yuan seemed like a way to help, but it was also taking advantage of her. So, when he withdrew the money, he took out an extra 10,000 yuan and gave it to the old woman. She was surprised and asked, "Why did you give me an extra 10,000 yuan?"

"Consider it a supplement for Uncle," Wang Xiaoqiang said.

"You are such a good young man, you are our savior. I've never met anyone as kind as you..." The old woman put the money in a plastic bag, unbuttoned her shirt, and placed the money in a pocket inside her shirt, then buttoned it up again. She then handed the basket to Wang Xiaoqiang, held his hand, and tears welled up in her eyes out of gratitude.

As Wang Xiaoqiang took the basket, the Five Elements Spirit Spring in his body quickly moved to his right palm, vibrating intensely and emitting a subtle suction force. At the same time, the two wild ginseng roots in the basket began to move, like two fish flopping on the shore, thrashing under the towel.

Fortunately, the old woman was too emotional to notice this. Otherwise, she would have been frightened. Wang Xiaoqiang quickly used his left hand to press down on the moving ginseng roots.

In the next moment, the Five Elements Spirit Spring in his right palm returned to his body and quickly moved to his left palm, vibrating intensely and emitting a powerful suction force. The two ginseng roots under his hand trembled violently, and if Wang Xiaoqiang hadn't held them down, they would have jumped out.

After about half a minute, the Five Elements Spirit Spring stopped vibrating. The two ginseng roots, after being shaken, turned into a pile of debris.

Under Wang Xiaoqiang's calm perception, the Five Elements Spirit Spring, as if satisfied, returned to his heart, expanding and contracting, gradually growing larger. Because it had absorbed the essence of the two ginseng roots, this transformation took longer. When the Five Elements Spirit Spring grew to the size of a bowl, it suddenly split into two, each the size of a duck egg. One remained in his heart, while the other floated up to his forehead, stopping at the Yintang point.

The Five Elements Spirit Spring split in two! It divided?!

Now I have two Five Elements Spirit Springs in my body!

Wang Xiaoqiang was amazed. He suddenly felt a cool sensation from the Five Elements Spirit Spring at the Yintang point, making him feel refreshed and his mind clearer.

"Right, young man, you should check the ginseng..." After expressing her gratitude, the old woman pointed to the ginseng in the basket and said to Wang Xiaoqiang.

"No need, I trust you," Wang Xiaoqiang said, not daring to lift the towel and risk showing the old woman the pile of ginseng debris.

He then asked, "Old lady, can you sell me the basket too? I don't have anything to carry the ginseng with..."

"You've already given me an extra 10,000 yuan. A basket is nothing, consider it a gift!" the old woman said generously.

After parting ways with the old woman, Wang Xiaoqiang found a secluded spot and threw away the basket and the ginseng debris. He then took a bus to the county's electrical appliance market, bought two large refrigerators and two incubators, and had the staff deliver them to his place.

On the way back with the staff, Wang Xiaoqiang carefully calculated and found that he had already invested 320,000 yuan in the chicken farm, with the most significant expense being the construction of the facilities. Building the five rooms for the workers alone cost over 100,000 yuan.

Adding the 60,000 yuan for the ginseng and the nearly 10,000 yuan for the equipment, the total was about 400,000 yuan, leaving him with about 2.6 million yuan.

However, the chicken farm was about to start generating profits, which relieved Wang Xiaoqiang.

To avoid drawing too much attention, Wang Xiaoqiang had the staff from the appliance market deliver the goods to the outskirts of the city, where he transferred them to his small truck and brought them back to Mantou Mountain with Xia Gui Fang.

In the evening, taking advantage of the darkness, Wang Xiaoqiang went to Li Xianghong's house.

Li Xianghong's daughter, Xiao Ying, was doing her homework under the lamp. The girl looked like her mother, and even at a young age, she was a beauty. Her bright, fiery eyes were focused on her book, looking very concentrated.

She looked so cute!

Li Xianghong was wearing an old coat, and underneath, a tight red top that pushed her ample chest up, making it look full and round. The exposed half of her chest was strikingly white in the night.

Li Xianghong wasn't angry about Wang Xiaoqiang's earlier refusal to hire her. She understood that his chicken farm didn't need that many workers yet, and she also knew she wasn't as diligent as the Zhao Dabao couple. However, she had secretly resolved that if Wang Xiaoqiang hired her in the future, she would work hard and perform well to keep this rare job.

When she saw Wang Xiaoqiang suddenly come to her house, she thought he had changed his mind and was going to hire her to work at the chicken farm. She became excited, but before she could ask, Wang Xiaoqiang took out 1,200 yuan from his wallet and handed it to her, saying, "Here, take this 1,200 yuan. Consider it an advance for half a month's wages..."

Li Xianghong felt a mix of disappointment and gratitude. She didn't expect Wang Xiaoqiang to be so considerate and actually bring the money to her. She took the money and grabbed his hand, her beautiful almond eyes filled with tears.

"Hey, I can lend you the money, but not my hand!" Wang Xiaoqiang said, awkwardly trying to pull his hand away from her plump palm.

"Ha ha," Li Xianghong, who was about to cry, was suddenly amused by Wang Xiaoqiang's words. She didn't let go of his hand but pressed it against her ample chest, her eyes filled with allure. "Xiaoqiang, how can Aunt repay you for being so good to her?"

Wang Xiaoqiang's hand had never touched a woman's body before. When he felt the soft, elastic texture, his heart skipped a beat, and he quickly pulled his hand back. Just that brief touch made the Five Elements Spirit Spring at his Yintang point and the one in his heart both rush to his lower abdomen.

"Cough, just work hard at the chicken farm in the future," Wang Xiaoqiang said awkwardly.

"Xiaoqiang, actually, actually, Aunt is clean..." Li Xianghong looked at Wang Xiaoqiang intently and said seriously, "Don't think of Aunt as a bad woman. I've never let any other man touch me except for your Uncle Baoshan..."

"Cough, Aunt, why are you telling me this..." Wang Xiaoqiang felt her two almond eyes like deep pools of water, with hidden whirlpools, and he took a step back.

"Xiaoqiang..." Li Xianghong stepped forward and grabbed Wang Xiaoqiang's hand again, speaking emotionally, "Don't worry, Aunt doesn't want you to take responsibility. I just want to repay you..."

As she spoke, her plump body pressed against him.

Wang Xiaoqiang was forced against the wall.

He had nowhere to retreat.

Seeing the dazzling white expanse of her chest, feeling the waves of her body, and being enveloped by the unique scent of a mature woman, Wang Xiaoqiang felt his blood rush to his head. The two Five Elements Spirit Springs sped to his lower abdomen, emitting two waves of heat that spread throughout his body, making him feel increasingly hot and restless...

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