Chapter 52

The antique fever that swept through the village quickly spread throughout the entire county with the news that Wang Yong had sold two antiques for several million yuan, and it continued to expand, reaching neighboring towns and even the county seat. The story of the young village chief of Ban Shan who had bought two antiques in Beijing and resold them for several million yuan spread far and wide. After hearing about it at school, Wang Liang even called Wang Yong to confirm the story.

This incident made Wang Yong an instant celebrity throughout the county. Even those who had never met him knew about the village chief of Ban Shan who had become a millionaire by selling two antiques. Wang Yong became famous, and so did Ban Shan.

However, Wang Yong did not enjoy the attention. People kept coming to him for help in appraising so-called antiques, leaving him with no time to rest. Being from the same village, he felt obligated to help everyone who came. Of course, Wang Yong would simply have Xiao Guang scan the items, and he would immediately get the results, which he could explain in great detail. How could he not explain it well? Xiao Guang had already provided a detailed analysis, which only Wang Yong could see. He would just read out the conclusions, putting on a show, and he did it quite convincingly. As a result, the villagers soon regarded Wang Yong as a master of antique appraisal. Even people from the county came to him to have their family heirlooms appraised, which further enhanced his reputation.

This went on for three or four days, but none of the items Wang Yong appraised turned out to be valuable. The most valuable ones were worth only a few hundred yuan. This made the villagers realize that valuable antiques were not easy to come by, especially for themselves. Gradually, the antique fever subsided, and Wang Yong finally had time to call Li Hongxing.

"Uncle Li, what are you busy with?"

"Wang Yong, what could I be busy with? Just the usual at the farm," Li Hongxing's cheerful voice came through the phone.

"How's Xiaxia doing?"

Wang Yong was very concerned about the cute and pitiful girl, especially after confirming that the vegetables with spiritual energy were effective for her illness. He often had his aunt find various opportunities to send some vegetables to Xiaxia.

"Much better. She's almost like a normal person now. I plan to take her for a check-up in a few days," Li Hongxing said, genuinely happy.

"That's great! Xiaxia is such a lovely and kind girl. She's suffered so much because of this illness," Wang Yong sighed. How could such a cute and beautiful girl have this illness?

"I hope this time it's for real. Otherwise, I don't know what to do. I'm just afraid that the greater the hope, the greater the disappointment."

"Ha ha, don't worry, Uncle Li. Good people get good rewards. It must be for real." Wang Yong didn't want Uncle Li to be immersed in pain and self-blame, so he quickly changed the subject: "By the way, Uncle Li, I want to raise some ducks and geese. Do you have any ducklings and goslings?"

"I don't have any, but I can ask around. I have a friend who specializes in raising ducks and geese. I'll call him and ask."

After hanging up, Wang Yong left home and headed to the mountains. He hadn't been there since he returned home, all because of the antiques. Besides, Xiaohei and Xiaobai were almost living at the farm now, only coming down for meals. He needed to reward the two little guys.

The autumn sun was always lazy, not as scorching as in summer, but warm and comfortable. It made people feel drowsy, as the saying goes: "Spring drowsiness, autumn fatigue, summer drowsiness." After the autumn harvest, everyone was tired. However, fewer people were farming now, and most families only grew a little for their own consumption.

Wang Yong went to the greenhouse to check the newly planted vegetables. After the last harvest, the leafy vegetables had been replanted, and the seeds had already sprouted, competing to break through the soil. In the other greenhouse, the vegetables were ready for a large harvest. Long cucumbers, about half a meter long and five to six centimeters in diameter, hung densely. There were round and long eggplants, red, green, and yellow peppers, and snake beans as thick as thumbs and one and a half meters long, which would surely surprise anyone who saw them.

Just as Wang Yong was about to leave the greenhouse and head to the chicken farm, Li Hongxing's call came.

"Hello, Uncle Li. So soon?"

"Yes, you're lucky. My friend just hatched a batch of ducklings and geese and was looking for buyers."

"Great, Uncle Li. How many ducklings and goslings does he have?"

"A thousand ducklings and five hundred geese. How many do you want? We can go over and pick the best ones."

"Uncle Li, I want five hundred ducklings and a hundred geese."

"No problem. We'll go tomorrow. Come over to pick me up, and I'll take you there."

The next morning, Wang Yong drove to Li Hongxing's house early. He brought some vegetables for Xiaxia and even picked a few peaches from the small world. As the first plant in the small world, this peach tree produced fruit that was extraordinary, at least a level higher than the vegetables. To confirm this, Wang Yong had Xiao Guang analyze the nutritional content. He had never thought about this before, but now he increasingly realized Xiao Guang's extraordinary abilities.

According to Xiao Guang's analysis, the ordinary yellow peaches from the outside world had undergone significant mutations. The nutritional content of the peaches had increased many times, with the lowest being more than three times that of ordinary yellow peaches, especially the iron and vitamin content, which was more than ten times higher. The special substance content, a byproduct of the small world and the spiritual spring water, was even higher. If the special substance content in Wang Yong's greenhouse vegetables was one, then the special substance content in the peaches from the small world was 100. If the researchers knew about this, they would go crazy!

Wang Yong arrived at Li Hongxing's house at 7:30 AM. The family had just finished breakfast, and Xiaxia was about to go to school when Wang Yong arrived. She immediately came over with a smile.

"Brother, why are you here so early? Did you bring me any good vegetables?"

"Of course, I came early to give you something good before you go to school," Wang Yong said, looking at Xiaxia with affection.

"Really? What is it? Is it a golden egg? Or colorful peppers that are both beautiful and delicious?" Xiaxia tilted her head and asked playfully.

"No, none of those. Guess again," Wang Yong said, negating her guesses one by one.

"No, brother. I can't guess! Tell me quickly!" Xiaxia shook Wang Yong's arm, pouting.

"Alright! You're shaking me to pieces." Wang Yong said helplessly, "It's in the car. Go and see for yourself!"

"Yay!" Xiaxia cheered, let go of Wang Yong's arm, and skipped over to the car.

"You're spoiling her too much!" Li Hongxing said, looking at his daughter running to the car with a smile.

"It's nothing, Uncle Li. We're family. I really like this little sister. As long as Xiaxia is happy, it's worth it," Wang Yong said.

Li Hongxing was about to say something when Xiaxia came out of the car, running straight to Wang Yong with a bag full of food.

"Thank you, brother!" Xiaxia said excitedly, showing the bag to her father.

Li Hongxing was surprised to see the fresh peaches inside. In the deep autumn, fresh peaches were rare, and he was very grateful to Wang Yong. He didn't know that Wang Yong had simply picked them from the small world, which was no trouble at all.

"Go on, hurry to school. You'll be late if you don't go now!"

"Yay!" Xiaxia looked at her watch, shouted, and ran into the house with the bag of peaches. A moment later, she came out on her bicycle, waving the big peach at Wang Yong and proudly took the peaches to school.

Wang Yong himself didn't realize that these peaches would cause a huge stir, putting him in the spotlight and forcing him to choose an unexpected way to avoid the public's attention.

Wang Yong and Li Hongxing didn't stay long. They quickly unloaded the vegetables for Xiaxia, and with her mother's constant thanks, they drove to Li Hongxing's friend's farm. Li Hongxing's friend, Zhang Lijun, ran a farm in a village west of the county, specializing in raising ducks and geese. When they arrived, Zhang Lijun had already arranged a truck and workers. After Wang Yong and Li Hongxing inspected the ducklings and goslings, they immediately started catching and loading them. By 11 AM, Wang Yong had returned home with a truck full of ducklings and goslings.

After placing the ducklings and goslings in the farm and sending the truck away, Wang Yong secretly caught a dozen ducks and geese, regardless of their gender, and put them in the small world. The small world now had two more species. However, for some reason, the small world didn't show any significant changes. He filled the water trough with spiritual spring water, which attracted a swarm of chickens. The new ducklings and goslings, unable to compete with the wild chickens, called out in distress. Wang Yong quickly repeated his previous trick, adding more spiritual spring water to other small ponds and reservoirs. This allowed the ducklings and goslings to drink the spiritual spring water. After ensuring that all the ducklings and goslings had drunk the water, he gave Xiaohei and Xiaobai a few irresponsible instructions, telling them to be loyal and dedicated, and then left the mountain with peace of mind.

As soon as he got home, his uncle's call came.

"Wang Yong, did you buy the ducks and geese?"

"Yes, I bought them. I just put them in the farm. They're all very lively and doing well."

"That's good. I just heard that you bought a truckload of ducklings. Why didn't you call me?"

"Uncle, it's just a small matter. There's no need for you to get involved."

"You! Your temper never changes. Alright, I'll hang up."

After hanging up, Wang Yong went into the house, thinking about whether to call Da Wei to ask about his plans, as he was waiting for him to help manage the future eco-restaurant.

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**End of Chapter**