As dusk fell, Lin Fan finally returned home.
"Sister-in-law, look at the clothes I bought for you, do you like them?"
He took out the new clothes one by one and placed them in front of Xia Xue.
"You're spending money recklessly again, didn't you buy some last time?"
Although Xia Xue complained verbally, she was secretly pleased. After all, what woman doesn't like new clothes?
"The size is just right." She picked up a dress and held it against herself, saying with satisfaction.
Lin Fan chuckled and remained silent.
The two had developed a very close relationship and knew each other's figures well.
Suddenly, Xia Xue saw the sheer lace garment and her face immediately flushed.
"This... why did you buy this kind of clothing? How can I wear it out?"
"It wasn't for you to wear outside in the first place, just for you to wear at home, at night..."
Xia Xue's expression became complicated, a mix of anger and shyness.
"Try it on."
Lin Fan directly helped her change.
"I have to take it off tomorrow morning anyway, I really don't understand what you want..."
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In the following days, Lin Fan focused his attention on cultivating medicinal herbs.
After several rounds of spiritual fluid irrigation, the land here had become remarkably fertile. No matter what was planted, it yielded a good harvest.
The medicinal herbs grew as luxuriantly as the Sky-Reaching Bamboo.
There were also Earth Ginsengs. It had only been a month and a half since they were planted, but they already possessed about fifty years of cultivation.
Nourished by the spiritual fluid, the Earth Ginsengs grew at a pace of one year per day. This was truly miraculous.
A hundred-year-old Earth Ginseng could cure most diseases.
In just one year, Lin Fan could cultivate a thousand-year-old Earth Ginseng!
Such Earth Ginseng could be considered a divine elixir, capable of curing all ailments!
After his surprise, Lin Fan went to the village committee.
"Xiao Fan, you're here. Your sister-in-law is looking at the accounts," Liu Feng said with a smile.
Lin Fan glanced at the various documents on the desk. "Sister-in-law, let Uncle Liu handle these things. You have more important matters to attend to. Look at this."
He brought out a burlap sack from behind and placed it in front of Xia Xue.
"Xiao Fan, what is this?" Xia Xue asked, confused.
"This is the seed I told you about last time. The experiment was very successful, and the medicinal herb planting base can be restarted!" Lin Fan said excitedly.
"Xiao Fan, are you going into the medicinal herb business again?"
Liu Feng frowned. "This thing takes much longer to mature than ordinary crops, and everyone isn't professional. If pests appear, they won't know how to handle them. We suffered a great loss last time!"
Hearing Liu Feng's words, Xia Xue realized that she hadn't considered these issues at all when she first heard Lin Fan's proposal.
As the village head, she still lacked experience.
Lin Fan patted his chest. "Uncle Liu, don't worry!"
"This time, I won't let the villagers encounter problems and work for nothing."
He added, "If we want the villagers to get rich, we must try new things. If we do what others have already done, we will never achieve great success."
"Sigh~"
Liu Feng sighed. "I understand the logic of what you're saying, but the problem is, the villagers are worried about the hard work and no profit. Do they dare to participate in this project?"
Lin Fan remained silent.
This was like a few years ago when the watermelons in Luofeng Village suddenly became popular.
At that time, everyone thought growing fruit couldn't make money. So, when Liu Feng called on everyone to plant watermelons together, no one listened.
Later, Liu Feng earned a large sum of money by growing watermelons, and only then did the villagers follow suit.
"How about this, we earn some first, and then invite them to join?"
Lin Fan knew that to gain the villagers' trust, he had to let his actions speak.
Xia Xue glanced at Liu Feng. Seeing that he had no objections, she nodded and made the decision.
"I'll go into the city now to find the herb buyers."
Lin Fan dropped the words and immediately ran towards the village entrance.
If he didn't hurry, he would miss the bus to the city.
From Luofeng Village to Yunqing City, they mainly relied on the shuttle bus.
This was a privately contracted large passenger bus, but it didn't run long distances, only operating within the city. The fares were very expensive.
It wasn't far from Luofeng Village to Shimenzhen, yet it cost ten yuan. To Shimenzhen County it was twenty, and to Yunqing City, it cost thirty-five.
There were few people on the bus, so Lin Fan took the opportunity to have a good sleep.
A violent jolt woke him from his sleep.
Lin Fan felt a slight ache in his shoulder. Glancing around, he realized that the bus was now full of people, and a girl was sitting next to him.
This girl was wearing a school uniform and was likely a student from Yunqing High School.
She couldn't resist it on the way and had fallen asleep, leaning on Lin Fan's shoulder.
She slept soundly, with a bit of drool on her lips.
Lin Fan didn't mind and maintained this posture the entire way.
As they neared the station, the ticket inspector shouted, "Wake up, everyone, wake up! If you're getting off, say so in advance. We don't stop for passengers who miss their stop!"
The sleeping passengers began to stir.
The female student slowly opened her eyes and saw herself leaning on Lin Fan's shoulder. Her face instantly turned red.
"I, I'm sorry."
"It's okay."
Lin Fan smiled. "Where are you getting off? Don't miss your stop."
The girl instantly became alert and quickly looked out the window.
At this moment, a man shouted loudly, "Driver, I'm getting off, right here."
Lin Fan felt suspicious. The place was still a kilometer away from the city. Who would get off here?
He turned his head to look and immediately noticed something was wrong.
The man's expression was unnatural. Especially after seeing Lin Fan, his eyes immediately flickered away, as if he had done something guilt-ridden.
Lin Fan quickly nudged the girl beside him. "Did you lose anything?"
The girl instinctively touched her pocket and then panicked. "My wallet is gone!"
"It contains my living expenses for this month, sob sob..."
She started crying before she could finish speaking.
By then, the thief had already gotten off the bus.
"Driver, I'm going after the thief. Don't start the bus yet."
Lin Fan said, then jumped out the window.
Seeing this, the thief took off running.
He looked smug, running and saying, "If you had discovered it earlier, you might have caught me. But it's too late now!"
"Heh, I never chase men."
Lin Fan sneered and shot a small stone with his toe.
With a whoosh, it hit the back of his knee in the bending part.
The thief stumbled forward, falling face-first.
His right leg felt like it had broken, and he couldn't stand up.
"Hand over the wallet!"
Lin Fan walked over and said angrily.
"What wallet? I, I don't know!"
This kid was clearly lying and trying to brazenly deny it. Lin Fan stepped on his face. "I haven't killed anyone in a long time, don't force me!"