Chapter 335 - Refining

“The launch of the medicinal meals cannot be delayed.

Since everything has already been successfully tested, we now need to stock up on more relevant herbal ingredients.

If it becomes popular, we can’t run short of those,”

Li Han said, “If it’s this afternoon, I’ll have someone stock up on a large batch of herbs.

Can you bring the essential ingredient back for processing and then deliver it to me tomorrow?”

Li Han was already aware that Chen Yang controlled the essential ingredient.

It was Chen Yang who had told Li Han voluntarily.

Li Han also understood the value of the medicinal meal formula, so she was very understanding of Chen Yang’s actions.

“Alright, no problem,”

Chen Yang promptly agreed.

“Okay, let’s go eat now.

After lunch, I’ll have someone prepare the herbs, and tomorrow we can launch the medicinal meals!”

Li Han stood up, decisively making the decision with a bold demeanor, a true business magnate.

Afterward, the two left the office and had a substantial meal.

By the afternoon, after all the herbs had been collected, Chen Yang loaded up the essential herbs into a van and bid farewell to Li Han.

“I’ll be leaving now, I still have things to attend to.”

Chen Yang patted the metal box of the van and laughed.

Li Han also smiled, “To reach ten million sooner, it’s inevitable to work hard.”

“Mm-hmm, I’ll be off now.

See you tomorrow.”

Chen Yang nodded, then got into the van, driving away with a full load of herbs.

Back in Liuhe Village, Chen Yang brought all the herbs from the van into his house and began processing them one by one.

This essential herb’s primary function was to enhance flavor.

It could enliven the entire functionality and taste of the medicinal meal.

That’s why it was so important.

This herb required a special extraction, performed through Chen Yang’s alchemy techniques, to derive its flavor-enhancing properties.

This was also the fundamental reason Chen Yang mastered the medicinal meal.

“Phew, there’s really a lot to do,”

Chen Yang took a deep breath and sat down whence he came.

Processing one herb was not difficult, but to process so many herbs by tomorrow was a massive undertaking.

But he had no choice, he had to get it done.

Chen Yang was gritting his teeth, preparing to work hard when suddenly, the phone rang.

Chen Yang almost spat blood after finishing the call.

The call was from an old man at a late-night food stall.

The old man told him that the surrounding late-night food stall owners had all started trusting Chen Yang after his recent deliveries, so they decided today to order lobsters from him.

They wanted over five hundred pounds.

Usually, handling a hundred pounds took Chen Yang over an hour.

Now, with an unexpected addition of four hundred pounds, there was no way Chen Yang could manage it all.

And he still had to make medicine today.

So, after some thought, Chen Yang decided to hire some help!

With this idea in mind, Chen Yang immediately took out his phone and called Wu Kexin.

He asked her to help him hire some dependable old uncles from the village to handle the lobsters and take care of the lobster farm.

Wu Kexin, knowing the pressure Chen Yang was under and his endeavors to make money, nodded and agreed right away.

“Okay, leave it to me.

I’ll get it done before dark,”

Wu Kexin said.

“Okay, thanks, village chief,”

Chen Yang thanked her, then hung up the phone and focused on his alchemy.

Chen Yang focused on his alchemy, which went on for several hours.

Had someone not called out to him, he probably would have continued.

Chen Yang opened his eyes, stood up, and went straight to the front door to open the rolling shutter of the clinic.

As soon as he opened the door, he saw Uncle Niu from the head of the village and the professional pig butcher, Old Xiao.

“Yang Zi, you’re at home, Uncle Niu and I thought you weren’t.”

As soon as Old Xiao saw Chen Yang coming out of the house, he immediately started speaking cheerfully.

Chen Yang knew just by seeing these two elders that it must have been Wu Kexin who had sent them.

“Uncle Niu, Old Xiao, did the village chief explain the specifics of the job to you?”

Chen Yang asked with a smile.

Old Xiao and Uncle Niu nodded together: “He did.

This job, Uncle Niu and I can handle it.

You can count on us.”

“Isn’t it just moving things around and feeding them?”

Old Xiao was full of fighting spirit.

As he spoke, he even flexed his muscles at Chen Yang.

Chen Yang knew that although the two elders were somewhat old, they still had plenty of strength, so he wasn’t worried about them not being able to handle the work.

“Alright then, since there are no problems, let’s go.

I’ll show you around, and from now on, my lobster farm is in your hands.”

Chen Yang smiled and led the two elders inside the house.

Then, he gathered many plastic crates and together they headed up the mountain under the cover of night.

When Chen Yang was alone, he usually didn’t use a flashlight.

But since the two elders’ eyesight definitely wasn’t as good as Chen Yang’s, they had to use a flashlight to see the path clearly.

The two elders followed Chen Yang all the way into a cave.

Wu Kexin had already explained the situation of the farm to them, and although they were mentally prepared, they couldn’t help but marvel when they entered the cave.

“Yang Zi, how did you think of raising lobsters in this cave?

At the head of the village, I have a pond, and it would have been much more convenient for you to use my pond, and Uncle wouldn’t charge you any contracting fee.”

Uncle Niu spoke as they walked.

Chen Yang replied with a smile: “Uncle Niu, this is my exclusive secret recipe.

The lobsters raised in this cave taste better.”

“Oh, they taste better, eh?

Then the price must be higher, right?”

Uncle Niu continued to ask curiously.

“Look at what you’re saying.

If it weren’t more expensive, would there be any need for such trouble?

Is Yang Zi so idle that he brought the farm up here for nothing?”

Old Xiao glanced at Uncle Niu and said.

Upon hearing this, Uncle Niu chuckled awkwardly: “You’re right, the price must be higher.”

Watching the two uncles bicker, Chen Yang could only laugh and say nothing.

They walked a distance inside the cave and came to the pond inside the cave.

Seeing the pond full of lobsters, the two elders were stunned!

They had never seen so many lobsters before…

The pond was completely filled with lobsters…

This was not a pond at all, but clearly a lobster nest.

The sight before him also somewhat surprised Chen Yang.

It hadn’t been like this yesterday, and in just one day, so many lobsters had appeared.

It seemed that the shrimp larvae introduced last time had all grown up, which explained the situation.

“Uncle Niu, Old Xiao, let’s get to work.

Put all these lobsters in the plastic crates, then carry them down the mountain.”

After the three of them were stunned for a while, Chen Yang spoke.

“Okay, okay.”

The stunned Old Xiao and Uncle Niu snapped out of it.

They put on gloves, picked up plastic crates, and began to follow Chen Yang in packing the lobsters.

The pond was packed full of lobsters, so it hardly took any effort to fill the crates.

With each grab, they got a large handful.

Had Chen Yang not been afraid of injuring the other lobsters, he would have been tempted to scoop them up directly with the plastic crates.

Chen Yang, along with Old Xiao and Uncle Niu, worked quickly.

In no time, all the plastic crates they had brought were filled.

Then, Chen Yang led the two men carrying the lobsters down the mountain.

Today, the amount had increased by over four hundred pounds.

One trip certainly wouldn’t be enough.

So, Chen Yang divided the lobsters into two trips, taking over two hundred pounds down the mountain each time.

Back and forth, they managed to carry all of them down the mountain.