Immortal Reincarnation Tribulation

Chapter 5 Manager Liu's Anger

"Brother Du, I didn't expect Miss to be so kind and beautiful. This is the first time I've seen her up close like this." Xiao Hu said excitedly.

"You've said it more than ten times already, have you fallen for the young lady?" Du Fan teased while busy with his work.

"Hey, Brother Du, keep your voice down, are you out of your mind!" Little Tiger, who was sitting on the ground, jumped up and covered Du Fan's mouth with his hand.

"Take your hands off me, they stink!" Du Fan pried Xiao Hu's hands off.

"This is all because of you. It must have gotten on you when you were moving animal droppings. Brother Du, why did you put all this disgusting stuff on your hands?" Xiao Hu sniffed his hands and asked with some dissatisfaction.

"You'll find out in a few days, just wait and see."

Du Fan dug a large pit in the open space of the herb garden, poured in the two baskets of manure he had obtained from the breeding farm, sprinkled in some unknown powder, covered it with multiple layers of oil paper, and then buried it with soil.

"The animals in the farm are all special. I wonder how effective the fertilizer made from their manure will be," Du Fan said with anticipation.

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Half a month later, Xiao Hu was weeding the medicinal herbs in the herb garden.

"It should be about time." Du Fan looked down at the spot where he had buried the animal droppings half a month ago.

"This is the list of medicinal herbs needed at the end of the month. Submit the required amount according to the standards listed here, or you will be severely punished." A gloomy voice suddenly rang out. The person was Liu Neng, the manager in charge of herbs for the Yao family.

The man appeared in the herb garden, threw a piece of cowhide on the ground, and was about to turn and leave when his body trembled, his pupils suddenly contracted, and after glancing at the herb garden again, he felt a chill run down his spine, his expression changed drastically, and he hissed, "Du Fan! What happened here? Who did this?"

Liu Neng pointed to the medicinal herb garden that Du Fan had replanted and was shocked.

"Oh, the herbs weren't planted and arranged properly before, so I re-transplanted them," Du Fan said casually.

"You! Who gave you permission to move this? How dare you! The planting arrangement here was personally arranged by the Immortal Sect's Spirit Medicine Master. How dare you arbitrarily move it? You've caused trouble! You've caused trouble, and you're even dragging me into this! You..." Liu Neng's eyes were bloodshot, his breathing was rapid, his fingers were trembling, and he shouted angrily with all his might. In the end, he was already somewhat incoherent.

Liu Neng was filled with fear. He knew that these spiritual herbs did not belong to the Yao family, but were planted on behalf of the Zishan Sect. Although the Yao family was the number one family in Tianxiang Kingdom, in the eyes of a sect like the Zishan Sect, they were like ants. The Yao family was merely trying to survive in the cracks.

He knew all too well what the medicinal herbs meant to the Yao family, and he also understood that if the family's higher-ups found out about this, he would face their wrath. Not only would all his hard work over the years be destroyed, but his life would also be in danger. The thought of the terrifying Purple Mountain Sect nearly made him collapse.

He hated Du Fan to the core, and he regretted it even more. He regretted not taking the opportunity to kill Du Fan when he was seriously ill. It was too late to say anything now. Liu Neng's mind raced, trying to figure out how to shift all the blame onto the two people in front of him.

At this moment, Xiao Hu also felt fear. Although the medicinal herbs in the herb garden had indeed increased in yield and grown much faster than before, he had been happy about it and admired Du Fan.

As a person of Xiao Hu's status, he was unaware of the relationship between the Yao family and the Zishan Sect. However, seeing Liu Neng's appearance, his heart pounded and his expression began to change.

"Is Du Fan here? Great, so you really are here!" A melodious and clear voice broke the eerie atmosphere of the place, and a red figure gracefully flashed into the herb garden. It was none other than the eldest daughter of the Yao family.

The eldest daughter of the Yao family at this time was different from the one Du Fan had seen that day. Although she was still beautiful and charming, she had looked worried and preoccupied on that day, but now she was much more cheerful and lively.

"Young Miss, what brings you here? This is a servant's place." Liu Neng was already preoccupied with something, and upon seeing the young lady, he felt even more apprehensive and confused.

"Manager Liu is here too. You go ahead and do your work. I need to talk to Du Fan." The young lady waved her hand casually and walked straight towards Du Fan, her expression full of joy.

"Yes, Miss." Liu Neng's expression changed erratically as he turned around, eventually turning gloomy. It was unclear what he was plotting, but he eventually walked out of the herb garden.

"Du Fan, I came here specifically to thank you. I did as you told me, and it worked! Now the Fu'an tree is lush and flourishing." The young lady ran up to Du Fan and thanked him with a beaming smile.

"That's good." Du Fan wasn't surprised at all. Apical dominance is one of the simplest principles in biology, and the principle is the same no matter where you apply it.

"This is for you. I promised you that as long as you helped me with this big favor, I wouldn't treat you unfairly." The young lady handed a cloth bag to Du Fan. Judging from his strained expression, the contents inside must have been quite heavy.

"What is this?" Du Fan asked, puzzled.

"Oh, here's one hundred taels of silver. Take it quickly, it's so heavy, I'm exhausted." The young lady frowned slightly.

One hundred taels? Upon hearing this number, Xiao Hu, who was already standing next to Du Fan, opened his mouth wide and his face stiffened.

"Miss, please take it back. It was just a small favor, don't worry about it. Besides, I don't need it."

Du Fan has never been particularly interested in money. Back on Earth, he was taken care of by Dr. Song during his school years, and after graduating and starting work, he directly handed over his salary card to Liang Xin. He didn't care about the trivialities of life. It can be said that Du Fan on Earth has basically never spent money himself from childhood to adulthood, and he has no concept of currency such as silver and copper coins.

He has gradually given up on returning to Earth and now spends his days in the herb garden researching medicinal herbs he has never encountered before. This kind of life suits his tranquil and peaceful nature quite well.

More importantly, there is no need to spend money here. The monthly salary is enough to buy some auxiliary herbs. If you want to eat meat, Xiao Hu can steal it from the kitchen. Du Fan is very content with his current life, of course, if he doesn't recall certain things.

"Du Fan, I brought this heavy thing myself, and you don't even appreciate it, you..." The young lady was stunned at first, then became somewhat annoyed, her rather large chest heaving violently with anger, and she felt even more aggrieved.

Just as the young lady was caught in a dilemma, her gaze swept towards Xiao Hu beside Du Fan.

"Hmph! I'm not giving it to you anymore. You must be Little Tiger. Here, take this from your older sister."

Before Xiaohu could react, the young lady had already put the package around Xiaohu's neck without saying a word, raised her chin to look at Du Fan, gave a loud, defiant snort, and turned to leave.

This kind of behavior, when performed by a thirteen or fourteen-year-old girl, is not very intimidating, especially for the cute and playful eldest daughter of the Yao family. This action, however, made Du Fan smile.

"Hey, remember this, my name is Yao Ruoxi, and I'll come back to find you again." As the young lady was about to leave the herb garden, she left behind these crisp words and disappeared at the entrance of the herb garden.

"Wow, these are silver ingots! I've never seen silver ingots before. The largest amount of money I've ever seen before was some loose silver. Here, there are at least a hundred silver ingots! Brother Du, we're rich! When will we ever be able to spend all this? This silver is ours!" Xiao Hu opened the package, his breathing quickened as he looked at the hundreds of silver ingots inside. His eyes shone brightly, and his words became incoherent, bordering on madness.

Du Fan glanced at the hundred taels of silver, which was somewhat dazzling under the sunlight, shook his head, and continued digging for fertilizer.

"Brother Du, what do you think we should do with the money? How about we buy our freedom? We can leave behind our servant status, buy a house, marry a few wives, and live a life of wealth and luxury forever!" Xiao Hu looked dreamy and looked expectant.

Du Fan could only roll his eyes helplessly.

"Brother Du..."

Du Fan simply stuffed his ears with crumpled paper.

After a long while, Xiao Hu finally calmed down and carefully wrapped the scattered silver coins again.

"Come and help me bury these evenly in the soil near the medicinal herbs." Du Fan glanced at Xiao Hu, removed the crumpled paper from his ear, and said calmly.

"What are these?"

"fertilizer!"