Happy Fruit Farmer

Qiongsen, after receiving the Lord's orders, set out again with the knights.

Behind them was a heavily laden carriage filled with a large sum of gold coins. This was specifically instructed by the Lord; the gold coins had to be paid in full.

As they approached Orange Fruit Village, they saw that the area outside the village was crowded with villagers, all looking at them with anticipation.

"What's going on with these villagers?" Qiongsen wondered. The caravan continued its journey towards Village Chief Daby's orchard without pause. The villagers followed along.

"Do you think we'll be able to sell all the potions this time?"

One villager whispered to another, his voice tinged with unconcealed excitement.

"If we can get connected with the Lord, we should be able to sell a lot, right?" the other villager replied uncertainly.

"Yeah, I think so too."

"Either way, we're definitely earning much more than before this year."

These villagers were involved in the production of Healing Potions? Qiongsen's confusion deepened as he overheard their conversation.

Soon, he was welcomed into Daby's farm. Inside the house this time, he saw a young man dressed very simply. This must be Apothecary Aiven, the one the Lord had mentioned.

"Apothecary Aiven, Your Highness asked me to send her regards," Qiongsen said, nodding and smiling at Aiven.

Aiven immediately returned the gesture. "Thank you, Lord Your Highness, and thank you, Tax Collector Qiongsen."

After a brief exchange of pleasantries, Qiongsen's gaze fell upon the wooden crates inside the house. He was stunned; compared to last time, there were now five crates.

These were all Healing Potions. Qiongsen blinked, remembering the Lord's instructions. It seemed Your Highness already knew the quantity of Healing Potions Orange Fruit Village possessed.

"Lord Qiongsen, how many does Your Highness intend to purchase?" Daby asked expectantly.

As he spoke, the villagers inside the house perked up their ears, also looking on with great anticipation.

So these Healing Potions really are related to these villagers. Qiongsen murmured to himself, then looked at Aiven with surprise, unsure what the Apothecary was thinking.

Hiding all his doubts, Qiongsen smiled at the expectant village chief. "Your Highness wants to buy all of them."

As soon as he finished speaking, the villagers inside erupted in cheers, causing the knights outside to exchange bewildered glances.

"When does Your Highness want them?" Daby swallowed hard.

"As soon as possible. Your Highness has already had us bring all the gold coins, so we can complete the transaction right now."

Upon hearing Qiongsen's words, Daby quickly agreed. Then, the excited villagers stepped forward to help, carrying the wooden crates containing the Healing Potions outside to be counted.

"It seems the Rural Cooperative's first transaction was a great success."

Aiven had already retreated to the second floor, looking down at the smiling villagers below. He smiled too, shaking his nutritional juice and clinking it with the nutritional juice in the Petilil's hand.

Uncle Tessi felt like he was living in a dream today.

In the past, he would still be worrying about the unripe fruit in the orchard.

But now, with the help of the Walking Grass, he had easily harvested the first batch of fruit!

If things had been like this, it would have been enough to make them, the fruit farmers, ecstatic.

But this time was different. With Aiven's help, all the fruit had been made into Healing Potions, which would bring them triple the previous income.

They had been anticipating this during the fruit harvest. They were still uncertain about how much these Healing Potions would sell for, as trade always involved risk. If the Healing Potions didn't sell, they would receive no income.

But today, all their expectations had become reality, and all their doubts had vanished.

Following Aiven's suggestion, they had successfully connected with the Lord. When the Tax Collector announced that all the Healing Potions would be purchased, Tessi felt his breath catch.

After the transaction was completed, he accepted the gold coins with trembling hands. Oh, gold coins were truly the most captivating thing in the world, and now he had so many of them.

He could already imagine how wonderful his life would be from now on.

These gold coins would be enough for him to buy some new furniture, eat meat every meal, and even have a drink of wine occasionally. Just thinking about it felt like being in paradise.

The other villagers felt the same. After receiving their gold coins, every one of them wore a smile, filled with hope for the future.

Of course, this was just the beginning. With the power of the magical Fertilizer, there was still hope for a second and third harvest of fruit.

Huff, huff, huff, I can feel my heart about to leap out of my chest. Tessi clutched his chest, taking several deep breaths to calm himself.

He could feel that under the leadership of Village Chief Daby and Aiven, Orange Fruit Village would only get better and better. It would surely make their clansmen in the city envious, especially those who had mocked him for being just a small fruit farmer.

Sigh, Aiven is truly a good child. Not only did he provide them with free Fertilizer, but he also gave them thirty percent of the profits from the potions made with Orange Fruit. He could have easily bought the Orange Fruit and made the potions himself.

Although no one explicitly said it, everyone understood and silently acknowledged this kindness.

However, lately, more and more outsiders had been coming to the village to check things out. They heard that their lives weren't going well. Indeed, winter had come particularly early this year. Without Aiven, they might have ended up like those outsiders.

Hmph, hmph, hmph. Peter from the neighboring village actually tried to pry information out of him. The village chief had instructed that information about the Fertilizer and Healing Potions must be kept strictly confidential. No one outside the village was to know.

Who knew what these people would do if they found out about the Fertilizer!

Aiven had given them the Fertilizer for free. He often heard the village chief complain that there wasn't enough Fertilizer and urged them to use it sparingly.

Under these circumstances, how could the Fertilizer possibly be shared with villagers from other villages!

In any case, he would absolutely not reveal anything about the Fertilizer, not even if they offered him a cow.

Although a cow was indeed very valuable and could allow him to eat meat to his heart's content, he would never reveal the secret. He believed that the other villagers felt the same way!