Li Xingkong arrived in the provincial capital three hours later.
Although the flight was fraught with difficulties, it was ultimately successful. After getting lost, overshooting, and changing course, Li Xingkong finally arrived in the provincial capital.
All I can say is that if I had just followed the directions, I probably would have arrived much earlier.
However, this is the price of learning. Even if no problems arise today, the same situation is bound to occur again later. It's always better to discover problems sooner rather than later.
Following the directions given by Granny Caidun, Li Xingkong arrived at a vegetable market in the suburbs of the provincial capital. Her son and daughter-in-law ran a small shop there, specializing in whole grains and staple foods.
As for how to find them, that's very simple. After all, they're from the same village and have met a few times. Li Xingkong only needs to stroll around the market to find them directly.
Although this is the suburbs, there are quite a few people coming and going, many of whom even hitchhike from the city just to buy groceries.
It's in the suburbs, so it's much cheaper than in the city.
After visiting several stalls, Li Xingkong finally found the target he was looking for.
His shop wasn't big, just a few square meters, but it was filled with all sorts of staple foods. In Hedong, staple foods are truly indispensable. The most popular Hedong dishes are either pure staple foods, or staple foods stir-fried with staple foods, or even the main ingredients are staple foods.
That's why it's called a province high in carbohydrates.
The couple were busy in the shop, and it was a busy time. Li Xingkong stood at a distance and did not come forward. They did not bother to solicit Li Xingkong either.
Li Xingkong wasn't in a hurry to talk to them. If they could find the item, it would be better to take it and leave. If they really couldn't find it, then it wouldn't be too late to talk to them and ask.
The Spiritual Qi has already begun to move, but unfortunately, no trace of the Body Tempering Grass has been found here.
That's natural; this thing didn't pass through their hands, so Li Xingkong naturally couldn't discover anything.
Well, it seems this exchange is unavoidable.
Li Xingkong went to the provincial capital to carry out his mission, while on the other side, the people from Cherry Blossom Wind Group followed Ximen Feng back to the village.
That's why they say it's a big corporation; the people who came were quite impressive.
Standing at the village entrance, I could see three black cars lined up in a row, driving straight into the village.
Cars are not uncommon in the village, but it's quite rare to see them so neatly arranged and looking so high-class. People passing by would look inside the cars and wonder who was making such a grand entrance.
The convoy moved slowly and finally stopped in front of Granny Caidun's house.
"Does that old hag have relatives like that?"
The onlookers naturally didn't believe it. If she had such a relative, would the old woman have been content to live in the village for so many years?
They'd already gone over there to leech off someone else.
After the convoy stopped, a young man got out of the second car; it was Ximen Feng.
This caused an uproar among the onlookers. Everyone knew this kid; they grew up playing his little bird tune every day. They could never forget him.
So this is the kid who's made it big!
Ximen Feng was naturally very proud. What was the purpose of his return this time?
For the mentor, it was a matter of arranging something for him, but for him, wasn't the point just to get off the bus this moment?
What I wanted was to see the ugly faces on the faces of these villagers.
As the saying goes, "To return home in glory is like wearing fine clothes at night."
He was just taking advantage of his mentor's Dongfeng to come back and save face.
Look at the faces of these people, so eager to curry favor yet too afraid to step forward; he's practically strutting around with his head held high.
After Ximen Feng got off the bus, another woman got off from the back seat. This woman looked very shrewd, and her demeanor was completely different from the others.
After she got out of the car, several Great Han in black got out of the other cars as well; they looked like bodyguards.
The Great Han in black got out of the car and stood around the woman, forming a square that surrounded her and Ximen Feng. They looked quite menacing.
"Brother Ximen, it's so hot outside, let's go home first."
The woman stepped forward and took Ximen Feng's arm. Ximen Feng, who had been tilting his head back, snapped out of his daze. Seeing that the woman was still smiling at him, he naturally couldn't appreciate the envy of these poor guys.
The two walked into the courtyard together, and the bodyguards behind them blocked the entrance and closed the door.
"Incredible! This Granny Caidun must have had some kind of auspicious ancestral grave emitting auspicious smoke!"
Seeing that they could no longer watch the spectacle, the crowd dispersed.
The two people who entered the courtyard stopped behind the gate. Ximen Feng was still standing there, grinning foolishly, while the woman's expression changed completely.
"Simon Sang, shouldn't you let go?"
The woman's gentleness just now was clearly an act; now that no one was watching, she reverted to her true colors.
Ximen Feng broke out in a cold sweat. As expected of an elite from a large corporation, she had completely captivated him in just a few moments.
He completely forgot that this was only the second time he had met this woman.
This woman was the person in charge sent by the Cherry Blossom Wind Group to deal with that special plant, while Ximen Feng was at most just a guide.
To the group, he was just a pawn, but even so, this woman was willing to give him face in front of his fellow villagers.
I have to say, his level of competence is several levels above that of my lousy mentor.
His grandfather had already come out after hearing the commotion, but seeing so many people, the old man didn't dare to come forward. It was Ximen Feng who went up to the old man and spoke to him, saying that these were people from the company where he would be working in the future, and that they had come to the village on business.
The old man then hurriedly welcomed them into his home to rest.
Where's my grandma?
Taking advantage of everyone going inside to rest, Ximen Feng quickly pulled the old man aside and quietly asked him.
"Your grandma heard about some kind of free toilet paper giveaway in town, so she went out early this morning, around 5 a. m. She should be back soon."
The old man's words made him break out in a cold sweat. This old woman really wanted to take advantage of everything.
Well, let's find her quickly.
He couldn't go out on his own, so Ximen Feng obediently went into the inner room to report the situation to the woman.
"Miss Reiko, my grandmother went out this morning and hasn't come back yet. I'll go out and look for her right away, what do you think?"
The woman called Reiko nodded slightly, agreeing with Ximen Feng's explanation. She also called over the bodyguards she had brought and began to arrange their work.
"First, Ximen Sang, go find your grandmother and ask her as soon as possible where this plant came from. Second, you two go out and wander around the village to see if you can find it, and while you're at it, find out what's going on."
"If the plants are wild, then bring them back directly. You've already received the relevant training. Remember, they must be alive when you bring them back. If they've been planted, don't rush. Come back and tell me. This isn't the Cherry Blossom Country; we don't have many people here, so it's not convenient for us to handle them ourselves."
After assigning tasks to everyone who had come with her, the woman herself felt much more relaxed. Seeing that they had all gone about their own business, she sat down on the kang (heated brick bed) in Ximen Feng's house.
This kang (heated brick bed) looks rather rustic, but it's much more comfortable to sit on than those hard floors or tatami mats in Cherry Blossom Country. Not bad, I'll get one when I get back.