Chapter Sixty: Western Dragon Mountain

  After leaving Huqingyutang, Song Jian drove the Ford Fiesta towards Xilong Mountain in Lianhua Town, Jiande County, Hangzhou.

  After passing through Jiande County, the road began to get bumpy. After inquiring, the car entered Lianhua Town.

  This is just an ordinary small town, located in a mountainous area, far from Hangzhou's Qiantang District, and the economy here is not very developed.

  The Ford Fiesta's shock absorption is not very good, and as the road conditions worsen, the car also starts to shake.

  Wang Yang's face was gloomy, and he said to Xu Si in the passenger seat: "Si Si, why don't we take my car? This one is always bumpy, it's not good for our bodies."

  Xu Si shook his head and after paying over a million yuan for medical expenses, Xu Si remained cold towards Wang Yang.

  Wang Yang could only continue to endure the bumpy ride, his heart growing increasingly frustrated. If he had known earlier that this business trip would bring him to such a godforsaken place, he should have prepared some warm clothing.

  Song Jiandao said: "Director Wang, further ahead is the mountain pass, don't you think it's time for you to get off?"

  Wang Yang heard this and immediately patted his chest, saying: "What are you talking about? In a place like this, the local customs are rough, I don't feel at ease with Director Xu coming to such a place on business. Of course, I have to follow and protect Sisi. You little driver, stop nonsense and hurry up."

  Song Jian just smiled and didn't continue to persuade him.

  Xu Si turned his head to look at Song Jian and said, "How is it? After driving for more than seven hours, aren't you very tired?" Although the tone was calm, there was a hint of concern.

  Song Jian shook his head, "Let's go straight into Xilong Mountain."

  Xu Si nodded.

  Song Jian stopped the car and got out, waving his hand at the medium-sized truck in the back.

  The truck stopped and a man in his fifties jumped out. He was wearing coarse cloth clothes, with rough skin, obviously a manual laborer.

  "Master Wang, let's head straight into the mountains and go to your relative's house. You lead the way," Song Jian said to the man, whose name was Wang Qianshan, an old pharmacist who used to cultivate medicinal herbs at home but later switched to processing and manufacturing various Chinese medicines, now working as a warehouse manager for traditional Chinese medicine materials at Siyuan Company.

  Wang Qianshan nodded towards Song Jian and then got on a large truck, directing the driver to head northwest.

  Song Jian also got on the car and followed the large truck, slowly moving in the direction of Xilong Mountain.

  It was Wang Qianshan's recommendation that brought him to Xilong Mountain to collect this dodder, and Wang Qianshan's hometown is right here. He knew that the Xilong Mountain area was full of wild dodder all over the mountains and plains.

  The price of Tribulus terrestris is not high, and it is very convenient to cultivate artificially, with a high yield, basically in a state of oversupply.

  Xilong Mountain has a poor geographical location, and although the wild Cuscuta on the mountain is of good quality, it is still somewhat inconvenient to harvest, and transportation is also difficult. As a result, these Cuscuta are treated as weeds and left to grow and wither.

  Wang Qianshan knew that the company needed a batch of high-quality dodder, so he immediately recommended this place. After investigation, the dodder here was indeed very consistent with Xu Si's standards, so Song Jian and Xu Si had this trip to Hangzhou.

  Out of the town, the road began to become asphalt road, after driving a section of asphalt road, the ground became sandy road. After passing the sandy road, it was also on the mountain road paved with stones. In such a place, the low-bottomed Ford Fiesta had some difficulty.

  Wang Yang was jolted all the way, his face somewhat pale. He had grown up in a wealthy family and was used to riding in luxurious cars. How could he endure this torture? In recent years, his dissolute lifestyle had also taken a toll on his body, which was not in good shape.

  Xu Si is still quite capable, during this period when Song Jian and Xia Lin practiced Wuji Qigong together, she would also follow along for a while, plus she signed up for a yoga class, going three times a week, her physical fitness is still pretty good.

  After about an hour of bumping along, the three cars had entered a mountainous area along the mountain road.

  Through the car window, Song Jian looked out at the outside, surrounded by undulating green mountains, suddenly high and low, forming a circular mountainous area, which was really like a green dragon lying on the ground with its head and tail connected.

  Although it's already deep autumn, the pines and cypresses on the mountain are even more lush, and as soon as you enter this area, the air becomes much fresher.

  "How beautiful!"

  Xu Si softly exclaimed in admiration, and at this moment, a day's fatigue was swept away.

  Wang Yang furrowed his brow, but when Xu Si spoke up voluntarily, he quickly put on a smile and said, "Yes, it's really beautiful. Si Si, I think this time I've made the right choice. This place is even more beautiful than West Lake or Qiantang River."

  Xu Si's face was indifferent, and he simply nodded slightly.

  Seeing Xu Si respond to himself, Wang Yang endured the soreness all over his body and immediately said: "In fact, living in the mountains is also a kind of blessing. The mountains are clear and green, the air is fresh, and it can avoid many pollutants..."

  Wang Yang pursued Xu Si, not just because of her beauty, but more importantly, behind Xu Si was the wealthy Xu Group. If he could win Xu Si's heart, it would have a decisive impact on Wang Yang's competition for the inheritance of the Hongyuan Group and his future career development. Moreover, the old man of the Xu family, Xu Haitian, was also very satisfied with Wang Yang. So for Wang Yang, the only obstacle now was Xu Si's attitude.

  For women, Wang Yang is too capable. This year, at the age of 31, he has played with at least more than 20 women, among whom there are no shortage of wealthy beauties who are devoted to Wang Yang and do not want money or fame.

  Boasting about women, Wang Yang is very confident in himself.

  Last time, Pei Yong was deceived by Wang Yang and made a big fuss at the entrance of Siyuan Company. This time, Wang Yang originally planned to direct the heroic rescue scene, but Song Jian's appearance caused Wang Yang's plan to fail completely.

  This time, it was a good opportunity for Wang Yang to show his determination to overcome difficulties together, and he would not let it go.

  Xu Si felt neither dislike nor good feelings towards Wang Yang.

  More than half an hour later, the car finally came to a stop.

  Wang Qianshan jumped off the train and ran to the Ford car, saying to Xu Si: "Director Xu, just ahead is my old home. Now it's where my mother and older brother live."

  Following Wang Qianshan's hand, a yellow building on the hillside appeared in Xu Si's line of sight.

  "Alright, then I'll have to trouble Old Wang tonight."

  Xu Si nodded.

  Wang Qianshan smiled foolishly and then rushed over to say goodbye to his family in the building.

  Wang Yang saw that he had to live in this kind of peasant's house, and his heart was even more depressed. But thinking about it, being able to stay in the same building as Xu Si made him turn his worries into joy, secretly thinking that maybe he could take advantage of the situation.

  Wang Qianshan had already greeted his elder brother Wang Wanshan, and when he saw the arrival of the motorcade, Wang Wanshan hastily came out to direct the crowd to park their vehicles properly before entering the house.

  There are five or six villages in Xilong Mountain, with more than 3,000 households.

  It is clear that Wang Wanshan's family conditions in Xilong Mountain were quite good, with a two-story building built on the middle of the mountain, and if you count the underground floor, it would be three stories. The yard was very large, and outside the wall, there were rabbits, pheasants and other animals being raised.

  Song Jian and Xu Si got off the car, Wang Wanshan obviously knew that Xu Si was the boss, and he came over with Wang Qianshan.

  "Hello, Director Xu," Wang Wanshan smiled shyly, revealing two rows of big white teeth. He had always lived in the mountains and although he made a good living from his sidelines, he still felt somewhat constrained in front of a real big boss.

  Xu Si stretched out his hand and said, "Trouble you, Uncle Wang."

  "It's nothing, thank you for taking care of my brother. With the salary you give him every month, our whole family is very grateful." Wang Wanshan slightly grasped Xu Si's hand and then let go, as if he didn't dare to profane this woman who was like a fairy in front of him.

  Wang Qianshan works as a warehouse manager at Siyuan Company, with a monthly salary of over 5,000 yuan. Although it's not considered high in Gusu City, it's indeed very impressive in Xilongshan.

  Xu Si just smiled lightly.

  Wang Qianshan knew his brother was shy, so he quickly stepped forward and welcomed Xu Si and Song Jian into their home.

  Wang Yang felt a bit displeased - as the big boss, how come nobody could see it?

  Two bodyguards wearing leather shoes followed Wang Yang, secretly complaining about the exhaustion of a day's running around.

  When they arrived at the courtyard, Wang Wanshan had already prepared the meal.

  After washing their hands, everyone took their seats.

  This meal was exceptionally delicious, not only because of the exhaustion, but also because the wild rabbit and mountain chicken on the table were authentic mountain products, and even the vegetables were wild vegetables that had hardly been polluted.

  After eating, since it was winter, there was no need to take a bath. They took out their personal washing equipment and simply washed up. Everyone prepared to rest, while Wang Qianshan and Wang Wanshan rushed overnight to the various villages of Xilongshan to distribute advertisements.

  Soon, the loudspeakers of all villages in Xilong Mountain rang out, "Below is a notice, below is a notice, there are big bosses coming to collect tokoro, there are big bosses coming to collect tokoro, ten yuan per kilogram, ten yuan per kilogram, ten kilograms is one hundred yuan, ten kilograms is one hundred yuan, one hundred kilograms is one thousand yuan, one hundred kilograms..."

  What the loudspeaker was shouting, although it was nonsense, one kilogram for ten yuan, of course, one hundred kilograms would be one thousand yuan. However, when the villagers heard that one hundred kilograms of wild grass could be exchanged for one thousand yuan, they immediately rolled out of bed and rushed to the commune to ask if it was true.

  The village cadres gave a very affirmative answer, it's true, wild herbs can be sold for money, 1,000 yuan per 100 kilograms, but only collected tomorrow for one day.

  Upon hearing the news, many people immediately went up to the mountain overnight with bamboo baskets and sickles. One thousand yuan is equivalent to more than a month's income for an able-bodied laborer in this place!

  That night, hundreds of people climbed up the mountain and frantically harvested the dodder seeds.

  In Wang Wanshan's home, Song Jian, Xu Si, Wang Yang and others had finished dinner and washed up, but didn't chat much before each going to rest. Fortunately, it was a rural house with many rooms; otherwise, it would have been hard to accommodate eight people.

  At night, a rumbling sound came, sometimes loud and sometimes faint, like muffled thunder.

  Song Jian suddenly sat up, rubbed his eyes, and listened again. This time the sound was louder, like the galloping of ten thousand horses.

  Putting on his clothes, Song Jian walked out of the room and went up to the rooftop.

  Under the round moon, a beautiful figure stood quietly, standing on the building with rapt attention gazing out...

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