Chapter 803
Give Me a Dozen Brothers Like This
After chatting with Shi Changliang for a few more minutes, Xu Bo'an left Shi Changliang's shop, ate a quick meal at Wanda Plaza, and then returned to his residence, Central Courtyard.
Shortly after I got home, the bookstore staff delivered the batch of agricultural books I had just ordered.
Xu Bo'an then compiled all the video learning materials that came with the agricultural books into a mobile phone that he didn't usually use.
I was thinking of giving them these books and accompanying learning materials right now, but then I remembered that it was lunchtime. The little people in the bonsai world work very hard all day and also have the habit of taking a lunch break. If I gave them the books now, it would disturb their rest. So I decided to give them the books after their lunch break.
Now that he could take this time to rest, Xu Bo'an went straight to bed.
After his lunch break, Xu Bo'an estimated that the little people in the bonsai world should have woken up and started their afternoon work. Only then did Xu Bo'an focus his attention on the area above Kaoshan Village in the bonsai world and say to the busy little people, "Everyone, put down what you are doing. I have something to tell you!"
When the villagers of Kaoshan Village heard this ethereal voice, they knew that the Mountain God had arrived. They quickly put down what they were doing, knelt down in the direction of the Mountain God Temple, and said in unison, "Welcome, Mountain God!"
Xu Bo'an raised his gaze and saw that the villagers of Kaoshan Village were kneeling on the ground, quietly awaiting the Mountain God's instructions. Xu Bo'an then spoke, "I have come today to tell you that Kaoshan Village has now completed its harvest, and the grain yield is excellent. Next, I intend to bestow upon you more celestial grain seeds for you to plant."
However, there are many kinds of grain seeds in the Immortal Realm, and planting them is not so easy. Therefore, I will first bestow upon you some books on grain cultivation. You must study the knowledge in them carefully so that you can grow more varieties of grains with higher yields. This way, you will no longer have to worry about the food problem in the future!
The bonsai world lived in an extremely backward era. The most pressing issue for people was filling their stomachs. Their greatest wish was to never have to worry about food again. Upon hearing the words of the Mountain God, everyone cheered with joy.
After a burst of cheers and excitement, someone in the crowd realized the key problem and said, "But Grandpa Mountain God, most of us don't even know a few words. Even if we were given these books, we wouldn't be able to learn anything from them!"
The others, upon hearing this, found it very reasonable, and immediately began to discuss among themselves, saying, "Yes, none of us can read! What are we going to do?"
A clever person in the crowd said, "Although we are illiterate, our children know quite a few words now. We can have our children read them to us! What do you think?"
After hearing this, many people in the crowd echoed, "Yes, yes, good idea! We can have the kids read it to us when we have time!"
Others who were unmarried or whose children were already quite old said, "You have children to read to you, but those of us without children or whose children are already quite old have no one to read to us!"
Hearing the murmurs in the crowd, Li Kanshan said to those around him, "Everyone, be quiet. Since the Mountain God has given us these books to study, he must have already made up his mind. Don't worry!"
In the underdeveloped world of bonsai, most people simply did not have the means to study. Those who could attend private schools were from very wealthy families, and in the eyes of ordinary people, studying was a luxury.
So when the little people of Kaoshan Village first heard that the Mountain God Grandpa would let them study and bestow books upon them, they were quite excited. Although books were good, learning became a problem for them, who could not read.
The villagers found village chief Li Kanshan's words to be very reasonable, so they stopped their chattering.
Seeing that everyone had quieted down, Xu Bo'an said to them, "Village Chief Li Kanshan is right. I will first let you understand the agricultural planting process in the simplest and most intuitive way. The books I have given you are for your convenience in looking up things later. Of course, Li Qingjiang will also explain the contents of these books to everyone later. In your spare time, you can also have literate children read them to you. Over time, you will naturally understand."
Although our Kaoshan Village has fertile soil, due to its distinct climate, we can only harvest grain once a year. After you learn this new knowledge, I will later provide you with more celestial resources so that Kaoshan Village can harvest grain two or even more times a year. In this way, once you have a bountiful harvest and stored grain, you will never have to worry about food again.
I've come today to inform you of this matter. The subsequent arrangements will be handled by Li Kanshan and Li Qingjiang. Just listen to them! Do you understand?
Upon hearing the words of the Mountain God, everyone replied in unison, "Yes, Mountain God!"
Xu Bo'an then said to everyone, "Li Kanshan and Li Qingjiang, you two stay here for now. The rest of you can go about your own business!"
After hearing what the Mountain God Grandpa said, everyone went about their own business, except for Li Kanshan and Li Qingjiang, who knelt on the spot waiting for the Mountain God Grandpa's instructions.
Xu Bo'an said to Li Kanshan, "Li Kanshan, I will give you some books on agriculture later. You can keep them in a special place for the villagers to borrow and read, or you can distribute them directly to the villagers so they can exchange them. Do whatever is convenient for you. The most important thing is to actively organize people to watch agricultural videos. All the men, women, and children in the village should learn agricultural knowledge. Li Qingshi will be in charge of this learning. You are responsible for organizing the villagers! Do you understand?"
Li Kanshan said, "Understood, Grandpa Mountain God!"
Then he said to Li Qingjiang, "Li Qingjiang, I'm entrusting this agricultural training to you. You must set up such a class to ensure that everyone in Kaoshan Village learns about agriculture! Show everyone relevant video courses before the lecture; that will make it easier for them to learn!"
After hearing the Mountain God mention the word "video," Li Qingjiang asked him with great confusion, "I am ignorant and do not know what this 'video' you are talking about?"
Actually, Li Kanshan was also full of doubts when he heard the Mountain God mention the word "video," but when he heard the Mountain God say that he would entrust the matter of learning to Li Qingjiang, he did not ask any more questions.
Xu Bo'an explained to Li Qingjiang, "'Video' is the same as the movie I showed you at the mountain temple last time. It will explain the contents of the book and demonstrate the specific operation process. After watching the 'video,' it will be easier to understand the contents of the book!"
After listening to the Mountain God's explanation, Li Qingjiang said, "Yes, Mountain God, agricultural knowledge is of paramount importance to the villagers' livelihood. I will definitely teach them well!" Li Qingjiang was a person who loved learning and was very responsible. Xu Bo'an believed that he would definitely handle this matter well, and then said to Li Qingjiang, "Well done, Li Qingjiang, I believe in you!"
After Xu Bo'an finished speaking, he first picked up the large pile of books beside him and transformed them into the size of normal books in the bonsai world, then placed them in front of Li Kanshan and Li Qingjiang.
Then he shrunk his phone, which he had specially prepared for storing agricultural videos, to about one meter in size and placed it in front of Li Qingjiang, saying, "This magical artifact is specifically for playing agricultural videos. I'll demonstrate it for you now. Watch carefully and learn how to play it for the villagers!"
Li Qingjiang nodded and said, "It's the Mountain God!"
After hearing Li Qingjiang's words, Xu Bo'an began to demonstrate the video playback process to Li Qingjiang again and again. Although Li Qingjiang was very smart, it was his first time encountering such a novel thing, and he had to learn it several times before he could fully master it.
Seeing that Li Qingjiang had completely grasped the situation, Xu Bo'an said to Li Kanshan and Li Qingjiang, "Alright, now you two just need to carry out this matter properly. I'll be leaving now!"
Upon hearing the words of the Mountain God, Li Kanshan and Li Qingjiang said in unison, "Respectfully seeing off the Mountain God!"
After a long while, when they no longer heard the voice of the Mountain God, Li Kanshan and Li Qingjiang got up and went about their own business.
By the time Xu Bo'an withdrew from the bonsai world, it was already dark.
After resting for a while, just as he was about to check on Chen Shishi in the aquarium ecosystem, the phone rang. Xu Bo'an picked up his phone and saw that it was Ma Lu calling, so he answered the phone and heard Ma Lu's voice on the other end: "Brother, are you busy? I hope calling you at this time isn't bothering you?"
Upon hearing Ma Lu's very polite voice, Xu Bo'an said, "No rush, but why are you being so polite to your brother? It sounds rather strange!"
Ma Lu said to Xu Bo'an, "Brother, you're my boss now. If I'm not polite to you, I'm afraid you'll fire me!"
When Xu Bo'an and Ma Lu last met, Xu Bo'an told Ma Lu that he and his wife should work at Kangtai Pharmaceutical Factory. After discussing it with his wife, Ma Lu decided to go to work at Xu Bo'an's pharmaceutical factory. Later, the two of them successfully joined Kangtai Pharmaceutical Factory.
Actually, Ma Lu wasn't entirely telling the truth. The main reason was that in his recent interactions with Xu Bo'an, he discovered that Xu Bo'an was incredibly powerful, while he was still just an ordinary working man. He felt that the gap between him and Xu Bo'an was too great, and he unintentionally became more polite to Xu Bo'an.
Xu Bo'an laughed when he heard Ma Lu's words and said, "Little Yao, you must be joking. I'm your older brother. I'm waiting for you to get rich with me and live a life of luxury. How could I possibly fire you? You're just talking nonsense!"
Upon hearing Xu Bo'an's words, Ma Lu felt a significant reduction in the vast distance between them, which he had previously perceived as a vast gap in social status. He was also quite pleased with himself and said to Xu Bo'an, "Alright, alright, I won't tease you anymore. I called you today because I thought you had a wide network of connections and wanted to ask if you knew of any suitable rental properties. I'd like to rent a place!"
Upon hearing Ma Lu's words, Xu Bo'an asked, "Hmm? Who are you renting a house for?"
Ma Lu said, "I'll rent it for myself. The place we're renting now is too small. It won't be big enough for Xinyi after she gives birth, so I'm thinking of renting a bigger place before she gives birth. It will be more convenient when there are more people!"
Xu Bo'an knew about Ma Lu's situation. He had been using the money he earned to support Shi Xinyi's family. After Shi Xinyi and Shi Xinyi divorced because of her parents, Ma Lu came to Dongjiang to seek refuge with him. Then he went to Weizhou to develop the market. It is estimated that the money Ma Lu has now is the money he earned from the Weizhou market.
After getting back together with Shi Xinyi, they adopted a child. When Xu Bo'an met them last time, he noticed that Shi Xinyi was pregnant with twins, a boy and a girl. Soon there would be three children to raise, which would be a huge burden for an ordinary person!
Xu Bo'an had been to the house that Ma Lu rented before. After Shi Xinyi gave birth to the child, there would definitely not be enough room for their family of five, plus their parents who would be coming to visit.
Ma Lu is now working for him, and Xu Bo'an is very fond of Ma Lu's adopted child, Ma Shiyao. Most importantly, Xu Bo'an is now financially independent, so giving Ma Lu and the others a house is no problem at all.
After I gave them a house, their family no longer needed to rent.
Thinking of this, Xu Bo'an said directly to Ma Lu, "Xiao Yao, I've never paid attention to information about renting a house before. Besides, it's not very convenient for your whole family to rent a house these days. You don't need to rent a house. Now that you're following your brother, I'll buy you a house in the next couple of days!"
Ma Lu was completely taken aback by Xu Bo'an's words. Thinking he was just being polite, he said, "Brother, don't joke with me like that. I've been following you around and you even bought me a house. What kind of amazing brother is this? My luck is too good! I want a dozen brothers like that!"
Xu Bo'an said with a smile, "Okay, it's settled then. You can just go and move in after you've bought it!"
When Ma Lu heard Xu Bo'an say that, he realized Xu was serious and quickly said, "Brother, I was just joking. You're really serious? Following you was my own decision. You don't owe me anything. Buying a house requires a lot of money, and I can't afford to owe such a big favor!" (End of Chapter)