Chapter 197: Have You Seen Under One Person? Another Huge Explosion!
Chu Ping and Chen Kai saw that after the stone tablet was erected there were indeed no special circumstances, so they did not continue to pay attention to it. They went into the Chen Clan to greet the Chen Family Head, then went back to the county.
In their positions, there were many matters to handle every day.
After getting in the car, Chu Ping asked, “Director Chen, how is our county’s national style event coming along?”
Chen Kai immediately explained, “That urban district has already been planned out, and the residents are very cooperative with the renovation. Everyone knows that the Chen Clan and Shangyuan Village have now received benefits, and they are even more proactive about renovations than we are.”
“They are not fools.” Chu Ping smiled and nodded.
Now in Linhe County, many people already knew how much benefit the Chen Clan and Shangyuan Village had gained after the Chen Clan developed ancient architecture tourism.
Especially since today, some members of the Chen Clan had already posted salary statistics in Moments and online. Families of the Chen Clan rely on Chen Clan tourism for their livelihood. With salary plus bonus plus full attendance, a family of three can earn more than 23,
This does not even include the additional housing each month. If two elders also work, it is even more.
Being able to earn so much at home without going far away is something everyone dreams of, right?
Think about how much the average salary in Linhe County is now.
Last year, the average salary was 3,800, and the per capita disposable income was 3,
So it is clear how terrifying the Chen Clan’s income level is.
Who would not yearn for that?
When these people heard that the county would renovate the old tourist district and later cooperate with the Chen Clan, they all became enthusiastic. They did not even encounter the troublemakers and nail households they had imagined.
It is not that none appeared, but it is said they were dealt with.
This had nothing to do with their county authorities.
In an old district, there are always shrewd people, especially those running guesthouses, inns, even KTVs, foot bath businesses, and such in that area, and some even run shady operations.
Chen Kai continued, “As for our county’s national style event, I have already sent people to get in touch with that Guan Hai. This national style event of the Chen Clan is actually being held by her, and she is the one leading it.”
“She has experience in this area. We will first see the result of the contact, and then invite the Chen Family Head and his senior brother and junior sister to participate together.”
Chu Ping nodded.
For a small county like Linhe County, it is very rare to be able to seize a direction for development. After all, what they have, many counties in Qingmin City also have, with no standout point.
Now that they have seized the opportunity of the tourism project, they must make good use of it. As long as Linhe County has exposure and can be known by people, then tourism can promote other aspects as well.
For example, Linhe County has many bamboo forests. During this period, because of the Chen Clan’s exposure, Linhe County also gained quite a bit of exposure. They took the opportunity to hold a bamboo product seminar and invited those bamboo product companies to visit Linhe County for inspection.
Originally, such a thing might not succeed, and even if it did, it might be useless and turn into mere formalism. But because Linhe County had recently gained fame along with the exposure, this bamboo product seminar was quite successful, with very good results, and they invited several companies to come and build factories.
Sometimes the development of a county and the development of a company follow the same principle. Besides having products and resources, you also need fame so others know you.
It was a pity that the long-anticipated stone tablet and Dust Removal Formation turned out to have no effect.
No wonder the Chen Family Head had repeatedly said he believed in science.
Turns out it was truly very scientific.
They had even misunderstood, thinking the Chen Family Head was covering something up.
…
After erecting the tablet, Chen Han led the clan members back to the Heavenly Lord of Demon Subjugation Hall.
Aunt-grandmother said, “The ritual vegetarian feast for tonight is already prepared. Everyone can come over. If there is nothing else, go to work first.”
The clan members were still very respectful toward this elder, not only because she was older, but also because everyone believed that the Heavenly Lord of Demon Subjugation had blessed the Chen Clan, and this elder had served in the Heavenly Lord Hall for more than forty years.
Chen Dagou and the others nodded respectfully, then left, planning to come back in the evening for the ritual feast.
This was the meal prepared after a Daoist sect ritual event. It was said to be blessed, and eating it would bring benefits.
After returning to his own courtyard, Chen Han changed out of his Daoist robe. Then, thinking of the Dust Removal Formation Stone Tablet, he called Chen Xiaoyan.
Chen Xiaoyan was checking several disposable supplies. For now she was temporarily handling some personnel and logistics matters.
When she received the call from the family head, she answered immediately, “Family head, what are your instructions?”
“Help me buy an air quality detector,” Chen Han instructed. The air quality detector was naturally used to detect air quality.
Moreover, air quality was divided into levels. In a rural environment like the Chen Clan’s, the aqi value was generally around 20 to
This was also the average in most rural areas with rich forest land.
This value was within the excellent range of air quality.
However, now that there were more than a thousand tourists on the Chen Clan’s streets every day, plus the vehicles and crowds, this AQI value had become more than 30 and rarely fell back to the 20s.
This was the impact of large human traffic.
Now that the stone tablet of the Dust Removal Formation had been set up, the fresh air +1 attribute needed to slowly improve the air over the sect residence. It could not be manifested in a short time.
Therefore, buying an air detector would be very useful, and they could check the situation through the numbers.
Although this could not fully represent how fresh the air was, at least it provided a comparison to see the changes.
“Alright, family head.” Chen Xiaoyan agreed directly without asking more. After hanging up, she turned to the girl working on forms beside her and said, “Chen Wen, take a trip to the county and buy one… two air detectors.”
The family head must have a purpose for buying this, and she felt the office could keep one, in case it came in handy.
“Alright, Sister Xiaoyan!” Chen Wen answered immediately.
She had just graduated from university, majoring in a liberal arts program. Although it was a second-tier program, in today’s society a second-tier degree does not make it easy to find a job. So she wisely returned to the clan and applied.
At least in the clan, the base salary was 5,000 a month. With full attendance and bonus, she could get 6,500 a month.
This was already a common salary for office staff in first-tier big cities.
And in the Chen Clan at home, she did not need to pay for rent, utilities, socializing, and so on.
Even a salary of ten thousand in a first-tier city could not compare to this 6,
At least she knew her older brother in Hangzhou City earned 15,000, yet could not save anything in a month and even needed family subsidies to maintain a decent social life.
…
Only after instructing Chen Xiaoyan and hanging up did Chen Han hear barking. You Cai the doggy ran in from outside, and the moment he came in, the white light floating above his back could be seen.
Today it was Thunder Bamboo Spirit Mouse Meat again. This piece of meat had several bones with it, so he could brew another small jar of Bone Wine. In his warehouse, many jars of Thunder Bamboo Spirit Rat Bone Wine had already been placed.
This thing, when taken long term, had a leg muscle group enhancement +2 attribute, related to his plan to cultivate clan members for sports events.
First of all, the Chen Clan was famous for martial arts. He could send someone to fight in boxing matches. With enhanced leg muscle groups, their base would be stable, which would be an absolute advantage. With strong leg power, maybe one kick could KO someone.
He instinctively thought of Chen Dalong. This guy, like his father Uncle Dagou, was naturally big-boned and sturdy, the type of competitor who in ancient times, as long as he had sufficient power, would be a vanguard general.
Even when the Chen Clan had once gathered young and strong men from within ten miles and eight villages to resist bandits, they could charge in front to intimidate people.
However, the Thunder Bamboo Spirit Rat Bone Wine would take at least a month to ferment, so it still had no effect yet.
Chen Han squatted down to take the demonic beast meat from You Cai’s back, then helped the doggy take off his armor and used a hose to give him a rinse.
At this moment, his mobile phone received a message. It was actually from Ming Di: “Bro, my cousin has come to join me. Later I will bring him to film videos with me. Are you at home now?”
“I am,” Chen Han replied.
He understood this demonic cult rogue’s intention. It was like what happened with Zhu Xueqin before: bringing someone to pay respects. After all, the other party was piggybacking on the Chen Clan’s popularity, and this counted as a courtesy.
Some people who piggyback on popularity do not care about this or that. Even if you are the original person, they ignore you. What can you do if they piggyback on you?
Besides, Ming Di, this demonic cult rogue, had indeed brought a lot of popularity to the Chen Clan, so it was mutual benefit.
The main thing was that whether it was Ming Di or the magic qin demon woman he brought, they both had item drops.
Now the other party was apparently bringing another demonic cult rogue. Would there be another item drop?
Based on past experience, there had never been a time without one.
He suddenly felt a bit of anticipation.
So he sent another message to Ming Di, telling him to bring the person over.
After receiving the reply, Ming Di brought his cousin into the Chen Clan at his convenience, and reminded him, “Cousin, when you see the Chen Family Head later, be more respectful. His attitude already shows he has agreed to let you film videos with me.”
“After all, whether it is filming videos or my investment in Shangyuan Village, we are taking advantage of him. He counts as our god of wealth.”
“Mm!” Xu Bin understood this.
Back in his hometown he had seen his cousin live streaming, especially when promoting peaches. In a single night, the commission earned was likely more than many people’s monthly salary.
They owed such earning speed to others’ help, so it was right to show respect.
Very soon, Ming Di took his cousin to the courtyard of the Chen Family Head and met the man himself.
“Sit, I just brewed a pot of tea,” Chen Han greeted the two enthusiastically when he saw them come in, because as they appeared the game system indeed gave a prompt:
【A demonic cult rogue arrives unexpectedly, and he is actually from the Yin Mountain Sect again. This time the other party does not hide his identity and is in fact the demon person who was once defeated by your controlled Mysterious Frost Lion Head Goose and escaped using the Cloud Barrier Cauldron.
This time, he has even brought a branch hall master of the Yin Mountain Sect to the Chen Clan to issue a challenge, seemingly trying to use this to redeem the humiliation of the Yin Mountain Sect repeatedly suffering losses at the hands of the Chen Clan.
Please defeat the Yin Mountain Sect branch hall master who has come to provoke you!】
Chen Han really felt that Ming Di was a treasure demon. See, all the tasks related to demonic cult rogues, whether Joyful Union Sect rogues or Yin Mountain Sect rogues, were betrayed by this guy.
The key point was that this guy kept bringing new demonic cult rogues for him to farm.
He could not help but think of a very famous figure, Shen Gongbao.
He was more curious what ability Ming Di’s cousin had to be able to serve as a Yin Mountain Sect branch hall master in the game plot.
In reality, he must be stronger than ordinary people, right?
Ming Di and his cousin sat down and drank a cup of Thunder Bamboo Spirit Tea. The taste made it obvious in a single sip that it was Premium Thunder Bamboo Spirit Tea.
After one cup, Xu Bin’s eyes were filled with surprise. He had seen the previous online controversy about Premium Thunder Bamboo Spirit Tea.
This should be Premium Thunder Bamboo Spirit Tea, right?
Putting down his teacup, Ming Di introduced, “Family head Chen, this is my cousin Xu Bin, a veteran. He was a special forces soldier in the army. Now that I have invested in Shangyuan Village, he has come to join me and will film videos with me.”
“Mm, welcome!” Chen Han smiled and nodded, pouring another cup of tea for the two.
A former special forces soldier having greater power than ordinary people was nothing strange. But for the game system to pull a retired special forces soldier in as a Yin Mountain Sect elder, was that not a bit too much?
However, that was not important. What mattered was how to complete this task. The meaning of “defeat him” was very simple.
But how to defeat him?
Directly making a move would be discourteous.
Competing in martial arts as friends was also somewhat inappropriate given his reputation.
A sneak attack?
Though he had many ways to do that, it did not seem proper either.
Honestly, as a cultivator of the Nine Heavens Profound Scripture basic qi cultivation method who had already opened four of the Eight Extraordinary Meridians, dealing with a retired special forces soldier felt a bit like bullying.
“Thank you very much,” Xu Bin said quickly.
Some things did not need to be spelled out. The Chen Family Head had no objections to his arrival, and he should offer thanks.
Ming Di did not disturb further. He knew this man was usually very busy, so after a short while he took his leave.
Xu Bin, however, was eager to try and finally could not help saying to Chen Han, “Family head Chen, back in the army I enjoyed fighting, and I have kept training after retiring. I wonder if I could have the honor of learning some of the Chen Clan’s kung fu from you.”
At the side, Ming Di’s jaw almost hit the floor.
Seriously, cousin, where did you get this courage?
Did you eat bear heart and leopard gall before coming to Shangyuan Village?
When Chen Han heard this, his eyes lit up. The other party had delivered himself for the task. So he stood up with a smile. “Mister Xu, then please enlighten me!”
“???” Xu Bin did not react to what that meant. In the next second, he discovered that the Chen Family Head had already appeared right in front of him.
Before he could react, he felt an overwhelming force on his body and was sent flying.
By the time he registered what had happened, he was already sitting on the ground outside the courtyard.
He was stunned.
What just happened?
He had only heard “please enlighten me,” and then…
Ming Di was also stunned. He had not reacted in time either before his cousin was tossed out of the courtyard like a child. He knew his cousin had been special forces and had trained in fighting.
He had known the Chen Family Head must be formidable, but he had not expected him to be this formidable.
Xu Bin, still dazed, was pulled up by his cousin. Thinking of what had just happened, he subconsciously swallowed hard and hastily cupped his hands toward the Chen Family Head inside the courtyard. “Thank you, Family head Chen, for showing mercy.”
He knew very well that if the Chen Family Head had not held back, he could not possibly be standing up safe and sound.
“It is nothing. Welcome, Mister Xu,” Chen Han said with a broad smile as he looked at Xu Bin, in an excellent mood, because at the spot where Xu Bin had stood, three clusters of white light were floating.
A big drop.
Truly worthy of a demonic sect branch hall master. That counted as a small boss.
Ming Di also expressed his thanks, then quickly pulled his cousin away. After leaving the Chen Clan, he could not help asking Xu Bin, “Cousin, have you watched ‘Under One Person’? You are really bold!”
“???” Xu Bin was stunned.
What did that mean?
