Chapter 20: Revenge from Xia Ning’an

Xia Ning’an, entering the space, was filled with anger. This was the first time she had encountered such a thing in both her past and present lives. Anger outweighed fear.

She wondered what kind of mayor could raise such a lawless son. She had to go and see for herself today.

She immediately changed into black clothes and pants, tied her hair into a ponytail, and put on a hat and mask before leaving the space.

Su Jianchao was quite far away from her, and the chili powder didn’t get into his eyes. He was currently scolding his little brothers.

After venting his anger, he left his little brothers behind and turned to walk in a certain direction.

Xia Ning’an followed him all the way.

After walking for about twenty minutes, she saw him enter a large courtyard. There was a guard at the entrance.

“Bond, is there any way for me to get in?”

“I’ve scanned and found a place to enter, but there are quite a few people walking around inside now. I suggest you go in later.”

“But if I go in later, I won’t be able to find him.”

“Find a place to hide. I can find him from this distance.”

A while later, Bond said he had found a location.

Xia Ning’an found a guesthouse nearby and used her introduction letter to check into a room.

When she arrived at the room, she turned on the light. The room had two small rice beds with mosquito nets hanging above them. There was a small table with a thermos and a porcelain cup, a chair, and nothing else. There was no separate bathroom or shower room.

Xia Ning’an put her backpack on the chair, sat on the bed, and took out all the money she had earned today.

After deducting the money she spent at the department store and on food, her total assets were now yuan.

She took out a rubber band from the space and started counting the money. She tied every hundred into a bundle. After counting, she put the money in the drawer of the suite. Then, she took out everything she had bought today. She packed the food first. She would take these things home. She would take out the cotton shoes, thick fabrics, and cotton at the end of the month after selling the lingzhi. Cotton coats wouldn’t be needed until mid-November.

After packing her things, she sat on the bed and asked Bond if she could go to the Su family.

Bond replied that it wasn’t possible yet. Many people were still awake.

She realized that the city had electricity and people generally slept late.

“Oh, if only our village had electricity. Now I realize how convenient it is to have electric lights.”

“It’ll be a monkey year and a horse year before our village gets electricity.”

“There are villages with electricity now.”

“Besides advanced villages, the only other villages with electricity are those with factories.”

“So, if we open a factory in our village, we can get electricity?”

“You should be able to apply for it. The government will prioritize it.”

She had been thinking about leading the villagers to grow vegetables in boxes and grow mushrooms to get rich. Now, she thought opening a factory was also good. She could make her second brother the factory manager, and her family would have workers.

“Xiaomiao, tell me, what can the system buy that can be used to open a factory?”

“The system can buy a machine for making steamed buns. Open a steamed bun factory.”

“People can’t even afford steamed buns now. Who would buy them? Besides, where would I buy so much flour? Even the supply and marketing cooperative doesn’t have that much for me.”

“Then open a sugar factory, an oil pressing factory, a slaughterhouse, a sausage factory, a biscuit factory, a flour mill, a cake factory, a noodle factory, a potato chip factory, a starch factory, a soy sauce factory, a canning factory, a shelling factory, a rice mill, a puffed food factory, a feed mill, a instant noodle factory…”

“Stop. I think we can consider a sugar factory, an oil pressing factory, a potato chip factory, and a starch factory. The raw materials for these are easy to purchase.”

“You can also buy a rice mill for the village. It only costs 500 gold coins. It can produce 300 jin of rice per day.”

“How many gold coins does it cost to buy equipment for a sugar factory?”

“A medium-sized set of equipment costs 300,000 gold coins, and a small one costs 200,000 gold coins. A small machine can produce 2,000 tons of white sugar per day.”

“I don’t need such a large machine. Producing 200-300 jin per day is enough. Otherwise, I won’t be able to collect enough raw materials.”

“Then buy the smallest one. Three sets of machines. Just buy two sets. The first machine for processing beets is too tall. We’d have to build a tall factory. It’s better to do it manually. It’s also a good way to hire more people and solve the employment problem in the village. We can use the elderly and women for this.”

Xia Ning’an thought building a sugar factory was very feasible and continued to ask.

“How many gold coins do the machines cost?”

“Two sets of machines cost 8,000 gold coins in total.”

“That’s so expensive. Wouldn’t it cost 16,000 yuan in reality?”

“Yes, the machines are expensive now, and the sugar yield is low. These are machines from the 1990s. The sugar yield is high.”

“Then how much do the machines for the potato chip factory, oil pressing factory, and starch factory cost?”

“The oil pressing factory and starch factory cost 1,000 gold coins each, and the potato chip factory costs 12,000 gold coins.”

“The potato chip machine is too expensive. I’m not considering it. I think these three are good. I’ll go back and discuss with my dad and the village chief which one is suitable.”

“Xiaomiao, does the system sell any sleeping drugs? What if the Su family suddenly wakes up when I go there later? I can’t handle several people by myself.”

“Anjie, I’m a foodie system. How could I have sleeping drugs?”

“What if I accidentally die tonight? You won’t be able to complete the task. For my safety, you have to get me some.”

“If you’re worried about safety, don’t go. That’s the safest.” Xiaomiao said angrily.

“How can that be? Look at that toad Su’s arrogance. He’s obviously harassed a lot of girls. I’m going to seek justice and avenge those girls who have been harmed by him. You’re not only not supporting me, but you’re also trying to hold me back.”

“Don’t think I don’t know you just want to strike back.”

“I eat everything except losses. I must teach this guy a lesson.”

Xiaomiao rolled her eyes in the space.

“There’s a kind of mushroom in the system. If you dry it and grind it into powder, people will faint after inhaling it. It lasts for about two hours.”

“Then what are you waiting for? Give me 100 jin.”

“This mushroom costs 10,000 gold coins per jin.”

“What? How can it be so expensive?”

“I got this from another interface. We don’t have it here.”

“Can this drug be used to knock out wild boars?”

“Yes, it can make wild boars sleep for an hour.”

“Give me 10 jin first. No, I can get a 50% discount on purchases today. I want 40 jin.”

After a rustling sound.

The little system was crying. This was a loss!

“Bond, quickly help me process this.”

“Xiaomiao, does this have an antidote? What if I accidentally overdose and faint?”

“You can put a piece of forsythia, andrographis, or dandelion leaves in your mouth. These can detoxify.”

“There are a lot of dandelions on the mountain in the farm space.”

With a thought, she collected a large pile of dandelions and put them in the warehouse for later use.

The system had two more purchase opportunities today. She didn’t need anything special, so she bought 200 jin of strong flour. It cost 10 gold coins. Grain is still cheap.

Her gold coin balance was 12,675. Xia Ning’an looked at the balance and felt poor again.