Chapter 37 Digging a mud pit to raise loaches? That's a billionaire's beauty mud!
At Juehu Ridge, the fierce wind whipped up yellow sand, stinging our faces.
More than a dozen heavy excavators roared and billowed black smoke, ravaging the barren mountain like steel behemoths.
Lu Shixuan sat on a gilded chair in the style of Louis XIV that had been temporarily moved in, his feet resting on the freshly turned red soil.
He was holding a megaphone and yelling at the workers operating the excavators.
"Dig! Dig as much as you can, for this young master!"
"See that gushing spring? Block it up! Fill it with soil!"
"This water is so clear, it's annoying to look at! I'm going to dig a big pit here, fill it with mud, and raise ten thousand loaches!"
The surrounding workers looked at each other, wondering if Young Master Lu had lost his mind.
That's a top-tier cold spring that was just discovered; every drop is more expensive than oil. And he actually wants to use it to raise loaches?
Do we need to fill it with soil?
As Lu Shixuan gazed at the crystal-clear spring water, shimmering with a deep blue luster, his heart bled.
Damn, the amount of water gushing from this spring is enormous!
We just bought it yesterday, and today two mineral water companies have already expressed interest in acquiring it.
No, I have to destroy this place!
If I turn this spring into a stinking mud pit, those investment tycoons will definitely be so disgusted that they'll withdraw their investments overnight.
At that time, Juehu Ridge will truly become a mess that no one wants, and my 100 million will be completely wasted!
System, this "wasteful" move is villainous enough, isn't it?
Standing not far away, Chu Yaoyao held the safety helmet that Lu Shixuan had just thrown to her, looking at the back of the figure who was "giving orders" with a complicated expression.
She heard it.
He wanted to destroy this place to scare away those profit-driven capitalists.
Or is it because... he discovered something more important that he had to cover up with this "self-degradation"?
Just then, a white Porsche Cayenne sped up the hillside.
Second Sister Lu Zhirou got out of the car. Today she wasn't wearing a white coat, but a smart beige trench coat, and she was carrying a portable laboratory kit.
"Ah Xuan! What are you doing?"
Lu Zhirou frowned as she looked at the murky water. "This spring water contains extremely high levels of active selenium. If you dig like this, you'll damage the water quality!"
Lu Shixuan's eyes lit up.
Second sister is here?
Very good!
quick!
They called me a spendthrift!
They called me a jerk!
He suddenly jumped up from the chair and kicked over a bucket of engine oil next to him, the black oil instantly flowing into the newly dug pit.
"Water quality structure? I don't care about any structure!"
Lu Shixuan pointed at the mud puddle, his face full of arrogance, "This young master just loves playing in the mud! This water is too clean, I'm not used to it! I like this dirty, sticky feeling!"
"Second sister, stop pretending to be an expert. This place is mine now, and I can do whatever I want with it!"
"Someone! Dump all that freshly dug mud around the spring! I'm going to build the biggest... pig intestine cleaning pool in the entire capital!"
Lu Zhirou's chest heaved with anger.
However, the next second, Lu Shixuan's anxious and regretful words entered her ears without reservation.
Hey, the idea of pouring out engine oil is just a scare tactic; that spot is a dead end, the oil won't flow into the spring.
But this red soil... Second Sister, could you please take a closer look?
This isn't just ordinary mud!
This is 'deep volcanic ash bentonite' that grows alongside cold springs!
The system just scanned it, and the mineral content in this stuff is ten times that of Dead Sea mud!
It has a strong effect of absorbing toxins and repairing scars.
It's a miracle cure, especially for my eldest sister's dull skin caused by long-term sleep deprivation, and for my third sister's old injuries!
But I can't say it directly!
If I were to say so, this place would become a treasure trove.
I can only turn them into mud, pretending it's waste material for raising loaches. After you leave because you don't like it, I'll secretly have someone collect it and send it to you.
Is it easy for me to be a bully in order to get some all-natural skincare products for my sisters?
Lu Zhirou's angry expression froze instantly.
Volcanic ash bentonite?
Scar repair?
As a doctor, she certainly knew how precious this associated mineral was.
Compared to this kind of natural mineral mud, those so-called top-grade beauty muds on the market are simply garbage.
Ah Xuan... he went to such lengths, even disguising himself as a country bumpkin with no sense of aesthetics, just to find us skincare products?
Lu Zhirou's eyes instantly reddened.
She looked at her younger brother, who was still directing the workers to dump soil into the pit, and at his pretense of "I'm bad, I'm tasteless," and her heart melted completely.
"stop!"
A sharp shout came from the other end of the mountain road.
Ye Chen, along with several uniformed men, climbed up, panting heavily.
He was holding his phone, live-streaming the scene of devastation.
"Fellow netizens, look! This is the true face of the eldest son of the Lu family!"
Ye Chen looked at the camera with a pained expression, "They discovered precious natural resources, but instead of protecting them, they wantonly destroyed the environment for their own selfish desires! They even dumped engine oil to pollute the water source!"
"People like this are a cancer on society!"
The uniformed personnel behind him were from the Environmental Protection Bureau's inspection team, who had obviously received a report from Ye Chen.
"Mr. Lu, we have received a report that you are suspected of illegally discharging sewage at Juehu Ridge. Please stop construction immediately!" the inspector in charge said sternly.
Lu Shixuan looked at Ye Chen who suddenly appeared, and instead of being angry, he almost burst out laughing.
Ye Chen?
You're such a good brother to me!
I was just wondering how to make a big fuss about this and cause the project to fail!
quick!
Seal off this land!
fine!
It would be best to take this land back!
Lu Shixuan slammed the megaphone on the ground, put his hands in his pockets, and walked arrogantly toward the inspector.
"Illegal sewage discharge? Which eye of yours saw me discharging sewage?"
"I'm creating art! This is called 'Land Art'! Do you understand?"
"As for the engine oil..." Lu Shixuan glanced at the oil drum that had long since run dry, "That's the oil I use to lubricate the excavator tracks. I accidentally kicked it over. What, is that illegal?"
"You!" Ye Chen pointed at the murky mud pit, "This mud has blocked the spring! Isn't this vandalism?"
"This is called a mud bath! You country bumpkin!" Lu Shixuan retorted sarcastically.
Just as the two sides were deadlocked, Lu Zhirou suddenly crossed the cordon and walked directly to the edge of the mud pit.
Ignoring the dirt, she reached out and grabbed a handful of sticky red mud.
"Miss Lu! Don't touch it! That's contaminant!" Ye Chen shouted, but secretly he was delighted: Go ahead and touch it, you'll get your hands all oily, let's see how you get out of this mess.
However, Lu Zhirou put the mud to her nose and smelled it, then took out a test strip from the test kit and stuck it on.
A few seconds later, the test strip turned a deep purple.
Lu Zhirou turned around, took off her glasses, and her gaze swept over Ye Chen and the inspectors with a sharp, piercing look.
"ignorance."
She coldly uttered two words.
"This is not a pollutant. It is 'red jade volcanic mud' which is more precious than gold."
"This type of soil has a global reserve of less than a thousand tons and exists only in special cold spring associated zones."
"The reason Ah Xuan had them dug out and mixed with spring water is because this kind of mud loses its activity within ten minutes of being removed from the water source. He is using the most primitive and effective method—'soil and water preservation'—to protect these rare resources!"
The entire room fell silent.
Ye Chen's live stream chat exploded instantly.
"Holy crap? Red jade volcanic mud? I heard it costs hundreds of dollars per gram?"
"Young Master Lu is striking gold!"
"Ye Chen, that legal illiterate, actually called it pollution?"
"Young Master Lu was willing to be misunderstood as a mud-playing fool in order to protect resources? I'm so moved!"
Lu Shixuan stood there, his whole being cracking open.
ha?
Soil and water preservation method?
Second sister, are you a tapeworm in my stomach?
I don't even know this term, you've made it up too professionally!
I really just wanted to get it dirty!
I really just want to raise loaches!
Oh no, has this mud puddle become a treasure trove again?
Ye Chen's face turned deathly pale. He rushed over, refusing to believe it: "Impossible! This is rotten mud! You're lying to clear his name!"
He reached out to push the fence around the mud pit.
"Get out of my way!"
Lu Shixuan instinctively kicked Ye Chen, sending him flying into the mud pit.
"Thump!"
Ye Chen tumbled into the red mud, turning into a muddy figure and looking utterly disheveled.
"Ah! My eyes! They burn!" Ye Chen screamed.
Lu Shixuan snorted coldly and looked down at him.
"Spicy? That's the minerals detoxing for you! You're lucky, this is beauty mud reserved for billionaires. You've smeared me with at least a few million!"
"Get out of here! Don't get this young master dirty!"
bite!
The host has been detected to have completed a "destructive exploitation" task.
Because the host successfully discovered top-quality skincare ingredients and passed the Environmental Protection Bureau's inspection in a "brutal" way (although it was the second sister who helped).
The system determines that the host is not only a bully, but also a beauty tycoon with the Midas touch.
Reward: 30 million RMB in cash.
Reward: God-level Chemical Refining Technique (The host can now create top-quality cosmetics with bare hands).
Villain Value: -10000 (Host, all the noble ladies in the capital are asking when this mud will be available on the market. Please prepare sacks to fill with money.)
Lu Shixuan looked at Ye Chen, who was floundering in the mud, and then at Chu Yaoyao, who looked at him with admiration, and his second sister, whose eyes were full of tenderness.
He looked up at the sky and sighed.
"I dug a hole to bury myself, but I unearthed a gold mine..."
"I can't live like this anymore!"