Chapter 55

  At noon, Cheng Hai and Li Lan both returned.

  While having dinner, Cheng Zihan brought up this matter by the way.

  Cheng Hai put down his chopsticks, looked at Cheng Zihan, furrowed his brow, this matter is not something that can be settled with just a few thousand dollars. If they were to invest in 1,000 mu of land, even at the price of 100 yuan per mu, it would still require 100,000 yuan per year. Moreover, once invested, they would have to pay out five years' worth of money at once, which is 500,000 yuan. They currently only had 100,000 yuan on hand, and were still far from the 500,000 needed.

  "Zi Han, we don't have enough money in our hands right now. Are you really going to invest in that land?" Cheng Hai had always thought that there was someone behind the scenes guiding Cheng Zi Han, so he never doubted his process.

  He trusted Cheng Zihan's decision, just like that piece of riverbank land last time.

  "Well, I'll definitely invest. As for the money, I'll think of other ways." Cheng Zihan also calculated an account when he returned home, and it was indeed a bit difficult to pay five years' rent at once, but that didn't mean there were no other options.

  There is still a large area of red ginseng in the forest behind the village. Although it cannot be harvested now, they are all potential values.

  And she still has the thousand-year-old lingzhi that was given to her by Mang Cang, anyway, it can be sold later.

  It's natural, these are all Cheng Zihan's trump cards, and she doesn't want to expose them unless absolutely necessary.

  Now her background is too weak after all, it's inevitable that there will be people who have ulterior motives when they see wealth, and at that time, I'm afraid she'll end up harming herself and her family.

  "But such a large sum of money, how can you think of a way?" Cheng Hai furrowed his brow upon hearing this.

  If it were just a few thousand, it wouldn't matter, but now it's tens of millions!

  This is an astronomical figure!

  Cheng Zihan was only eight years old and hadn't even finished elementary school, how could she possibly collect tens of thousands of yuan to bring back?

  "Dad, don't worry, as long as we're not thieves or robbers, there's definitely a way out. We still have half a month left, right?" Cheng Zihan comforted him with a smile.

  Cheng Hai was still somewhat worried.

  Lilan, who had been silent all along, couldn't help but speak up, "Zihan, it's not that mom wants to say you, but after our family spent a huge sum of money to buy such a large piece of land, what are we going to do with it? One thousand mu is no small amount. Our whole family will have to work day and night together, and even then, it'll take at least a few months to get the land ready. Are we going to hire people to come back and help us farm?"

  Invite people back to cultivate the land? Cheng Zihan was stunned for a moment, she had never thought about what this piece of land would be used for.

  Such a large piece of land, whatever is planted will be a loss.

  "Of course not." Cheng Zihan shook her head.

  However, she knew it was hard to explain some things clearly to Li Lan, after all, she hadn't even graduated from elementary school yet and didn't understand much.

  Li Lan didn't ask any more questions and no matter what, as long as Cheng Hai agreed, she definitely wouldn't have any objections.

  "Dad and Mom, I'm going out for a bit this afternoon." Cheng Zihan said after finishing her meal.

  Cheng Hai nodded, and in the afternoon they still had to go help with things. Anyway, it was also leaving Cheng Zihan and Cheng Zixi at home.

  After dinner, Cheng Zihan originally wanted to go out alone, but she couldn't put her mind at ease about Cheng Zixi, fearing that she would run into the garden by herself and get into some kind of accident, which would be a big trouble. So she had no choice but to take her along when she went out.

  A cool breeze blows over the embankment, and all the bamboo in the bamboo garden has been cut down, leaving the bare land looking a bit unfamiliar.

  A large excavator has arrived, and it is estimated that excavation will begin soon after surveying.

  Cheng Zihan sat on the edge of the embankment, propping up her chin and staring at those black dots.

  Cheng Zixi sat next to her, occasionally seeing a butterfly and rushing to chase it, getting dusty and dirty.

  Qin Kesou suddenly floated out and furrowed his brow.

  Cheng Zihan turned around and looked at him, "What's wrong?"

  "There was actually an Ice Soul Pearl inside the ancient tomb." Qin Kexiu said in a low voice, looking towards the direction of the bamboo forest.

  "What is Bingpo Pearl?" This thing seems to have appeared in some martial arts novels, but I don't know if it really exists and what its use is.

  "The Ice Soul Pearl can prevent a person's corpse from decaying, maintaining its original appearance. Moreover, the Ice Soul Pearl can seal a person's last breath after death, preventing it from dispersing. As a result, if the corpse receives any stimulation, it can easily become a zombie." Qin Kesou explained.

  Cheng Zihan's eyes changed slightly as she heard the words, and she looked towards the direction of the bamboo forest. She had always been able to feel a very strong energy emanating from beneath the bamboo forest, it seemed that the other party was still a formidable character.

  Why did Zhou Mingxuan want to dig out such a terrible corpse? Was his goal the ancient corpse or the Ice Jade Pearl inside the ancient corpse?

  No matter what Zhou Mingxuan's goal was, Cheng Zihan realized one thing - he absolutely couldn't let him succeed.

  She stood up, patted her clothes, turned around and gave Qin Kexiu a brilliant smile, "Buddy, it seems we're going to take action again."

  "What do you want to do?" Qin Kexiu looked at Cheng Zihan with confusion, unable to grasp her thoughts.

  "Nonsense, of course it's to stop Zhou Mingxuan from getting that ancient corpse and the Ice Jade!" Cheng Zihan looked at him with a silly expression.

  Qin Kexiu heard this and smiled, casting a sidelong glance at Cheng Zihan, "Prevent? With just you?"

  Qin Ke's eyes were full of sarcastic meaning, he didn't believe that Cheng Zihan had that kind of skill at all.

  Cheng Zihan glared at him fiercely, "Can't you just spare me from your discouragement?"

  Qin Kesou raised an eyebrow and gave Cheng Zihan a faint glance, his mouth slightly open as he slowly said: "Sorry, I'm already dead."

  Cheng Zihan's face changed slightly and she fell silent.

  Suddenly, a strong energy fluctuation came from not far away, and the terrible energy riot made Cheng Zihans heart rise with a sense of fear.

  "Oh no, is that ancient corpse going to be unearthed?" Cheng Zihan looked at the direction of the bamboo garden with a puzzled expression.

  The ancient corpse he had imagined did not appear, for what appeared in front of Cheng Zihan was a giant colorful snake with a diameter of over one meter, coiled around its body.

  This snake is exactly the same as the one I met with Tian Can last time! Is it Xiao She's mother?

  Cheng Zihan's eyes suddenly twitched violently. If this was really Xiaoshe's mother, then this big fellow would definitely come to find her and fight to the death first.

  Not bothering with so much, Cheng Zihan hastily pulled Cheng Zixi and turned around to run.

  She didn't notice, however, the strange expression that appeared in Cheng Zixi's eyes when the giant snake emerged.