The Happy Farmer Wanderer-Chapter 167 Winning People’s Hearts_1

"Apologize to Brother Li!"

Palace Brother slammed the table and rose, shouting angrily.

Li Qing had never experienced such an ordeal and was actually a bit nervous inside.

But he knew that he absolutely couldn’t show weakness now, otherwise, it would be even harder to gain respect in the future.

He smiled and said, "Palace Brother, there’s no need for an apology. I’m new here, and not familiar with everyone. It’s understandable that they don’t trust me. Whether it’s a mule or a horse, let’s pull it out and take it for a walk."

Palace Brother glanced at Li Qing, and a strange flash of light suddenly passed through his eyes.

Such skill at such a young age, no wonder Lü Zong values him so much.

The remark was seemingly casual, but it contained a sharp edge.

"You worthless thing, just because Brother Li doesn’t want your apology, you really won’t apologize? Apologize!" Palace Brother shouted angrily.

The round-faced youth was somewhat stunned; he muttered softly, "Palace Brother, Brother Li also said... why do you still insist that I..."

"Either apologize, or get out of here," Palace Brother commanded sternly.

This time he was truly furious.

Compared to Li Qing, his subordinates were simply useless.

Not the slightest bit of tact.

The round-faced youth, realizing that Palace Brother was truly angry, stood up straight with a very good attitude and said to Li Qing, "Brother Li, I’m sorry, I’m just a nobody. Please forgive me."

"I wasn’t angry in the first place, please go ahead and sit down," Li Qing said with a smile, gesturing with his hand and then said to Palace Brother, "Palace Brother, you’re being too harsh on the brothers. It’s just a scolding, it’s not a big deal."

Palace Brother looked at Li Qing helplessly.

Clever little fox, it’s a pity your experience is still lacking.

With a serious tone, he said, "Qingzi, without rules, we can’t form a circle. These people will be working under you in the future."

"If we don’t establish the rules now, you will have trouble leading them later."

After speaking, Palace Brother said sternly to everyone, "Listen up, all of you. The tasks you’ve been doing were trifles, barely making ends meet. Now you’ve been given a serious task."

"Brother Li is Lü Zong’s... friend. He’s now in charge of one of Lü Zong’s ventures, and there are things that you’ll need to do. Those who are willing to stay and work, stay; those who aren’t, can leave."

"What’s there to hesitate about? Of course, I’m willing to work!" the round-faced youth shouted first.

Palace Brother glared at him and said, "If there are no objections, then follow Brother Li’s arrangements."

After taking a drink of water, Palace Brother passed the right to speak to Li Qing.

Following Palace Brother’s powerful lecture and the unique and intimidating label of being Lü Zong’s friend, the gaze of the six individuals, including the round-faced youth, shifted instantly when they looked at Li Qing.

After a brief bout of nervousness, Li Qing had now completely calmed down.

In fact, he was now thinking more about how to handle the matter at hand even better.

"We will need to visit a number of villages. I’ve just done a rough calculation, and it would be just about right for one person to take on two villages," Li Qing said gravely, "As for who goes to which village, you can choose for yourselves. If we’re uncertain, we can decide together."

"There’s also another very important thing, you must know and be able to select Wenguan Leaves."

Li Qing explained the details of purchasing Wenguan Leaves to everyone in great detail.

Especially when it came to money, he was extremely cautious.

If it was his own venture, losing some would merely be upsetting.

But if he just started handling Lü Zong’s business and caused a loss, it would be more than just upsetting.

After finishing the meal, it was already past four in the afternoon.

After leaving the restaurant, Li Qing said goodbye to Palace Brother and the others and took a car to Sister Yu’s place.

The supply of Wenguan tender leaves had been steadily declining over the past few days.

Apart from the thirty catties regularly set aside for Lü Zong, he had just over thirty catties left to deliver to Yu Baishuo.

For such a trifle as thirty-plus catties, Li Qing didn’t bother to trouble Gong Ge to make another trip and came over by himself.

It was still that warehouse which looked unremarkable from the outside, but was extremely spacious on the inside.

When Li Qing arrived, Yu Baishuo was skipping rope at the entrance.

She was wearing a white pleated skirt that just covered her knees today, with a white short-sleeved shirt on top.

She looked particularly youthful and beautiful, causing Li Qing to stop in his tracks, unwittingly staring a bit.

Her long hair flew about, and the bulging contours under her blouse followed the rhythm of her jumps, going up and down.

A breeze passed by, lifting the white hem of her skirt.

Li Qing’s gaze immediately shifted downward.

Unfortunately, the wind wasn’t quite strong enough, and although he saw her long, slender, fair legs, he did not catch a glimpse of what he truly wanted to see.

"Little guy, be careful with your neck," Yu Baishuo suddenly stopped and called out with a light laugh.

It turned out she had noticed Li Qing long ago but didn’t stop her activity.

Li Qing immediately averted his gaze, chuckling with a "Heh heh," "This wind, it’s not very kind."

Yu Baishuo looked at Li Qing with a smile, "What the wind can’t do, I can do, you know. Just call me sister, and I’ll let you have a look."

"Sister!" Li Qing called out with unreserved enthusiasm, without any hesitation.

Yu Baishuo giggled, swiftly lifted her skirt and then pressed it down just as quickly, like a flash of lightning.

Li Qing saw a blur before his eyes, and then there was no ’then’.

"Did you see clearly?" Yu Baishuo asked with a slightly flushed face and a smile.

Li Qing was somewhat stunned.

Yu Baishuo had indeed done as she said, but it was almost as if she hadn’t.

He hadn’t seen anything at all.

"Sister Yu, maybe I should call you a few more times, and you could lift your skirt a little longer?" Li Qing asked with a smile.

Yu Baishuo gave Li Qing a look, "Are you so eager to see what I’m wearing?"

Li Qing’s face reddened—his true intentions certainly weren’t that simple deep down.

But his current desire was indeed very innocent; he was merely curious.

"Sister Yu, I really want to have a look."

Since Yu Baishuo spoke so bluntly, he simply thickened his skin and asked.

Yu Baishuo gave him a sidelong glance, "Sister isn’t that easy, you know. Think of a good strategy."

"Bring the Wenguan Leaves in, and I’ll handle this proper business for you first."

Li Qing scratched the back of his head, puzzled by what Yu Baishuo meant.

After weighing the Wenguan Leaves, Yu Baishuo took out the money she had prepared in advance and handed Li Qing exactly five bundles.

"Why has there been less and less these past few days?" she asked while counting the money.

"The leaves in the mountains are nearly picked clean; we can only wait for the next batch to come up, maybe things will improve," Li Qing said.

"Try to get as much as you can during this time. The price of Wenguan Leaves looks to be falling recently." Yu Baishuo counted out another one thousand three hundred yuan and handed it to Li Qing, "Take advantage of the high prices now to earn as much as you can."

This was hardly good news.

"Sister Yu, it’s not going to drop drastically, is it?" Li Qing asked with some concern.