Having said these words, Liu Zheng directly picked up his basket and planned to leave.

He had come today to sell medicine, but ended up getting involved in the drugstore’s affairs—and unexpectedly found himself amidst trouble, which made Liu Zheng quite unhappy.

Moreover,

considering the attitude of Renxin Hall towards people, he feared they might not offer a good price for his herbs.

If that was the case, there seemed to be no point in staying any longer.

As he walked towards the exit, Liu Zheng said, "Your family’s business is large, but you’d better find out whether this bamboo green snake is a protected species to avoid trouble with the authorities later. You wouldn’t want to report me only to end up being punished by the officials for false accusations."

By the time he had finished speaking, he had already reached the entrance of the drugstore.

Seeing that he was about to leave like this, General Manager Qin hurriedly had Old Cheng help her stand up.

"Please wait, Mr. Liu!"

General Manager Qin was very sincere, and she spoke loudly.

Hearing her words, Liu Zheng was taken aback and then stopped in his tracks.

He didn’t turn around, but he did want to hear what the other party had to say.

"I’m truly sorry, Mr. Liu! It was our person who spoke out of turn, and I apologize on his behalf here."

As General Manager Qin spoke, she bowed in Liu Zheng’s direction and continued, "I believe that you are not Dong Guo, nor am I the wolf that repays kindness with ingratitude."

"I am grateful for you saving my life, and I hope you can stay so that I can express even a small token of my gratitude."

Listening to her sincere words, the strong displeasure Liu Zheng initially felt was somewhat alleviated.

The cold expression that had taken over his face gradually melted away.

He turned around and walked back.

Since the other party had spoken so softly and sincerely, Liu Zheng felt there was no need to act so aloof.

"I saved your life without expecting anything in return," he said as he put his basket down on the ground. He then pointed to the basket of medicinal herbs and added, "I came here today intending to sell these herbs. As for your gratitude, there’s no need for you to bother with that."

Upon hearing that Liu Zheng had come to sell herbs, Old Cheng’s eyes immediately lit up with excitement.

He was well aware that some people from the countryside would gather genuinely wild herbs to sell at drugstores.

Moreover, he could tell that the basket Liu Zheng was carrying was for gathering herbs in the mountains, indicating that the herbs inside were likely wild.

With this in mind, Old Cheng immediately crouched down to inspect the herbs in the basket.

"Indeed, these are all wild herbs, and they are all excellent items!"

As he looked at the herbs in the basket, Old Cheng’s face showed an expression full of wonder, and his eyes shone brighter with every herb he saw.

"A He Shou Wu that’s forty or fifty years old, tsk tsk! Incredible, truly incredible! And this—hey! Ginseng, and it’s a fifty-year-old ginseng at that. Just these two alone could be worth around thirty or forty thousand, right?"

Old Cheng rummaged through the basket, and in no time, he had examined all the herbs inside.

His expression grew increasingly excited.

Hearing Old Cheng’s words and seeing his look of surprise, General Manager Qin naturally understood that these herbs were quite precious.

"Old Cheng, we at Renxin Hall will take all these herbs," she said.

Upon receiving General Manager Qin’s order, Old Cheng nodded immediately, beckoning the shop assistant to come over and start appraising the herbs—

Of course, they were to be valued at the highest price.

Old Cheng was a shrewd man, clearly aware of General Manager Qin’s intentions.

She wanted to repay a debt of gratitude, and these herbs were indeed of high quality, so naturally, Old Cheng also went with the flow, doing the kind thing by quoting a very high price.

As they began appraising, the beautiful General Manager Qin, who had fully recovered by now, took out a business card and a gold card from her bag.

With both hands, she handed them to Liu Zheng and said, "Mr. Liu, this is my business card, and here is our Renxin Hall’s golden VIP card."

As she spoke, she tapped on the card with her finger and said, "Mr. Liu, if you have more herbs in the future, you only need to bring them to our store, and we will offer you the highest prices."

"Moreover, with this golden VIP card, you can enjoy top-tier discounts at any of our Renxin chain stores, no matter which one you visit."

Liu Zheng took the two cards from her and scanned the business card.

At first, he didn’t pay much attention, but when he saw the name and the position on it, Liu Zheng couldn’t help but shrink his pupils.

Because this woman named Qin Wanru was the chairman of Renxin Hall, the Renxin chain pharmacies.

She was the owner of the store, and she was so young.

Liu Zheng truly hadn’t expected that the owner of the largest Renxin Hall pharmacy in the county would be such a young and beautiful woman.

While Liu Zheng was incredibly surprised, Old Master Cheng over there had finished appraising the value of the herbs.

He stood up straight and reported to Qin Wanru, saying, "General Manager Qin, according to our appraisal, the price of these herbs is around thirty-eight thousand."

Upon hearing his quote, Liu Zheng couldn’t help but be overjoyed.

You see, his initial thought was that these herbs at most might sell for twelve thousand yuan.

Unexpectedly, he could receive as much as thirty-eight thousand in one go.

This was a substantial chunk of his external debt.

Now with two days of time left, if he put in a bit more effort, gathering fifty thousand within two days shouldn’t be too difficult.

Only,

Qin Wanru, upon hearing the quote, nodded immediately and said to Old Master Cheng, "Have the accountant give Mr. Liu fifty thousand yuan."

When Qin Wanru mentioned giving him fifty thousand yuan, Liu Zheng quickly waved his hands in refusal.

"No, no, don’t give me so much. It’s true I saved your life, but as I said, I’m not after your reward. Just giving me the money for the medicine will do."

Seeing him in a hurry to refuse the extra money, Qin Wanru couldn’t help but smile, explaining very gracefully and politely, "Mr. Liu, you’re thinking too much. If I wanted to show gratitude for saving my life, this extra ten thousand yuan would be nowhere near enough."

Qin Wanru smiled, then pointed at the basket on Liu Zheng’s back and said, "The extra twelve thousand, I want to make an agreement with Mr. Liu. If you have more herbs of such good quality in the future, how about selling them all to Renxin Hall?"

Hearing that this was only an advance and not extra money for saving her life, Liu Zheng sighed in relief.

After thinking it over, he really was in need of money right now.

Over ten thousand yuan wasn’t too much, and since he had been able to gather this batch of herbs, naturally he could gather more.

With the resources backing him from the Hundred Thousand Mountains, Liu Zheng wasn’t worried at all.

So he nodded, agreeing to the proposal.

"Alright! Since General Manager Qin trusts me this much, I’ll take it, and I will bring the herbs as soon as possible."

Having accepted the fifty thousand yuan from her, Liu Zheng left Renxin Hall pharmacy with his now-empty basket on his back.

Walking onto the street, his mood became considerably brighter.

With money in his pocket, he was no longer afraid of being unable to pay off the debt.

As he pondered over how to continue making money, an electric tricycle drove by.

"This is nice!"

Watching the electric tricycle disappear into the distance, Liu Zheng was immediately interested.

Having promised Qin Wanru that he would continue to supply herbs, he would be coming to the county often.

For that, he certainly needed a means of transport.

Not only was the electric tricycle fast, but it also didn’t consume gasoline, making it an excellent vehicle for transport.