"You..."
Old Man Zhang never expected Chen Ergou to dare to lay hands on him directly, so caught entirely off guard, he was sent stumbling by Chen Ergou's forceful push!
"What do you mean 'you'? You shameless bastard, stay away from Qiaoqiao in the future, or else I'll cripple you!"
As he spoke, Chen Ergou, face expressionless, stepped forward and, without a moment's hesitation, kicked Old Man Zhang behind the knee, sending him tumbling to the ground in disgrace!
Good!
At this moment, many of the onlooking villagers felt a surge of satisfaction seeing Old Man Zhang fall to the ground; Chen Ergou had done what they had long wanted but hadn't dared to do!
"You... you really dare hit me? You're seeking death! Just you wait, I'll get people to kill you, you little bastard!"
Picking himself up from the ground in embarrassment, Old Man Zhang glared at Chen Ergou...
Feeling his face, he realized one side of it had started to swell...
Furious!
Unbelievably furious!
Having thrown his weight around in the village for so many years, he had never suffered such an indignity, and at that moment, he desperately wanted to flay Chen Ergou alive!
"Seeking death? Killing me?"
Sneering, Chen Ergou clenched his fists once more before charging again...
"I..."
Petrified!
Seeing Chen Ergou charging at him again, Old Man Zhang was thoroughly petrified...
And just like that, he was sent running with his tail between his legs by Chen Ergou!
This turn of events made the onlookers even more euphoric!
"Lin Fuquan, Lin Fuquan, you damn bastard! Come out here this minute!"
Completely defenseless, Old Man Zhang yelled frantically, and soon after, Lin Qiaoqiao's father, Lin Fuquan, came out from the yard!
Observing the chaotic scene, Lin Fuquan was initially taken aback, then swiftly moved forward, quickly intercepting Chen Ergou, and with a frown, asked, "Ergou, what's all this about?"
Before Chen Ergou could speak, Old Man Zhang burst into curses, saying, "Lin Fuquan, you son of a bitch, give me back my deposit right now!"
"Return the deposit?"
Lin Fuquan was momentarily stunned!
Seeing the confused look on Lin Fuquan's face, Old Man Zhang quickly recounted the recent events!
Once informed, Lin Fuquan hurriedly assured with a smile plastered over his face, "I will handle this matter and definitely give you a satisfactory explanation!"
Seeing Lin Fuquan's ingratiating smile, Old Man Zhang, with a big grin, said, "You better, or else just give me my money back!"
"Yes, yes, yes!"
After promising like a grandson, Lin Fuquan turned to Chen Ergou and scolded, "Who do you think you are to meddle in my family's affairs? Get lost now! Otherwise, I'll make sure you leave here lying down today!"
Lin Fuquan was upset!
Extremely upset!
Because, in his opinion, Chen Ergou had messed up his deal!
Glancing at Lin Fuquan, Chen Ergou coldly said, "Don't you plan to sell off Lin Qiaoqiao? I'll buy her!"
"You'll buy? Do you think this is like buying vegetables on the street? One hundred thousand yuan! With your family being so poor, you couldn't even produce ten thousand, let alone a hundred thousand! Now get out of here!"
Lin Fuquan was slightly taken aback before he promptly scoffed...
Being from the same village, Lin Fuquan knew the condition of Chen Ergou's family, so he did not believe for a second that they could come up with a hundred thousand yuan!
"Haha, yeah, are you out of your mind with desperation to get married? Let me tell you, a pauper doesn't deserve to marry! So a poor wretch like you can only be a lifelong bachelor!"
After hearing Lin Fuquan's words, Old Man Zhang also didn't hesitate to mock...
After listening to their taunts with an impassive face, Chen Ergou said, "Give me one day to raise the money! I swear, just one day, and I'll have enough money!"
"Fine, I'll give you one day. I really want to see how you, a pauper, manage to raise the money!"
Lin Fuquan intended to reject Chen Ergou's proposal, but before he could speak, Old Man Zhang immediately agreed!
To the Old Man Zhang with his swollen face, it seemed that even if Chen Ergou were given a month, he wouldn't be able to gather a hundred thousand yuan; agreeing now would just let him relish Chen Ergou's embarrassment later!
Seeing Old Man Zhang agree, Lin Fuquan naturally did not object!
"Just you wait and see!"
After dropping that cold remark, Chen Ergou turned and walked away!
"This Ergou really is a bit rash!"
"Indeed, one hundred thousand yuan is just too much for his family to afford!"
"Yeah, I bet Ergou will be the laughing stock tomorrow!"
As they watched Chen Ergou walk away, many villagers murmured their thoughts!
Not yet far off, Chen Ergou heard these whispers but remained unfazed because he knew he was sure to win!
"Let's disperse, it's too hot to keep standing around here!"
"Right, it's been unusually hot this year, with no rain either!"
"Yes, the crops in the field are really dying!"
After the excitement ended, the villagers gradually shifted to other topics, discussing the bizarre climate, all feeling quite helpless!
At this moment, Chen Ergou returned home and had just entered the yard when he saw Li Cuixia and Chen Jianqiu standing there!
As soon as Li Cuixia saw Chen Ergou return, she frowned and said:
"Ergou, have you lost your mind? A hundred thousand! Where would our family get that much money?"
Li Cuixia had found out about the blunder Chen Ergou had made before his return, through the word of others, which was why she was waiting there with Chen Jianqiu!
"Mom, don't worry about the money, I'll figure something out!"
"You figure something out? Are you joking? I..."
Hearing such confident words from Chen Ergou, Li Cuixia rolled her eyes and just as she was about to add something, suddenly a black car appeared outside the gate!
It's here!
Seeing the black car that instant, Chen Ergou glanced at the time and realized it was exactly the time he had arranged with Xia Yuhan, so he knew the person in the car must be Xia Yuhan!
"Who is it?"
Chen Ergou knew who the visitor was, but Li Cuixia and Chen Jianqiu did not, so upon seeing the black sedan stop steadily at the door, their faces were full of confusion.
As they were puzzled, the door of the black car opened, and the next second, a small foot wrapped in dark black stockings and dark black high-heeled peep-toe shoes gracefully stretched out...
So beautiful!
Looking at the two shiny toes revealed at the tip of the shoe, Chen Ergou couldn't help but admire subconsciously...
While Chen Ergou was sincerely admiring, Xia Yuhan, dressed in a dark black slim suit, had already stepped out of the car!
"Hello, are you Chen Ergou? I called you last night!"
After stepping out, she smiled gracefully and extended her hand proactively!
"So soft!"
The instant he grasped her hand, Chen Ergou couldn't help but exclaim!
Looking at her so fair skin, Chen Ergou couldn't resist admiring, evidently, the conditions in the city were much better!
The next second, Chen Ergou smiled and said, "Yes, that's me!"
Seeing Chen Ergou nod, she pulled back her hand with a smile and went straight to the point, "Where is the ginseng? Can I see it now?"
"Sure, just give me a moment!"
With those words, Chen Ergou quickly went back to his room, and soon he returned, carrying a red cloth package!
Just like that, Chen Ergou opened the red cloth wrap in front of them!
Ginseng!
Li Cuixia and Chen Jianqiu looked on in amazement, while Xia Yuhan promptly bent down to inspect it!
"Ergou, this..."
Sensing their confusion, Chen Ergou explained with a smile!
At that moment, Xia Yuhan gently lifted her head and said, "The quality is even better than I expected! How about this! Three hundred thousand! If you agree, I'll pay you right away!"
"Three... Three hundred thousand?"
Chen Ergou managed to stay calm, but Li Cuixia was so excited that she almost fainted!
Three hundred thousand!
In all her life, she had never seen so much money!
"All right!"
Chen Ergou knew this was the highest price and didn't try to haggle, so the transaction began!
"I only brought two hundred thousand in cash, I'll wire the remaining one hundred thousand to your card, is that okay?"
Xia Yuhan had thought two hundred thousand would be enough, so she had only brought that much cash...
"No problem!"
"That's great!"
As they spoke, she initiated the transfer, and a minute later, the transaction was complete!
When Chen Ergou confirmed the money had reached his account, Xia Yuhan smiled gracefully and offered a business card softly saying, "I am the CEO of Xia Group Pharmaceutical, if you can find more of this kind of medicinal material in the future, feel free to call me anytime!"
"Sure!"
After carefully putting away the business card, Chen Ergou nodded!
Shortly after, Chen Ergou saw Xia Yuhan off and then turned around to see Li Cuixia and Chen Jianqiu still staring at him in disbelief.
With a smile, Chen Ergou asked, "Dad, Mom, what's wrong?"
"Ergou, this isn't a dream, is it?"
Hearing that from Li Cuixia, Chen Ergou took out a hundred thousand from the cloth bag and handed another hundred thousand to Li Cuixia, saying, "Of course not! This is all real!"
After saying that, Chen Ergou wrapped the money in his jacket and rushed eagerly towards Lin Qiaoqiao's home!
Understanding that "the night brings many dreams," Chen Ergou was very clear that he wanted to quickly secure Lin Qiaoqiao's freedom!
Arriving in Lin Qiaoqiao's courtyard, Chen Ergou saw Lin Fuquan lazily smoking. Just as he was about to ask where Lin Qiaoqiao was, he suddenly heard a frightened scream coming from inside the house...