CHAPTER 432: CHAPTER 432: REMEDIATION

Li Jian Country rushed over with the ox cart and was startled by the scene before him, "There are still so many herbs."

"Yeah, there are quite a few. Sigh, it’s a shame to waste so many herbs." Zhao Gang didn’t mention the ones still in the cellar, otherwise, it would really scare you.

"Last year, when the kids had nothing else to do, they went up the mountain to collect herbs, thinking we might take them to the city, but we never found the opportunity." Zhao Gang noticed Li Jian Country staring intently at these bundles of herbs.

"These are the family’s stock, so we thought of taking a trip to Beijing this time, to see if we could sell them," added Gong Tao, to prevent Li Jian Country from thinking they had more stock.

Li Jian Country honestly hadn’t considered why Zhao Gang’s family had so many herbs, nor did he bother calculating how much stock they had.

What Li Jian Country worried about was what to do with the herbs he brought, given Zhao Gang’s inventory.

Previously, Li Jian Country thought they’d better not rush to transport these things, as Zhao Gang didn’t know about the situation in Beijing, but his wife insisted he bring them.

And now, Zhao Gang has so much stuff; where could they possibly help him take his to Beijing?

Li Jian Country was at a loss for words, but everything on the ox cart was clearly visible to Zhao Gang’s family.

This left Zhao Gang’s family feeling quite helpless. Li Jian Country is really impatient, even bringing part of his stock here already.

Gong Ruini glanced at Li Jian Country; although his facial expressions and words were all kinds of embarrassed, Gong Ruini wasn’t buying it.

"If he were truly embarrassed, he wouldn’t have brought so much stuff," Gong Ruini whispered to Zhao Xuran.

Zhao Guangran sneered, "Greedy." It’s not like they won’t purchase next time. If there were a real opportunity in Beijing, couldn’t they help sell these herbs? Is there a need to be this hasty?

Zhan Banxia and Zhan Zisu were about to agree when Zhao Xuran and Gong Ruini quickly hushed them.

Some things are best kept to themselves; if Li Jian Country heard, who knows how he’d react.

Even though Li Jian Country was trying to mend fences with them, Zhao Gang’s family also considered using Li Jian Country, as it was a mutually beneficial relationship.

"Don’t say anything," Gong Ruini murmured into Zhan Banxia’s ear. "Or there’ll be consequences."

Zhan Banxia nodded continuously, "Sis, I know."

Zhan Banxia vowed not to speak, and Zhan Zisu, being a follower, would certainly remain silent.

Zhao Gang was actually taken aback at first by the things on the ox cart and admittedly a little annoyed, but then he agreed, "Let’s take less to Beijing; if the market is bad over there, it could be troublesome."

Zhao Gang and Gong Tao moved two large bags of herbs into the house and didn’t forget to comfort Li Jian Country, indicating they were also caught off guard.

Li Jian Country wished he could bury his head in the ground, mortified beyond belief, thinking if Zhao Gang hadn’t been considerate of his dignity, they wouldn’t have said such things.

Yet, to simply transport the herbs back, Li Jian Country didn’t dare, fearing his wife would kill him for it,

Li Jian Country spoke eloquently, but did not mention taking the herbs back, everyone understood his intentions.

Even if there was dissatisfaction, they could only endure it, considering how kind Li Jian Country was to offer them a lift to the station in such cold weather and return overnight.

More importantly, while moving the herbs back into the house, Zhao Gang shared his thoughts with Gong Ruini and Zhao Xuran, "I think when we get to Beijing, it’s necessary to go to the supply station, offload a bit, and use the receipt for negotiation on our return."

No matter what they say the purchase price in Beijing is, it’s difficult without a receipt. But they can’t disclose the price they get by pulling strings to the villagers. If it were before, Zhao Gang could have been generous, simply helping out everyone.

But now Zhao Gang was unwilling, not expecting Li Jian Country to cross his path, so naturally, he would use Li Jian Country’s herbs as a receipt to the supply company.

Gong Ruini and Zhao Xuran agreed with this idea, knowing that while villagers said they wouldn’t mind as long as the herbs were sold, in time, opinions might change if they started finding issues.

No one sells herbs for years without profit. If they stayed in the village, the villagers wouldn’t suspect, but having left for the city, living off public funds, why would they be so kind?

Zhao Gang regretted being so straightforward earlier, feeling incredibly foolish.

Zhao Gang wished he could slap himself several times, but remorse was useless now. He had to find a remedy that seemed reasonable and concealed any significant benefits.

Sigh, these are big problems, and Zhao Gang truly found the herbal business challenging. Although he had run businesses for years, accumulating substantial savings, it never felt this exhausting.

This transaction was draining both physically and mentally, "If the profit isn’t worthwhile, I’ll want to cry." Zhao Gang expressed angrily that a lack of profit would make it a dire losing deal.

A losing deal? Gong Ruini and Zhao Xuran exchanged a glance, why was Uncle Zhao/Dad so agitated, didn’t he know how things worked? Herbs clearly weren’t where the big money was.

Sigh, these kids just don’t get it. Kids these days, sigh.

Since they were playing dumb, Zhao Gang didn’t want to keep tangling with them, knowing it would only spin his head around.

As Zhao Gang was about to speak about the situation, someone outside called, "Gangzi, are you ready? If so, we’re heading out."

Gong Tao knew Zhao Gang had something to discuss with Gong Ruini, but the current situation didn’t allow for a long chat.

"Alright, coming." Sigh, wasn’t this inconvenient timing? Zhao Gang knew they couldn’t delay, "I think we should reconsider the agreement we signed earlier."

With that, Zhao Gang rushed out, having said his piece, now leaving it to Gong Ruini and them to work out the result.

No way, was Uncle Zhao saying all this just to amend the original agreement? Could there be an issue with that agreement?

Gong Ruini looked at Zhao Xuran in confusion. The agreement was drafted by him, and of course, Cai Ming, as the Gong family’s representative, had reviewed it; Gong Ruini and Gong Ruwen had only skimmed through before signing.

"You didn’t read it carefully," Zhao Xuran was shocked. Hadn’t Gong Ruini scrutinized the agreement? It wasn’t like her to be careless.

Wasn’t that obvious? If she had read it, would she be so puzzled now?