CHAPTER 888: CHAPTER 864: ONE YUAN

When Gu Zongnan heard from his staff that Brother Jin had actually come to his Treasure House, he immediately came out to greet him.

This Brother Jin, though dabbling in the lower-class business, is genuinely loyal, and because of this loyalty, he is highly regarded in the industry.

Many people know that if they need to borrow at high interest, Brother Jin is the one to seek out.

The two of them couldn’t be more unrelated, nor are their industries connected, yet Brother Jin came to his Treasure House.

So, naturally, he had to come out and entertain him a bit.

Every guest is worth welcoming.

Seeing Brother Jin sitting in a chair drinking tea so leisurely, Gu Zongnan even wondered if Brother Jin was really just thirsty and specifically came here for tea.

Gu Zongnan wrinkled his nose, seemingly catching a whiff of an unusual sweet fragrance.

"Brother Jin! I’ve long admired your reputation, never thought you’d honor us with your presence today. What do you fancy today? I’ve got nothing else, just whatever I have here to host Brother Jin!"

Gu Zongnan thought Brother Jin might be here for medicinal herbs, as many people require special pills and come to the pharmacy to seek specific herbs.

Their pharmacy is locally famous, known for both quality and fair pricing, praised by all.

Brother Jin cupped his fists, "Boss Gu, I’m the one who has admired you for long, and I’ve heard about your generous nature. I’m here following your reputation. Of course, I’m also here accompanying my sister for a little fun."

He pointed at Jiang Xiaoxiao.

Jiang Xiaoxiao was intently watching the stones on the counter.

She had secretly put some peach juice in her palm earlier, and since she kept her fist closed, no one could see any trickery in it.

"Oh, Brother Jin’s little sister is also my sister! Sister, whichever stone you fancy today, your brother will gift it to you. Let’s become friends today, and consider it a welcome gift from your brother."

Gu Zongnan was very generous, immediately offering stones, which are equivalent to giving out money there.

Jiang Xiaoxiao smiled. Although she didn’t quite understand how the stone gambling worked, she had heard the old lady explain some of the general rules.

Here, it’s crucial not to accept stones given by others. Once a valuable medicinal ingredient is found inside, whose is it then?

The issue of ownership becomes hard to clarify, and today, she had the task of saving Fan Jinkui!

188,000 is not a huge amount, but it’s not a small one either, so she didn’t mean to take advantage of others.

"Boss Gu, no need to give them to me, I’d rather pick a couple of stones myself and try my luck. Just having a bit of fun."

She raised the 150 yuan in her hand.

"I only have this 150 yuan. My big brother isn’t betting on me, so I’ll just choose a little doohickey for fun."

Seeing the 150 yuan in Jiang Xiaoxiao’s hand, Gu Zongnan was immediately at ease.

It seems Brother Jin truly is just here accompanying the girl for some fun, be she a sister or whoever, they don’t intend to take advantage of him.

Likely, the young lady was curious and wanted to experience the so-called stone gambling.

It’s known that this kind of stone gambling is probably unique to this place worldwide.

The prosperity of West City wasn’t just due to their world-renowned pills but also because of the unique stone gambling found only here.

No other places produce such things, as all medicinal herbs naturally grow in soil, and only in the Kunlun Mountain Range do these herbs oddly grow within stones.

The world is vast, full of wonders.

"Xiao Wang, take the little sister over to have a look, let her pick what she fancies."

This was naturally to instruct Xiao Wang to be a bit lenient. Although they might not be entirely familiar with all the medicinal stones here, they can still identify some that definitely contain herbs.

Taking the girl over is naturally with the hope she buys a medicinal herb at a low price, making everyone happy, and giving Brother Jin a favor.

Everyone saves face.

Fan Jinkui felt he might as well just break his own arm.

Though this girl was indeed his benefactor, stone gambling was the most unreliable endeavor.

Not that he hadn’t done it, any locals from West City grew up knowing about the risks of stone gambling.

Many, hoping to get rich overnight, bet the little money they’ve saved painstakingly in these pharmacies, only to lose everything in the end.

If he could repay what he owed Brother Jin with this 50 yuan.

Not that he has no faith in his benefactor, but the benefactor was from out of town, and he knows his way around.

Back when he staged an accident was precisely to extort money off this girl, he understood the reasoning well.

Even locals don’t claim to be skilled enough to pick stones promising medicinal ingredients, let alone someone who knows nothing like this girl.

Jiang Xiaoxiao was led by Xiao Wang to a counter, and the stones there were various, though none bigger than a hand.

"Miss, the stones here are roughly about 150 each, your money is best spent here, should I help you pick one? Although I can’t guarantee 100% to find you one with herbs, I can still somewhat guess.

I can’t promise you’ll strike it rich, but surely, you won’t lose money."

Such words came with significant confidence.

Jiang Xiaoxiao naturally knew those words weren’t just empty talk, as they reached that counter, her palms were heating up, itching to move.

Yet, she glanced at the counter next to them.

A pile of stones, yes!

To buy by the pile here!

"Miss, that pile of stones may look plentiful, but they are sold in bulk purchases. Your 150 yuan can buy a whole pile there. Understandably, their value is significantly discounted. As the saying goes, you get what you pay for."

Xiao Wang had noticed the girl glancing over there long ago, naturally understanding that, perhaps she’s never tried stone gambling before, hence the look.

Those large piles were precisely why they sold as a lot, as they were more or less garbage.

If one could find a treasure there, although not impossible, it’s truly like one in a million.

Unconsciously, Jiang Xiaoxiao walked over to the stones. Why?

Mainly because her hand was eager to guide her there, leaving her no choice.

Having approached,

Jiang Xiaoxiao picked a few stones from the pile, four or five altogether no bigger than a palm.

Each stone was roughly the size of a quail’s egg.

"These will do!"

Xiao Wang observed with a plain face, though internally he was nearly bursting with laughter. This girl really had no clue.

"Miss, this pile contains about 100 stones, priced at ten yuan, yet you’ve only picked a few, charging more would be unreasonable. How about you pay just a token, one yuan."

This was a rule of the trade, no matter how cheap the stones, they had to have a price.

Jiang Xiaoxiao paid.

One yuan!