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Chapter 51 Introduction by an Acquaintance, Red Blood Grass

"No, if we go over and ask her, even if she has it, she might not give it to me. Let's wait and see."

Su Chen thought for a moment, then stood still without moving.

"You bastard, how dare you try to pass yourself off as someone special in front of me, Chen Pi! You really don't know what death means! Beat him! Beat him until he's smoking!"

Suddenly, a series of curses came from not far away. The short man Chen Pi cursed at a middle-aged man. After cursing for a few words, he called on his two subordinates to punch and kick him.

"Ahhh, Mr. Chen, I was wrong, I know I was wrong, I'll never dare to do it again, please stop hitting me!" The middle-aged man was beaten so badly that he wet himself and desperately begged for mercy.

However, Chen Pi ignored him and slowly selected the medicinal herbs brought by the middle-aged man. After he finished selecting, he kicked the bamboo basket away and looked at the middle-aged man who was half dead.

"I'll let you go this time, but if there's a next time, I'll have your family come and collect your corpse!" Chen Pi said coldly, then walked towards the next herbalist.

“Master Chen, all these medicinal herbs are genuine and not adulterated. Please take a look,” an old woman said in a trembling voice.

Chen Pi casually flipped through them and nodded in satisfaction: "Not bad, they're all genuine, but the quality is a bit poor. Fifty coins a tael."

"Well, Master Chen, it used to be sixty coins." The old woman became a little anxious upon hearing this.

"What? You think it's too cheap?" Chen Ping stopped what he was doing, glanced at the old woman, and said, "Then it'll be forty coins."

"Master Chen..."

Thirty coins!

"No, no, no, Master Chen, forty coins, forty coins!" The old woman turned pale with fright as she heard the price dropping lower and lower, and hurriedly said.

At this moment, Chen Pi smiled sinisterly: "Too late, thirty coins."

He then summoned his men to weigh the item and gave the money to the old woman at a price of thirty coins.

The old woman received the money, but her face showed no joy, only sorrow. Her once bright eyes suddenly became cloudy.

And so, with Chen Pi's forceful collection, it was soon the little girl's turn.

Similar to the old woman's experience, the little girl's medicinal herbs were also reduced by ten coins, but the little girl did not object and chose to accept it silently.

Seeing this, Chen Pi looked dejected, but said nothing. He had someone weigh the little girl's medicinal herbs and then readily paid for them.

Before leaving, Chen Pi noticed Su Chen standing not far away. After observing him for a moment, he left.

Not long after Chen Pi left, everyone dispersed, and the little girl also left with her small bamboo basket.

After hesitating for a moment, Su Chen followed behind the little girl, keeping a certain distance.

After leaving the market, the little girl did not go home, but went to the market to buy some food, and then went to the pharmacy.

Seemingly noticing Su Chen following behind her, the little girl quickened her pace after selling all her items, trying to shake him off.

Seeing this, Su Chen stopped following and let the little girl shake him off.

"call!"

The little girl glanced back and, finding Su Chen gone, breathed a sigh of relief before quickening her pace to leave.

"Little girl, you're back?"

"what."

The little girl nodded in response.

After walking along a mountain path, Xiaoya saw a familiar house, a dilapidated mud-brick house, which was also her home.

"Is that Xiaoya back?"

Hearing the noise outside the door, an old voice suddenly came from inside the room.

Xiao Ya knocked on the door three times, then pushed it open, walked in with a smile, and put down the bamboo basket.

"Ah ah," the little girl gestured to her grandmother.

"I'm fine, thank you for your hard work." Grandma lay in bed, looking at the little girl with eyes full of heartache, understanding her meaning, and then shook her head.

"Ah!" Xiao Ya smiled and shook her head upon hearing this, then made a gesture.

"Okay, go ahead and get busy." The little girl nodded, took out the things she had bought, and showed them to her grandmother as she did so. Her grandmother looked at the little girl with a smile on her face.

After a while, Xiaoya took out the pork she had bought and started a fire to cook.

Wisps of smoke, carrying the scent of cooking fires, drifted through the tranquil mountain village and into the distance.

dong dong dong.

Just then, a knock on the door startled the grandfather and granddaughter inside. The little girl looked towards the door in confusion.

dong dong dong.

The knocking sounded again. Xiaoya got up, peeked through the crack in the door, and then opened it.

When she saw Su Chen standing at the door, she was slightly taken aback, and then her expression became somewhat tense.

Clearly, she recognized Su Chen as the person who had been following her before.

"Little girl, who is it?" Grandma's voice rang out.

Xiao Ya didn't answer and tried to close the door, but Su Chen stopped her.

Su Chen gave a friendly smile and said, "I was introduced by an acquaintance. I want to buy some medicinal herbs from you."

Upon hearing this, Xiaoya hesitated for a moment, then shook her head and closed the door.

Standing at the door, Su Chen sighed after being turned away. It seemed he had no choice but to go to the Medicine Gang.

What medicine do you want to buy?

At that moment, a weak voice rang out, as if speaking softly behind the door.

Su Chen stopped and lowered his voice, saying, "I'm willing to pay a high price for the Red Blood Grass."

There was a moment of silence on the other end, and just as Su Chen thought the other party was about to refuse, a voice came: "How much?"

"Five hundred coins per plant!" Su Chen gave the price without hesitation. Five hundred coins was half a tael.

The other side remained silent, and the scene suddenly became quiet.

A moment later, Su Chen heard a sound coming from behind the door, and with a creak, the wooden door was opened.

The little girl looked at Su Chen timidly and gestured a few times. Upon seeing this, Su Chen exclaimed "Ah!"

"You want me to pay first?" Su Chen asked after looking at it for a long time.

Xiao Ya nodded, looking at Su Chen with a cautious gaze. After learning of her intention, Su Chen did not hesitate and took out some loose silver from his pocket.

When the girl saw that it was loose silver, her eyes lit up, but she shook her head and gestured for a while.

Su Chen understood: "You mean you don't want silver coins, you only want copper coins?"

"Ah!" the little girl nodded.

"Okay, I don't have any copper coins on me right now. I'll come find you tonight. What do you think?" Su Chen asked after thinking for a moment.

After listening, Xiao Ya looked thoughtful, and then nodded.

After watching Su Chen leave, Xiao Ya closed the door and then tiptoed after him.

With Su Chen's keen hearing, he naturally spotted Xiao Ya, but he didn't expose her and instead left Aoshan Village directly.

Xiao Ya didn't follow Su Chen for long. After Su Chen left Aoshan Village, she went back.

Su Chen returned to Medicine Town, exchanged five strings of copper coins with the waiter, and then headed to Aoshan Village.

Fortunately, there was still a faint candlelight in Xiaoya's house, so she probably hadn't gone to sleep yet.

dong dong dong.

A soft knock sounded at the door, immediately startling Xiaoya and her grandmother. Xiaoya opened the door and breathed a sigh of relief when she saw Su Chen.

Su Chen handed five strings of copper coins to Xiao Ya, who accepted the money and then slammed the door shut, leaving Su Chen outside.

(End of this chapter)