If you traveled back to ancient times, while others ate Guanyin clay, you would actually have giant

"Make a discount, what if it works out?"

Seeing that Zhou Wu and the others were really preparing to leave, the leader became anxious.

"Never mind, I think everyone should think about it."

Deng Yuanliang portrayed this feigned reluctance perfectly.

"Don't bother calculating anymore, the adults are already here."

"Then how about a 20% discount?"

"Are you kidding me?"

"See, I told you everyone was thinking about it."

"Okay, let's not say anything more, 30% off."

"Two-fold discount."

"40% off".

"Two-fold discount."

"% off."

"Two-fold discount."

“I’m telling you, you’re not being sincere. I’ve made concessions time and time again, but you won’t budge an inch.”

"Because I have a firm stance, and I have nothing to hide."

Deng Yuanliang's words left the leader speechless, implying that he felt guilty.

"Sir, there's no point in us arguing like this. Why don't you give me a fair price? If it works out, great. If not, we can call it a day, but we'll still be on good terms."

It was clear that the leader no longer wanted to waste time with Deng Yuanliang, and this was said directly to Zhou Wu.

"Okay then, 30% off, pay right away."

"Oh dear, my lord, why did you give in so easily? You won't be able to explain yourself when you go back like this."

The leader was about to object when he heard the price, but Deng Yuanliang started shouting first, looking as if he had lost his parents. Even as an outsider, he could feel the deep sadness and grief in Deng Yuanliang's voice.

"Alright, Yuanliang, the leader is an honest man. Let's be frank. If it doesn't work out, we won't force it. We'll just have to find another one."

Upon hearing Zhou Wu's words, the leader's initial intention to stall for time vanished instantly.

"Thirty percent discount, then thirty percent discount, sir, I'll do as you say."

"As expected of the leader, he is a man of character. Let's pick out the goods and pay for them."

. . . . .

The leader personally escorted the group out of the mining area. Even after Zhou Wu and the others had walked quite a distance, the leader was still waving goodbye with reluctance.

"Yuanliang, your acting is pretty good."

"No, no, it's your acting skills that are truly superb."

Neither of them had expected that their impromptu collaboration would turn out so perfectly. They were certain that transporting the jade back to the Great Dragon Kingdom would bring them a huge profit.

After the last batch of jade was loaded onto the ship, the Bull Demon King's cargo hold was completely full.

"Raise the sails and set sail."

Overall, the procurement went smoothly. Zhou Wu was eager to return home, having been away for over ten days. He had no idea what the situation was like in Niujia Village.

Fortunately, the return journey went smoothly without any storms, and because there was a fixed flight route, the return trip took much less time.

Niujia Village.

"Niu Er, has anything unusual happened in the village lately?"

Zhou Wu left, and now the village is entirely under the watchful eyes of Grandpa Niu and Grandpa Niu. Grandpa Niu dares not relax for a moment. When Grandpa Niu wanted to hand over the position of village head of Niujia Village to Zhou Wu, he was sincere. At that time, he already regarded Niujia Village as Zhou Wu's territory because he believed that only Zhou Wu could bring a better life to Niujia Village.

However, as Zhou Wu was later promoted from county magistrate to clerk of Qingyang County, Niu Ye knew that the small Niujia Village would not be Zhou Wu's end point, and his future achievements would definitely be far more than what he had achieved. Therefore, when Zhou Wu left, he instructed him to take good care of Niujia Village, and Niu Ye carried out the instructions meticulously.

"Uncle Niu, there's been nothing unusual in the village lately. Everyone is following our previous plan, having three days of free food and rest before getting back to work. Everyone is working with great enthusiasm. However, while there's still plenty of dried fish in the warehouse, the grain is almost gone."

"I see."

Actually, even though we've run out of grain, we still have plenty of dried fish, so there's no chance of everyone going hungry. It's just that everyone used to have rice porridge, and now that it's suddenly gone, people will definitely wonder if there's a food shortage, which will affect morale a bit.

"I wonder how Brother Wu and the others are doing, whether things went smoothly or not. The sea is fraught with danger, and storms are beyond human control..."

"Shut up, you're cursing your brother Wu."

"I...."

Niu Er was about to retort, but seeing Niu Ye's angry expression, he instantly lost his temper.

"Uncle Niu, Second Brother, boat, boat..."

The argument between the two was interrupted.

"What ship? What ship? Explain yourself."

Old Niu, who was already furious, saw the insulting fellow delivered to his door and decided to vent his anger with a bucket of water.

"Brother Niu, Brother Wu's boat is back."

The messenger, who had originally intended to use this incident to curry favor, inexplicably received a scolding in return. His aggrieved expression made Niu Er feel somewhat sorry for him.

"What? You're saying the scholar is back?"

Before the man could answer, Old Niu rushed out the door and ran towards the dock.

Before he could run more than a few steps, Niu Ye was panting heavily. He then realized that he was at least three miles from the dock, and that running there at his age would be the death of him.

"That brat Niu Er is probably laughing at me right now, humph."

They had all run back, and Old Man Niu was too embarrassed to go back. Just as he was in a dilemma, he heard someone calling him.

"Uncle Niu, get in the car. How long would it take you to walk like this?"

The man who arrived was none other than Niu Er, who followed in his carriage. Niu Er glared at him and got into the carriage.

When the two arrived at the dock, it was already crowded with villagers who were helping to unload the grain.

"Where is the scholar?"

Grandpa Niu casually grabbed a villager and asked.

"Uncle Niu, I'm here."

Before the villagers could reply, Zhou Wu crawled out on his own.

"Good boy."

At this moment, Master Niu did not ask Zhou Wu whether the mission was completed. He was already very gratified to see the other party standing alive in front of him.

"Uncle Niu, Niu Er, the whole ship is full of grain, top-quality white rice."

After being at sea for so many days, Zhou Wu finally had the opportunity to share this good news.

"So many?"

Both Niu Er and Niu Ye turned to look at the Bull Demon King. The ship was right beside them, and they felt like ants standing next to it. Was this giant ship really filled with grain? How much grain must that be?

Niu Er excitedly rushed onto the boat, eager to see for himself. Niu Ye was also about to go and take a look, but Zhou Wu stopped him because he had something more important to tell Niu Ye.

"Brother Niu, let me introduce you to a friend. Without him, things probably wouldn't have gone so smoothly."

"Oh."

These words immediately made Master Niu take them seriously.

"Yuanliang, come here, let me introduce you. This is Uncle Niu, the village head of Niujia Village. Uncle Niu, this is Deng Yuanliang."

Since Zhou Wu had already accepted Deng Yuanliang into the village, he naturally had to report it to Niu Ye, the village head. Zhou Wu then explained Deng Yuanliang's situation to Niu Ye in detail, and Niu Ye immediately realized that the man was a talented individual.