Chapter 23 Selling Local Specialties

  Xiao Ping thought he would never have the chance to meet this straightforward and kind girl again, but as soon as he arrived at the square outside the train station, he unexpectedly saw Song Lei again.

  This fiery little pepper seems to be unstoppable wherever she goes. This time, Song Leila confronted a slender middle-aged man, staring at him with wide eyes and shouting: "Quickly return my classmate's wallet!"

  The middle-aged man's eyes flickered, and his expression was extremely flustered, obviously with a guilty conscience. However, when he saw several men quietly surrounding him from all directions, he immediately became much calmer, shook off Song Lei's hand and said: "You'd better not talk nonsense, who took your classmate's wallet? If you don't want to get beaten up, hurry up and roll away!"

  Song Le angrily said: "I saw with my own eyes that you stole my classmate's wallet, believe it or not I'll call the police?"

  "Report it!" The middle-aged man didn't back down.

  Although the scene was lively, other passersby deliberately kept a distance, and only a few men who had gathered from all sides stood around, staring coldly at Song Lei and others. The angry Song Lei hadn't noticed that something was wrong, but her classmates were getting anxious. Wang Jun walked to Song Lei's side with a stiff upper lip and whispered to her: "Song Lei, I think we should just drop it, after all, there wasn't much money in Zhou Ping's wallet..."

  "How can you talk like that?!" Song Le glared at Wang Jun and said: "Afraid of you, just leave first, coward!"

  Wang Jun was at a loss for words, his pale face flushing bright red. The middle-aged man, seeing Song Lei's unyielding attitude, suddenly changed his expression and pointed at her full chest, saying: "Little girl, don't refuse to drink the wine of punishment! You say I stole the wallet, but I suspect you're a thief too! This place is so big, the stolen goods must be hidden inside. Let me check it out!"

  The middle-aged man was originally a thief active in the train station area, and if he was discovered by the owner, he would threaten the other party with his strength in numbers. Usually, he was also reckless and lawless. This guy was entangled by Song Lei today, and the ferocity in his heart was aroused, and he actually stretched out his hand to her full chest.

  Just as the thief was about to touch Song Lei's towering chest, his hand was suddenly held firmly by someone. The one who caught the thief was naturally Xiao Ping. Although it was just a fleeting encounter, he couldn't bear to watch Song Lei being bullied like this, and at the critical moment, he couldn't help but take action.

  The thief felt that the iron pliers had clamped his hand, and his fingers were almost pinched off, involuntarily crying out in pain. Seeing their companion at a disadvantage, several young men surrounding them immediately took action against Xiao Ping.

  A man rushed up from behind Xiao Ping, already holding a brick in his hand. However, Xiao Ping's back seemed to have grown eyes, and without turning around, he kicked the guy out several feet away with one foot. Another person pulled out a spring knife and stabbed at Xiao Ping, but was punched by him, breaking his nose, and sat on the ground with a face full of blood.

  Xiao Ping didn't even let go of the thief's hand, and with a swift motion, he took down both men. His actions left Song Lei's face flushed with excitement, her big eyes shining with admiration. Wang Jun stood beside them, his expression frozen in disbelief.

  Who would have thought that this seemingly refined and elegant Xiao Ping was so capable of fighting? The others hesitated, not daring to approach. Taking advantage of the opportunity, Xiao Ping increased his strength, immediately causing the thief to cry out in pain.

  "Hand over your wallet." Xiao Ping didn't bother with idle chatter, only wanting to help Song Lei get her wallet back.

  At this time, the thief still had a hard mouth and said: "What wallet? I didn't take it!"

  Xiao Ping added a few more points of force to his hand, causing the thief's bones to crackle in response. He coldly reminded him: "You'd better think carefully, if your hand bones are crushed, you won't be able to eat this bowl of rice anymore!"

  Xiao Ping's words thoroughly shattered the thief's psychological defenses, and he cried out with a long face: "Return it, I'll return it!"

  "Get out!" Xiao Ping handed over the wallet that the thief had returned, letting Zhou Ping confirm that nothing inside was missing, and coldly released the other's hand.

  Faced with Xiao Ping's extraordinary strength, the thief didn't even have the courage to say a few words of consolation and hastily slunk away.

  Song Lei, still fuming with anger, looked at Xiao Ping and asked: "Why didn't you call the police?"

  "Even if they were caught by the police, it would only be a few days of detention." Xiao Ping smiled at Song Le and said: "When going out, it's still better to prioritize harmony."

  This is the second time Xiao Ping mentioned "harmony is precious". Wang Jun, who was standing beside him, felt as if he had been slapped in the face and his face turned even redder. The first time Xiao Ping said "harmony is precious", Wang Jun had ridiculed him for being a coward, but now it's clear who the real coward is.

  "You guys should hurry up and leave too, or else those people will come back for revenge." Xiao Ping reminded Song Lei and the others with good intentions, then picked up his luggage and prepared to leave.

  "Xiao Ping, wait a minute!" Xiao Ping hadn't taken more than a few steps before he heard Song Lei calling out his name from behind.

  Xiao Ping stopped in his tracks and looked back, just in time to see Song Lei hurrying up behind him. Song Lei's ample bosom heaved with each urgent step, creating a turbulent wave that Xiao Ping couldn't help but stare at for a few extra moments.

  Song Lei ran to the front of Xiao Ping and stretched out her small hand: "Give me your phone!"

  Xiao Ping's attention was still on Song Lei's chest, which had yet to calm down from the aftershocks, and he subconsciously asked: "What's wrong?"

  "Leave your phone number, so we can get in touch later!" Song Lei gave Xiao Ping a sideways glance and said: "What, don't you want to?"

  At this time, Xiao Ping came back to his senses and hastily handed the phone to Song Le: "How could I be unwilling? It's just that I'm a bit overwhelmed, haven't come back to my senses yet!"

  "This is about right!" Song Le used Xiao Ping's mobile phone to dial her own number, and after ringing for a few times, she returned it to him saying: "Thanks for today, next time you come to the provincial city don't forget to contact me, I'm familiar with this place, I'll take you around to have some fun!"

  Xiao Ping's heart skipped a beat after hearing Song Lei's words, and he hastily asked: "Do you know where the largest Chinese medicine store in the provincial city is?"

  "I know, what's up?"

  "This time I came to the provincial city just to sell some local specialties from my hometown, so..."

  Xiao Ping hadn't finished speaking when Song Lei said straightforwardly: "No problem, I'll take you there!"

  Before Xiao Ping could answer, Song Lei had already run off to tell her classmates about it. Looking at Song Lei's busy back, Xiao Ping couldn't help but laugh too. He had a good impression of this straightforward girl, and he felt very relaxed when he was with her.

  Half an hour later, Xiao Ping and Song Lei, along with her classmates, all arrived at the largest Chinese medicine store in the provincial city - Tongrentang. Among them, Song Lei was the one who actively suggested accompanying Xiao Ping; Zhou Ping and two other boys were somewhat curious, wanting to know what local specialties Xiao Ping had to sell, so they came together to take a look; while Wang Jun originally didn't want to see Xiao Ping again, but couldn't bear the thought of Song Lei being with him, so he reluctantly followed along.

  Tongrentang is also a hundred-year-old shop, and as soon as everyone enters the store, they feel the thick historical accumulation. Even Song Lei's voice becomes much softer. Only Wang Jun looks at Xiao Ping who is walking beside Song Lei with jealousy, and says coldly: "I say Xiao Ping, are you sure this place will buy local specialties from the countryside? This is the largest Chinese medicine store in the province, and a small business of several hundred yuan is not interesting to them!"

  Xiao Ping only brought a very simple luggage, in Wang Jun's view, such a small package can't hold much stuff, so he would say that. However, Wang Jun didn't know that precious medicinal materials like Yeshan Shen are often more valuable than the same weight of gold.

  Xiao Ping completely ignored Wang Jun's cold ridicule and went straight to a shop assistant, opening a box and saying: "I want to sell this, do you know if your store will accept it?"

  He glanced into the box for a few moments and immediately changed his expression: "Sir, please wait a moment, I'll find the manager."

  When the shop assistant left, Song Le and others rushed up to surround him, only then did they know that he was selling ginseng. However, these young people didn't recognize what wild mountain ginseng looked like, and when they saw the ginseng in the box, it was short and small, and they couldn't help but feel a little disappointed. Wang Jun even couldn't help but sneer: "Such small ginseng, not even half as big as the Western ginseng I used to eat, can it be sold for 200 yuan?"

  Wang Jun's tone made Song Le very dissatisfied, and she was about to speak up for Xiao Ping when a middle-aged man with a shaved head hurried over with the shop assistant and asked: "I am the manager of Tongrentang, which gentleman wants to sell ginseng?"

  "It's me." Xiao Ping calmly responded with a single word and handed over the ginseng from the box for the other person to see.

  After the middle-aged man received the box, his expression changed. He took out a magnifying glass and carefully observed it for a long time before returning the box to Xiao Ping and saying: "Sir, this wild ginseng is of good quality. If you're sincere about selling it, we'll buy it from you for 2 million!"

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