Diligence System: From Servant to Martial King-Chapter 420 - 293: From Poverty to Wealth, Astonishing Methods, Fish Herding Book, and Mysterious Woman!!

Han Zisha is more skilled at pillow talk and intimate exchanges. This time, she couldn’t use her ultimate skill in negotiation, truly losing the rhythm. She angrily sat back down, thinking, "If you didn’t have Chief Shi as your backing, I wouldn’t have spared you." Seduction and bribery were useless, leaving her completely passive.

She picked up a teacup, took a small sip, crossed her legs, her graceful movements creating a fragrant breeze that faintly lingered at Li Xian’s nose. She casually said, "Go ahead and speak."

Li Xian chuckled, "Elder Han, you came here offering yourself, proposing marriage—all for the sake of profits." Han Zisha said nothing, put down the teacup, and rolled her eyes.

Li Xian continued, "I’m quite new here, my foundation is still shallow. Normally, I’d not dare to take such a windfall, but Chief Shi has high expectations, so I have no choice but to accept it, to not disappoint him. A few days ago, I did some field investigations, and the honey harvest was quite abundant. Elder Han, you came to me in the middle of the night; I can’t let you run a futile trip. If Elder Han is willing, we can cooperate sincerely and pursue mutual profits."

Since inspecting the bee farm, he considered how to make money. The biggest problem was the lack of ’ship transport.’ The Water Altar was difficult to access, and Li Xian didn’t have a flower boat. The accumulated honey couldn’t be transported and sold. He truly needed to cooperate with the elder to sell the honey through her flower boat.

Han Zisha instantly understood, her eyes turning, brows arched, looking at him with great interest. After a while, she laughed, "Oh my, oh my... You’re lacking a flower boat. Since you ask for help, naturally I’ll agree, but you must know that water transport is very troublesome, involving considerable human and material resources. It’s quite tiring to make a trip."

"As an elder, it’s not reasonable to work for a disciple."

Li Xian replied, "Naturally, regarding the profits, we’ll split it seventy-thirty. I’ll take seven, you take three." Han Zisha smiled lightly, "Brother Hua, you haven’t figured out the situation. You don’t have a flower boat; the bee farm and orchard are like chicken ribs. If I don’t help you with the transport, you won’t get a penny. No matter how much honey and fruits you produce, they’ll rot in the field. Considering the situation, I think it should be an eighty-twenty split—I’ll take eight, you take two."

Previously, she only considered using seduction and bribery, never thinking about Li Xian’s dilemma. But upon re-negotiating now, she discovered Li Xian’s fatal weakness, regaining her confidence. With no need for seduction or bribery, she had easily won.

She thought to herself, "Cunning young man, without even a flower boat, you dare negotiate with me? Just wait and see how I’ll take every last bit from you."

Li Xian calmly laughed, "In that case, Elder Han, you may leave." Han Zisha was taken aback, "What do you mean?"

Li Xian said, "Naturally, we’ve failed to reach an agreement." He continued sipping his tea, remaining indifferent. Han Zisha coldly laughed, "Brother Hua, you’re too young, you haven’t understood the situation. If you can’t negotiate with me, it’ll be even harder with other elders. Indeed, the bee farm and orchard are yours, but the Water Altar is isolated from the world. To be blunt, for this cooperation, it’s actually you who should be pleading with me."

Li Xian laughed, "Elder Han, since things have come to this point, I’ll be candid with you. For others, what you say might hold true. But unfortunately, I’m Flower No Fault, so naturally there are exceptions."

Han Zisha furrowed her brows, pondering, "This young man is so calm. Could he have something up his sleeve? He claims to have exceptions, could his background be extraordinary? Ah... He has a close relationship with Chief Shi, perhaps..." She was filled with surprise and doubt.

Li Xian continued, "I originally wished to peacefully earn profits with Elder Han, pursuing mutual benefits, establishing connections. Since Elder Han sees it as me pleading with you, then you may leave."

Han Zisha furrowed her brows tightly, unsure whether Li Xian was deceiving her or if he was truly confident. She considered, "No matter the circumstances, this is a profitable venture, just a matter of earning more or less. I’ll feign agreement for now, then slowly observe him. If he’s deliberately deceiving me, I’ll raise the price later to recover everything with interest." She chuckled softly, "Brother Hua, I was joking earlier; let’s make it seventy-thirty."

Li Xian smiled, "Good." Han Zisha got up to leave, raising her eyebrows and smiling, "Besides, if you want to find me, feel free to do so. Anyway, this elder is always free and quite lonely. Unless... you want to come with me now?"

She was bewitchingly alluring.

Li Xian smiled and declined, escorting Han Zisha out of his residence. After today’s negotiation, the accumulated honey was now ready for sale. In the following days, Li Xian and Han Zisha visited Bee Island several times for inspections. The honey had been stockpiled for ’two or three’ months, amounting to over four thousand pounds, able to generate nearly three thousand taels of silver.

Li Xian yielded thirty percent, keeping more than two thousand taels, and after paying workers and miscellaneous expenses, he had about sixteen hundred taels left. Han Zisha also had a bee farm and flower garden. Every time she took the flower boat out, she would sell ’Heart Balm,’ ’Brewed Flower Dried,’ ’Flower Oil,’ and other items. Helping Li Xian sell honey was almost effortless, practically free silver.

Despite Martial Artists’ extravagant spending on residences, cooking Essence Food, and lavish living standards, they’re actually quite frugal. Unexpectedly gaining a thousand taels was indeed a joyful event. The mountain village near Black River Village, relying on plundering people’s wealth, only accumulated a few dozen taels monthly.

Saving for a year was hardly enough to buy ’Smokeless Charcoal,’ to set up a poor-grade cauldron for cooking poor Essence Food, leaving cultivation stagnant for ages. Wen Caishang’s affluent manor was truly rare. Five hundred coins could exchange for a life, the weight of over a thousand taels is imaginable.

Han Zisha was in charge of water transport, taking ten days round trip, feeling joyful when earning but troubled when paying, delaying several times. But fearing Li Xian’s lawsuit, she still split the profits as agreed, giving him the money. Thus, Li Xian transitioned from poverty to wealth, his first action being to arrange his residence.