Ruling the Historical Romance Novel as the Female Supporting Character-Chapter 62: The Unforgivable Grudge in Pill Theft
Although this area was somewhat remote, it housed several factories. Due to their two-shift system, many workers only arrived in the afternoon. Thus, when the man and the two men and one woman blended in with the crowd and disembarked, they didn’t draw any attention.
Su Yijia walked directly into the traditional Chinese medicine shop.
"Comrade, hello!"
Yu Zihang, who was about to take the medicine out for drying, jumped in surprise when he saw Su Yijia. The bamboo winnowing tray in his hand fell to the ground, and he rushed into the back of the shop.
"Dad! Grandpa! That woman comrade is here again!"
His shocked and fearful expression made Su Yijia’s lips twitch involuntarily.
Really? Did they think she was a bandit entering the village?
Yu Qiancheng approached cautiously with a pale face and asked, "Comrade, do you... have any business here? The medicine you ordered last time has already been bought by someone else. We didn’t have any choice; the other party didn’t give us a chance to refuse."
Su Yijia remained silent.
No matter how good an actress she was, she couldn’t hide the strain on her face at that moment. She used to be a young lady, and her inherent aura could be quite intimidating. She usually appeared pleasant and approachable, so her underlying temperament wasn’t evident. However, when her face turned stern, it could make people feel breathless. Especially since she had established a connection with those people, being able to appear as if nothing had happened was even more remarkable.
"Comrade, we’re truly sorry about this, but please don’t blame us. We’re just ordinary folks, and we really can’t afford to provoke that person," Yu Qiancheng apologized while finding reasons to justify their situation.
Su Yijia regained her composure when she noticed that she had frightened the people inside. She promptly toned down her imposing presence and smiled apologetically, saying, "This incident was indeed my fault for attracting trouble to you. However, there should be no more such troubles in the future. But I still need your help to find three-hundred-year-old ginseng and a hundred-year-old polygonum multiflorum."
"Alright! We’ll contact the old hunter who used to collect herbs in the mountains and see if they can help you search," Yu Qiancheng nodded. 𝑓𝓇𝘦ℯ𝘸𝘦𝑏𝓃𝑜𝘷ℯ𝑙.𝑐𝑜𝓂
After all, although the man from the last time was intimidating, they had earned a lot of money from the medicine he purchased. Even if they returned the money, their herbal store wouldn’t suffer any losses. Every herbal store needed some valuable items to attract customers.
Su Yijia took out five bills from her pocket and placed them on the counter. "Please write me a receipt for this, it’s the deposit."
"No need, no need! This item is extremely rare, and if you pay the deposit, it might put pressure on us," Yu Qiancheng quickly shook his head. But seeing the urgency in the young lady’s eyes, he thought for a moment and said, "How about you come back this weekend? I’ll try to contact other herbal stores in nearby cities to see if we can obtain the ginseng and polygonum multiflorum from them."
"Thank you so much," Su Yijia politely thanked Yu Qiancheng with a smile. She then put the large bills back in her pocket and left.
Standing on the street, she took a deep breath, resisting the urge to expose the man who was secretly following her. The task of capturing him should be left to Gao Huabin and the others. She could indicate that she recognized him, but how would she notify them? The man was not far from her, closer than the people Gao Huabin had called.
If she made eye contact and the man noticed it first, it could be dangerous. He wasn’t an ordinary person; besides the knife he had just shown, he might have other weapons. She wasn’t foolish enough to take such risks.
