The Happy Farmer Wanderer-Chapter 139 Another Road Opens_1

Li Qing’s worst fears not only did not materialize, but instead, a small pleasant surprise came his way.

The change in attitude of the Hu Family people was naturally more beneficial than harmful to him.

If the Hu Family had really united against him, he would have faced difficulties at every turn.

After explaining some details about processing Wenguan leaves to the crowd in the square, Li Qing went back home.

Just as he arrived at his doorstep, Yu Baishuo’s call suddenly came through.

"Little brother, I’ve asked around for you, our buyer doesn’t want large leaves or tender branches for now." Even in the middle of the day, Yu Baishuo’s voice still sounded so languid.

"Although it’s a bit of a pity, it doesn’t matter now," Li Qing said, feeling not so nervous now.

The huge price difference between what Hu Youqing was doing and what he was collecting had little impact on him.

Li Qing had thought that if Sister Yu wanted to collect, he could also take the tender branches and large leaves.

Although these two were cheap, they added up in weight.

Since he was in this business, Li Qing saw no reason to complain about having too much.

Yu Baishuo chuckled lightly, "Little bro, have you become so resigned already?"

"Resigned to what?" Li Qing was a bit confused.

Yu Baishuo laughed, "So, you’re saying give up if you can’t beat them, huh?"

"Not exactly, I thought yesterday that his price was the same as mine, I didn’t expect it to be thirty per pound, so it doesn’t have much impact," Li Qing explained.

"Thirty per pound, huh? That’s quite an aggressive price," Yu Baishuo muttered softly, then said, "Although I’m not buying, I’ve got you in touch with a foreign buyer from the neighboring county."

"Really?" Li Qing was somewhat surprised.

"Of course it’s true, Sister wouldn’t lie to you," Yu Baishuo said cheerfully, "How do you plan to thank me?"

"Can I offer myself in return?" Li Qing glanced at the open courtyard door and quietly moved aside.

Han Mei and Tian Yue’e seemed to have come back already.

"Offer yourself? But Sister is already married, so instead, how about you become my lover?" Yu Baishuo said this indecent proposal with utmost seriousness.

"Sure, for such a beautiful woman like Sister, being your lover seems like a huge win," Li Qing immediately responded.

"Then you better take good care of Sister, otherwise, the deal won’t be worth it," Yu Baishuo giggled.

"I guarantee you’ll be in ecstasy," Li Qing boasted.

Over the phone, there was nothing he dared not say.

"Wait a moment..." Yu Baishuo suddenly said.

Then there was a period of intermittent talking on the other end of the phone, it seemed like Yu Baishuo was talking to someone else.

After a while, Yu Baishuo’s voice finally came through from the phone again.

Probably because there were other people in the room, she spoke with extraordinary seriousness this time.

She said, "I’ll send you that person’s number later, you can contact them yourself."

"I’ve already talked to him about the general situation, and he knows I do a slightly bigger business on my side, so he trusts what I say. Try to win this customer over; you can earn quite a bit extra," she advised.

"Thank you, Sister Yu, I guarantee I’ll make you satisfied in other ways," Li Qing joyfully said.

"You little rascal, gotta hang up now, ha."

After hanging up the phone, Li Qing gripped his mobile phone tight, shaking it vigorously in excitement.

If he could secure this customer, not only could he earn a bit extra, but he was likely to earn quite a lot.

It didn’t take long for Yu Baishuo to send over the phone number.

Li Qing politely made a call and only after a detailed chat did he find out that the person was actually in Sanhe Village at that very moment.

Without wanting to wait another second, he dashed into the courtyard, informed Han Mei and Tian Yue’e, who were busy tidying up the kitchen, and then hurried to Auntie Caili’s grocery store at the entrance of the village.

The man was resting there, waiting for Li Qing.

Underneath the large willow tree in front of the grocery store was a double-cab truck, and beside it, a dark-skinned middle-aged man was sitting at a stone table, eating a melon.

"Are you Boss Shi?" Li Qing approached and asked politely.

"Were you the one who just called?" the dark-skinned man lifted his head to ask.

Li Qing nodded.

"Come, brother, sit down, have some melon!"

The man immediately invited him with enthusiasm, "I’m not really a boss, just call me Shi Liang."

Li Qing smiled and waved his hand to decline the melon Shi Liang offered, and got straight to the point, "Did Brother Shi come specifically to buy Wenguan Leaves today?"

"Exactly, that Hu Youqing from your village." Shi Liang said with an annoyed face, "A few days ago, he got someone to contact me, saying he wanted to make a big deal with me, at least one to two hundred pounds at a time, and I gave him the highest price."

"But when I arrived today, I only got less than forty pounds. That old guy was all talk and no action, making me come here for nothing."

Li Qing understood and said with a smile, "I have some too, but one to two hundred pounds a day might be a bit of a stretch."

"How much can you provide?" Shi Liang asked.

"With my current contacts, to be on the safe side, it’s about a hundred and eighty pounds a day," Li Qing said, slightly on the conservative side, so as not to make a promise he couldn’t keep.

For harvesting tender leaves, he was currently managing about seventy to eighty pounds a day.

By multiplying an estimate for large leaves and tender branches by two, it would come out to roughly one hundred and fifty-six pounds.

Shi Liang gave Li Qing a thumbs-up, "No wonder Sister Yu went out of her way to give me a call, brother, you’re capable."

"What I offered Hu Youqing wasn’t for one day, but three days. I come here every three days, and he’s supposed to give me at least one hundred pounds each time."

"If it’s over three days, I think I should be able to provide Brother Shi with three hundred pounds. I can’t guarantee more, but this amount should be a sure thing," Li Qing confidently said, considering their family’s garden, they should currently be able to pick that much.

Picking three pounds of large leaves per tree was not an exaggeration at all.

"Alright, thirty-five per pound, brother, what do you think?" Shi Liang suggested.

"Brother Shi, isn’t that a bit low? Tender leaves are going for four hundred. Large leaves are just a bit bigger than tender leaves, the difference shouldn’t be that big, should it? Our village has another competitor, and if I don’t raise the price a little, I won’t be able to beat them," Li Qing responded, shaking his head.

"Thirty-eight, that’s the highest I can go! Large leaves and tender leaves might not look much different, but they are two separate products," Shi Liang explained with a troubled face, "I’m telling you the honest truth."

"How about forty? Let me make a little profit, and I definitely need to offer the villagers a price higher than thirty," Li Qing suggested.

Shi Liang’s brows furrowed, he appeared troubled for a moment, then gritted his teeth and said, "Alright then."

"But let me make one thing clear--if you can’t provide three hundred pounds, I’m only going to pay thirty-eight," Shi Liang stated upfront.

Li Qing readily agreed.

In the current season, based on his foundation, three hundred pounds was the minimum he could handle.