Happy Little Farmer
Chapter 350

Chapter 350: Chapter 350

"If Heaven bestows a gift and you do not take it, you will be blamed for your inaction."

Even if it was two hundred kilometers away, Yang Fan felt he had to take on this business deal.

Not many people in Xin’an were collecting Codonopsis now, but there weren’t many people left with stock either.

Since opening his shop, Yang Fan had only managed to collect a few hundred kilograms of Codonopsis, bit by bit.

"Alright, I can go with you to collect it. But you have to ensure there’s at least two thousand kilograms, otherwise I’m not willing to make the trip." Even though he was nearly joyful inside, Yang Fan always looked like he was about to be taken for a ride.

"Oh my, Boss Yang, just relax. If there wasn’t that amount, why would I bother coming all the way to Xin’an? We can sign a simple contract, if it’s not two thousand kilograms, you can take as much as I have for free!" The young man was getting anxious, waving his arms and said loudly.

"Okay, I can see you’re a straightforward guy, so let’s not waste words," Yang Fan said, "My car will probably take a while to get here. Do you want to wait in town for me, or what?"

"I’ll wait for you. I drove here, and I can show you the way when it’s time," the young man replied.

"By the way, what’s your respected surname, sir? I’m Ma Baoyu, just call me Xiao Ma, heh heh."

"Yang Fan." Yang Fan extended his hand.

"Great, great, Boss Yang, let’s exchange numbers, and you can call me when you’re ready. I’m off to the market to keep myself busy. Business is tough as it is, and my wife just ran off with someone else, so times have been tough recently," Ma Baoyu suddenly laughed somewhat sleazily.

Seeing that expression, Yang Fan knew exactly what he was hinting at.

"Need me to introduce you to someone?" Yang Fan chuckled.

Ma Baoyu’s eyes lit up immediately, "Bro, you have connections in that area too? Damn, bro, I’m all ears! Once we get to my place, I’ll treat you to our local specialty, it’s also damn good."

"That, I just happen to know because this town only has one place; there isn’t another option," Yang Fan explained.

"Come on, hogging all the business for yourself? A town this big shouldn’t have just one place!" Ma Baoyu muttered.

Yang Fan shrugged, "Don’t know about that. Maybe there’s a limited clientele."

Afterward, Yang Fan let Ma Baoyu know where Liu Sanleng was and exchanged phone numbers. Then Ma Baoyu cheerfully went off to seek Liu Sanleng for some ’lively’ activities.

Speaking of which, Yang Fan didn’t really know what was going on with Liu Sanleng at the moment.

Ever since he handed the matter over to Diwu Ming, he hadn’t asked about it again.

Once Ma Baoyu left, Yang Fan made a call to Pan Xiaoxia.

The business trip was not only a long distance, but it also involved a large quantity, so he needed an assistant to help with checking the merchandise.

"Boss Yang, what can I do for you?" Pan Xiaoxia asked with a long drawl as she answered the phone.

She seemed to be not too pleased.

But Yang could figure out the reason for her displeasure with half a brain; after all, he never reached out to her after their last encounter.

That was indeed a bit... unscrupulous.

"Dare I instruct you on anything? Just wanted to send my regards to the beautiful Pan Xiaoxia," Yang Fan smiled as he spoke.

Pan Xiaoxia giggled softly, "Sending regards? Are you craving something?"

"Well..." Yang Fan laughed modestly, "There’s indeed a bit of that reason too."

"No time, endure it!" Pan Xiaoxia snorted.

Yang Fan chuckled and steered the conversation back to the main topic, "I’ve got a business deal, coming with me on a trip out of town? We’re collecting Codonopsis."

"Is this your excuse?" Pan Xiaoxia asked.

"Sort of," Yang Fan said, "But I really do need your help, roughly two thousand pounds of goods. It would take me half a day to watch it alone, and I definitely won’t be back today."

"If you’re not coming back today, then I’m going with you!" Pan Xiaoxia said.

Yang Fan was immediately delighted, "In that case, I’ll stay with you for as many days as you want."

"Dream on, just one day. I’m swamped with work. Do you think I can afford to take days off?" Pan Xiaoxia hummed lightly.

"We’ll see when the time comes," Yang Fan chuckled, "Then I’ll have Zhao Wu come to pick you up, and we’ll meet in the county town."

"Okay."

After hanging up the phone, Yang Fan gave Zhao Wu a call to fill him in.

Zhao Wu agreed wholeheartedly; he had already set off before the call even ended.

Yang Fan roughly estimated the timing and waited about an hour and a half before he called Ma Baoyu.

This buddy seemed to have just finished his own business. When he answered the call, he was still chatting up a girl, making her giggle incessantly with whatever he was saying.

Yang Fan didn’t pry into what they had been up to but mentioned that his preparations were almost complete and he could set off at any time before hanging up. Then, he packed up his things, taking essentials like his wallet and charger.

This was going to be another long-distance collection for him, so he needed to prepare everything carefully.

After getting ready, he sent a message to his sister-in-law to keep her informed, then closed up the shop.

He didn’t wait long outside before a white sedan pulled up.

Ma Baoyu, beaming, got out of the car and approached Yang Fan, stuffing a pack of cigarettes into his hand.

"Brother, this is the good life. The direction you pointed me in was absolutely brilliant," he said.

"What are you doing?" Yang Fan asked with a laugh.

Ma Baoyu winked and said, "Cigarettes build bridges, liquor finds paths. Business is business, but personal relations shouldn’t be neglected, right? This is the least I could do. It was truly great. Xin’an Town is full of hidden dragons and crouching tigers, my brother. When I first entered, I was full of doubts, it looked like a dance hall to me. But once they took me to the private room, damn, I was shocked."

"It was that extravagant?" Yang Fan asked.

Ma Baoyu nodded with a lingering excitement and said with relish, "Water beds, wooden tubs, props of all sorts, and they even had aerial acrobatics. And the girls were beautiful — the money was well spent, truly well spent!"

Hearing this, Yang Fan knew that Diwu Ming had made his move.

Liu Sanleng’s place didn’t have any of these things.

"As long as you enjoyed it. It’s not often you get to experience something good, right? I’ve heard of that place, but actually, I really don’t know what it’s like inside," Yang Fan said.

Ma Baoyu winked again and said, "You’re being modest, brother!"

He clearly didn’t believe that Yang Fan, who had given him directions, hadn’t experienced it for himself.

Yang Fan didn’t explain further, merely smiled and steered the conversation away from the topic, saying, "Let’s head to the county town first; the car is there. By the time we get there, they should have arrived, too."

"Sure, sure, sure," Ma Baoyu nodded and opened the car door for Yang Fan.

The service was quite considerate.

Once in the car, the two chatted for a short while and soon arrived at the county town, as it wasn’t that far away.

Yang Fan called Zhao Wu to check their location, and the two groups met up at the highway entrance.