The Country Maiden: Fields and Leisure
Chapter 359 - 360: Murdering an Elder Brother

Chapter 359: Chapter 360: Murdering an Elder Brother

Guan Yifei brought Wang Yongzhu to the upper house of the Escort Agency, and only then did his expression relax, "Miss Wang, the items you received are all of good quality, it seems you must have had someone with expertise check them? That’s right, in our line of work, one must have sharp eyes and quick hands."

Wang Yongzhu hurriedly explained, "That’s not the case; it was my eldest brother who took charge of that, he has learned it from my grandfather since he was young." If only their Wang family had such spare cash.

"Then it truly is knowledge passed down through generations!" said Guan Yifei, his eyes flickered as he praised her casually.

He began to discuss the prices with Wang Yongzhu, listing them on a piece of paper as they talked.

Guan Yifei had already checked the local market prices yesterday, and now, especially in the Capital City, the same mountain goods would cost at least several times more.

With orders from Boss Zhang, he offered a very fair price, which was at least higher than what Wang Yongzhu had initially expected.

When they had sorted out the goods yesterday, they had already weighed them, and upon seeing the prices listed by Guan Yifei, Wang Yongzhu quickly calculated the profit in her heart.

After deducting the costs, they had earned nearly twenty taels from this batch of mountain goods, excluding the wolf skins, which were sold for a total of eighty taels of silver.

Wang Yongzhu’s heart settled completely. Even without the wolf skins, this was just the start; if she could earn twenty taels from the mountain goods business, she should be able to earn even more during the peak season.

Once the weight count from the warehouse was reported back, Guan Yifei double-checked it and calculated the silver he owed, totaling two hundred taels.

"A total of two hundred taels, does Miss Wang want cash or a silver note?" Guan Yifei asked.

Wang Yongzhu pondered for a moment, "Half in silver notes, half in silver." Anyhow, she wasn’t worried about theft with her storage box.

Guan Yifei promptly counted out the silver notes and silver. With that, their transaction was completed.

Wang Yongzhu then tactfully got up to leave, and it was then that Guan Yifei remembered, "The boss asked me to pass a message to Miss Wang. Everything else is not important; it’s the Yellow Pine Mushrooms you promised that are the utmost importance."

This was a reminder to Wang Yongzhu that their most important deal wasn’t the common mountain goods, but the Yellow Pine Mushrooms.

Wang Yongzhu nodded her head, "Please rest assured, Boss Zhang." She didn’t waste more words.

Guan Yifei walked Wang Yongzhu to the courtyard gate, where Jinhoo was chatting with the coachman at the gate.

Seeing the coachman, Guan Yifei couldn’t help but remind her, "If Miss wants to do long-term business with mountain goods, it’s still best to buy your own horse-drawn carriage, hiring one is not a long-term solution."

This reminded Wang Yongzhu that after Wang Yongping was injured, she had thought about buying a horse carriage. A horse carriage would be faster and more efficient when going to purchase mountain goods.

Before, the family didn’t have enough money, but now that she had earned some, it should be enough to buy a horse carriage. She would have to inquire if there were any suitable horse carriages for sale.

Just as she thought about this, Xiao Tiantian, who had been quiet for days, popped up again, "Congratulations to the host for triggering the main mission: A thousand-mile journey begins with a single step. Today, as your business is developing, don’t you find it inconvenient without suitable transportation? Please host, provide yourself with a set of transportation tools. Upon task completion, you will be rewarded with 30 Points. Would the host like to accept the mission?"

Wang Yongzhu paused, then mockingly said, "Xiao Tiantian, I think you, as a mature System, can issue your own tasks, complete them yourself, and upgrade on your own, really!"

Xiao Tiantian indicated that it wasn’t listening, playing the arrogant card, it was still a poor, hungry, Level-Two System.

If Xiao Tiantian could materialize, Wang Yongzhu probably would have disciplined this bear child-like System into line. For now, she could only bear with it and clicked to accept the task.

Since she had already taken on the task, her initial plan to head straight home was put on hold. She thought better of it and considered asking the coachman from the Horse and Carriage Shop about the situation first.

Upon exiting, she was about to settle the bill with the coachman and casually inquire about buying a horse-drawn carriage when she heard Jinhoo’s voice, "Uncle? What brings you here?"

Wang Yongzhu turned around to see Wang Yonggui, his head soaked with sweat, jogging up to them, "I was worried about you, so I followed to check on you. Did you sell everything? Any problems?"

Wang Yonggui’s gaze swiftly swept the area and quickly landed on the package in Wang Yongzhu’s hands.

"Little sister, you worked hard today! Are you tired? Here, let your third brother carry that for you, so you can rest a bit," he said, reaching to take the package from Wang Yongzhu’s hands.

Wang Yongzhu stepped aside to avoid him, her face cold, "I don’t need your help!"

She glared at Wang Yonggui, knowing that buying a horse-drawn carriage today was now impossible.

She gave the coachman his fare and whispered a few words to him, asking him to keep an eye out for a suitable carriage and slipped him a few extra Large Coins.

If the coachman could help broker a deal, he could earn a decent finder’s fee. He cheerfully agreed to everything and left.

Only then did Wang Yongzhu turn to bid farewell to Guan Yifei, who was standing at the entrance.

Wang Yonggui immediately understood that the man inside the courtyard was probably the dealer who bought the mountain goods from their family.

He quickly plastered a smile on his face, "Big Boss Guan, I’m this young lady’s older brother. Normally, us men of the house should take care of deliveries, but the fields are critical right now, and we couldn’t get away. That’s why we had my sister and nephew make the delivery. I just finished with the fields, so I hurried over as fast as I could."

"They aren’t very good at talking. If they’ve neglected you in any way, Big Boss Guan, I beg you not to take it to heart. If there’s anything, just talk to me, her brother..."

Guan Yifei was at first taken aback but quickly regained his composure. He had seen far too many such ruses where people made excuses to forge relationships and seek personal gain.

However, he took another look at Wang Yongzhu. The young Wang family lady looked decent, and that nephew of hers was also honest and straightforward, not saying more than necessary, not doing more than needed. Why was her third brother so hard to deal with?

So he merely nodded toward Wang Yongzhu, "Take care on your way back!" and turned to go back inside without another word.

Wang Yonggui, who was unwilling to give up the opportunity to network with what he perceived as an influential boss, kept calling out from behind, trying to follow him inside.

Just as his hand touched the door, he felt a sharp pain in the back of his head and everything went dark.

Guan Yifei, who had just turned to close the door, watched open-mouthed as the young Wang family lady, whom he thought of as delicate and charming, viciously swung the package in her hand right at him.

That package was holding one hundred taels of silver.

If that hit, even an iron head would be dented, wouldn’t it?

Let alone just a human head?

Wasn’t this a blatant murder of her own brother?

What to do? Although Guan Yifei had traveled the south and north, having seen many strange and extraordinary things, he couldn’t help but panic.

Wang Yongzhu slung the heroic package, which had just knocked a man unconscious, back over her shoulder, crouched down to check Wang Yonggui’s breathing, which was still normal.