Era: Seven money-losing girls? They're trying to trick me into having a daughter again!

Seeing Boss Du's excited expression, Fang Wei secretly sneered to himself.

Weren't you putting on airs just now? Why aren't you putting on airs now?

But his expression didn't change. He scratched the back of his head and said somewhat embarrassedly, "Boss Du, to be honest, I was just lucky."

"I found these six Gastrodia elata plants by chance when I went hunting in the deep mountains."

A clear look of disappointment flashed across Boss Du's face: "Just these six? No more?"

"Well, I don't know if there are any left."

Fang Wei looked completely honest and simple. "Boss Du knows I'm just a country bumpkin. If I didn't happen to know about gastrodia elata, I would have just treated it like a weed and left it there."

Wang Hongzhong listened from the side, and his eyebrows twitched slightly.

Although he didn't know if Fang Wei was telling the truth, the kid wasn't like this last time he was in his office.

Back then, Fang Wei was polite, but his words and actions revealed a sense of experience and shrewdness, unlike his current demeanor.

"Old Du, Brother Fang is a very honest man."

Wang Hongzhong did not expose Fang Wei's lie, but simply said, "These few Gastrodia elata plants are indeed rare and top-quality."

"You're in the medicinal herb business, you know more about it than I do, you should be able to tell how rare this is."

Boss Du nodded and then looked at the six Gastrodia elata plants.

Of course he could tell.

Having worked in this industry for decades and handled countless precious medicinal herbs, he could count the number of times he had seen wild Gastrodia elata of this quality on one hand.

Such rare and precious materials are extremely rare and hard to come by.

If he could acquire these few Gastrodia elata plants and resell them back in the province, he could earn at least double the price difference!

More importantly, Boss Du had already realized that this man named Fang Wei was not telling the truth at all, and that he must still have Gastrodia elata of this quality in his possession!

"Brother Fang,"

Boss Du carefully placed the gastrodia elata back on the table, his tone becoming much warmer: "How about this, I'll buy all of these gastrodia elata for two hundred and fifty yuan!"

Two hundred and fifty yuan?!

Although Wang Hongzhong knew that this quality of Gastrodia elata was not cheap, he did not expect Lao Du to ask for such a price right away, which was already quite high!

Fang Wei did some mental calculations and realized that the price was a little lower than he had expected, not as outrageous as the price he had overheard in his previous life.

If Boss Du resells it, the price will definitely double or triple, and the profit should break even with the price he offered.

However, I didn't lose anything.

"Two hundred and fifty yuan?!"

Fang Wei feigned surprise and chuckled, "Boss Du, you're not kidding me, are you? These few Gastrodia elata plants are really worth that much money?"

"I, Du, never joke with my friends when I'm in business."

Boss Du was very straightforward. He took out a leather envelope from his briefcase and counted out twenty-five ten-yuan bills, placing them in front of Fang Wei.

"Brother Fang, if you think this price is acceptable, then just click the button, and our deal will be done."

"This price is definitely no problem!"

Fang Wei picked up the stack of money and counted it one by one. There were twenty-five bills, not one missing.

"Boss Du truly lives up to his reputation as a big businessman; he's incredibly efficient!"

"No problem, no problem, Brother Fang. If you come across anything like this again, be sure to contact me immediately."

Boss Du pulled a business card from his pocket and handed it to Fang Wei, saying, "As long as the quality is good, price is not a problem. I'll buy as many as you have!"

"I guarantee you, the price I'll give you will definitely not be lower than the market price."

He could guess why Fang Wei only brought such a small amount of goods, but it didn't matter. As long as the initial steps were taken, it wouldn't be difficult to continue making transactions later.

Boss Du didn't believe that any pharmacy in this small town could offer a higher price than him; he was sure Fang Wei would come back to him again.

Fang Wei took the business card and glanced at it. It read "Du Guohong, Hongyuan Medicinal Herbs Store" and had a phone number printed on it.

"Don't worry, Boss Du, as soon as I can find something like this again, I'll contact you immediately!"

He plans to use the old forest farm to grow medicinal herbs, and he will definitely have a lot of dealings with Boss Du in the future.

Wang Hongzhong smiled happily. Although the two hundred and fifty yuan had nothing to do with him, he had made the connection, and Lao Du would naturally owe him a favor.

"Brother Fang, don't leave today! Stay for a meal! I'll cook some good dishes for you myself!"

"No, no!"

Fang Wei quickly declined, "Brother Wang, Boss Du, I still have a lot of work to do in my field, so I won't bother you today. I'll definitely come another day!"

He cupped his hands in greeting to the two men, then turned and left the private room.

Wang Hongzhong quickly followed and saw him out of the restaurant.

"Is this Fang Wei someone who specializes in hanging around in the mountains?"

After his old friend returned, Boss Du finally asked, "How did you two meet?"

"I bought a litter of wild boars from him last time."

Wang Hongzhong recounted all the information he had gathered: "I heard he used to be a gambling addict, but recently he seems to have completely changed for the better."

"A gambling addict?"

Boss Du frowned. He didn't like doing business with people who lacked integrity, as it was easy to make a mess of things.

"That's all in the past."

Wang Hongzhong knew what Boss Du was thinking and continued, "I think this kid has a bit of luck on him."

"How so?"

"They all live in the countryside, but this kid has managed to dig up wild Ganoderma lucidum and hunt wild boars."

Wang Hongzhong picked up a Gastrodia elata plant from the table. "Look, we've dug up another one of this quality. I reckon he must have made several hundred yuan from all the stuff he's sold lately."

"Moreover, he had just contracted an old forest in their village."

"Wild Ganoderma lucidum?"

A hint of surprise flashed across Boss Du's face as he pressed, "Who did he sell his wild Ganoderma lucidum to? What quality was it?"

"I just sold it a few days ago to the town's pharmacy."

Wang Hongzhong put the gastrodia elata back on the table and said with a smile, "I heard it was from a good year, and the pharmacy owner gave him more than sixty yuan."

"I think he doesn't have any wild Ganoderma lucidum left, only this Gastrodia elata."

"How did he manage to get so much stuff from the mountain in just a few days?"

Upon hearing the price, Boss Du knew that the wild Ganoderma lucidum must be quite old, and he felt a little regretful that he hadn't been able to get it.

"I see."

Wang Hongzhong poured himself a cup of tea, took a sip, and couldn't help but shake his head, saying with a sigh, "So, God is really unfair."

"I specifically had my buddy find out that Fang Wei used to be a hopeless gambler, gambling to the point that his wife and children were starving to death."

"But recently, for some reason, he suddenly started doing serious work, as if he had been woken up by someone."

"And he happened to encounter something that other people go up the mountain every few days and never come across!"

"Don't you think God has been too good to him?"

Boss Du also picked up his teacup and silently took a sip. If that were the case, then Fang Wei did indeed have some luck.