The village beauty and me!

"What do you mean? What do you mean you didn't lose?"

"Aren't you still missing one last medicinal herb that you haven't gotten yet?" Zhao Yaru stared at Chen Huan in confusion.

"We really couldn't get it originally."

"But you found it for me, so now I should thank you." Chen Huan said with a smile.

"I found it for you, do you even know what you're saying?" Zhao Yaru found it somewhat amusing.

They believed that Chen Huan was talking nonsense because she was upset.

But Chen Huan just smiled and pointed to the side, "It's this one."

Zhao Yaru followed the gaze and screamed in terror, "Isn't that the snake from earlier?"

"Why didn't you kill it!"

The red-banded snake had slowly awakened and was constantly shaking its body.

The thought of being bitten made Zhao Yaru turn pale with fright.

"I need to keep the snake venom for medicinal purposes."

"What's the point of using it if it's dead?"

"How come you don't know how to care for small animals at all?" Chen Huan teased seriously.

He then emptied the mineral water bottle he was carrying and put the finger-thick red snake inside.

"Snake venom?"

"Are you really going to give me a bath with snake venom? That doesn't make any sense!" Zhao Yaru was still very suspicious.

The main issue is a slight psychological resistance.

"Fight poison with poison, don't you understand?"

"More than 90% of the herbs I picked today are inherently poisonous."

"Using any one of them alone could cause excruciating pain, or even lead to death."

  

"But when combined properly, they can stimulate the body's vitality and inject new life into the internal organs," Chen Huan explained slowly.

Zhao Yaru listened thoughtfully, "You're a practitioner of traditional Chinese medicine, so whatever you say makes sense."

"I took a medicinal bath after I got back. If it really works, I'll be able to feel it."

"At that time, I will naturally keep my promise."

"I'll give you that Cullinan."

Chen Huan raised an eyebrow. "No wonder he's in business, he's got guts."

"Now that we've gathered all the herbs, let's go back."

The two of them returned with different feelings in their hearts.

When they arrived at the river, they found someone guarding near Chen Huan's pickup truck.

"Li Manjiang?" Chen Huan recognized the other person and immediately frowned.

This old guy has caused himself a lot of trouble these past two days.

Although it gave him quite a hard time, just seeing him made people feel uneasy.

Unlike usual, this time Li Manjiang showed a fawning smile from afar.

He approached with bows and scrapes, greeting them, "Mr. Chen, Ms. Zhao, have you gone to the mountains for a vacation?"

"What a great time!"

"I've been waiting here for a while."

Zhao Yaru didn't bother with him at all. She was already a little tired, so she went straight to the car to rest.

Chen Huan sized up the pretentious Li Manjiang and asked coldly, "What are you planning now?"

"Didn't you have enough fun before, so you're looking for more excitement?"

Li Manjiang quickly shook his head, "I'm not young anymore, I can't take any more hardship, and I don't like any kind of excitement."

"I've experienced Boss Chen's methods firsthand, so I'll never dare to offend him again."

"I came here to let you know that I have already sent people to clean up the river channel that was previously damaged by sewage."

"Do you think we should go and inspect it? If it's feasible, I'll dig open the dam and release the water."

"Let's put our past grievances behind us, what do you say?"

This guy actually came over to make friends, or rather, to curry favor.

Chen Huan glanced in the direction of the pickup truck.

It is clear that this is still Zhao Yaru's role.

Li Manjiang's financial backer held the Zhao family in great awe and fear, so he immediately put pressure on Li Manjiang.

That's why this old bastard abandoned his dignity and came here to wag his tail and beg for mercy.

"If you had known this would happen, why did you do it in the first place?" Chen Huan said with a look of disgust, delivering a sarcastic remark.

They did not respond favorably to Li Manjiang's ingratiating attitude.

After all, this old man is utterly wicked, and he has only himself to blame for ending up in this state.

Next, I went upstream and carefully inspected the river channel.

Just as Li Manjiang said, the area had been quickly cleaned up, and releasing water would not have any impact on his aquaculture area.

Seeing that Chen Huan was satisfied, Li Manjiang finally breathed a sigh of relief.

He reiterated, "I was wrong before, and I will never dare to cause you any more trouble. I will also stop harvesting those rosewood trees."

"Could you please tell the Zhao family that this matter should be dropped?"

Chen Huan hadn't originally intended to pursue the matter further.

But when I turned my head and looked at the vast forest, a new idea suddenly came to me.

"Those trees of yours are basically stuck with you, aren't they?"

"If we can't harvest the rosewood, it's like we're losing money, isn't it?"

Li Manjiang smiled wryly, "Yes, it cost a lot of money, and we haven't even broken even yet."

"However, this is all my own fault, and I don't mean to blame Boss Chen."

Looking at Li Manjiang's pathetic and disgusting appearance, Chen Huan frowned. "You know the reason yourself."

"Since your attitude is quite good, I'll give you some pointers."

"Transfer all the forests you contracted to me."

"You need to be sincere about the price, but of course I won't let you suffer too much of a loss."

"This way, both sides are satisfied, and you can recoup some of your losses."

Li Manjiang blinked, a hint of hatred flashing in his eyes.

He instinctively felt that Chen Huan was ultimately after the precious, unharvested trees in the forest.

This is an attempt to make money through this opportunity.

But now that things have come to this, Li Manjiang has no way to fight back.

After all, there was that fox spirit guarding the mountain, so it was impossible for his people to even step on half a log.

Instead of letting the forest, which has been the subject of a large investment, go to waste, it would be better to sublet it all to him, as Chen Huan suggested. Whatever amount of capital they could recoup would be a profit.

Li Manjiang, being a man of some composure, hesitated for a few seconds before immediately agreeing, "In that case, thank you very much for your consideration, Boss Chen."

"I spent about two million yuan to contract the entire area..."

Before he could finish speaking, Chen Huan interrupted, "I'll offer a million; if you don't want to, then forget it."

Li Manjiang was so angry he almost had a stroke on the spot.

It's less than half the price! This kid is really asking for the moon.

Despite his anger, he dared not show it on his face.

He nodded half-heartedly, "One million it is, just consider it making friends."

"After all, we don't live far apart, we see each other all the time, so it's easy to talk about."

"I'll prepare the contract and paperwork soon. Could you please provide me with your contact information, Mr. Chen?"

Chen Huan was also surprised that the other party agreed so readily.

Of course, I didn't intend to give him my contact information.

He was simply told to communicate with his secretary, Zhao Jingjing.

This is a small matter, and it's enough to leave it to Miss Zhao.

Li Manjiang dared not object, obediently agreed, and then left with unsteady steps.

Chen Huan looked around smugly at the large grove of trees that was about to become his private property.

He then climbed into the driver's seat of the pickup truck, ready to return to the village.

The phone rang as soon as I started.

Upon answering, Zhao Liping's anxious voice came through the phone, "Chen Huan, I'm in trouble and urgently need help..."