Returning to 84, hunting for wealth, one person feeding three families.

"I mocked you before just to get you to quit."

"The situation in the mountains is complicated. Without an elder to guide you, you are bound to encounter some danger."

"Thanks a lot this time. My name is Baldness, brother. Consider it a debt of life to you."

The boy stepped forward and thanked Ye Chen.

Ye Chen waved his hand and asked, "Did you look around after you came down?"

"I was too busy with my master. Besides, the cave is complicated. Unless absolutely necessary, it's best not to wander around."

"Let's hurry up and get up there, before anything goes wrong."

The balding man responded, and at the end, he even grabbed Ye Chen's hand and urged him on.

Ye Chen nodded silently, helped the balding man tie up with ropes.

Afterwards, Li Yan at the cave entrance was notified to pull people out.

Seeing his master freed, the bald man was filled with gratitude: "Brothers, I was just being mean before, thank you so much this time."

Ye Chen waved his hand and then walked deeper into the cave without looking back.

"You go up first. I'm more curious about this place and plan to go inside the cave to take a look!"

"You..." Seeing that Ye Chen had already taken a few steps while speaking, the bald man was stunned.

An outsider, whom I warned beforehand, still dares to be so bold?

If he encounters any danger, wouldn't he be afraid?

"Wait for me!" After hesitating for a moment, the balding man still followed.

"You've helped me, I'll go in with you and take a look!"

Seeing the determined look on the balding man's face, Ye Chen smiled inwardly.

This guy is cold on the outside but warm on the inside.

He's someone worth befriending.

……

A short while later.

The two walked along the cave entrance and soon saw a light in the distance.

"This place is connected to another cave entrance. It seems that this cave entrance is well-lit and the drop is not that big."

The balding man spoke, letting out a sigh of relief.

Ye Chen's expression hardened as he considered a possibility.

In his past life, it is very likely that he and his master harvested the Ganoderma lucidum here.

Unable to wait for rescue, the two risked exploring and discovered another entrance to the cave.

The Ganoderma lucidum should be here.

This trip was definitely worthwhile!

"Look, there's a treasure here!" Just as Ye Chen was stunned, the balding man next to him suddenly screamed.

Under the sunlight, a dead tree was covered with Ganoderma lucidum mushrooms of various shapes.

The largest one, shaped like a fan, is definitely from a bygone era!

"Master said that Ganoderma lucidum doesn't grow very fast. Usually, a ten-year-old Ganoderma lucidum is only the size of a palm. But the Ganoderma lucidum here are all like fan-shaped pieces, at least nearly a hundred years old!"

"On the market, a ten-year-old Ganoderma lucidum costs only a few dozen yuan, but once it is over a hundred years old, a single Ganoderma lucidum can be sold for at least four or five hundred yuan."

"There are at least a dozen Ganoderma lucidum plants here. We've struck it rich!"

The balding man spoke, but then paused, stunned.

Then, gritting his teeth, he turned to Ye Chen and made his statement.

"Brother, you saved my master's life this time, and if you hadn't insisted on investigating, we wouldn't have discovered these Ganoderma lucidum mushrooms."

"I'll help you pick the Ganoderma lucidum later. All of these are yours; I won't take a penny!"

This kid has a bottom line!

He's a promising talent!

Ye Chen raised an eyebrow, his opinion of balding rising considerably.

Whether they are hunters or mountain herders, it's a profession that involves living on the edge of a knife, and most of them only care about money.

For money, they would even betray their own parents.

There aren't many things as particular as baldness these days!

Logically speaking, someone who is balding should understand that helping them is merely icing on the cake.

Even without my help, he and his master could have escaped.

After all, the hole we just saw is connected to another exit, which can be easily discovered with a little exploration.

Even with a receding hairline, he can still say such things. Just that kind of loyalty is enough to earn him respect!

For a moment, Ye Chen felt a desire to befriend him and immediately waved his hand in agreement.

"Well then, brother, we can't let you make a wasted trip."

"Later, you help me pick some Ganoderma lucidum. After we get out, you'll get 20% of the profits. You take me to sell them and we'll split the money!"

"This...isn't that a bit inappropriate?"

"Enough with the nonsense. If you consider me a friend, then it's settled!"

Ye Chen interrupted the balding man's hesitation and said affirmatively.

In the end, one has no choice but to accept baldness.

The two of them immediately stepped forward and picked the Ganoderma lucidum.

After meeting up with Li Yan, they returned to the village and, at the invitation of the balding man, went to his home.

"Brother Ye Chen, thank you very much this time."

"Although Master lost a leg, he still managed to pick so many Ganoderma lucidum mushrooms. Even if we split it in half, it should be worth over a thousand yuan."

"That should be enough to treat Master's leg."

On the kang (a heated brick bed) at home, the bald man said excitedly.

Ye Chen then entrusted the matter, saying, "Brother, you are more familiar with Cat Village, so I'll trouble you to figure out how to sell the Ganoderma lucidum."

"Okay, leave it to me!"

The balding man patted his chest and assured him, then told Ye Chen and Li Yan to wait there.

He carried Ganoderma lucidum alone and sold it outside.

There are many business owners in the village who specialize in collecting goods, and people like Xie Ding all have their own channels for collecting goods.

Soon, Xie Ding took the goods and went to find the previous buyer, Boss Zheng.

The other party was shocked and quickly took a look. In the end, they offered a high price of eight thousand yuan for the dozen or so Ganoderma lucidum plants!

"Brother, this price is quite reasonable; you definitely won't get ripped off!"

"Alright, that's the price then, Boss Zheng. Same old terms, cash on delivery!"

Xie Ding nodded, the money was handed over, and he turned and left with a bag of Chinese currency.

But Xie Ding didn't expect that as soon as he left, Boss Zheng's face had already darkened.

"I didn't bring much cash this time, and this one deal cost me almost half of it. I don't know how this guy surnamed Xie got so lucky!"

"However, I must find a way to get this money back."

"Haitao, you and your two brothers keep an eye on this kid. If he ever goes into the mountains again, find a way to get the money back for me!"

"Don't worry, boss!"

As soon as Boss Zheng finished speaking, a man walked out from behind him. He was nearly two meters tall and his muscles were bulging.

This arrangement is clearly a scheme to double-cross someone.

Even Boss Zheng was somewhat unwilling to accept such a huge sum of eight thousand yuan, so he naturally came up with a crooked idea!

……

Fifteen minutes later, he was balding at home.

The balding man took out the large sum of money and explained it to Ye Chen.

"Brother Ye, here's eight thousand yuan. I didn't hide a single penny."

"If you don't believe me, feel free to search me!"

"If I didn't trust you, would I have let you take the things?" Ye Chen smiled.

He counted out 1,600 yuan from the cash and handed it to the balding man.

The balding man frowned, looking somewhat hesitant: "Brother Ye, this is too much..."

He followed his master to the mountains, and if he was lucky, he could earn a few hundred yuan a month.

Although I've done big business before, I've never experienced a deal worth thousands!

"You saved me and my master, and you even gave me so much money. I feel unworthy of it. So, at most, I'll..."

"Alright, enough rambling. We agreed on a 20/80 split."

Ye Chen interrupted him directly and then spoke.

"However, you can have the money, but you also need to do us a favor. My friend and I will be staying at your place for the next few days."

"When we go into the mountains again, come along and help me out. Don't worry, you won't suffer any losses!"