Transmigrated into a slave? I raised a frontier war god while pioneering new lands.

Seeing that the two agreed, Manager Zhao turned to the young shop assistant and instructed him, "Go to the east end of town and call the second and third brothers back. Tell them I have some good stuff here."

"Tell them to come quickly. If they're late and the people are gone, don't blame me for not thinking of them."

Upon hearing this, the young waiter dared not hesitate any longer and turned to run outside.

Seeing Manager Zhao's serious expression, Xu Qinghe couldn't help but ask curiously, "Manager Zhao, who are the second and third brothers?"

Seeing her curiosity, Manager Zhao didn't hide anything from her, "The second and third sons are my brothers."

"The second son works in the leather goods business, and the third son owns a restaurant."

Upon hearing this, Xu Qinghe couldn't help but exclaim, "Wow!" "A family business!"

Although Manager Zhao didn't understand what Xu Qinghe meant by "family business," he guessed it from Xu Qinghe's expression and said somewhat embarrassedly, "It was left to us by the older generation; it's nothing."

"No, no, no, the fact that you've managed to run the business left by the older generation so well shows that you're truly capable."

Manager Zhao: "What's the point of talking about real skills? Everyone's just trying to make a living."

"You guys sit here for a while, I'll go tidy up in the back."

Because Xu Qinghe and Shen Zhi arrived early, the shopkeeper got up and came to greet them without even washing up.

Xu Qinghe and Shen Zhi knew that Manager Zhao was going to meet someone soon, and it wouldn't look good for him to be disheveled, so they didn't say anything after hearing the news.

After Manager Zhao left, Xu Qinghe looked at the boxes of medicinal herbs filling the room and couldn't help but complain to Shen Zhi, "Manager Zhao really trusts us. He's not afraid that we'll run off with his herbs."

Looking at Xu Qinghe's quirky and clever appearance, Shen Zhi smiled and said, "No."

Xu Qinghe: "What can't you do?"

Shen Zhi: "We won't run away with the stuff."

Xu Qinghe was taken aback. "Why?"

"What if I take the stuff and run away?"

Shen Zhi: "Have you forgotten what the shopkeeper just said?"

"This shop was left to him by the older generation, which means he has been running this shop since he was a child."

"Just think, at his age, how many people must he have seen?"

"Do you think he can't tell us apart?"

Xu Qinghe pouted, somewhat displeased, "Do I really look that kind?"

Shen Zhi: "Mm."

Xu Qinghe...

The young waiter returned breathlessly amidst their bickering, and as soon as he entered, he said, still out of breath, "Young Master Song, Madam Song, the second and third managers are right behind us."

"You two must wait for them, they'll be here soon."

Seeing the young waiter's anxious expression, Xu Qinghe's initial dissatisfaction with him vanished.

"We're not in a hurry. Take a breath before you speak."

The young waiter was relieved to hear this, and then a wealthy-looking man dressed in gold silk rushed in from outside.

He came in, just like the young waiter, breathless from running. He held his knees and panted for a while before asking the waiter, "Where is he?"

The waiter immediately pointed to Xu Qinghe and Shen Zhi sitting next to him. The shopkeeper was surprised to find them sitting right there. His expression froze for a moment, but he quickly recovered.

"So it's just the two of you who want to sell leather?" He said this with a hint of arrogance.

Before Xu Qinghe could answer, Shen Zhi said first, "Yes."

The shopkeeper had initially tried to act tough with them, but upon seeing Shen Zhi's intimidating face, he immediately cowered, asking, "Where's the leather?"

As soon as he finished speaking, Shen Zhi pulled the basket on his back to his side, exposing the pure black bear skin to the second shopkeeper.

The second shopkeeper's eyes suddenly flashed with intense light, and he reached out to grab the black bear skin.

Shen Zhi offered a faint rebuttal, then said somewhat guiltily, "The quality of my black bear skin is rather average."

At this moment, the second manager's eyes were fixed on the rare black bear skin, and he didn't care what Shen Zhi was saying. Without thinking, he said, "What's so special about that? Being able to get black bear skin is a great skill."

Seeing his reaction, Shen Zhi didn't say anything more, but simply withdrew her hand.

The second manager, still basking in his joy, turned to the young shop assistant and said, "Come on, get it out for me."

After saying that, the two of them brought out the black bear skin. As soon as the black bear skin was opened, it instantly became radiant.

The second shopkeeper stared at the exceptionally translucent black bear skin, and the corners of his mouth twitched involuntarily.

This injury is so severe! A huge hole with tiny openings.

"Who killed him?" the second manager asked angrily.

Shen Zhi: "Me."

Second Manager...

"That's too cruel! How could such fine skin be damaged like this?"

Xu Qinghe: "If it weren't injured like this, one person simply couldn't kill it."

The second manager's eyes widened suddenly, and he asked in disbelief, "You killed him all by yourself?"

Shen Zhi: "Mm."

The shopkeeper said, "Impressive skills, but it's a pity about the hide; it won't fetch a good price."

Shen Zhi: "How many can you sell for?"

"If your leather were in perfect condition, without a single scratch, it could fetch a hundred or eighty taels, but this one can only sell for twenty taels at most."

Shen Zhi: "Okay."

"I have two more hides, could you take a look at them together?" he said, handing over Xu Qinghe's basket.

The second shopkeeper glanced at the rabbit skin inside and said without hesitation, "This scrap of fur is worth at most fifteen coins." With that, he threw the rabbit skin out.

Just when he thought the other one was also a rabbit pelt, he was stunned when he saw the fox pelt.

"Fox fur?"

Having learned his lesson from the black bear skin incident, the second manager dared not get agitated again this time.

He obediently took out the fox pelt and began to examine it against the sunlight.

The entire fox pelt was evenly shiny, and apart from the arrow wound on its neck, there was no other trace of its fur.

"Beautiful, this one is really beautiful."

"If only the arrow wound weren't so obvious."

Shen Zhi: "How much can this sell for?"

The second manager held up three fingers and said, "Thirty taels."

Xu Qinghe glanced at Shen Zhi subconsciously, and saw Shen Zhi nod without hesitation, "Okay."

Upon hearing this, the second manager turned around and scolded the young waiter, "Hurry up and call your manager out so he can pay for me first."

The young waiter initially looked troubled, but seeing the second manager glaring at him, he went to call Manager Zhao.

Just then, a man who looked similar to the second manager rushed in.

He came in and shouted, "Where's the stuff?"

Shen Zhi: "Here."

No sooner had he finished speaking than the third shopkeeper rushed over impatiently and immediately spotted the black bear paw in the basket on his back.

"Is this yours?"

Shen Zhi: "Mm."

Upon hearing this, the third shopkeeper reached out and took out the black bear paw. Not minding the blood, he leaned over and began to smell it.

Seeing his reaction, Shen Zhi offered an explanation: "It was killed last night, so it should be fresh."

Third Manager: "Not bad."

"Fifteen taels."

Shen Zhi frowned. "Eighteen taels."