Chapter 371: Chapter 371

Over here, Zhao Guangran was caught in all sorts of tragedies, feeling every bit of unhappiness, and in the house that day, Li Jian Country was also left speechless.

Li Jian Country thought that even though he had already swallowed his pride to approach Zhao Gang, Zhao Gang still maintained this attitude, which he found truly excessive.

Li Jian Country’s mood instantly soured, and his face turned all sorts of unpleasant shades.

Zhao Gang noticed Li Jian Country’s discomfort and let out a gentle sigh, "Captain, I also want to sell the goods, but I’ve checked with the nearby county towns, and they’ve all hit their quotas. What can I do?"

Zhao Gang wore a look of grievance, "Who wouldn’t want to earn some extra money, but what can I do if I can’t sell it?"

"Last time, I even went to the county hospital to ask, and they said all the herbal medicine is allocated from above."

"I also asked at the pharmaceutical factory, and they too said it’s allocated from above and that they won’t purchase from private individuals." Zhao Gang’s face showed signs of weariness.

Zhan Jing initially didn’t want to speak, but seeing Li Jian Country still looking dissatisfied, she felt a surge of anger.

"Captain, last time you talked about sharing herbal medicine with people from neighboring villages, I agreed without any hesitation, didn’t I?" Zhan Jing asked bluntly.

Not the whole family can be weak. Someone has to be strong, and at this moment, Zhan Jing felt she had to be firm.

Seeing Zhan Jing speak, Li Jian Country felt a bit intimidated by her, which really surprised him; he never thought he would be afraid of Zhan Jing.

"No." Li Jian Country thought it might have been better if Zhan Jing had been stingy and refused last time, saving him from this predicament now.

"Last time we didn’t hide anything, and this time we’re not going to either. You see all that herbal medicine at home; if there were a way to sell it, don’t you think I would have already done it?"

"Do you think we’re too easy-going, always showing up whenever there’s a problem, and you feel we’re easy to bully? Now you see we can’t solve this problem, so you think we’re difficult." Zhan Jing’s frustration was evident.

She looked at Li Jian Country without kindness, "I know the captain’s days haven’t been easy lately, but neither have ours."

"The kids at home have tanned, but nothing has been sold."

"Did we bother you with this, Captain? We just had to swallow it ourselves."

"After all, we can’t bother the captain with such trivial matters, right?" Zhan Jing made it clear that while they had encountered problems, they didn’t know how to handle them and didn’t want to put Li Jian Country in a tough spot.

"Captain, really, don’t be mad. Because of this, the kids at home have been restless. It’s hard seeing all the hard work in growing herbal medicine go to waste."

Zhan Jing and Zhao Gang played good cop, bad cop, leaving Li Jian Country dumbfounded, unsure how to react.

Say Zhao Gang didn’t exert himself? They had so much herbal medicine yet couldn’t think of a way to sell it, creating all kinds of anxiety in their hearts.

"Sigh, this was really not well thought out from the start." How could Li Jian Country express it, should he really turn against Zhao Gang and the others?

Li Jian Country and his people could honestly go back to work in the fields, but could Li Jian Country endure the retaliation from Zhao Gang afterward?

Li Jian Country truly didn’t dare to gamble, initially seeing a big achievement turn into a potential downfall in his hands, leaving him clueless.

Neighboring villages reportedly also had a surplus of herbal medicine they couldn’t sell, causing some unrest as well.

"It was really a mad rush, and no one ended up well." Li Jian Country couldn’t help but lament. Dıscover more novels at novｅlfire.net

What could Zhao Gang say if not for Li Jian Country and his people’s selfish motives that led to the situation developing into this mess? Thinking could drive him crazy.

"Things will slowly get better." Zhao Gang could only stammer this.

As for how things would look next year, Zhao Gang wasn’t concerned; they might not even be in the Northeast next year, and future developments there wouldn’t concern them at all.

Sure, they could hope for next year, but could they really afford to hope? Li Jian Country found himself in a daze.

"Actually, thinking from another perspective, wouldn’t life have been the same without collecting herbs?"

"Now with the income from herbs, things are a bit better for everyone."

Zhao Gang didn’t want to coax, but seeing Li Jian Country so lifeless, there was a faint sense of pity in his heart.

Li Jian Country understood that principle; no matter how tough times were back then, they got through it, so there’s no reason to feel like it’s unbearably tough now.

It’s just that everyone’s gotten used to a large sum of money coming in, and now, with much less, it dampens the mood.

Zhao Gang thought, once he had said what needed to be said, whether Li Jian Country understood it wasn’t his concern; he had already done his part.

Li Jian Country walked out of the Zhao Family devoid of energy and in a daze, truly clueless about what to do. He knew all the villagers were waiting for him to bring back good news, but there wasn’t any, leaving him uncertain of their reactions.

Li Jian Country’s mood was as gloomy as it could be, especially since not even Zhao Gang had a solution—what was he supposed to do?

Gong Ruini and the others hadn’t eavesdropped on Zhao Gang’s conversation, but seeing Li Jian Country stagger away through the window, they understood he was very unhappy.

"That’s how it should be." Zhao Guangran said viciously, "Otherwise, they’d really think we’re pushovers."

This time, Zhao Xuran didn’t speak, just watched Li Jian Country as he left.

A casual glance back from Gong Ruini caught Zhao Xuran’s gaze, genuinely scaring her, making her feel immense pressure.

Wasn’t he supposed to be a warm guy? How did his gaze suddenly get so gloomy? It seems it’s no surprise Zhao Xuran would become a CEO, leading Shiyu Hall with such capability—he’s truly an extraordinary person.

"What’s up?" Zhao Xuran retracted his gaze and noticed Gong Ruini flinch. What’s going on? Could the girl be having an epileptic episode?

Gong Ruini laughed to show she was fine, please, Zhao Xuran couldn’t know what she was thinking of him, or else she’d definitely be in for a bad time.

Anyway, since the gaze wasn’t directed at her, why should she be scared?

"Bro, your gaze was terrifying just now." Zhao Guangran had a genuinely scared expression.

Honestly, Zhao Guangran was really frightened by his big brother’s gaze; he never knew his brother could have such a fierce look.

Zhao Guangran felt all sorts of relief that his big brother had never given him that look before. If he had, his legs would have surely gone weak.

What an idiot—not noticing she’d already diverted the topic? Why bring it up again, letting it turn awkward for her?

Gong Ruini made a slightly scary gesture, "Brother Xuran, I know that gaze is meant for bad people."

"We’re all good people, so you wouldn’t use that gaze on us, right?" Gong Ruini showed she wasn’t that scared, unlike Zhao Guangran, who was supposed to be a man but acted so timid.

Yeah, exactly, his big brother would never give him that look, so why be so nervous?

But before Zhao Guangran could breathe a sigh of relief, "That’s not certain; whoever doesn’t behave, I’ll give them that look."

Alright then, his heart couldn’t settle easily. His own big brother was so over-the-top, targeting him in all sorts of ways. It was clearly Li Jian Country’s fault; how could he put this on him? Zhao Guangran felt unjustified.

Whether Zhao Guangran was lucky or not didn’t matter to Zhao Xuran, "Alright, let’s go find Mom and Dad."

With Li Jian Country gone, the adults probably had things to say to these kids.