God-Level Special Forces Soldier-Chapter 646 - 643: Purchasing Medicinal Herbs

Sun Bo furrowed his brow, finding himself in a bit of a bind. Xiao Tian and the others hadn’t expressed any intention of making large-scale herbal purchases, and considering they had saved his life, Sun Bo couldn’t refuse them either.

After pondering for a moment, Sun Bo could only reply, "Let me ask them for you!"

Just as he finished speaking and before he could turn around, a hearty voice reached his ears from afar.

"Old Sun, you’re treating us like outsiders! When guests arrive, you don’t even mention it, just thinking about making a fortune quietly by yourself."

Without looking, Sun Bo could tell that this teasing voice belonged to none other than the opportunistic Old Wei. Immediately, he retorted, "You’re really shameless. Who was it yesterday..."

Old Wei interrupted, "No point talking about useless things. Everyone should make money together, don’t you think?"

The crowd began nodding in agreement, making Sun Bo secretly think that Old Wei was still as shameless as ever.

"Old Sun, you look honest most of the time, but when you see money, you show your true colors!"

"I think Old Sun is planning to save some money and find another wife."

"Hahahahahaha!"

Listening to the playful banter of his old friends, Sun Bo’s expression changed several times, but he knew they meant no harm. After all, they’ve lived in the village together for most of their lives, everyone knows each other well.

Attracted by the noise, Xiao Tian approached Sun Bo and looked curiously at the gathered crowd, asking, "Sun Bo, what’s all this?"

Sun Bo gave a wry smile but hadn’t started to explain when the neighbors began speaking over each other, explaining their intentions.

"We heard that Old Sun’s house has guests coming to buy herbs. That must be you, right?"

"We mainly wanted to invite you to our place to see if there’s anything you need. The price is all negotiable."

"Yes, yes, come to my house first. I’ve got everything! There’s almost nothing from Kunlun Mountain that I don’t have!"

Within a few words, Xiao Tian understood the crowd’s intentions. Seeing Sun Bo looking at him apologetically, he smiled and said, "Alright, let’s go have a look then!"

Hearing Xiao Tian agree to have a look, the crowd cheered and began preparing their pitches, eager to sell their herbs.

Fearing Xiao Tian might misunderstand and think they are trying to force him into buying, Sun Bo pulled him aside and whispered, "If you don’t want to buy, don’t feel pressured. They won’t make things difficult for you."

Xiao Tian shook his head and explained, "Last night, I looked through your family’s ancient texts. There are a few prescriptions that are useful to me, and I’m hoping to gather the herbs listed on them."

Hearing Xiao Tian’s reason, Sun Bo nodded in agreement and followed him to the neighbors’ homes to make purchases.

This was also to prevent Xiao Tian from being taken advantage of. Although he was different from the usual herb dealers, those people weren’t aware, and most here had even received counterfeit money from unscrupulous dealers.

If Xiao Tian were treated as a shady herb dealer, it would indeed be quite laughable!

Furthermore, from Sun Bo’s perspective, Xiao Tian is young and likely less experienced than himself, so he could offer advice as they went along. He continued to follow him, taking the opportunity to explain to the old neighbors.

When they heard that Xiao Tian had scolded foreign herb thieves and saved Sun Bo, the crowd was full of praise, with some even offering to sell their herbs to him at half the price.

This truly showed their hatred for those foreign bandits!

...

After a morning of selecting, everyone’s mood was mixed.

Knowing Xiao Tian’s deeds, the villagers naturally wouldn’t use their usual tricks to deceive him, saving Sun Bo a lot of effort.

Of course, given Xiao Tian’s keen eye, it would have been difficult to fool him anyway!

However, the casual remarks Xiao Tian made while choosing herbs left Sun Bo secretly amazed. Such keen insight and knowledge at a young age were truly remarkable!

Sun Bo felt a sense of relief knowing he hadn’t misjudged, hoping the ancient texts would reach their potential in Xiao Tian’s hands.

As for the villagers, they were all elated and deeply grateful to Xiao Tian, as he offered prices higher than the market rate, truly a generous act!

After a morning of purchases, naturally, the treasure trove amassed during his days as a rapist had been spent in full, leaving the three of them without a dime in cash.

However, in a place where spending money is difficult, no one minded these things.

At noon, just as Sun Bo was about to prepare lunch, Old Wei’s loud voice rang out from outside: "Old Sun, we’re having a feast at the Shi Family house today. Hurry and bring those four young folks over!"

Following Sun Bo, the group walked while Xiao Tian curiously asked, "I remember there wasn’t anyone with the last name Shi this morning, was there?"

Sun Bo was somewhat surprised by Xiao Tian’s memory and sighed before explaining, "Old Shi had an accident picking herbs five years ago and fell from a great height. Fortunately, Liu found him and carried him back."

"Old Shi survived, but his leg was broken, and he could no longer pick herbs. Unable to make a living, he moved away with his son six months later."

At this point, Sun Bo spoke with a touch of melancholy, "We know he didn’t want to leave, but he couldn’t stand the thought of living on our charity."

After a pause, Sun Bo continued, "Before Old Shi left, he specifically asked us to use his home as a place to gather with old friends occasionally."

"Since then, whenever someone hunts something, we all gather at Old Shi’s for a feast!"

After Sun Bo’s explanation, the group fell silent for a while and Melinda asked, "There are no young people in this village, so does that mean..."

Melinda didn’t finish, but Sun Bo understood her meaning and cheerfully said, "Once us older folks pass away, there won’t be anyone left here!"

...

The banquet was lavish, with almost every household contributing their provisions as fragrant cuts of roasted meat were served on the table.

Though it was all roasted meat, there was enough variety to keep things interesting.

However, after hearing Sun Bo’s words, everyone seemed to lose their appetite.

Seeing the childlike smiles, Lin Bingxuan sighed. Even though they knew what awaited them, their optimism was truly admirable!

During the meal, Xiao Tian asked Sun Bo about some prescriptions recorded in the ancient texts. Hearing some unfamiliar herbal names, he noticed Sun Bo furrowing his brow, admitting he had never heard of those herbs either.