The Happy Farmer Wanderer-Chapter 82 Unexpected Gains_1

The woman had long, wavy hair, wore a low-cut short-sleeved top that revealed her pale neck adorned with a silver necklace.

She was dressed in a pair of loose linen-gray trousers that seemed quite elastic and cool.

The woman had an exceptional presence, and when she stood next to Li Qing with a fragrant breeze, it made Li Qing’s heartbeat accelerate for no apparent reason, giving him a bout of nervous tension.

"Young man, you are quite nimble with your hands, let’s have a look at the goods first," chuckled the old man, stepping aside to let the beautiful woman to the front, adding, "This is Boss Yu, she’s the real buyer."

Li Qing didn’t know what to say and just nodded, opening up the bag.

Boss Yu ran her left hand through her hair and slightly bent over to grab a handful of Wenguan Leaves in her hand.

She examined them closely, not only looking but also repeatedly smelling them.

Li Qing also watched very carefully.

From his angle, he could see the surging waves beneath her V-neck short sleeve.

The things weren’t very large, but they were white, sparkling, and translucent.

That somewhat exquisite-looking necklace was exactly nestled in the bottomless ravine.

Boss Yu clapped her hands and lifted her head, noticing Li Qing’s gaze, her mouth corners lifted in a slight, charming smile.

Li Qing quickly averted his gaze, his eyes suddenly embarrassed and at a loss for where to look.

Then he heard Boss Yu say, "This tree of yours must have at least a dozen or twenty, right? A few trees couldn’t have yielded so many leaves, and I’d guess they’re between thirty and fifty years old."

Li Qing was a bit shocked; this seemed like an expert buyer.

"I can give you forty for the price, and you, don’t be so covert about it, what do you say?" said Boss Yu confidently.

Li Qing really wasn’t being covert; he mainly hadn’t expected to sell for so high.

"Boss Yu’s got a good eye indeed, the youngest of these trees is thirty years old," Li Qing said honestly. "There are about dozens of trees at home, I never counted them exactly."

"To be honest, it’s my first time selling leaves, and I wasn’t sure how to go about it, so I was just a little bit reserved."

Boss Yu, with her slightly irregular melon seed-shaped face, immediately burst into laughter, "I can see it, young brother, you are indeed straightforward. Relax, this price is very generous, I’m not cheating you at all."

"Wenguan Fruit is valuable all over, but it was discovered a little late, only gaining some market in the last few years. Its tea mainly targets the high-end market, not affordable for the average person. If you have a lot of trees, seize this opportunity."

Hearing this, Li Qing’s heart raced.

Even if he wasn’t the sharpest, he could roughly calculate the numbers.

Forty for a couple of fresh leaves, the price of the processed tea leaves must be sky-high.

Yet these leaves, hardly favored by the sheep, turned out to be treasures—Li Qing was somewhat bewildered.

"These are just from a few trees; it will probably take a good many days to pick them all," Li Qing said.

He was worried Boss Yu couldn’t wait and would leave.

"No rush, we still have time before loading up," laughed Boss Yu. "I’ll just give you the money and won’t bother with collecting from the countryside myself. It’ll be easier for both of us."

It was then Li Qing realized why the woman had raised the price by ten.

"Let’s go, straight to the storeroom over there," said Boss Yu, already sitting in the passenger seat of the tricycle.

Li Qing looked at the remaining palm-sized seat, his heart thumping wildly.

"Let’s go," Boss Yu said, raising her eyebrows slightly and cocking her head.

Li Qing hurriedly responded and sat down firmly. 𝕗𝐫𝐞𝕖𝕨𝐞𝗯𝚗𝕠𝘃𝐞𝚕.𝐜𝗼𝚖

The seat on the three-wheeled motorcycle was inherently small, which inevitably forced the two passengers to press their backsides tightly together.

Smelling the fragrance that wafted from her, resembling orchids and musk, and feeling the soft elasticity beside his hip bone, Li Qing felt embarrassingly nervous, and the little tent below rose knowingly.

"Why do you seem so tense?" Boss Yu turned her head to glance at Li Qing and suddenly asked with a laugh.

Li Qing stammered, "Having a beautiful woman on board, I just don’t know where to put my hands."

Boss Yu chuckled and pointed ahead, "Turn right!"

"Alright, just stop in front of that rolling shutter door."

Li Qing obeyed as naturally as if it were an extension of his own body, steering wherever directed.

After parking the motorcycle securely, Boss Yu picked up the lighter Wenguan Leaves and had Li Qing move down the two bags of green fruit as well to weigh them.

"The leaves are two jins and six liang (liang is a unit of weight), and the green fruit is one hundred and twenty-one jins. I forgot to tell you the price of the green fruit before, four yuan per jin; what do you think?" After weighing them, Boss Yu asked with a smile.

"No problem," Li Qing nodded.

He had been so focused on the leaves that he had forgotten to ask as well.

But whether the price was high or low, it seemed he could only sell here; he hadn’t seen anyone else buying green fruit.

"That totals one thousand six hundred and eight yuan; let’s round it up to one thousand six hundred and ten," Boss Yu quickly calculated the total and told Li Qing, "In the future, don’t pick the green fruit; sell the ripe ones instead, the price is much better. You’re losing out by doing this."

Li Qing hadn’t expected that picking a little bit last night would net him over one thousand six hundred yuan.

If he were to pick the entire orchard, it seemed he could become modestly wealthy...

"Thank you, I didn’t know before that these could be sold." Li Qing said with a somewhat shy smile.

"You know now?" Boss Yu smiled brightly and said, "As your first buyer, don’t sell your Wenguan Fruits to anyone else this year, okay? The price I’m giving is indeed very generous."

At her words, Li Qing felt there might be room for the price to rise.

But business was about the long term.

As long as he could sell the Wenguan Fruits, he didn’t plan to look for anyone else this year.

After all, until yesterday, he hadn’t even realized they could be sold for money; he’d almost decided to chop them up for firewood.

"As long as Boss Yu is generous, I’ll wait for her for the future Wenguan Fruits," Li Qing said with a smile.

Boss Yu, who was almost as tall as Li Qing, handed him the counted money with a smile after tallying it up, "Take down my phone number, and come directly to me next time."

"About that..." Li Qing started to mention the old man, but he didn’t even know his name.

"He’s done with what he needed; the rest is between him and me. But if you have other things to sell in the future, you could ask him. Despite his age, he has a good grip on the local gossip," Boss Yu said.

Li Qing nodded, silently noting that appearances could indeed be deceiving.

After taking down Boss Yu’s number and pocketing the money, Li Qing drove back to the village.

The income of one thousand six hundred yuan filled him with a beautiful sense of hope.

It could be said to be the largest sum of money he had earned this year.

And what’s more, earning it had been effortless; it was just the result of a few hours’ work yesterday.

With money earned, Li Qing’s spirits brightened as well.

Humming a familiar tune that he’d known since childhood, he made his way to Han Mei’s house.