"If you dare to do anything bad again, I'll beat you to death!"
Lin Fan reprimanded sternly, scaring Zheng Shanhu and the others into pleading, "Grandpa, we wouldn't dare even if you beat us to death, please let us go?"
"I reckon you wouldn't dare, get lost!"
Lin Fan roared imperiously.
Zheng Shanhu and the others felt as if they had received a general amnesty and scrambled away like beaten dogs.
At the same time, Lin Fan walked up to Song Yue and untied the ropes binding her.
Song Yue was overjoyed and threw herself into Lin Fan's arms.
Lin Fan learned from Song Yue that her puppy was lost and she had gone out to find it. Unexpectedly, she encountered Zheng Shanhu and his gang at the village entrance, who dragged her into the woods to assault her.
Upon hearing this, Lin Fan felt a surge of pity. Stroking Song Yue's hair, he comforted her, "Sister Yueyue, it's alright now. Zheng Shanhu and the others are just paper tigers. If they dare to bully you again, I will not spare them!"
Song Yue recovered a bit and took out something wrapped in a red handkerchief from her cheongsam, handing it to Lin Fan. She said, "Little Fan, you saved me, and I don't know how to repay you."
"I heard you and your sister-in-law owe Wang the Lame a hundred thousand yuan."
"But your family only has that small plot of land; how can you possibly pay it back?"
"Little Fan, there's ten thousand yuan in here. Although it's not much, it's a token of my appreciation."
"Please rest assured, this money is clean. I saved it secretly after marrying Xiao Gui..."
Hearing this, Lin Fan shook his head and refused, "Sister Yueyue, I appreciate your kindness, but I have my own way of dealing with the debt."
Han Xiangxiang was stunned for a moment, then chuckled, "Then Little Fan, if you don't take the money, how about I pledge myself to you?"
With that, Han Xiangxiang hugged Lin Fan's neck and pressed herself against him.
It was a hot day, and Song Yue's cheongsam was thin. Her soft skin was pressed against Lin Fan's chest, and he could even feel her heart beating faster.
Lin Fan's heart also pounded like a drum, beating faster and faster.
For a moment, Lin Fan's entire body was aflame.
But just then, Song Yue let out a sweet voice, "Little Fan, who is more charming, you or your sister-in-law? Who is prettier?"
As she spoke, Song Yue continuously wiggled her body, rubbing against Lin Fan's chest.
"Sister Yueyue, of course you are charming, but you are not as beautiful as my sister-in-law."
Although Lin Fan was a little dazed, he was still rational and did not completely lose his way.
"Since Sister is charming, then Little Fan... what are you waiting for?"
Song Yue let out a soft moan, clearly seducing Lin Fan.
Lin Fan's head buzzed, and his body felt uncomfortable.
But it was his first time, and he wanted to give it to the person he liked!
No, this wouldn't do, he had to get away quickly!
Lin Fan's mind raced. He put on a helpless expression and said, "Sister Yueyue, I have to pee. Let me finish before we continue."
With that, Lin Fan darted out of the woods and onto the main road.
Song Yue then took off her cheongsam and waited for Lin Fan to return.
After waiting for five or six minutes and seeing that Lin Fan hadn't returned, she put on her cheongsam and walked out of the woods.
Only then did she realize that Lin Fan had already disappeared.
Lin Fan ran out of the woods and happened to encounter a tricycle. He paid three yuan and headed towards the town.
All the way, the passengers in the vehicle chattered incessantly, making Lin Fan's head almost explode.
Fortunately, the driver drove fast, and they arrived at their destination in less than an hour.
"The town hasn't changed much. It's still similar to the countryside."
Lin Fan, carrying his old schoolbag from childhood, looked around curiously.
"Shimen Town arrived, get off, get off."
The driver waved his right hand and shouted, "It's such a hot day, eating an ice cream, ah, this is so refreshing!"
Lin Fan got off the vehicle and looked in the direction of the driver's right hand. He saw a small stall selling cold drinks by the roadside.
Many passengers heard the driver's words and went to buy their favorite ice cream, as well as iced drinks and mineral water.
Lin Fan knew that this was likely the driver's family business, and the person selling cold drinks was probably his wife.
Looking at the cold air emanating from the various cold drinks and the milky fragrance of the ice cream, Lin Fan, who was already drenched in sweat, swallowed hard and gripped the money in his hand even tighter.
Every cent in the family was hard-earned by his sister-in-law, and he dared not spend it carelessly!
Under the scorching sun, enduring the high temperature, Lin Fan walked aimlessly along the road.
He carried precious medicinal materials but didn't know how to sell them.
"I can't just hawk them on the street, can I?"
Lin Fan muttered, and suddenly, his eyes lit up.
Not far ahead, there was a large pharmacy called Bai Xing Da Yao Fang.
Bai Xing Da Yao Fang was well-known, so maybe he could sell them here!
With this thought, Lin Fan immediately ran over, pushed open the heavy glass door, and stepped inside.
The rich aroma of traditional Chinese medicine filled the air, and shelves lined three walls.
"Hello, young man, what would you like to buy?"
A young female salesperson saw Lin Fan enter and asked politely.
Lin Fan was a little nervous and replied, "Do you buy medicinal materials here?"
The salesperson was about to say no when an old Chinese medicine doctor next to her said with a smile, "We do buy good things."
This old Chinese medicine doctor had been staring at the old schoolbag in Lin Fan's arms since he entered the shop.
He saw Lin Fan's tattered clothes and knew that Lin Fan was a poor boy from a mountain village who had found some good medicinal materials to sell.
The old Chinese medicine doctor waved the salesperson aside, indicating that he would personally attend to Lin Fan.
Hearing him say they bought good things, Lin Fan immediately became excited and said, "It's definitely a good thing, a good thing you've never seen before!"
As he spoke, Lin Fan noticed the name tag on his chest, which read: Senior Physician, Xu Shan.
"Oh? Let me see it."
Xu Shan made a gesture of invitation.
Lin Fan first placed the schoolbag on the counter, then unzipped it.
Several curious customers gathered around, wanting to see what treasure this child, dressed like a beggar, was going to sell.
They saw Lin Fan carefully reach into the schoolbag and take out a small piece of reddish-brown matter.
"What is this..."
"Is it a mushroom?"
"It looks like a mushroom, but why is it this color? Could it be poisonous?"
Everyone guessed.
The small piece of Crimson Blood Lingzhi that Lin Fan had cut off weighed just over an ounce and indeed looked like a mushroom.
Xu Shan pushed up his glasses, pinched it in his hand, and sniffed it. He nodded with satisfaction, "It's not a mushroom, it's Crimson Lingzhi. Where's the rest?"
Upon hearing this, Lin Fan immediately retorted, "It's not Crimson Lingzhi, it's Crimson Blood Lingzhi!"
He pointed to the Crimson Blood Lingzhi in Xu Shan's hand and said, "Look at the color of the cut, it's blood-red. Crimson Lingzhi isn't like this."