What? The Foreign Merchant Is Gone?

Human nature is inherently greedy.

The entire capital was in chaos. Everyone was looking at Zheng Yuanbao and saying, "Young Master, how many medicinal herbs do you have left? We want them all!"

Zheng Yuanbao wiped the sweat from his brow and said, "Hey! Why are you in such a hurry? And why do you need so many medicinal herbs all at once?"

No one wanted to talk about it.

Who would expose their past?

Zheng Yuanbao looked at them helplessly and said:

"Since you're in such a hurry, the deposit will have to be increased to a full deposit."

Anyway, my medicinal herbs arrived on time. If you can accept them, then accept them; if not, then forget it.

Some people backed out as soon as they heard it was a full deposit.

Some people, however, are not afraid.

They have such a big shop open! Besides, Zheng Yuanbao is dressed in extraordinary clothes; one garment alone costs several thousand taels of silver. He doesn't seem like a swindler at all.

Zhao Hu suddenly spoke up, "I'll offer 1 million taels, but I need to see all the medicinal herbs by tomorrow. How about it?"

Zheng Yuanbao shook his head and said:

"Aren't you asking the impossible? One million taels of silver can't possibly be prepared in just one day."

Even if I transport the medicinal herbs from the nearest location, it will take at least two days.

But don't worry, we can sign a contract. If my medicinal herbs don't arrive within two days, I can pay double the compensation.

Zhao Hu's eyes lit up when he heard "double."

The two quickly signed a contract.

Seeing this, the others followed suit and signed the contract.

Zheng Yuanbao looked at the piles of silver notes and said, "Damn, robbing is too tiring. This is so much more comfortable! All I have to do is talk."

He hadn't initially intended to acquire these herbal medicine merchants, but after having the trees inquire about them, he discovered that these merchants were all scoundrels.

They all sold inferior goods as superior ones, cheating and swindling.

I don't feel guilty at all about taking their money.

Zhou Wanwan came out from the inner room and asked, "How much money did we make if we all withdrew tonight?"

"Zhao Hu was greedy; he later added another 2 million taels, which was basically all his money."

All the other medicinal herb merchants combined have over 30 million taels of silver.

Zhou Wanwan nodded and said, "Okay, beautiful."

Zhao Hu looked at Song Rusheng and said:

"I'm about to make a fortune! 3 million taels, and in one go it'll be 6 million taels. Add that to what I've made recently, hahahaha."

"I'm rich, Song Rusheng!"

The wet nurse came in and sat on Zhao Hu's lap, saying, "Sister, you don't mind, do you? Your leg is inconvenient, so I'll take care of the master for you."

Looking at the two of them, Song Rusheng felt nothing but disgust.

But the two of them made no attempt to hide their relationship. The wet nurse immediately wrapped her arms around Zhao Hu's neck and said, "Master, how about we stay in Madam's room today? I don't think she'll mind."

Zhao Hu looked at Song Rusheng and said, "Why don't you even have a hint of emotion? Don't you really care?"

Song Rusheng looked at Zhao Hu and said:

What kind of expression do you want to see on my face? Begging for mercy obediently, or bursting into tears?

Zhao Hu, you owe everything you have today to my Song Family. Now that you've bullied me like this, doesn't your conscience hurt?

Zhao Hu sneered and said:

Why does my conscience hurt?

"I got all of this through my own hard work; your family was just icing on the cake."

Song Rusheng laughed heartily:

"Adding flowers to brocade? Hahahaha... How interesting."

Zhao Hu, enjoy everything you have right now!

Zhao Hu and the wet nurse exchanged a smile, and in front of Song Rusheng, they did everything they could and couldn't do.

Song Rusheng looked at the curtains, smiled faintly, and closed his eyes. "Then let everything come even more fiercely!"

Zhao Hu was still busy when his shop assistant kept banging on the door. "Manager, something terrible has happened! That foreign merchant has disappeared!"

Zhao Hu jumped up in surprise and asked, "What? The Hu merchant is gone?"

The waiter said helplessly, "We just went to deliver food to the Hu merchants, and found that their entire entourage had left."

Zhao Hu roared, "Useless trash! Didn't I tell you to keep a close eye on things?"

"We've been keeping an eye on them; there are over a dozen of them, but we just couldn't keep track of them, and we don't know when they left."

Zhao Hu was in a panic. He had just ordered 3 million yuan worth of medicinal herbs; what was he going to do now?

If these medicinal herbs are left in the warehouse, they will spoil over time.

Zhao Hu was pacing anxiously, while Song Rusheng, who was standing next to him, finally opened his eyes and smiled faintly.

Zhao Hu looked at Song Rusheng and said, "Rusheng, what should I do in this situation?"

Song Rusheng scoffed coldly, "How would I know what to do? Someone as smart as you, why do you have to ask me about such a trivial matter?"

Zhao Hu looked at Song Rusheng and said:

"Rusheng, we've been husband and wife for so many years, please help me!"

I knew you'd find a way, right?

In fact, it was Song Rusheng who was always advising Zhao Hu, which enabled Zhao Hu to earn so much money.

The wet nurse beside him looked at Song Rusheng and said:

"Sister, please help the master!"

"If the master passes away, you won't have a good life either. With a cripple like you, no one will want you anywhere."

Song Rusheng suddenly looked at the wet nurse with amusement and said, "If you want me to help you, it's simple: break her legs."

The wet nurse, her face ashen, said, "Song Rusheng, are you out of your mind? Do you think the master would break my legs just because of something you said?"

Zhao Hu gritted his teeth and said, "Men, break her legs and throw her out. Don't let her get in the way of the Madam."

A scream came from outside, Song Rusheng suddenly stood up from the bed, saying calmly, "I want to see if you really have the heart to break her legs, or if you're just lying."

Zhao Hu stared in astonishment at Song Rusheng's legs. "You've always been able to walk? You... why did you lie to me?"

Song Rusheng sneered:

"If I weren't lying to you, I wouldn't be able to move an inch in this courtyard."

You've had so many people watching me, you just want to cripple me, don't you?

You think you can cripple my leg with medicine? You've forgotten, I've been dealing with medicinal herbs since I was a child."

Zhao Hu's face turned pale.

Song Rusheng went outside and saw the wet nurse standing there unharmed, but she was screaming incessantly.

Song Rusheng looked at her with a half-smile and said, "Having fun? Now it's for real! Someone, break her legs."

The wet nurse panicked, and Zhao Hu sneered, "This courtyard is full of my men."

Zhou Wanwan walked in from outside and said, "I'm sorry to disappoint you, everyone here is one of my people."

The wet nurse screamed in agony, Song Rusheng looked down at her and said, "Does it hurt? You know what pain is? I thought you were heartless!"

"Madam... please, please spare me."

Song Rusheng sneered:

"I wanted to let you go, but why didn't you let my son go in the first place?"

All of my son's illnesses from childhood to adulthood are because you were trying to win his favor.

You know he's allergic to seafood, so every time you want to win his favor, you deliberately have seafood added to his food. You're so malicious."