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Chapter 1738 contains three dragons: a wooden dragon, a stone dragon, and a little white dragon (Tha

Chapter 1738 Three Dragons Within the Ginseng: Wooden Dragon, Stone Dragon, and Little White Dragon (Thanks to Alliance Leader "That Year, That Time" for the extra 55 chapters)

As soon as Zhao Jun said that, both people on the other end of the phone burst into laughter.

As the laughter subsided, Manager Huang apologized to Zhao Jun, saying, "Zhao Jun, I'm sorry, they said... I should find the older ginseng leader."

“Hehe…” Zhao Jun chuckled upon hearing this and said, “Manager Huang, in our mountain expedition, there’s an old saying: Ginseng is the king of all herbs, and within ginseng are three dragons: the wooden dragon, the stone dragon, and the little white dragon.”

"Amazing!" Manager Huang exclaimed. "I knew wild ginseng was a good thing, but I never knew about these three dragons before."

At this point, Manager Huang chuckled and continued, "This is what one of my regular customers told me yesterday."

"Hey, Manager Huang, is this another big deal?" Zhao Jun asked tentatively, then smiled and said, "Stone dragons and wooden dragons, those are all valuable goods."

"Zhao Jun, can you find any?" Manager Huang said, "Wooden dragons and stone dragons are both fine, regardless of their condition, starting at 100,000 yuan!"

After saying that, Manager Huang added, "I don't quite understand your business... They say to check the age of the bowl, or the cut of meat? They say if it's old, they can charge extra."

"I can't guarantee that, because they don't sell dried goods. Even if I showed them dried goods, he wouldn't accept them." Zhao Jun shook his head and asked, "The key question is, when does he want them?"

"The end of May..." Manager Huang uttered three words, then thought for a moment and added, "At the latest, the beginning of June."

After stating the deadline, Manager Huang said, "My old customer's father needs to go to Country A for surgery. The old man's health isn't very good, and he said that if he sees danger, he'll use these stone dragons and wooden dragons to boost his spirits."

"That's impossible!" Zhao Jun replied without hesitation. "Are you referring to the end of May according to the lunar calendar?"

"Ah, it's the lunar calendar." Manager Huang responded. Zhao Jun held the microphone in one hand and flipped through the calendar with the other. He glanced at May 31st and said, "The 16th of the fourth lunar month, Yacao Market, Elephant Trunk, that's impossible!"

Zhao Jun had done business with Huichuntang twice, and he had a good impression of Manager Huang's family, so Zhao Jun explained to Manager Huang: "In the fourth month of the lunar calendar, this is called 'Yacaoshi' in our mountain travel. It means that the grass has just sprouted from the soil, and the small leaves have not yet unfolded. They are all hunched over, just like an elephant's trunk, so it is also called 'La Xiangbi'er' (pulling elephant's trunk)."

Stone dragons and wooden dragons grow slower than normal clubs; they might not even sprout at all. We can't exactly dig three feet into the ground, can we?

After Zhao Jun's rebirth, the first time he transported ginseng last year was through Yacao City. But he knew that for Yacao City to transport Shilong and Mulong ginseng was practically a matter of luck.

Hearing Zhao Jun's words, Manager Huang fell silent. Then Zhao Jun asked, "Does it have to be a stone dragon or a wooden dragon? Can't the little white dragon work?"

"Little White Dragon?" Manager Huang paused slightly, then said, "Not to mention Little White Dragon... are they only found on the mountains along the Yalu River?"

"No..." Zhao Jun started to speak, but quickly stopped. Some secrets couldn't be told to outsiders.

When Zhao Jun said "no," Manager Huang got the information from it and immediately said to Zhao Jun, "Zhao Jun, if you can get rid of Xiao Bailong, contact me. The price is negotiable. He's a filial son and he's not short of money."

Zhao Jun smiled upon hearing this. Lately, people have been trying to bribe him. After the Japanese came, Manager Huang came to offer money. But he couldn't even earn that kind of money himself.

Zhao Jun knew that white dragons weren't only found along the Yalu River; they also appeared in certain special mountain areas. The Yong'an forest area might have some, but Zhao Jun couldn't guarantee he'd encounter one.

They even specified a timeframe, and seemed quite urgent. Zhao Jun dared not speak so confidently about such a life-saving matter. Especially since the other party wasn't an ordinary person; if he delayed their business, he wouldn't only fail to gain anything but also make an enemy.

“Alright, Manager Huang,” Zhao Jun said. “If I run into you, I’ll call you, but I feel… that’s not easy.”

“I understand, Zhao Jun,” Manager Huang said. “If you have the goods, we’ll contact you again.”

Zhao Jun hung up the phone and walked outside.

When I went to the outer room, I saw Zhou Jianjun sitting on a bench chatting with Zhao Youcai.

Seeing Zhao Jun come out, Zhou Jianjun said, "Jun, can you send it back to us tonight?"

"Can't you stay for another two days, brother-in-law?" Zhao Jun asked. Zhao Chun laughed from the side, "No way, you can only stay for three nights at most. Even then, the child's grandfather still misses his eldest grandson."

"Hehe..." Zhao Jun chuckled, and just as he was about to say something, the phone rang again from the west hut.

"Oh dear," Zhao Jun muttered as he walked toward the house, "It's been quite a busy morning."

Zhao Jun answered the phone and said "Hello," and then heard someone on the other end say, "Zhao Jun, can you recognize who I am?"

"Why do all these people start their phone calls like that?" Zhao Jun muttered to himself, then asked, "Is this Boss Shao?"

"Yes, yes, yes," Shao Tianpeng replied three times, then asked, "Is Zhao Jun doing well lately?"

"Everything's fine, Mr. Shao," Zhao Jun said with a smile. "You and the old man are doing well, aren't you?"

"Okay." Shao Tianpeng said with a smile, "My old man was talking about you yesterday."

"Ah..." Zhao Jun knew that Shao Tianpeng wouldn't call for no reason, so he said, "Master Shao, this time we agreed that I would go to Qiu to chase that big claw for you."

As soon as Zhao Jun said this, there was a loud crash from the outer room. Zhao Youcai, who had hurriedly gotten up, knocked over a stool and rushed into the room without caring.

At that moment, Shao Tianpeng's slightly apologetic voice came from the other end of the phone: "Zhao Jun, I want to discuss something with you, could you come earlier?"

On the other end of the phone, Zhao Youcai leaned against Zhao Jun's arm and put his ear close to the receiver.

Zhao Jun glanced at him disdainfully, switched the microphone to his other ear, and then replied to Shao Tianpeng, "What's wrong, Mr. Shao? In such a hurry?"

After saying that, Zhao Jun pressed on, "That piece of land you mentioned is guarded by Big Claw, and no one else dares to go there. Why are you in such a hurry? You should wait until autumn and see Red Hammer."

"No," Shao Tianpeng said, "Someone is in a hurry to get a club."

"Brother Shao, are you kidding me, a junior like you?" Zhao Jun laughed. "With your family's strength, you can't possibly be without a club? You might not have water, but you certainly don't have the real deal."

Zhao Jun was using jargon from the wild ginseng trade. "Shuizi" refers to fresh wild ginseng, while "ganhuo" means dried ginseng.

The Da Xian Tong seedling that Zhao Jun's family has now is the dried product.

“Dry goods… that doesn’t meet the requirements.” After Shao Tianpeng finished speaking, Zhao Jun paused for a moment, then tentatively asked, “He wants stone dragons and wooden dragons?”

After Zhao Jun said this, there was silence on the other end of the phone.

Shao Tianpeng remained silent, as did Zhao Jun. After nearly ten seconds of silence, Shao Tianpeng asked in a low voice, "Zhao Jun, how did you know?"

"Hehe..." Zhao Jun chuckled upon hearing this and said, "Master Shao, if you had called me a minute earlier, you wouldn't have been able to get through."

"What's wrong?" Shao Tianpeng asked. Zhao Jun replied, "I just hung up the phone less than a minute ago, and you called me back."

"Ah..." Hearing Zhao Jun say this, Shao Tianpeng didn't say anything, but Zhao Jun said again: "Master Shao, I have to say you're really amazing, you even know where the stone dragon and the wooden dragon are."

"Hey, hehe." Shao Tianpeng chuckled, "Back at my house, I'm telling you, our ginseng gang member had Hu Lie down. At that time, your Uncle Shao spotted a stone dragon."

"So you didn't go back to check on it afterwards?" Zhao Jun asked. "A tiger can't stay there forever, can it?"

To Zhao Jun's surprise, Shao Tianpeng said, "You know what, it really does always guard it. What's going on? There's only one pond in that Daqinggou. Every year, the rainwater is collected in there, and this big claw guards that pond."

It can drink and bathe as it pleases. But it won't let the jackal drink, and the jackal gets so thirsty that it howls and howls.

"Ah, hehe..." After listening to Shao Tianpeng's long-winded explanation, Zhao Jun chuckled and asked, "Brother Shao, I won't listen to the story anymore. Let's have a chat, father and son. Now that this stick has been brought out, how are we going to divide it?"

"Huh? What?" Shao Tianpeng's surprised voice came from the other end of the phone, followed by Zhao Jun's words: "Brother Shao, it's not that we're holding you back. According to the rules of our industry, in your case, you have to give me a big discount."

After saying that, Zhao Jun added, "Even if you don't give me half, you should at least give me 45%?"

"Is there a difference between 45% and half a percent?" Shao Tianpeng asked with a smile. Zhao Jun laughed and said, "Brother Shao, I'm also puzzled. You say your ginseng gang has people and guns, so why don't you just take it? Why do you have to come to me?"

"Don't you think you can chase it away?" Shao Tianpeng said. Zhao Jun replied, "Well, Mr. Shao, with your family's resources, wouldn't it be easy for you to find someone and get a permit to hunt tigers?"

"Old Mrs. Song won't allow it!" Shao Tianpeng blurted out, and Zhao Jun immediately understood.

The Shao family gang was the largest ginseng gang in Lingnan, with plenty of manpower and guns. But even Shao the Bald had to obey Old Madam Song.

Seeing that Zhao Jun remained silent, Shao Tianpeng said, "Alright, Zhao Jun, when are you coming? Bring out that club, and I'll give you 45%."

"Can't you just split it in half?" Zhao Jun asked as if making a joke, while Shao Tianpeng said, "Split what, kid? How hard is it for your old man Shao? All those men under him are just eating and eating, and making money every day."

"Hey, Uncle Shao." Zhao Jun knew that when dealing with people, one had to be timid first and then courteous, so he immediately asked Shao Tianpeng, "Uncle Shao, how many leaves does that stone dragon have?"

“Four leaves,” Shao Tianpeng said. Zhao Jun then asked, “Is four leaves enough? How much money did they say they could offer?”

"They didn't go into details," Shao Tianpeng said. "Anyway, they came to my house early this morning and said the minimum was 80,000 yuan."

Upon hearing Shao Tianpeng's words, Zhao Jun clicked his tongue and asked, "Master Shao, is it eighty thousand yuan?"

"Then what do you mean?" Shao Tianpeng's voice changed instantly. He said, "I'm so old. If I were to lie to you, I would be gone by sunset today."

Sensing that Shao Tianpeng was a little agitated, Zhao Jun quickly said, "Master Shao, I'm sorry, I was wrong as a junior."

After saying that, Zhao Jun changed the subject and said, "But on my side, they're asking for 100,000 right off the bat."

"That's because I'm blocking our way..." Shao Tianpeng said, and he and Zhao Jun both laughed.

"Let's bring it out first," Shao Tianpeng said. "Once it's out, we'll ask both sides for prices, and whichever side offers the higher price, we'll sell it to them."

In a deal this big, whoever is the middleman will definitely take a cut.

“Alright, Mr. Shao,” Zhao Jun said. “We men do things by the book. No matter which side sells it, you have to give me a share. If it doesn’t sell, I don’t want a penny. You can keep whatever money you make. Just arrange two meals for me afterward.”

When Zhao Jun initially agreed to help the Shao family drive away the tiger, he even accepted gifts from them. Although he later regretted it a bit, Zhao Jun didn't intend to break his promise.

But the fact that Zhao Jun was sent ahead of schedule suggests something is amiss. If Zhao Jun's arrival can bring a large sum of money to the Shao family, then Zhao Jun will definitely get a share.

If the transaction fails, then Zhao Jun's early arrival will be pointless. Once the tiger is driven away in the autumn, the stone dragon will still belong to the Shao family.

But in situations like this, the Shao family could give less. If Zhao Jun doesn't want it, that's out of kindness.

Hearing Zhao Jun say this, Shao Tianpeng laughed and said, "Zhao Jun, you're a good man. Your 'Master Shao' isn't some karaoke. As long as you come, Master Shao won't let you leave empty-handed. That's one thing."

"Secondly, we'll bring out the stone dragon and sell it. Whichever side offers the highest price, we'll sell to them. If my side sells, I'll get 55% and you 45%; if your side sells, we'll split it in half, okay?"

“Alright, Boss Shao.” Zhao Jun didn’t hesitate and immediately replied, “You’re a true friend!”

"Then look!" Shao Tianpeng smiled smugly and said, "I feel that there's no problem selling it. Let's just wait to check the money."

"Huh?" Zhao Jun, upon hearing this, reminded Shao Tianpeng, "Master Shao, do you know what he wants the stone dragon and the wooden dragon for?"

"What's wrong?" Shao Tianpeng said, "He really didn't tell me."

"They say it's because the father of a big boss needs to have surgery," Zhao Jun said. "They said the old man's health isn't very good, and they're afraid he won't make it off the operating table. So they're looking for Mu Long and Shi Long afterward."

"Ouch!" Shao Tianpeng fell silent after hearing that.

At this moment, Zhao Jun continued, "Master Shao, if you give me the wooden dragon, I'll take a bite, and I might not be able to sleep for a week. But the old man's health isn't very good; four leaves might not be enough to keep him going."

“Then sell it anyway.” Shao Tianpeng said confidently, “Do you think he can find five stone dragons and wooden dragons? Why is he in such a hurry? This is my uncle Shao who knows where to find them, otherwise where would he look?”

“That makes sense…” Zhao Jun felt that Shao Tianpeng’s words made sense, and Shao Tianpeng said, “Alright, Zhao Jun, just tell me which day you’re coming over?”

"Let me see..." Zhao Jun said, flipping through the calendar. "Master Shao, I really can't make a decision with you right now. Let's wait until mid-May to see. Otherwise, it's no use going now."

"Why didn't it work?" Shao Tianpeng said, "Why don't you come and chase that tiger away first?"

After saying this, Shao Tianpeng laughed and said, "Are you afraid that if you're not here before we start carrying the club, I'll miss out on your share?"

"No, no," Zhao Jun said. "Master Shao, you can't lift the club now. If you want to, it won't be until May. If I chase the big paw away now, what if it comes back in a couple of days?"

"Ah..." Hearing Zhao Jun say that, Shao Tianpeng said, "Okay, then let's contact each other again in May."

"Yeah, Mr. Shao," Zhao Jun said. "We'll talk about it later. After I'm done, I'll pack up and get ready. I have to go to work."

After Zhao Jun finished speaking, he hung up the phone. He turned his head and saw Zhao Youcai's long face.

"Not going to fight?" Zhao Youcai asked abruptly. Zhao Jun didn't react for a moment, then asked back, "Fight who, Dad?"

"Taking down tigers?" Zhao Youcai pointed to the phone, and Zhao Jun said, "If the permits can't be approved, we can't do it. We'll just have to kick them out!"

Upon hearing Zhao Jun's words, Zhao Youcai glared at him and turned to leave.

(End of this chapter)