Chapter Sixteen

  Cheng Zihan heard Qin Kexiu's voice and her heart also calmed down, so she didn't make a sound, but there was some fear on her face as she looked at the young people in front of her.

  Those people saw Cheng Zihans appearance and knew that she was also afraid, and they became even more fearful: "Hand over the money quickly! Otherwise... Hmph!"

  Cheng Zihan shrunk his neck, his voice trembling as he said: "Everyone, big brothers, please don't, this money is for saving lives, I, I can't give it to you, please spare us."

  Cheng Zixi didn't know what fear was, she just desperately burrowed into Cheng Zihan's arms.

  "Cheng Zihan! Hurry up and pack your things to run!" Just as Cheng Zihan was about to tell Cheng Zixi not to move, Qin Kexiu's voice rang out again, this time with a sense of urgency.

  Cheng Zihan didn't dare to delay, and hurriedly whispered to Cheng Zixi: "Zixi, quickly gather your things and follow sister to run."

  Cheng Zihan's voice was very small, and the young people in front of her couldn't hear it at all. They just thought she was comforting her frightened younger sister and didn't pay attention to her. Her eyes scanned over the medicinal materials on the ground, which were all ordinary things. However, when she saw the single-legged gold, her eyes lit up - this was a good thing, and its price in the pharmacy was quite high.

  Several people also moved with some thought at the same time, just about to squat down and pick up those single-legged gold, suddenly feeling a blackness in front of their eyes, as if they couldn't see anything.

  "What's going on?" The young man at the front shouted, with some fear in his heart.

  Cheng Zihan heard this and hastily reached out to grab Cheng Zixi's hand and ran off.

  Ran out for a long time before daring to stop, and called out several times in his heart Qin Kexiu, but did not get a response.

  These medicinal materials can't be sold now. If I go back, I'll definitely be caught by those people and at that time, I'm afraid all the money and medicine on me will be robbed away.

  Cheng Zihan couldn't help but feel a little discouraged, but then he saw a large pharmacy at the corner and had an idea, so he quickly walked over.

  "Old man, do you collect medicinal herbs here? These are all freshly picked from the mountains and haven't been processed." Summoning up her courage, she walked into the pharmacy and found someone who looked like they were in charge, before speaking in a crisp tone.

  The old man looked down at Cheng Zihang and shook his head, "Little girl, we don't accept medicinal materials here. The medicinal materials in this pharmacy are all purchased from designated places and can't be bought casually from others. You'd better take them to the market to sell yourself."

  Cheng Zihan was slightly disappointed, and shook his head, "Old man, we just came from over there, and ran into a few hoodlums who wanted to extort money from us. We had no choice but to come here and try our luck."

  Cheng Zihan said pitifully, and her eyes were slightly moist.

  The old man looked at Cheng Zihans age and saw that she was still so young, and also brought a smaller little girl, and felt some sympathy for the two of them. After thinking about it, he said: "Alright, not far from here is a merchant who specializes in buying medicinal herbs, you can go there and ask."

  Cheng Zihan's eyes lit up when he heard this, and he hastily asked: "Old grandpa, where is it?"

  The old man pointed with his hand and pointed to a not far place, which was the road opposite where Cheng Zihan and Cheng Zixi came from just now.

  Those few little rascals are probably still there at this time, and it's unlikely they'll be able to go back.

  Cheng Zihan's eyes rolled, and she said pitifully to the old man: "Grandpa, my sister and I are too young, we just met a bad person over there, it's probably not possible to go back."

  The old man sighed and said, "Take them over there, tell them I introduced you. Be careful on the way."

  "Eh, okay." Xiao Lin was enthusiastic and hurried over, even taking the bag from Cheng Zihans hand as he led them out of the pharmacy.

  Cheng Zihan was being extremely cautious all the way, fearing that those thugs would see her again and come to cause trouble. If that happened, she'd be in big trouble. Little Lin looked frail and probably couldn't fight back either. Qin Ke Xiu's current situation was also unknown, as he hadn't responded despite being called out for half a day. If they really encountered them again, it was uncertain whether they could escape or not.

  After a thrilling and frightening journey, Cheng Zihan finally arrived at the location where he had encountered several thugs earlier. He saw that those people were still rolling on the ground with their heads in their hands, apparently unable to cause any more trouble. Only then did Cheng Zihan breathe a sigh of relief and quickly followed behind Xiao Lin for a few steps.

  Thanks to the introduction of the pharmacy owner, the other party readily accepted the medicinal materials in Cheng Zihans hands. The price was also reasonable. For three catties and two taels of Duxijin, the other party paid Cheng Zihan 900 yuan at market price. As for the other medicinal materials, since they were not expensive to begin with and there were not many buyers, the other party bought them all from Cheng Zihan for 80 yuan.

  Adding the money she sold before, Cheng Zihan now has 2,112.5 yuan on her body, which is much more than she expected. Originally thought it should be only three or five hundred, but unexpectedly it was over two thousand. Such income at this time is already several months' income for many people.

  Cheng Zihan didn't dare to be careless, and carefully wrapped the money in several layers of newspaper before putting it in the pocket of her inner garment.

  It was already past three in the afternoon when I returned home with Cheng Zixi.

  As soon as she entered the house, Cheng Zihan found that the atmosphere at home was a bit off. Cheng Hai had also returned at some point and was sitting on one side with a dark face. Lai Ying and Cheng Shihao were also seated in the living room, each with an unpleasant expression.

  "Cheng Zi Han was surprised in her heart and casually asked: "Dad, Mom, what's wrong?""