Chapter 356: Chapter 356: Bringing Food and Medicine Back to Ancient Times

Warehouse.

Watching the 300 tons of rice being stored, Lu Zheng was talking with Liu Zhenming at the entrance.

“Thank you so much, President Liu. If it weren’t for you, I wouldn’t have the connections to people in the grain industry.”

“President Lu, you’re too kind. You’re ambitious, you’ll always find a way. Old Liu here still needs to thank you for thinking of me when good things come around.” Liu Zhenming laughed heartily.

Bridging connections and taking a commission from it, of course, Lu Zheng wouldn’t let Liu Zhenming help for free. Since he doesn’t own a company, he had to purchase the grain through one of Liu Zhenming’s trading companies.

Liu Zhenming wasn’t worried, after all, Lu Zheng was buying grain, and it was old stock the storage was looking to offload at a low price, so there was no risk in the transaction, and he could even make a profit from it.

As for why Lu Zheng was buying grain at a high price and how he made money off it, Liu Zhenming had no interest.

Anyone who can resell and make a profit has their skills. Prying into a friend’s business channels is a huge taboo in the business world, and Liu Zhenming understood this rule clearly.

Seeing Lu Zheng’s calm demeanor, Liu Zhenming couldn’t help but admire him. So young, yet already has such deep connections abroad, truly a hero among the young!

Bringing back antiques and precious traditional Chinese medicine from abroad, and still able to make his way into a market when there’s a grain shortage overseas, President Lu’s pathways are indeed wild!

Lu Zheng laughed, “In the future, I might have to trouble President Liu again.”

Liu Zhenming laughed, “President Lu, you’re being too polite. Old Liu here would be more than happy.”

…

After sending off Liu Zhenming, Lu Zheng filled up most of the remaining space in his Storage Gourd and then waited for another convoy to arrive.

This time the convoy was smaller, with only a few vehicles, and they were smaller models, containing bags of Chinese herbs.

“Hello, President Xie, the convoy has arrived. I’ve checked the herbs, they’re of great quality, thank you!”

“President Lu, you’re too kind, they’re just some regular herbs, you’re being too formal!” A hearty voice came from the other side of the phone, “Having taken so many good things from you, I’ve been thinking about how to thank you!”

Xie Feng, a shareholder of Nandu Huai Ren Hall, was also introduced by Liu Zhenming. He had bought century-old precious Chinese herbs from Lu Zheng several times at high prices.

This time, Lu Zheng needed a large quantity of high-quality ordinary herbs, so he contacted Xie Feng.

Compared to a few hundred tons of grain, ordinary Chinese herbs weren’t as particular, and they weren’t considered sensitive materials, so Lu Zheng contacted Xie Feng mainly for quality and convenience.

Sure enough, Nandu Huai Ren Hall had a Chinese herb storage base in Hai City, and in just half a day, they arranged for the herbs Lu Zheng needed.

Chaihu, Huang Qin, green wormwood…

After giving the drivers some red envelopes and cigarettes, they happily left.

Lu Zheng turned and entered the warehouse, storing these herbs into the gourd as well.

Then he locked the door and left.

On his way home, Lu Zheng contemplated whether he should establish an import-export company.

But then…

“It sounds so troublesome. The problem is, what if there’s only import and no export, or fake exports, it’s very easy to get caught, right?”

“What if the employees leak information?”

“A single mistake, and it’s a risk of exposure at any moment.”

“Forget it, it’s better to continue using Old Liu’s channel. He’s a seasoned pro, navigating the edges of the law, with normal taxes. It’s safer and he can handle things smoothly.”

“I’ll observe a bit more. As long as the benefits are ensured, it’s even more convenient.”

…

Lu Zheng didn’t go home but headed straight to the International Criminal Police Organization Hai City Liaison Office to have a meal with Lin Wan.

While eating, Lin Wan asked, “Looks like you’re not staying tonight either?”

Lu Zheng raised an eyebrow and nodded.

Lin Wan softly said, “I’ve noticed you haven’t been in a good mood these past few days. If you’re too tired, you can take a rest.”

Lin Wan didn’t know Lu Zheng’s secret but could sense his mood.

Recently, Lu Zheng hadn’t been home, but occasionally, he would come to have a meal with her, and Lin Wan noticed his mood was somewhat heavy.

Though she didn’t know why, since Lu Zheng didn’t mention it, Lin Wan wouldn’t ask. However, out of concern, she couldn’t help but advise, “Where there’s light, there will be darkness. There are a lot of pitiful things in the world, but don’t let yourself get too caught up.”

Lin Wan guessed that Lu Zheng was out acting as a solitary hero, helping others in need.

There wasn’t any news about it, but with Lu Zheng’s abilities, handling things quietly was a piece of cake.

Yet, since it might involve… Lu Zheng didn’t tell Lin Wan, and Lin Wan didn’t ask.

Lu Zheng laughed at her words, gently holding Lin Wan’s hand, “Don’t worry, I’m a law-abiding citizen!”

“I don’t believe you!” Lin Wan rolled her eyes at Lu Zheng.

She had even been led astray by him. And he claims to be a law-abiding citizen?

Lu Zheng chuckled, “At least that’s the case domestically.”

Yes, for now, it’s like that.

Lin Wan pursed her lips, nodded, then Lu Zheng thought for a moment and asked softly, “You’re not working overtime tonight, right?”

Lin Wan’s heart skipped a beat, “No.”

“Then I’ll be waiting for you at home tonight,” Lu Zheng smiled, “What do you want to eat?”

“Zha Jiang Mian!”

Lu Zheng couldn’t help but ask, “I already made zha jiang sauce at home. I see you eat it regularly, why do you want it tonight too?”

Lin Wan smiled sweetly, “Because I want to eat noodles you made yourself.”

…

The next day, as Lin Wan went out, Lu Zheng once again traveled back to ancient times.

Returning to the village, he saw Liu Qingyan and Du Yueyao treating people, while Hua Yixing and a few others were setting up a tent and making porridge. Beside them were also two new figures, a man and a woman.

“Lu Lang!”

“Young Master Lu!”

Seeing Lu Zheng return, everyone greeted him.

Lu Zheng also got to know the pair, both were from the Tieshan Sect and practitioners of Martial Dao.

The man’s name was Chu Zhen, and the woman’s was Yi Lingling.

They had chased a crocodile that turned into a demon all the way here, only killing it upon reaching this place. They were distributing the meat of the giant crocodile to the villagers for consumption.

“Haha, the people of this village are in for a treat,” Lu Zheng laughed as he patted the gourd at his waist.

In the next moment, a basket of herbs and a few loads of grain flew out.

“Lu Lang, you really brought grain and herbs!” Liu Qingyan exclaimed with delight.

“It’s a small matter!” Lu Zheng nodded.

Seeing that Lu Zheng actually had storage equipment, Chu Zhen and Yi Lingling were also greatly shocked.

They originally considered themselves protectors of the group but didn’t expect such a powerful figure among them.

“Too bad there’s no Star Grass or Tongqi,” Lu Zheng said regretfully.

Liu Qingyan picked up the Chaihu from the basket, smelled and tasted it, and lightly frowned, “The quality isn’t great, we need to increase the dosage by 30%.”

Lu Zheng shrugged, not sure if it was due to the influence of Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi, but even ordinary herbs had a better efficacy in the ancient times. The ones he brought were already considered top-quality in modern times.