In Sicheng's view, the fact that the other party sent so much salt this time was already the greatest expression of goodwill.

Even without Salt Village, our group would have encountered the same pack of wolves anyway; it was just a coincidence that we ended up together and dealt with them all at once.

"I'm so sorry, next time you come, please don't bring anything to exchange. We'll prepare your village's share." As soon as Village Chief Zheng finished speaking, Old Accountant Liu next to him tugged hard at his clothes.

"..." Village Chief Zheng glanced at Accountant Liu with a puzzled look, wondering what she meant.

"Are you stupid? What if we run out of medicine next time they don't bring any?" Old Liu, the accountant, muttered to him in a low voice.

Village Chief Zheng rubbed his forehead, feeling utterly overwhelmed with work. He quickly put on a smiling face and said to Si Cheng and the others, "Next time, just bring medicinal herbs. I definitely won't let you suffer any losses."

Si Cheng, "..."

Village Chief Zheng quickly patted his chest and assured them, "Your village can bring as much as you can, we definitely won't say a word."

Standing next to Sicheng, Yun Xun and the others looked at Village Chief Zheng in surprise. After spending so much time together, did they not know anything about Pinghe Village?

In fact, they really misunderstood Village Chief Zheng. They had been inquiring about things in Pinghe Village all along the way, but the news about Si Cheng's great strength was no secret, so everyone just skipped over it.

"Why the long face? Our village chief always keeps his word, he definitely doesn't make empty promises." Seeing their shocked expressions, Ajiang assumed they didn't believe him and quickly added his assurance.

Everyone just smiled and didn't say anything more.

Seeing that Sicheng not only did not refuse the gifts, but also traded medicinal herbs with the people of Yancun, the other villages became anxious.

"Village Chief Si, we have so much stuff, we can't take it all back!" In the shoving, Captain Liu from Xin San Village was pushed over to ask about the situation.

“Well, there’s nothing we can do about it. We still have a huge pile of stuff here,” Zhao Dongwei immediately retorted.

Captain Liu looked at their huge piles of luggage and didn't even know how to respond. Most of the wild wolves they had killed earlier had returned to Pinghe Village, so their luggage was much more impressive than that of the other villages.

After a long silence, Captain Liu finally looked up at them and said, "If it really doesn't work, we'll make another trip."

He glanced at Village Chief Zheng and the others as he said this.

At this moment, Village Chief Zheng was only focused on calculating the medicinal herbs with Liu Fengya and the others, and had no time to pay attention to this matter.

"Village Chief Si, could we talk to Village Chief Zheng about exchanging this batch of supplies for salt? That way, we can make an extra trip to transport the goods back. Whether we eat them ourselves or exchange them elsewhere, we won't lose anything." Captain Liu organized his thoughts before quietly telling Si Cheng his plan.

Si Cheng looked at Captain Liu, who had a shrewd expression, and said, "Actually, you can discuss this with Village Chief Zheng yourselves. I can't really tell you about this."

Captain Liu said, "It's not that we want to go again, or that we want to travel with you again, otherwise we wouldn't have the confidence to come back."

The people of Pinghe Village understood the meaning behind his words: he wanted them to be his free bodyguards.

“Captain Liu, although most of what we brought this time is food, every household has enough. There’s no need to waste time on such things!” Yun Jianying was confident in saying this because they had just exchanged another batch of edible salt with Yan Village.

Since they brought all the village's cattle and horses with them this time, even if everyone works a little harder, they can still transport the goods back.

Moreover, there are the horses that Amon and his group brought. They have already agreed to spare a few to help transport some back. All we need to do is provide them with some medicinal herbs.

Si Cheng didn't mince words, "Besides the salt donated by Yancun, we just got a new batch and plan to take it all back this time. We don't intend to make another trip."

Captain Liu glanced at the animals tied up not far away and felt uneasy.

After several exchanges, almost every two families in Pinghe Village now own an ox, and some even have horses. With the help of these animals and manpower, they can bring the goods back in one trip, so there's no need for people to make another trip.

Captain Liu turned back helplessly. He could only discuss the trade-offs with the other villages. If they really couldn't bear to part with these material possessions, they would have to form their own teams.

"What should we do then? If it really doesn't work, we'll make another trip ourselves." Everyone was reluctant to give up the supplies they had worked so hard to carry.

"Actually, we can do a favor by leaving the supplies with Yan Village first, and then take the salt back with us when we come to exchange them next time." Captain Liu thought of this idea after seeing that Pinghe Village had exchanged all its supplies for salt.

Although our group couldn't bring everything back, we could leave the supplies behind and bring the salt back next time without any extra effort or transportation. That would be the same solution.

"That's a good idea, but will Village Chief Zheng agree? And what if we leave the supplies behind and then they don't honor their promise?" Some people also expressed their concerns.

Captain Liu said, "If you really want to be so particular, then there's no way to resolve this. Besides, we brought these supplies with the intention of exchanging them for salt. The salt village is very generous, giving us so much salt. Even if we leave the supplies to them, we won't lose out."

"Then Captain Liu, why don't you go and talk to them again and see if Yancun agrees to this method?" These people pushed Captain Liu out again.

Since Captain Liu had already experienced it once, he didn't want to argue with them anymore. He could only think as he walked towards Village Chief Zheng and the others.

After explaining their purpose, Village Chief Zheng immediately agreed, "No problem. You can exchange it back now if you want."

Village Chief Zheng was also troubled by the shortage of supplies, as the village's reserves were almost exhausted after the drought and rainy season.

Moreover, the fact that they provided so much salt meant they knew the children wouldn't be able to take it all back and would have to come back to them later.

Upon hearing Village Chief Zheng's reply, Captain Liu knew that this was exactly what the village chief had expected, and that he was just waiting for the village chief to come to him.

That's true. The salt village has been gone for so long. Even though they brought back some grain this time, there will still be a gap in their supplies before they can grow new grain. Our group's supplies will just make up for that.

"Old ginger is spicier," Captain Liu realized the key point, relaxed, and began to point at Village Chief Zheng with a smile.