Chapter 153 Major Clients of Herbal Medicine Merchants

The aroma of fish attracted two little gluttons. Watching the harmonious scene of the person and the two cats, Yun Xia shook her head helplessly, patted the boy's shoulder, turned around, yawned, and went back to her side to rest.

The next morning, while brushing his teeth, Jiang An discovered a pile of bones and skewers under the apricot tree. He wondered, "Strange, where did these things come from?"

"He who eats another's food is bound to him, and he who takes another's money is bound to him," the boy blinked guiltily, deciding to shift the blame onto the two innocent cats.

"Sigh, it must be Xiao Hei and Xiao Bai's doing. Last night, I vaguely heard rustling sounds, which must have been them making a fuss."

He cleverly shifted the blame, and Yunxia rolled her eyes at him, but ultimately didn't expose his lie.

"Hehe, you have quite the imagination. You're in charge of cleaning up the bone skewers!"

He was the one who threw the trash, so it was normal for him to clean it up. Yunxia kept Gu Xun's words in mind yesterday and took advantage of the weekend to drag Jiang Chao to find Bai Ye. Coincidentally, Bai Ye was home this time and hadn't gone to the factory to work.

The girl petted the tabby cat while explaining her purpose!

“There is indeed an elder in the clan who runs a medicinal herb shop. I’ll ask him for you!” After saying that, he went into the inner hall to make a phone call. When he came back, he had a smile on his face, and it was clear that the matter had been settled.

Did you bring samples?

Yunxia patted her handbag and nodded to indicate that she had brought it!

"Let's go, Qi happens to be in the store today, I'll take you two over to talk."

"Okay!"

Uncle Zhang drove the group to a huge herbal medicine shop. Before they even went inside, they could smell the strong aroma of herbs.

"Ah Ye, tell me, how long has it been since you last visited your uncle?" the white-bearded old man complained cheerfully.

"You are so busy with your affairs, how could I dare to bother you too much? Yun Xia and Jiang Chao are the two people I mentioned to you on the phone."

"Hey, since A-Ye introduced you, how could I not trust you? Bring me the sample, let me examine it."

Upon hearing this, he quickly took out a handful of ginseng from his bag and gently placed it on the table.

The old man held a magnifying glass, examining it from left to right under the light. Finally, he plucked a ginseng root, smacked it a few times in his mouth, and said, "Hmm, it's good stuff. Its medicinal properties are stronger than ordinary ginseng, but it's a bit young. However... it's not a big deal!"

“Uncle, I know Xiaxia well, otherwise I wouldn’t have cooperated with her for so many years. When it comes to pricing… be honest.”

"Heh, do I look like the kind of person who would bully customers just because I'm a big shopkeeper?"

The young man blinked slightly and nodded seriously. They shared the same surname, and he had heard some rumors about them. His actions infuriated the old man, who almost stood on end with his beard bristling.

Yunxia reached out and playfully punched the boy a few times. "Uncle, Bai Ye is just joking, please don't take it seriously!"

"I won't get angry with a junior who hasn't even grown up yet. 20 per plant, that's an incredibly high price in the entire Jiangcheng."

Well, unfortunately, someone offered 80 yuan per plant just yesterday. Upon hearing this, Yunxia recognized the herbal medicine merchant in front of her...

"Uncle, at the price you offered, I won't make a single penny; in fact, I'll lose money. So, a fixed price of 80 yuan per plant is the best I can offer."

Upon hearing this, the old man's beard bristled and his eyes widened. "What? 80 yuan? Let's go, let's go wherever we want!"

Better to have none than something of poor quality. 80 is the bottom line for Yunxia. Even if it can't be sold, it can be kept in the fields. Anyway, there's no rush to use the money. This kind of thing gets more valuable the longer it's aged.

"Uncle, to be honest, I bought the ginseng for 75 each and sold it to you for 80. I'm only making a meager profit. Since that's the case... my brother and I will go and look at other places."

After saying that, he nodded his thanks and left with Jiang Chao. Bai Ye shook his head helplessly, turned around and followed. The three of them had just reached the door when suddenly, the old man's weathered voice came from behind them.

"Sigh, alright, alright. Meeting is fate. I'll concede and compensate you a little more, 75 yuan per plant, but I can't..."

"Uncle, you don't have to be so hard on yourself. It's okay. I'll look at a few more places. At 80 yuan a plant, I'm sure someone will buy it. I won't bother you with your business."

Seeing the three of them about to walk away, the shop owner hurriedly chased after them and called out, "Hey, for A-Ye's sake, come in. I'll take it for 80 yuan a plant."

As expected, those who run businesses won't let customers slip away as long as there's money to be made. Yun Xia's eyes gleamed with triumph, but she turned around and put on a mournful face. She said worriedly, "Uncle, you don't need to make things so difficult for yourself. I really feel bad about making you lose money."

Well, since you feel bad about it, why not lower the price? The shop owner was also a quick-witted person and saw through the girl's act. He comforted her, "It's alright. Such a large herbal medicine shop can manage with a small loss. Tell me, how many ginseng plants of this quality do you have?"

"Yes, 200 plants!"

"Although the quantity is a bit large, I can still finish it. Okay, cash on delivery."

Upon hearing this, Yunxia slowly walked to the counter, took out handfuls of ginseng from her bag, and the shop owner called over a waiter. The two of them examined each ginseng root by the light.

An hour and a half later, Jiang Chao woke the sleeping girl and gestured for her to look at the counter.

"195 plants are qualified and can be purchased at 80 yuan per plant, but these 5 plants are either too small or have incomplete rootlets, so they can only be purchased at 20 yuan per plant."

Missing limbs don't affect the medicinal properties, so Yunxia grabbed the damaged plants and put them in her bag. "I won't sell these five. I'll take them home, slice them, dry them, and stew them with old hen soup!"

The shop owner was speechless for a moment. He had originally planned to lower the price of the defective products and keep them to slice and make tea, but he never expected that the girl had the same idea. He sighed and said, "Alright, 195 plants, 15,600 yuan. Wait a moment, I will go get the money."

When Yunxia received the thick stack of brand-new banknotes, she was a little excited. Urged by Jiang Chao, she counted them, thanked the shop owner, and led the two of them away from the herbal medicine shop.

"Wow, that's a lot of money! What do you want to eat? It's on me today!"

"Heh heh, spending money recklessly, I wonder who taught them that."

Yun Xia was used to being teased every day. After rolling her eyes at him, she looked at Bai Ye excitedly!

"To be honest, I really miss your braised pork, but I obviously don't have enough time. I know a hot pot restaurant that's delicious and inexpensive, why don't you give it a try?"

Braised pork is too difficult and time-consuming to make, so the boy's suggestion was quickly approved by the girl. The three of them took a car to a quaint hot pot restaurant.

"Hey, I've been to this shop before, it's owned by Gu Xun!"

"Oh, so it's owned by Young Master Gu. No wonder it's so authentic!"

As he spoke, he led the two inside, and they immediately chose a private room. Each of them took a menu and began to order.

We've ordered a hot pot with two broths: one with seafood and the other with a spicy broth. We've already ordered both meat and vegetables; all we're missing is the main dish.

"rice!"

"Wide noodles!"

"instant noodles!"

Alright, three people, three different tastes!

After all the dishes were served, the three of them chatted while cooking. When they learned that the young man had been busy with the shoe factory reform, he suddenly had a flash of inspiration and said, "Last time I wore a printed shirt, which attracted a lot of attention. Bai Ye, why don't you print various patterns on the shoes? Maybe that can open up the youth market."