Chapter 174: What's Going On?

A short while later, a fat man wrapped in a cloak pushed open the door and came in.

He rubbed his hands together, muttering something to himself. When he looked up, he saw that besides Zhu Sha, there was another unfamiliar face in the room. He immediately realized who it was and put on a smooth smile: "This must be the young master that Zhu Sha mentioned. My surname is Gao, and I run a few small shops. May I ask your surname, young master? If you need any business, please contact me, Gao?"

"I will refrain from using my honorific surname."

Yuan Siyin nodded slightly to him, then turned to look at Zhu Sha.

Zhu Sha was quite sensible; after she closed the door and left, Yuan Siyin turned around again and politely looked at the person opposite her: "Boss Gao, do you recognize this herb?"

She took out the medicine pouch and pushed it towards Boss Gao.

The man pulled it open and glanced at it, then nodded without hesitation: "Honeysuckle, I know. So, young master, you want to buy this herb?"

"Great, take as many as you want, pay three times the price."

A glint of shrewdness flashed in Boss Gao's eyes: "Three times the price?"

He rubbed his hands together as if in distress, lowering his voice as if talking to himself: "Honeysuckle isn't very common in the north, and the price..."

“As long as Boss Gao has the money, money is not a problem.” Yuan Siyin smiled.

She knew exactly what he wanted to say, and simply tossed down a stack of silver notes: "But there's no such thing as a free lunch. Boss Gao only has three days. If the honeysuckle is delivered after the expiration date, it won't count."

A greedy glint flashed in the man's eyes, and his breathing became heavier. He looked at Yuan Siyin with particular eagerness: "This... allow me to think about it, to think about it."

With that, he hurriedly pushed open the door and went out, seemingly to find someone.

Yuan Siyin leaned back slightly, took a leisurely sip of tea, and smiled slightly.

The honeysuckle from the northern frontier is already in my grasp.

Boss Gao wasn't stupid. Upon hearing about the sudden large-scale purchase of honeysuckle, he first inquired about the reasons and weighed the pros and cons.

Unfortunately, the recipe was never leaked.

Even if everyone knows, it will still be three days later. Even if you inquire about the situation, what unusual things could you possibly find out?

After finishing her hot tea, Yuan Siyin stood up to leave, but the man came running back, panting and sweating profusely: "Young Master, please wait! Please wait!"

Yuan Siyin turned around, feigning incomprehension: "Why is Boss Gao back? I was just about to look for someone else."

The man became even more anxious upon hearing this, wishing he could snatch the silver note back from his hand: "Hey, first come, first served! I'll do the business!"

Yuan Siyin took a step back to distance herself from him, her attitude somewhat cold: "Has Boss Gao thought it through?"

"Of course!" The man's heart skipped a beat.

Judging from his expression, is this sucker going to back out?

"Don't worry, young master, I will handle this matter properly for you! Not to mention three days, I will send you honeysuckle from all over the northern frontier in two days!"

Who wouldn't be envious of three times the price? Besides, even if there were some shady dealings involved, as long as it's real money in your hands, what shady dealings are they?

It's clearly a business that makes a fortune overnight!

Upon hearing this, Yuan Siyin suddenly smiled, and then slowly placed the silver notes in her hand into his arms: "There's no need for that. It's agreed that it will be three days, so it will be three days. I just hope that Boss Gao will do his best. After all, how much we get depends on how much you send."

These silver notes serve as a deposit. As for the remaining difference, it will be settled in full once Boss Gao delivers the remaining honeysuckle.