Chapter 412 Flowers as Big as a Washbasin

Boss Yuan immediately lost all interest in the matter. Shu Yu sighed sympathetically, "Were you fooled? Did you think this was something good?"

Shu Yu comforted him, "Don't be sad. You can take it back and try planting some in a small plot of land. Maybe you'll grow a lot of flowers and be able to enjoy them when you have free time. It will improve your mood."

Old Yuan said he wasn't comforted at all. "Planting my ass! These flowers aren't edible or drinkable, and they can't even be sold. Me, cultivate half an acre of land to grow them? Am I crazy?"

Shu Yu touched her nose. "Well... I can't help you with that. This thing is really pretty useless. The main problem is that it doesn't last long. The person who tricked you is really despicable."

Old Yuan suddenly raised his head, "Can't it last long?"

"Of course, you can't keep seeds for years, can you? The one you have here looks like it's been sitting there for a while. It probably won't even grow flowers in a while. That's why I said the person who lied to you had bad intentions, really bad intentions."

Shu Yu sighed, shook her head, put her hands behind her back, and turned to leave.

However, she silently counted to herself, one, two... Before she could count to three, Boss Yuan rushed in front of her and blocked her way. "Wait, wait a minute."

Shu Yu frowned. "What's wrong?"

"I... I'll sell you these seeds. I don't need much, just five taels of silver, how about that?"

Shu Yu shook her head repeatedly, "Are you kidding me? You said it yourself, this thing is neither edible nor drinkable, why would I buy it? If it were those precious orchids or peonies, maybe someone would buy them if I grew them well. But this flower that looks like a big washbasin, who would I sell it to? No, no, I don't want it."

Old Yuan's eloquence seemed to have suddenly improved. "That's not how it works. Since you recognize this thing, you must have seen someone grow this flower, right? The person who grew it must like it. You don't need to grow it. You can just sell the seeds to the person who grew the flower. What do you think?"

Shu Yu was almost amused by him. "I do have a friend who has grown this flower, but he lives in the capital. Am I supposed to send it to him there? Besides, if he has grown it, he must have the seeds himself. Why would he need your seeds, which don't even look very good?"

After she finished speaking, she was about to leave again when Boss Yuan stopped her once more. "Brother, don't go. You can think of it this way: if your friend can grow it, you can grow it too. You can invite him over to see who grows it better."

Seeing how hard he was trying to persuade her, Shu Yu was tempted to agree immediately.

But he kept a straight face, as if he was considering the possibility of what he said. "What you said is quite interesting. My friend likes to compare himself to me in everything. It's not impossible for me to give him a surprise later."

Old Master Yuan's eyes lit up, and he secretly breathed a sigh of relief. "That's right. In that case, you can buy it, and I won't ask for five taels of silver. Just give me one tael, one tael is enough."

Shu Yu frowned, turned around and left.

Old Yuan quickly stepped forward to stop him, gritting his teeth as he said, "Then you name a price, let's see how much is appropriate."

Shu Yu stroked his chin. "Thirty coins at most. Even if it's thirty coins, I'm risking being beaten by my wife to buy it. If that doesn't work, you can ask other people."

Shu Yu wanted to lower the price further, but she was afraid that if she lowered it too much, the other party would run away.

After all, when Yuan Laoda first entered the pawnshop, his initial expectation was one hundred taels.

(End of this chapter)