Chapter 173 I’ll kill you without negotiation!
At this time of year, even the laziest people have already finished their farming. The fields are now quieter than before, without the hustle and bustle of people coming and going.
Occasionally, a bird would fly low, find a seed exposed, happily pick it up in its beak, and fly away with its wings flapping.
Tai Yonglu and Tai Yongyue couldn't sit still. They took out the slingshots in their arms and threw a few small stones from time to time to scare the birds.
They practiced darts every night. Although they were not as accurate as Chunhong, they were still pretty good.
Nowadays, using a slingshot is similar in nature and has a very good accuracy.
Zhuzhu was soft-hearted. She sat in her grandfather's arms, covered her eyes with her chubby hands, and begged her brother softly.
"Brother, please stop hitting the birds. They are so pitiful! Mom said the little birds in the nest are waiting for their parents to bring them food!"
Grandpa Tai found it funny and patiently explained it to his granddaughter.
"Zhuzhu, the seeds in the fields are planted by everyone, and we are just waiting for the harvest in autumn so that everyone can have enough to eat.
"These birds come looking for seeds. If they get used to it, they'll find ways to dig the seeds out of the soil. Then they'll have their fill, but the fields won't grow any crops, and we'll starve. So, your brothers aren't playing; they're protecting the crops."
Zhuzhu blinked her big eyes, and was very conflicted in her little eyes.
Should I let the bird starve, or should I starve myself?
Can't everyone just not go hungry?
Tai Jizu couldn't help laughing when he saw his daughter frowning because of the embarrassment she faced.
He flicked the whip in his hand and whispered to his father, "Dad, where are we going to sell ginseng?"
The old man didn't have any ideas. He thought for a moment and said, "Why don't we ask the biggest pharmacy in the city? If the price isn't right, we can ask someone else."
"I understand, Dad." Tai Jizu was worried about the old and young carrying the treasure into the city, so he left the carriage at a familiar family in a small town outside the city.
For safety reasons, a layer of wild vegetables was placed on a bark bag in the basket where the ginseng was stored. When entering the city, the soldiers simply checked it and passed it after a few glances.
After asking around, the young and old followed the crowd to a pharmacy on Shang Street.
The name of the pharmacy is Kang'antang, and it is quite lively with people coming and going.
The young man thought they wanted to buy medicine and was very enthusiastic, but when he heard that they wanted to sell medicinal herbs, he stopped smiling.
"What kind of herbs are you selling? We only take the good ones here. If they're not up to standard, take them away immediately. It's not worth our boss coming out all the way."
Tai Yonglu was young and felt that he could stand on his own, so he became a bit arrogant.
At this moment, he was provoked by the young man and immediately said, "What? Is wild ginseng now a medicinal herb that is not worthy of being sold on the market? Then let's go to another store!"
Wild ginseng?
The young man's eyes lit up when he heard this, and he quickly bowed and kowtowed to keep the person.
"Oh, oh, little brother, forgive my poor eyesight! Hurry up and go to the back to have some tea. I'll go get the shopkeeper right away!"
As he spoke, he led everyone from the Tai family to the side rooms in the backyard, and then ran to invite the shopkeeper.
Grandpa Tai narrowed his eyes and whispered to his grandchildren, "We only brought one wild ginseng. Remember not to tell anyone about it."
Tai Yonglu and Tai Yongyue were confused and were about to ask questions when the waiter had already led a skinny shopkeeper in.
"Where's the ginseng? Show me!"
The shopkeeper didn't even look at the Tai family members, let alone bow, and just asked for ginseng.
The Tai family members all frowned and regretted entering this pharmacy.
The young man was smart and quickly tried to smooth things over.
"Our shopkeeper has been dealing with medicinal herbs all his life. He was so excited to see the prey that he forgot everything else for a moment."
The shopkeeper also saw that the Tai family members looked unhappy, and he felt unhappy.
They are just a bunch of peasants who were lucky enough to get some ginseng. Now they are putting on airs, and when they see the money, they will all drool.
He coughed dryly, bowed perfunctorily, and said, "Brother, I'm really happy. I wonder how old the ginseng you got is? How about showing it to me?"
Now that things have come to this, the Tai family can't leave and can only take things one step at a time.
Old Man Tai rummaged through the basket for a long time before he finally took out a bark bag.
"Oh, it's still fresh?" The shopkeeper became even more happy and quickly opened the bark bag, revealing the wild ginseng inside, which was as thick as a strong man's thumb.
"Yes, yes, it's more than a hundred years old. The medicinal properties haven't been lost..."
He became more and more excited as he spoke, but the waiter came forward to pour tea and deliberately interrupted him.
"Boss, I brought these fellow villagers here, so you must give them a good price!"
The shopkeeper rolled his eyes, put down the ginseng and replied, "That goes without saying. I will definitely give you a high price. It's just that I wasn't careful enough when digging this ginseng, so many of the whiskers are broken off, and the quality is too poor! Besides, there have been a lot of people going up the mountain to collect herbs recently, and there are a lot of ginseng on the market, so the price is inevitably lowered.
"Well, since you asked, and it's not easy for you fellow villagers to come here, I'll give you... fifty taels!"
Fifty taels?
The Tai family members all had dark faces. Even if they didn't know the market situation, there was always a comparison.
The tree I sold to Old Man Wang before, in addition to darts, daggers and other good things, I also got an extra two hundred taels of silver!
Even if this ginseng is of a poor age, it can still be sold for a hundred or eighty taels of silver.
Fifty taels, that's really too much!
Mr. Tai said immediately, "I'm sorry, boss. We didn't intend to sell it. We came here today just to ask for the price. So, we'll go back first. If you need money at home another day, we'll come back."
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