Chapter 175 The Flood Flooded the Dragon King Temple
Old Master Tai hurried to open the door. Standing outside were a manager in his thirties and a young man who was delivering a letter.
Needless to say, this is the person from the Wu family who needs ginseng.
The steward was quite clever. He greeted the guest with a smile without even bowing. "Oh, sir, thank you for your courtesy. I'm so sorry to interrupt your meal!"
Banxianer heard the commotion in the room and quickly stood up and greeted, "Manager Wu, please come in. You're welcome."
Old Master Tai stepped aside to welcome Manager Wu into the house, and then gave the young man a handful of copper coins.
The young boy was so happy that he shouted to Banxianer and ran back to his stall.
Manager Wu was asked to sit down, and soon a waiter brought clean dishes.
Manager Wu thanked him and looked at Mr. Tai inconspicuously, feeling happy about this unexpected surprise.
That day, he followed his master's instructions and went to various medicine shops to look for wild ginseng, but unfortunately he found nothing.
He was afraid of being punished by his master, so he went to a fortune-telling stall to seek help from others.
At that time, the blind man said that there would be good news in a few days. He thought it was an excuse and felt sorry for throwing away the ten cents.
Who would have thought that this blind man was so effective that the ginseng seller actually came to find him.
Having learned from the experience at the pharmacy, Grandpa Tai did not speak first, but just picked up some food for his granddaughter.
Zhuzhu secretly looked at Manager Wu, and then kept blinking her big eyes at her grandfather.
The old man found it funny, but he also understood what his granddaughter meant.
Even if the Wu family manager is not a good person, he is at least not a bad person. If we make a deal, there will definitely be no trouble.
Banxianer fumbled his way around and turned to Manager Wu, introducing him, "Manager Wu, this is Mr. Tai Liu from Taijia Village. He dug up a ginseng plant in the mountains yesterday. Since we're familiar with each other, he just came over to chat. As soon as I heard about it, I immediately sent someone to call you.
"The specific price for the goods should be discussed between your two families. I'm just a matchmaker. But we're all from Tai'an. Even if the deal doesn't go through, please be amicable. Don't turn around and blame me, an old blind man, for making such a fuss!"
"No, no!" Manager Wu hurriedly thanked him. "Sir, you're such a genius! You said we'd have news in a few days, and now it's come true. I can't thank you enough. Regardless of whether the deal goes through or not, I'll definitely give you a thank you gift."
After that, he said to Mr. Tai, "Uncle, don't worry. Although our Wu family is not well-known in the city, we are also a family of scholars and would not do such a thing as deceiving others. Let me take a look at the ginseng first, and then we can discuss the price. As long as the ginseng is in good condition, I will definitely not let you suffer any loss."
Old Man Tai nodded, pulled over a basket and started to search.
As a result, at this time the door was knocked again.
Old Master Tai became alert and immediately kicked the basket under the table.
Manager Wu didn't like being interrupted, so he frowned and stood up to open the door, but he didn't expect that it was his coachman outside.
He lowered his voice and asked, "What is it?"
The driver shrank his neck and quickly handed over the purse in his hand, saying, "The lady knew you found the wild ginseng, so she sent a banknote, asking you to bring it back no matter what. Our master's medicine is gone, and he needs to refill it tomorrow. He can't wait..."
Manager Wu relaxed his frown and took the purse, about to speak, when the driver glanced into the room and suddenly exclaimed in surprise, "Oh, it's the old man from the Tai family!"
"Do you know him?" Manager Wu was even more surprised and couldn't help but turn around to look at Mr. Tai.
At this moment, Old Man Tai also looked over. He was stunned for a moment before he stood up and said with a smile, "This young man has been to our house before!"
The driver also hurriedly bowed and said with a smile, "Old man, we meet again."
Manager Wu was anxious and secretly glared at the driver, who quickly explained a few words.
"After the New Year, when our Madam was returning from the farm with the young master and their carriage accidentally overturned, it was this old man Tai's family who came to our aid. Later, Madam even asked Mrs. Ge and me to deliver a thank-you gift."
Manager Wu suddenly understood and smiled with even more confidence.
"Oh, Uncle Tai, we are really a family."
Old Master Tai also felt a little closer and said with a smile, "Isn't it? What a coincidence."
The driver bowed, helped close the door and hurried downstairs.
Old Master Tai was grateful for the rice and flour gifts he had received. He quickly took out the bark bag and opened it to show Manager Wu.
Manager Wu usually works in the front yard of the Wu family, and is responsible for taking care of trivial matters for Master Wu.
Mr. Wu has been ill for many years, so he has to deal with medicinal herbs.
Almost at a glance, he said happily, "Oh, this ginseng is at least a hundred years old. It's rare, absolutely rare!"
Banxianer complained in his heart that this manager had never seen the world. Not to mention the ginseng king that the Tai family had hidden away, even the one that Old Man Wang bought was much better than this!
But he wouldn't say it, he just echoed the praise, "Yeah, I can't see it, but I can smell the strong ginseng flavor. It's really good stuff."
Manager Wu looked left and right for a long time before tying the bark bag again and speaking.
"Master Tai, since you're one of us, I won't be polite with you. Our master really needs wild ginseng for medicine, and the one you dug is of excellent quality. According to the market price, it should be worth 120 taels. But our wife has instructed us to pay a high price. So, I'll give you 150 taels, what do you think?"
Old Master Tai quickly waved his hand and refused, "Manager Wu, the rice, flour, grain and oil your family sent to our family before helped us get through the difficult time when there was a shortage of food. I am so grateful that I can't express it in words.
"In my opinion, I don't want a penny. As long as your master can recover, our family will be happy. But I'm afraid that neither you nor your wife or master will agree.
"So, let's compromise. You don't want to ask for the high price of 150 taels, and I won't ask for half the price of 50 taels. Let's price this ginseng at 100 taels. Let our family show our appreciation, and you can report back."
Manager Wu felt very pleased after hearing this and really looked up to Mr. Tai.
He went back and told his master these words. He was afraid that his master would remember the Tai family's kindness and might visit them more often in the future.
With this in mind, he replied, "Okay, old man, I'll take a hundred taels of silver and bring this wild ginseng back with me. If our master scolds me for mistreating you, I'll come find you then."
"No, no, our family is already very happy to get one hundred taels. After all, it is unexpected wealth bestowed by God. We should not be greedy." Grandpa Tai smiled and pushed the bark bag over.
Manager Wu quickly took out a hundred taels of silver notes from his purse. In order to make it easier for the old man to spend, he also gave him a lot of small denominations of ten and twenty taels.
As the middleman, Banxianer touched every banknote before giving them to Mr. Tai.
Both the buyer and the seller were happy and asked the waiter to add more wine and food. Manager Wu drank two glasses of wine and ate a few bites of food before hurried back to report.
At this time, Tai Yonglu and Tai Yongyue also came back. The bark bags in the basket were gone, replaced by heavy silver.
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