Chapter 985: Plum Branch and the Boy



Lin Yuan asked Xiao Hei to stop as soon as he arrived at the entrance of Tongxi Street.

When I fell to the ground, I found that there was a row of vendors selling plum branches in flower baskets at the entrance of Tongxi Street.

Plum branches can be used to make honey, sweet soups, flower cakes, and even spices.

It can be considered a very economical variety among flower-like spiritual objects.

However, most plum blossoms only bloom in winter, and the plum blossoms will wither in a few days when the weather turns warmer.

Plum branches are only sold for seven or eight days.

Therefore, plum branches are sold at extremely low prices at this time, and all stores are offering discounts that are unimaginable on ordinary days.

In the past, when I was in Xia County, the weather was hot all year round and there were no plum branches to buy.

Otherwise, even if Lin Yuan bought these plum branches when he was the poorest, he would not feel the slightest bit of regret.

At this time, Lin Yuan only heard a rough voice roaring.

"Boy, if you do this again, I won't just scold you!"

"We are all selling plum branches here. The agreed price is 15 federal coins each."

"Every family has bundles of plum branches that have not been sold. Why are you lowering the price to fourteen federal coins per branch?"

Hearing this voice, Lin Yuan turned around and saw a tall and thin man scolding a boy of about twelve or thirteen years old with a very dissatisfied tone.

If the young man had not lowered his head and said nothing, the tall and thin man would have slapped him in the face long ago.

Unlike the tall and thin man's angry roar, the boy just lowered his head, pulled the corner of his patched clothes with his hand, and looked at the ground.

I tried hard not to cry.

Seeing this scene, Lin Yuan frowned.

Six or seven years ago, when I was the same age as this boy, I also sold green vines on the roadside.

At that time, in order to raise money to treat Chu Ci's high fever, he changed the price of Qingluo, which others paid five federal coins for one, to three for ten federal coins.

At that time, I had just changed the price and was immediately taught a lesson by other vendors.

Exactly the same as the boy at this moment.

It cannot be said that the tall and thin man was completely wrong in this matter.

Many vendors sell plum branches here together. They earn their money through hard work and they all have to support their families.

What the young man did was equivalent to directly cutting off other people's source of income.

Places like this where many vendors gather together to sell a single spiritual material often have their own rules.

To maintain order, you need to ensure that everyone pays exactly the same price for spiritual objects.

As for whether it can be sold, it all depends on your personal ability.

The price of a plum branch at fifteen federal coins was already very cheap.

In this situation, the boy continued to lower the price, obviously he had a reason to get the money.

It can be said that a boy of this age who comes out to sell plum branches has already been desperate.

Seeing this, Lin Yuan walked forward, looked at the helpless young man in front of him who was lowering his head and grabbing the corner of his clothes, and squatted down gently.

Just as Lin Yuan was about to reach out and rub the boy's hair.

I noticed that the boy's eyes were filled with tears as big as beans, which might fall at any time.

Lin Yuan quickly took out a tissue and handed it to the boy.

"Is it right that the plum branches are 15 federal coins each? I want more plum branches."

The boy saw someone suddenly comfort him and handed him a tissue. He wanted to reach out to take it, but when he saw the gold-plated print on the white tissue, he quickly withdrew his hand.

This kind of gold-stamped tissue paper is made of real gold, and the price is extremely expensive at first glance.

Seeing the boy's appearance, Lin Yuan directly picked up the tissue and gently wiped the corners of the boy's eyes.

The boy seemed to have never felt the kindness of strangers.

When I saw a stranger suddenly being so nice to me, I became nervous.

She raised her head, blinked her big watery eyes and looked at Lin Yuan and said timidly.

"Thank you, big brother!"

"Big brother, how many plum branches do you want?"

"My brother soaked the plum branches in ice water before they came out this time. They are all very fresh and can be kept for at least two days when we get home."

When Lin Yuan heard the boy's timid sales pitch, he lowered his head to glance at the plum branches that the boy was selling.

I found that the plum blossoms on the branches in this flower box were very beautiful and firm, with occasional drops of water between the petals.

To achieve this state, the plum branches must be soaked in ice water for at least three hours.

There is no wrong version in the 1619 book forum!

At this time, Lin Yuan only heard a rough and warm voice coming to his ear.

"Young Master, I also have plum branches here. Do you want to come too?"

Hearing this, Lin Yuan looked up at the tall and thin man in front of him and said.

"Okay, I'll collect all the plum branches from both of you. I'll go back and make some plum blossom cakes and plum blossom honey."

Although the burly man's behavior just now made Lin Yuan frown, but in this situation the burly man's behavior can be regarded as kind. Otherwise, there would be no need for the burly man to say more to the teenager. He only needed to drive the teenager out according to the regulations of this area.

In this way, the young man will not be able to set up a stall here because he broke the rules, which can somewhat reduce the competition from the tall and thin man.

If the tall and thin man did this, the boy would be doomed to not earn a penny today.

If you delay for just one day at this time of the year, there’s no telling how many plum branches will dry up and wither.

When the boy heard Lin Yuan's words, an expression of joy immediately appeared on his face.

But I remembered that there were nearly three hundred plum branches on my body.

There is no need to use so much water to make flower cakes and plum blossom honey, the young man said timidly.

"Brother, if you just want to make plum blossom honey, you won't need so many plum branches."

"If you live close to here, can you give me the address?"

"Every morning I would cut fresh plum branches and send them to my elder brother.

Upon hearing this, Lin Yuan ruffled the boy's hair again, stood up and spoke.

"Big brother, there are many people in your family, so these plum branches won't go to waste."

After saying that, Lin Yuan gave the young man an address.

This address is the Spirit Observer Guild not far from here.

After handing the address to the young man, Lin Yuan immediately spoke.

"If there are more plum branches in the next few days, as long as you can carry them, send 500 to this address before 9 o'clock every morning."

"Then an aunt will take the plum branch from you and give you the money."

After saying that, Lin Yuan took out the federal currency that had not been used in the corner of the amber button-shaped diamond-level soul-trapping box for a long time, and paid the tall and thin man and the young man respectively.

He also paid the young man the price for five hundred kilograms of plum branches tomorrow morning.

Just by seeing that the young man would sell the plum branches that he had worked so hard to grow at such a low price, Lin Yuan knew that the young man had something to hide.

Third update.

(End of this chapter)


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