Chapter 15 Trading

About half an hour later.

Song Jin wore a veil and came to Shunan Bookstore on the same street.

Was taken to a tea room for reception.

Song Jin was still wondering if it was just a coincidence that Aunt Ling had just contacted the other party and the other party asked her to meet here.

Even more coincidental is that Shunan Bookstore is on the street.

The Jifang medicine shop is at the end of the street.

In his previous life, Song Jin had tried every possible way to find his family.

Later, a Huizhou merchant who came to do business with Song Jin told her some past events with regret. He said that there was once a very powerful man named Lao Huo in Yi County. He was in his thirties and had great martial arts skills. He would occasionally take some private jobs in his free time.

Later I heard that the person he protected died.

And he actually died to atone for his crime.

"Madam, please have some tea."

The owner of the bookstore personally brought in a cup of tea.

When Song Jin heard the word "Madam" from the other party, he didn't think much about it, mainly because she was wearing a bun.

When the shopkeeper left, he closed the door.

Song Jin didn't touch the tea on the table and waited quietly for the other party to arrive.

"You are very patient."

A deep and hoarse male voice came from behind the screen in the room.

Song Jin was slightly surprised, "Are you Old Huo?"

"no."

The man denied it in a deep voice, and then said, "Old Huo is in Tunxi right now. I am his boss, so it's the same if you have anything to talk to me about."

The voice has been deliberately changed so that you can't tell his real age.

Song Jin's heart tightened slightly.

This trip was risky in itself.

However, in order to find the whereabouts of his family, Song Jin still made this trip even though he knew there were risks.

Song Jin calmed himself down and said slowly, "Have you ever heard of the Four Great Huai Medicines?"

"I'd like to hear more about it."

"It is said that in ancient times, Emperor Yan Shennong was seriously ill. To seek treatment, he led his civil and military officials, his wives and families, and traveled across mountains and rivers to visit the common people.

In a clear and crisp autumn season, a group of people arrived in Huaichuan and encountered a sacred mountain with a unique scenery. Shennong sighed:

It is truly a blessed land for gods and a mountain of medicine!

So he distinguished the five kinds of grains and tasted hundreds of herbs, went up to the altar to offer sacrifices to the sky, and finally obtained the roots and stamens of four kinds of herbs and drank them with water, and he recovered in no time.

He also ordered the four officials of mountain, earth, ox and chrysanthemum to guard the palace, and they were named after people: yam, rehmannia, achyranthes bidentata and chrysanthemum.

"Shennong's Herbal Classic" lists all four medicines as top-grade medicines.

When the emperors of the past dynasties collected tributes of Chinese medicine, they mostly referred to the names of the places, that is, they had to collect the Rehmannia root from Liujiazhuang and Dadao Temple, the Chinese yam from Dalangzhai, the chrysanthemum from Huangfu Village, and the Achyranthes bidentata from Xiaomiaohou..."

Qin Chi looked at Song Jin who was talking across the screen. He thought about the stunning face under the fence and felt a little dazed.

"As long as your people can help me find the whereabouts of the Song family, I will give you all the hidden assets of the Song family in Huaiqing Prefecture." Song Jin knew that the Song family had hidden assets.

Out of his desire to protect his daughter, Song Kuan did not tell her about this.

In his previous life, Song Jin only found out about this several years later.

Qin Chi thought the Song family was at the end of their rope, but it turned out they still had a hidden card.

You can understand it if you think about it.

Just because the Song family doesn’t expand openly doesn’t mean they can’t expand behind the scenes.

A cunning rabbit has three burrows.

Qin Chi is very interested in the "Four Great Huai Medicines", especially the huge wealth behind them.

As the saying goes: Local water and soil nurture local people, and local water and soil produce local herbs.

The four major Huai medicines are local specialties.

Famous medical experts of all dynasties further discovered the excellent original nature of the four major Huai medicines by going from the outside to the inside and removing the coarse and retaining the essence.

But those five places have always been controlled by aristocratic families.

The Song family actually has property there!

I have to say, Qin Chi was moved.

Even brothers have to settle accounts clearly, let alone a couple who are not familiar with each other.

Qin Chi's eyebrows moved slightly, and he said in a hoarse voice: "You should understand what it means for someone to go missing in Tunxi. I can't guarantee that I can find the person."

"As long as you try your best to find her within three years, even if you don't find her, half of Huaiqing Prefecture's assets will still belong to you. I will ensure that there will be two manors that grow the four major Huai medicines in the assets."

Song Jin was too weak at this time and had no capable people at his disposal.

At this time, as long as there is a glimmer of hope, we will invest heavily.

Under the huge inducement, Song Jin believed that the other party would do his best.

Qin Chi was surprised at Song Jin's generosity.

My wife is too naive and easy to deceive.

He was almost soft-hearted, just almost. In fact, instead of backing down, he became even more aggressive.

The man on the other side of the screen was silent for a long time.

When two parties are negotiating, if one party remains silent for a long time, it can easily cause a certain sense of oppression to the other party.

If it were Song Jin who was this age in his previous life, he would have lost his temper long ago. The person sitting here now was a big Huizhou merchant in his previous life, with business spread all over the country.

"I have one condition. As long as you agree to it, I promise that within three years, I will do my best to track down the whereabouts of your family."

Song Jin stood up suddenly.

The other party said that they were tracking down...the whereabouts of family members?

So, he knew her identity? Song Jin suddenly felt uneasy, but he didn't show it on his face. He asked calmly, "What are your conditions?"

"I want to purchase Song's medicinal materials within three years. At the same time, I will help you investigate the person who framed the Song family behind the scenes."

Song Jin asked: "At market price?"

There is no wrong version in the 1619 book forum!

"Yes, it is."

Qin Chi was in a good mood.

I had been turned away every time I went to the Song family before.

This time my wish finally came true.

Song Jin said solemnly: "Then I accept it. I hope you will do what you say."

"A gentleman keeps his word."

From this moment on, the deal was done between the two.

No contract is required.

Contracts like this one that don't have an official seal can only restrain gentlemen, but can never restrain villains.

The specific transaction of medicinal materials needs to be negotiated between Qin Chi’s people and Jifang Pharmacy.

Song Jin left first.

Wait for the bookstore owner to come over.

Hearing Qin Chi's order, the shopkeeper was stunned, "Market price? Sir, are you sure?"

"It's the market price. I can't take advantage of a woman..."

Qin Chi thought of something and his face suddenly turned dark.

There is always a loophole.

The market price was acceptable before, and Qin Chi still got a good deal, but after the Song family got into trouble, the market price changed every day.

Especially those medicinal herbs that are prepared by the Song family in their own unique way.

It is now more expensive than gold.

Qin Chi thought that the contract had not been signed yet, so he simply pretended not to know. "When the time comes, you can go and talk to Shopkeeper Jin. The price can't be too outrageous. It would be best if it were the market price before the Song family's accident."

"Okay, sir."

The shopkeeper breathed a sigh of relief.

Fortunately, the young man was still rational and was not blinded by beauty.

Song Jin left the bookstore.

Jin Ling was waiting outside, and when she saw Song Jin come out safe and sound, she secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

"Young lady..."

"Let's go back to the shop first."

The two walked towards the shop together.

Passing by a grocery store.

Song Jin went in to buy some things.

Song Jin bought a collection of small items that are used in daily life, such as needles, thread, bronze mirrors, wooden combs and wash basins.

He also prepared gifts for the adults and children of the Qin family.

Song Jin thought about it and bought another piece of cotton cloth, intending to make a set of clothes and some underwear for himself.

It cost more than ten taels in total.

Back at the pharmacy, Song Jin sat quietly in front of the counter. After a while, he picked up a pen and wrote down a list.

Each name is followed by an address.

There were hundreds of people.

"Auntie Ling, go give each family on the list ten kilograms of white flour and rice, and a piece of pork belly, and tell them... this is the early festival gift from the Song family this year."

Song Jin's eyes were misty and tears were welling up in his eyes.

After a long silence, Song Jin spoke again slowly, "Let them take care of the herbs with peace of mind. Even if the Song family of She County is not here, they will not be affected. At a fixed time every year, the Song family will still go to collect the herbs, and the price will remain the same as before."

"yes."

Jin Ling cried silently.

(End of this chapter)