Chapter 18 Selling Medicinal Herbs
Baisong Town, Ruyi Pharmacy.
"Shopkeeper, would you like to buy medicinal herbs?"
The shopkeeper Lin Qingfu, who was counting the accounts, looked up when he heard the voice and was surprised to find that the man in front of him was the one who came to the medicine shop to sell wild boar tripe a few days ago.
Lin Qingfu's heart moved, and he said with a smile: "Brother, are you going into the mountains again? As long as the herbs are intact and the efficacy is not affected, I will take as many as I have."
Lu Xuan nodded, took out a cloth bag from the basket behind him and opened it in front of Manager Lin.
After seeing what was in the cloth bag, Shopkeeper Lin gasped, "Hundred-year-old ginseng—!? And Ganoderma lucidum!?"
Lin Qingfu rubbed his hands excitedly, and after getting Lu Xuan's consent, he carefully examined the treasure in front of him.
"Good! There is no damage at all. Look at the head and the features on it. It is at least one hundred and forty to one hundred and fifty years old!" Lin Qingfu carefully held the ginseng in his hand, his face flushed with excitement.
But when he picked up the Ganoderma, his expression turned distressed. "Why is there a corner of this Ganoderma missing? What a pity!"
Although the efficacy of the remaining part is not affected, if it is sold, the price will be lower due to defects, and how much money will be lost!
Lu Xuan shrugged, "It was already like this when I found it. It must have been bitten by some animal in the mountains."
Shopkeeper Lin: “!!” What a waste of natural resources! If you want to chew on plants, just eat grass. Why chew on Ganoderma lucidum?
Shopkeeper Lin cursed in his heart for a while before he realized that there was a black thing pressed underneath the Ganoderma lucidum.
He almost roared again. There was actually a hundred-year-old Polygonum multiflorum!!!
Shopkeeper Lin looked at Lu Xuan as if he was looking at a god.
Occasionally, a hunter or herbalist would be lucky enough to stumble upon a century-old herb. But finding just one was already a big deal, but this guy had three at once!?
Lu Xuan raised his chin slightly and asked, "Do you want to accept it?"
Shopkeeper Lin quickly said, "Of course!" The urgency in his tone seemed as if he was afraid that he would change his mind and take the herbs to another store.
Lu Xuan nodded, "You name a price, and I'll sell it if it's suitable."
The audience in the live broadcast room pricked up their ears.
Shopkeeper Lin didn't try to fool him and gave him a fair price. "Ginseng is the oldest and has the most uses, so I'll give you 500 taels. Ganoderma lucidum has some flaws, so the price is lower, 250 taels at most. Polygonum multiflorum is 300 taels."
Although Lu Xuan didn't know the price of precious medicinal materials in this era, after observing Shopkeeper Lin's expression for a moment, he nodded and said, "Okay."
Shopkeeper Lin said happily, "I'll get you the banknote right away!"
Shopkeeper Lin quickly took out the banknote and handed it to Lu Xuan.
The total amount was one thousand and fifty taels. Because Lu Xuan had made the request in advance, Manager Lin gave him silver notes of one hundred taels, and the remainder of the fifty taels was five silver ingots of ten taels.
When the audience in the live broadcast room saw the silver bills and gold ingots in Lu Xuan's hands, they were so excited as if they had made money.
[So much small change! ]
"One thousand taels, if I'm not mistaken, is equivalent to one million star coins, right? This is such easy money!"
[I'm so jealous! When can I make so much money all at once?]
[Don't forget that the host found more than three precious medicinal herbs. If he sold them all... I'd be so jealous.]
[I really want to crawl along the screen and go into the mountains to search for treasure! ! ! ]
【Take advantage of the anchor's good luck. 】
[Good luck is one aspect, but more importantly it is because the anchor has talent.]
[Yes, primitive tigers and bears are not as ferocious as mutant beasts, but if an ordinary person without special abilities and no firearms were to encounter one, they would be dead.]
Without sufficient self-defense in the mountains, even if the mountains were covered in centuries-old medicinal herbs, finding them and bringing them out safely would be a problem.
It's not like other viewers didn't think of this.
But... they understand the logic, but it's still hard not to feel jealous when they see Lu Xuan making so much money easily.
Shopkeeper Lin carefully put away the herbs he had obtained and said to Lu Xuan enthusiastically, "Brother, if you can find good herbs next time, please send them to me as soon as possible!"
A hint of interest flashed in Lu Xuan's eyes, and he said leisurely: "There's no need to wait until next time."
Lu Xuan took out another three-hundred-year-old ginseng from the basket and said to Shopkeeper Lin, who looked almost shocked, "Will you still take it?"
Shopkeeper Lin was so excited that he almost shouted "collect", but when the thought reached his throat, he thought about how half of his working capital had been drained out, so he forced himself to hold it back.
This ginseng is at least three hundred years old. The value of ginseng that is over a hundred years old does not just double every hundred years, but often doubles or triples or even more.
If it is over three hundred years old, the minimum price will be two thousand taels. If you meet a generous person, you may be able to get a higher price.
The remaining banknotes he had on hand totaled less than a thousand taels, and he couldn't even buy half of it.
Shopkeeper Lin was afraid that he would lose control and rush to grab it, so he endured the pain and looked away with difficulty, sighing, "This ginseng is too valuable. I'm afraid my shop can't afford it."
Lu Xuan wasn't surprised by this. He tapped the countertop with his finger and asked, "Does the shopkeeper have any recommendations for a suitable place? I can't use these herbs if I keep them. They need to be in the hands of professionals so that more people can use them."
Shopkeeper Lin originally wanted to ask Lu Xuan if he could keep the medicine for a while so that he could collect money as soon as possible. When he heard the latter ask this, he guessed that the other party might be in a hurry to sell it.
He sighed inwardly once more before calming down and offering a suggestion: "There are only three pharmacies in town, and the other two aren't as big or as successful as mine. I'm afraid they can't come up with that much money. If you want to get a good price, why not try Baiyaotang in the capital?"
"Baiyaotang is a century-old brand with a large business, so they can definitely charge a high price. Although they certainly have regular drug dealers and herbalists working with them, they will definitely not refuse this kind of old medicine."
Lu Xuan raised his eyebrows, "The provincial capital?" Not the county town?
He was just about to ask why it wasn't a county town when he suddenly realized, who said the nearest town must be a county town?
Can’t there be small towns around the capital city?
And it’s also a good thing for him that the capital city is closer.
The larger the city, the more wealthy people there are, and things can be sold at high prices, so he can buy sufficient supplies in the shortest time.
After figuring it out, Lu Xuan asked the shopkeeper where to hire a carriage.
After getting the answer, he thanked the doctor and left the pharmacy and went straight to the carriage shop. He spent a hundred coins to hire a carriage to the provincial capital and set off for the provincial capital without wasting any time.
It only took half a day to hire a carriage from Baisong Town to the provincial capital. It was just after noon when they left Baisong Town. Lu Xuan asked the coachman to speed up several times on the way, and the carriage arrived at the provincial capital before noon.
When getting off the car, Lu Xuan's face turned a little dark.
Although the carriage was traveling on the official road, the limitations of the times were still there. Even on the official road, Lu Xuan, who was used to modern asphalt roads and cars, was still quite uncomfortable. He almost had his internal organs shaken out after being jolted all the way.
After paying the coachman, Lu Xuan stood at the city gate for a long time before he came to his senses.
The audience in the live broadcast room was quite moved by what they saw. They comforted him halfheartedly, and then began to show off how smooth and comfortable their interstellar civilization's hovercraft was to drive.
Lu Xuan: “…”
Seeing Lu Xuan's expressionless face, the audience burst into laughter and felt refreshed. The depressed feeling they had from eating lemons for a long time was instantly relieved.
Lu Xuan ignored these complaining spectators, asked someone for the location of Baiyaotang, and then went all the way there.
Baiyaotang is worthy of being a century-old brand. Not only is the store several times larger than Buyi Pharmacy, but there are also quite a lot of customers coming in to see a doctor and get medicine. There is a constant flow of people coming in and out, and the waiters in the hall are extremely busy.
Lu Xuan walked in, looked around, and finally stopped in front of the man who looked like the shopkeeper. Without saying much, he took out a hundred-year-old ginseng and showed it to the other party.
The eyes of the thin middle-aged shopkeeper lit up.
Lu Xuan said calmly, "I have some medicine that's of similar quality, or even better. Do you want to take it?"
The shopkeeper knew this was definitely a big customer and said hurriedly, "Please ask this young man to come to the back to discuss in detail."
When they arrived at the small room in the back where business was discussed, Lu Xuan took out the things he was going to sell one by one without waiting for the shopkeeper to speak.
A hundred-year-old ginseng, two hundred-year-old Ganoderma lucidum, a hundred-year-old Polygonum multiflorum, and finally a three-hundred-year-old ginseng.
The shopkeeper stared at these old medicines that were rarely seen even in pharmacies, and couldn't help asking, "Where did you get these medicines from, young man?"
Lu Xuan glanced at him and asked, "Do you still ask about the origin of medicinal materials when you collect them from your pharmacy?"
After asking, the shopkeeper realized something was wrong and was about to apologize when he heard Lu Xuan say slowly, "You can tell from the fresh soil on the roots that these things were picked not long ago. I found these deep in the mountains. If you are interested, just name your price. If the price is reasonable, I will pay it all. If not, I will go to other places."
The shopkeeper naturally couldn't chase away the distinguished guest who came to his store on his own initiative, so without asking any other questions, he quickly glanced over the herbs to assess their age.
"Hundred-year-old ginseng for seven hundred taels, two Ganoderma lucidum for eight hundred taels, Polygonum multiflorum for three hundred and fifty taels, three hundred-year-old ginseng..." The shopkeeper hesitated for a moment before gritting his teeth and saying, "I can give you three thousand taels."
Lu Xuan calculated and the total amount was four thousand eight hundred and fifty taels.
"You should also take animal medicine, right?"
The shopkeeper nodded subconsciously, "Of course."
Lu Xuan nodded, and under the shopkeeper's astonished gaze, he took out a whole set of tiger bones with the meat shaved off from his backpack. He did not process the tiger head, and it was obviously too big to fit in the basket, so he did not take it.
After taking the tiger bones, he also took out the tiger penis, bear gallbladder, and two pairs of deer antlers.
“These are all for sale.”
The shopkeeper opened his mouth in shock.
Although Baiyaotang has many cooperating drug dealers and some hunters often send them animal medicines, big insects and blind bears are not something that ordinary hunters can deal with.
The tiger bones and tiger penises looked very fresh, most likely having been hunted not long ago.
Could it be that the young man in front of me was hunting him?
But he doesn't look very strong. Does he really have such great abilities?
The shopkeeper was suspicious, but since he had already made the mistake once, he naturally would not make the same mistake again. He quickly cheered up and made another offer.
"Tiger bones are sixty taels, tiger penis and bear gallbladder can be given twenty taels together, and two pairs of deer antlers should weigh more than twenty kilograms, so I can give you thirty taels."
It is actually difficult to rank the value of these types of animal medicines, but the integrity and weight of a whole set of tiger bones naturally make the price much higher.
Lu Xuan was quite satisfied with the price. "That's it, check out."
As soon as he got the silver note, Lu Xuan handed the medicinal materials to the shopkeeper.
The audience in the live broadcast room looked at the stack of banknotes in Lu Xuan's hand and reached a collective climax again.
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