Chapter 187: Are you the eldest lady?
When County Magistrate Zheng led Old Man Su and his family into Tongji Pharmacy, he was stunned for a moment.
He didn't expect to meet Wang Zhong here.
"Manager Wang, what are you doing..." County Magistrate Zheng looked at Wang Zhong and asked hesitantly.
Then, my heart skipped a beat.
Could it be that gentleman's body...
Wang Zhong bowed slightly, chuckled, and said, "Hello, County Magistrate. I'm here to get some medicine."
When County Magistrate Zheng saw Wang Zhong's smiling face, he felt relieved.
If that young master was ill, Manager Wang would definitely not be smiling.
"Manager Wang, is Young Master Yang in good health?" County Magistrate Zheng asked affectionately.
"Thank you, Mr. County Magistrate, for your concern. Everything is fine, young master." Wang Zhong answered without a single mistake.
"That's good... That's good..."
When Old Man Su saw Wang Zhong, he hurriedly greeted him.
"Haha... Manager Wang, we meet again."
"Haha...this is fate." Wang Zhong said with a smile.
Su Laoer's eyes lit up, and he said loudly, "Dad, you guys are not coming here again in someone else's carriage today, are you?"
Old Man Su: “…Yes.”
"Haha...it's on the way." Wang Zhong was still smiling, as if it was really on the way.
County Magistrate Zheng: “…”
Why is it always on the way?
He didn't believe it even when he heard it.
It seems that the gentleman is really good to the Su family.
When Shopkeeper Zhang saw County Magistrate Zheng, he hurried forward to pay his respects.
County Magistrate Zheng waved his hand.
Then, he pulled the shopkeeper aside and whispered, "Old Zhang, my relative brought some top-quality ginseng. I wanted to buy them outright, but it's hard to estimate the price. It would be disastrous if my relative got hurt."
County Magistrate Zheng paused for a moment before continuing, "So, give me an estimate of the price, buy it for now, and have someone send it to the county government office later..."
Before County Magistrate Zheng could finish his words, Shopkeeper Zhang showed an embarrassed expression.
If it were any other medicinal herbs, Shopkeeper Zhang would have definitely agreed directly.
However, as soon as County Magistrate Zheng mentioned ginseng, Shopkeeper Zhang thought of what Wang Zhong had just said.
"Excuse me, sir, what is your relationship with that steward Wang?" asked Zhang, the shopkeeper.
County Magistrate Zheng: “…”
This relationship is hard to say?
Although this Steward Wang was just a servant, as the county magistrate, he did not dare to offend this servant casually.
"What's wrong, Lao Zhang?" County Magistrate Zheng asked with a suspicious look.
"To be honest, County Magistrate, the Manager Wang just said something roughly the same as you did." Shopkeeper Zhang said directly.
County Magistrate Zheng said, "...Give him the ginseng."
Shopkeeper Zhang, “…”
It seems that this Manager Wang is of extraordinary status.
Even the county magistrate did not dare to offend him.
However, when Shopkeeper Zhang saw the ginseng that Old Man Su took out, he couldn't help but be moved.
I really want to stay here by myself.
Even just one.
Unfortunately, even the county magistrate did not dare to offend this person, so he, the owner of a pharmacy, would definitely not dare to offend him.
Shopkeeper Zhang looked at the ginseng with envy in his eyes and was about to speak when two people suddenly rushed in from outside.
A young maid was supporting an elderly woman.
"Boss... do you have any ginseng here?" the elderly woman asked breathlessly, her face full of anxiety.
Shopkeeper Zhang quickly put down the ginseng in his hand and said, "Madam, please wait a moment. I will go get it right away."
After saying that, he turned around and went to the back to get the ginseng.
He did have two ginsengs in his hand, but they were not very old.
The woman's eyes lit up and her gaze fell directly on the ginseng that Manager Zhang had just put down.
"Boss, I want this ginseng!" the woman said anxiously.
Shopkeeper Zhang paused.
"Madam, this ginseng is not mine. This is..."
"Boss, what do you mean? Are you afraid we can't afford it?" The woman's face darkened and she said, "How could our Duke of Ying not even be able to afford a mere ginseng?!"
As soon as the woman finished speaking, Mrs. Su's face changed and her body shook.
Then he lowered his head.
The woman continued with a proud look on her face, "If it weren't for my young mistress passing by here and having a miscarriage, and needing ginseng slices to keep her alive, why would she come to you to buy this kind of stuff? We have plenty in our house!"
After hearing what the woman said, Shopkeeper Zhang first looked at Old Man Su, and then looked at Wang Zhong.
Not to mention that he couldn't afford to offend the Duke of England, he couldn't stand idly by when human lives were at stake.
However, the ginseng is not his, so he has no say.
Although he had ginseng in his hand, its medicinal effect was far inferior to this one.
"Let's sell the ginseng to this lady at the market price." Old Mrs. Su suddenly said, "Could you please give me an estimate?"
After saying this, Old Lady Su lowered her head again.
Upon hearing this, Shopkeeper Zhang quickly said, "This is a 200-year-old mountain ginseng with intact roots. It's often very expensive, so it'll cost at least 500 taels of silver."
Wang Zhong frowned when he heard this and said, "A ginseng that's over 200 years old would probably be sold for thousands of taels of silver."
Shopkeeper Zhang's heart skipped a beat.
I understood that Wang Zhong disliked him for not saying enough.
However, in Fengqi County, there are really not many people who can casually take out one thousand taels of silver to buy a ginseng.
The price he mentioned was also based on the price in Fengqi County.
The woman must have seen the world, and she did not think that Wang Zhong was making things up and deliberately trying to raise the price.
However, he still looked at Wang Zhong with an unhappy expression.
Upon seeing this, his expression changed and a hint of doubt appeared in his eyes.
I swallowed back what I was about to say.
The woman took out a few banknotes from her bosom and handed them to Shopkeeper Zhang.
"Here is five hundred taels of silver. Please count it, boss," said the woman.
The shopkeeper took the banknote, but the woman's eyes fell on the basket again.
There's no way, there are still two ginsengs in the basket.
The woman's eyelids twitched.
Ginseng worth a thousand taels was just casually packed in a basket. Why did she feel like she was looking at radishes and cabbages?
The shopkeeper counted the banknotes and the woman took the ginseng and hurried out.
However, when he reached the door, he suddenly stopped and looked at Old Mrs. Su.
"You are... the eldest lady?" the woman said in shock.
Old Madam Su slowly raised her head and said calmly, "Auntie, you've got the wrong person. I'm just a country woman."
After hearing what Old Lady Su said, the woman showed hesitation on her face.
The maidservant beside her urged, "Mother Wang, let's go back quickly. The young mistress is still waiting for ginseng to save her life."
"Oh, yes, let's go quickly." The woman no longer cared about Old Lady Su and hurried out.
Wang Zhong glanced at Old Lady Su, and something flashed in his eyes.
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