Chapter 247 Spirit Snake Protective Ginseng
"Not for sale." She wasn't short of money right now; this ginseng was a life-saving medicine, and she'd rather keep it than sell it.
"I'll offer five thousand taels." Xiao Jingchen thought the price wasn't right and hadn't impressed Lin Luoxi, so he directly quoted his price.
"I'm not selling it. I said I'm not selling it." This ginseng is over a hundred years old, and it's a rare find. She's not short of money now, so she naturally wants to keep it for her family to eat in the future.
"Eight thousand taels, Miss Lin, what do you think?" So much money! She was a country girl who had never seen so much money in her life.
"I said I'm not selling." Lin Luoxi didn't want to say anything more to Xiao Jingchen, who couldn't understand human speech. She left him with the words "not selling" and continued to dig up the four or five small ginseng plants that remained on the ground.
If it were eight thousand taels before, she would have been scrambling for him, but now money is the last thing she needs. Eight thousand taels is nothing to her now.
"You, Miss Lin, you should know that eight thousand taels is enough for your family to live on for two generations." Xiao Jingchen saw that Lin Luoxi was not tempted at all and thought that Lin Luoxi did not know how much eight thousand taels was.
"In terms of rural life, that's true, but my standards are high now, and my spending is also high. You can keep the eight thousand taels for yourself!"
She wants to buy it but doesn't even show any sincerity. She wants to buy a ginseng that's almost a thousand years old for eight thousand taels of silver. It's not like she doesn't know its value.
She only needs a little bit of ginseng root to make some ointment, which she can easily sell for several thousand.
“Miss Lin…” Xiao Jingchen didn’t expect Lin Luoxi to be so hard to fool. Seeing Lin Luoxi’s expression of not wanting to talk to him, he didn’t know what to say.
But he had also seen the ginseng that Lin Luoxi had just dug up. It was indeed of good quality and had been aged for a long time, so it was worth a lot of money.
"Fifty thousand taels." Xiao Jingchen also really wanted that ginseng, and finally gritted his teeth and directly offered a price of fifty thousand taels of silver.
"Fifty thousand taels?" Ji Feng, standing behind him, thought his master had gone mad, actually spending fifty thousand taels of silver to buy such a ginseng, and exclaimed in shock.
He then looked at Lin Luoxi, thinking that if this young lady refused at such a high price, it would be a case of insatiable greed.
"Shut up." Upon hearing Ji Feng's shocked voice, Xiao Jingchen immediately glared at him.
"Fifty thousand taels, let's make a deal since we've known each other." It would be a fool not to make money when it's available, so this time, Lin Luoxi agreed very readily.
"Give it to me." Seeing that Lin Luoxi had finally agreed, Xiao Jingchen breathed a sigh of relief and reached behind him.
Ji Feng reluctantly took out a stack of silver notes from his pocket, counted out five, and placed them into Xiao Jingchen's hand with great reluctance.
"Cash on delivery." Xiao Jingchen handed the silver notes to Lin Luoxi and extended his left hand towards her.
"As long as you're easygoing, I'm very easy to talk to." While putting the silver note Xiao Jingchen handed over into his pocket, he took out the ginseng from his purse and stuffed it into Xiao Jingchen's left hand.
I never expected to earn so much money on this trip to Jinshan. I'm so lucky.
Lin Luoxi agreed to sell the nearly thousand-year-old ginseng because she already had a hundred-year-old ginseng.
In addition, there are a few young ginseng plants that haven't been dug up yet. Planting them in the space will also increase their age, which is why she agreed so readily.
Xiao Jingchen had no idea. He even thought he had gotten a good deal from Lin Luoxi. He was carefully using this ginseng, which was nearly a thousand years old, as a life-saving ginseng.
"Let me give you a piece of advice: although your body is currently able to walk normally, it is too weak and not suitable for taking such a highly nourishing substance."
Considering the other party's naivety and wealth, Lin Luoxi offered a friendly reminder.
Knowing how profitable ginseng was, Lin Luoxi dug up all the ginseng roots, regardless of their size.
“Miss Lin, I think you should leave some of the smaller ones. It’s not too late to dig them up when these ginsengs are a bit older.”
Seeing Lin Luoxi devour the entire ginseng family in one fell swoop, Ji Feng, standing behind her, couldn't bear to watch and couldn't help but chime in.
"None of your business." So what if she stayed? If she stays, it might not be her anymore when they dig her up later, then she'll be at a loss.
She dug it up and planted it in her space; no matter how many years it grows, it will still be hers.
After searching the surrounding area and finding no trace of ginseng, Lin Luoxi put away the dagger.
Just as he was about to continue into the mountains, his eyes suddenly sharpened, and he went into a state of alert.
Good fortune is always accompanied by danger. The reason these ginseng roots weren't dug up by others was because they were guarded by ferocious beasts.
Her good luck had run out; she had just finished digging up the ginseng when she encountered a giant snake returning from searching for food.
It's all Xiao Jingchen's fault, that unlucky guy. He was digging for ginseng perfectly fine, but he had to come and haggle with her, wasting her time.
Now look what's happened! She'd just finished off the entire ginseng family when she ran into this giant snake.
There is a folk legend that ginseng is protected by a spirit snake.
Look at that giant snake behind the tree. It must be about the same age as the first ginseng she dug up. Just looking at its scales, it's probably about to enter the stage of transforming into a dragon.
"Miss Lin, what's wrong?" Xiao Jingchen, who was unaware that Lin Luoxi had labeled him a jinx, felt a chill when he saw Lin Luoxi standing there tensely, her eyes fixed on a certain spot.
Following Lin Luoxi's gaze, he shuddered in fright and even took a step back.
It wasn't that he wasn't frightened; the main problem was that the snake in front of him was enormous. Two bumps protruded from the huge snake's head, and it was estimated that it was just one opportunity away from transforming into a dragon.
"Master, you should go first." Ji Feng also sensed something was wrong, seeing his master looking at a certain place with a terrified expression.
Following the gaze, he was so frightened that he immediately drew his knife and stood in front of Xiao Jingchen.
"Hehe, Brother Jifeng, you're thinking too simply. This snake in front of us is clearly sentient. Where would it run to? Down the mountain? It's afraid the villagers aren't dying fast enough, isn't it?"
Lin Luoxi, who was on high alert, couldn't help but mock Ji Feng's words.
Once they flee down the mountain, the serpent will surely chase them all the way to the village.
Wouldn't those defenseless villagers in the village, and the villagers from the surrounding villages who came to work for her, suffer utter destruction because of their actions?
"Those villagers are no match for my esteemed master." When faced with danger, Ji Feng's servile nature immediately became apparent.
"Hehehe, your master's life is valuable, but our lives are worthless. You should all run southwest right now..."
"There's a hot spring there, which used to be a volcanic eruption. The surrounding area is full of sulfur, so this snake can't get close..."
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