Chapter 35 The Strange Old Man
Su Mingyue also responded to Chen Xiaolian in a soft voice: "Sister Xiaolian, of course it's true, I definitely didn't lie to you! But I don't know if you accept it here. If not, I will go ask around somewhere else."
When Chen Xiaolian heard this, she suddenly became anxious and hurriedly pulled Su Mingyue's hand and said, "Hold it, hold it, Sister Mingyue, come on, let's go inside and talk slowly." Then she dragged Su Mingyue into the house without saying anything.
Arriving at the small room behind the counter, Chen Xiaolian hurriedly asked, "Mingyue, where is the ginseng? Where is it?"
Su Mingyue asked Chen Xiaolian, "Sister Xiaolian, what is the current price of this ginseng?"
Chen Xiaolian said, "This ginseng depends on its appearance. A plant of 20 to 30 years old is 20 yuan, and a plant of 50 to 60 years old is 50 yuan." At this point, Chen Xiaolian became obviously excited and continued, "A plant of 100 years old is worth 100 yuan." As for ginseng over 100 years old, I have no right to buy it. I have to report it to my superiors, and they will talk to you directly. What year did you bring today?"
Su Mingyue shook her head and said to Chen Xiaolian, "I don't know exactly how old it is, but it looks like it's over fifty years old!"
Chen Xiaolian said to Su Mingyue, "Mingyue, are you going to pay? If you are, I will definitely give you a fair price. We have a price list for all the herbs, so don't worry that we will deliberately lower the price." As she spoke, she took out a piece of paper from the table next to her, on which were written the prices of various herbs. Chen Xiaolian handed the paper to Su Mingyue and asked her to look at it.
Su Mingyue took the cardboard and looked at the prices of the herbs carefully. It was exactly as Chen Xiaolian said. Each herb was divided into three grades: low grade, medium grade and high grade, and the price of each grade was carefully marked.
Unfortunately, Su Mingyue didn't know any other medicinal herbs except ginseng. She had never even heard of some of them, let alone knowing them.
At first, Su Mingyue was thinking about whether she could make money by digging medicinal herbs, but now it seems that this way is not feasible!
When Su Mingyue just came to the Chinese medicine store, she took the opportunity of going to the toilet to take the ginseng out of the space. At this time, it was in the cloth bag she carried with her.
She took the ginseng out of the cloth bag and said to Chen Xiaolian, "Sister Xiaolian, I see that you are collecting processed medicines, but this herb of mine was just dug out from the mountain and has not been processed yet. Can I collect it?" Then she took out the ginseng and showed it to Chen Xiaolian.
Chen Xiaolian's eyes lit up when she saw the ginseng in Su Mingyue's hand. She said to Su Mingyue nonchalantly, "Ginseng is ginseng, how can it be compared with other medicinal herbs? This is ginseng! Of course I'll take it. Besides, how many people in the world know how to prepare ginseng? Can I take a closer look at your ginseng? This way I can tell the year of the ginseng!"
Su Mingyue handed the ginseng to Chen Xiaolian. Chen Xiaolian took it with both hands, looked at it carefully, smelled it, and said to Su Mingyue: "This... Usually, I collect less ginseng, most of them are 20 to 30 years old, so your ginseng is probably 50 to 60 years old, but I can't be sure. How about this, you wait here for a while, I'll call the doctor to take a look!" After saying that, he returned the ginseng to Su Mingyue, and ran out without waiting for Su Mingyue's consent.
Su Mingyue waited for a few minutes before she saw Chen Xiaolian with an old man. As soon as the old man came in, he said to Su Mingyue, "Are you going to sell ginseng? Where's the ginseng? Bring it here for me to see!"
Su Mingyue took the ginseng out of the cloth bag again and handed it to the old man.
The old man narrowed his eyes and carefully examined the root neck. He even put his nose close to it and sniffed it gently. Then he raised his head, smiled, and slowly said to Su Mingyue: "Girl! From what I can see, if my judgment is correct, this ginseng of yours is probably fifty-five years old! The price of ginseng that is fifty or sixty years old is usually set at fifty yuan.
However, your skill in digging the ginseng is quite good. The whole ginseng is almost intact and its medicinal properties have not been lost at all. In this case, I will give you two more bills. But I don’t know what kind of bill you want, comrade?”
When Su Mingyue heard this, her eyes lit up immediately and she asked hurriedly, "Old man, do you have a bicycle ticket?"
The old man heard this and spread his hands helplessly, shook his head and replied: "Oh, what a pity, I don't have any bicycle tickets!"
Su Mingyue was a little disappointed, but soon she regained hope and asked, "So, do you have any malted milk tickets?"
She had heard that malted milk tasted delicious and was a good thing for nourishing the body in this era, so she had always wanted to try it.
However, the old man spread his hands again and said, "Alas, unfortunately, I don't have any Malted Milk tickets!"
Su Mingyue couldn't help but roll her eyes at the old man and asked unhappily, "What kind of tickets do you have?"
Seeing the speechless expression on Su Mingyue's face, Chen Xiaolian couldn't help but chuckle, and then said to Su Mingyue: "Sister Mingyue, don't bother with this old guy. He is just an old rascal! The only tickets we can issue here are grain tickets, sugar tickets, meat tickets, and cloth tickets. However, you can take one of each."
As soon as she finished speaking, Chen Xiaolian caught a glimpse of the old man who was about to speak, and she immediately shouted in a coquettish voice: "Grandpa, please stop teasing her! If you irritate Sister Mingyue, I won't sell that ginseng to our children's hospital!"
The old man's face turned serious when he heard this. He turned to look at Su Mingyue solemnly and said slowly, "My little comrade! What my granddaughter said is absolutely right. If you go to any other place, I'm afraid you won't find such fair and just treatment as in our hospital! You know, when other people come to sell medicinal materials, only those with good quality can get two tickets, and they can only get two. Let you, girl, get one ticket for everything, it's really a bargain for you!"
After saying that, looking at Su Mingyue's increasingly expressionless face, the old man changed the subject and said, "However, you have also given us such a good ginseng. In the future, if you have any problems, you can come to me. I will definitely help you wherever I can!"
Su Mingyue's face brightened up after hearing the second half of the old man's words. She said to him, "You are the one who said it! Don't say you don't know me when I come to you with trouble!"