Chapter 24 He is not sick, snow ginseng can't save him
Yun Qingqing said calmly:
"If Dr. Tang also thinks the highest bidder should win, then I will naturally have no objections."
Manager Tang immediately sent someone to invite the boss, while glaring at Yun Qingqing with some displeasure:
"Our boss will be here soon. I advise you not to make any more noise or else you might anger him and be blacklisted by Huichuntang. You won't be able to buy herbs here anymore!"
"Don't worry about that." Yun Qingqing said in a light tone.
"Hehe, this woman has never known what's good for her. You don't need to say much to her!" Ye Zhishen sneered.
At this moment, a girl in a yellow skirt hurried in from outside the door. When she saw Ye Zhishen, she asked:
"How is it? Is there anything here..."
She noticed that he looked unhappy, and she stopped talking, her face showing anxiety and worry.
"Even Huichuntang doesn't have a hundred-year-old snow ginseng? What should I do..."
"Sister Suyao, don't worry!" Ye Zhishen said quickly, "We do have snow ginseng, but someone stole it. I promise to get it back for you later!"
"What?" Xu Suyao's eyes widened. She followed his gaze and looked at Yun Qingqing, her eyes filled with anger. "She was the one who stole the hundred-year-old snow ginseng?"
She walked up to Yun Qingqing with a fierce look on her face:
"How dare you snatch things from the emperor's feet? Hand them over right now, or don't blame me for being rude!"
Yun Qingqing chuckled and said:
"Huichuntang clearly marked the price. I paid and took the goods. What's the problem? Even if they don't do business with me anymore, that's the boss's business. Who is it for you to interfere?"
Xu Suyao was stunned for a moment, then turned to look at Ye Zhishen with a frown:
"She paid for it?"
At this moment, Doctor Tang rushed over from the back hall and said in a deep voice:
"What's going on?"
"Uncle Tang!" Ye Zhishen immediately greeted him with a smile, "It's been a long time since we last met. I'm honored to meet you!"
When Doctor Tang saw him, his expression softened a little and he nodded and said "hmm".
Ye Zhishen glanced at Yun Qingqing proudly and was about to tell her the whole story, but he saw Doctor Tang look at Yun Qingqing twice, a smile suddenly appeared on his face, and he greeted her enthusiastically:
"It's Miss Yun who's here! It's the people below who are neglecting you. Please go to the private room and wait. I'll personally receive you after I finish dealing with things here!"
Ye Zhishen: ...?
Yun Qingqing smiled calmly:
"Mr. Tang, you are too polite. I didn't mean to bother you in the first place. It's just that you, the manager, felt that the 100-year-old snow ginseng was a loss at 10,000 taels of silver, so you wanted to sell it to Mr. Ye for 20,000."
Doctor Tang's face immediately darkened and he glared at Manager Tang:
"We at Huichuntang have always clearly marked our prices. When did I ever teach you to raise the price?"
When Manager Tang saw Divine Doctor Tang's attitude towards Yun Qingqing, he knew something was wrong. He rolled his eyes a few times, his face fell, and he said aggrievedly:
"I'm also doing this for your boss's sake! We only have this one plant of this century-old snow ginseng in the entire capital. It's a priceless treasure. Someone offered 20,000 taels and didn't think it was expensive. That means your offer of 10,000 taels is really too cheap!"
"I'm worried that Huichuntang will suffer losses, so I want to let the highest bidder win. I don't want to bury these precious medicinal herbs!"
"You're still quibbling!" Doctor Tang pointed at him, feeling so angry that his heart ached.
Yun Qingqing said coldly:
"If this was originally an auctioned medicinal herb, there's nothing wrong with what you did. But this century-old snow ginseng already has a price, and you're taking advantage of the money and raising the price. This will not only tarnish the good reputation your family has built over the years, but will also ruin the fortune of the entire Huichun Hall! Do you still think you've done nothing wrong?"
If it weren't for this, she wouldn't have insisted on offering only 10,000 taels. She would have bid with silver long ago, as she was not short of money.
Manager Tang was speechless, but Ye Zhishen said:
"You're exaggerating! Buying medicine can actually affect your luck!"
Doctor Tang glared:
"What do you know? Miss Yun is absolutely right! She is the benefactor of my Tang family. If you cause trouble for her again, you will be going against me!"
Ye Zhishen was stunned. He just thought that Uncle Tang was too polite to this ugly girl, but he didn't expect that he would say with his own mouth that she was the benefactor of the Tang family!
Doctor Tang turned to look at Yun Qingqing and immediately put on a smile:
"I was just worried I wouldn't have the chance to properly thank you, Miss. Since you need this century-old snow ginseng, just take it!"
As he said this, he stuffed the banknotes on the table back into her hand.
Yun Qingqing put the banknote back into his hand and said with a calm smile:
"It's useless to receive without merit and practice, so I still have to pay for it. Besides, I'll have to come to you often to buy herbs in the future, so I can't just take them for free."
Doctor Tang, seeing her say this, could not refuse. He nodded and turned around to give the order:
"Miss Yun will be our Huichuntang's VIP guest from now on. She'll get the biggest discount on everything she buys! Go get her VIP ID card!"
Yun Qingqing did not refuse any more. She collected a pile of medicinal herbs and the VIP card and was about to leave Huichuntang.
But someone blocked his way.
It was Ye Zhishen and Xu Suyao in the yellow skirt.
"Is there something?" Yun Qingqing asked calmly.
"How much are you willing to sell that century-old snow ginseng for? Just name a price." Xu Suyao said bluntly.
"Not for sale." Yun Qingqing refused without hesitation.
This snow ginseng is very useful to her and cannot be transferred.
Xu Suyao didn't expect that she would refuse without even bargaining. Her face turned unhappy and she pursed her lips tightly, showing no intention of giving way.
Ye Zhishen was angry:
"Why are you like this? People want the hundred-year-old snow ginseng to save people, not for free. I told you to name the price, what else do you want?"
Yun Qingqing looked at him coldly from behind the veil:
"Don't you understand what I'm saying? I said I won't sell it. So, Master Ye, are you planning to snatch it by force?"
"You!" Ye Zhishen was furious and took a step forward, but was stopped by Xu Suyao.
She bit her lip and looked straight at Yun Qingqing:
"I think Miss Yun also needs this snow ginseng. I won't force you. Just sell me a petal. The price is up to you."
Yun Qingqing looked at her steadily for a moment and said without any emotion:
"This snow ginseng is indeed very important to me. I wouldn't sell it even for a single petal."
Xu Suyao's eyes darkened, and she was about to speak when Yun Qingqing spoke first:
"Besides, this hundred-year-old snow ginseng is of no use to Mr. Xu's illness."
"What did you say?" Xu Suyao's face changed.
Her grandfather's illness can only be cured by this century-old snow ginseng, but now some people say that snow ginseng is useless, and she doesn't want to believe it.
Yun Qingqing raised her hand slightly, counted silently for a moment, and said calmly:
"Your grandfather has been ill for seven days. The pain is in a different location each day, right?"
"That's right! How did you know?" Xu Suyao took a breath, and her beautiful eyes widened.
The details of my grandfather's illness were not told to anyone except a few people in my family, not even Ye Zhishen.
She was just surprised when she heard Yun Qingqing say:
"Your grandfather isn't ill at all, so even the hundred-year-old snow ginseng can't save him. If his condition isn't addressed quickly, he won't survive the night."
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