Following her memory, Ye Caiping quickly arrived at Ping An Hall.
There are only two pharmacies in the town, and Ping An Tang is the one with the best reputation and the most trustworthy.
The shopkeeper was working on his abacus when he saw someone approaching. He looked up and asked, "Young lady, are you here to buy medicine or see a doctor?"
"I dug up a ginseng root on the mountain. Would you buy it, shopkeeper?"
The shopkeeper's eyes lit up: "I'll take it. Let me see it."
Ye Caiping placed the ginseng on the table.
The shopkeeper was surprised to see that the ginseng was plump and large, but upon closer inspection, he frowned: "This ginseng... is growing very well, but it is too young, it looks to be only about seven or eight years old."
Ye Caiping thought to herself, "Of course, modernly grown crops grow well!"
However, this ginseng is not seven or eight years old, but ten years old. The shopkeeper must have rated it as only seven or eight years old because its medicinal effects are not as good as wild ginseng, so he rated it as seven or eight years old.
The shopkeeper said with a regretful look, "Judging from its appearance, it must have grown in a very good environment. If it had enough time to grow forty or fifty years, it would definitely be a top-quality specimen!"
Ye Caiping thought to herself, "These are grown in artificial greenhouses. Even if they grow for another forty or fifty years, they still won't be top-quality. They can only be considered high-grade goods."
"What a pity, what a pity! Why didn't we wait a few more years to pick them?" the shopkeeper said, his tone filled with regret and disapproval.
Ye Caiping frowned: "If we wait a few more years, will I still be the one picking them? Maybe they won't even sell to your family anymore."
The shopkeeper then came to his senses and said with an embarrassed smile, "Yes, yes, I was being presumptuous. Well then, the ginseng is young and its medicinal effects are only so-so, so I can only give you seven taels."
"Ten taels!" Ye Caiping raised an eyebrow.
The shopkeeper thought for a moment and nodded: "Alright! Ten taels it is."
It is ginseng after all, and although it is relatively young, many people are still willing to buy it.
Ye Caiping was already very satisfied; one hundred coins for ten taels of silver, a hundredfold increase in value.
After leaving the pharmacy, Ye Caiping came to a deserted alley.
She opened the system panel, and since no one could see the panel, she didn't need to hide from people too much.
Now that she has ten taels, she can buy a good wild ginseng.
Forest-grown ginseng is made from the seeds of wild ginseng, which are scattered on mountains or in forests without pesticides or insecticides, allowing them to grow naturally.
Its medicinal effects are almost identical to those of genuine wild ginseng, but it offers better value for money.
In modern times, a 30-year-old wild ginseng root can sell for around 10,000 yuan. Converted to a system equivalent, that's about 10 taels!
After buying it, she can take it to the county town to sell, and she should be able to get one or two hundred taels.
Ye Caiping rubbed her hands together and began selecting products with great enthusiasm.
[The customer has selected a 30-year-old forest-grown ginseng, priced at 10 taels. We apologize, but the customer does not have permission to continue the transaction. To gain permission, please upgrade your account.]
Ye Caiping choked for a moment; this system truly inherited the essence of modern apps!
Her current space is only 0.1 cubic meters; it needs to be upgraded to 1 cubic meter. But she remembers that upgrading to 1 cubic meter costs 10 taels.
Ye Caiping hesitated.
She only has 10 taels and 2 copper coins at most. If she upgrades, she'll have come for nothing.
How about we upgrade, go back to the village, borrow 100 coins, and do the same thing as today?
She remembered that she had only traded four times. If she leveled up, she would have at least four more trading opportunities. That would be enough for her to get some wild ginseng and earn a couple hundred taels of silver.
Ye Caiping hesitated for a moment, then clicked to upgrade her space.
We're sorry, you do not have upgrade privileges.
Ye Caiping was stunned for a moment, then: "Wang Defa?"
No permission? How can I gain permission?
Ye Caiping searched the entire system panel but couldn't find a way to obtain the necessary permissions.
If she can't upgrade, she can't continue trading, so wouldn't this system be useless?
Ye Caiping's face darkened, and her heart sank into an ice cave.
After feeling uncomfortable for a while, she took three deep breaths and tried to calm herself down.
Although I was very unwilling, it felt like I had won a big prize but found that the lottery ticket was gone.
But who is Ye Caiping?
She came from an orphanage, started out penniless, worked in a factory, and eventually climbed to the top as a powerful female CEO by setting up a street stall! What storms hasn't she weathered!
At least she has ten taels now! That's enough for her to cover her costs.
Sigh... I should have borrowed money to buy a more expensive ginseng and made more money!
She covered her forehead.
Alright, hindsight is always 20/20, and there's nothing more to say now that we've come this far.
She should be grateful that the system passed through her world, and at least she managed to get a hair out of her body! Instead of getting nothing at all.
It took Ye Caiping a while to calm herself down before she walked out of the alley.
Let's go buy the materials first!
She had already decided what to make: spicy soup.
In modern times, the first time she set up a stall, she sold breakfast.
Later, she discovered that Hu spicy soup was the best-selling dish, so she focused on selling Hu spicy soup. It was her own unique recipe that she had explored and improved step by step.
Moreover, as far as I can remember, there was no spicy soup in this era.
The weather is getting colder every day, and everyone is wearing coats. Spicy soup can warm you up, so she is confident about this business.
As for seasonings, I remember that grocery stores only sold oil, salt, soy sauce, vinegar, and sugar; spices had to be bought from pharmacies. Clearly, people in that era didn't know how to cook with spices.
Thinking about it, Ye Caiping walked to where Ye Bajin had parked the oxcart.
Ye Bajin was fast asleep in the car.
"Eight catties."
Ye Bajin woke up with a start, rubbing his eyes: "Ah, it's time?"
"No, I think it's still early. How about we go to the county town? I have some things to buy."
Ye Bajin looked at the sun. It was about 3 PM. It would only take half an hour to go back and forth from here to the county town. He could be back by 5 PM.
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