Are you serious about selling medicine in a pharmacy?
"Sorry, we have a special supplier." The drugstore clerk refused coldly but politely.
"I don't sell ready-made medicines." Meng Changjin did not back down because of the pharmacy clerk's tactful refusal. If he were in the same position, he would say the same thing.
Moreover, the wild ginseng in her hand was about a hundred years old, which was something that could not be found easily, so Meng Changjin got straight to the point: "You may not be able to make the decision, so you should ask your boss to come. You can tell your boss that I want to sell a wild ginseng."
The drugstore clerk listened to Meng Changjin's calm tone and was not angry.
She really had no say in such matters, and the pharmacy did occasionally purchase some Chinese herbal medicines, so the pharmacy clerk nodded, ran back to the cashier counter and called the boss on the landline.
Meng Changjin did not follow. The clerk said something and when he came back, he politely invited Meng Changjin, Da Niu and Er Niu to the reception room of the pharmacy. After pouring hot water for the three of them, he smiled and explained, "Our boss will be here soon. Please take a rest here and wait for a moment."
Meng Changjin nodded, not caring about the waiting time.
After the drugstore clerk left to go about his business, Meng Changjin pondered over the price negotiation situation in his mind.
The wild ginseng in her hand is definitely of the type that is in short supply, so the price cannot be sold too low later.
In addition, it depends mainly on whether she likes the product or not. If the pharmacy owner likes the product, she will be willing to sell it to her at a lower price.
It really happened quickly. Meng Changjin had just taken two sips of the water in the disposable paper cup when a middle-aged man came hurriedly over.
"Sorry, sorry, I'm sorry. I've kept you waiting for a long time. I'm the owner of the pharmacy. My name is Li Xiaohua." The pharmacy owner Li Xiaohua spoke as soon as he came over.
Meng Changjin stood up and nodded to the other party: "Hello, Boss Li, my last name is Zheng."
"I'm a straightforward person. I heard that Miss Zheng wants to buy a wild ginseng, right? I wonder how old it is? How complete is it?" Li Xiaohua's tone was filled with obvious urgency.
Meng Changjin narrowed her eyes slightly without leaving a trace. If the other party was in a hurry, then she would be more likely to sell the item at a high price.
Therefore, Meng Changjin spoke in a leisurely tone and introduced his things: "It should be about a hundred years old. As for the integrity, don't worry, not a single beard is broken."
After all, she is a casual cultivator with good talent in alchemy. Although she is not as good as a pure alchemist, digging ginseng is a job that only requires patience and carefulness, which is naturally not difficult for her, not to mention that she also uses spiritual sense to assist.
Therefore, the ginseng is in very complete appearance, and not even a single beard is broken.
"Hundred, a hundred years?" Li Xiaohua was shocked. In his expectation, the wild ginseng might be only ten years old. Unexpectedly, Miss Zheng said it was about a hundred years old.
"That's right. It should be between 90 and 100 years ago. I'm not sure about the details." Meng Changjin said.
"Um, can you let me take a look?" Li Xiaohua was thinking about something in his mind, but he didn't speak in a hurry. He planned to take a look at it himself first.
After confirming that it was wild ginseng, he asked someone to carefully determine its age.
After all, the prices will be different depending on the year.
The reason why he was so excited when he heard someone coming to his store to sell ginseng was because he had a special use for this ginseng, so he rushed over.
"Of course." Meng Changjin nodded, took out the ginseng wrapped in old cloth from the basket at his feet, placed it on the table, and slowly lifted the cloth.
Li Xiaohua couldn't help but twitch the corners of his mouth when Meng Changjin reached into the backpack. Although he had not yet confirmed whether it was wild ginseng or even human ginseng, wasn't it too careless to just wrap it in old cloth and throw it into the backpack?
Not knowing what he was thinking, Meng Changjin calmly lifted the old cloth, and a whole ginseng was exposed to the air.
Even the stems and leaves have not been removed yet, and it looks a bit wilted, as if it had just been dug out of the soil not long ago.
The stems and leaves are still there, making identification easier.
This is indeed ginseng, and it is a rare wild ginseng.
"Ms. Zheng, since the prices are different for different years, I would like to ask someone who can identify the year to take a look. Is that ok?" Li Xiaohua looked at Meng Changjin and asked for her opinion.
Of course Meng Changjin had no problem with this. It was normal to ask someone you trusted to take a look at this kind of thing.
"No problem, but we have to take a bus home in the afternoon. Will we have time?"
The bus ride here cost her 40 yuan, and she only had 110 yuan left now. After deducting the 40 yuan for the return trip, she only had 70 yuan left.
It's not that she had not considered staying in the county town, but the accommodation fee alone would be quite high. She and the two girls also need to eat, so it might not be enough after all the calculation.
So Meng Changjin’s plan was that if she couldn’t sell the wild ginseng today, she would go back first.
"This may indeed take some time. Why don't you stay in the county town today, Miss Zheng? I will pay for the hotel." It would take some time for Li Xiaohua to invite people over, and there was no guarantee that they could arrive before the afternoon. He just felt that it was too unsafe for Meng Changjin to run back and forth carrying a ginseng that was about a hundred years old.
Meng Changjin was a little hesitant. After all, the deal had not been reached and he couldn't take the money he had taken from the other person.
"The person I invited may arrive tonight or tomorrow morning. It's quite troublesome for Miss Zheng to go back and forth." Li Xiaohua said this seriously, but he was still worried about the safety of the ginseng.
It was not easy to come across such a good ginseng. If it was lost during the trouble, or Meng Changjin was deceived into selling it by someone else, it would be a huge loss.
After all, his is not the only pharmacy in the county.
"In that case, there is no reason for me to refuse." Meng Changjin nodded in agreement.
In fact, she was thinking about the fear of being dominated by motion sickness. She thought that if she went back and forth again, she would have to go through it at least three times, which would be life-threatening.
She also saw that Li Xiaohua was quite sincere. Even if he had other plans, she felt that she could handle it. The worst that could happen was that she would give a little bit of discount when negotiating the price.
Seeing that Meng Changjin agreed, Li Xiaohua immediately arranged to book a room for Meng Changjin and his friends in the best hotel in the county, solving the accommodation problem. He also enthusiastically expressed his willingness to treat Meng Changjin and his two daughters to dinner.
"No need to eat." Meng Changjin refused Li Xiaohua's invitation to dinner and asked Li Xiaohua to come find her when the people he invited to watch ginseng arrived. Then he took the room key and led the big girl and the second girl upstairs.
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