"What medicinal herbs do you want to sell?"
The little medicine boy introduced them: "This is our shop owner Wu. You can tell our shop owner what you want to sell."
Lin Wanwan signaled Hu Zi to put down the bamboo basket, picked up a half-meter-long Polygonum multiflorum from it, and handed it to Manager Wu.
"Shopkeeper Wu, do you collect Polygonum multiflorum?"
Wu Zhihe took it and examined it carefully, nodding his head. "This Polygonum multiflorum must be a hundred years old. Hmm, not bad, not damaged. If it is processed, this one will be worth at least fifty taels."
"Manager Wu, the process of making Shouwu is complicated and requires many things. We really have no means to do so. But we spent a lot of effort to dig these out. Please give us more!"
"You know a lot, little kid. If you just make something out of nothing because you don't have the necessary conditions, that would be a waste of resources. How about this? I'll charge you two ounces per pound for this hundred-year-old Polygonum multiflorum. How about one ounce and two pounds per pound for one that's less than a hundred years old and fifty years old? My price is already very high."
Lin Wanwan thought about it and said, "We mostly dig up those that are 70 or 80 years old. Shopkeeper, can you raise the price a little? How about one tael and six cents? If it works, I will sell them all to your pharmacy. If we dig up more in the future, I will send them directly to you."
Wu Zhihe was happy. It was the first time he met such a calculating little girl.
"Hahaha, then you should send me more of them in the future. Come on, bring them all here, and I'll weigh them for you."
They dug up eleven roots in total, seven of which were seventy or eighty years old, weighing 48.5 kilograms, two of which were over forty years old, weighing one ounce and one kilogram, so weighing seven kilograms, and one that was about ten years old, which the shopkeeper directly priced at one ounce and three cents. The one that was a hundred years old was worth eleven pounds and two ounces. They really made a fortune!
"This one that's 100 years old is 22 taels and 4 cents, the one that's 80 years old is 77 taels and 6 cents, the one that's 40 years old is 7 taels, and there's another one that's 1 tael and 3 cents, making a total of 108 taels and 3 cents."
Lin Wanwan watched Shopkeeper Wu clacking away on the abacus and suddenly wanted to learn from him. Although she figured out the numbers in less than ten seconds, it was still not as cool as holding an abacus.
Lin Huzi turned to look at Shen Mo. He felt a little dizzy after the calculation, so he decided to ask Shen Mo.
Shen Mo calculated in his mind for a while and nodded at him. Manager Wu’s calculation was exactly right.
Seeing Lin Wanwan staring at him using the abacus, Wu Zhihe said with a smile, "What's wrong, girl? Did I calculate incorrectly?"
Lin Wanwan shook her head.
"I believe in the calculations by Shopkeeper Wu, but I thought the abacus was particularly beautiful, so I looked at it for a little longer."
“Hahaha!” Wu Zhihe laughed. “You have good vision, little girl. My arithmetic is well-known in our county, and my disciple has made some progress. If you want to learn, come and ask him to teach you next time.”
Lin Wanwan bowed to him and said, "Thank you, Shopkeeper Wu. I'll sell some food at the morning market and I'll have someone bring it back for Shopkeeper Wu to try next time."
"Haha, well, I'll be rude to refuse. I'll ask the boy to get the silver, you guys wait a moment."
After a while, the little boy came back with a bundle and handed it to Lin Wanwan with both hands.
Wu Zhihe said, "Since you two are not very old, I exchanged a fifty-liang silver note for you. The rest are ten-liang silver ingots. I rounded it up to one hundred and ten liang for you. Don't show off your wealth. Be careful on the road."
They looked at each other and bowed to Manager Wu together.
Shen Mo said, "Shopkeeper Wu is kind-hearted. You are famous for your medical practice and for treating us juniors with sincerity. I will definitely learn from you in the future!"
Wu Zhigui was very pleased with the flattery and felt more relaxed. "I see that you are of extraordinary appearance and respectful and polite. Are you a famous student?"
"That's right, junior."
"Well, good, study hard in the future and pass the imperial examinations, which will bring honor to our Yun'an County Mayor."
"Yes, I will keep it in mind."
"Well, Dashan..."
After saying goodbye to Manager Wu, they found an empty alley and started dividing the money.
"We sold a total of 110 taels, 46 points, so I'll give you 44 taels, right? Well, these are all 10 taels, forget it, I can't make the change, I'll give you 50 taels, and the rest will be used as my subsidy for your studies, you can keep it for yourselves."
Shen Mo took out ten taels of silver and returned it to her, "No, we have already taken a great advantage, how can we take more? You can take it back."
Lin Wanwan didn't answer and smiled at him, "It was originally agreed that you would help me dig and we'd split the money 40% to 60% and there would be no one taking advantage. That piece of Polygonum multiflorum is not easy to dig. If I dig it myself, I can only dig out two small ones. You guys put in a lot of effort and I know about herbs, so we're working together to make money."
Shen Mo nodded, "Just think of that six taels as you leaving it with me. If you need money in the future, just come to me for it."
"Okay, now that we've divided the money, I'm going to go buy some things first. You guys can go look around or go find Uncle Youcai. I'll be back after I'm done shopping."
"Don't you need us to help you get your things?" Hu Zi asked worriedly.
"No, I don't buy anything too heavy. I just want to buy some meat."
"Okay, be careful!"
Lin Wanwan agreed, picked up the basket and went to find a butcher's shop.
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