Even though the original man was incredibly strong, he still managed to drag a wild boar weighing several hundred pounds for such a long time.
I'm exhausted!
As soon as she entered the Fukelai Restaurant, her son immediately went to call Manager Li without saying a word.
Lin Yan quickly put the wild boar down and stood aside, panting heavily.
"Girl, you've hunted another wild boar this time? That's amazing!"
Because the contents of his basket were covered by weeds, Manager Li could only see the wild boar and other prey on the ground.
"Well, to be honest, Manager Li, we hunted the wild boar yesterday afternoon and bled it last night."
Inanimate objects are less valuable than living ones.
Although Lin Yan really wanted to keep the wild boar alive.
But this wild boar was too fierce.
She had no choice but to slit its throat to kill it!
"Miss Lin probably knows that dead animals are cheaper, but you handled it very well, bleeding them in time last night. And since the weather is cool now, it won't have much of an impact. How about this, twenty-two coins per pound?"
"Can."
This time, the wild boar weighed a full 400 jin (approximately 200 kg), and sold for 8 liang and 8 qian (approximately 400 grams). The five wild rabbits and four pheasants sold for a total of 500 wen (approximately 250 coins).
After leaving the restaurant, she went straight to Jishetang.
Of course, two wild ginseng plants are extremely rare.
She didn't take it out, intending to do Wu a favor by selling it to him, so that he wouldn't harbor any resentment if he found out about it.
When Manager Xu saw what Lin Yan had brought, his eyes lit up, and he praised it without reservation:
"My goodness, Miss Lin, you're amazing! These are all rare items! Especially so much Gastrodia elata, it's truly exceptional! You're incredibly lucky!"
"It's not good luck, it's that I'm lucky. I risked my life for all of this."
Manager Xu nodded in agreement.
He spent his days dealing with herbs.
Of course, I know that these things can only be found deep in the mountains.
"The deer antlers are still the original price, fifteen taels a pair, and I'll give you five taels a catty of gastrodia elata, how about that?"
"It's fine as long as Manager Xu makes the decision."
The gastrodia elata weighed nearly 14 jin (approximately 6 catties), and with the deer antler, it was exactly 100 liang (approximately 50 kg)!
Because the amount was too large, Manager Xu personally went to fetch a fifty-tael silver note and five ten-tael silver notes.
Lin Yan gladly accepted the silver note and carefully put it into her bosom. After leaving Jishetang, she went straight to the Wu residence.
Is Master Wu here?
"Yes, yes, yes, young lady, please wait in the front hall for a moment, I will go and invite the master here right away."
Since the last time, Master Wu had specifically instructed the servants in his house not to stop her when they saw her.
This time, Lin Yan didn't have to wait long before Master Wu hurriedly came to greet her.
"Miss Lin?"
"Please forgive me for disturbing you today, sir. This is a wild ginseng that I dug up from the deep mountains. Would you please take a look at it?"
Looking at the two fresh ginseng roots on the table, a look of surprise flashed in Master Wu's eyes.
He hurriedly picked them up and examined them carefully, unable to stop praising them sincerely!
"Excellent, truly excellent! Miss Lin is indeed an extraordinary woman! To be able to unearth such a treasure. Although these two plants are not yet a hundred years old, they are still fifty years old. Even in the capital, they are rare!"
Lin Yan, being from a family of doctors, naturally knew about ginseng. Seeing that Master Wu was not lying, she then began to discuss the upcoming business with him.
"If I were to sell this ginseng to the wealthy gentleman, I wonder how much he would offer?"
Master Wu was quite surprised.
He could hardly believe his ears, after all, he knew that Lin Yan used to go to Jishetang to sell medicinal herbs.
Having figured everything out, he straightened his back and said earnestly:
“If Miss Lin trusts me, how about I offer three hundred taels for these two wild ginseng roots? That's not a low price even in the prefectural city. You could probably get an even higher price in the capital, but…”
Lin Yan naturally knew what he had left unsaid.
The journey to the capital was long and arduous, and one might encounter bandits along the way.
It is extremely difficult to enter the capital intact, let alone sell things there.
“I believe the price offered by the master is fair, so these two wild ginseng roots are his.”
Lin Yan's generous attitude of not being greedy at all pleased Master Wu, proving that he had indeed made the right choice in her.
"Excellent! Miss Lin is indeed a generous person. I hope we can do more business together in the future!"
"Of course, I sincerely hope that your business will grow bigger and bigger in the future, and that you will have a place in the capital!"
That was indeed Lin Yan's true thought.
After all, Master Wu has a solid foundation and experience, so it will definitely be more effective than her going it alone.
"Haha, thank you for your kind words, Miss Lin!"
Now, with four hundred taels of silver notes in her arms, Lin Yan looked at everyone like a thief after leaving the Wu residence, carefully protecting her chest.
She now understands those nouveau riche a little better; she now wishes she could wear a gold chain...
Before returning to the village, Lin Yan went to a cart and horse shop to pick out an oxcart so that she wouldn't have to borrow one from someone else when she came to town again.
When she reached the middle of the street, she suddenly saw a crowd gathered in front of her.
As Chinese people, the love of gossip and watching the excitement is ingrained in their bones, and even Lin Yan is no exception...
She quietly squeezed into the crowd and saw a woman dressed in white at the front.
She sat with her round head slightly lowered, and even with her eyes downcast, it was still clear that she was a beautiful woman.
A sign that read "Free Medical Consultation" hung on her desk, and she was intently taking the pulse of a middle-aged woman.
"Madam, you're so weak from overworking. Please rest more in the future. Go to the back to get your medicine. Next one!"
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