Chapter 47 Selling Ginseng
"What did you bring out this time?" asked Brother Tang.
"Hehe! The stuff this time is good. I just don't know if there are any good buyers here." Ziyi said as he took out the ginseng and Ganoderma lucidum from the bag.
"Ah! What a good stuff! This ginseng must be quite old, right? The Ganoderma lucidum is also quite big, and it's a rare species. You are really good, brother! You are so lucky to find such good stuff for you."
"Hehe! Big brother is right. It's hard to sell it at a good price, but I'd be reluctant to sell it at a low price. Big brother, do you have any connections?"
"There are ways to do it. It's easier to exchange old items, but it's harder to get money. Some people need it but don't have the money, and those who have money don't need it urgently, so they can't afford the price if they buy it."
After looking at the ginseng and ganoderma lucidum, Brother Tang felt that they could not be sold at a good price in this small place, and it would be more cost-effective to exchange them for old items. Although old items are not valuable now, they will definitely be valuable in the future. I didn’t expect these two people to be so far-sighted, so they suggested: “In addition to old items, gold is also acceptable.”
"As long as no money is required, it's easy to exchange old items or gold. There is an old couple in the east of the city. They asked my brother Jianguo for elixirs last time. The old man of the couple is very ill, and he has old items at home." Brother Tang said.
"Okay, then let's go find them." Ziyi said.
"Okay! I'll take you there to familiarize yourself with the place." Brother Tang said, "I'll go right away, but don't you want to change your clothes?" Brother Tang asked.
"If you want to change, please wait a moment." Ziyi said and pulled Yike into a small room next to him.
"What are you doing?" Yi Ke asked in confusion.
"Change your clothes so that others won't recognize you." Ziyi took out a set of men's clothes and a set of women's clothes from the closet. Both were dusty and covered with patches.
Yike changed her clothes quickly. At this moment, she was excited about going out to speculate and the speed of changing clothes was not as slow as usual. I’m going to experience the plot about those ancient objects on the black market in the novel myself. What should I do if my heart is pounding?
Ziyi turned around and saw Yike looking excited and eager to try. She was not afraid at all. He couldn't help but feel a headache for this bold girl. "Forget it. I should just be more careful." Ziyi thought.
Ziyi also changed into a patched grey coat and put on a half-worn, half-tattered cotton hat. There was a big black mole on the upper corner of his lip, and his skin had become oily and black after applying something.
Yike also covered half of her face with a black and blue scarf. Due to Yike's height, the two had to pretend to be father and daughter.
Yike pinched her throat and called out in a coquettish voice: "Dad!"
Ziyi's face suddenly turned red, but no one could see it because of his dark face. "You are naughty." Ziyi twisted Yike's earlobe.
When Brother Tang saw the outfits of Ziyi and his daughter, he couldn't help laughing, but he held back his laughter after Ziyi glared at him a few times.
The three of them went out of the door and turned left and right, and they were so far away that they didn't even know the way back.
When we arrived at the east side of the city, Brother Tang pointed out which room we should stay in and left quietly.
Ziyi went forward and knocked on the door. After a long while, someone came to open the door.
A white-haired old lady trembled and leaned against the door frame and asked, "Young man, who are you looking for?"
"Auntie, someone said you need a certain herb. Do you still need it?" Ziyi asked.
The old lady looked around with her cloudy eyes and said angrily, "Who told you that? I don't know how to buy herbs from the hospital. You can't talk nonsense."
"Auntie, a young man named Tang said, don't worry, we are not spies." Ziyi said.
"Hey, boy named Tang, come in then." The old lady let Ziyi and Yike in through the inner door, then closed the door with a bang.
When I entered the main room, I saw an octagonal table placed in the middle, and an armchair on the right. A man was sitting on the chair. His face was wrinkled, with yellow and grayish white color, and his hair was completely white. He looked old and haggard, and he coughed before he could make a sound.
The old lady quickly poured water into an enamel cup and handed it to the old man to drink. She patted him on the back and complained softly: "I told you not to talk, but you didn't listen. You started coughing as soon as you opened your mouth. The more you cough, the more uncomfortable you feel. I will take care of anything. Don't worry about it."
Seeing this scene, Yike seemed to see her past life, where her husband also took care of her in this way, and her eyes could not help but become wet.
Seeing how kind-hearted Yi Ke was, Zi Yi couldn't help but hold Yi Ke's hand and whispered, "I will treat you well, too."
This misunderstanding was so beautiful that I said "hmm" in gratitude.
After the old man stopped coughing, Ziyi took out the ginseng and Ganoderma lucidum. Both old men were pleasantly surprised.
"Do you want money or old things?" the old woman asked, "But I can only afford one of them. If I can exchange them, I want both. You have seen my old man's body. These are life-saving medicines."
"What old thing do you want to use? I want to see if it's worth it. You know old things are not valuable now." Ziyi said.
"One jade pendant for one Ganoderma lucidum, 100 yuan for ginseng, do you think it's okay?"
Ziyi hesitated for a moment, thinking that he would not agree, so he quickly stretched his head and said to the old woman: "Take a look at the jade pendant. If I like it, I will let my father sell it to you."
Such a poor old man, and the couple who stayed together even when he was so seriously ill, would be willing to sell him themselves or give him away for free.
"What a good child!" The old woman fumbled for a long time before taking out the jade pendant, and also took out a red hairband and gave it to Yike.
In the end, both ginseng and Ganoderma lucidum were sold to the old man, and Ziyi got a jade pendant and one hundred yuan. Seeing how loving the old man was, Ziyi gave the other small Ganoderma lucidum to the old man. The old man was very happy, and he touched a golden locket for longevity and gave it to Yi Ke. The old woman said that it was worn by her grandson when he was a child, and her grandson went abroad and would never see it in this lifetime, so she gave it to such a kind girl. This is what it means to be rewarded for doing good things.
The old man saw them out and said that if there were such things in the future, they could send them again. Even if they didn’t buy them, some of their old friends would need them.
Ziyi agreed immediately, so he no longer had to look for buyers for precious medicinal materials such as ginseng and ganoderma lucidum in the future.
"I remember there are still a few Ganoderma lucidum and Ganoderma lucidum in the valley, and some Dendrobium officinale on the rocks. I can sell these to them next time. They should have a lot of old things." Yi Ke said happily.
"Well. Let's go to the black market now. Don't talk nonsense when we go to the black market." Ziyi instructed. Looking at such an exciting moment, he felt a little headache. He didn't understand what to be excited about?
Yike nodded like a rattle, afraid that Ziyi would say, "You are too noisy, don't go."
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