Chapter 7 Selling Ginseng
After dealing with everything in the space, Qin Zhi left the space. My goodness, Shen and Qin Zhen were sitting by the bed staring at each other, and Qin Zhi appeared out of nowhere less than a meter away from them, scaring them so much that they hid back.
When Qin Zhen realized that her sister had come out of that mysterious space, she immediately looked at Qin Zhi with admiration.
Qin Zhi curled his lips and smiled, then told Shen and Qin Zhen that he had found ginseng in the mountains.
"Mom, I'm going to town tomorrow. When the time comes, we'll exchange the herbs for money and then ask the village headman to buy a piece of land and build a house. It rains so easily in this season, and we really can't live without a place to shelter from the wind and rain."
Shen didn't expect that her youngest daughter would bring up the idea of building a house just two or three days after moving out, but it was indeed urgent. The small hut they were living in was originally built temporarily by a hunter. It was just a small room with an outer hall, and there was not even room to turn around. Now that her daughter had some income from selling herbs, she decided to solve the housing problem first.
After thinking it through, Shen said, "Okay, tomorrow when you come back we'll go to the village to find the headman to inquire about the price, and then we'll have an idea."
Qin Zhen was also happy because she was finally going to have her own home.
The mother, her two daughters and their two children fell asleep with beautiful visions of the future.
The next morning, Shen used the leftover bone soup from last night to make a pot of hand-rolled noodles. Qin Zhi ate a bowl of noodles and then set off for the town.
Qin Zhi first walked around the market and rented a cart from a vendor for twenty coins. Then he found an alley and put the prepared Panax notoginseng and other herbs for treating external injuries on the cart, and packed the Tremella and ginseng in the backpack.
Although Qin Zhi is thin and small, she has been working for a long time and can push a cart weighing two or three hundred kilograms without any problem.
When they arrived at the door of Jihetang, the waiter immediately recognized Qin Zhi and ran out enthusiastically to help Qin Zhi push the cart to the backyard.
Shopkeeper Wang also rushed over after hearing the news, looking at the cart full of herbs happily. Last night, the boss came over to take away all the herbs for external injuries. The purchase manager was still on his way back to Qingzhou Prefecture, and it would take at least three days for him to get back.
The herbs Qin Zhi sent this time were different from the last time. They were all prepared and ready to use, which saved them a lot of time. Moreover, the preparation method was unique, and it was obvious that he was an expert. Shopkeeper Wang did not dare to neglect the thin girl who looked only seven or eight years old.
"Girl, may I ask what I should call you?" Shopkeeper Wang asked with a smile on his face.
"My name is Qin Zhi, and everyone calls me Qin Erya."
Shopkeeper Wang...
"Then I'll call you Qin girl. My last name is Wang, so you can call me Uncle Wang."
"Okay, Uncle Wang. Look, I've prepared all the Panax notoginseng. Are these all okay?"
"Okay, you and Uncle Wang have saved a lot of trouble. I see there are a lot of other trauma medicines in the car. Uncle Wang will give you the most fair price."
After Wang finished speaking, he called the waiter to weigh all the herbs. After the preparation of Panax notoginseng, the weight was reduced a lot. Together with the one collected yesterday afternoon, the total weight was 180 kilograms, and the other herbs added up to 150 kilograms.
The price of processed herbs was much higher. Panax notoginseng was 80 wen per catty, and Panax notoginseng alone earned 14 taels of silver plus 400 wen. The other herbs were cheaper, but also cost about 5 taels of silver. All together, the total was 18 taels of silver plus 300 wen.
The shopkeeper gave Qin Zhi a silver ingot of ten taels, a silver ingot of five taels, three silver dimes of one tael, and three hundred copper coins. Qin Zhi also put them into the space through the disguise of his sleeves.
"Boss, I have something to ask you. Do you know which shop in our town sells silver fungus?" Qin Zhi was ready to sell the silver fungus. After all, he was penniless now and needed money everywhere.
"Oh...you still have white fungus in your hand, I wonder if you can show it to me."
Qin Zhi took out the wrapped white fungus from the backpack and opened it to show to Shopkeeper Wang.
Shopkeeper Wang's eyes lit up. These white fungus were crystal clear and of excellent quality. In order to maintain her beauty, this wealthy lady had either white fungus stewed with donkey-hide gelatin or white fungus bird's nest soup for every meal. When the time came, these top-quality white fungus would be packed in expensive boxes, so there would be no worries about not being able to sell them at a good price.
"Our store will accept all of these white fungus. Your white fungus is of very good quality. I will buy it for two hundred coins each." Shopkeeper Wang really wanted these white fungus, so he quoted the highest price.
Qin Zhi was quite satisfied with the price. He received five taels of silver for twenty-five silver ears, and the silver was stored in the space as usual.
Today's harvest was good and Qin Zhi was in a good mood. Now came the highlight. Qin Zhi took out the ginseng and prepared to ship it.
"Uncle Wang, I have something in my hand."
Shopkeeper Wang...
How many good things do you have?
Hey, what is that? It's ginseng. Shopkeeper Wang was embarrassed. What kind of family could allow a little girl of seven or eight years old to take out a top-grade white fungus and a century-old ginseng.
If Qin Zhi could hear Shopkeeper Wang's thoughts, he would definitely say, who is only seven or eight years old, I am already eleven years old.
"Girl, do you have the final say over this ginseng? Do you want to call your family over?" Shopkeeper Wang took the ginseng in his hand and examined it carefully. He found that it was of really good quality.
"Uncle Wang, don't worry. I picked this ginseng from the mountains and prepared it myself. I can still make the decision on this matter. Uncle Wang, to tell you the truth, my family is in urgent need of money, so I sold this ginseng. Otherwise, if you keep this century-old ginseng well, you won't have to worry about not being able to sell it for a good price in the capital in the future."
"Okay, since you trust Uncle Wang, the price he gives you will be fair. I will give you one hundred taels for this quality. Remember to send me good things in the future." Shopkeeper Wang said as he pulled out a silver note worth one hundred taels from his sleeve and handed it to Qin Zhi.
Qin Zhi took the banknote and put it away. This price was beyond her expectations. You know, in this era, many people can't earn more than 100 taels in their lifetime.
After leaving Jihetang, Qin Zhi went to Wufangzhai and bought two packages of snacks. The snacks were very light, so he put them directly into the backpack.
Just as he was about to walk back, a figure caught Qin Zhi's attention. A man who looked like a scholar in a gray robe was dining in a restaurant next to Wufangzhai. He sat by the window, and next to him stood a man who looked like a manager, half bent over and glaring at the scholar. The two were arguing about something, but their voices were so low that people couldn't hear what they were arguing about.
Humph, these two people are the original owner's shrewd uncle and the younger uncle who is studying in the academy. Qin Zhi walked to the window calmly and glanced at it. Wow, there is a braised pork elbow and a plate of braised beef on the table. The younger uncle didn't think of putting up such a grand ceremony. His parents, brother and sister-in-law eat coarse food at home, but he, a scholar who spends the money of his brother and sister-in-law, is squandering it outside. It's a pity that his mother feels sorry for him suffering outside, so she kills a chicken for him when she gets home. Others are not worthy of touching a chicken feather.
Then an angry voice came from the window, but it was obviously lowered in volume and was spoken with gritted teeth.
"Qin Wen, don't go too far. Don't come to the restaurant where I work to look for me in the future. It will have a bad influence on the owner. If you insist on doing this, don't blame me for turning hostile and asking mother to cut off your salary."
"Brother, why are you so angry? I am only short of ten taels of silver. If you give it to me, I will not forget you when I become rich in the future. Otherwise, I cannot guarantee that I will say anything to my sister-in-law." Qin Wen's voice continued to be heard, but this voice was obviously unhurried and controlled.
"You dare?" Qin Dahai, the eldest uncle of the Qin family, became more and more angry. Qin Dahai slammed the table and left angrily. It seemed that the negotiation between the two was unsuccessful.
When Qin Zhi saw Qin Dahai leaving, he also left quietly.
He didn't notice Qin Wen's sinister sneer after he left, nor did he hear what he said - if you don't give it to me, I will find an excuse to let mother find a way, and then we can sell those two money-losing guys.