6. Chapter VI
"Huizhen, you still have these old ginseng in your house?!"
Mrs. Lu was speechless in surprise when she saw the ginseng that Ruan Huizhen had brought back. It's not like she hasn't seen a hundred years old ginseng, and she also ate ginseng soup when the Lu family was brilliant in the past. But it's really rare to have a hundred-year-old ginseng that looks good like this and is still three at once.
At this time, Mrs. Lu's heart was even more moved. This is a baby, at a critical time, using ginseng to hang your life can give you more chances to live.
Such good things should be kept at home as heirlooms and left to future generations. But in order to keep the Lu family's old house, Huizhen actually took out all such treasures, and she didn't know how to be grateful for such affection.
Ruan Huizhen naturally knew that this was a treasure, but because there was space, she didn't show a reluctant expression like the old lady. On the contrary, it made the old lady even more convinced that her daughter-in-law was wholeheartedly for the Lu family.
"Huizhen, these are exchanged for money, if Huixian asks...... "If it's another treasure, you can still have a chance to redeem it after you pawn it." But this hundred-year-old ginseng is taken out, and others will not let it be redeemed again.
Ruan Huizhen sighed, "Mother, I have already made up my mind that this matter will not be changed." Besides, Huixian will also understand my painstaking efforts. Speaking of which, this cheap brother is not a person in charge, leaving his sister alone in his hometown, and not writing a letter back. Hey, were men in the Republic of China so unreliable?
The matter of selling ginseng has been decided, and the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law are no longer polite. Ruan Huizhen meant that this town is still not as good as the county seat, so he is going to go to the county seat to sell it at a good price. And also to avoid making people here blush. After all, everyone is too familiar with each other, and watching them come up with such a good thing, they will definitely wonder if there will be something good hidden, and it will not be good to have bad intentions when the time comes.
Mrs. Lu also wanted to understand this, so naturally she could only nod in agreement.
Ruan Huizhen hired a carriage from an acquaintance, and hurried to the county seat before noon. Although Wuning County is not as prosperous as the urban area in the future, at this time the rich people live together, the houses are big, and the local tyrants love to show off their wealth, and they all live in high-ranking households, so although it is only a county seat, it is also very lively.
After Ruan Huizhen got out of the carriage, he gave a few pennies to the coachman, and asked the coachman to eat and drink nearby, just wait. After turning a few corners, I went to find someone to inquire about the big pharmacy in the county seat.
Why not go to a pawn shop? In Ruan Huizhen's impression, the pawnshops are all dark to the end, and she is a weak woman, and she goes to the gray area of the pawnshop, which is estimated to be unpleasant. It's better to go to those famous pharmacies, and people still care about fame.
The largest pharmacy in Wuning County is Herong Pharmacy, I heard that the Lin family, the owner, is also a big family in Wuning County, and it is also quite famous on weekdays.
Ruan Huizhen inquired clearly, and went straight to Herong Pharmacy.
When I entered the medicine hall, it was really popular, and there was an endless stream of people coming and going to see a doctor and buy medicine, but it was a bit like the hospital in later generations.
The guys and doctors inside were very busy, and when they saw Ruan Huizhen dressed ordinary, no one came to greet them. Ruan Huizhen went directly inside, found the guy at the counter, and knocked on the counter.
The guy was weighing the medicine, and when he heard the voice, he didn't raise his head, and asked, "Get the prescription first, wait in line, and call you when you catch it." ”
"I don't take medicine."
"The doctor is in the back." The guy pointed to the back.
"I don't see a doctor."
The guy looked up and said impatiently, "So what are you doing here?" ”
Ruan Huizhen took out a beard from his pocket, "Do you accept this?" ”
After working in the medicine hall for many years, the young man saw what it was, his eyes lit up, he took it and sniffed it, and then looked at it, "I'm not wrong, this, how young is this?" ”
Ruan Huizhen said, "The ancestral one is probably not less than a hundred years old." ”
Hearing Ruan Huizhen say this, the young man's face suddenly lit up, and he was a little pity, "This one, two oceans." "Life must not be ginseng after all, and you can't give it a high price.
Ruan Huizhen saw that this young man saw the table behind the ginseng beard, and he didn't ask the price directly, so he knew that it was right for this ginseng to be sold in a pharmacy.
He said, "I have the whole one at home, and if you want it, I'll bring it." ”
When the young man heard this, he looked stunned, his eyes glared at the boss, and suddenly said, "Don't go, wait first, wait." After speaking, he hurriedly went to the back to look for someone.
Ruan Huizhen knew that she was going to find the big shopkeeper.
Sure enough, after a while, an old man in a long embroidered silk jacket walked out, looking fifty or sixty years old, with a hat on his head and this jade-mouthed cigarette stick hanging from his waist.
The young man was still whispering something behind him, and as soon as the man looked up, after looking at Ruan Huizhen, he looked at him, "You said you have a whole branch of old ginseng?" ”
Ruan Huizhen nodded, "My ancestors have passed it down." ”
The man looked at both sides and instructed the young man, "Go make a pot of tea," and beckoned Ruan Huizhen, "Let's go to the ashram and talk." ”
The quiet room of the medicine hall is in the backyard, which is equivalent to the VIP senior ward of the later generations, and there are fewer people than the front.
When they arrived at the quiet room, after the young man served tea, he was kicked out, and the shopkeeper and Ruan Huizhen stayed inside. Ruan Huizhen was a little nervous in her heart, after all, she didn't know if the people here were as law-abiding as she thought. But she has no other way, and there is no reliable person around her to help her, so she can only rely on herself.
Fortunately, the shopkeeper didn't talk nonsense, and went straight to the point, "Can you take it out and let me see, if the goods are good, the price will be discussed." ”
Ruan Huizhen hesitated, reached out and took out a ginseng wrapped in gray cloth from the broken bag she was carrying, opened it little by little, and threw it on the table.
When she took out the ginseng, Ruan Huizhen had been secretly observing the shopkeeper's expression, until the moment the ginseng was revealed, she saw the surprise on his face, there was no greedy look, and she was secretly relieved in her heart.
Almost when life was taken out, the shopkeeper's eyes were already shining. After opening a pharmacy for so many years, I have seen a lot of ginseng, and I have also seen a hundred years of ginseng, but this one in front of me looks older than the years of a hundred years of ginseng, and the key is that the quality is very positive.
He picked it up carefully, looked and smelled, and enjoyed it. I don't know if it's an illusion, but after smelling this ginseng, he feels a lot more energetic.
Just smelling the smell had such an effect, which showed that this ginseng was much better than the old ginseng he had seen in the past.
"This is your family's ancestral?" After all, it is a valuable treasure, and you must always ask about the origin, otherwise it will not be good to ruin the reputation of Herong Medicine.
Ruan Huizhen heard that this person was cautious, but she was even more relieved, and said calmly, "My ancestors are also a big family, and it has only declined in these years. Now there is nothing of value at home, and I take out this ancestral treasure and sell it. ”
In recent years, there have been many declines in big families. After all, a few years ago, smoking a lot of big cigarettes defeated a lot of mansions.
The shopkeeper nodded, and didn't ask any more, after all, this woman was dressed and knew that she was a woman. She doesn't have the ability to steal such a treasure.
He said, "What price are you going to pay for this?" ”
Ruan Huizhen secretly said that this person is really cunning enough, let her make a price, in case she is an illiterate person, or a mouse-eyed person, and she will not lose money if she opens a low price. said, "It's still the shopkeeper's price, I don't think it's worth it." ”
The shopkeeper's eyes flashed, and he smiled, "Eight hundred oceans." ”
Are you cheating on a three-year-old? Ruan Huizhen sneered secretly. I thought it was a good person just now, but this time I turned around and made a fool of myself.
She shook her head, "The shopkeeper is insincere." This is my ancestral treasure, and it is not easy to take it out, but it can't be sold cheaply. I also saw that this big medicine hall is quite famous, so I came here. If the shopkeeper doesn't want to buy it, I'll naturally try it at another store. With so many pharmacies, there are always those that can afford to open at the right price. ”
The shopkeeper naturally just tested Ruan Huizhen's bottom line, and when he saw that she was talking clearly, he knew that this was not an ordinary little woman, presumably before the decline, she was also a housewife, so she said, "A thousand oceans." ”
"Two thousand." Ruan Huizhen's eyes didn't blink.
"Two thousand is too high." The shopkeeper's expression hesitated.
Ruan Huizhen said with a smile, "This piece can hang a life, and a life is more than two thousand oceans." If you turn around and sell it, those who need it will be given 10,000 oceans. ”
When the shopkeeper heard Ruan Huizhen's tone, he was even more determined that she was from a big family. I also know in my heart that people are also people who understand the market, and my own idea is not applicable. And this good ginseng, not to mention 10,000 oceans, go back and sell it to foreigners in the provincial capital, and it can be sold for 5,000 oceans.
"Well, two thousand is two thousand."
When Ruan Huizhen heard this, he smiled faintly on his face, and he didn't show how excited he was, but calmly took out another ginseng from his bag, "I don't know the shopkeeper, do you want this ginseng?" ”
The shopkeeper's eyes widened, and he couldn't believe it, "Two? ”
"Good things come in pairs, in order to find these two ginseng branches, our family spent a lot of manpower and material resources. Two thousand oceans, it really makes me feel distressed. ”
Ruan Huizhen's face was full of reluctance. She wanted to offer a higher price, but she didn't want to have any more twists and turns. In addition, I don't know the details of this medicine hall, if the price is raised, this medicine hall will be unhappy, and if you turn around and make a grudge, it will be worth the loss, anyway, it is just the cost of an ocean. One cannot be greedy.
I thought there was only one, but I didn't expect that there would be two identical ginsengs, and they looked like twins, exactly the same. This is a miracle in the world.
Rare treasures, the key is a strange word.
This pair of old ginseng can be called a treasure.
At this moment, the shopkeeper has made up his mind and must get his hands on it. These two old ginseng are in hand, but I am afraid that the owner is reluctant to sell them. He held back the joy in his heart, his face was still a little red, "I want it, four thousand oceans, I will give it to you immediately." ”
Ruan Huizhen was overjoyed, and nodded lightly on her face.
The shopkeeper was even more anxious than Ruan Huizhen in his heart, and soon went to the account room to get four thousand oceans. Looking at the ocean, Ruan Huizhen's face turned blue. So much, how do she have to carry it back?
Xu is face was embarrassed when he saw Ruan Huizhen, but the shopkeeper was a transparent person, "I'll find two reliable guys to send you off." ”
Hearing this, Ruan Huizhen nodded, and had no other thoughts. After all, if people want to rob money, she can't get out of this medicine hall.
After the medicine hall guys helped to move Dayang to the carriage, they were sent away by Ruan Huizhen. When the coachman saw Ruan Huizhen going out, he got a big bag of things and came back, and looked at it strangely. Ruan Huizhen also looked natural and didn't say much.
When the coachman was in front of the car, Ruan Huizhen lowered the curtain, opened his pocket, and with a wave of his hand inside, he put a thousand oceans into the space.