Chapter 23: Herbs
If it weren't for the fact that Willy had been brought by Kuhl himself, Radas would not have believed that this child, who looked like he was not yet an adult, was actually a hunter.
Hunters are a very respectable profession, especially for them as herb dealers. Whenever they needed to go into the wild to pick herbs, they would pay a lot of money to hire a hunter as a guide. In the danger-filled wilderness, a good hunter can help gatherers avoid many dangers, and even some experienced hunters know more about grass planting than herbaries.
A smile appeared on Radas's face: "Hello Willy, my name is Radas, and I am the owner of this pharmacy. ”
Although he knew that Willy was a hunter, Radas did not get excited. Because Willy was so young, he certainly hadn't been a hunter for too long. It is impossible for such a young hunter to master the rich experience of grass planting.
"Hello, I'm a friend of Kull, and he asked me to solve your troubles in sorting medicinal herbs. ”
From Radas's expression, Willy could tell that he was not very eager for his arrival.
Willy understands the psychology of Ladas, after all, his young appearance is difficult for people to trust at once.
"Thank you for your kindness, but ......"
Although Radas understood Kuhl's good intentions, his distrust of Willy made him instinctively refuse.
However, before he could finish his words, he was interrupted by Kull, who had already seen Radas's perfunctory, and he needed to attract the attention of the boss in other ways: "By the way, boss, not only has Willy become an excellent hunter at a young age, but his brother is also very good, which is the Thorps I introduced you to before. ”
"Thorpes?"
Radas's eyes lit up.
Thorpes, a member of the Guardian of Baron Kells, Lord of Diamondtown. Just yesterday, he passed the junior knightly squire examination held by Baron Kells and became a member of the personal guard. For a small businessman like Ladas, Thorpes's identity is quite a deterrent. It would not be easy for a member of the Baron's Guard or the Personal Guard to target a small merchant like him.
The reason why Laddas values Kuhl is not only because of the characteristics of Kuhl himself, but also because of the factor of Thorpes. When he learned about the relationship between Kuhl and Thorpes, he immediately got acquainted with Thorpe through Kuhl's line. He knew that friendship with such people was the wisest choice.
As he expected, not long after he became acquainted with Thorps, Laddas was tricked by a rival who, in order to disrupt Radas's business, hired several idle ruffians from the towns to cause trouble in Ladas's shop. Radas immediately found Thorps, and Sops was also very simple, and after revealing his identity, he scared the mischievous guys to the point of urine, and the store has never had similar trouble since.
So, whenever Thorpes needed Kuhl to deliver the news home, Laddas would not hesitate to grant leave.
"It turned out to be Mr. Thorpes's younger brother!"
Radas's face immediately showed enthusiasm and respect that he had not had before: "Thank you for coming here to solve my troubles, I'm sorry." ”
"Huh?"
Faced with Ladas's sudden change of attitude, Willy was still a little confused for a while. But after a brief thought, I figured out the key. Radas seems to value his identity as Thorpes' younger brother.
"It seems that Thorpes's identity has also provided him with a lot of convenience......"
Willy had guessed probably.
The identity of Baron Kells's bodyguard is a low-level bodyguard in the eyes of the nobles, but in the eyes of the commoners, it is unattainable. Although the salary is not very much, the identity and status give them a lot of things beyond the salary.
Before, far away in the countryside, Willy only felt the envy of the villagers for Thorpass, but now in Diamond Town, he really realized that under the interests involved, the small merchants stammered and curried favor with the people around the nobles. It seems that before, he still underestimated the identity of his eldest brother Thorpes.
"Having such an identity but not taking advantage of it, and even asking the family to pool money to buy supplies for the assessment...... My eldest brother is really a straightforward person......"
Willy secretly complained in his heart that if Thorpe was a little more tactful, he would use his identity to scrape out a wealth of oil and water from this group of small merchants. However, according to the records in the original memory, Thorpes was honest and frank, and he was really not good at running this way.
"I'm sorry for you this time, Brother Weili, no matter whether you can sort out this batch of medicinal materials or not, I will pay you a hard fee. ”
The shrewd Laddas has already begun to develop a relationship with Villi.
"Follow me. ”
Radas took Willy and Kul and walked towards the backyard of the pharmacy.
As soon as he walked into the backyard, Willy smelled a strong smell of herbs, which was caused by the herbs that were often dried here.
Radas entered a room in the backyard and moved a large wooden box out, which, when opened, contained fragments of medicinal herbs and grass that were mixed together.
"That's it, the fragments of the herb blades are so mixed so badly that those herb masters can't sort them out. ”
A hint of pain appeared in Radas's eyes.
Willy crouched down, and the smell of herbs greeted him.
He reached between the fragments of the blades of grass, tossed a few times, and then pinched out a few more fragments and compared them repeatedly.
After some investigation, Willy finally understood why the herbalists couldn't sort the fragments of medicinal herbs and grass leaves in this box.
The shattering was only one of the reasons, but another important factor was that the fragments of medicinal herbs in the box were too similar in appearance. Direct sorting, the probability of error is too high.
"Mamm, vine, voodka leaves, ......"
Willy muttered to himself as he pulled out the mixed herbs in the box.
Radas was on Willy's side, and he was stunned when he heard Willy say the names of the herbs mixed in the box with unmistakable accuracy.
Just looking at it and flipping through it with his hands, Wei Li was able to accurately tell the varieties of these medicinal herbs and leaves! You know, even an old herb merchant like him couldn't tell the three herbs mixed together so easily.
I originally thought that Vali was just here to go through the motions, but I didn't expect that Vali would really be able to solve his own troubles.
Hope finally ignited in Ladas's heart: "Brother Willy, if you help me solve this problem, then I will definitely give you a rich reward." ”
Willy frowned, and whispered to Ladas: "These three medicinal materials are difficult to distinguish in themselves, and now they are mixed together, and it is really difficult to completely separate them...... I'll do my best. ”