Chapter 25: Bluffing
The work of collecting medicine was not too tiring, and Luo Qingqing was in charge of dinner, so these apprentices agreed to stay.
After dinner, Luo Qingqing called the apprentices to the warehouse and lit candles to speak.
She selected some herbs that were more common and easy to confuse, and carefully explained and compared.
When she finished speaking, she looked at the apprentices and asked, "Do you understand what I just said?" ”
"Understood."
"Very well, I understand, then tomorrow you will go up the mountain and pick the herbs I just mentioned. The more you pick, the better, among the three of us who will pass the most medicine tomorrow, I will reward each of them with ten copper plates. ”
"Wow, that's so good!" Wang Fu's eyes widened, "Sister Qingqing, why is it so good this time." ”
"Aren't you glad you have money to earn?"
"Happy, happy." Everyone responded, one by one, and they wanted to earn more copper plates tomorrow.
"Okay, then you go back to bed early, and come early tomorrow."
"Yes, young girl."
The apprentices dispersed in high spirits, Luo Qingqing was tired from a day's work, and after blowing out the candles, he went to bed early.
The ten copper plates aroused the apprentices' desire to win, and the next day, when it was slightly bright, these apprentices arrived early.
Of course, Luo Qingqing couldn't stay in bed, so he went up the mountain with the apprentices early in the morning.
The apprentices were in full swing of collecting medicines, and Luo Qingqing looked down from the mountainside to the endless field below.
It's really a local tyrant, how can this cost hundreds of acres.
It is really enough for the king to peel the skin, and he would rather be empty than give the crops a little lower rent.
Hehe, Luo Qingqing smiled secretly, she must get this field at the cheapest price.
The apprentices are in full swing of picking medicines, and they can pick more than a dozen catties a day on weekdays, but this time they can pick nearly thirty catties. After descending the mountain at noon, the two warehouses of Luo Qingqing's family were full.
Luo Qingqing saw it in her eyes and was happy in her heart.
She fulfilled her promise by giving each of the three apprentices with the most herbs a reward of ten copper plates.
And tell everyone that for the next ten days, the rules of each day are like this.
When this rule was established, the apprentices all cheered.
"Great, Qingqing girl, then we will go to the town to deliver medicine after dinner." There are apprentices rushing to the tunnel.
Luo Qingqing waved his hand, "Brother Zhao, let's send medicine, don't worry." Wait for tomorrow or the day after tomorrow or the day after tomorrow and we will send it together. ”
"Why?"
"Well, you'll find out later."
Luo Qingqing pretended to be mysterious and didn't tell anyone what he thought.
The next day, when the apprentices returned with a full load of herbs, they unexpectedly found four large carriages parked at the gate of the Luo family.
"What is this for?" Feng Youcai couldn't hold it back, and ran to Luo Qingqing and asked.
Luo Qingqing held the booklet in his hand, "You'll know when the time comes, hurry up, bring the herbs over, I'll check the records, and then let's go to the town together." ”
Everyone didn't know what Luo Qingqing was doing, so they had to follow her requirements, check the herbs one by one, and load them all into the carriage.
Several wagons were fully loaded, and all ten apprentices followed.
Luo Qingqing sat in the leading carriage, and Liu Gang was in charge of driving the carriage.
"Are you all ready?"
Luo Qingqing looked back.
"Ready."
"Okay." Luo Qingqing nodded and lowered her voice, "Brother-in-law Gangzi, our carriage must pass by the gate of the rich man's house in a while." ”
"Okay, understood."
As soon as Liu Gang raised his whip, the carriage rushed out first, and the carriage behind followed closely.
There are many people in the car, and the car is full of boarding. Four or two carriages left from the entrance of the village one after another, and there was really a little bit of a mighty posture.
"Ahem, ahem, ahem."
Cheng An was pushing Wei Yang on the side of the road, choking on the rolling smoke and coughing, "Young, young master, isn't that the one who hit the head a young girl?" What is this aunt doing? ”
Wei Yang used a folding fan to block the smoke and dust, and smiled lightly, "Carving insect skills, just bluffing." ”
Cheng An was a little confused, "What do you mean?" I don't understand. ”
Wei Yang folded the fan and knocked it on Cheng An's head, "You will understand in a few days." ”
Four carriages deliberately ran past the door of the rich man's house before they stopped at the door of a herb shop.
Mr. Lu also made an exception to greet him, as if he regarded Luo Qingqing as a guest.
After an hour's delay in a herb shop, the four wagons were driven back by the apprentices.
Since then, for several days, Luo Qingqing has come to town every other day.
It didn't take long for some businessmen in the town to notice them, and many people came up to talk to Luo Qingqing. Luo Qingqing didn't hide it, and said that he was selling herbs, and he was preparing a large number of herbs.
On this day, June 16, Luo Qingqing's carriage was driving on the way back to the village.
The door of the rich man's house suddenly opened, and the housekeeper of the Wang family stood at the door and beckoned to Luo Qingqing, "Miss Luo, please stay." ”
The carriage slowed down and stopped in front of the steward.
Luo Qingqing smiled and said politely: "It's the king in charge, what?" Are you calling me? ”
Steward Wang smiled, "Isn't it, Miss Luo, my lord wants to invite you in for a cup of tea and a chat." ”
"Let's talk, it's okay, but I don't know what Master Wang is looking for me."
"Didn't Miss Luo know when she went in?"
"Okay." Luo Qingqing glanced at the apprentices, asked them to find a shady place to wait, and followed Steward Wang into the gate of the Wang family.
The last time she and the Xu family came to rent the land, no one welcomed them in, but they just wrote a title deed outside.
Obviously, the rich man had noticed her.
"Master, Miss Luo is here."
In the courtyard of the Wang family, Luo Qingqing saw the rich man Wang, who was fat and strong, with a pair of small eyes overflowing with greedy light.
"I've seen Master Wang." She bent over to learn the etiquette of the ancients.
When the rich man saw her, he smiled, "This is Miss Luo, she looks so young." ”
"It's okay, I'm sixteen."
"Well, I heard that Miss Luo is selling herbs very well now."
"It's okay, after all, medicinal herbs are less than food, and scarce things are expensive, of course they will make a little more money."
"Come, sit here." The rich man led Luo Qingqing to sit down on a stone bench, and then said, "I also heard that you are also going to grow your own medicinal herbs. ”
Luo Qingqing also nodded, "That's the case." ”
"Hehe, then you should know, the one who has the most land in this town is my Wang Furen, if the girl is willing to rent the Wang family's land, I can give you a lower price."
Hearing this, Luo Qingqing smiled secretly, and sure enough, the rich man himself came to the door.