Volume 3 City of Water Chapter 207 False Ginseng
Ma Youde frowned tightly, three forehead lines were added to his fleshy forehead, and after looking at it for a long time, he finally squeezed out a sentence from his mouth, "Hey, who wrote this prescription?"
Bai Wenqi made a bitter old face, "Hey, my brother, you don't care who wrote it, do you recognize it?"
Ma Youde hesitated, "Hmm...... I do know other medicinal herbs, but this last taste of Feng Tulan, I seem to have heard of it somewhere before......"
"Heard of it?" Bai Wenqi's face twitched rapidly, as if he saw a glimmer of hope, and said urgently, "Where?"
"I ...... I can't remember for a while, it's been a long time ago, why don't I tell you when I remember?"
"Huh?
Bai Wenqi's face turned blue in an instant, and his hope seemed to be disillusioned, as if he had fallen from the sky into the mud, which was called a surprise!
After pouting his teeth, Bai Wenqi muttered, "When you think about it, the daylilies are cold, and my customer is still waiting in the store, how can I have so much time for you to think?"
"Wait?" Ma Youde raised his eyebrows, he dropped the chain when he was doing business, his ability to break jars and break them was first-class, he tilted his head, he directly gave the other party a trick not to serve, "Then let him go to another house to have a look, just say that there is no store in the store, what are you afraid of?"
"What are you afraid of?" Bai Wenqi was a little aggrieved, "Hey, my own brother, didn't you say this to let me give the deal to others?"
"You don't have this herb in your store, so why do you have to pretend to be a big-tailed wolf?"
"But...... But this will smash the brand, my Baicaotang is a century-old brand in the City of Water, and only a medicinal herb will let the guests find another home, if this is spread, what will I do in the future?"
"Smashed? You can't take out the medicinal materials to keep this brand? Be a man, it's better to be honest, just say no, please find another home." ”
"But ......"
Bai Wenqi looked aggrieved, in the final analysis, he was still a little reluctant, the business was small, but the reputation was big, if he was stumped by a 16-year-old hairy boy, he always felt a little embarrassed in his heart.
It's a shame to be ashamed, and he really can't do it now.
Just when he was frowning and in a dilemma, a steward next to him who was in charge of directing the medicine moved slowly walked over, with a smile on his face, as if he had encountered some great joy.
He looks like he is about forty years old, with a jujube kernel head, mouse eyes, a hooked nose, a toad mouth, and he looks like a cold man, put the cold on the car, and when he walks into the alley and meets a dog, he can startle the dog.
Wang Zailu, Ma Youde has been a steward for many years, he is more sleek, and he knows how to keep his head in obscurity, and he has been in the position of steward for five years, and he has never had the opportunity to be promoted, but now, the opportunity has come!
From the beginning just now, Wang Zailu heard the conversation of the three of them, this is a great opportunity to show his face, especially for him, it is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity!
hugged his fist towards Bai Wenqi, Wang Zailu smiled, the corners of his mouth were about to grin behind his ears, "Hehe, Doctor Bai is in trouble?"
Bai Wenqi was stunned for a moment, and saw that the person in front of him was not an outsider, and his speech was even more straightforward, "Lao Wang, did you hear it?"
"Well, I heard a little bit, isn't it about medicinal herbs?"
"Alas, De'er, since you heard it, then I won't hide it from you, our usual friendship is not bad, you can also help think of ideas. Bai Wenqi shook his head and sighed, just looking for psychological comfort, and handed the prescription to the past as he spoke.
Wang Zailu took it and took a look, he was already in his chest, but he also liked to pretend to be a big man, so his tone of voice was very flat, "Oh, what should I do, it turned out to be Feng Tulan." ”
"What?"
Just this sentence, Bai Wenqi almost jumped up, he didn't have much hope, but now, he couldn't hold it back!
"You...... Do you know this medicinal herb? you actually know!" Bai Wenqi's voice trembled a little, and he changed his voice.
"Hehe, not only do I know, but I still have it. ”
"Do you have it?" Bai Wenqi couldn't help twitching, "Hiss...... Where?"
"It's right at my house, does Dr. Bai need it?"
"Yes, I need it now!"
"Then I'll arrange for someone to get it. ”
Bai Wenqi waved his hand, took Wang Zailu's arm and left immediately, "No, you and I will go in person!"
After the two finished speaking, they left, leaving Uncle Liang and Ma Youde standing in place stunned.
After more than half a minute, Ma Youde suddenly asked, "Hey, Old Man Sun, the person who wrote this prescription is in the store now?"
"Huh?" Uncle Liang was stunned for a moment, and then came back to his senses, "Alas, I've been waiting at the counter for a long time, and I guess I'm tired of waiting." ”
"Then I'll go in and have a look. Ma Youde said as he walked into the store.
"What do you think he's doing?" Uncle Liang also chased after him.
"Hey, hey, curious. ”
Walking to the store, Ma Youde sat down in his previous position again, swept his eyes, and soon saw Zhou Nian at the counter.
It can be seen that after seeing it, Ma Youde muttered, "Ah? The person who wrote the prescription is this kid, so young?"
Uncle Liang also returned to the counter, hugged his fists towards Zhou Nian, and his face was full of politeness, "Hehe, little brother." ”
Zhou Nian raised his head and asked, "Old man, where are my medicinal herbs?"
"Hehe, little brother, please wait a while, the medicinal materials will arrive soon. ”
"Oh, that's right. ”
Zhou Nian muttered, and was about to continue waiting, but behind him, a very fishy smell suddenly entered his nostrils.
"Hey, do you accept ginseng here?"
The man who spoke was a young man in his twenties, dressed in black, with a fan-faced figure, very strong-looking, short black hair, bright eyes, and a scar on his forehead, more than two inches long, not injured by a sharp weapon, but as if he had been scratched by some fierce demon beast.
He asked Uncle Liang loudly, his voice was angry, he looked stunned, and a little biao.
Uncle Liang looked at him with his eyebrows, hesitated for a moment, and then said politely, "Hehe, let's collect ginseng, but I have to see the color of ginseng." ”
Baicaotang this place, in addition to practicing medicine and seeing diseases, prescribing and selling medicines, sometimes will also collect some thousand-year-old ginseng in the despicable forest, after all, ginseng is a good tonic, no matter where it is placed, it is not afraid of being broken, and the longer the time, the higher its medicinal value.
The young man smiled when he heard this, and then carefully took it into his bosom and took out a red cloth bag.
Spread out the red cloth bag, and a ginseng was immediately displayed in front of everyone.
It is half a foot long, weighs five taels and seven coins, is narrow at the top and wide at the bottom, the head is very large, the beard is many, the fork point in the middle is very smooth, it seems to have just been unearthed, and it is accompanied by a little earthy smell.
Uncle Liang carefully held the ginseng in his hand, looked at it carefully from head to foot, and looked at it carefully several times, his frowning brows became more and more relaxed, and after hesitating, he suddenly raised his head and smiled, "Hehe, little brother, how many have you seen this ginseng?"
The young man nodded his chin and thought for a moment, then opened his mouth and muttered, "There are seven or eight." ”
"And how much are you going to shoot?"
The young man smiled, then retracted his right hand into his sleeve, "Pull your hand." ”
Uncle Liang was stunned, this is still an expert.
However, he was not surprised, he had done a lot of business and bargaining, and he was also familiar with bargaining methods.
Generally when doing ginseng trading, the traditional ginseng diggers will say pull hands when negotiating prices, which means secretly making a price, whether it is a buyer or a seller, one of them only needs to say pull hands, then the other party will reach into the other party's long sleeves, and hold down the other party's five fingers at the same time to imply the purchase price.
Seeing that the two began to bargain, Zhou Nian's focus was not on the two of them, but carefully looked at the ginseng on the table, and then raised his nose to smell the medicine on it, his brows suddenly wrinkled, and he lost interest.
Although that ginseng looks good, it is fake, to put it more bluntly, it was specially forged by someone with a bellflower that has grown!
This kind of fake ginseng is made very carefully, the ginseng whisker is real, but the place with the middle fork, but it is glued with something, carefully put out the shape of a ginseng, and then take the real ginseng liquid to soak it for three days and three nights, after drying and wrapping, it is difficult for ordinary people to distinguish.
But although the thing is fake, Uncle Liang just didn't notice it, and he has been an eagle all his life, but now he has called a house finch to peck his eyes!
After some bargaining, Uncle Liang was still full of confidence, as if he had picked up a treasure, he withdrew his right hand and shouted, "Deal, 500,000 babees!"
"Hehe, thank you. The young man was smiling on his face, and his heart was even more happy, he could fool the old pharmacist of Baicaotang, and he could blow this cow for a year.
Not only can I brag, but the main thing is that there are 500,000 babees to earn, and it took less than 1,000 babeles before and after making this fake ginseng, and I sold it and made a net profit of 499,000 babelives, which is simply a million profits!
"No, I have to come tomorrow, isn't this a big wrong? If I don't eat him, who will I eat?" The young man didn't make enough money, and he was still holding back to come back tomorrow.
Uncle Liang was even more like a treasure, holding the ginseng in his hand and looking at it carefully, and then began to pay for it.
But before he could take out his hand, Zhou Nian on the side coughed lightly at this time.
"Ahem. ”
The cough was a little deliberate, as if to remind Uncle Liang that Zhou Nian is not the kind of person who likes to meddle in things, but this fake ginseng is okay in the store, if it is taken by someone, it will kill people if it is not kept.
People's hearts are flesh and blood, fake things harm people, and Zhou Nian also did not rub sand in his eyes for the first time.
A light cough frightened the young man on the side, he was a thief, and naturally knew what Zhou Nian meant by coughing at this time.
glared at Zhou Nian fiercely with a resentful face, and the young man couldn't help but cough lightly, "Ahem!"
It was loud, as if it were threatening.
The two coughs have completely different meanings, how old is Uncle Liang? It only took three seconds to find the clue.
However, he didn't give up the sale directly, after all, the words were all said, and it was difficult to take them back, but he didn't know the bottom of his heart, so he simply asked Zhou Nian for advice, "This little brother, it seems that you are also very interested in this ginseng, or else, you are also eye-catching?"