vstars Chapter 27 Selling Ginseng
Chapter 27 Selling Ginseng
Yu Qingshu kept most of the roe deer meat, and took two fat rabbits, a pheasant, and the ginseng that Yu Qingqing brought with him, and went to the town together.
"Dad, we should buy more things this time and buy two ox carts. Otherwise, it will take too long to walk and people won't be able to bear it. Besides, there are more and more things and it will be difficult to carry them."
Yu Qingqing sat on the ox cart and drank a sip of water. She found that her physical fitness was getting better and better recently.
"Yes, Daddy Qing'er is right. If we really have to flee the famine later, it will be difficult without a bullock cart. And there will be more refugees later, so we should get some self-defense equipment."
This time Yu Qinghai also came out and could help carry things.
"Okay, Qing'er and Hai'er are right, our family should prepare some. The village chief said that the water in the village is getting less and less, even our well.
Dad also checked our well last night, and the water level has dropped significantly again." Yu Qingshu was full of worry.
Yu Qingqing was listening nearby, but she wasn't too worried. Her space was now thriving and there was no shortage of water.
Especially the chayote, which already has flower buds, and the things in the space will not go bad as long as they are put in. It can be said to have the function of preserving freshness.
But when the time comes, I have to think of a good excuse to take the things out. I think the wild boar can be kept in the space forever.
"Qinghai, we're here." Yu Qingshu came down first after seeing the place and took the things in his hands. Then, as usual, he came to the back door of "Yunzhou Restaurant".
"Is anyone there? Open the door." After a while, a man came out. It was the same shopkeeper Huang from before.
"Manager Huang, long time no see. I didn't see you the last time I came." Yu Qingshu went up to greet him in a familiar manner.
"It's Brother Yu, what good stuff have you brought today?" Shopkeeper Huang's eyes rolled around as he looked back.
"Wow! This rabbit looks like it must be about 70-80 pounds, almost 90 pounds. Is there any roe deer meat? How come there is only half of it? This is a good thing.
The pheasants are also very fat, each one looks to be about ten pounds. "Waiter, come and weigh these preys?" Shopkeeper Huang said as he looked at them.
Soon the waiter brought out something and started weighing the prey.
"Sir, your roe deer meat weighs a total of 40 kilograms, two pheasants weigh 23 kilograms, and one wild rabbit weighs 11 kilograms."
The waiter beside him quickly reported a string of numbers.
"Brother Yu, roe deer meat is quite expensive, usually 300 wen per catty. I'll give you a higher price for pheasant and rabbit, 25 wen per catty. Do you think that's ok?"
After Manager Huang finished speaking, he looked at Yu Qingshu. Yu Qingshu was very happy after hearing this. This was a relatively reasonable price for him.
"In total, the wild roe deer meat was sold for twelve taels, and the chicken and rabbit meat were sold for eight hundred and fifty wen. The total amount added up is twelve taels, eight hundred and fifty wen. Please take a closer look. Is this correct?"
Yu Qingshu looked at the silver in front of him, his head just nodding, and he didn't even remember to count it.
But Shopkeeper Huang would not lie, so there was no need to worry about this. He simply took the silver, thanked him, and went to the pharmacy.
Soon everyone arrived at the "Hui Ren Medical Clinic". There were not many people in the clinic recently, probably because it was difficult to get a meal and not many people came to see the doctor. After all, there was no extra money at home.
"Little girl, it's you who are here. What medicinal herbs have you brought?"
This time, the owner of the drugstore happened to be at the front desk of the drugstore. He immediately saw the person walking in from outside and was quite impressed by the little girl Qingqing.
"Hello, shopkeeper! I'm here to sell herbs. Can you show me some?" Yu Qingqing said without hesitation and placed the ginseng in front of the shopkeeper.
"Oh, this is good stuff, ginseng! This ginseng looks quite old, two ginseng plants, one is more than 100 years old.
A plant is about two to three hundred years old and is very precious. Are you going to sell all of this, little girl?"
When Shopkeeper Huang saw the ginseng, his face was full of smiles. He was worried about not being able to find ginseng of a higher age recently. It was like a pillow for him when he was feeling sleepy.
Just then he received news that a nobleman in the capital needed to buy some aged ginseng for medical treatment.
"Well, I'll sell them all. How much are these two worth?" Yu Qingqing said affirmatively.
"How about this? I'll give you three hundred taels for the small one and one thousand taels for the big one. What do you think?" The price given by Huang the shopkeeper was fair and not outrageous.
"Okay, boss, we'll do as you say, but we don't want silver notes. For a thousand taels, you can just give two fifty-taels or one gold ingot.
For the three hundred taels, give a twenty-tael gold ingot; for the remaining one hundred taels, give a fifty-tael silver ingot and fifty taels of loose silver.
Yu Qingqing thought about it and decided to spread the money out a bit so it would be easier to use later.
"I didn't expect that the girl is so thoughtful. Okay, you need to wait a moment, I will go and give the instructions."
The owner of the medicine shop took the ginseng back to the backyard with great care, and then gave instructions about the silver.
Yu Qingshu, Yu Qinghai and Yu Qingqing found a place to sit and wait. After a while, they got the money. Yu Qingqing gave the money to Yu Qingshu. Yu Qingshu was embarrassed to take his daughter's money, so he let her keep it.
Finally, Yu Qingshu could not resist and took the 20-liang gold ingot. One gold ingot was worth 10 liang, which was 200 liang of silver.
"Okay, then Dad, let's go buy an ox cart first. After we buy it, we can buy some food to take home, and also some seasonings and other things." Yu Qingqing and the others started to go to the West Market again.
"Sir, what do you need? We have everything." A middle-aged lady came up to talk to him. As a businessman, I would not make a hasty judgment based on the customer's attire. After all, everyone who comes to my store is a customer.
"Madam, we are here to buy a bullock cart. Do you have any recommendations?"
Yu Qinghai stepped forward to deal with the situation, while Yu Qingqing and Yu Qingshu were looking at the styles of ox carts nearby. In the end, they just bought an ox cart and installed a carriage.
"Sir! As for ox carts, there are those that weigh thirty taels, forty taels, and fifty taels. It depends mainly on the size and age of the ox."
"This is the cow. It looks a little thin but its muscles look very strong. Let's take this one, Dad!" Yu Qingqing looked at it for a while and pointed at a cow of medium height.
This cow is sold at forty taels, which is not cheap.
"The car is sold for five taels, they are all the same price. If you need a carriage, I can give you a pair, but that's it."
The proprietress saw Yu Qingshu and the others starting to discuss the matter, but she seemed hesitant and a little anxious, afraid that they would suddenly change their minds?
"Daddy, just buy this one, and she'll give you a carriage. You see, the total is forty-five taels, boss lady, you think we can't have a little less?"