Chapter 44 Selling Ginseng (Please collect and recommend)
Author: Han Ming
Chapter 44 Selling Ginseng (Please collect and recommend)
Zhang An walked quickly and arrived in town just in time to catch the bus to the county.
The current shuttle buses are not the minibuses of later generations, but are modified from vans.
When Zhang An was in school, he always took this bus to and from school, and the driver even got to know him.
But at that time, this asphalt road was not built, and we had to take mountain roads to get to the county seat.
It's better now, the road has been repaired, and the originally bumpy road is now smooth and stable.
In about two hours, the car arrived at the passenger terminal in the county town.
Although the memories of his youth were still there, it had been a long time since he had seen this small county town from many years ago.
Although the county town is not as good as later generations, the current city appearance is much better than Hongyan Town.
You can see residential buildings and department stores here, and even the roads are much wider than the newly built roads in Hongyan Town.
There are also many cars running back and forth on the road.
Speaking of selling ginseng, Zhang An asked his second grandfather.
If you don't meet a wealthy family in the town, you won't be able to sell it for much.
So Zhang Erye recommended Zhang An to come to the county to find a Chinese medicine hall.
Chinese Medicine Hall is a traditional Chinese medicine shop that has been open for a long time and has a good reputation nearby.
Mr. Zhang used to take the best treasures he found there to exchange them for money.
Following the directions given by the second master, Zhang An got on the bus to the Chinese Medicine Hall.
After getting off the car, Zhang An discovered that the Chinese Medicine Hall was originally located in the most prosperous area of the county.
This area is basically residential areas and commercial streets, with no office buildings or anything like that.
There were a lot of pedestrians coming and going on the road. This was a flow of people that I had never seen in my previous life.
We walked onto the overpass and crossed to the other side of the road to look for it.
Finally, I found this quaint Chinese medicine shop on a quiet pedestrian street.
Hanging above the door is a plaque with the three characters "Chinese Medicine Hall" in regular script.
Zhang An walked in and saw several people in the store taking medicine.
Zhang An walked towards a middle-aged man in his thirties.
After seeing Zhang An entering the store, he enthusiastically came forward to greet Zhang An.
"Brother, do you need some medicine? Do you have a prescription or do you still need consultation?"
The eldest brother is very gentle and polite.
"I'll look around first." Seeing a few people on the other side grabbing medicine, Zhang An started walking around the store.
"Brother, please take a look first. I'm right next to you. If you need anything, you can call me."
Obviously this is not the first time Zhang An has encountered this situation.
After walking around for a while, the people who were grabbing medicine all left.
Zhang An then stepped forward to find the elder brother just now.
"Brother, I heard from the elders in my family that your Chinese medicine hall also purchases medicinal materials. Can I meet your shopkeeper?"
It was obvious that the person in front of him was not the shopkeeper of the Chinese Medicine Hall, because the second grandfather said that the shopkeeper of the Chinese Medicine Hall was an old man who was much older than him.
"Oh, brother, are there any medicinal materials that need to be sold here? As for ordinary medicinal materials, we can make the decision ourselves, and we will definitely give him a satisfactory price."
Judging from the other party's intention, if it were ordinary medicinal materials, it would definitely not alarm the old shopkeeper.
Also, if the old shopkeeper has to come out to receive every person who comes, then the old man may not be able to handle it.
"What I want to sell are ginseng sticks, which have just been dug out, so I hope to meet the old shopkeeper."
After Zhang An finished speaking, he opened the bamboo box containing old ginseng in his pocket and gave the other party a look.
After seeing it, the other party hurriedly said, "Brother, come with me and sit here for a while. I'll go ask grandpa and father to come out right away."
Big Brother took Zhang An to the small hall on the second floor, sat down, and then went inside.
After a while, the eldest brother just now came towards Zhang An, followed by an old man with a gray beard and fair hair.
"But this guy wants to sell ginseng?"
"Yes, old man, I recently dug up an old ginseng tree at home. The old man at home said that the old shopkeeper of the Chinese Medicine Hall is honest and will give you a good price, so I came to take a look today."
Zhang An said, opening the bamboo box and placing it on the table so that the old man could see it.
"Oh? Could it be that my old man also knows the old man in my little brother's family? And I see that my little brother's appearance is a bit familiar. He looks very much like a customer who often came to my store in the early years."
Could it be that the other person was talking about his second grandfather?
After thinking for a while, he asked: "My surname is Zhang, from Changqing Village."
It seems that the other party must have remembered Mr. Zhang.
"The old man guessed it right, my name is Zhang An, from Changqing Village, and old man Zhang Tiansong is my second grandfather."
"It turns out that he is a descendant of Mr. Zhang. No wonder he looks so similar. In the early years, Mr. Zhang was a frequent customer of my store. But I haven't seen him in recent years. How is his health?"
Then he realized that something was missing, and turned to the young elder brother and said, "Shi Ze, pour tea for this little brother Zhang."
"Second Grandpa is in good health and can still walk naturally in the mountains, but he has been at home all these years."
Then the old shopkeeper took a fancy to the old ginseng brought by Zhang An.
The ginseng body is thick and slender, although Zhang An dug out a few roots.
But after it was placed in the space, the traces of digging and breaking were no longer visible.
"Brother, this ginseng is indeed a rare treasure, so what kind of price do you want?"
After some identification, the old man put the ginseng back into the bamboo box and started talking to Zhang An.
"My second grandfather said that I believe the old shopkeeper will give it a price worthy of it."
Zhang An smiled and replied to the old man. If the price he was given met his expectations, then he would make the move. If the price was too different, then he would have to change places.
"Hahaha, Second Master Zhang is trying to control my army again. It doesn't matter, it's still like this after so many years."
"This ginseng is indeed a few years old. It should be five-leaf or above. If I guessed correctly, it is at least twenty years old. It is much better than the one Mr. Zhang brought in the early years."
After the old man finished speaking, Zhang An took out the upper half of the old ginseng branch from the bag and showed it to the other party.
"Last year, a mountain man came to sell ginseng to me. Although he was more than 20 years old, the ginseng body couldn't compare with what you brought. In the end, I paid 30,000 yuan for it. Today, alone
Relying on the deep blessings of your Zhang family, I want to buy this ginseng plant for 50,000 yuan, and treat it as a bond with the Zhang family, what do you think?"
Fifty thousand, Zhang An was still surprised by the price. He originally thought it would be worth twenty or thirty thousand at most.
After all, money is still very valuable now and has strong purchasing power.
"Then I'd like to thank the old shopkeeper. Second Grandpa is right. You will definitely give me a price worthy of it."
After the transaction is completed, both parties enter into the phase of mutual flattery.
"To be honest, this ginseng plant is one of the best I have seen in all these years."
In fact, Zhang An buried it in the space overnight, and it is indeed better than the original.
After that, the young man came over with five bundles of hundred-dollar bills and a money counting machine.
I counted them in front of Zhang An.
"Boy from the Zhang family, there are a total of 50,000 here. Please confirm. If there is no problem, we will get both money and goods."
Zhang An confirmed that there was nothing wrong and put the money into the bag. In fact, it had already been put into the space.
It’s not safe to carry so much money on the road, and it’s not as safe as putting it in space.
After the transaction was completed, although the other party did not rush the customer, Zhang An said goodbye after chatting with the old man for a few words.