"Sixteen upright beards, nine prostrate beards, and one prostrate beard has a sarcoma the size of a fingernail..."
Old Yan's voice sounded like a bell, and Yue Xiumei's face suddenly turned ugly.
"Uncle, are you sure?"
Zhu Tianlei smiled faintly and asked, without looking at Yue Xiumei's face at all.
"Definitely, 100% sure, because after I took this thing home, I cleaned it with my own hands. The seeds of Polygonum multiflorum are also very valuable, and the intact Polygonum multiflorum is more valuable, so I was very careful when cleaning it.
, can’t be wrong.”
When Lao Yantou said these words, he seemed to be a different person, with a sense of confidence all over his body.
"Sister, what do you think?"
Zhu Tianlei turned his head and looked at Yue Xiumei.
"This... this... I don't... I have fifteen straight whiskers..."
Yue Xiumei originally wanted to say that she didn't know, but now that the matter was over, if she said she didn't know, that would be a clear admission of defeat. Moreover, she didn't believe that old Yantou would be so idle that he would have time to remove the hair from Polygonum multiflorum.
Count them all clearly.
"Okay, now, the uncle and the eldest sister have given their own answers. For the sake of fairness, let's find a witness. I wonder who among you is willing to come out and bear witness?"
The onlookers were a little eager to try after hearing Zhu Tianlei's words, but when they thought of Yue Xiumei's difficulty, no one dared to stand up. They just looked at me and I looked at you.
"I come!"
A rough voice sounded, and everyone quickly looked up.
This person is none other than Feng Qi, the floor manager of the ginseng market. He is thirty-six years old. He is very upright and has a beard. Even if he does not speak, he gives people a natural sense of oppression.
"Old Feng, don't tell me, it's just right for Old Feng to be this witness!"
Feng Qi stood up, and the onlookers nodded in approval. Zhu Tianlei just looked at this person slightly and nodded in his heart.
Face comes from the heart, and a person's temperament can sometimes be seen from his face and temperament.
Yue Xiumei didn't object either. In fact, even if she wanted to object, she wouldn't say it out loud. If she objected vocally now, she would be drowned by spittle.
"Okay, what do you call this big brother?"
"Feng Qi."
Feng Qi was a taciturn person. He rarely spoke and his voice was irritable. However, this made Zhu Tianlei feel more fond of him.
"Brother Feng, you know the whole story. Now, please count how many vertical beards there are on the back of Polygonum multiflorum."
Feng Qi was not polite and carefully took the Polygonum multiflorum off the counter.
Although he is not in the medicinal material business, he is immersed in it every day, and some basic medicinal knowledge is still very clear. This can be seen from the way he turned over Polygonum multiflorum.
Feng Qi knew very well how to weigh things fairly and put Polygonum multiflorum in a place where everyone could see it.
"1,,,4....10,11,1...."
Feng Qi counted the numbers one by one. When he counted the first number, people around him began to join in and make a sound. By the time he counted the 14th number, everyone was basically speaking together.
"15."
Feng Qi's voice paused and did not continue.
Everyone has different looks.
"Little brother, am I right? This thing belongs to my eldest sister. There is absolutely no mistake!"
Yue Xiumei's heart dropped, her face blossomed with a smile, she looked at Zhu Tianlei without hiding her pride.
"Counting from the bottom, next to the fourth whisker from the bottom, there is another whisker, 4 centimeters long, right next to the fourth whisker."
Old Yantou spoke seriously, Feng Qi quickly lowered his head, and after careful inspection, he found the 16th vertical beard mentioned by Old Yantou.
"16."
Feng Qi spoke again and continued the unfinished count.
Yue Xiumei was immediately dumbfounded. She looked at Old Yantou again, his hands behind his back, his hunchback seemed to be straightened a lot, and he looked at Yue Xiumei calmly.
"Tch, I didn't look carefully. We are open for business every day, so I don't have the time to count them when they are being welcomed and dropped off!"
Yue Xiumei looked very disdainful, but anyone with a discerning eye could see that Yue Xiumei had a guilty conscience.
"There is no father and son, and there is no so-called human relationship. No matter whether the eldest sister is usually busy or not, the one who answered correctly now is the uncle after all. Brother Feng, please announce the result!"
"Old Yantou wins this round!"
As soon as Feng Qi's voice fell, there was a burst of applause from all around, and Yue Xiumei's face looked embarrassed and resentful.
"Second question, how many lumps are there at the lower end of this Polygonum multiflorum root?"
It is another question of quantity, but it is not a tricky one compared to the first one. The lumps of Polygonum multiflorum are one of the criteria for testing the quality of Polygonum multiflorum. Since it is harvested Polygonum multiflorum, this will definitely be checked.
So this is a question for giving points.
"nine."
This time Yue Xiumei answered first.
She has been in the medicinal business for fifteen years and knows very well about Polygonum multiflorum. It is normal for nine to ten lumps of Polygonum multiflorum in this year. Moreover, she had just been prepared for Zhu Tianlei to ask this question, so she secretly counted them.
This time, she was determined to win.
That pink hundred-dollar bill belongs to her, Yue Xiumei!
"Ten."
Lao Yantou spoke calmly and decisively.
Feng Qi didn't wait for Zhu Tianlei to speak before he lowered his head and started counting. Everyone held their breath, waiting for the result.
"nine."
To be cautious, Feng Qi counted three times, but the results were always nine. Faced with this result, Feng Qi seemed to feel a little guilty.
"Little brother, I have already told you, if you don't believe it, what do you think now? You see, this old man is a liar. Hehe, can Sister Qian take it away?"
Yue Xiumei had completely put her heart in her stomach and reached out to grab the money on the counter.
"Ten."
Lao Yantou said it again with confidence.
"Old Yantou, I know you don't want to admit defeat, but I have counted it three times, and it is indeed nine."
Lao Yantou is a doctor in the mountains. He usually sells the medicinal materials he collects. Because the medicinal materials are of good quality and the price is very reasonable, everyone is willing to buy them.
Feng Qi and Lao Yantou usually like to smoke together when they have nothing to do, and they have a good relationship. Therefore, when they heard that Lao Yantou insisted on his opinion, they opened their mouths to explain.
"Ten, I swear on my head."
Seeing that Lao Yantou was stubborn, Feng Qi felt a little headache. Regarding the Polygonum multiflorum matter, although everyone was not very clear about the ins and outs, they were all willing to believe Lao Yantou, but the current matter was iron-clad, and even he, Feng Qi, could not
You're lying in front of everyone!
"Old Yantou, you..."
Feng Qi was about to speak again, but saw Lao Yan walking over in a hurry.
"This is the tenth."
Lao Yantou pointed to the middle of the two thick stems under Polygonum multiflorum and said in a deep voice.
Feng Qi and everyone else quickly looked over. (To be continued)