HLnovel Chapter 229 They are all big liars
Chapter 229 They are all big liars
Alas, the old rich businessman sighed, ordinary people like them, to say something extremely treasonous, we don’t actually care under which prince we make a living, we only care about whether we can have peace, no war, have enough food to eat, and have a home to live in.
Poor these people, they don't have enough food to eat and no place to live.
But what touched the old rich businessman the most was that this man, who was obviously a scholar, spoke frankly and did not try to hide his embarrassment along the way.
Not only that, he was poor but he had backbone. After experiencing so many hardships, he still didn't want to accept charity or sympathy. He sold the bark of the Eucommia trees that he and others had cut at the risk of their lives, and earned money while traveling.
"Young man, give me two thousand kilograms. Where is the cargo? We can hand it over now. I guess you will have to travel early tomorrow morning."
Two thousand jin? Shen Zhiqiu stood up quickly. It was unexpectedly broken. He didn't even bargain!
He clasped his hands together and thanked again and again.
The people present from Shenjia Village, including Shen Youyou, Mr. Shen, Old Man Shen, Hunter Gao, Li Quan, and Mr. Dahai, were all excited. They bowed and kowtowed to the old wealthy businessman again and again to express their gratitude.
After the old rich businessman knew that Master Shen was the patriarch of their clan, he sighed: "Brother, you are still so strong at your age, following the team to escape famine, and your face is ruddy, your hearing and eyesight are sharp. I believe more in the efficacy of Eucommia tea."
Mr. Shen was really rude and told me directly: "To be honest, I was not in good health before. My waist and legs would ache when I walked. Now I live in a small house in the mountains in winter.
My grandchildren make me Eucommia tea every day, and my granddaughters-in-law make Pueraria root paste for me. These two things are really good for health.
If you don’t believe me, just look at the children in our family and those in other families’ refugee groups. You can tell them apart at a glance. They are all strong and sturdy.”
The old rich businessman was surprised: "Is the kudzu root powder the kudzu root powder I was thinking of?"
The old man didn't know what the rich businessman was thinking about Pueraria powder, so he just said casually: "Our youngest son said that only the rich can afford it?"
The rich businessman became interested: "Old man, do you have any more? I can sell it."
Old Master Shen choked and remembered that he seemed to have said he wanted to sell it to the innkeeper. He was so happy that he talked nonsense after selling so many Eucommia bark just now.
Shen Zhiqiu was busy taking orders from other people. There were so many orders for Eucommia bark that he had to keep track while asking a man in the village to borrow a scale from the waiter to weigh the goods for them.
So I really didn't take this into consideration.
The innkeeper had an indescribable look on his face. He now regretted not having bought them all directly. Now, someone came to steal his business.
However, he was kind-hearted and did not blame Mr. Shen for letting the secret slip. The main reason was that he had just hesitated and was just regretting it in his heart. He was thinking about whether he could talk to Shen Zhiqiu later and ask him to leave some for him.
Although there is no Shen Zhiqiu, there is Shen Youyou:
"Old man, we have sold all our kudzu root powder to the innkeeper. Why don't you ask him? There are only 1,000 kilograms of kudzu root powder in total, and it is very difficult to make. We sell it at a high price, half a tael of silver per kilogram."
The innkeeper who was regretting his decision was suddenly startled and looked at Shen Youyou with gratitude. He was not a fool, so he naturally knew what Shen Youyou meant and quickly replied:
"Master Qian, I have indeed bought them all before. It is so rare to come across such good things. I would be sorry for this fate if I don't buy them sooner, right? But since you are an old customer of our store, I can give you some."
Seeing that the innkeeper understood what she meant, Shen Youyou didn't care much. The price negotiation depended on the innkeeper's ability. Anyway, she had already set up the ladder.
His father was already very busy, and he said that he was not needed in the transportation of goods, and his uncles were all very capable.
Li Quan was in charge of coordinating and letting the merchants look at the goods. They could look at them at will:
"We harvested these from deep mountains and old forests. They are very old. You can tell by the thickness of the Eucommia bark. Don't think it's expensive. You get what you pay for. The medicinal properties are absolutely good. Our old doctor..."
Before he finished speaking, a merchant said, "Weigh it for me, give me 1,000 kilograms, and hand it over to my servant."
Li Quan immediately smiled and said, "Okay! I'll arrange it for you right away."
Then he turned around and called Shen Fugui: "Fugui, come and give this master a thousand pounds."
Shen Fugui instructed the men to weigh the goods: "Sir, please take a look. These bags are all your goods. Not only are our Eucommia bark first-rate, but our palm bags are all woven by ourselves, so they are strong. You can use them repeatedly."
To be honest, the businessman even touched his palm bag and said, "Not bad, do you have any extra to sell?"
Shen Fugui was stunned for a moment, then smiled awkwardly: "This is really not available, well, come and get some people to help this gentleman move the goods to his car."
I thought to myself: "How much can I sell my broken mouth and pockets for? I should keep the extra ones for myself. Besides, palm bags are worthless.
People buy so much Eucommia bark from you, and even if you really have palm bags to sell to them, you would be embarrassed to charge them. "
"Come on," Gao Dazhuang brought a few men and hurried forward to compete for the work.
Shen Mazi was even busier. He was mainly busy with his mouth. The more he talked, the more he could let go. He kept fooling the bargainers:
"Please don't bargain. We can't get it any cheaper. One hundred coins may seem more expensive than what's delivered to the pharmacy, but what kind of trees are these? They're all harvested near Shennongjia. You know who Shennong is. Maybe these are the trees that Shennong planted before!"
Wow, this guy is really good at fooling people. Eucommia trees usually don't live beyond a hundred years, and those that live beyond a hundred years are very rare. With the way he fools people, it must live for thousands or even tens of thousands of years, right?
Listen to what he said:
"You don't know, for us to cut the bark of Eucommia bark, being chased by a wolf is nothing. We can still fight it with weapons, but we are really no match for that hairy monster. Oh my god! We were hurt so badly."
He rolled up his sleeves and said, "Look, this is where it got hurt."
The movement was so fast that no one could see it clearly.
He thought to himself: How could I let you see it clearly? It was a knife wound.
He pointed at Erhu and said that the boy was more seriously injured. His big hairy claws dug deep into the bone.
Seeing Erhu in a daze, they dragged him over to show the bargaining people. Erhu had three scars from being scratched by wolf claws, which were extremely eye-catching.
"Oh my, this is a scratch by a hairy monster. It looks really scary!"
He lied without blushing, and looked distressed: "Knowing that we are all hurt for this little bit of Eucommia bark,
If it weren't for our uncle Guo's good medical skills, there might not be many people who would die. The medicinal materials for treating diseases are so expensive. You don't know that the medicinal materials that everyone takes are exchanged for 2,000 kilograms of Eucommia bark.
And there was a kid here who fell from a tree while trying to cut the bark. He was bleeding profusely, and his bones were pierced through his flesh. "
Dabao, who was carrying goods with Erzhuang, said: I didn't hear it. If I didn't hear it, it doesn't mean Uncle Mazi is lying. He really fell down, but nothing was broken and there was no bleeding.