Chapter 14 How much did ginseng cost?
"Don't worry, you won't be able to bear to let it go when the time comes." Lin Heng smiled and led the way with the dog in front.
The lower city is far away, so we really need to work harder.
The three of us walked more than 20 kilometers in one breath and climbed over a dozen mountains.
“Finally we came to the main road.”
Lin Heng sighed with emotion and sat down on a stone on the roadside, looking at the rushing river outside the road and breathing heavily.
Xiongba also climbed down and stuck out his tongue, he was very tired.
"Is this Shuangqiao Town?" Chen Xiulan asked curiously, looking at the red brick houses in the distance. This was her first time in the city.
“Yes, we will reach the city after another seven or eight kilometers.”
Lin Heng nodded. The small road he took was much faster than the main road, and he could save nearly twenty kilometers of travel. , but the road is not easy to walk, you have to climb over mountains and ridges.
"The land in the city is flat, as far as the eye can see."
Father Lin said enviously. He had heard about it before, but now he understood what it meant to see a plain.
“Go northeast from here and you’ll reach the Guanzhong Plain. That’s really flat.”
Lin Heng said with a smile that the terrain of Taibai City has quite a bit of ups and downs. , it’s just because I’ve seen too much of the mountains that I feel flat.
“Here, wipe your sweat!” Chen Xiulan handed Lin Heng a handkerchief.
Lin Heng didn't answer, but stretched his head over. Xiulan hesitated, then stretched out her hand to wipe Lin Heng's sweat carefully.
"Eat some dry food, let's continue walking."
Father Lin glanced at Lin Heng, took out the prepared steamed buns and handed them to Lin Heng and Xiulan.
Lin Heng tore off a small piece and handed it to Xiong Ba: "Eat it quickly."
"Ouch!"
Xiongba was already hungry and wolfed down the food.
Father Lin glared at Lin Heng. Just when he was about to speak, Lin Heng spoke first: "How about we pay fifty cents for a ride? Donkey carts often come to town around here."
< br>"If you don't sit down, you've walked twenty kilometers. Do you still care about these eight or nine kilometers?" Father Lin refused ruthlessly.
“Let’s walk, we won’t be tired.” Xiulan also shook her head.
Lin Heng was speechless, knowing that they were worried about money.
He couldn't say anything, so he rested for a while and continued walking. He walked for more than two hours before finally arriving in the city. By this time, the sun was already setting in the west.
Father Lin looked at the red bricks and white walls and the crowded streets with a bit of stage fright. Xiulan was the same. It was her first time in the city.
Especially when I see those cars and women wearing colorful clothes, bat sleeves, jeans, and lace, they are all styles that are not found in rural areas.
There are also beauties wearing short skirts and short sleeves, exposing their snow-white arms and calves, which is in sharp contrast to the conservative and backward mountain villages.
Father Lin didn’t even dare to look at anyone, he lowered his head and looked at the ground.
Xiulan clutched the corners of her clothes with both hands and felt a little frightened. She felt that her clothes were much different from those of the people in the city. From time to time, people would look at her curiously, which made her very uncomfortable.
Lin Heng took her hand and held it in his palm: "Don't be afraid, I'm here."
It was the same for him when he first came to the city. He was afraid of being caught. He is looked down upon by others and is afraid of being looked at strangely, so he naturally understands his wife's psychology.
Xiulan's palms were sweaty. She was pulled by Lin Heng and she quickly leaned against him. Only then did she feel full of security.
Now Lin Heng holds his head high and is not timid at all. He was very familiar with this place, because he had worked here for several years in his previous life, and it was here that he lost 50,000 yuan when starting a company.
Not long after, Lin Heng brought his wife and father to the state-owned acquisition store here.
"We are here to sell goods, can you contact your supervisor Jin Fuqiang? I have relatively precious goods, and they are what he needs."
Lin Heng looked at the employee who came up and asked road.
"Okay, wait a minute." The female employee glanced at Lin Heng, turned around and went in.
Not long after, a middle-aged man in his thirties with a small belly walked over, looked at the three of them, and finally stopped at Lin Heng: "What kind of goods? How do you know I need it?" Who are you?" "My name is Lin Heng, do you want to watch here, Manager Jin?" Lin Heng smiled.
Jin Fuqiang glanced at Lin Heng. He was obviously dressed as a farmer, but he was so confident, as if he was the boss of a big company.
And even the dog he was holding was extraordinary.
“This way, please.”
Jin Fuqiang smiled and extended his hand.
When he got to the side, Lin Heng took the ginseng over, peeled off the moss and placed it in front of Jin Fuqiang.
"Director Jin, how about the 15-year-old ginseng?" Lin Heng asked with a smile.
“Good quality, absolutely good stuff!” Jin Fuqiang was extremely happy. This was indeed what he was looking for, 89-year-old ginseng.
There are very few ginseng in Taibai Mountain, and ginseng that is more than ten years old is even rarer. I haven’t been able to harvest one for several years.
And he wanted to buy it to give to a big leader to replenish his energy. He was in a hurry. The news was only spread in the past month, but he didn't expect to get it so quickly.
"How about nine hundred yuan?" Jin Fuqiang looked up at Lin Heng and took a cigarette for him.
Lin Heng knows that he needs this thing, so he must know that it is useful. He is afraid that Lin Heng will raise the price.
"The normal price is eight hundred yuan. I'm not doing it to make money, but to make friends." Lin Heng said casually.
After being reborn, he knew that Jin Fuqiang was a man who repaid his kindness and was worth making friends with. Moreover, his future development was not bad and it would be helpful for him to engage in breeding.
When Father Lin heard this, he became a little anxious. How could you sell things like this and even bargain at a lower price? His daughter-in-law Chen Xiulan was also a little anxious.
"Haha, then I have made you a friend. As for the price, I said nine hundred, just nine hundred, no need to bargain."
Jin Fuqiang shook his head and asked someone to come over to process the ginseng and take them down by the way. All kinds of goods have been processed.
Jin Fuqiang asked Lin Heng and the others to sit down and drink tea, and chatted. It was obvious that he wanted to know more about Lin Heng.
After the exchange, Jin Fuqiang’s eyes changed when he looked at Lin Heng, and he couldn’t help but ask: “Are you really just a farmer?”
“Don’t get me wrong, I just don’t believe it. You are from a peasant family with this kind of knowledge." After finishing speaking, Jin Fuqiang quickly added.
Some of the things he said and Lin Heng's views were too sharp, not at all like the knowledge a farmer should have.
Lin Heng spread his hands and smiled: "Yes, but I have read books for a few years, and what I said are all the contents in the books. I am planning to engage in breeding and building orchards recently, so I understand a little more."
He was not surprised at all by Jin Fuqiang's shock. The answers he gave came from later generations, so they would naturally shock him.
And he did it on purpose, just to leave a deep impression.
"This is a good thing. Now that it is open, the country will support it. If you need anything, you can come to me." Jin Fuqiang poured another cup of tea for Lin Heng.
He felt that Lin Heng could have such knowledge and insight, and his future would definitely be extraordinary and worthy of friendship.
After chatting for a while, the people under his command counted Lin Heng’s goods and reported the list.
"The total is nine hundred and twenty-one yuan, take a look." Jin Fuqiang showed the list to Lin Heng.
When there was no problem, he took out the money directly from the drawer and handed it to Lin Heng.
Lin Heng handed the money to his father Lin Xuan and Xiulan, but Lin’s father did not accept the money and said, "Take it first."
He was shocked by Lin Heng. His son could actually have a conversation with a leader. Could this be his true level?
For the first time, he deeply felt the role of reading. He had never heard of the views Lin Heng said.
Lin Heng put the money into the sewn pocket in his underwear, and then said: "Director Jin, we are leaving now, goodbye."
"Let's have a meal before leaving. I'll get off work soon." Manager Jin wanted to continue chatting with Lin Heng. He felt that Lin Heng was a really knowledgeable person.
"No, let's wait until we have the opportunity in the future. We have to go back to Huangtan Town in the afternoon and we don't have enough time." Lin Heng said with a smile.
"Okay then, walk slowly. When you come down, you must let me show my kindness as a landlord." Seeing this, Jin Fuqiang had no choice but to send Lin Heng away reluctantly.
(End of this chapter)