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 modified from vans.
When Zhang An was in school, he would always take this bus to and from school, and the driver even knew him.
But this asphalt road was not built at that time, 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 Mr. Zhang recommended Zhang An to come to the county to find a Chinese medicine hall.
The Chinese Medicine Hall is a traditional Chinese medicine shop that has been open for a long time and has a good reputation nearby.
Zhang Erye used to take the best treasures there to exchange money.
Following the direction given by Er Ye, 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 are many pedestrians coming and going on the road. This is a flow of people that I have 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.
A plaque with the three characters "Chinese Medicine Hall" in italics hangs above the door.
Zhang An walked in and there were several people in the store taking medicine.
Zhang An walked towards a middle-aged man in his thirties.
After seeing Zhang An enter the store, he enthusiastically stepped forward to greet Zhang An,
"Brother, do you need some medicine? Do you have any prescriptions in hand, or do you still need consultation?"< br>
The eldest brother is very gentle and polite.
"I'll look around first." Looking at several people on the other side taking 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."
It was obvious that this was not the first time Zhang An had encountered this situation.
After strolling around for a while, the people taking medicine next to me all left.
Zhang Ancai 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 with your shopkeeper?"
Obviously the person in front of me is not the shopkeeper of the traditional Chinese medicine hall, because Second Grandpa said that the shopkeeper of the Chinese Medicine Hall was an old man much older than him.
"Oh, brother, are there any medicinal materials that need to be sold? As for ordinary medicinal materials, we can make the decision ourselves, and we will definitely give him a satisfactory price."
Look at the other party I mean, 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 is ginseng sticks, which have just been dug out, so I hope to meet the old shopkeeper.”
After Zhang An finished speaking, he put the old ginseng sticks in his pocket. He opened the bamboo box 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 will ask my grandpa to come out right away."
Big Brother took Zhang An to the small hall on the second floor to sit down, and then went inside.
After a while, the eldest brother just now walked towards Zhang An, followed by an old man with a gray beard and fair hair.
"But what about this young man who wants to sell ginseng?"
"Yes, old man, I recently dug an old ginseng tree at home. The old man at home said that the old shopkeeper of the Chinese medicine hall is honest and honest with others. , will give you a good price, so I came to take a look today."
Zhang An opened the bamboo box and placed it on the table so that the old man could see it.
"Oh? Do I know 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."
< br>Could it be that the other person is 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. I come from Changqing Village. Old Zhang Tiansong is my second grandfather." He is a regular 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 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 look. I picked up 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 Inside the box, talk 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, Mr. Zhang is trying to conquer my army again. Anyway, it’s still like this after so many years.”
“This ginseng is indeed some years old, it should be It should be five leaves or above. If I am not wrong, it is at least twenty years old. It is much better than the ones that Mr. Zhang brought in the early years."
After the old man finished speaking, Zhang An put the old ones in the bag. He took out the upper half of the ginseng branch and showed it to the other party.
“Last year, a mountain man came to sell ginseng to me. Although he was more than twenty years old, the ginseng body could not compare with what you brought. In the end, I paid 30,000 yuan for it. Today, just because of the profound blessings of your Zhang family, I want to buy this ginseng for 50,000 yuan and treat it as a bond with the Zhang family. What do you think?"
五Ten 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 thank the old shopkeeper. Second Grandpa is right, you will definitely give me a price worthy of it."
The transaction is completed, and both parties enter the stage of mutual praise.
“To be honest, this ginseng 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 brother 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, the total here is 50,000. Please confirm it. If there is no problem, we will get both money and goods."
Zhang An confirmed it again and found that there was no problem, so he left When money is put into a bag, it is actually already put into the space.
It is not safe to walk on the road with so much money, and it is 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.
(End of this chapter)