Ling 'er raised her eyebrows and stared at Manager Li for a while with a faint smile. Knowing that Manager Li was about to lose his smile from her stare, she curled the corners of her mouth and said,""Alright! But…"
Hearing her say yes, Manager Li, who thought that this business was successful and had benefited a lot, was so happy that his small eyes narrowed into a line. He calculated that these wormgrass were worth at least three or four money, which meant that they could be worth at least seven or eight taels of silver. His medicine shop's business was already bleak, and he might not be able to earn this amount in a day. When he thought of this, he was overjoyed. When he heard Ling 'er say " but…", his expression changed again. He asked carefully,""Young lady, thirty coins is already a lot. You can't be too greedy!”
Ling 'er sneered in her heart. Who was the greedy one? However, on the surface, she continued without batting an eyelid,""However, I hope that Manager Li can return Brother Liang's contract to him.”
Before Wu Xiaoliang was sent here by his parents, he had been instructed to learn his skills in the medicine shop. Therefore, for the past two years, he had been treated harshly by the shopkeeper, bullied by the waiters, and assigned to do the heaviest, most tiring, and dirtiest work. He had to endure it with his teeth. He thought that if he endured for a few years, the shopkeeper would teach him how to identify the medicinal properties of the herbs. Now that he heard that Miss intended to take back his contract, he could not help but panic.""Miss, Mother sent me here to learn craftsmanship, but I haven't…"
"Brother Milk, do you think a person like him can teach you well? It would be a waste of time to stay any longer. It was better to leave as soon as possible! Don't worry, I'll arrange a good place for you!”The confident smile on Ling 'er's face made Wu Xiaoliang, who was five years older than her, feel at ease. He thought for a moment and slowly nodded.
Ling 'er turned her gaze back to Manager Li with an expression that said," I'm waiting for your reply." Shopkeeper Li thought about it. Although Wu Xiaoliang was honest and hardworking, it was not as tempting as silver. Moreover, there were many people who wanted to enter the medicine shop as an apprentice. After he left, there would naturally be others who would come. He nodded and went to the backyard to take out Wu Xiaoliang's identity contract and return it to him.
Seeing that the matter had been handed over, Ling 'er took the thirty wens that Manager Li handed over and stuffed it into Little Lian's hand. She smiled and said,"Go and buy two sticks of candied haws. You can keep the rest of the money.”
Little Lian smiled and did not decline. She took the money and went to buy tanghulu. Ling 'er then turned around and looked at Manager Fang, who was shaking his head and sighing. She smiled and said,"I wonder what price Manager Fang plans to use to buy the wormgrass?”
"Young lady, you still have wormgrass?" Shopkeeper Fang asked happily after a moment of surprise.”Shopkeeper Li also stopped in his tracks.
"Of course! There wasn't much, just about one jin!”Ling 'er's tone was indifferent, as if she was not talking about the precious Chinese caterpillar fungus, but about radish and cabbage.
In less than the time it takes for an incense stick to burn, Manager Fang's heart felt like it was on a roller coaster. It suddenly hit the bottom of the valley and then soared into the clouds again. One had to know that the trade of wormgrass had always been calculated by two. Ji Shi Tang had been in business for more than 20 years, but there had never been a big transaction of 500 grams of wormgrass. He didn't expect that this plainly dressed little girl in front of him could actually take out so many wormgrass. It really surprised him.
He didn't know where she got so much cordycep from. He didn't believe her at all when she said that her brother had accidentally dug it up when he was gathering firewood. This little apprentice of Manager Li's seemed to call her Miss. The girl who went to buy candied haws should be her maid. Could it be that she was the youngest daughter of some medicinal herb merchant who was pretending to be here to play?
Ling 'er looked at Manager Li, who was eavesdropping on the conversation, and smiled.""Manager Fang, it's not convenient to talk here. Do you think…"
Manager Fang woke up from his ecstasy. He calmed himself down and glanced at Manager Li, who had just poached him. He nodded and said,"Miss, please move to Jishi Hall. I will definitely give you a reasonable price.”
He emphasized the word " reasonable ", as if he was mocking Manager Li for being dishonest in doing business and deceiving a ten-year-old girl. Shopkeeper Li's face had long been trained in the Invincible Vajra Technique, so he naturally wouldn't be embarrassed by his little sarcasm. When he heard Ling 'er say that she still had more than half a kilogram of wormgrass, he quickly came over and said,"Little girl, don't bother two masters with one thing. You can sell the rest of your wormgrass to the store.”
"Alright!" Hearing Ling 'er's words, Manager Li's face lit up as he calculated how much profit he would make from this transaction. Shopkeeper Fang's expression changed drastically because this business was too important to him. If he lost this opportunity again, he and the Hall of the World might be destroyed.
Ling 'er gave Manager Fang a calm look, then looked at Manager Li with a smile and said,""500 taels. We'll pay you and deliver the goods. We don't owe you anything! How was it? Manager Li?"
Manager Li's smile froze on his face. He stretched out his hand and repeated in disbelief,""Five hundred taels? Little girl, aren't you too dark? The retail price on the market is only thirty taels of silver for one tael of caterpillar fungus, but yours is fifty taels of silver. Do you think I'm a fool?"
"Oh, so Manager Li also knows that one liang of cormgrass is worth thirty liang of silver!”Ling 'er smiled as she looked at the bag of wormgrass in his hand. There was an inexplicable meaning in her eyes.
Shopkeeper Li's old face turned hot under her gaze. He pretended to cough twice and said,"Little girl, two hundred taels! I'll buy all of your wormgrass, how about it?”
"I'm sorry, five hundred taels. I won't sell it for a single cent less!”Brother Milk was also out of his control. Ling 'er naturally did not stand on ceremony with him. If he wanted to buy, then buy. If not, then forget it!
Shopkeeper Li secretly glanced at the shopkeeper below from the corner of his eyes. He flung his sleeves forcefully and snorted, saying,"Whoever wants to be the sucker, I won't accompany you anymore!”
As he spoke, he strode into the medicine shop and reprimanded the shop assistant in a voice that everyone outside could hear."Keep your eyes open in the future. Don't let anyone in! Our medicine shop is not a charity!" After he finished speaking, he entered the inner court under the young shop assistant's fearful attitude.
Shopkeeper Fang looked at his back with disdain. He had never been ashamed of such profiteers. He turned to look at Ling 'er and said with a sincere smile,""Miss, I'll buy your wormgrass. 500 taels, right? Please follow me to the shop to get the silver.”
"No!" Ling 'er's eyes were full of smiles as she shook her head." 500 taels is the price for him. As for Manager Fang…"
"Miss, please state your price!" Shopkeeper Fang felt helpless. He had no choice but to buy this batch of wormgrass, no matter how ridiculous the price was.
Ling 'er seemed to have seen through his thoughts, and the smile on her lips grew wider. Her childish voice sounded,"Just give me the price that Shopkeeper Fang usually charges!”
Shopkeeper Fang's eyes were filled with surprise. He looked at the little girl's sweet smile and only reacted after a long time. He was ashamed of his petty heart just now and said,"Thank you, miss. This Fang will remember this favor.”
"Don't be in a hurry to agree! I haven't finished yet. I have two requests that I hope Manager Fang can agree to.”A sly smile appeared on Ling 'er's face.
"Miss, please speak!"
"First, I want Brother Milk to be an apprentice in your shop. I hope Manager Fang can take care of him. Second, I study medicine. If I have some success in the future, I hope to sell it in your shop.”Ling 'er wanted to rely on her profession to make a fortune in pharmaceutical production.
Shopkeeper Fang hesitated for a moment, then looked at Ling 'er and said,""The first thing is easy to do. The business in the shop has been good recently, and we need to recruit some apprentices to help. The second thing…Miss's medicine must be tested by a professional doctor in the shop!”
"Of course! It's settled then. Please return to the shop first, Manager Fang. I'll go home to get the wormgrass. See you in the Hall of the World in two hours! Brother Milk, do you want to go to Jishi Hall with Shopkeeper Fang first, or do you want to go home and tell your father?”Ling 'er said the last sentence to Wu Xiaoliang, who had a happy expression on his face.
How could Wu Xiaoliang have thought that such a lucky thing as a pie falling from the sky would actually befall him? It's Jishitang! The most famous and largest medicine shop in Xiapu, which many people could not enter even if they tried their best to get in, had actually agreed to let him be an apprentice. It was all thanks to Miss. Otherwise, how could such a good thing happen to him? He secretly made up his mind that he would study hard and work hard so that he would not let Miss down!
He took a deep breath and said firmly,""I'd better report to the Jishi Hall first!”
Looking at Wu Xiaoliang and Manager Fang's departing figures. Ling 'er nibbled on the candied haws that Little Lian had bought and led Little Lian aimlessly on the streets...
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