Bai Song walked around Mang County for a long time, but he seemed to have no impression of this person.
The other party looks like a merchant, dressed in wealth and wealth, and his words are somewhat arrogant.
If you're here to buy medicine, that's a good thing.
Bai Song hurriedly took out his own basket and put it on the ground.
The middle-aged man stepped forward to take a look. He was very satisfied with the Chinese herbal medicine and couldn't help but nod his head.
"Yes, yes, I want these medicines. Young man, please give me a price."
This man was quite cheerful. After saying this, everyone accompanying him looked happy and took off their backpacks one after another.
Bai Song was about to speak, but the other party took out three broken pieces of silver first: "Everyone has earned their hard-earned money, so there is no need to look for these three taels of silver."
After saying this, he greeted the waiters in the distance, and they came up to move the baskets of herbs in front of Bai Song.
"Wait!" Bai Song interrupted, holding down his backpack with one hand.
The middle-aged man frowned and asked, "What? What's the problem?"
"Our medicines are not a hodgepodge. Each medicine counts as the same. They are all clearly marked with prices. If you really want to buy them, bring the scales and we will calculate them all the same."
Just kidding, taking such a big group of people into the mountains, I want to spend three taels of silver, but there is no way.
Bai Song had learned that most of the medicinal materials commonly seen in Mang County were relatively crude, and the same medicinal materials were also divided into three, six or nine grades.
The medicine shops in Mang County are a mess. The good and bad are all put together, so naturally they can't sell them at a high price.
But Bai Song is not an ordinary herb collector. All medicinal materials are carefully distinguished, and the same medicinal materials are required to be clearly distinguished by those who travel with him, and there is no sloppiness in the slightest. How can the medicine made by Bai Song be compared with the medicine in ordinary shops?
This middle-aged man looked like a drug dealer from out of town. Although his clothes were luxurious, the smell of medicine could be smelled from afar.
These medicines can be considered cheaper, but they cannot be taken advantage of by others.
"Three taels of silver is a lot. Even if I get the medicine from the county Chinese medicine store, I won't be able to pay that much."
"Yes, Master Bai, three taels of silver is not a small amount. There are ten of us in the group, and each of us can have three hundred coins. This is amazing, and it is much better than our daily life."
A woman from an unknown family also intervened. Except for Bai Song, everyone's eyes lit up when they saw the three taels of silver in the middle-aged man's hand.
"Haha, everyone is sensible." Bai Song chuckled, "My basket of raw rehmannia glutinosa can be sold for three taels of silver in Mang County. How can you fool an honest person? Since you want to do business, then Just show some sincerity."
As he said that, Bai Song pointed to another basket: "Silkworm excrement, ten cents a coin, enough to make three catties, and three liang. Pine knots, twenty cents a coin, this pine branch is enough to make half a catty, and one tael. Mulberry branches, twenty cents a cent, are enough. Branch, eight cents and one coin..."
Bai Song kept talking on the side and gave a quotation for each medicinal material.
The middle-aged man was dumbfounded when he heard this. He had been traveling around to pick up medicinal materials for more than ten years, and this was the first time he had seen a collector who knew so much about medicinal materials.
Most of the herbal collectors I met in the past knew about three or five kinds of medicinal materials, and there were many miscellaneous items.
This guy is young. He has nearly 30 kinds of medicinal materials in nearly ten baskets, and there is nothing wrong with them. All the medicinal materials are clean and there are no unnecessary weeds. He can even clearly tell which medicinal materials can be used directly and which ones can be used directly. Medicinal materials also need to be carefully processed.
The middle-aged man wiped his sweat and thought that he had met an expert. It seemed that it was impossible to take advantage of him. He immediately changed his expression and took out an abacus from his pocket.
Seeing the middle-aged man take out the abacus, Bai Song felt happy.
I thought I had met someone who knows the stuff.
In this small area of Mang County, although there are several drug stores that sell various medicinal materials for a long time, the shopkeepers only know the names of the medicines, but do not understand the pharmacology, let alone the good or bad of the same medicinal materials.
The medicinal materials dug out from the mountains in the Bai Song Dynasty were all the essence.
Yesterday, in order to ship the goods faster and let everyone under my command enjoy the benefits, I sold them with tears in my eyes.
The value of those medicines in Chang'an far exceeded those in Mang County.
I didn't expect to be so lucky today. As soon as I started selling medicinal materials, I met a pharmacist who knew his stuff.
It seems that after encountering a lot of troubles, it's time to change things.
The middle-aged man picked up the abacus, Bai Song quoted the price on one side, and the two men with the middle-aged man weighed the weight behind him.
Counting the same, in the end it actually changed from three taels of silver to thirty taels of silver.
Niu Da and other colleagues could not believe their eyes, thinking that they had made a mistake.
Three taels of silver was enough, but it suddenly became thirty taels.
The middle-aged man did not hesitate. He took out a dozen pieces of broken silver from his purse, and then took out something from his body. It was a gilt phoenix-headed emerald hairpin. Yes, it's so noble. Even if Bai Song didn't understand it, he knew it was a rare item that was rare in Youzhou.
"Young man, I came in a hurry and didn't bring enough money, so I used this hairpin as a trade-off. It's worth twenty taels."
Bai Song saw it and liked it very much. He thought that if he gave Xiang'er a chance, he would be happy. Then he smiled sheepishly: "In this case, doesn't it mean that I am taking advantage of you?"
At this moment, the middle-aged man accepted the businessman's cunning and became sincere. He first smiled heartily, and then patted Bai Song solemnly on the shoulder: "Young man, it's rare to meet an understanding person, so there is no need to be polite. But this You benefited from it this time. Next time when so-and-so comes again, you have to give me all your medicine."
The purchase price of the middle-aged man was several times higher than that of the county drug store, so Bai Song was naturally willing to sell all the medicine to this man.
"Of course, it's rare for me to meet someone who understands. If there is still need, I can come and purchase goods at any time."
"Young man, what is your name? Who did you study under? Why do you have so much knowledge?"
"Bai Song, as for my disciple, let's just say it's inconvenient to tell you. What do you call me?"
"Xue He, a native of Chang'an, is a medicine merchant."
Bai Song nodded, not paying attention.
Now that the medicine has been sold and the money has been collected, it's time to leave.
When Bai Song was about to leave, Xue He noticed a small satchel on Bai Song's left hand side, which seemed to contain something.
"Brother Bai, please wait."
"Um?"
Xue He looked at Bai Song and asked, "Brother Bai, what else is in this bag? Did he bring some rare treasures from the mountains? Is it ginseng? Or Ganoderma lucidum?"
Bai Song smiled: "Oh, Mang County is surrounded by hills and forests. Where did Linzhi ginseng come from?"
"Then what are these?"
Seeing how curious he was, Bai Song grabbed a handful of the contents from the bag and said, "It's just some cicada sloughs...here..."
"Cicada shed?" Xue He was surprised, "Where did the cicada shed come from in this cold winter month?"
"There are many forests in the mountains, and if there are forests, there are cicadas. In the cold winter months, there are just no cicadas, but the cicadas also find the dark places in the grass and trees to grow. And this is the time when the young cicadas are growing, and these are the sloughs of the young cicadas. , Under the snow in the mountains and forests, if you are willing, you can find it.”
"Hiss..." Xue He took a breath, "It turns out that cicadas really do shed themselves in winter!"
Seeing that Xue He's expression was wrong, Bai Songlian asked: "Is this cicada slough valuable?"
Cicada slough is a medicine that can relieve itching and improve eyesight. However, Bai Song did not find this medicine in the drug stores in Mang County.
When Bai Song found these cicada sloughs in the mountains and forests, he just wanted to keep them for his own use, thinking they were something that could not be sold for money.
Xue He lives in Chang'an, so Chang'an pharmacy may have this medicine.
But if it was just a medicine, then Xue He shouldn't be so surprised.
What's wrong with this?
Hearing Bai Song's question, Xue He opened his mouth and said without even thinking about it: "It's more than valuable..."
As soon as the words came out of his mouth, Xue He felt a little regretful.
Seeing the suspicious look on Bai Song's face, previous contacts revealed that this boy is a shrewd person. If he doesn't reveal the truth now, he may be resented by others.
Thinking about it, Xue He let out a long sigh: "Hey, that person has told the truth. Now the emperor listens to the Taoist advice and is looking for famous doctors in the world to prepare the immortal prescription 'Eternal Life Collection'. Now a Taoist man has informed the emperor of this 'Eternal Life Collection' There is a key medicinal ingredient in it, which is the 'Winter Cicada's Slough'! Everyone in the world thinks that there are no cicadas in winter, so no one has been able to offer this thing. This thing in Bai Laodi's hand is what the emperor has been searching for for months. What a treasure!”
"The one who won't die?" Bai Song frowned.
Xue He was so excited that he ignored what Bai Song said and said directly: "Brother Bai, can you give this thing to my brother and wait for him to forward it to the emperor... The emperor will be very happy if he gets this thing. It will naturally be indispensable when the time comes." The benefits of being a brother!”
Bai Song was also overjoyed, thinking that if he could be appreciated by the emperor, wouldn't he soar into the sky? What will the Zheng family be afraid of then?
Isn't this a smooth road ahead?
Just as he was about to agree, Bai Song suddenly thought and felt that something was wrong.
Just assume that everything Xue He said is true, but where in the world can this elixir come from?
If you present this thing, let alone get appreciation.
If something goes wrong with the emperor taking some Taoist elixir, and if the blame comes, will he be implicated?
Bai Song, who was deeply influenced by materialism, immediately felt that this was a big pit, and reminded him: "How can there be any elixir in this world? The matter involves the emperor, if something goes wrong..."
"Oh, brother, you are really stupid. How could you not seize such a good opportunity?"
Xue He was so excited that he wanted to snatch the thing from Bai Song's hand.
Bai Song saw it and knew that he couldn't be persuaded. He thought about it and decided not to wade into this muddy water.
But now that I've heard about this, it's not Bai Song's style to not reap any benefits.
"Well, I won't be greedy for the credit. This cicada slough is not usable yet and needs to be simply processed. I can teach you these cicada sloughs and the processing method. As for you, how much do you think this thing is worth? When I sell it to you, don’t mention me when you get to the emperor. All the credit belongs to you alone.”
Xue He was stunned at first, and then looked at Bai Song in disbelief: "Brother, are you really so generous?"
"It's not about generosity, it's just about getting what you need. I just like silver and copper."
"It's easy to talk about! Brother's kindness cannot be measured by money. In the future, when I become successful, I will never forget my brother's kindness."
Bai Song shook his head, helpless.
It's hard to say whether this is a blessing or a curse. Seeing Xue He being so excited, he could only smile.
"Okay, just go back with me first, and I'll teach you how to deal with the cicada slough."
