Chapter 4 Qingyaotang

When he entered the Qingyaotang, a waiter ran up and greeted him warmly.

"Sir, how can I help you? I guarantee you will be satisfied."

Lin's father smiled and said, "I am going to sell some herbs?"

"Sir, please follow me."

Lin's father and his partner followed the waiter and sat down at a table.

The waiter said, "Sir, show me the herbs, and I will estimate the price based on the herbs."

Lin's father nodded and said, "Okay, thank you."

Except for the golden and silver grass, all the other herbs were brought up. Lin Yi did not understand his father's intention, so he did not say much and watched quietly.

The waiter looked at the herbs on the table and frowned, "Sir, is that all?"

Father Lin didn't say it was all, "Well, that's about it."

When the waiter heard what Father Lin said, his enthusiasm immediately cooled down, and he said coldly: "Don't look at the pile, they are all worthless goods, just a few copper coins."

Father Lin didn't care about the waiter's face, "Then how much copper coins are they worth?"

The waiter didn't want to waste time on Father Lin anymore, and said perfunctorily: "At most ten copper coins, sell them quickly, and leave first if you don't want to sell them."

It was almost the same as expected, so Father Lin agreed.

The waiter saw another customer at the door, and was afraid that he would be robbed by other waiters, so he was ready to settle the bill quickly and end the deal. He hurriedly counted ten copper coins and handed them to Father Lin, and was about to leave.

Father Lin grabbed the waiter, and the waiter wanted to leave but couldn't, his face was angry, and at this time, the customer had been robbed, and the waiter was ready to vent his anger.

Father Lin hurriedly said, "Don't worry, buddy. I have another herb here. Why don't you take another look?"

The buddy got even angrier when he heard this, and said with a sullen face, "Sir, you've caused me to lose a business."

Father Lin said, "Buddy, I'll never let you suffer a loss."

The buddy suppressed his anger and said, "Okay, I want to see what herb is worth losing a business."

When Father Lin took the golden and silver grass from the basket, Lin Yi noticed that the buddy's eyes lit up, and he heard the buddy say angrily, "This is not It's the same as those, a copper coin." Lin Yi felt funny, and Father Lin didn't get angry. He put the Golden Sun Grass on the table and said with a smile: "Hey, are you sure this herb is only worth one copper coin?" The waiter said coldly: "Can it be worth two?" Seeing this, Father Lin said, "Hey, it seems that you can't do this business with the waiter, you can only find another waiter." The waiter was anxious and said quickly: "Sir, wait, or I will take this herb to the appraiser of Qingyaotang to take a look." He was about to take it away. At this time, Lin Yi stopped in front of him, raised his head and said: "Brother, let's take it over ourselves, or ask the appraiser to come here for appraisal." The waiter didn't expect that a little guy dared to ruin his good deeds, glared at Lin Yi and said. "Little brat, what do you know? Go play in the mud."

At this time, Father Lin had already taken the gold and silver grass in his hand and said, "Let's go together."

The clerk looked at the things that were about to be in his hands and went to waste. His face turned red and he said, "The reputation of Qingyaotang is known to everyone. How could they cheat you?"

Father Lin didn't want to expose him and said, "Friend, I don't mean that. Let's go together. This will save time."

The clerk had no choice but to take Father Lin and the others into the appraisal room with a depressed look on his face. The appraisal room was simply decorated with a table and an old man sitting in front of the table, dozing off.

The waiter said to the old man in a low and respectful voice: "Mr. Liu, please help me identify a herb."

The old man slowly opened his eyes and glanced at the waiter, "I know it's troublesome, but you still come."

The waiter was still respectful, pointing to the golden and silver grass in Lin's father's hand, and said: "Mr. Liu, I can't identify this herb clearly, so I need to trouble you."

Mr. Liu looked at Lin Yi and the others, "Put the things up."

Father Lin put the golden and silver grass on the table, and the old man showed a surprised expression and said: "Yes, this is a golden and silver grass."

The old man observed it for a long time and couldn't let it go.

The waiter pretended to be surprised, "Wow, this is a golden and silver grass."

The old man glanced at the waiter indifferently.

Taking advantage of this opportunity, Father Lin quickly asked the old man, "Mr. Liu, how old do you think this golden and silver grass is?"

Mr. Liu did not hide it and said, "About 130 years old."

"Then how much is it worth in silver?"

Mr. Liu did not answer. He looked at Father Lin and then at the waiter. The waiter immediately interrupted, "Sir, Mr. Liu is only responsible for identification, not for price."

Then he said, "This golden and silver grass is not bad. I think you are a real person and you gave this business to me. I will directly offer the highest price, ten taels of silver."

Father Lin looked at the waiter who was calm and looked at him quietly.

Seeing that Father Lin didn't respond, the waiter said, "Sir, ten taels of silver is already a favor to you. If it were any other customer, seven taels would be the maximum."

After the waiter finished speaking, Father Lin said, "Sir, fifty taels can't buy it, so why don't you just offer ten taels? Forget it, let's look for someone else."

The waiter looked surprised, "Sir, are you kidding? Fifty taels of silver, just go to any pharmacy and see which one will buy it?"

The old man closed his eyes and enjoyed the interaction between the two.

Father Lin said: "Once I saw the purchase of Golden Silver Grass. It cost thirty taels of silver when it was fifty years old. My plant is more than a hundred years old, and it's not as simple as double the price. So I said fifty taels, which can be said to be Extremely low price.”

The clerk did not expect that Father Lin would see that matter, "Sir, the last time I purchased Golden Silver Grass, it was a special situation. There was a shortage at the time and there was an urgent need, so I offered such a high price. Now the price is the highest in the 50s." Thirteen taels of silver.”

Father Lin smiled and said: "The ones that are fifty years old are thirteen taels of silver, and the ones that are more than one hundred years old are actually ten taels. It seems that you really can't do this business and the man."

The clerk was not embarrassed and said with a smile: "Sir, I'll give you a fixed price, thirty taels of silver."

Father Lin said: "There is no shortage of the fifty-year-old Qingyaotang, but the gold and silver grass that is more than a hundred years old should be very scarce."

The clerk didn't want to continue haggling around, "Forty taels of silver, if you can do this business, you can do it. If you can't do it, you can only see if you have a chance next time. This is already the highest price."

Father Lin knew it couldn't go any higher, so he nodded and agreed.

The clerk was not happy when he saw Father Lin agreeing, because he didn't make much money to begin with. "Sir, please wait a moment. I will come over to collect the money and settle the bill."

The guy hurried away.

The old man kept his eyes closed. After a while, the man came in with a cloth bag. Father Lin carefully confirmed that there was no problem. He held it tightly with both hands. This was the family's ration. You can imagine how heavy it was.

When leaving, Father Lin solemnly thanked the old man, but the old man did not respond and still had his eyes closed.

When Lin Yi just stepped forward, the old man glanced at him.