NFBE Chapter 434 The Sheng Family of Beijing Buys Ginseng in Bundles
Chapter 434 The Sheng Family of Beijing Buys Ginseng in Bundles
"Okay." Su Niannian understood.
If planting medicinal herbs keeps failing, the seed stock will definitely keep decreasing.
The two wandered around the Hundred Herbs Hall, looking at everything.
Su Niannian also went to see the places where Chinese herbs were dried and selected.
In some areas, improvements are needed, and Su Niannian frankly discussed these points with her grandfather.
Grandpa thought it made sense and has already arranged for someone to make the changes.
These are all minor issues; after all, Old Master Bai has always been a very knowledgeable and experienced person.
By the time the grandfather and grandson had finished their stroll, Guo Futian had already arrived, his forehead covered in sweat.
"Why are you running around in such a hurry, you're such a grown man?" Old Master Bai saw that Guo Futian was not acting like the head of Baicaotang at all.
I couldn't help but scoff at him a couple of times.
But Guo Futian didn't care at all.
He even chuckled.
He wiped the sweat from his forehead and neck.
Su Niannian poured Guo Futian a large cup of tea.
Guo Futian nodded his thanks, then tilted his head back and downed the drink in one gulp.
"All the ginseng has been sold," Guo Futian said with a silly grin.
"All four trees were sold?" Old Master Bai asked.
"Yes, all four trees were sold; the Sheng family bought them all."
At first, Grandpa Bai wondered who had so much spare money to buy four 300-year-old wild ginseng roots.
Then Guo Futian mentioned the Sheng family.
Not surprising then.
In Mr. Bai's view, there are four families in Beijing, and they have quite a deep foundation.
Besides the Jin family, which Su Niannian visited last time, the Sheng family can also be considered one of them.
The two heads of the Sheng family are over eighty years old and should need top-quality ginseng to nourish their bodies.
Not surprising then.
"Master, aren't you going to ask how much it costs?" Guo Futian said with a sheepish grin, scratching his head.
"How much more money could it be? Ten thousand or so?" Old Master Bai thought the ginseng was only worth about two thousand yuan.
Even if it's expensive, it probably doesn't seem like a good deal.
"Hehehe!" Guo Futian chuckled foolishly.
Judging from Guo Futian's expression, it was probably more than the ten thousand yuan that Grandpa Bai had estimated.
"Fifteen thousand!!" Guo Futian stretched out his hand and waved it.
"What? You're selling it for such a high price?"
"If this gets out, people will probably think Baicaotang is heartless," Old Master Bai said with some surprise.
Indeed, it's a bit too expensive.
It's not that it's not worth it, it's just that it's significantly more expensive than the market price.
“I actually quoted 3,000, but when they heard that I had four trees to sell, they took the initiative to raise the price for me.”
"They also said that if we come across such top-quality ginseng in the future, we should notify them first."
"They also asked me about the origin of this ginseng, but I didn't tell them," Guo Futian said to Old Master Bai.
"Well then, let's sell it. But if there's a similar situation in the future, the price can be a little lower." Old Master Bai felt that four thousand a tree was indeed a bit expensive.
But it's understandable. The two members of the Sheng family are already over eighty years old, and they want to rely on top-grade ginseng to live a few more days.
Guo Futian took out 15,000 yuan and placed it on the table.
All of them are brand new ten-yuan notes.
One hundred sheets per stack, fifteen stacks in total.
It looks like quite a lot, the same as 150,000 in later generations.
"Sister Su, the money is all here," Guo Futian said.
"Wait for me a moment, I'll give you the money for those two herbs from Baicaotang now." Guo Futian said, and then ran out again.
When he came back, he had five thousand yuan with him and a transaction receipt.
All of Baicaotang's purchases and sales are documented and verifiable.
"This receipt needs to be signed," Guo Futian said to Su Niannian.
Su Niannian readily signed her name on the receipt.
Guo Futian also placed the five thousand yuan he had bought from Baicaotang on the table.
There are now 20,000 yuan neatly stacked on the table.
This was 20,000 yuan in 1976.
Su Niannian smiled as she looked at the money in front of her.
Su Niannian also has this much money, or even more.
But Su Niannian put all the money in a red, white and blue bag, and when it was placed on the table, it looked quite impressive.
"Twenty percent of fifteen thousand is three thousand yuan." As Su Niannian spoke, she took out three stacks of ten-yuan notes and placed them in front of Guo Futian.
"This is for Brother Guo. As for the rest, I'll just keep them without being polite," Su Niannian said with a smile.
Then I started putting the rest into my military green crossbody bag.
Su Niannian smiled happily as she put in stacks of money.
Indeed, there are only three things in the world that are truly worthy of happiness: beautiful women, delicious food, and money!
Su Niannian quickly put the seventeen stacks of ten-yuan bills into her bag.
The previously empty military green backpack was suddenly filled with money.
Now it's become bulging.
This bag looks like it could explode at any moment.
Seeing how much Su Niannian liked money, Grandpa Bai couldn't help but find it amusing.
However, I also feel that Su Niannian is very good at dealing with people.
I'm happy with the money that belongs to me, and I'm also generous with the money I give to Guo Futian.
Guo Futian was somewhat stunned when he saw that Su Niannian was really going to give him three thousand yuan.
"This money..." Guo Futian felt uneasy about earning three thousand yuan for just running an errand and not even using half a day.
"Sure enough, Brother Guo thinks the girl didn't give him enough money." Su Niannian pouted.
“What are you saying! That’s too much!!” Guo Futian quickly said.
"Here you go, just take it. If you feel like it's too much, just treat your sister better in the future."
"Buy her plenty of what she likes to eat, drink, and use!"
“We’re all family, what kind of behavior is this, arguing like this?” Old Master Bai said.
Guo Futian could tell that Su Niannian genuinely wanted to give him so much.
Although he felt he had taken the money too easily, if he continued to refuse, it would seem as if he were ungrateful.
"Alright! Then I'll accept it." Guo Futian said to Su Niannian and Grandpa Bai.
“You should have accepted it a long time ago.” Su Niannian smiled and patted Guo Futian on the shoulder.
"I'll be troubling Brother Guo a lot more in the future," Su Niannian said with a smile.
"If there's anything you need, just tell me. I'll definitely do my best to help you with it!" Guo Futian said with a smile.
"Well, I won't be coming out for a few days. I just looked around with Grandpa. I need to take some things with me when I leave. I'm going to stay home for the next few days and research some ointments, face masks, face creams, and stuff like that."
As Su Niannian spoke, she turned around and went to get paper and pen.
Then he wrote down what he needed to use.