The sun has risen to the middle of the sky, shining fiercely on the streets of Shengshi Town. Yao Ruoxi is holding an oilcloth umbrella and following Zhou Baopu without interest.
"Where are we going again?"
"To buy some herbs."
"What, didn't you ask Wang Er to buy it for you?"
"There is still a missing herb, I need to buy it myself. Silly girl like you, don't even think about it. , if I ask Wang Er to buy all the medicinal herbs for me, wouldn’t it be equivalent to revealing all the prescriptions to him? If that is the case, I will really lose more than the gain. You girl, you usually seem to be very shrewd, Why are you so confused when it comes to business? You can't hold up the wall with mud!" He grabbed
Zhou Baopu's arm and bit him so hard that he staggered until Zhou Baopu was shaken. With the body of a tiger, Yao Ruoxi relaxed with satisfaction and said disapprovingly: "That's my pure nature, young lady, how can it be compared to a treacherous villain like you?" The sun in the sky seemed to be shining desperately
. , Zhou Baopu also became less interested. Zhou Baopu was too lazy to talk nonsense with Yao Ruoxi, and led Yao Ruoxi to a street. The road is blocked.
He dragged Yao Ruoxi to a random medicinal shop. The medicinal materials Zhou Baopu was looking for were not difficult to find, nor were they very expensive. Zhou Baopu picked them out almost at a glance. The middle-aged man who bought the medicinal materials did not even look at Zhou Baopu. , this is also the reason why Zhou Baopu chose this medicinal material shop. Generally, those who do this are people who are extremely confident in their own medicinal materials.
As expected, even a picky person like Zhou Baopu could see that these herbs had been carefully processed and kept.
"I want all these herbs. Can you give me a price?"
Looking at the small mountain of herbs, Zhou Baopu said casually, seemingly disdainful of the price.
Seeing that Zhou Baopu was well-dressed and accompanied by the elegant Yao Ruoxi, the middle-aged man's eyes suddenly lit up, and he thought that he had a big customer. It seemed that he had made some money this time. , I thought that I would wait for the price and sell it. It was indeed the only way to catch big fish.
Among the crowd, many people also noticed Zhou Baopu's behavior. It is not uncommon for people like Zhou Baopu to pile up one kind of medicinal materials in one-time packages, but it is not very common. Generally, this kind of situation is just that those big drug stores are out of stock. , before he was willing to send someone to collect a simple herb.
Because everyone knows that a single kind of medicinal herb cannot cure diseases, so the price is very low, and it has little value to ordinary people. Generally, ordinary people will not come to buy it.
Thinking of Zhou Baopu's possible identity, the middle-aged man immediately became enthusiastic. Often at this time, the middle-aged man also knew that the God of Wealth was coming. Whether it was the scale or the price, he could show off his skills to fool him, as long as it was not too big. It's too much. The person with status in front of me will definitely not be as knowledgeable as him.
It has become an unspoken rule in this situation to be underweight and to keep the price low, so most people, even some nearby vendors, cast their eyes on the middle-aged man with envy and hatred, wanting to take a look. How do middle-aged men lower prices and cheat Zhou Baopu?
Seeing the middle-aged man in front of him busy weighing the weight with a playful smile, he finally reported the weight and price to Zhou Baopu with a smile: "The total is ten pounds and twenty taels. If one pound is fifty stone coins, it should be five hundred and ten stone coins. Since your bags are piled up, I'll give you a cheaper one, even five hundred stone coins."
"Thank you, brother."
While thanking him, Zhou Baopu dug through his money bag from his belt and was busy for a while. , while the middle-aged man was waiting with dry mouth and hot eyes, Zhou Baopu suddenly said embarrassedly: "I'm sorry, brother, because I have bought a lot of other herbs with the money I brought, so these herbs, I There may not be enough to buy."
Zhou Baopu, who was accompanying Xin, already squatted down and took out about three kilograms of herbs from the weighing pan. Then he smiled and said to the middle-aged man: "This should be enough, you can weigh it again. Let's weigh it!"
Although the middle-aged man was a little disappointed, he was not desperate. After weighing him again, he quoted the price again and said, "Nine kilograms, a total of four hundred and fifty stone coins." "Immediately, wait
until When I buy herbs, I will run very fast, and you will follow immediately, you know?"
When the middle-aged man reported his name, Zhou Baopu whispered into Yao Ruoxi's ear hole, regardless of whether Yao Ruoxi understood it or not.
Yao Ruoxi was shocked and didn't know how much she understood.
The onlookers thought Zhou Baopu was having sex with Yao Ruoxi, but they didn't take it seriously. They didn't expect Zhou Baopu to be up to something.
However, when everyone heard the middle-aged man’s quotation, their expressions immediately changed. This is too ridiculous. There are only ten kilograms of herbs in total. They obviously got about three kilograms, so why are there still nine kilograms of herbs left? , isn’t it clear that they are trying to kill Zhou Baopu?
But, would Zhou Baopu be fooled so easily?
"Okay, boss. These herbs are nine kilograms, four hundred and fifty stone coins, right?" "
Yes."
Hearing Zhou Baopu's report, the middle-aged man was happy for a while, wondering what excuses you would make this time?
"Thank you, boss. I want these herbs, but they are not the ones on the scale, but these."
As he said that, Zhou Baopu found a small sack at random and packed up the herbs he just took out. He said: "This pile of herbs weighs ten kilograms and one tael in total. The boss is kind enough to calculate ten kilograms for me. If one kilogram is fifty shi coins, that is five hundred shi coins. The herbs on the scale are nine kilograms in total, which is It is worth four hundred and fifty stone coins, so the herbs I bought are one pound or two per pound, and the total value is sixty stone coins. Originally, the boss gave me ten stone coins, but after thinking about it, because the stone coins I carry are limited , I haven’t bought all your herbs, so it’s better not to make this bargain. This is sixty stone coins. If you don’t believe me, you can order some.” As he spoke,
Zhou Baopu handed over a cloth bag and asked casually: “It’s sixty coins . Stone coins, right?"
"That's right, sixty stone coins." He
often does business, and the middle-aged man has already weighed out how many stone coins there are. When he heard Zhou Baopu ask this question, he answered like a reflex. .
"As long as the stone coins are correct, thank you boss."
After saying this, Zhou Baopu immediately stopped lingering, pulled Yao Ruoxi who was still in a daze, and squeezed into the crowd. At first, he was strutting like a wild crane in the garden. , and then started running, dragging Yao Ruoxi for several streets before Zhou Baopu stopped panting.
"Hahaha!"
As soon as Zhou Baopu stopped, he couldn't help laughing wildly, thinking that the middle-aged man's expression at this time must be terrible and wonderful.
How could Yao Ruoxi not understand Zhou Baopu's thoughts at this time? She glanced at Zhou Baopu with disdain, snorted and said, "You little traitor, it seems I didn't misjudge you. It turns out you are so shameless!
" I'm shameless. He tried to trick me first, okay? I'm just teaching him a lesson to make him more practical in business in the future." Just when Zhou Baopu and Yao Ruoxi were bickering, the Chinese vendor who sold Zhou Baopu herbal
medicine The young man and the onlookers gradually came to their senses. While they were constantly sighing at Zhou Baopu's intelligence and wit, they could not help but feel sad and sympathetic for the vendor.
The middle-aged man's face was the color of pig liver. He held the cloth bag in his hand with a sad expression and looked at the herbs on the scale. He remained in a daze for a long time.
Slowly raising his head, trying to find Zhou Baopu again, the middle-aged man discovered that among the bustling crowd in front of him, where could he find Zhou Baopu's figure?