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Old Man Mo successfully diverted the topic thanks to Ling Yuxuan.
Ziyan secretly gave a thumbs up to Ling Yuxuan in her heart, thinking: This guy is impressive; he managed to shift Old Man Mo's focus so easily.
Old Man Mo invited Ling Yuxuan and Ziyan to sit beside the Stone Table in the courtyard and called the young Clerk to brew some tea.
Once all three were seated, Old Man Mo glanced at the backpacks beside the two and focused his attention on Ziyan.
With a friendly tone, he asked, “Miss Zi, have you brought any rare treasures for this old man again?”
“Of course!”
Ziyan casually took out a large, high-quality rare Lingzhi mushroom from her backpack and placed it in the center of the Stone Table.
As soon as Old Man Mo's eyes landed on the mushroom, they lit up with excitement. “Oh my, this is top-notch! Girl, you are truly amazing; how did you manage to find such an exquisite item?”
While stroking his white beard with one hand, Old Man Mo reached out to grasp the stem of the large Lingzhi.
He brought it close to his nose, inhaling its aroma repeatedly while nodding his head continuously. “My goodness, what a good thing! This quality is definitely a treasure-level rarity that comes once in a hundred years!”
Seeing Old Man Mo's reaction made Ziyan chuckle. “So? How much silver is this worth?”
With an amused glint in his eye, Ling Yuxuan glanced back and forth between Ziyan and Old Man Mo, noting that one was eager for silver while the other was after treasures; they truly made the best partners.
Focused intently on the large Lingzhi in his hand, Old Man Mo suddenly heard the young girl across from him pragmatically inquire about its price. He steadfastly continued to gaze at the mushroom and replied, “Well, it's worth quite a bit of silver; at least this much.”
His hand that had been stroking his beard suddenly opened up with five fingers raised.
Five fingers? How much is that? Ziyan's mind raced: Could it be Five Hundred Taels?
“Five Hundred Taels?”
“No, it should be worth at least Ten Thousand Taels. However, to sell it at that price, it must be sent to the capital, which will incur considerable costs in manpower and resources. I wonder how you feel about offering Five Thousand Taels in Silver today, Elder?”
“Five Thousand Taels?”
Ziyan was momentarily stunned, her mouth agape as if she could fit a large goose egg in it.
After regaining her composure, she nodded eagerly like a chick pecking at rice, “Alright, Five Thousand Taels it is.” Ling Yuxuan had been quietly observing the exchange between the two without interjecting, but seeing Ziyan's ever-changing expression, she couldn't help but shake her head in exasperation.
At this moment, Ziyan was overjoyed and bent down to take the remaining few Lingzhi mushrooms from her basket and placed them one by one on the Stone Table.
Similarly, Old Man Mo looked at the pile of high-quality Lingzhi mushrooms before him, his face breaking into countless wrinkles from his smile.
He muttered to himself, “Good, good, good! These are all top-quality goods. Young lady, you are amazing! Elder has truly gained new insights today. How about this: instead of calculating separately, I’ll give you twenty thousand taels in silver notes for all the Lingzhi. Is that acceptable?”
“Alright, Mr. Mo’s word is final.”
“Hmm, good! The girl is straightforward. Do you have any other surprises for Elder?”
Old Man Mo asked again with a nod of appreciation.
“Mr. Mo is clever. I also have some swallow's nests here; will you take them? Additionally, I have some He Shou Wu slices that I've already cut and dried, along with a small amount of Niu Huai Xi. You can just offer me some silver for those!”
“Oh—swallow's nests? Good! Quickly take them out for Elder to see.”
Upon hearing about the swallow's nests, Old Man Mo's eyes lit up with excitement as he stretched his neck to peek into the basket beside Ling Yuxuan.
Ziyan quickly packed the Lingzhi mushrooms back into the small backpack while signaling Ling Yuxuan to take the bird's nest from the large backpack and place it on the Stone Table.
Old Man Mo looked at the beautiful bird's nests, which were as white as rice grains, and felt particularly pleased.
When he saw Ling Yuxuan obediently following Ziyan's instructions with graceful movements, he couldn't help but nod and chuckle.
This kid had always been arrogant, cool, and full of confidence. He never expected to be so influenced by a little girl one day, and he couldn't help but feel a sense of irony: truly, everything has its match!
“Mr. Mo?”
Ziyan gently called out to Old Man Mo, who seemed a bit distracted.
“Hmm? Oh, yes, these bird's nests are quite good, but their quality is somewhat uneven.”
Old Man Mo returned to reality and replied absentmindedly.
“So—what's the price?”
This was what Ziyan wanted to know most.
“Ah? This? Let me take another look, a good look.”
Old Man Mo carefully picked up a few nests, examining them from different angles and even smelling them before he said leisurely, “These should be worth around two to three thousand taels.” After thinking for a moment, Old Man Mo finally assured Ziyan: “How about this? Including the He Shou Wu in your backpack and those cow knee pads, I’ll give you three thousand taels in total.”
“Okay, thank you, Mr. Mo.”
Upon hearing the confirmed amount, the weight that had been hanging over Ziyan's heart finally lifted. She let out a sigh of relief and smiled at Ling Yuxuan.
The transaction was completed quickly.
In the end, Ziyan asked Old Man Mo for some free traditional Chinese medicine, as well as spices such as cardamom, cloves, pepper, white atractylodes, licorice, and natural food coloring from purple gromwell. She filled a small basket to the brim. Then the two excitedly bid farewell to Old Man Mo.
Once outside Jishitang, Ziyan felt incredibly elated; she had earned so much in one go. Combined with the silver from last time, she could already consider herself wealthy in this ancient era.
On a whim, Ziyan decided to buy a house in County Town and open a Braised Meat shop at a small storefront. She thought she could manage it well enough for her parents to run while she continued with her own pursuits.
With this in mind, Ziyan immediately grabbed Ling Yuxuan and shared her idea.
Ling Yuxuan smiled lightly and said, "Sounds good! Let's take a good look around and see if there are any suitable storefronts available on this street."
Thinking it through, Ziyan had even bigger plans that she hadn't fully shared with Ling Yuxuan yet because she felt the timing wasn't right.
The key was that she needed to master Martial Arts so that her parents wouldn't have to toil away in that small Mountain Valley, working hard just to scrape by with two meals a day.
Once the Braised Meat shop became popular, she would need to open more branches in larger cities further away.
Thus, after their discussion, the two walked along the streets of County Town while searching for storefronts for rent or sale.
After wandering around several times, they ended up back across from Jishitang and spotted a small two-story shop with about 120 square meters on the first floor. It also included a courtyard and an old house in the backyard that was for sale.
Ziyan and Ling Yuxuan entered the shop and saw a middle-aged man sitting inside the now empty space, lost in thought.
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