The Herbal Scents of Farm Life-Chapter 52 - Watching a Little Girl
Chapter 52: Chapter 52: Watching a Little Girl
Chapter 52 -52: Watching a Little Girl
“I know what you’re trying to say, sir. These herbs haven’t been properly dried yet. I’ve just dug them up from the mountain in the past few days. Today, I brought these to ask for the price, not intending to always bring half-dry herbs to sell. Besides, my family has been short of food and clothing recently.”
Not waiting for the old man to finish speaking, Lin Caisang explained.
“Please feel free to quote a price, sir. In the future, I’ll surely process the herbs properly before bringing them over to sell.”
“Hmm, this young lady is quite straightforward.”
The old man took another look at Lin Caisang and nodded with satisfaction.
“These herbs of yours are not of top grade, and they are not large in size either, so… the price… won’t be high, you understand.”
“I understand.”
Lin Caisang didn’t make a fuss. She nodded.
“The top-grade ones are at home, they need to be processed well before being sold. Otherwise, assessing their value would be difficult.”
Today, she indeed brought only small herbs. She would have to dry the larger ones before selling them. Otherwise, with these half-dry herbs, she’d feel at a loss just from the price reduction.
The old man: “…..”
Her words seemed to imply that he was taking advantage of her herbs.
“Do you earn a living by gathering herbs?”
“You could say that. Though I’ve only just started, I do plan to make a living on herbs in the future,” Lin Caisang nodded.
As a renowned physician of her generation, wouldn’t it be inappropriate not to rely on herbs for a living?
Plus, she needed to upgrade the Jinzhu space by saving lives and healing people through her missions. Now she was only able to plant herbs and at the very least, she wanted to upgrade to livestock farming and raise some poultry to be self-sufficient.
But as of now…
Besides earning money, she didn’t have the luxury to think about anything else. Without money, she could barely stand on her feet.
“Ten, send all these herbs to the backyard and dry them for a few more days.” The old man gave instructions, waving his hand to his apprentice.
“Uh? Medium to low grade?”
Unbelieving, Ten stared wide-eyed at the Tianma in the old man’s hand.
Despite it being so small, how could it be deemed a medium to low grade? It was clearly lower grade. Moreover, it wasn’t even dried properly yet, it was half-finished. What was the shopkeeper thinking? Was he going senile?
“And what’s the matter? Why aren’t you moving?” Seeing him standing still, the old man admonished him again.
“Oh, yes sir, I’ll do it right away.”
Quickly agreeing, Ten picked up the bamboo basket and lead Lin Changhong and Lin Caisang to the weighing area.
“Father, what are you looking at?”
After a good while, the old man was still watching Lin Caisang’s receding figure until a voice sounded next to his ear.
“Looking at a young girl.” The old man replied.
“What? A young girl? How does she look? Whose family is she from? What’s her name? Father, are you really interested in her?” Hearing the old man’s words, the man was first startled, then quickly regained composure, beginning to spout a string of questions.
The old man didn’t reply, just glaring at him for his outburst.
“You’re old enough to marry, yet you still prattle on like this?”
“I’m just concerned about your affairs. You’re so fussy when taking on a disciple, and now finally, someone is to your liking. I think I should take an interest.”
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The man replied.
“Her?”
The old man’s eyes flashed, he chuckled and shook his head.
“That young lady, I’m afraid no one is lucky enough to take her as a disciple.”
“What do you mean by that? I’m quite curious now.” The man laughed lightly, not agreeing with the old man’s statement.
“It’s just a young girl, what’s so special about her to receive such high praise from you? Could it be she’s self-taught?”
“Go check on the herbs she sent, and stop bothering me here.” The old man waved him away.
