Chapter 13 : Selling Sweet Potatoes as Medicinal Herbs?

• "Oh, so you're Mr. Qin! My apologies, but because you look so young, I would have mistaken you for a minor."
• Lin Fan touched his head and smiled awkwardly.
• "Hehe, you're the one who looks like a minor!"
• Qin Xiaoyu wasn't angry because she did have a baby face.
• If it weren't for her tall figure, others would have really thought she was underage.
• Of course, it was nice to be praised for looking young, so Qin Xiaoyu didn't take offense.
• "Mr. Qin, I have two types of herbs here that I want to sell to your shop."
• "Let me take a look."
• Da Bao Chinese Medicine Shop not only sold Chinese medicinal ingredients but also provided medical consultations and prescriptions.
• Of course, they also engaged in the business of purchasing medicinal herbs.
• Lin Fan placed the kudzu root and isatis root on the counter.
• Looking at the kudzu root, which was bigger than the average sweet potato, Qin Xiaoyu immediately became annoyed.
• "You're telling me you brought your family's sweet potatoes here to sell as medicinal herbs? Do you think I, Qin Xiaoyu, don't know anything about this?"
• "Pfft!"
• Lin Fan confirmed that this girl really didn't know.
• She mistook this wild kudzu root, which was so large, for a sweet potato.
• She was truly a city person...
• "Hmph, do you think you can deceive me with sweet potatoes while my grandfather is not here? Spare me, young man, take your things and leave. Don't disturb me, I still need to review my materials."
• Qin Xiaoyu said, suppressing her anger.
• "Mr. Qin, you've misunderstood. This is wild kudzu root that I dug up in the mountains of Minghu Village. It's definitely a good thing!"
• "Wild kudzu root? What a coincidence! Master Qin showed me wild kudzu root today. I'll make this swindler pay for his lies!"
• Saying that, Qin Xiaoyu opened a small drawer and took out something that looked like a dried, burnt root.
• "Take a good look, this is wild kudzu root!!"
• "If you continue to make trouble, I'll call the police!"
• There was only one person in the shop now, as Master Qin and his apprentice had gone out for consultations.
• Lin Fan was a tall man, standing at 1.8 meters. If he were to rob her, Qin Xiaoyu would still be a little afraid.
• "You dare to call this kudzu root?"
• Lin Fan was surprised. When faced with the real deal, Qin Xiaoyu couldn't recognize it.
• She was truly an amateur.
• "What do you know? I'm a second-year medical student at Taoyuan University. Do you know more about medicine than I do?"
• "Well..."
• Just as Lin Fan was about to explain, an elderly man with short white hair entered the medicine shop with a middle-aged man.
• The middle-aged man carried a medicine box, and both of them emitted a faint herbal scent.
• The people who returned were none other than Qin Hongtai and his apprentice, Liu Xiaoning.
• "Xiaoyu, what are you arguing with this customer about? I could hear it from far away."
• Qin Hongtai approached with a kind smile.
• When he saw the kudzu root and isatis root on the counter, a glint of excitement flashed in his eyes, and he secretly thought, "Good stuff!"
• "Master Qin, this guy brought his family's sweet potatoes here to deceive me, saying they're wild kudzu root!"
• Qin Xiaoyu pointed at Lin Fan and scolded angrily.
• "Haha!"
• Qin Hongtai and Liu Xiaoning couldn't help but laugh.
• "Young man, you can't blame Xiaoyu. She's a medical student, but her main focus is not on traditional Chinese medicine, so it's normal for her not to recognize our stuff."
• "What do you mean, Master Qin? Could it be that I misunderstood him?"
• Qin Xiaoyu asked awkwardly.
• "More than just a misunderstanding, it's a huge mistake. Not only is this kudzu root of good quality, but it's also purely wild!"
• "Ha!"
• "Really, Master Qin! Didn't you just show me this morning that this is wild kudzu root?"
• Qin Xiaoyu held the blackened object in her hand and questioned.
• "Well, that's true, but the quality isn't as good. It's been stored for a while and has deformed a bit."
• "I..."
• Being told this, Qin Xiaoyu blushed.
• It turned out she had wrongly accused Lin Fan.
• "Apologize to this young man and don't mistake high-quality kudzu root for sweet potatoes anymore. Only you would do that, haha!"
• "Master Qin, you don't have to apologize. Since it was a misunderstanding, it's all good now."
• Lin Fan politely replied.
• "Well, where did you dig up this kudzu root? And this isatis root. Compared to the usual ones, the quality of these two is extraordinary."
• According to Qin Hongtai's experience, the efficacy of these two herbs could be several times that of ordinary ones.
• "I dug them up in the mountains of Minghu Village."
• "Minghu Village? Ten years ago, a friend from Minghu Village used to come here to sell herbs to me."
• Qin Hongtai's memory was triggered.
• That friend was a rural doctor of the same age as him.
• The herbs he sold were all processed and of top quality!
• Unfortunately, he hadn't seen him for many years.
• "The friend you mentioned should be my grandfather. He passed away many years ago."
• "Ah? I'm sorry, young man."
• "It's alright. Life, old age, sickness, and death are natural laws. My name is Lin Fan, and I've inherited my grandfather's medical skills to become a rural doctor in the village."
• Lin Fan smiled and responded.
• "Oh! So you're the grandson of my old friend Lin Hai! Xiaoyu, quickly go pour a glass of water for Xiaofan. Xiaoning, help me prepare lunch."
• Seeing the descendant of his old friend, Qin Hongtai became excited.
• Especially when Lin Fan mentioned that he had inherited Lin Hai's medical skills.
• "Master Qin, there's no need to trouble yourself. I came to find you today to discuss cooperation."
• Lin Fan said.
• "Cooperation?"
• "Master Qin, he probably has many medicinal herbs and wants to continue cooperating with our medicine shop. Let's discuss the price first."
• Qin Xiaoyu handed a cup of tea to Lin Fan and said, "Brother Lin, I apologize for what happened earlier."
• "It's alright, as Mr. Qin said, I do have a lot of medicinal herbs, especially these kudzu root and isatis root. So I want to discuss cooperation with Master Qin."
• "Great! Your grandfather Lin Hai had impeccable character, and I'm sure you're no different. Just based on that, Da Bao Chinese Medicine Shop will definitely cooperate with you!"
• Qin Hongtai said straightforwardly.
• "Thank you, Master Qin. Then let's get straight to the point. Master Qin, please give me a price for these two herbs."
• "Xiaoning, what do you think? What's the market price for these two herbs?"
• Qin Hongtai turned around and asked Liu Xiaoning.
• "Master, the market price for these two herbs fluctuates between fifteen to eighteen yuan. However, considering the good quality and pure wild nature of the herbs brought by this young man, I think it should be priced between twenty-five to twenty-eight yuan per kilogram."
• Liu Xiaoning was an honest person, and he spoke his mind.
• Lin Fan was pleased to hear this because the price matched what Liu Xiaoning had said.
• Twenty-five yuan per kilogram was already an amazing price.
• If he could get that, he would make a fortune!
• "Xiaofan, what do you think of what Xiaoning said?"
• "Well, it's the same as what Xiaoning said. Twenty-five to twenty-eight yuan is probably too high. I wonder what Master Qin's bottom price is?"