Practice starts from a small soldier

Chapter 18 Zhang Qi sells ginseng
Yi's Medicine Hall.

The largest medicine shop in Baisha City is located in Qingshuifang, the busiest place in the west city, and was opened by a big businessman named Yi Gui.

Most of the medicine business here is monopolized by him.

After Zhang Qi stepped into it, he caught a waiter and asked, "Beimang ginseng, do you want it?"

The clerk at the medicine hall looked at Zhang Qi who was dressed as a ranger, and after a while, he said cautiously: "Your Excellency, do you really have Beimang ginseng?"

Zhang Qi pointed to the pannier in his hand.

The man glanced at it, but it was completely covered, and he couldn't see anything, and he became more and more suspicious.

But thinking of the shopkeeper's usual advice, the guy didn't dare to be negligent, and after saying 'please', he led Zhang Qi to an elegant room in the back hall.

After the buddy served the tea.

Only then did Zhang Qi open the basket, and took out the 15-year-old North Mang ginseng from it.

"so big!"

The man exclaimed.

When taking out this North Mang Ginseng from the basket, Zhang Qi 'accidentally' leaked out the century-old North Mang Ginseng.

It was this big guy that surprised the guy.

"Sit down, sir, I'll ask the shopkeeper to come over."

The man left in a hurry.

Zhang Qi chuckled, picked up the teapot on the table, poured himself a cup of tea, and took a sip comfortably.

Not long after, two people came.

An old man with a goatee, his face is full of shrewdness, he looks like a person who has been in the mall for a long time.

There is also a young man with an ordinary appearance and an ordinary temperament.

"Old man Yu She is the shopkeeper of this medicine hall."

The two sat on their knees opposite Zhang Qi, and there was a low table between them. what.

"The Ranger Zhang Dake."

Zhang Qi continued to use his pseudonym, pointed to the 15-year-old North Mang ginseng on the table, and said straight to the point: "I wonder how much shopkeeper Yu is willing to pay for this North Mang ginseng?"

Shopkeeper Yu just glanced at it, and then said: "The 15-year-old Beimang ginseng has undamaged roots and is intact. The market price is 220 taels of silver."

Zhang Qi nodded and said, "Deal."

The other party's quotation is about the same as his psychological price, so there is no need to worry about it.

"My son is refreshing."

Shopkeeper Yu stroked his beard and smiled, and the young man continued to stare at the teapot, motionless, as if an old monk was sitting still.

After the first deal is made.

Both parties know that the next transaction is the highlight.

However, no one took the initiative to speak, but was waiting for the other party to speak first.

After Zhang Qi yawned, he suddenly took out a piece of biscuit from his arms, and gnawed it in front of the two of them.

Seeing this scene, shopkeeper Yu's eyes twitched.

He has been in business for many years, and the people he has dealt with are like crucian carp in a river, some are smart, some are stupid, some are honest, some are cunning... But, he has never met such an unreasonable player.

It was hard for Zhang Qi to finish eating the biscuit in his hand.

Unexpectedly, this guy took out another piece of cooking cake from his arms, and continued to eat it with relish.

Shopkeeper Yu, who has always been as stable as an old dog, almost broke his defense on the spot. He turned his head and glanced at the young man beside him. The young man didn't look at him, but just nodded imperceptibly.

"Master Zhang, you can eat the cakes later, time is precious, let's talk about business first."

Shopkeeper Yu spoke first.

Zhang Qi nodded and said, "If you eat too much biscuit, your mouth will dry out."

Shopkeeper Yu frowned slightly, feeling annoyed in his heart: This young ranger in front of him is too arrogant and rude, dare to use him like a human being.

While thinking about how to respond.

Unexpectedly, the young man sitting beside him stretched out his hands, picked up the teapot on the table, and poured him a cup of tea.

After pouring the tea, he said politely, "Please!"

Shopkeeper Yu looked astonished.

Zhang Qi drank the tea and said to the young man: "Brother is very good, we can have a good talk about the next business."

"it is good."

After the young man took a careful look at Zhang Qi, he said, "I, Yigui, I will discuss the business with Mr. Zhang."

"You are Yigui?"

Zhang Qi stared at the young face of the other party, who looked less than 30 years old, and couldn't help being a little surprised.

When the old man and the young man first entered the door, he could see that the identity of this young man was not simple, but he did not expect that this man would be the famous businessman surnamed Yi who moved the whole city.

In this white sand city.

There are different opinions on who is the most powerful.

But when asked who is the richest man in Baisha City, there is only one answer, and that is Yi Gui.

Even an outsider like him, who has only come to Baisha City a few times, has heard of Yi Gui's reputation as a wealthy man.

By the way, the Fengyuefang where he stayed overnight twice was opened by Yi Gui.

"It's down."

To Zhang Qi's surprise, Yi Gui just smiled lightly.

These years, he has been hiding behind the scenes, leaving all business matters to a few confidants, and never showing his face.

Today is an exception.

"I have long admired the name."

After Zhang Qi said politely, he took out the over [-]-year-old North Mang ginseng from the basket.

"Hundred Years Ginseng King!"

Seeing this North Mang ginseng, which was half an arm long and densely packed with roots, shopkeeper Yu was shocked and his eyes were burning.

Hundred-year-old Beimang ginseng is hard to come by.

Yi Gui glanced at the century-old northern mang ginseng in Zhang Qi's hand, his eyes fluctuated for a moment, and soon returned to calm.

He has also seen treasures that are hundreds of times more precious than this one.

What really interested him was not the century-old North Mang ginseng, but the man sitting opposite him.

Yi Gui glanced at Zhang Qi again with playful eyes.

"I gave 5000 taels."

He set a sky-high price.

Shopkeeper Yu's face changed, no matter how precious this century-old North Mang ginseng is, it's not worth 5000 taels.

Weird.

The owner of the house has always been shrewd, why should he do a loss-making business?

Shopkeeper Yu glanced at the secretive patriarch, then at Zhang Qi, who was selling ginseng, and thought that he would immediately agree.

result.

Zhang Qi shook his head and said, "I don't want money."

"Oh?"

Hearing this, Yigui's eyes flashed, he looked directly at Zhang Qi, and said, "May I ask what Mr. Zhang wants?"

"I want……"

After Zhang Qi pondered for a while, he said: "I will not refuse anything that can make me stronger, such as exercises and medicines. By the way, it would be great if you can get some iron thread grass for me." But that's all."

Originally, he planned to sell the northern mang ginseng and get the money, and go to the ghost market to try his luck and see if he could buy iron wire grass.

After learning that the man in front of him was the richest man in Baisha City, he temporarily changed his mind.

"Iron wire grass?"

After hearing Zhang Qi's request, Shopkeeper Yu showed surprise and said, "That's strictly controlled military supplies..."

Shopkeeper Yu hadn't finished speaking, Yi Gui interrupted him, and said quickly: "I don't know how much iron wire grass Mr. Zhang needs, what year is it, and when?"

Zhang Qi replied: "The more the better, the older the better, I want it today."

"good."

After Yi Gui nodded, he said to shopkeeper Yu, "I will leave this matter to you."

"Homeowner..."

Shopkeeper Yu was about to persuade him a few words, but Yi Gui waved his hand and said, "Go and do it."

Shopkeeper Yu said no more, got up and left the table.

After watching shopkeeper Yu leave, Zhang Qi gave Yi Gui who was sitting opposite him a thumbs up: "Boss Yi, you are quite domineering, I like it."

"Boss?" Yi Gui showed doubts.

"Ahem, Boss is a respectful name for a big businessman. The old word means old-fashioned, and the word means upright. As a businessman, you must not only be cunning and cunning, but also have business integrity, so that you can remain invincible in the business world of intrigues and deceptions." land……"

The slippery Zhang Qi quickly explained indiscriminately.

"I see."

After Yi Gui nodded, he praised: "Unexpectedly, as a knight-errant, Mr. Zhang is so proficient in the way of doing business. The word "boss" can be said to be every word, and I have been taught."

"Don't dare."

Zhang Qi was ashamed, he was really talking nonsense.

Unexpectedly, Yi Gui stood up suddenly, cupped his hands at him and said, "I have encountered some problems recently, and I hope Mr. Zhang can give me some advice."

Zhang Qi: "I..."

……

When shopkeeper Yu rushed back from the outside, he found that his patriarch and the ranger selling ginseng drank it together.

The table is full of wine and food.

The two toasted and chatted happily.

Looking at Yi Gui, who was drunk and looking like a loose man, shopkeeper Yu was stunned. Is this the same owner he knew who didn't drink alcohol and was serious about his speech?
"Homeowner."

Hearing someone calling him, Yi Gui turned his head, and then saw shopkeeper Yu standing at the door, and asked, "How is the matter going?"

Shopkeeper Yu glanced at Zhang Qi, who was concentrating on eating, and took a few steps forward, saying, "I brought back all the iron wire plants that can be found in the whole city, a total of eleven. Three for ten years, five for twenty years. root, and the other three are all 20 years old.”

"Only eleven?"

When Yi Gui heard this, he immediately showed shame, and said to Zhang Qi: "Brother Yu is not good at doing things, let my brother see a joke."

Brother?

Shopkeeper Yu was once again in a daze. Who could tell him what happened during the time he was away?
"Eleven wire grass is really enough."

Looking at Yi Gui who kept apologizing, Zhang Qi couldn't laugh or cry.

Not long after Shopkeeper Yu left.

Yi Gui asked him some business-related questions, and he answered casually relying on his previous life knowledge and experience, really casual and perfunctory.

Which thought.

After Yigui heard this, he grabbed his hand happily, and said things like 'You are the reincarnation of Shang Sheng', 'I wish I knew Mr. Zhang earlier', and then someone brought a table of wine and food, saying that he must Celebrate celebrate.

After drinking a few cups, he didn't feel anything at all, but Yi Gui got drunk, and he was pulled to make him a brother, and said that he would introduce his sister to him.

Zhang Qi couldn't help but laugh.

He is here to sell ginseng, not to sell himself.

"Brother, Brother Yu, why don't you accompany me, it's all in this wine."

In front of Zhang Qi and Shopkeeper Yu, Yi Gui picked up the wine bar on the table and drank it down in one gulp.

next second.

The wine jue in Yigui's hand fell to the ground with a slap, and after shaking himself a few times, he also collapsed on the seat.

"Homeowner!"

Shopkeeper Yu yelled a few times, but there was no response, so he called two assistants from outside, and together they helped the drunk and unconscious Yi Gui away.

After a while.

Shopkeeper Yu returned to the banquet, looked at Zhang Qi who continued to eat and drink, and couldn't help sighing: "I have been with the Patriarch for many years, and today is the first time I see the Patriarch drinking like this."

"A thousand cups of wine is less than a bosom friend."

Zhang Qi picked up the wine jar, poured a cup of Jiujue's wine, handed it to Shopkeeper Yu, and said, "It's a pity, Boss Yi can't drink."

"A thousand cups of wine is less than a bosom friend."

Shopkeeper Yu took a smack, took a deep look at Zhang Qi, and took the cup of wine, "Although the old man is also incapable of drinking, I hope to give up my life to accompany the gentleman, please!"

then.

Shopkeeper Yu was also forced to lie down.

Zhang Qi looked at shopkeeper Yu who was being carried away, and sighed quietly: "How lonely a master is..."

Not right.

I'm obviously here to sell ginseng, why did I drink it here, and even raped the other party's chairman and manager...

Zhang Qi shook his head and waved to a guy waiting at the door.

"What are your orders, son?"

"One more jar of wine."

……

The next day.

Zhang Qi, who stayed in Yi's Medicine Hall for one night, saw Yi Gui who had regained consciousness again.

After meeting, the two never talked about the drinking yesterday.

It's all embarrassing.

Yi Gui was embarrassed because he was drunk.

Zhang Qi was embarrassed because he drank more than a dozen altars of good wine.

"My dear brother, these are the things you want."

Yi Gui's attitude towards Zhang Qi was a bit closer than yesterday, and he personally brought someone over early in the morning to deliver what Zhang Qi wanted.

Iron wire grass: eleven.

Weapons: A dagger that cuts iron like mud, an iron wire bow with a bow strength of thirty stones, and one hundred black iron arrows. The arrows are made of black iron and are extremely hard.This kind of black iron arrow not only has a strong armor-piercing ability, but also is very durable and can be used repeatedly.

Martial arts cheats: marksmanship "Six Styles of Overlord Spear", body method "Flying Step".

Pills: ten bottles of "Qi Xue Pill", five bottles of "Tiger Bone Strengthening Yang Pill", and one bottle of "Yiqi Lingzhi Pill".

……

Zhang Qi got more than 800 taels of silver from selling ginseng, after buying these things, only [-] taels of silver were left.

Although spending money like running water, he didn't feel bad at all.

Iron wire grass and iron wire bows are contraband, and they cannot be bought in the market with money.

The two martial arts secret books "Six Styles of Overlord Spear" and "Flying Steps in the Sky" are the unique skills of a master of marksmanship. Yi Gui only charges him 1000 taels of silver, which is the same as giving them away for nothing.

There are also those pills, each bottle is worth tens or even hundreds of taels of silver.

It can be said that Yi Gui sold him so many things and only charged him a total of more than 4000 taels of silver. Not only did he not make money, but he also lost money.

Zhang Qi called his confidant directly.

Back then, he was such a prodigal...

"Boss Yi, I was bothering you yesterday, see you later."

After getting what he needed, Zhang Qi said goodbye to Yi Gui. He had left the border Great Wall for ten days and could not wander outside anymore.

"My dear brother, go slowly."

Yi Gui personally sent Zhang Qi to the door and watched him go.

After Zhang Qi walked away, shopkeeper Yu who was standing aside said softly, "We lost 3000 taels of silver in this transaction."

"It's only 3000 taels."

A sly smile curled up on the corner of Yi Gui's mouth, "Don't worry, you won't lose money in this wave of investment."

Shopkeeper Yu asked curiously, "Patriarch, what is the purpose of this investment?"

"Investment is a science, broad and profound, and I have only heard a little bit of it."

Yi Gui withdrew his gaze, stretched out his hand and patted shopkeeper Yu's shoulder, "When you see Brother Xian next time, remember to ask me more, I don't dare to drink with him anymore."

Shopkeeper Yu: "..."

(End of this chapter)