The Secret of the Goddess

Chapter 19 The Ice-bearded Grass That Is About to Rot

After leaving Xiancao Hall, Xue Yi followed Xiao Ye and walked on the street for a while.

Xiao Ye asked, "Why are you going to Xiancao Hall? If you need herbs, you can go to the warehouse to get them. As a young lady, it's not a problem for you to get anything."

Xue Yi said, "I'm looking for a kind of unconventional medicine that can only be taken while it's fresh, called Ice-bearded Grass. There's no such thing in the mansion, so I came out."

"So... let's go to the street stalls. They're more reliable than those pharmacies." Xiao Ye nodded, took him in a different direction, and walked towards the street stall area.

There's also a street street with stalls in the East Market, which is very lively.

There are herbs everywhere in the world. Maybe a small grass popping out of the corner of the street is something that can be used as medicine.

When cultivators are out there, they often encounter some good quality herbs.

As long as the herbs are in the first level, they can be sold for hundreds of coins. If they are in the second level, the cheapest ones will cost three or four taels of silver per plant, and the more expensive ones will cost dozens of taels.

The price of third-grade medicinal materials is usually between one hundred and one thousand taels. Millennium Red Blood Ginseng and Heavenly Silkworm Dragon Claw Grass are top-grade among the third-grade ones, and the market price is at least several thousand taels.

Fourth-grade medicinal materials are basically out of stock. They are rarely seen on the market. Once they appear, they are directly bought by big families and big forces, and are worth tens of thousands of taels of silver per plant.

Millennium Vermilion Fruit is a top-grade among the fourth-grade ones. It is hard to come by. Only people of the status of the Sixth Prince can give it to them.

Practitioners who go out for adventures have all dreamed of encountering top-grade divine medicines and becoming rich from then on.

However, only a few people can realize their dreams. Most of the people who set up stalls to sell herbs only sell first-grade herbs, and even second-grade herbs are rare.

When they came to the stall street, they saw hundreds of stalls all over the street, and there were shouting and hawking everywhere.

Xiao Ye rubbed his temples and said with a headache: "You can go shopping by yourself. I get a headache when I see these stalls."

"Okay, thank you for that." Xue Yi said.

Xiao Ye waved his hand: "We are family, no need to be polite." Then he turned and left.

Xue Yi walked into the street stalls.

"Brother from Shengwei Mansion, what do you want to buy?"

Someone on the roadside recognized his outfit and asked.

Xue Yi did not put on airs and replied: "Buy some herbs, do you have ice whiskers?"

"Ice whiskers? That thing is rare. I don't have it. You can go to the back to have a look."

"Okay, then I'll go shopping."

Xue Yi was also very serious about the experience of improving his strength.

The feeling of being burned by fire in the morning was too painful, and he didn't want to experience it again.

"Take a look~"

"I just picked the second-level medicinal green snake fruit this morning. Eating one can last for half a month of hard training~"

"Do you want the materials of a whole desert tiger? Including fur, tiger claws, tiger bones, tiger whip and all other parts. They are all top-quality for stewing soup and medicine~"

There are many people setting up stalls on both sides of the street. Some people are very silent, while others are very enthusiastic to greet passers-by and ask if they want to buy.

Xue Yi walked half of the street, but still didn't see the ice whisker grass. He couldn't help but feel a headache.

Could it be that he will experience the feeling of being burned by fire again tomorrow?

"Ice whisker grass, ice whisker grass that is about to rot, come and buy it, otherwise I will lose a lot~"

Just when he was depressed, a voice suddenly broke into his ears at the end of the street.

"Oh, I really met you?" Xue Yi was overjoyed.

He hurried over.

But his face was deliberately controlled, and he didn't show much expectation.

When he came to the stall where people were shouting and selling, he took a look and saw a bag of pale tassel-shaped herbs on the stall.

These herbs exuded cold air, but perhaps because they had been picked too long ago, the cold air was already very light, and the surroundings were wet, like leeks that were about to rot.

"What is this? It's about to rot, but you're still selling it?" Xue Yi said with a look of disgust.

The thin young man who was selling the ice beard grass cried when he heard this: "Brother, I don't want to sell it either. The main reason is that this thing is not easy to sell, and it rots too quickly. I just picked it from an ancient tomb the night before yesterday, and it has wilted like this in two days and one night. I can't do anything about it."

"What effect does it have?" Xue Yi pretended not to understand.

The stall owner replied: "This ice beard grass is a second-level herb with cold properties. I asked the owner of the pharmacy, and it is said that the retail price of one plant is about ten taels of silver. There are more than 200 plants in this bag, more than three pounds, and worth more than two thousand taels. But... Alas, it's almost rotten. If you want it, I will sell it to you for 1,500 taels!"

"Hehe, 1,500 taels of silver to buy three pounds of rotten chives, are you stupid or am I stupid?" Xue Yi shook his head, not looking at the bag of ice beard grass, but looking at the stall owner's other goods.

"How much is this purple skin fruit?" He asked casually.

"This is a detoxification fruit, a first-level medicine, which can be dried and preserved. It is very effective in detoxification. Five hundred coins per piece." The stall owner replied.

Xue Yi took a look and saw that there were 20 detoxification fruits in total. One tael of silver in the Taikoo Divine Dynasty was fixed at one thousand coins, which is a total of ten taels of silver.

"I don't have any change on me, can you break it open?"

He took out a stack of silver notes, ten of which were 100 taels each, and then took one of them and handed it to the stall owner.

When the stall owner saw that he had so much money, his eyes lit up immediately.

"Well... I don't have that much money on me to give you, how about I buy all my stalls and sell them to you for 1,000 taels?" He said with a grin.

Xue Yi shook his head decisively: "What are you thinking? Just a bag of rotten leeks and a few fruits, and you want to sell me 1,000 taels? We in Shengwei Mansion are not doing charity."

"Hey, big brother, look at what you said, this is not rotten leeks, it's ice whiskers, it's very rare! It can be used to assist in the cultivation of cold attribute qi, and it can also treat fire poison. Although it is not easy to preserve, at least it can be crushed and made into an ointment to eliminate burn scars. Besides, there are more than a dozen other herbs, which are worth more than a hundred taels in total!" The stall owner tried his best to sell his things.

Xue Yi calculated that except for the ice whiskers, the other things were indeed worth about a hundred taels.

But he couldn't use it...

Chop it again!

Otherwise, there would be no money to buy Qingyu Dew for the young lady!

"Two hundred taels, at most two hundred taels." He raised two fingers.

"No, big brother, we can't be so shady in doing business!" The stall owner's face turned green when he heard it.

"Forget it, give me 90 taels of silver, I just want this detoxification fruit." Xue Yi didn't force it, and looked very indifferent.

"But I only have 20 taels of silver... How about you add something else, brother? Rotten leeks... Ah, bah, forget about the ice beard grass, pick a few other things to make up the whole amount?" The stall owner suggested.

Setting up a stall is very tiring work, and he also wants to sell it as soon as possible to avoid being tired here.

As for the ice beard grass, if it can't be sold, it can be sold to Huichuntang at a 10% discount. They are willing to accept it, but it's a bit of a loss.

Xue Yi shook his head: "I want those useless things, the detoxification fruit is okay, and the ice beard grass... for my eldest daughter to use when bathing, it should be okay in the hot summer. But I can only give you 200 taels at most, otherwise it's not worth it."

"What? Take ice beard grass to take a bath, I..."

The stall owner almost cursed.

"What's the matter, my eldest daughter is the first goddess of the ancient divine dynasty, and it's an honor for this bag of ice beard grass to give her a medicinal bath with a mere second-level herb." Xue Yi boasted without thinking.

"Hey? Brother, are you talking about Xiao Qingruo, the young lady?" The stall owner was a little surprised when he heard it.

Xue Yi nodded.

"Then..."

The stall owner's eyes turned: "Then, brother, please consider it again. How about five hundred taels? I'll sell it all to you for five hundred taels! In this hot summer, it's a good deal to give the young lady a comfortable ice bath!"

"Five hundred taels... It's too expensive. I don't want to be a sucker. Do you have any other good things? Add some more things to weigh it down." Xue Yi pretended to be embarrassed.

The stall owner clapped his hands decisively when he heard it: "I really have this!"

Then he took out a piece of rag from his arms and said: "This is what I found in the ancient tomb. I don't understand the words on it, but it hasn't rotted for so many years. It must be a good thing. It is definitely worth five hundred taels!"

A piece of rag...

Xue Yi looked at it and was very disgusted.

But thinking of the value of the ice grass, five hundred taels seemed acceptable, so he nodded: "Okay, just treat it as charity." He took out four silver bills and handed them to him.

"Oh, look at what you said, you will definitely make money this time!" The stall owner took the banknote with a smile, packed up the things on the ground, and handed them all to Xue Yi.

The two of them settled the money and goods and parted ways.

Xue Yi had a calm expression on his face, but he was actually very happy.

The eldest lady said that a pound of ice grass is worth several hundred taels. These three pounds and five hundred taels are already a huge profit. Add other medicinal materials, it's definitely a big hit!

The stall owner watched him go away, and he was also in a good mood.

There are people who want the medicinal materials that are about to rot, and they can increase the price of a rag for wiping sweat. The people in Shengwei Mansion are really charitable!

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