Siheyuan: Fishing for All Things

Old man Chen left quickly and came back quickly.

After a while, he came over with a big bag.

"This old man is quite experienced." The teahouse owner smiled.

"Boss Zhang, where is this man from?" Lin Shaowen asked curiously.

"I don't know."

The teahouse owner shook his head and said, "He came to Guang'anmen half a year ago. Because he didn't have a letter of introduction, he was arrested by the Joint Defense Office... Later, District Chief Wang came to inspect and felt sorry for him, so he let him live with an elderly widow. As long as the old man was sent away safely, the house could be rented to him."

"This old man is also dedicated. He carries Grandma Sun out for a walk every day, but this old man has no income... He relies on moving goods for others and others give him two yuan to make a living."

"So that's how it is."

Lin Shaowen nodded with a smile.

Old man Chen came over and put the bag on the table.

"Boss Zhang, give him a pot of tea and two oil cakes, and put it on my account." Lin Shaowen smiled.

"Okay."

Boss Zhang responded and went to work.

"Professor Lin is righteous."

Old Chen gave a thumbs up.

"Not worth it."

Lin Shaowen shook his head and gestured to him to invite him.

Old Chen was not hypocritical and opened his bag.

"Wow, snow swallows."

The crowd shouted.

It would be fine if they didn't shout, because most of the people in the medicine market came to watch the fun. Many medicine market owners were very close, but they didn't come around, after all, the medicine market has its own rules.

They couldn't interrupt before others broke down.

Otherwise, if this was to drive up the price of medicine, everyone would stop playing.

"Professor Lin, can you give me an opinion?"

Old Chen carried the teapot and oil cakes himself and sat next to him carefully.

"No problem."

Lin Shaowen laughed and took the porcelain jar to take a closer look.

These snow swallows are all dried, otherwise they can't be preserved for so long.

He weighed the jar and found it very heavy.

Excluding the weight of the jar itself, it must be about 7 or 8 kilograms of snow swallow.

"Leader, what is snow swallow? Is it bird's nest?" Su Xiu asked curiously.

"No."

Lin Shaowen shook his head and said, "Snow swallow is a resin secreted by a plant of the genus Sterculia. It is similar to peach gum, but much more precious than peach gum. This thing doesn't look like it is made in China. It should come from Southeast Asia."

"Professor Lin is very knowledgeable." Old man Chen praised, "I have ten kilograms of this snow swallow. I sold two kilograms to make a living, but no one in this medicine market knows that this is snow swallow from Southeast Asia..."

"Don't exaggerate here."

Lin Shaowen laughed and scolded, "Compared with snow swallows in southern Yunnan and Southeast Asia, although the climate in Southeast Asia is better and the snow swallow industry is more mature, the medicinal effects are the same."

"Otherwise, everyone admires Professor Lin, old man Chen... Who of us doesn't know that this is snow swallow from Southeast Asia, it's just that you are willing to sell it, I am willing to sell it, you lower the price, and I raise the price."

A middle-aged man walked over.

"Hey, Mr. Eight."

Boss Zhang shouted.

"Leader, this is..."

Su Xiu was a little curious.

"The president of Guang'anmen Chinese Medicine Association, Mr. Lu." Lin Shaowen chuckled, "Mr. Lu, it seems that you are interested in Xueyan?"

"Leader, to be honest, my daughter-in-law just gave birth to a child, and her qi and blood are weak... How about you give her up?" Mr. Lu said with a red face.

"Mr. Lu, you are breaking the rules."

Someone murmured.

"Okay." Mr. Lu stood aside helplessly.

"Mr. Chen, I want this Xueyan, how about negotiating a price?" Lin Shaowen smiled.

"Okay."

Old man Chen asked Boss Zhang for some water and washed his hands.

Then he put his hand under the table.

Lin Shaowen also stretched out his hand.

"What are you doing?" Su Xiu was surprised.

"Girl, you look unfamiliar?" Mr. Lu smiled.

"I am the secretary of Dean Lin, but I am in charge of administrative matters, not medicine."

Su Xiu blushed a little.

She was a nurse by training, and she has a certain understanding of medicines.

But it is limited to Western medicines.

"No wonder."

Mr. Lu introduced, "This way of negotiating prices is called 'the world in your sleeves' or 'gold in your sleeves', to protect the privacy of both parties."

"I see."

Su Xiu suddenly realized.

After Lin Shaowen and Old Man Chen pulled for a while, Old Man Chen nodded with a smile.

"It's done."

Boss Zhang clapped his hands with laughter.

"Su Xiu, give him 800 yuan."

Lin Shaowen picked up the teacup and took a sip.

"Wow, 100 yuan per pound?" A passerby exclaimed.

"100 yuan per pound is still too expensive?" Boss Zhang said happily, "This thing is a rare thing..."

"President Lu, does Xueyan want it?" Lin Shaowen said with a smile."Yes, Professor Lin, please name a price." Mr. Lu Ba said seriously.

"It's boring to talk about money. I know you have some old donkey-hide gelatin. Would you trade it for two kilograms?" Lin Shaowen joked.

"Professor Lin, you are too mean." Mr. Lu Ba smiled bitterly, "Although this snow swallow is good, my old donkey-hide gelatin is not bad, right? I am..."

"Don't be pitiful there, just say whether you want to trade it or not." Lin Shaowen waved his hand.

"How about one kilogram and eight taels?" Mr. Lu Ba said with a red face.

He was really reluctant to part with the donkey-hide gelatin.

"You are the president of the Chinese Medicine Association, and you are bargaining with me here for one or two taels? You have the nerve?" Lin Shaowen scolded with a smile.

"Hey, this family is not well-off." Mr. Lu Ba said embarrassedly, "Okay, one kilogram for two kilograms...but I only want four kilograms."

"No problem, you go back and get the goods." Lin Shaowen smiled.

"Okay."

Mr. Lu nodded and walked quickly towards home.

"Professor Lin, I have some more things. See if you are interested." Old Man Chen chuckled.

"Take them out and have a look."

Lin Shaowen joked, "I'm here to buy goods today. I have enough money..."

"Hahaha."

The crowd burst into laughter.

Old Man Chen carefully took out a small cloth bag from his arms and spread it out on the table.

"Blood swallow?"

Someone shouted.

"Is this also snow swallow?" Su Xiu said in surprise.

"No, this is blood swallow, that is, the bird's nest of the golden swiftlet." Lin Shaowen joked, "I say, old Chen, why are you carrying things from Southeast Asia?"

"My father and my eldest brother failed to go to Southeast Asia and died there." Old man Chen smiled bitterly, "He asked someone to bring these things to me... Many people in our local area are concerned about my things. I have no choice but to bring the things to Sijiucheng."

"Where are your family members?" Lin Shaowen asked in surprise.

"They are still waiting for me in my hometown."

Old man Chen sighed, "Professor Lin, to be honest, after I sell these things, I will take Aunt Sun back to my hometown."

"Hmm?"

Lin Shaowen frowned and said, "I want your few kilograms of blood swallows... I will give you a thousand yuan, but you carry so much money on you, I am afraid it is not safe on the road, how about I give you an idea?"

"Thank you, Professor Lin."

Old man Chen knelt on the ground and kowtowed to him twice.

"Don't be like this."

Lin Shaowen helped him up and chuckled, "Go find your street office director now and ask him to send you back... If they don't want to, go find District Chief Wang, she will help you."

"Yeah."

Old man Chen nodded vigorously.

In addition to the 1,800 yuan he made from selling things to Lin Shaowen, he also made some money from selling things. With so much money on him, if no one protected him, it would be a disaster if it was stolen by a pickpocket.