Chapter 22

Xia Wan smiled and said to the boss, “Although this is my first time here selling ginseng, I’ve already asked around in other pharmacies. The price of fifty-year-old wild ginseng fluctuates around 5000 yuan. I know that you have a good reputation and your store is big. I believe we can have a long-term cooperation in the future, so I came directly to your store.

“Boss, don’t take advantage of me. This ginseng is 5000 yuan. It will save us a lot of trouble.”

“You should know how hard it is to find 50-year-old wild ginseng. I just had a little luck and managed to come across it.”

Hearing Xia Wan’s words, the boss smiled bitterly.

He didn’t expect this girl to be so good. The price she mentioned was exactly the bottom line he was thinking of.

From the girl’s calm expression, she seemed to be experienced. The boss believed that since she could find 50-year-old wild ginseng, she might just be able to find other precious herbs in the future.

Moreover, the way she dug up the ginseng showed that there was an 80% chance that this girl’s family had an elder who knew medicine. If he could work with this girl for a long time, it might just grant him an extra supplier.

Thinking of this, the boss sighed and said, “Alright, 5000 it is. Wait, I’ll get you the money.”

Soon, the boss counted fifty 100 yuan bills and handed them to Xia Wan. “Count them, girl. See if it’s right.”

Xia Wan unabashedly counted the money in front of the owner.

This was also a rule of doing business. Settle the score in person, so as not to come back for it in the future.

The boss realized that although this girl was young, her words and actions showed she was serious.

“Boss, the amount is right.” Xia Wan smiled after she counted the money. “We’ll be leaving now.”

“What’s your name, girl?” the boss called out. “I’m Zhou Tian. You can come to me if you have any good stuff in the future. I’ll definitely give you a good price.”

Xia Wan smiled and replied politely, “My name is Xia Wan. Okay, Uncle Zhou. I got it. If I have any good medicinal herbs, I will come to you immediately.”

Suddenly, Xia Wan thought of something. She handed Zhou Tian a red note. “Uncle Zhou, can I trouble you to break this into small change? The three of us are just kids, and if we go out with a 100 yuan bill, people will think that we stole from our family.

“Alright,” Zhou Tian nodded.

Originally, each note was worth 100 yuan, but Zhou Tian changed them into a 50 yuan note, a 20 yuan note, and a 10 yuan note. The remaining six were one yuan notes, and the remaining four yuan notes were changed into a pile of coins.

With the money in her hands, Xia Wan said gratefully, “Thank you, Uncle Zhou.”

After bidding farewell to Zhou Tian, the siblings walked out of the restaurant.

Xia Chen and Xia Feng still couldn’t react.

Xia Wan knew that they were in a complicated mood, so she led them to a quiet corner and explained, “Don’t tell anyone about this. If grandma finds out, we won’t be able to keep the money.”

Xia Chen nodded. “Don’t worry, Wanwan. We won’t tell anyone. But where did you get that wild ginseng? How did you know it could be sold for so much?”

Xia Chen realized that his sister seemed to have changed a lot. She was more mature and sensible than before. Xia Wan appeared to know a lot of things that even he didn’t.

Although Xia Feng said nothing, he was actually very curious.

Two pairs of eyes were fixed on Xia Wan.

Xia Wan knew that the two had noticed her changes, so she sighed and said, “I had a dream. In my dream, our family was very miserable. It was all because dad was too soft-hearted and grandma was too prejudiced. Our family was too honest and never thought of taking advantage of others.

“But the human heart is the most complicated thing in this world. You might not take advantage of others, but that doesn’t mean others would leave you alone.

“We don’t harm others, but we must be vigilant and give no one the chanceto harm us!”

Seeing that Xia Wan was serious, Xia Chen and Xia Feng listened intently.

“Don’t worry,” Xia Chen said. “As your brother, I’ll protect you!”

“I’ll protect this family,” Xia Feng said in a low voice, “not you.”