Traveling through the famine, I stockpiled supplies like crazy

Lu Chuan had already thought about what the shopkeeper said, so he told the shopkeeper

"I understand Uncle Zhang. If we were to sell it ourselves, we would be afraid of being ripped off by others. So we ask Uncle Zhao to help us. These small ginsengs are our thank you gift to Uncle Zhao. But please don't tell others that these are the ginsengs we dug. Too many people will gossip, so as not to cause unnecessary trouble to our family."

"This won't do. This definitely won't do. I will definitely help, but you must not accept these small ginsengs. Don't worry, I'm not a talkative person. Except for the three people present, no one else will know that you dug these ginsengs." The drugstore owner hastily assured.

"These small ginsengs are not worth much, Uncle Zhang, just take them!" Lu Chuan persuaded.

"No, no, if you insist that I take these ginsengs, then I won't help you with this." The owner of the medicine shop refused directly.

After hearing what the shopkeeper said, Lu Chuan didn't know what to say anymore and could only agree with what the pharmacy owner said.

At worst, I can lower the price when selling ginseng to Uncle Zhang.

Xu Han didn't say a word the whole time. These things were not suitable for a woman like her to be in the spotlight right now, so she decided to let Lu Chuan solve it himself!

Just quietly be a vase or decoration!

After hearing what Lu Chuan said, the owner of the drug store spoke again.

"Ginseng is hard to come by, and ginseng that is over a hundred years old is even harder to come by. This 150-year-old ginseng alone can be sold for 1800 taels, and these two 120-year-old ginsengs can each be sold for 1200 taels.

The price of the remaining ginseng may be lower, and all the remaining ginseng together can be sold for about 2600 taels."

"It's a pity that our place is small, so the highest price we can offer is this much. If we can sell it in Beijing, the price will definitely be much higher than this."

The speaker may not mean it, but the listener may take it seriously. Xu Han also started to think about it in her mind.

Lu Chuan knew what the owner of the medicine shop said, but the capital was too far away, and it would take more than two months to go back and forth! He couldn't go, and he didn't want to go.

The price given by the drugstore owner is indeed high, so it's fine to just sell it directly.

Seeing this, Xu Han winked at Lu Chuan and whispered something.

After a long time of contact, Lu Chuan immediately understood Xu Han's intention, so he told the owner of the medicine shop.

"We will sell it to you directly at the price Uncle Zhang just mentioned. You can take it to the capital and sell it. We don't care how much you get. The extra money is Uncle Zhang's hard work. If you really can't leave home, I can go with you."

The owner of the medicine shop thought about it carefully and realized that it was right! He could take it to the capital and resell it! This was a sure-win business!

It would take two months, and if I packaged the ginseng properly, I could make a net profit of at least two thousand taels.

You have to know that the capital is a place with no shortage of rich people. What does this small amount of money mean? Isn't the thing that rich people care about most their own lives?

Those big families will definitely go crazy for the goods at that time. I also know some drug store owners in the capital, so it will be easier for me to do things.

After thinking it through, he said to Lu Chuan, "You are a smart guy. I also know some people in Beijing. I can definitely sell it for a good price."

"But I can't make too much money from you. I won't feel at ease if I make too much money from the ginseng you worked so hard to dig. How about this! After deducting my expenses along the way, the extra money will be split 50-50 between the two of us."

"No, Uncle Zhang, this money is earned by your own ability. Even if we take it to the capital, I don't think we can sell it at such a high price. I can't take this money."

"Okay, don't refuse. Even if we split it 50-50, I can still make a lot! I can make as much in two months as I do in a year. If you don't agree, I won't make this trip." Uncle Zhang refused directly.

"No, no, the most we can do is 20:80, I'll take 20 and you'll take 80." Lu Chuan declined again.

Xu Han said at the right time, "Uncle Zhang, let's just follow what my husband said! If Uncle Zhang makes more money, you can give us a bigger share. If he makes less money, you can give us a smaller share. It's okay if you don't give us any. The price you gave us is not low. We won't suffer any loss."

The shopkeeper thought about it and said, “Yeah, I don’t know how much it will cost yet! I’ll decide after I come back!”

So they agreed with Xu Han's opinion and stopped refusing.

So many ginsengs were sold for a total of 6800 taels of silver. Uncle Zhang pooled the money together and finally paid off the bill.

Lu Chuan asked him to wait until he came back from the capital before giving him the money, but he refused and insisted on giving it now. He said that he had already received the money and that he trusted them so much, so of course he had to live up to their trust.

The two had no choice but to accept the silver and sell the rest of the herbs.

The three of them then went out together. It was already around three o'clock in the afternoon. They had eaten lunch at the pharmacy at noon, so they were not hungry yet.

So they went straight to rent a carriage, and Uncle Zhang went with them to the money shop to exchange the banknotes for silver.

The situation in the later period is unstable, and the money houses are also unstable. It is more reassuring to change it into silver and hold it in your hands.

With Uncle Zhang following, the process of exchanging silver was very quick and it was done in a short time.

At the end, Uncle Zhang refused Lu Chuan's offer to send him back, saying that they should be busy first and he would be there in a short stroll.

The two of them stopped being polite, and before leaving, Xu Han couldn't help but say to Uncle Zhang:

"Uncle Zhang, the grain has just come down and is cheap right now. You should buy more and store it! For those of us who don't have land, it's better to store more grain while it's cheap."

The owner of the drug store owns a farm, but the annual output is not that much, so he still has to buy some grain every year.

I was a little surprised by Xu Han's sudden reminder, but after thinking about it carefully, it was right. Instead of waiting until there was no food and buying food at a high price, it would be better to buy more now when the food price was low. It was good to save a little! It was not like there was no place to store it at home.

So he said to Xu Han, "Okay, I'll ask your Aunt Zhang to buy some more. They won't take up much space at home."

After saying that, they separated. Six thousand eight hundred taels of silver was indeed a lot of money. After Xu Han put the silver into the space, he drove the carriage to the grocery store.

Every time I go into town I go to the grocery store and buy a bunch of miscellaneous things. This time I bought more rock sugar, and a lot of other jars and cans that are consumables.

After the shopping, the two went to some food shops, bought a few portions in each shop, and bought a lot of food.