Traveling between the 70s and the modern world

Chapter 98 The Value of Wild Ginseng

Lin Qingyan looked in the direction of the voice and saw a woman who looked about the same age as Zhou Limei, but was dressed more elegantly.

Standing next to him was a man wearing glasses, looking gentle and like a scholar.

"Hengheng's mother!" Zhou Limei greeted the woman who called her.

The woman who was called Hengheng's mother pointed at the man next to her and said to Zhou Limei: "This is Hengheng's father!"

Zhou Limei nodded to Hengheng's father and greeted him: "Hello, I'm Zhou Limei!"

Tongtong's father looked at Siwen and spoke in a gentle voice, asking, "Hello, did you bring the things in the picture I sent last night?"

Before he could finish, he was interrupted by Hengheng's mother.

"You researchers are all stupid, right? Who would carry such valuable things with them when sending their children to school?"

After saying that, he smiled at Zhou Limei embarrassedly.

"Don't mind me, Tongtong's mom. He was so excited when he saw the picture yesterday that he and his colleagues took a plane back in the middle of the night. He was really anxious."

Zhou Limei smiled and expressed her understanding, and introduced Lin Qingyan to Hengheng's mother and others.

"This is my sister, Lin Qingyan. The things in the picture are hers."

After that, he asked Lin Qingyan, "Did you bring the things?"

Seeing that everyone was looking at her, Lin Qingyan hurriedly said, "I brought it. It's in today's bamboo basket of vegetables."

"Ah! You just put such a valuable thing in the bamboo basket?"

Zhou Limei was a little surprised. Although she didn't know much about ginseng, she also searched for it on the Internet after seeing it last night.

Depending on the age of the ginseng, one ginseng can cost tens of thousands of yuan. An older ginseng can even be sold for hundreds of thousands or millions of yuan.

"I wrapped it in newspaper." Lin Qingyan explained after hearing this that she wrapped it in newspaper instead of putting it there directly.

Zhou Limei couldn't help but complain in her heart that the emperor was not anxious, but the eunuch was.

But he still turned around and said to Hengheng's parents, "The things are at my house now. If you are free, come to my house and take a look?"

Hengheng's father quickly agreed, thinking of his boss who was catching up on sleep in the hotel, and also sought his opinion.

"I have a colleague who needs this thing. Can you ask him to come to your house? Or to a restaurant."

Zhou Limei thought about it and decided that it would be more convenient to take such valuable things to a restaurant.

So he said, "Stay at home and ask your colleagues to come home."

The group walked towards Zhou Limei's home and met up with their colleagues who had already arrived at the gate of Zhou Limei's community!

He is a young man in his twenties, dressed very casually in simple casual clothes. His appearance is eye-catching in this age when there are handsome men and beautiful women everywhere.

Lin Qingyan only took a glance and then looked away.

After a brief introduction, they came to Zhou Limei's house. After they sat down, Zhou Limei poured water for them.

Then he asked Lin Qingyan: "Qingyan, where are the things?"

Lin Qingyan walked to the two bamboo baskets placed next to the kitchen, reached out and took out a plant wrapped in newspaper from the side of the basket, the leaves were still fresh.

The man's surname was Lu. Seeing this scene, his calm eyes became serious and deep. He stood up and walked to Lin Qingyan's side.

Looking at the leaves and red flowers outside the newspaper, the man asked cautiously, "Can I take a look?"

When Lin Qingyan took the ginseng out of the bamboo basket, she removed the soil from the roots while they were not paying attention and put it into the space.

These two people are said to be from the research institute. She doesn't know if there is anything special about the soil in the space. To be on the safe side, it is better to put it away to avoid uncontrollable things from happening.

"Sure." Lin Qingyan handed the ginseng and the newspaper in her hand to the man.

Hengheng's father has also arrived at the side. He took out disposable gloves from the bag carrying his mobile phone and put them on, as well as a magnifying glass, flashlight and other tools.

He handed a pair of gloves to the young man.

He shouted, "Mr. Lu!"

The man surnamed Lu handed the ginseng wrapped in newspaper to Hengheng's father who was already wearing gloves, and then he put on his gloves.

He said calmly, "I'm sorry, I was in such a hurry just now that I almost neglected it."

After saying this, he carefully opened the newspaper layer by layer.

Lin Qingyan felt a little embarrassed when she saw how cautious they were. They were too cautious. You know, she just casually threw the vegetables into the backpack and they were directly pressed down by other vegetables!

When the two men opened the newspaper and saw the carrot-sized wild ginseng inside, they gasped.

"This, this, Mr. Lu, this item looks at least 20 years old?"

Hengheng's father looked a little uncertain and said to the man next to him, who was actually his superior.

"Well, it may be even older. We need to go back and test it for details." The man surnamed Lu took the ginseng and looked at it carefully.

Lin Qingyan, Zhou Limei and the others did not dare to make a sound seeing how nervous they were.

It was unknown how long it had been before the man surnamed Lu raised his head and asked Lin Qingyan,

"Your ginseng is of very good quality. To be honest, there has not been any better ginseng in China in recent years. The most important thing is that your ginseng has just been unearthed, and the leaves are still on it."

Lin Qingyan looked at him without saying anything, waiting for him to finish.

The man continued, "This ginseng is at least thirty years old. The price of wild ginseng of this quality ranges from hundreds of thousands. Can I pick a little bit of its whiskers and taste it to see how much it is worth?"

When Lin Qingyan heard that it was worth hundreds of thousands, the thought that flashed through her mind was that Gu Yizhou and Lin Zhi had suffered a huge loss the last time they sold ginseng.

However, this thought only flashed through her mind, and she agreed to the man's request without giving it much thought.

"Sure, you can try it. I also want to know if it's worth it."

After gaining consent, the man carefully pinched off a little bit of whisker with his fingernails, put it into his mouth, chewed it gently twice, and narrowed his eyes slightly.

This little bit of ginseng will drive away the fatigue from the whole night of traveling. This ginseng is worth the high price.

Everyone else in the room was looking at him, especially Hengheng's father, who asked him nervously, "Mr. Lu, how is it? Is it worth it?"

The man then opened his bright eyes and said to Lin Qingyan: "This ginseng of yours is excellent in appearance, age, and taste."

After he paused, he continued, "Normally, a thirty-year-old wild ginseng is worth three hundred thousand. Yours should be more than thirty years old. The exact age needs to be tested."

He looked at the girl opposite him, who had no expression when hearing the words "hundreds of thousands", and looked at him calmly.

His tone softened: "It just so happens that there is an elder in my family who is in urgent need of ginseng. I will buy yours and give you 50. Is that okay with you?"

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