sbdcsierra Chapter 490 - 185 Find a buyer for Bezoar_1
Chapter 490 - 185 Find a buyer for Bezoar_1
Chapter 490: Chapter 185 Find a buyer for Bezoar_1After hearing Yan Fei’s story about how he procured his earthworm species, Wang Jiuming was utterly dumbfounded.
What’s the definition of things that are bewildering? This is it.
Even Yan Fei hadn’t expected that the "admission fee" antics he and Heizi concocted would bring such a windfall. Seeing Wang Jiuming’s mystified face, Yan Fei felt a odd sense of satisfaction.
Wang Jiuming was really frustrated. He had thought there was a special, undiscovered species of earthworm at Yan Fei’s hometown. But hearing Yan Fei’s method, all his hopes evaporated instantly.
Who would have thought, Yan Fei’s method was so unreliable. Could an ordinary person come up with such a plan?
Who knows where those mischievous children dug up those earthworms from? And that’s not all - the plot thickens with the arrival of adults from the countryside coming for market day, and more children from nearby villages coming to watch the fun during weekends.
The source of the earthworm species is now even more nebulous. If one were to find the source, you’d have to dig up and study all the earthworms in every corner of the countryside, and then cultivate them all through hybrid breeding - under the current conditions, that’s basically impossible. With so many major re
"Yes! We’re here, let’s get out of the car!" Wang Jiuming said, parking the car. With a look of surprise, he asked, "Do you two know each other too?"
Too well, in fact!
Both of them were speechless. After all that circling around, they were back face-to-face with Old He again.
Old He’s house was bustling. Seeing them with a bag, he thought they had brought a gift and got it all wrong. Once he realized why they had come, he quickly left his guests and led the group into his study.
First, he inspected the dried earthworms and murmured some observations with a magnifying glass for quite a while. Then he nodded his head: "Interesting, this young man is lucky indeed. He managed to make a discovery just by raising earthworms. But there’s no rush for this. Continue raising them. I’ll come over and check out your place when I get the time. I want to see what kind of blessed land you have that produces such amazing things."
After half an hour, he finally picked up the bezoar to examine it. In his eyes, the bezoar seemed less important than the dried earthworms. He casually looked at it and confirmed that it was genuine natural bezoar.
After thinking for a while, he said: "If you want to get a good price for this, you need to find the right place. Wait a moment, I’ll call a few old friends to ask!"
He thumbed through his phone book and suddenly burst out laughing: "Haha! How could I forget that old chap! There’s no need to look for anyone else. Wait and see how I sell this for a sky-high price."
As he was dialing, he stopped. He stared at Yan Fei back and forth, mumbling: "You’re getting a bargain, lad. If you hadn’t brought these earthworms today, Old Qi would still owe you a favor. If you want me to help sell this stinky bezoar of yours, you’re going to have to offer me some perks."
Wang Jiuming was completely puzzled. He really didn’t know - Old He had tried to shamelessly coerce the young couple into selling their gold coin, and how could he tell his own student about this embarrassing affair? So he had no idea about the ’intricate relationship’ between the three of them. He thought and thought, but couldn’t figure out what his teacher was up to.
On the other side of the phone, Old He started off with a hearty laughter. "It’s me, Old He! Yes, yes, it’s me! I heard that you don’t have anywhere to throw your wealth, so I found a place for you to spend. Bezoar, right, a natural bezoar weighing five or six hundred grams... haha... name your price..."
"You want to see the goods? Then you should come and see for yourself, we don’t deliver... We’ll give you three days, no extension... Bring your money. If it’s not enough, we will contact others... No contacts allowed? That’s not gonna happen. You doctors, with your dishonest earnings, who knows if you’ll just throw me three or five ten thousand yuan and take it away?"
"How’s it stored? No worries, there are professionals overseeing this. It’s a freshly cut bezoar that was discovered before the Chinese New Year. If you want it, come and buy it quick. Once it’s gone, it’s gone..."
He laughed and chatted with the person on the other end for a full half hour. Then, with a click, he hung up the phone. He turned to Yan Fei and Miss Xiaoyan, explaining with a smile: "The long distance call was to a traditional medicine pharmacy in the capital that’s been passed down through several generations. They specialize in Bezoar Angong Pills, which are only used by the wealthy. Selling it directly to them will fetch a high price. Rest assured, I assume it will bring ten to twenty thousand yuan. What do you think?"
Miss Xu Xiaoyan’s face had gotten a bit flushed with excitement. Ten to twenty thousand yuan! She instinctively glanced at Yan Fei, only to see him nodding calmly: "Many thanks to Professor He. Next time I come, I’ll bring some homemade wine..."
Embarrassed, she nudged Yan Fei secretly. Old He had helped sell the bezoar for so much money, and all you’re going to do is send him a bottle of wine?
What she didn’t know was how good Yanfei’s wine was. It might not be worth anything in the countryside, but brought out in the city, its value was quite different.
Old He didn’t care about the wine Yan Fei mentioned. Seeing him agree, he rubbed his fingers together smiling brightly: "You’ve brought me such a big deal. You don’t need to bring wine, just bring that thing out for me to play with, will you?"
With a look of resignation, Yan Fei reached into his collar and pulled out the gold coin to give to He. Looking at his delighted face, Yan Fei couldn’t understand what was so enjoyable about playing with this thing...