Her Cultivation Diary
Chapter 439 - Chapter 439 439. Simple and Honest Farmer_1

Chapter 439: 439. Simple and Honest Farmer_1 Chapter 439: 439. Simple and Honest Farmer_1 Guo Dong said this without even blinking at Zhang Yanping, making Zhang Yanping’s dark cheeks suddenly flush red:

“There is an effect, there is an effect! Why are you looking at me? I don’t need these.”

After a pause, he added another line: “I wouldn’t sell it even for a commission.”

“I’ll sell,” Xin Jun chimed in from the side.

“Hello, do you have a QR code? I’ll scan it. My family is also in business, so how would you calculate the commission if I help you sell this?”

Xin Jun was serious; his mom was in business and never disdained even the smallest profit, generous and straightforward with others but meticulous when it came to internal affairs.

Besides, the increasingly heavy annoyance from the calls he had been getting recently, and the prices of Song Tan’s products were going up, making it really unaffordable to supply…

It was better to take the road less traveled and find some other solutions!

However, Guo Dong hadn’t noticed all this, her eyes just fixated on the young, handsome scholar… ah no, young man in front of her; he was good-looking and considerate, now happily unlocking his phone:

“Yes, yes, we can talk specifics later.”

Xin Jun nodded.

Only then did Guo Dong turn her gaze to Song Tan: “What about it? Are you selling the Golden Sakura?”

Song Tan shook her head.

Guo Dong: …

She hung her head in some depression.

It was all because she had been too hasty, revealing her eagerness right from the start. This time, she figured the other party would probably demand an exorbitant price…

However, what she heard next was Song Tan asking, “How much Golden Sakura do you need to prepare one dose of medicine?”

This would involve the secret recipe’s proportion.

But it didn’t matter, no one else could calculate how much she prepared.

Guo Dong thus replied confidently, “Three taels.”

“Okay,” Song Tan nodded: “Three taels of dry fruit will certainly be enough if there’s a catty of fresh fruit. Here’s what we’ll do, later I’ll give you a basket so you can go up the mountain and pick it yourself.”

“Once you’ve picked enough, you can take it directly.”

???

This didn’t make sense!

Guo Dong looked at her with suspicion– they hadn’t agreed on the price earlier, but now she was talking about letting her pick for free…

She then saw Song Tan smiling: “These ingredients are serious business for medicinal use, which we have no experience in. As for the price, our products are definitely second to none. Let’s do this: you take it back, turn it into medicine, and see how it works. If the effect is good, then we can discuss the future purchase price.”

She looked as innocent as could be: “Let me clarify first, a catty of the dry fruit will cost no less than 200 yuan. If you can accept that, then go ahead and pick some to take back.”

Wow!

Guo Dong gasped in astonishment.

She thought her price of 50 yuan per catty was already way beyond what others were charging.

And now this young boss was asking for even more–200 per catty? And that’s the minimum?

She must be aiming for the stars!

But she had already come all this way, and at this moment, being treated like a big sucker, she couldn’t help feeling a bit stubborn.

“Fine,” she gritted her teeth: “I’ll just pick a catty, but if the effect isn’t there, I’d rather not buy at all.”

“Alright then.”

Song Tan was particularly easygoing–her family was now focusing on building a good reputation, but these medicinal-effect products had not yet made a name for themselves.

If Guo Dong’s business could grow and strengthen, it would be feasible to allocate a part of the many hills they had next year exclusively for planting Golden Sakura!

Song Tan already had it figured out; although the task was laborious, it wasn’t so hard to accept with proper protection in place. The most important part was the time-consuming collection process, which any able-bodied elder in the village could do. It wasn’t a bad employment opportunity after all.

Meanwhile, Zhang Yanping walked alongside Xin Jun, murmuring:

“What’s the matter with you? Your family is in the restaurant business, right? Are you really going to sell these?”

Xin Jun replied generously: “Our family also sells mountain products, local specialties, and fruits… anything that can be sold, we’ll sell.”

It’s just that Song Tan was too stingy, and there really wasn’t much room for them to impress her family.

Now he could only rely on the little bit of welfare tea leaves each month to temporarily appease his mother’s anger.

“But selling this… aren’t you afraid that if it doesn’t work here, it will affect your reputation?” Zhang Yanping was still worried.

“You just don’t get it.”

Xin Jun said with utter conviction:

“Look at her, the way she came all this way with such eagerness to find good medicine, clearly shows that she has strong control over quality and is very strict.”

“Someone like that, even if the product isn’t very effective, it can’t be completely useless.”

Men, huh, never mind if it’s useful; just the advertising alone blows them away, they can’t resist the temptation.

“Besides, if she really starts using our Golden Sakura – just think about it, drinking snow fungus soup with honey, wouldn’t you be smooth sailing in the bathroom every day? Also, feel your skin, is it smooth? Is the tea refreshing and effective?”

He looked at Zhang Yanping with the eyes of one beholding a foolish mortal, and he sighed from the bottom of his heart:

“In my opinion, it might actually be a good thing you’re not in the civil service exams–you’re not flexible in your thinking, which is a major taboo in officialdom, tsk tsk tsk!”

Well, look who’s talking about officialdom taboos, when you’re the one who’s not even a public servant?!

Zhang Yanping glanced at him and decided on a mutual roast:

“Qiaoqiao! Teacher Xin is going to teach you some new knowledge, come on, don’t you have a question to ask?”

“Oh oh oh, I almost forgot!”

Qiaoqiao ran back over joyously and then stood next to Xin Jun, her face brimming with the desire to learn:

“Teacher Xin, what does it mean to ‘strengthen yang’?”

Xin Jun: …

…

Meanwhile, Wu Lan added, “Right, speaking of which, Guo Dong, you just fainted from low blood sugar earlier; is it okay for you to go up the mountain now to pick Golden Sakura?”

“Also, it’s past 6 now, where do you plan to stay tonight? It’s not easy to hail a cab around here.”

Well, that caught Guo Dong off guard!

She had completely forgotten that she didn’t have a place to stay!

All she could do now was sigh, “I’ll see if there are any ride-hailing services available, go find a hotel in the city for the night, and come back tomorrow…”

Wu Lan thought for a moment: “If you have the money, why not find a place to stay in the village? Aunt Lianhua’s place is quite suitable, just her and her daughter-in-law, no men around. As for meals, you could…”

Song Tan quickly said, “150 yuan, I’ll find you a place to stay and to eat for you.”

“If you want to eat our food, if you buy our products and spend over 1000 yuan, then it’s free. If it’s not over that, the meal alone is 200 yuan, special offer.”

Guo Dong’s eyes widened again!

She often traveled to the countryside to collect herbs, and she knew the so-called innocence of farmers was only true in certain contexts.

Like when hosting and providing meals, they are very genuine and enthusiastic.

But when it comes to business, farmers can be crafty too–honestly, sometimes they can really mess things up.

But this family was something else–they weren’t holding back even on meals!

This was just too blatant!

Her expression said it all, a look of speechlessness visible to the naked eye.

Seeing this, Zhang Yanping snorted: “What, is that bowl of snow fungus soup not worth the 200 yuan meal price? At a hotel, that soup would cost you 200.”

Guo Dong: …

She savored the taste of the snow fungus soup again, and at that moment, her stomach began to rumble.

After all, she had downed three bowls, all of it was just soup, hardly filling!

Now she didn’t hesitate at all: “Fine, 200 it is!”

As for buying products to get the meal for free?

Hmph, she was here to purchase herbs, and without securing any yet, she was determined to pinch pennies, certainly not about to buy anything from this family!