The Lucky Farmgirl
Chapter 842 - 820 Sell Orchids (Extra for the reward from book friend "Xiaosa Zou Yihui")

Chapter 842: Chapter 820 Sell Orchids (Extra for the reward from book friend "Xiaosa Zou Yihui")

Madam Tang was momentarily taken aback. "Plants? What use are they?"

County Magistrate Tang said leisurely from the side, "They’re not of much use, just some flowers and grass, right? Even if you do manage to grow a flower, it won’t be worth much money."

Having said this, County Magistrate Tang himself paused briefly while Madam Tang’s eyes lit up, and she clapped her hands joyfully, "Who says they’re useless? It depends on what flower you grow. Oh, that’s right, do you know what flower you will plant?"

Manbao also realized, "Right, I remember the flowers on the street being very expensive, but they seem hard to sell. I don’t have the time to set up a stall to sell flowers all the time."

Manbao thought for a moment and said, "I’m not sure about other flowers, but I will definitely grow orchids."

The orchids in their family’s courtyard grew very well; even Mr. Zhuang liked them. Therefore, Manbao had already decided that in a while, she would divide the orchids in the courtyard, pot them, and once they were well-tended, give one to Mr. Zhuang to place in his study.

"Orchids, huh," Madam Tang couldn’t help but sit up straight and chuckled as she asked, "There are many types of orchids, which one are you currently growing?"

Having recorded the orchids, Manbao naturally knew their names and happily said, "The ones currently in the garden are ’Shimen Red’ and lemongrass."

Madam Tang’s eyes widened, "You planted lemongrass in the courtyard?"

"I have one in a pot as well, but the ones in the pot aren’t growing as well as the ones in the courtyard."

Madam Tang covered her chest, turned her head to County Magistrate Tang, and said, "I’ve encountered someone more wasteful than you."

County Magistrate Tang: ... If you’re going to talk about her, why drag me into it?

Madam Tang lowered her hands and took a long breath, "Come on, I’ll go back to your place with you and take a look at your lemongrass. If it’s good, I’ll buy it from you, and that will save you the worry about money."

Madam Tang paused then asked, "What do you need the money so urgently for?"

Manbao said, "I’m not in a hurry, I just came to find County Magistrate Tang, and then I just casually asked. I need money to buy medicinal herbs, and I have enough for now, but I might not have enough later if I need to buy more, so I have to earn money ahead of time."

"Oh, I see~~" With this in mind, Madam Tang got up with a smile and said, "Let’s go then, let’s take a look at the orchids in your house."

County Magistrate Tang couldn’t help but ask, "You’re leaving already, aren’t you taking a nap?"

"No more napping; the young lady doesn’t nap. You’re so old, why still nap?" Madam Tang retorted, then, feeling it was not kind, softened her expression and slowed her voice to smile at him, "If you’re tired, you sleep, I won’t."

County Magistrate Tang nodded calmly, "Alright, go ahead, my lady."

Manbao, standing to the side, couldn’t help but shiver and looked strangely at both County Magistrate Tang and Madam Tang.

Madam Tang pulled Manbao to leave, and only after they got on the carriage did she turn to Manbao with a smile and ask, "What were you quivering about back in the study room?"

Manbao replied, "I just felt it was strange. Usually, Madam doesn’t talk to County Magistrate Tang like that."

"They always say I’m too fierce on a regular basis, but a woman should be more gentle, so I’ve changed. What do you think?"

Manbao pondered for a while and then said, "That should be up to County Magistrate Tang, I suppose. I thought the former Madam was quite good, but it still depends on what makes the Madam happy."

"Me, happy?" Madam Tang laughed, "Shouldn’t we be asking if Lord Tang is happy?"

"Eh? So Madam can be unhappy too?"

The smile on Madam Tang’s face faintly dimmed as she fell into thought.

Seeing that she didn’t answer for a long time, Manbao thought the world of adults was actually quite complicated. At least, she couldn’t understand the relationship between her and County Magistrate Tang.

Upon reaching their small courtyard, only the cook, Daji, and Zhou Lijun were there. They were all startled to see Manbao leading Madam Tang home, and then the cook immediately went to brew tea for them.

But Madam Tang’s eyes were already glued to the patch of ground beneath the surrounding wall. Lemongrass was an early-blooming orchid, and at this point, it already had some buds that looked about to bloom.

Viewing the color showing through the flower buds, a pure white, Madam Tang was captivated at first sight.

Madam Tang walked briskly to the flowerbed, holding her chest as she asked, "You just planted it in the yard like this, can it withstand winter too?"

"It can, this year isn’t very cold, and it doesn’t snow. I placed some straw around the roots for warmth, and during the coldest times, I built a little wooden shelter overhead as a cold frame, and that was almost enough."

Madam Tang looked carefully and noticed there were only two plants of lemongrass, but the ’Shimen Red’ was thriving, enough to divide into four or five plants.

However, her favorite was still lemongrass, so she gazed at the orchid and said, "I’ll take all of this lemongrass. Can you transplant it into pots for me? You must ensure they survive."

Manbao flipped through her mental database and discovered it wasn’t very hard to transplant, so she nodded, "But I can’t give you both plants."

Madam Tang was taken aback, "Why not?"

"Because I need to keep one for breeding."

After thinking for a while, Madam Tang said, "Alright, one plant of lemongrass for eighty taels, two for two hundred taels. Don’t bother with breeding lemongrass."

After all, having a flower that others don’t gives one more pleasure.

Manbao gaped and pointed at the nearby ’Shimen Red’, "Madam Tang, do you want to buy the ’Shimen Red’ too? I can sell them all to you."

Madam Tang hesitated momentarily but resolutely refused, "I’ll just buy the lemongrass."

Not being very familiar with the varieties and prices of flowers and plants, Manbao glanced between the lemongrass and ’Shimen Red’, feeling unsure. She checked the entries in her system and compared the pictures of the flowers carefully, curiously asking, "The ’Shimen Red’ seems prettier than lemongrass to me; why don’t you like ’Shimen Red’?"

Madam Tang laughed, "Indeed, ’Shimen Red’ is also beautiful, but beauty is in the eye of the beholder. I just like lemongrass."

"What’s the market price for ’Shimen Red’?"

Madam Tang replied with a smile, "The difference is quite significant. It’s hard to set a price on some things in the flower market. For lemongrass, some are sold for two or three taels of silver per pot, and others for forty or fifty taels."

"Why then do you offer me such a high price?"

Madam Tang said with a smile, "Firstly, because we are fated and have a relationship. Secondly, as I said before, to each their own; once in love, it’s not just about eighty taels or a hundred taels—even a fortune would be well-spent. Thirdly, it’s because yours is of high quality. Although it has not fully bloomed, looking at its sepals, leaves, and the colors now emerging, it is of the finest quality, and that’s the price it commands."

Seeing Manbao deep in thought, Madam Tang added with a smile, "How about this? If you sell me all the lemongrass, I’ll introduce you to another buyer who likes red orchids."

"Who?"

Madam Tang smiled, "So you’ll sell me the lemongrass or not?"

Manbao swiftly agreed, nodding, "I’ll sell."

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