novelhk Chapter 144 Whose shop is it?
Chapter 144 Whose shop is it?
Jiang Yuwei glanced at Mr. Sun and ignored him. Doctor Lin beside him could no longer sit still and stood up, holding the Gastrodia elata in both hands and said excitedly:
"Yuwei! You really found a treasure! This, this Gastrodia elata must be at least 800 years old! This is a really good thing!"
After hearing this, Mr. Sun was so frightened that he fell off his chair and sat on the ground. He stared at the Gastrodia elata in Doctor Lin's hand with his eyes wide open in shock.
Jiang Yuwei was also very shocked. She didn't know how to tell the age of the Gastrodia elata. She only knew that things grown in the space would grow very fast. She didn't expect that this Gastrodia elata had been grown by her for eight hundred years. In this case, selling just this one Gastrodia elata might be enough to buy the shop.
At this time, Mr. Sun seemed to have reacted, and he struggled to get up from the ground and pretended to pull Jiang Yuwei's hand. Fortunately, Jiang Yuwei reacted quickly, stepped back a few steps, and said coldly:
"Mr. Sun, please respect yourself!"
Only then did Mr. Sun realize that he had lost his composure and stepped back several steps, waving his hands and saying:
"Don't get me wrong, I was just too excited. I didn't expect you really had, a hundred-year-old Gastrodia elata."
Jiang Yuwei looked at Mr. Sun coldly and said:
"Humph, you must be wondering how a village woman like her can really have a hundred-year-old Tianma?"
After hearing this, Mr. Sun broke out in a cold sweat:
"No, no, I just happen to need this hundred-year-old Gastrodia elata. Can you sell it to me first? I'm waiting to use it to treat illnesses and save lives."
Jiang Yuwei raised her eyebrows. You want to kidnap me morally? Sorry, you can't kidnap me if I don't have morals:
"Oh? What does your healing have to do with me? I will sell this Gastrodia elata to anyone else but you. You are destined to have nothing to do with it."
After hearing this, Mr. Sun's face suddenly darkened, and he stretched out his hand to snatch the Gastrodia elata from Doctor Lin's hand. Ning Huaizhi, who was behind Jiang Yuwei, had already noticed that something was wrong with him. Just when his hand was about to reach for the Gastrodia elata, Ning Huaizhi directly shot it with a slingshot. This time Ning Huaizhi held back his strength. He didn't want to make things too embarrassing in front of Doctor Lin. After all, Doctor Lin had done him a favor.
So Mr. Sun didn't feel much pain. He just subconsciously withdrew his hand and looked at Ning Huaizhi coldly.
"My wife said she won't sell it to you, so you won't get this Gastrodia elata."
Ning Huaizhi had fought on the battlefield after all, so how could he be frightened by a look from Mr. Sun? On the contrary, he looked back at Mr. Sun coldly and spoke lightly.
Sun Yuanwai was naturally shocked by the pressure from Ning Huaizhi, and then he changed his expression and said with a smile:
"Yes, yes, I was wrong just now, I deserve to die. Well, can you please forgive me and help me this time for the sake of Doctor Lin? Then, you helped me this time, and you can ask me for anything you need in the future. I will definitely make you my friend."
Jiang Yuwei raised her eyebrows:
"Friends, that's not necessary, but do you want a written agreement for what you said just now?"
Mr. Sun was stunned for a few seconds:
"Ah? What are you talking about?"
Jiang Yuwei smacked her lips:
"Tsk tsk, you forgot just after I told you. It seems you are not trustworthy. Forget it, I won't sell this Gastrodia elata."
As she said this, Jiang Yuwei was about to take the Gastrodia elata from Doctor Lin.
Seeing this, Mr. Sun shouted:
"I, I know. Come on, come on, come on. Let's sign a document now and ask Doctor Lin to help as a witness. Is that okay with you?"
Jiang Yuwei slowly withdrew her hand, looked at Mr. Sun and smiled:
"Okay, I won't cheat you. I'll sell you this Gastrodia elata for 300 taels, and you have to promise to do three things for me. As for when to do these things, I'll find you when I need them."
Mr. Sun was worried about his mother at home who was waiting for medicine, so he didn't think too much about it. He just nodded and agreed. The two of them signed a document under the witness of Doctor Lin, and then they completed the transaction by handing over the money and the goods.
Seeing that she had received the money, Jiang Yuwei was anxious to go to Lao Cao's shop, so she said to Ning Huaizhi:
"Huaizhi, you can treat your leg here first. The shop is not far from here, I can just walk there. I'm anxious and want to settle the matter as soon as possible."
Ning Huaizhi looked worried:
"Can you do it alone?"
Jiang Yuwei nodded and smiled:
"Don't worry, Lao Cao is a good guy. I can go by myself, and you can rest assured to receive treatment with Doctor Lin."
After saying that, Jiang Yuwei left Huichuntang and soon arrived at Lao Cao's shop across the street. Jiang Yuwei didn't notice it the last time she came here. This time, she looked around and found that this shop was right opposite Ge's paper shop. This was a good thing, as it would make it more convenient for her to snatch Ge's business in the future.
Jiang Yuwei thought about it as she stepped into the shop.
"Hey, ma'am, do you want to see the shop?"
Jiang Yuwei frowned and looked at the tall and thin man who was speaking, and asked in confusion:
"Yes, you are the owner of this shop?"
The man touched his nose and said with a smile:
"Yes, yes, our shop is doing great business. If I didn't have so much business on hand, I wouldn't have thought of selling this shop."
Jiang Yuwei looked the man in front of her up and down. It was Lao Cao who was in the store yesterday, but why was there a different person today? Moreover, this person's words were also very different from Lao Cao's. Jiang Yuwei thought of how Ning Zhao also said that this store belonged to Lao Cao during dinner last night, and even specifically said that Lao Cao was a good person. Why was there a different person today...
Seeing that Jiang Yuwei hadn't spoken, the tall and thin man smiled and stepped forward and said:
"What's the matter, ma'am? Are you satisfied with our shop?"
Jiang Yuwei walked straight to the backyard and looked around. After making sure that she was in the right place, she returned to the front and said to the man:
"How much silver do you want to buy this shop for?"
The man laughed and said:
"Two hundred taels will do, but I want cash."
Jiang Yuwei frowned. This price was much different from the price Lao Cao gave her. Could it be that Lao Cao was a second-hand landlord, and the man in front of him was the real landlord? Was Lao Cao making money from the difference?
Jiang Yuwei calmed herself down and spoke slowly:
"Can you produce the deed to this shop?"
The man touched his nose again, nodded and smiled:
"Of course, of course, I can produce it. This shop is originally mine, how can I not produce the title deed?"
Jiang Yuwei always felt that something was not right, so she spoke again:
"Then do you know Lao Cao?"
The man frowned and thought for a moment:
"Lao Cao? Let's meet!"
Jiang Yuwei raised her eyebrows:
"How old is Lao Cao this year?"
The man was speechless for a moment, mumbling:
"They didn't tell me how old the guy was. Ah, no, I mean, Lao Cao didn't tell me how old he was."
Jiang Yuwei frowned and looked at the man in front of her, and quickly asked:
"Who is Lao Cao?"
"How would I know!"
The man blurted out the words subconsciously, only to realize that he had said the wrong thing.
Seeing this, Jiang Yuwei quickly took a few steps back towards the door to put some distance between herself and the man.
Seeing this, the man hurriedly pretended to go forward and pull her, and said:
"This shop is really mine, do you want to buy it or not?"