Chapter 183: Chapter 183: Won’t Let You Trick Me a Second Time_1
This scene left Shangguan Yan stunned.
She displayed a face full of disdain and mocked, "You better be careful not to mess it up."
"It won’t get messed up, rest assured; the heat is completely under control," Qin Feng replied.
Just then.
"Crack... crack..."
The ginseng emitted a faint cracking sound.
Then the skin of the ginseng cracked.
The scene unfolding before her made Shangguan Yan burst into laughter.
"A perfectly fine ginseng, and you’ve gone and scrubbed its skin off. A large part of the ginseng’s nutritional value is in the skin. Now that you’ve scrubbed it off, the value of this ginseng can no longer be worth ten thousand. It’s directly discounted by two-thirds, at most just worth two to three thousand."
"I say, beauty, you look quite pretty, but why do you seem so unintelligent? Open your eyes wide and take a good look at this ginseng. Exactly how much is it worth?" Qin Feng said as the ginseng’s outermost skin completely fell off.
A faint ginseng fragrance wafted out and drifted into Shangguan Yan’s nose.
Upon smelling this fragrance, Shangguan Yan was shocked.
Because only ginseng that is over a hundred years old would have such a fragrance.
The scent of this ginseng was so pure and could waft such a distance.
Regardless of its age, at the very least the land where it grew was extraordinarily blessed.
It could also be considered a superior ginseng at any rate.
At this thought, a pained expression immediately emerged on Shangguan Yan’s beautiful face.
Although her expression was subtle, it was still caught by Qin Feng’s piercing eyes.
"Want to sniff it and make sure?"
Qin Feng handed the ginseng to Shangguan Yan.
Previously, she had been a bit too far away; although she could smell the fragrance, she wasn’t completely certain.
Therefore, when Qin Feng passed the ginseng to her, she immediately caught it.
Then, she brought it close to her delicate nose and started to earnestly smell the fragrance.
After sniffing it, she felt even more dismayed.
Such a pure and flawless fragrance could belong to ginseng that’s at least five hundred years old!
To confirm, Shangguan Yan carefully felt the ginseng’s skin with her fingertips.
The skin was rough yet detailed, with a perfect degree of dryness and moisture.
Upon touching it, it’s definitely a five-hundred-year-old ginseng.
The same goes for its color and luster.
Shangguan Yan was certain that this ginseng was five hundred years old, its value around five million or so.
She had sold a ginseng worth five million to this guy for just one hundred and eighty-eight thousand and mocked him as a fool?
Wasn’t she the fool?
"I’ll give you one more chance, how old is this ginseng?" Qin Feng asked.
"How old can it be, it’s certainly not the thousand years you mentioned, at most it’s five hundred years. As for the price, a five hundred year old ginseng, of this quality, is worth at most three to five million."
"Five hundred years? Three to five million? I’ve already rubbed its true nature out for over half, and you still can’t see clearly? This ginseng is absolutely a thousand-year-old specimen, worth at least ten million. You’ve seen the goods now, if you admit it’s a thousand-year-old ginseng, I’ll sell it to you for eight million."
Qin Feng’s words were met with a cold laugh from Shangguan Yan.
"Heh!"
After laughing, she put on an expression as if she had seen through Qin Feng, and said, "An item worth at most three to five million, you expect me to spend eight million to buy it, and I also have to admit it’s a thousand-year-old ginseng. If I did that, wouldn’t I have lost our bet? In addition to giving you the ginseng’s eight million, I’d have to give you another million. Do you think I’m stupid? Even if I am, it won’t be to the extent that you can trick me once and then again a second time."
"If you just admit this is a thousand-year-old ginseng, you just need to give me nine million, and you can take it home. With your skill at fleecing the sheep, holding this thousand-year-old ginseng, you could sell it for twenty million no matter what! Swapping nine million for twenty million, you won’t be at a loss."
"Heh! You must think I’m a three-year-old girl, easy to fool, right? This ginseng of yours, at most is five hundred years old, and its market price is worth at most five million. An item worth five million, even if it can be hyped, can only sell for at most ten million since that would even require bumping into an enormously silly and rich target like yourself.
Under normal circumstances, if it could sell for seven to eight million, that would already be quite good. Spending nine million as the cost to buy something worth less than five million, and having to waste my breath hyping it. Even if it sold for seven or eight million, I’d still be at a loss of one or two million. I can do such simple math very clearly."
"My beauty, your accounting skills indeed are first-rate. But, your eyesight is still quite poor! A thousand-year-old ginseng, and you’ve halved it, only recognizing five hundred years. With such eyesight, how has Cauldron Medicine Pavilion managed to survive? The fact that it hasn’t gone bankrupt and is still open today must be due to the virtue of your ancestors and extraordinarily good luck."
"This ginseng of yours is at most five hundred years old. If you want to sell it to me, I can offer two million, then turn around and sell it for three million, earning a neat little profit of one million."
"Spend two million to buy my thousand-year-old ginseng, while only admitting it’s five hundred years old, then wouldn’t I still have to pay you one million? In this case, I could only pocket one million. Subtracting the previous cost of one hundred and eighty-eight thousand, that leaves a net profit of just over eight hundred thousand."
"You’ve simply picked up a profit of over eight hundred thousand, isn’t that enough for you? People who come into Cauldron Medicine Pavilion always get fleeced. You’re the only one who not only avoided being fleeced, but also made a profit of over eight hundred thousand. Since the opening of Cauldron Medicine Pavilion, there has never been such a lucky person. Besides, even though this ginseng is five hundred years old and its quality is honestly alright, its size is unfortunately so small, only as thick as a thumb.
A ginseng this slender in size would undoubtedly see its value greatly reduced. If I take it from you, I might not even be able to sell it for three million. Worse, it might just go for a little over two million. Offering you two million to take it off your hands is already a sky-high price. Once this chance is missed, there’ll be no more shop for you, so you’d better think it over."
Shangguan Yan was a businesswoman; having sold a five-hundred-year-old ginseng for one hundred and eighty-eight thousand, she felt exceedingly pained.
But, no matter how painful, she was also very calm.
What she was thinking now was to recoup some of her capital, even if it was just a little.
If she could buy this ginseng back for two million and sell it for seven or eight million, she wouldn’t be at a loss.
As for the over eight hundred thousand that Qin Feng had picked up for nothing, that could be considered feed for the dogs.
In business, you can’t expect to make all the money yourself.
No matter what, you have to use some money to feed the dogs.
"Concentration is essence; a thousand-year-old ginseng as thick as a thumb, is the real treasure. I gave you the opportunity, asking you to buy it back for eight million. Since you don’t want it, then I’ll continue rubbing it to show you."
Having said that, Qin Feng continued rubbing it there.
