Female Novel
Chapter 727 Buy The Medicinal Herbs (Part One)
Although the Birch Pass was the natural border between the Bright Dynasty and the South Kingdom, itwas quite noisy and bustling. And in spite of the relationship between the Bright Dynasty and the SouthKingdom being tense at the moment, there were still many merchants going back and forth to theborder of the two countries. They brought over the herbs from the South Kingdom to the Birch Pass fortrading.
"It seems that we came out at the right time, just in time for the morning market." In the morning marketof the Birch Pass, lots of items were being sold—medicinal materials, ores, some unique jade whichcould only be found in the South Kingdom, as well as some rare small articles. All kinds of people werebusy looking around to find what they needed.
"Sir, would you be interested in purchasing a precious jade pendant? It's the pink warm jade onlyavailable in the South Kingdom and can't be found anywhere else. This jade pendant should be perfectfor your wife. As you can see, the pink color looks very clear. And it will also be very useful to help herget back to health. Sir, I highly recommend that you purchase a jade pendant for your wife." Thevendor stopped Matthew in his tracks and tried his best to convince him into buying the jade he had inhis stall.
Taking a closer look at the jade in the hands of the vendor, Matthew was actually about to take it.However, Harper suddenly grabbed the jade and remarked, "This is not a warm jade, otherwise, Iwould've felt warm when I touched it. Apart from that, its pink color is not quite right. The warm jade ofthe South Kingdom looks pink because the geology of the place where they are produced is red. That'swhat gives the jade that slight tint of red, thus giving it the name pink warm jade. The jade you areselling is a fake one."
Hearing this, the vendor almost lost his composure. Yet, he quickly snatched the fake jade pendantfrom Harper's hand and took out another jade pendant. "Madam, you must be a well-educated personwho knows a lot about jade. I'm actually talking about this piece of jade. It is a real piece of pink warm
jade, and is priceless. Have a look at it. It is flawless; wouldn't you say so? Touch it, and you will feelwarm. It is the best jade to help you keep healthy. The jade should be a perfect match for you, madam,as you are beautiful, noble and kindhearted."
Seeing this man's reaction, Harper was a bit surprised. As soon as the fake jade was recognized, thisman immediately took out a genuine jade and tried to sell it instead. Because of that, Harper becamecurious and wanted to see how much this man could do. So, she took out a piece of warm jade whichshe always carried around and said, "I don't need a warm jade. I already have a piece of superior suetwhite warm jade, which is even better than your pink warm jade."
Blinking his eyes, the vendor instantly put his jade away. "Well, madam, would you like to sell yourjade? If you think that you've been wearing this jade pendant for too long and don't like this style. If youwant a different style, I have a wide variety of styles available. You can also customize the style to yourliking. Of course, I can also buy the jade you have. What do you think?"
"No, I don't need money," Harper nonchalantly said.
"Madam, do you like collecting treasures? The treasures in my shop are all rare treasures. I'm sureyou're going to like them." Then, the vendor turned to Matthew and added, "Sir, your wife is sobeautiful. Why don't you pick a good treasure and give it to her as a gift? It will definitely make herhappy." It seemed that he still hadn't given up on persuading Matthew into buying his goods.
"Did you just say you have all kinds of treasures in your shop?" Matthew asked, looking very interested.
"Yes, we have everything you may need. Just name it, and we'll give you whatever you want!" thevendor proudly said as he patted himself on the chest, seemingly very confident.
Harper helplessly shook her head. This vendor was quite the smooth-talker and spoke differentlydepending on who he was talking to. Given that, she did not believe his words. So, she simply grabbedhold of Matthew's hand and was about to leave the stall with him. However, Matthew stopped her in her
tracks and said, "It wouldn't really hurt to go inside and have a look. Who knows? Maybe a pleasantsurprise is waiting for us."
Harper honestly appreciated the vendor's quick wit, but she just wasn't fond of his way of doing things.Despite that, she didn't object to Matthew's suggestion and followed him into the vendor's shop.
It was a rather small and messy shop. The shopkeeper was inside leaning against the counter, noddingoff. Hearing a couple of footsteps approaching, he immediately ran out from behind the counter andgreeted, "Distinguished guests are walking inside my shop. Come in, please. Is there anything inparticular you would like to see?"
"Boss, they are our distinguished guests. They're not interested in common goods," the vendor said.
Hearing that, the shopkeeper immediately ordered his assistant to get the most precious treasure theyhad in the shop. Then, he personally poured a bowl of tea for them and said, "The miasma here in theSouth Kingdom is very thick. This tea, although not very good, can help get rid of the miasma. I hopeyou do not dislike it."
After taking a sip, Harper commented, "This is the medicinal tea made from the herbs like rhizomaatractylodis and tuckahoe. But, it seems that someone has added another herb inside..."novelbin
"Madam, you eve know about medicine?" the shopkeeper asked in surprise. "A special herb exclusivein the South Kingdom has been added, which is called snakeroot. It is used to get rid of the poison inthe miasma. I can tell at a glance that you two just arrived at the Birch Pass. If you don't drink thisspecially made tea, you probably won't be able to resist the poison of the miasma."
"That's so thoughtful of you! Thank you," Harper said as she put down her tea bowl. "I wonder howmany special medicinal materials from the South Kingdom you have in store here."
"Madam, are you looking for medicinal herbs?"
"Yes, I am. But I wonder if the medicinal herbs you have could get my attention," Harper slowly said,looking the shopkeeper straight in the eye. "I am looking for medicinal herbs from the South Kingdomwith unique efficacy, ones that people cannot simply buy from the outside."
Pausing for a while, the shopkeeper asked, "What are you going to need them for, madam?"
"I'm a physician," Harper flatly replied. "Of course I buy medicinal herbs for the purpose of treatingpatients and saving people's lives. A great number of rare medicines from the South Kingdom haveextraordinary effects, but it is very difficult to acquire them from the market. You just told me that youwill give me whatever I want as long as I name it, right? If you can show them to me right now, I'll buyall of them."