NCCnovel Chapter 694: Inquire about information
Chapter 694: Inquire about information
The first thing Xu Changshou did when he entered Qilin Town was to inquire about the Qingming grass.
After asking around, I found out that Qingming grass is a cheap herb and is not worth anything at all.
But this herb is different from other herbs. The medicinal ingredients are particularly easy to lose. After collecting the herb, it must be used within three days.
Once it exceeds three days, the efficacy of the medicine begins to disappear, and if it exceeds five days, the efficacy is completely lost.
Even if it is preserved with high-quality jade and sealed with magic, it can only be stored for a few months.
Qingming grass is cheap, so if you spend a lot of money to preserve it, it is more cost-effective to buy fresh one.
Because of this characteristic, Qingming grass basically does not appear in Qilin Town.
Of course, there are often foreign merchants who come to purchase, but they usually don’t buy much.
Xu Changshou asked around and found out that many shops that sell elixirs don't sell this kind of herb because it doesn't make money and it takes up space, so no shop is willing to sell it.
If you want to buy Qingming grass, you can only go to the Dazhou Market. It is sold on the street stalls, and there are only a few of them.
After going around in circles, we have to go to the Dazhou Market.
Afterwards, Xu Changshou went straight to the Dazhou market.
The scale of the Da Zhou market is much smaller than that of the Mudong Divine City. It only has one street of business and not many people come to buy things.
As soon as you enter Fangshikou, there is a stall selling Qingming grass.
The owner of this stall is a rough middle-aged man with the cultivation level of the late Nascent Soul stage.
Xu Changshou walked over and bowed slightly: "Fellow Daoist, how much do you sell this Qingming grass for?"
"A medium-grade spirit stone weighs one hundred and twenty kilograms." The middle-aged man said honestly.
"Forehead……"
Xu Changshou was stunned. He didn't expect that Qingming grass was so cheap.
"How much do you want? If you want more, it can be cheaper." The middle-aged man said with a smile.
Xu Changshou shook his head: "No need, I'm just asking casually."
After saying this, Xu Changshou left.
The middle-aged man was a little anxious: "Don't go, the price is negotiable, there is no price cheaper than mine."
Xu Changshou ignored him and continued walking inside.
When I arrived at the middle of the market, I met a man selling Qingming grass. When I asked the price, I found out that it was also a medium-grade spirit stone worth 120 kilograms.
Xu Changshou continued walking in, and when he was almost at the end of the market, he saw another shop selling Qingming grass.
However, the Qingming grass from this company is obviously of much better quality than the previous two. It is dark green in color and grows vigorously.
The owner of this stall was actually a young man of eighteen or nineteen years old, and his cultivation was only at the early stage of Nascent Soul.
This is quite strange. Generally, those who set up stalls are at least cultivators in the late Nascent Soul stage, and there are very few cultivators in the early Nascent Soul stage.
Xu Changshou walked over with a smile. Before he could say anything, the young man spoke first: "My fellow Daoist, would you like some Qingming grass? High-quality Qingming grass."
Xu Changshou smiled and asked casually, "How much is it?"
The young man smiled and said, "One spirit stone weighs one hundred kilograms."
Xu Changshou frowned when he heard this: "It's too expensive. Others can buy 120 kilograms with one spirit stone."
The young man said angrily, "My friend, have you seen the quality? Their Qingming grass is no match for ours. You get what you pay for, and ten times the price is a good deal. I'm not exaggerating, but in all of Qilin Town, if our Qingming grass is second to none, no one dares to claim it's the best."
"what?"
Xu Changshou carefully examined the herbs and agreed, "Yes, your Qingming grass is obviously different from those two. The quality seems to be better than theirs."
After hearing what Xu Changshou said, the young man grinned and said proudly, "Of course, the Qingming grass from their two families can't compare to ours. Our Qingming grass is carefully cultivated by my grandfather, using an exclusive secret recipe."
"Oh?"
Xu Changshou became interested: "Fellow Daoist, how did you cultivate the Qingming grass in your home?"
The young man glared: "Can I tell you this? This is a trade secret."
Xu Changshou was speechless and asked again, "Are there many foreign merchants coming to you to buy herbs?"
The young man raised his nose and said, "Of course there are more. I'm not exaggerating. Nine out of ten customers from other places buy their goods from me."
Xu Changshou bowed and said, "Excuse me, what's your name, fellow Daoist?"
The young man was unhappy: "Hey, you, why are you asking so many questions? Are you going to buy it or not?"
"Forehead……"
Xu Changshou was even more speechless after hearing this. He casually threw out a spirit stone and said, "Give me a hundred pounds."
"okay!"
The young man immediately became enthusiastic. After receiving the spirit stones, he politely prepared a hundred kilograms of Qingming grass for Xu Changshou.
Xu Changshou casually put the Qingming grass into his storage bag, then asked, "Fellow Daoist, can you tell me your name now?"
"My last name is Hu, Hu Baxian."
"It turns out to be Fellow Daoist Hu, disrespectful and disrespectful."
"It's easy to talk about."
Xu Changshou laughed and said, "Friend Hu, why are you setting up a stall at such a young age? Aren't you afraid that someone will bully you?"
Hu Baxian smiled and said, "I know this street well. It's all my acquaintances. No one bullies me. This is not my stall. It belongs to my grandfather. I am watching over the stall for him."
Xu Changshou asked again: "Where is your grandfather?"
Hu Baxian said, "Grandpa is old and doesn't like to be busy, so he asked me to help look after the stall. He also said that when I reach the late Nascent Soul stage, he will let me inherit his stall."
Xu Changshou gave a thumbs up: "Young and promising, amazing."
Hu Baxian was complacent: "That's right, Grandpa said, no matter how small the stall is, you are still a businessman, better than those coolies."
"Is this stall being looked after by your grandfather or you yourself?" asked Xu Changshou.
Hu Baxian smiled and said, "In recent years, Grandpa has been cultivating Qingming grass and comes over occasionally. Most of the time, I am the one who watches over him."
"Ok!"
Xu Changshou nodded slightly.
Hu Baxian is young and has low cultivation, so he is not qualified to set up a stall, but this stall belongs to his grandfather. With his grandfather's protection, there is no problem and no one will bully him.
When he reaches a certain level of cultivation, he will naturally be able to inherit this stall.
"You said that many merchants from other places buy Qingming grass from you?"
"Yes!"
"Are there any special guests who come here frequently?" Xu Changshou thought for a moment and asked.
Hu Baxian shook his head: "There are many foreign merchants who come here frequently, but they are nothing special."
"That's it."
Xu Changshou frowned, feeling that his question was too general.
To put it another way.
"Friend Hu, is there such a thing..."
Xu Changshou asked halfway and didn't know what to say. He knew the Blood Butcher's true appearance, but the Blood Butcher could change his appearance, and Xu Changshou didn't know what he looked like in disguise, so it was difficult to describe.
"What on earth are you going to say?"
"nothing!"
"I won't talk to you anymore. I have to go deliver the herbs to Mr. Liu."
"Ok!"
Hu Baxian hurriedly packed up his stall and left the Dazhou market.
What to do next?
Xu Changshou fell into deep thought...