Sun and Tie, the two of them, gazes blank, seemingly wanting to say, are you doing business here?
Sun Ping swallowed her saliva, and said, “Boss, the immortal peaches cannot be eaten.”
She was reminding him, your things have been contaminated by evil qi, they can be seen but not used, the selling point is insufficient, are you really sure you want to set such a high price?
Actually she also felt they should set a high price to sell, after all it was something with limited resources, certain thoughts were actually similar to Yu Qing’s. But it cannot be too unreasonable, you have such a large quantity of immortal peaches in hand, and still selling them so expensively, truly a bit too ambitious. She had weighed an appropriate price according to the market and the stock on hand, estimating around one hundred thousand taels per piece would be about right.
Yu Qing, “I know, just set it like this.”
Sun Ping still wanted to say something, Tie Miaoqing pulled her sleeve, shaking her head to indicate.
The chatterbox Nan Zhu wanted to speak but stopped, yet in the end said nothing.
He knew, it was not at all what the two women thought, this old fifteen fellow had never thought about selling all the things.
Although he liked chatting with those two women, he also knew some things could not be said.
The next day, the shop opened, quietly opened, Sun Ping with a face full of smiles went out alone to pull down the red silk on the signboard, the signboard was still the three characters “Miaoqing Hall”.
“Eh, Miaoqing Hall? Is that the Miaoqing Hall of the former Iron Beauty?”
“Of course it is, did you not see standing at the shop door is the former Miaoqing Hall’s Manager Sun?”
“Was it not said that the one selling immortal peaches is that Tanhua Scholar?”
“Hehe, Tanhua Scholar, naturally he wants to explore flowers, the number one flower of Youjiao Port, the world’s number one talented scholar wants to pluck it, nothing improper about it, talented scholars are romantic.”
“Oh, understood, haha.”
“Was this flower Iron Beauty not eyed by the former Jianyuan Zhai’s Manager Qin? Behind Manager Qin is the Chilan Pavilion, does the Tanhua Scholar dare touch this bad luck?”
“Have you not heard? This Tanhua Scholar is also someone with family background, he may not be afraid.”
“Tsk tsk, worthy of being the Tanhua Scholar, as soon as he arrived he plucked the number one flower of Youjiao Port.”
Amidst the muttering discussions, suddenly a wave of snickering rang out.
Only two door panels were opened at the shop entrance, just enough to allow one person to pass through.
Sun Ping guarding the gap before the door swept her gaze over there, able to guess what those men were saying, some things cannot be helped, no one can block behind-the-back discussions, as long as they are not said for you to hear, one can only play deaf and dumb, too much to fuss over.
She turned around and went back inside, took a notice board and hung it on the outside door panel, then guarded the gap waiting.
The crowd immediately surrounded to look at the notice, discovering it was just a trading rules notice, the kind Yu Qing mentioned, only more detailed than what Yu Qing said.
“Immortal peaches five hundred thousand taels per piece?”
“Immortal peach trees fifty million taels per plant!”
“Look, it matches the legend, truly contaminated by evil qi, immortal peaches cannot be eaten, even if the immortal peach tree grows immortal peaches they may not be edible.”
“Gone mad for money, things that cannot be eaten nor used, and they still dare sell so expensively.”
“And you have to pay five hundred thousand first before entering to look, no refund if you do not want to buy, is this not forced buying and selling?”
Sun Ping, who had been silent all along, immediately raised her eyebrows horizontally, that shrewish spirit rising again, finally opened her mouth to speak, pointing her hand, “You there, open your eyes wide when you speak, both sides willing, if willing to buy then enter, if not willing to buy please go to another shop, written clearly in black on red paper, how did this become forced buying and selling?
Let me speak plainly, the boss said, these are things from an immortal’s cave dwelling, selling in peace, not hoping that any random person can fly spittle everywhere, not hoping for chaos, wanting to sell in peace. Those who cannot afford it, let us all live in peace, no one has grudges against anyone, those willing to spend money please enter. Our humble shop has shallow eyelids, collect money first then inspect goods!”
“Hey, without money even the qualification to look is gone.”
“Damn, this business is done tough enough.”
“They are the sole business, the only one in the entire Youjiao Port, just this distinctive, what can you do?”
Dissatisfied discussions arose, so many people gathered outside coming and going, actually they just wanted to enter to see what immortal peaches and immortal peach trees looked like, especially the immortal peaches.
The immortal peach trees could not be concealed during transport before, many people had seen them, but the immortal peaches were packed in crates, no one had seen their true appearance, making countless people itch with curiosity. As a result Miaoqing Hall now pulled this move, without five hundred thousand taels not even looking is allowed, instantly giving the scene a feeling of inciting public anger.
The scene was filled with chirping sounds, but very soon someone parted the crowd and walked out.
Five people cloaked in black cloaks walked to the door, the leader asked, “Five hundred thousand taels can only bring one person inside, no negotiation?”
Sun Ping, who was secretly worrying while guarding the door, her spirits lifted. She was not doing business for the first day, one look and she knew these few had purchasing intent, immediately pointing at the notice, “The rules are set by the boss, cannot be changed, five hundred thousand taels can only bring one person inside.”
The leader tilted his head to indicate Sun Ping should step aside.
Sun Ping immediately retreated inside, extending her hand to invite them in.
The five entered together, and Sun Ping guarded the door again.
Behind the counter in the shop, Tie Miaoqing was in charge of collecting payments, her beauty clearly surprised the five who entered.
Yu Qing temporarily truly had no one else to use, if hiring outsiders, he feared some secrets would be hard to keep, so he could only let Tie Miaoqing also come out to work.
One person took out one million five hundred thousand taels of banknotes at the counter, Tie Miaoqing quickly wrote a receipt for the other party, then led them to the courtyard behind.
Nan Zhu, sitting in the pavilion inside drinking tea waiting for guests, immediately stood up, smiling as he welcomed the guests.
Tie Miaoqing, having done the handover, quickly went back.
The five guests half-covered their faces, Nan Zhu could not see their complete features, but still happily led the guests to see the goods.
In the pavilion there were immortal peaches specially packed in brocade boxes, also a batch specially ordered before opening, after all selling such expensive things packed in broken wooden crates would not look good.
After the five sat down, Nan Zhu brought out five boxes for the five to see.
The five opened them and discovered that such large boxes could actually only hold one peach.
The leader, an old man with an aged voice, hmmmed, “This immortal peach’s size is indeed extraordinary, it does look large, just do not know what else is special besides being large.”
“Of course there is something special, very special indeed.”
Nan Zhu smiled and asked him to be patient, then turned around and opened a brocade box himself, taking out an immortal peach, actually breaking it open before their faces, revealing the flesh inside. “I can say a thousand or ten thousand words and it would be useless, facts speak louder than eloquence, you might as well look carefully, best to apply ‘Blue Enchantress’ to look.”
The five immediately did as told, instantly seeing the dense spiritual energy in the peach flesh that was nearly substantified and flowing, making the five on the spot reveal amazed expressions in their eyes, the only pity being that inside there was also clearly dense evil qi mixed in.
“Worthy of being an immortal peach, a pity to let the evil qi inside ruin it.” The old man shook his head and sighed.
Nan Zhu laughed, “Senior, if there were no evil qi, do you think this thing could still flow out to be sold? I am afraid it would be controlled in the hands of some other people.” He pointed his finger upwards.
The few understood, a tacit understanding.
Nan Zhu then put the broken peach back together and stored it away, “This is only for you, you are the first batch of guests since opening, that is why we broke open an immortal peach for you to see, unlikely to do so later, if everyone did this we could not afford the loss, we spent heaven-high costs to get these things out from the Little Cloud Realm. The boss said, the first customer gets one immortal peach free, will be attached for you later.”
The five looked at each other, not expecting to pick up a bargain, considered an unexpected delight.
Someone among them again asked, “These immortal peaches, you transported them from the Little Cloud Realm, must have taken quite some time, do not know how long these immortal peaches can be preserved?”
Nan Zhu, “Even if you did not ask, I would tell you, because we only stayed in the Little Cloud Realm for one year, so we only did one year’s testing, under the condition that the peach skin is undamaged, these immortal peaches can be displayed for at least one year, more than that I cannot speak carelessly. Once the peach skin is damaged, within a few days it will spoil, the spiritual energy inside will also dissipate.”
“Can actually be stored for so long?” Someone muttered, not knowing what he was pondering.
The leading old man again pointed at that newly planted peach tree in the courtyard, “Is that the immortal peach tree?”
Nan Zhu immediately stood up, extending his hand, “We are honest people doing business, also people who cannot do business, this is my first time doing this, cannot speak falsely, better to look up close than from afar, please!”
The five immediately followed him to the peach tree side, surrounding the peach tree to observe, Nan Zhu even plucked branches and leaves for them to examine, introducing in detail the known circumstances.
Actually they did not know much, guests wanted to know things like how long before the peach tree flowers and bears fruit, this side honestly admitted they did not know.
Nan Zhu clearly felt from the questions that these people were actually more interested in the immortal peach trees.
Finally as expected, the immortal peach trees worth fifty million taels each, these people actually wanted three in one breath, and only wanted ten immortal peaches.
A good start, Yu Qing upon hearing the news had Nan Zhu give them two more immortal peaches for free.
After the buyer sent people to the bank to fetch money, on the spot settled one hundred fifty-five million taels in cash.
Then Mu Aotie took charge, he led the guests straight to the Youjiao Port skylight storage point for incoming and outgoing goods, letting them pick three trees themselves.
The buyer clearly had strength, very quickly organised manpower to lift the three immortal peach trees directly out through the skylight.
Inside Miaoqing Hall, business was better than Sun Ping imagined, rich people who could take out five hundred thousand taels seemed more numerous than she imagined.
From time to time there were unremarkable-looking men bringing gaudily dressed women to visit and spend money like dirt, after coming out, women holding a brocade box containing an immortal peach, seeing the numerous onlookers, were simply radiant with pride.
Nan Zhu in the courtyard accompanying guests nearly talked his mouth dry.
When darkness fell, seeing there was no daylight shining on the peach trees, Yu Qing directly had the shop closed.
When guests knocked, Sun Ping also told the guests they were not selling today, just this particular.
Yu Qing then calculated accounts with a few people there.
Only those three peach trees were sold, the immortal peaches scattered actually sold one hundred and six pieces, the day’s total actually reached two hundred three million.
That is to say, relying solely on the first day, the two hundred million debt of the Blue Sea Shipping Line was settled.
Nan Zhu was so excited he rubbed his hands, “A good start, a pity those buying peach trees were a bit few.”
Yu Qing frowned and said, “Today those five who bought peach trees should be from some spirit plant sect, this is only the first day just started, there should be more later.”
As for his own thinking, he would rather sell more immortal peaches, because he could not figure out how long the immortal peaches could actually be preserved. They could not finish eating so many immortal peaches within a year, and he truly wanted to plant the peach trees himself. He felt he might have set the peach tree prices too cheaply.
Tie Miaoqing also had eyes full of light, very excited, also the first time doing business with such large income, even more she saw hope in life, this large courtyard with beautiful surroundings she truly liked very much.