Chapter 83 - 82: Collecting Mountain Goods
Huang Dashan glanced at the young Lin Wan, clearly an outsider, and frowned slightly, "Young lady, what price are you offering?"
"Seven cents for mushrooms, nine cents for black fungus," Lin Wan had already inquired about the prices in the market.
Usually, she bought mushrooms for a dollar and black fungus for a dollar thirty at the market. Offering this price was already high, Lin Wan knew that the collectors were paying much less than the price she quoted.
The joy in the couple’s eyes was evident, "Young lady, do you pay in cash?"
Lin Wan nodded and smiled, "Of course, I pay in cash. How much do you have at home?"
Dashan’s wife said, "We have a small half-bag of mushrooms, some black fungus, but not much. We wanted to keep some for ourselves."
"Oh, it’s okay, whatever amount you have is fine. I’ll go and ask other households later."
"Sure," Dashan’s wife said, and hurriedly brought out their stock for Lin Wan to see. Lin Wan checked it over and was satisfied, then asked Huang Dashan to weigh it. In total, it weighed thirteen and a half jin. Lin Wan paid Huang Dashan nine dollars and fifty cents on the spot.
"Young lady, my brothers at home also have some. How many do you need? I’ll go and add it up for you," Huang Dashan, seeing real cash and a high price, realized she was no swindler, and his attitude became much more straightforward.
Lin Wan was considering this; asking from one household to another was quite troublesome. Since Huang Dashan offered, Lin Wan was, of course, happy to oblige, "Two to three bags of mushrooms and two bags of black fungus will do. I don’t need much, can’t store more in the shop. But I need them long term, so after I use them up, as long as you have some, I’ll come back. If Brother Huang’s relatives have some, bring them here, I’ll wait at your place."