Chapter 2172: Chapter 2025: Prodigal Son_4
"Hmph, itâs really shameless, your master didnât hire you to rave about how good the stuff is but to help identify and haggle over the goods." Song Xiaodong couldnât help but mock after hearing Mr Fangâs words.
"What did you say?" Mr Fang also wanted to step forward, and Dragon Three swiftly extended his arm, his sleeve almost brushing Mr Fangâs face, the wind from which stung Mr Fangâs face.
"Golden Thread Knot? This piece is clearly a Sugar Knot. Golden Thread Knot, also known as Yellow Kermes, has yellow and green mixed oil content. Look at this piece; although the surface is a mix of yellow and green, the cross-section of the oil is clearly yellow-brown. Where is the slightest hint of green? So this must be Sugar Knot, specifically Fushen Red Soil Agarwood, soft and cool, yellow-brown to red-brown, sweet and fragrant, like the fruity perfumes that young girls love. Itâs fresh, but in excess, it becomes cloying." Song Xiaodong explained meticulously.
Mr Fang listened, his face turning red and then white.
"Miss Zhang, it seems like youâre not good at employing people. Two bodyguards are so useless, and you hired an appraising master, who at first glance makes this piece of Agarwood a grade higher than it is." Song Xiaodong sarcastically said to Miss Zhang.
Miss Zhang felt her face turn red after hearing this.
The unassuming man in front of her actually had such a good eye.
After all, a piece of Qi Nan Agarwood might sell for tens of thousands, but with Mr Fangâs appraisal, she could be overpaying by thousands.
Even if you have money, you canât spend it like this.
"Hmph, I have presbyopia, misjudged it, what are you so arrogant about?" Mr Fang retorted, unconvinced, to Song Xiaodong.
"Not convinced? If not, letâs compare again!" Song Xiaodong taunted Mr Fang.
Just then, the auction organizer hurried over, seeing the embarrassed two brawny bodyguards trailing behind Miss Zhang.
"Iâm sorry, Miss Zhang, Iâll have these two gentlemen leave at once." The organizerâs manager approached Miss Zhang and politely spoke to her on behalf of the organizer.
"Are these two causing trouble for Miss Zhang?" The manager pointed at Song Xiaodong and Dragon Three.
"Kick them out." Miss Zhang pointed at her two bodyguards.
"Miss?" Both bodyguards were dumbfounded.
The organizerâs manager looked at Miss Zhang awkwardly.
Miss Zhang impatiently waved her hand.
"Gentlemen, please follow me." The organizerâs manager politely ushered the two beaten bodyguards out.
"Sir, this is Mr Fang Zhengliang, a well-known medicine merchant from Beijing, who has been in the herbal business all his life; he rarely mistakes. Yet today, he unexpectedly met someone with even sharper eyes. May I know your name?" Miss Zhang reached out her hand to shake with Song Xiaodong.
Song Xiaodong did not move, allowing Miss Zhangâs fair hand to awkwardly hang in the air.
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Seeing Song Xiaodongâs attitude, Miss Zhang felt a little angry but suppressed it, furrowed her brow, smiled slightly, withdrew her hand, and politely said: "My surname is Zhang, Zhang Yanran."
"What the hell? Am I seeing this right? Miss Zhang actually didnât kick those two kids out?"
"Instead, she kicked out her own two bodyguards?"
"They even fought, and Miss Zhang still wants to shake hands with this kid?"
"How is this kid so arrogant? Miss Zhang even gave him face, yet he didnât even shake hands with her?"
"Who is this person?"
"What are they talking about over there?"
"This kid is too arrogant! Why doesnât Zhang Yanran teach him a lesson?"
A bunch of people saw the interaction between Miss Zhang and Song Xiaodong, their jaws dropping in surprise.
"Kid, letâs take a look at this Lingzhi!" Mr Fangâs eyes lit up as he saw the Lingzhi in the glass cabinet not far away, and he spoke to Song Xiaodong.
Song Xiaodong said nothing, leaving Zhang Yanran aside and followed Mr Fang to the glass cabinet holding the Lingzhi.
"Alright, Mr Fang, please." Song Xiaodong gestured politely.
Chapter 2028: Young Man, What Do You Think?
Lingzhi, also known as Forest Spirit and Exquisite Treasure, ginseng is called the king of herbs, while Lingzhi is known as the queen of herbs. Traditional Chinese Medicine believes Lingzhi has the effects of boosting energy, calming the mind, and prolonging life. It is widely used to treat dizziness, insomnia, palpitation, shortness of breath, and neurasthenia, and it grows in multiple regions throughout China.
The shape of Lingzhi varies greatly, with larger specimens growing up to 20 centimeters, with a reddish-brown color and a lacquer-like sheen, generally growing in shaded forest areas. Wild Lingzhi is extremely rare and thus very expensive. Nowadays, Lingzhi can be cultivated in greenhouses, but its medicinal effects differ greatly from wild and many-year-old Lingzhi.
The Lingzhi in front of Song Xiaodong and Mr Fang was shaped like a fava bean, with yellow-brown wood grain, around twenty centimeters, which is relatively large among Lingzhi species. If it were wild Lingzhi, its price would be incredibly high.
Yet if it were cultivated, it wouldnât be worth much, just an ordinary herb.
Wild ones have extra value due to beliefs.
Mr Fang put on his reading glasses for closer inspection, nodding as he looked, then raising his head to tell Song Xiaodong: "This is an excellent wild multi-year Lingzhi, judging by the number of striations, itâs at least several decades old."
Several decades might sound ordinary, but, compared to one-year-old cultivated Lingzhi, itâs quite impressive.
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Lingzhi is actually a type of mushroom, a one-year-old. Thus, thereâs no such thing as a Thousand-Year Lingzhi, but a one-year-old Lingzhi will perish if not harvested, and in the following year, a new layer will grow on the previous yearâs dead fruiting body. The longer the time, the bigger it grows.