Lin Luoran threw dirty laundry on the garbage truck and then jumped onto the bus to head to her destination.
Compared to the bustling streets, the air on the crowded bus was naturally more polluted. Lin Luoran held onto her treasure and boarded the bus with determination. She didnt feel the air was particularly polluted, but the atmosphere felt a bit strange - why were there so many gleaming eyes surrounding her?
She had her mind set on getting rich, and had completely forgotten that she looked vastly different. Although her clothes were still cheap and unremarkable, they couldnt compare to the delicate face that seemed to glow with dew and the bright, shining eyes.
Shes so beautiful yet so cold, if she were someone else, especially in a place like the bus, there would be countless perverts whod want to take advantage of her. But with her precious pearl on her body and having been cleansed by the Washing Marrow Scripture, shes no longer an ordinary worldly beauty. Her expression is gentle, but her demeanor is dignified and noble, making people dare not gaze at her directly with lustful eyes, which is why there are so many furtive glances.
R City is the provincial capital of S Province, a famous leisure city and also a megacity. The streets are wide but still cant accommodate the large number of people and cars. The bus swayed back and forth for half an hour, navigating through the crowded streets, Lin Luo Ran transferred buses twice before finally arriving at her destination.
A green storefront, a small two-room shop, is the direct sales point of a larger seed company in R City. Lin Luorui had helped her family and villagers bring back rice seeds and vegetable seeds before, and the prices here were fair, the quality was also good, so she came specifically to buy seeds.
Seeds are not daily necessities for people, so business is especially good during the season, and usually there are few customers.
Just like now, two shops have no customers at all, only a slightly fat woman wearing a company uniform, secretly sending text messages under the counter.
Lin Luo Ran stood one meter in front of the stage and coughed twice to remind the sales staff.
The salesperson dropped his phone and put on a professional smile for the customer, but when he looked up, he was startled by Lin Luo Rans appearance.
This girl is really beautiful, with good skin and temperament. Ah, what a figure she has! The salesgirl sighed in her heart, but didnt realize that she was only amazed, without the jealousy she usually felt when seeing other beautiful women. This was naturally due to Lin Luorans temperament.
"Are you buying seeds? Do I need to introduce you?"
The female salesperson called her "beauty", which wasnt flattery, its just the way people are in R city, generally those who work in the service industry have sweet mouths, all female customers are called beauties and all male customers are called handsome guys.
Lin Luoran had a draft in mind before he came. Upon hearing this, he smiled and replied, "Do you sell seeds for small tomatoes here?"
"Is it a pomegranate?" The salesgirl asked again in confirmation.
"Ah, yes!" Bao Jia had corrected countless times, thats called "Santalum", Lin Luo Ran still opened his mouth to say "small tomato" and closed his mouth to say "small tomato"...
The salesperson understood what Lin Luoran wanted, rummaged through the cabinet for a while, and found a small package of sacred fruit seeds. These days, business is not easy to do, and seed companies used to look down on this small business, but now they also understand that they should sell various seeds in small packages.
"How many places is this packet of seeds for?" Lin Luo Rans hometown was in the countryside, and when she was a child, she often helped her family with chores. However, most of the time she spent studying, so helping out was fine, but planning and planting seeds from the start wasnt really her thing.
"This packet of seeds looks small, but its enough to plant half an acre of land." The salesgirl was quite patient in explaining things to the customer, which was also part of her job.
Half an acre... Lin Luorans forehead was crossed with a black line, and the small house in that space was pushed to just half an acre of land. If all were planted with cherry tomatoes, there would be no hope for anything else. However, these were all her excuses. Lin Luoran bought some white vegetables, lettuce, spinach and other vegetable seeds, totaling over ten varieties.
After calculating the cost, its just over a hundred yuan, of course, this has something to do with her buying in small quantities.
The female salesperson had packaged all the seeds and, seeing the beauty still lingering in front of the counter, couldnt help but ask: "Is there anything else you need? Were a big company, this storefront may be small, but our seeds are very comprehensive."
"Do you have wild ginseng seeds here?" Lin Luo Ran made an apologetic face, but he was actually very much looking forward to the salespersons answer.
No, Lin Luoran never intended to get rich by growing vegetables. She didnt think she had a protagonist halo, and the fact that she grew a large amount of vegetables would be a big problem in itself - where did they come from?
This young salesperson wasnt the first, but looking at Lin Luos beauty was pleasant, and her demeanor made people feel comfortable. The salesperson smiled and explained: "Customer, wild ginseng is expensive, but its seeds are worthless; except for researchers, who would collect them? Besides, even if you plant the seeds of wild ginseng, it wont be real wild ginseng. We have a Long Bo variety of ginseng seeds here, priced at 360 yuan per catty. If you plant them, theyll have the characteristics of wild mountain ginseng. Would you like to consider it?"
Lin Luoran made a joke and felt embarrassed even without others mentioning it. However, she knew that the price of artificial participation in wild ginseng was vastly different from the real thing; did she have to settle for second best?
"Can I take a look at the seeds first? Im also helping others buy, need to check the quality first." Lin Luo Ran decided to take a look at the seed quality and didnt say anything more.
The salesperson searched for a while before finally finding the ginseng seeds from the counter, this thing isnt something that someone buys every day, so its naturally placed in an out-of-the-way location.
Lin Luoran grasped some in her hand and gazed at them intently, somewhat disappointed.
These ginseng seeds all have a faint, weak green aura inside, but its extremely weak and can be easily overlooked. With such non-spiritual things, even if Lin Luo Ran had the space in his hands, he wouldnt dare guarantee that he could grow ginseng to sell as wild ginseng.
Her gaze shifted, but was caught by a small transparent packaging bag on the counter.
That was the kind of plastic bag that could be easily opened, with a few seeds scattered inside, emitting a thick green mist through the shell, and its appearance was almost identical to the ginseng seed in her hand... Lin Luorans heart skipped a beat, this was definitely good stuff!
"Are those also ginseng seeds?" Lin Luo Ran asked, pointing to the transparent bag on the counter, seemingly nonchalant. With Lin Luo Rans current eyesight, a quick glance was enough to count that there were only seven seeds inside.
The fat salesman turned his head and looked at him, not thinking much of it: "Thats also a long bud variety, I guess some customers wanted a small sample but didnt take it away. If you need it, just take that one back to show your friend."
The sales staff of the seed company deal with seeds every day and can basically identify what kind of plant the seeds that look similar to outsiders are. The salesperson can judge at a glance that it is also Astragalus membranaceus, and it is almost indistinguishable from "Changpu" seeds.
Lin Luorans small abacus was successful, suppressing her joy, she picked up the package of good vegetable seeds and the small bag containing ginseng seeds and left the counter.
When she went out, she brushed past a tall man. Lin Luo Ran didnt pay attention to it, but the tall man couldnt help but take two glances at her. He thought that R City was indeed full of beauties, and it seemed that being sent to this place wasnt so bad after all!
Lin Luoran bought the seeds and, instead of taking a crowded bus, hailed a taxi as soon as he left the door. In less than a minute, the tall man rushed out, but all he saw was a sea of cars, and Lin Luoran was nowhere to be seen.
"He ran so fast, Im dead!" The tall guy stomped his feet in front of the store door, his personality completely mismatched with his height, his face full of knots and gloom.
The slightly chubby female salesperson also chased out, her face full of anxiety, stuttering: "General Manager, I...I really didnt know that was a wild ginseng seed......I...I..." Her chubby face turned bright red. This new general manager that everyone hadnt figured out yet had already made such a big mistake, what to do now?
Tall guy almost vomited blood!
"What a wild ginseng seed, that is a seed of at least 500 years old wild mountain ginseng! Birds and beasts love to peck the fruit of ginseng, and wild ginseng seeds are rare to begin with, let alone 500-year-old ginseng seeds... Ah, whats the use of telling you all this, its already lost!"
The salesgirl, upon hearing this, didnt have the time to think about how wild ginseng seeds could be used to grow "wild ginseng" and instead felt even more ashamed, her face filled with regret, and was also afraid, almost to the point of tears.
"Never mind, it was my mistake first, scolding you was just a transfer of anger. Go back to work..." He waved his hand and sent the female sales clerk back into the store, his expression like constipation, ruining his otherwise handsome face.
"Shouldnt have gone asking that young woman for her phone number... Oh no, is the deadline for being laid off going to be extended again? Who took my pension?! Ahhh!"
The tall mans discontented wail startled a sparrow on the telephone pole, and passersby thought he had gone mad, hastily avoiding him. The tall mans face turned even uglier.
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At the same time, Lin Luoran sat in a taxi and suddenly sneezed without warning. Rural people are superstitious and say that sneezing for no reason means someone is talking about you behind your back. Lin Luoran thought about it but couldnt figure out who it could be. Could it be her parents from her hometown thinking of her?
Its still necessary to go back and take a look after a while, Lin Luoran thought, thinking of the seeds in his pocket, revealing a satisfied smile.