Ch 9: No Haggling

Nowadays, society is indeed filled with all sorts of chemical additives. Whether it’s vegetables or fruits, there are always some unscrupulous merchants who do underhanded things for profit.

Because of increased exposure, people are now wary when they hear the three words “chemical products.”

“Little brother, your flowers are indeed a bit too vibrant. I’ve seen so many rock jasmine, but your flowering rate is a bit exaggerated, isn’t it?”

“Yeah, not to mention these wild lilies, even the top-grade lilies cultivated in breeding bases probably wouldn’t smell this fragrant?”

For a time, those buying flowers began to discuss amongst themselves.

At this time, a man selling flowers nearby shouted loudly: “Pure mountain wild lilies, naturally blooming, absolutely no chemical additives.”

Those buying flowers now used their eyes to compare the flowers from these few vendors.

Indeed! The more they looked, the stranger it seemed; the more they smelled, the stranger it became.

Several people even felt a bit mesmerized by the fragrance!

“Why do I feel refreshed all over after smelling the fragrance? Could there really be chemical additives?”

Bai Yi was frustrated. I’m letting you absorb some spiritual energy for free, and you’re still not willing! What chemical additives?!

At this time, a middle-aged woman wearing glasses adjusted her frame and said in a haughty tone: “Your flowers look pretty good, but why do they smell like the melons over there? Did you spray chemical fragrance on them?”

“My goodness! That stuff is bad for your health. If you have children at home, you have to be careful, don’t let them get sick.”

“This young man looks good, why is he doing these underhanded things? For a little profit, he actually harms people.”

“We should call the police and have him arrested. At such a young age, he’s already doing these deceitful things. What will he be like in the future! Arrest him quickly.”

Seeing the questioning looks from everyone, Bai Yi didn’t know how to explain.

“Little brother, let me have a look at this flower.”

An elderly man of considerable age squatted down and pointed to a pot of wild lilies beside Bai Yi.

“Eh, Old Man Zhang, why are you here?” Someone recognized the old man and asked in surprise.

“Oh, nothing, I was just strolling around, and I happened to see these flowers looking quite nice, so I came to take a look.”

“Is that so? That’s great, Old Man Zhang. You’re a botanist sent from above. Please take a look and see what kind of medicine this unscrupulous merchant used to make these wildflowers so vibrant and their fragrance so unique?”

This Old Man Zhang, whose name was Zhang Futian, was a botanist sent by the city to Chenxiang Town to support local efforts. Today, he was strolling around with nothing to do when he happened to see the flowers Bai Yi was selling.

The elder adjusted his glasses, carefully examined the several pots of flowers in front of him, and then smelled them. After a moment, he shook his head.

“Look, the elder has also seen the problem. This kid really used chemicals, possibly a fragrance enhancer!”

Bai Yi was also stunned. Could this old man also be an ignoramus?

The elder shook his head and said: “Impossible! How could such high-quality wild lilies grow in this place?”

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“What! Elder, didn’t he use chemicals to accelerate the blooming of his flowers?”

Old Man Zhang came to his senses, smiled and replied: “Of course not, chemically-enhanced flowers can’t look this natural.”

“Then what about this fragrance? It’s so fragrant, could it be harmful to the human body?”

Haha

Old Man Zhang laughed twice and said: “Of course not, it’s not only harmless, but this fragrance should also have some therapeutic effects on some chronic diseases.”

This…

After hearing Old Man Zhang say this, the eyes of the people around them emitted a green glow, and the middle-aged man selling flowers next door looked as if he had swallowed a dead fly, his face extremely unsightly.

“Little brother, I’ll take these two pots. How much are they?” Old Man Zhang pointed to two pots of flowers.

“Elder, you’re joking. How can I take your money? I’ll consider these two pots a gift for you. Take them home and enjoy them.” Bai Yi said casually.

Old Man Zhang, however, left a hundred yuan and left with the two pots of flowers.

Everyone stared blankly at Old Man Zhang’s departing back for a few seconds.

“Little brother, I’ll take this one.”

“I’ve had my eye on the two pots of lilies behind you.”

“I just like this rock jasmine, I’ll take this one.”

Now these people were grabbing for them like crazy.

Seeing this, Bai Yi directly raised his arms to stop these people and said: “Two hundred yuan per pot, no bargaining!”

Hiss…

Everyone around was stunned! They all stared at Bai Yi.

“What did you just say? Two hundred yuan a pot?”

Faced with the questioning, Bai Yi nodded without hesitation.

“That’s right, two hundred yuan a pot, no bargaining.”

Is this young man crazy! Normally, a pot would only cost fifty or sixty, never this price!

That’s right, normally they’re around fifty, better ones can sell for seventy, absolutely never over a hundred.

But Bai Yi knew that these flowers of his had absorbed spiritual energy. Regardless of their appearance, the spiritual energy emanating from these flowers would be beneficial to the body, harmless.

Just for that, two hundred yuan a pot is not expensive at all.

Think about the bouquets that young couples give each other, costing several hundred or even thousands, then my price is quite conscientious.

Of course, if the supply is insufficient to meet demand, a price increase is possible.

But that’s just Bai Yi’s own thought, as for these people…

“Young man, you’re too expensive, even if your flowers are good, they’re not worth that much. I think eighty-one yuan per pot is already a high price.”

“That’s right, you’re treating your flowers like gold! Young man, don’t think that we are easy to deceive just because we are old.”

After hearing this price, the people who were just scrambling to buy them began to complain, pointing at Bai Yi one by one.

But even so, Bai Yi had no intention of lowering the price.

“Two hundred yuan a pot, no bargaining.”

Bai Yi shouted again.

“Passing by, don’t miss out! Local wildflowers, thirty-one yuan a pot, thirty-one yuan a pot!”

“Thirty, thirty-one yuan a pot.”

Several men from nearby stalls began to shout at the opportunity.

This indeed worked, and some people who didn’t have high requirements for flower quality left one after another.

Bai Yi wasn’t worried about these people leaving at all; after all, he only had about twenty pots of flowers in total.

The remaining people were mostly elderly men and women who wanted to buy but felt the price was a bit high.

“Little brother, make it cheaper, two hundred is indeed a bit expensive.”

“That’s right, how do you do business? How about this, one hundred yuan a pot, we’ll take it.”

But Bai Yi still shook his head.

You…

These flower lovers were so angry their teeth itched.

At this moment, Old Man Zhang hurried back, panting and saying…

“Your, your, your flowers, your flowers…”

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