Siheyuan: I am a trader in both worlds!

Chapter 302 Beauty Trap

Xia Yiyi wasn't unfamiliar with good things.

On the contrary, due to family factors and the fact that she had received intensive training in this area before having substantive contact with Simon Lang, she had seen quite a few good things!
It was precisely because she had this vision and knowledge that she knew what these old ginseng roots in front of her were and how difficult it was to produce so many old ginseng roots at once that she was so surprised!

In particular, each of these old wild ginseng weighs far more than eight ounces, reaching the level of the saying that seven ounces is ginseng and eight ounces is treasure!

It's absolutely breathtaking!
Xia Yiyi, captivated by the ginseng, couldn't take her eyes off it and started arguing with Ximen Lang.

"Do you even know how precious these ginseng roots are? How dare you hit me with them and smash the box like this! What if you accidentally damaged the contents?!"

Her anxious and flustered state, so distressed that she was almost incoherent, left Ximen Lang speechless.

Looking down, he saw that it was "just" a few ginseng roots, and Ximen Lang didn't care at all.

"It's just a few ginseng roots, nothing special. Where is it from again? The production there is so high that they can be packed in sacks and weighed by the kilogram! If you like, I'll just buy a few sacks! Is it really necessary to go to such lengths?"

"Is it really necessary? Take the 'ma' off and say it again, then you'll know whether it's really necessary or not!"

Seeing that Ximen Lang really didn't understand anything, Xia Yiyi was speechless.

"You actually compared old wild ginseng with mass-produced garden ginseng. It seems I really need to give you a proper lesson in science."

As she spoke, Xia Yiyi briefly introduced the characteristics of the three types of ginseng to Ximen Lang.

Simply put, with the continuous advancement of technology, cultivated ginseng, which can be grown directly in the ground like crops and harvested in batches in just 4 to 6 years, is the cheapest and has the lowest medicinal value.

In contrast, ginseng grown in forests that are closer to the wild state and naturally produce ginseng, without much human intervention, and which takes at least 10 years to mature, commands a much higher price.

And this kind of completely wild old ginseng.
"Even under the most ideal circumstances, if it grows two grams a year, it would take at least several hundred years to grow this big and this heavy!"

"Only a few hundred years ago."

"It has almost stringent requirements for natural conditions, vegetation conditions, forest conditions, and even the air, soil, and temperature in which it grows! It must not only avoid natural disasters, but also human-caused disasters, and survive hundreds of years of being eaten by various wild animals!"

Ximen Lang's expression froze.

Xia Yiyi continued.

“A single ginseng root that is only 160 years old and weighs only 9 taels and 2 mace can be directly regarded as a national treasure and exhibited in the Great Hall of the People, with a price of several million or even tens of millions!”

“These wild ginseng roots are all bigger and older than that one! How much do you think it's worth? How rare must it be?!”

"So expensive? But I read online that this stuff isn't much different from garden ginseng, is it? Like cordyceps, its nutritional content isn't even as good as a big radish."

"Everyone says this is a tax on intelligence, inflated by those unscrupulous merchants. They even say it's just like antiques and calligraphy, used to launder money. How could it possibly be that valuable?"

As he spoke, Simon Lang took out his phone and started searching for those big news stories that were worth tens of millions of dollars.

Before the news even popped up, a hand covered the screen.

He carefully put the phone into Simon Lang's pocket.

After doing all this, Xia Yiyi explained.

“This might have been possible in the past, but now, with the use of ginseng becoming increasingly scarce, it is absolutely impossible for this situation to occur again.”

"Because it is irreplaceable, and even if you could replicate it, like a golden nanmu tree that you can buy a sapling for a few dollars, you wouldn't live to see it grow into a mature tree."

"In other words, this treasure is becoming increasingly rare; every ginseng used is one less available! Its quantity was already extremely limited, and now, even if some exist, they're likely hidden away as life-saving medicines or family heirlooms." "You practically can't see it easily, and in recent years, we haven't even heard of any old ginseng. Do you think it's rare or not?"

Xia Yiyi could even conclude now that they must have taken out all the best things from the national treasury to prepare this gift for her!
As is well known
When you give a gift, you must have something in mind!
They even bring out these most treasured items!

In this situation, Xia Yiyi simply couldn't believe that they didn't need anything from her.

As for what Ximen Lang said, it was simply to thank himself, for no other reason than...
Xia Yiyi didn't know what others would think.

Anyway, she felt she didn't have that much nerve!

so.
"Just tell me straight, what do you want from me that's making her go to such lengths!"

Upon hearing that these old ginseng roots were so precious and rare, and that they were something that could save lives, I was immediately struck by their significance.

His old habits returned; Ximen Lang, who always wanted to grab the good stuff for himself, reached out to take it back and stuff it into his own pocket.

But when I thought about all the things I'd be asked to do later...
Even those things involving strategic secrets.

In the end, Ximen Lang did not extend that helping hand.

They didn't just blurt out their demands.

Instead, he took a roundabout approach, first saying something like, "..."

"Look at what you're saying. Can't I bring you something to visit you for no reason? Can't Bai Ling bring you something to thank you?"

Then, he pulled Xia Yiyi to sit on the sofa together.

Using the pretext of selling his body to lower Xia Yiyi's guard, he took advantage of her with his dirty hands.

And then.
In no time, Xia Yiyi, still a virgin, was teased by Ximen Lang, a true "expert in the ways of the world," until her face was flushed and her eyes were glazed.

Seeing that the situation was about to get out of control, Ximen Lang became increasingly unscrupulous as their relationship grew closer.

It looked like it was about to go too far.

Snapped!
Unable to bear it any longer, Xia Yi slapped Ximen Lang's self-aware, lewd hand.

The blow made Ximen Lang cry out in pain and pull his hand back.

Patting my almost ripe cheeks brought me back to my senses.

Xia Yiyi declared beforehand that she would not give Ximen Lang any more chances to take advantage of her.

"Just tell me what you need! If I can do it, I will definitely do it for you; if I can't, I will never back down! Things should be done the way they are. Business is business, and personal feelings are personal feelings. The two should never be mixed up!"

Xia Yiyi has already said all this, so what else can Ximen Lang say?

Undeterred, she tested the waters again and realized that unless she used drastic measures, her charm wouldn't work in the short term.

Ximen Lang finally spoke.

"Look, I already told you I have no problem asking you, but you still insist on making me ask. Since you're so adamant, I'll just say a few things as a token gesture!"

(End of this chapter)