Everything I bought on online shopping platforms was genuine.

Chapter 532 The left hand turns to the right hand

Professor Li, as a veteran and highly skilled traditional Chinese medicine practitioner, is naturally quite sensitive to the smell of Chinese herbs.

Even through the brocade box, he could still smell the scent.

"Is this... ginseng?" Miss Yuan curiously leaned over for a look and then asked.

When the box was opened, there was no golden light or special effects; it was even a bit ordinary. The ginseng wasn't as big as I had imagined. Excluding the rootlets, it wasn't even as long as Miss Yuan's stroke. However, the rootlets were quite long, and it looked to be of excellent quality.

But compared to the ginseng in TV dramas that is as thick as a baby's arm, his is hardly presentable and not worthy of being presented in public.

So when the brocade box was opened, apart from Miss Yuan asking a question out of curiosity, the others were not very surprised.

Unlike before, when ginseng was considered a precious commodity, nowadays ordinary people can use ginseng to make medicinal wine, and some ginseng roots are only a few yuan per root at wholesale prices.

The market is flooded with genuine and fake ginseng, with countless varieties from various regions. Most of these are artificially cultivated ginseng, which are plentiful but have poor efficacy, hence their low price.

Moreover, in this industry, if you're not an expert, it's incredibly difficult to buy good ginseng, because there are so many tricks involved, even more so than buying a car with zero down payment.

Therefore, people nowadays have long been desensitized to ginseng.

But there happens to be someone here who knows the stuff, Professor Li!

He's not an expert on ginseng, but he's quite knowledgeable about traditional Chinese medicine, including ginseng.

Of course, if Lin Mo's senior sister Shen Qingnan were here, she would understand. Firstly, she is also a skilled traditional Chinese medicine practitioner, and secondly, her family is in the medicinal herb business, which naturally includes ginseng.

Professor Li touched it again and again, looked at it again and again, and finally smelled it. After a long while, he slowly raised his head and asked, "Wild ginseng from Changbai Mountain?"

"Teacher has a good eye, amazing!" Lin Mo gave his teacher a thumbs up and flattered him with a smile.

Professor Li nodded upon hearing this: "This ginseng looks to be over 20 years old, right?"

"Yes, it's a 20-year-old wild ginseng. I saw an old man selling it in the area, and it looked pretty good. Although I wasn't sure if it was real, I bought it anyway. Later, I had some locals check it myself, and they said it was real. Of course, it's possible that they're wrong, but seeing your reaction, Teacher, I'm finally relieved," Lin Mo said with a smile.

The reason is so easy to make up, since no one will bother to verify it. Besides, the process isn't important; what matters is that the product is real.

If he were to bring out something else, people might not know if it was real or fake and would need to find someone to verify it. But with his teacher, an old Chinese medicine doctor, there, he could tell in no time whether the ginseng was real or fake, and could even tell roughly what kind of ginseng it was and how old it was.

“This is indeed a good item. You’ve really struck gold. How much did you pay for it?” Professor Li asked.

Upon hearing this, Lin Mo immediately blurted out, "Thirty-four thousand!"

Luckily I didn't reveal the real price, after all, he only spent three yuan and forty cents on this thing, and no one would believe me if I told them!

At this price, even scammers wouldn't bother to cheat. Who would sell a ginseng root for 3.4 yuan just to scam someone?

Sure enough, upon hearing the price, Professor Li nodded: "You know what, you've got some luck on you, managing to run into this."

Your ginseng is of excellent quality. Even if it doesn't reach the top grade, it's close to first grade. If it's the former, one gram might be enough for you to break even!
Especially since this is wild ginseng from Changbai Mountain, the price is relatively reasonable; it's just that this kind of ginseng is becoming increasingly difficult to obtain.

The price of ginseng on the market varies, but there is a general standard, especially for pure wild ginseng.

Even so, the price is affected by a variety of factors, mainly the age, weight, origin, and variety!
The longer the ginseng is aged and the heavier it is, the higher its price will naturally be. As for its origin, ginseng from Changbai Mountain is famous throughout the country, so there's no doubt about its authenticity. Therefore, after confirming that the ginseng was genuine, Professor Li was somewhat amazed by his student's good fortune. Although he also liked the ginseng very much, he knew that it was a gift from Lin Mo to his former leader, and naturally, it was not meant for him.

There's no way around it; skilled traditional Chinese medicine practitioners all have the habit of collecting precious medicinal herbs, and Professor Li is no exception.

Upon hearing this, the people in the room could no longer remain calm.

"This thing is actually worth so much? That means it could be worth tens or even hundreds of thousands of dollars?" Miss Yuan exclaimed in surprise, looking at the ginseng in the box.

Upon hearing this, Professor Li couldn't help but laugh and said, "Not only that, this thing is similar to Angong Niuhuang Wan before 93. Its value may not be that high, but unfortunately there are too many fakes. Pure wild ginseng has become increasingly rare over the years, so the price is somewhat inflated."

However, its medicinal effects are quite remarkable. When combined with certain prescriptions, the results are surprisingly good; it's not just a matter of ginseng soup sustaining life.

Simply put, this stuff is a typical rich man's medicine. While its effects aren't as miraculous as one might imagine, pure, aged wild ginseng is indeed very potent, but it's hard to come by.

Therefore, whenever such ginseng is encountered, it is bought by wealthy people. Even if they don't need it, they keep it just in case.

Upon hearing this, Old Master Jiang couldn't help but say, "That won't do, Xiao Lin, you have to take this back to me!"

"Grandpa, this is just a token of my appreciation," Lin Mo tried to explain.

But before he could finish speaking, Jiang Jianguo interrupted him, saying, "We really can't accept this. We're all part of the system. Even though my dad is retired, he can't accept such an expensive gift."

"If it were ginseng that costs tens or hundreds of yuan, we'd accept it, but not this. Accepting this would be no different from accepting a bribe."

“That’s right. Ever since I joined the army, there have been clear regulations that we cannot take even a needle or thread from the people. Even though I’ve retired now, this still doesn’t apply!” Old Master Jiang said in a deep voice, his face filled with pride as he spoke.

"This"

Just as Lin Mo was at a loss, Old Yuan stepped in, smiling as he put the ginseng away: "What's the big deal, Lin? Uncle Yuan will take this ginseng. I'll send someone to transfer the money to you in a couple of days."

This is a good thing; now that we've seen it, there's no reason for us to let it go.

"Xiao Feng, please accept this. This is a gift from your son-in-law to my father-in-law. Dr. Li, could you please take a look at this ginseng? Should I give it to my father? And how should I use it?"

Everyone:.
Lin Mo: o(￣▽￣)d

The self-made millionaires are truly amazing; they're incredibly adept at transferring wealth from one hand to the other.

Even so, Grandpa Jiang didn't say anything more.

Lin Mo's gift might not be considered a bribe, but it's only natural for his son-in-law to show filial piety to him, his father. Refusing it would make him seem old-fashioned.

It's obvious that although Grandpa Jiang is old, he's not completely inflexible. Besides, they didn't take it for nothing; they paid for it.

Old Master Jiang could only shake his head helplessly at his son-in-law, who was so poor he only had money left.

That's why the two families can get along better and better after they get together. This is the simplest benefit of a family formed by the combination of official and business connections.

Even if they find out about this ginseng, who can say anything? With Comrade Yuan's wealth, isn't it normal for him to buy some precious medicinal herbs for his father-in-law?
(End of this chapter)