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When Tao'er heard the waiter's wild laughter, she was not angry at all. Instead, the corners of her mouth turned up slightly, revealing a calm smile.

"You're so confident?"

How about we make a bet?

Tao'er said slowly and deliberately.

The waiter stopped laughing and glanced at her sideways: "A bet?"

"You?"

"Yes, me."

Tao'er crossed her arms over her chest.

The waiter's disdainful gaze fell on Tao'er again, thinking to himself, "How dare this country girl make a bet with me?"

"If I have medicinal herbs that Jishetang is willing to buy, and the manager is willing to buy them, then you lose."

"If you lose, you have to bark like a dog three times in front of the pharmacy, and then apologize to me in front of everyone."

Tao'er said confidently.

Upon hearing this, the waiter's disdain deepened: "Hahaha, you?"

He was dressed in coarse linen clothes, and his hair was so plain it was worse than that of a beggar on the street. What good medicine could he possibly have?

Okay, I'll bet with you!

But if you lose, you'll have to bark like a dog and kneel down to kowtow to me three times!

The waiter said arrogantly.

Today he was just waiting for this reckless village girl to kowtow to him.

"It's settled then!"

Tao'er agreed without hesitation.

Just then, footsteps came from the back room of the pharmacy, and a well-dressed, kind-looking middle-aged man lifted the curtain and came out.

"Awang, what's going on?"

The noise is bothering customers who come to get their medicine.

Manager Zhou asked, frowning.

As soon as the shopkeeper came out, the arrogance on the waiter's face vanished instantly, replaced by a pitiful expression. He rushed forward to greet him, saying, "Shopkeeper, you've finally arrived!"

This girl is causing trouble at our pharmacy, refusing to leave, and insisting on selling us some worthless medicinal herbs.

I kindly advised her to look elsewhere, but she wouldn't listen and even started arguing with me.

Not only that, she also shamelessly made a bet with me, saying she would make you kick me out of Jishetang!

The waiter sighed deliberately as he spoke, "Manager, I've worked at Jishetang for ten years, diligently and conscientiously, never daring to slack off. Yet today I've been insulted like this by an outsider. You must stand up for me!"

Manager Zhou frowned even more, turned his gaze to Tao'er, and looked her up and down.

Tao'er stepped forward calmly and gave a slight bow: "Shopkeeper, my name is Tao'er, and I really do want to sell medicinal herbs."

However, this shop assistant didn't even glance at my herbs; he just told me to leave, saying, "Jishetang doesn't accept junk."

Aren't pharmacies places for selling medicine to save lives and for accumulating good deeds?

I never expected that a mere clerk in a pharmacy would be such a snobbish and prejudiced person who judges people by their appearance!

I was so angry that I argued with him for a few minutes.

"If this were anyone else, wouldn't your Jishetang's reputation be ruined!"

Upon hearing this, Manager Zhou's face immediately darkened, and he turned to scold the shop assistant: "You good-for-nothing!"

How have I taught you all this time!

All who come are guests. No matter what kind of medicinal herbs they are, as long as they are willing to sell them, they should be treated with courtesy!

"And you're so shameless, you kick people out without even looking at them?"

The waiter shrank back after being scolded, and tried to argue, "Boss, I... I just thought she was young and dressed like that..."

"Shut up!" Manager Zhou interrupted him, then turned to Tao'er, his attitude much gentler, "Miss, I'm sorry for the neglect!"

I wonder what kind of medicinal herbs you brought?

"May I take a look?"

Seeing that the shopkeeper was so nice, Tao'er thought to herself that he was a good person!

She could do business with him, after all, Jishetang was the largest pharmacy here, and other pharmacies might not be able to handle her products.

"Of course, shopkeeper."

Tao'er nodded, then took out a small cloth bag from her bosom, carefully opened it, and revealed a ginseng of excellent quality.

Manager Zhou glanced at it, his eyes lit up, and he was completely stunned.

He strode forward, leaned closer to examine it carefully, his fingers trembling slightly, yet he dared not touch it easily.

"This, this is..." Manager Zhou took a deep breath, "Miss, may I take a closer look?"

"sure."

Tao'er generously handed over the ginseng.

Manager Zhou took the ginseng, took out a small magnifying glass from his sleeve, and examined the ginseng carefully.

He watched for a while, his expression growing increasingly agitated. He turned to the waiter and said, "What are you all standing there for?"

Go to the back and brew a pot of good tea!

"Prepare the private room!"

The shopkeeper was stunned, staring incredulously at the ginseng in Tao'er's hand.

The ginseng rootlets were intact, and the ginseng body was plump; it was clearly not an ordinary product.

His face turned deathly pale instantly, and he inwardly groaned: "It's over, it's really over. I almost drove away the God of Wealth..."

Shopkeeper Zhou carefully returned the ginseng to Tao'er and gestured for her to come in: "Miss, please come to the private room in the back for a chat."

Tao'er nodded and followed Manager Zhou into the back room.

As she passed the waiter, she glanced at him slightly. The waiter had his head down, and cold sweat was already beading on his forehead.

In the private room, Manager Zhou carefully examined the ginseng again, growing more and more fond of it with each look.

After a long while, he put down the ginseng and said seriously, "Miss, this ginseng is of excellent quality. In my opinion, it is at least five hundred years old."

"I'm willing to pay eight hundred taels of silver to buy it. What do you say?"

Tao'er picked up her teacup, took a small sip, and shook her head: "Shopkeeper, eight hundred taels is too little."

Look how fresh it is, still covered in mud!

This ginseng was obtained by my brother at great personal risk. If my mother hadn't fallen seriously ill and urgently needed money, I wouldn't have put it up for sale.

"One thousand taels, not a penny less."

Shopkeeper Zhou was taken aback for a moment, then smiled: "Young lady, you're quite good at bargaining at such a young age."

Very well, this ginseng is indeed rare. One thousand taels it is, deal!

Soon, Manager Zhou had someone bring over the silver notes, counted them out in front of Tao'er, and handed them over.

Tao'er carefully put away the silver notes, thinking that if this small tree was already five hundred years old, then the ones in the space must be over a thousand years old.

Manager Zhou saw her out, and when they reached the front hall, he beckoned to the shop assistant: "Come here."

The waiter walked over tremblingly, his face pale.

"Apologize to this young lady," Manager Zhou said in a deep voice. "Also, from today onwards, you no longer need to work at Jishetang."

"Our Jishetang cannot afford to employ a snobbish and opportunistic person like you who relies on his master's power."

The waiter's legs went weak, and he almost knelt down: "Manager, I...I was wrong, I'll never dare to do it again!"

Please, for the sake of the ten years I've worked here…

"No need for further explanation," Manager Zhou waved his hand. "An apology."

The waiter gritted his teeth, turned to Tao'er, and bowed deeply: "Miss, I'm sorry, I was blind and offended you. Please forgive me."

Tao'er smiled slightly, not in a hurry to leave, but looking at him: "Do you remember the bet we made earlier?"

The waiter's face flushed red, and veins throbbed on his forehead.

Several customers who were getting medicine at the pharmacy had already gathered around to watch the excitement, and a group of neighbors were standing at the door, all waiting to see what would happen.

Knowing he couldn't avoid it, the shop assistant had no choice but to grit his teeth and walk to the entrance of the pharmacy, taking a deep breath and barking, "Woof! Woof! Woof!"

The dog's three barks drew laughter from the onlookers.

The waiter wished he could disappear into the ground, and bowed again in Tao'er's direction: "Miss, I was wrong, I'm sorry!"

Tao nodded in satisfaction before turning and leaving, leaving behind a burst of laughter and the shopkeeper's dejected figure.

As Tao'er walked out of Jishetang, she touched the thousand taels of silver notes in her arms and a smile appeared on her lips.

But she didn't see the venomous gaze fixed on her from behind.

"You bitch, you just wait!"