Liu Weixin Sells Mushrooms

Although Liu Weixin wasn't too smart, he still noticed the discomfort on the man's face when he looked at himself.

He frowned and said, "Call your shopkeeper, I've got some things to sell…"

Xiao Erhao looked at him like a fool. Things to sell? Just looking at him and he could tell he had nothing expensive on his body, what could he have that was worth the attention of their shopkeeper?

Seeing that Xiao Erhao wasn't moving, Liu Weixin pointed at the sacks he was holding and opened up one of them. "Look, all fungus, you want it or not?"

Xiao Erhao looked at the mushrooms inside the sack and cursed himself in his heart. This dirty guy wouldn't actually be a mushroom picker, would he?

Thinking about it, Xiao Erhao's attitude immediately changed to more polite and he invited Liu Weixin to come inside. "Please wait a moment, I'll go look for our shopkeeper. I can't make the decision alone whenever to buy or not…"

Once Liu Weixin was seated, Xiao Erhao quickly turned around and went to look for their shopkeeper. The sooner the better, perhaps the man behind him would forget about his initial disdain if he's comfortable enough…

Liu Weixin looked at the room he was in and gritted his teeth. "Great, last time I was here they seated me in the dirty lobby with tables on top of other tables. So this is a room where they treat their proper guests?"

"Huh, even if, so what then… Aren't they still running to welcome me now?" Liu Weixin smirked as he thought about the face of Xiao Erhao when he saw that he brought some mushrooms with him…

Liu Weixin couldn't help but regret a little. If he knew that mushrooms were something so popular and could bring him an additional status, he would go and start picking them years ago...

A few minutes later, Xiao Erhao returned followed by another middle aged man.

The middle aged man stood before Liu Weixin and turned his attention towards him, his eyes sharp. "I've heard you've said you need to see me?"

Liu Weixin noticed that the person standing in front of him was dressed in a luxurious manner and didn't look like a normal person at all. If one told him he was a noble, Liu Weixin would totally believe him.

He quickly stood up and introduced himself, "My name's Liu Weixin, I have something to sell…"

The middle aged man however had no intentions to introduce himself. Liu Weixin noticed a trace of irritation showing up on his face and quickly picked up a sack with his mushrooms. "I'm here to sell fungus, do you accept it?"

The man's face finally showed a little smile. "My name is Qiu Wuying, are you a new fungus picker?"

Liu Weixin didn't answer the question. Mushroom picker? What mushroom picker, they just went and picked all mushrooms they could see, who cares what they are exactly?

Without bothering himself about it, he opened the sack and said, "Shopkeeper Qiu, look at my mushrooms. They look fresh and tender, you can still see the water flowing on them. They're just freshly picked, do you want them?"

Shopkeeper Qiu looked at the mushrooms and felt that something was wrong. Although he couldn't tell which mushrooms are good and which ones aren't, these ones that Liu Weixin brought didn't look similar to the ones they used to buy before.

Let's not say that they look a little mushy, but the striking red color is something he never saw on a mushroom bought in the city before… Perhaps it's because this man is a wild mushroom picker?

"I'm certainly interested, but what about the price?" Qiu Wuying thought to himself, even if they look a little different, he could make it into a special dish. As long as the price is fine.

Liu Weixin had no idea how much mushrooms were worth. He could only imagine that they should be worth a lot considering how many things Liu Xiaolan bought and also the prices of mushroom dishes he saw in the past.

Thinking about it, he carefully said, "How about 10 silver coins for all of them? It should be a good price…"

Shopkeeper Qiu's eyes turned sharp once again. A pound of mushrooms right now on the market should cost about a silver coin, while this man in front of him has 2 big sacks full of mushrooms. Even just looking at them, it's clear that they should be packed with at least 40 to 50 pounds of mushrooms.

If it turned out to be correct, wouldn't he make a good amount of money on it himself? Although he could afford to live a pretty rich life based on the salary earned in the restaurant, who doesn't like money? Just report them to the owner at market price and eat the difference himself…

"Call our chef to come here and inspect the goods…" He said towards Xiao Erhao. Although he was greedy, he still needed to make sure everything is fine with these mushrooms.

If he bought them without consulting the chef and something went wrong with them, it would be his full responsibility. If he only needed to repay the money then it would be fine, but most wild mushrooms are poisonous.

If he bought poisonous products for the restaurant, wouldn't the restaurant's owner hate him to death?

After all, if someone ate a poisonous dish in the restaurant, let's not talk about the fact that the shop won't be able to open anymore, but they could even face a lawsuit in Yamen. What if he had to go to prison just for a little pocketed silver?

Liu Weixin already felt a little wrong. Hearing that the shopkeeper asked for a chef to check the quality of goods, he felt a little guilty but was mostly scared. "Why should you call a chef to check my mushrooms, aren't they fine? I've got no time for this, I need to quickly go back to my family. Quickly pay me and we're done here…"