The Transmigrated Farm Girl Has a Cheat Code

Chapter 61 Xinglin Hall

The Lin family's days were ordinary yet busy. Lin Yan was distilling wine in the kitchen, Lin Yu was going to school early in the morning and late at night, Lin's father was in charge of the workers' progress with Li Deshan, and Lin Yan also spent twenty coins every day to hire two people to pick green plums from the mountain and transport them down, while Lin's mother and Li Xiaocao were in charge of washing them.

The Lin family's originally solitary little thatched hut has been bustling with activity these past few days.

Lin Yan spent seven days distilling the wine, and the green plums were all washed and prepared. Just then, the earthenware jars she ordered were delivered.

"You ordered so many jars, Lin Yan!" Li Xiaocao almost thought she had entered a pottery shop when she saw so many densely packed pottery jars.

"Will this business work? If it doesn't, we'll lose a lot of money." Aunt Zhang was still worried as she looked at the jars that had been delivered. There was so much wine; the cost was really too high.

"Hey! Sister-in-law Zhang, don't worry, Lin Yan's business will definitely make money!" Li Xiaocao had made money selling dried fruit and no longer doubted it.

Aunt Zhang nodded, "Lin Yan is such a busy girl, no wonder the Lin family's eldest branch is doing so well. Just look at this bustling and lively scene, and you'll know!"

Aunt Wu watched with envy, saying, "Anyone who can marry a daughter-in-law like Yan will be incredibly lucky!"

"Wife?" Li Xiaocao blinked, finding it hard to imagine Lin Yan marrying any man in the village. She felt that none of the men she had ever met were good enough for Lin Yan. "I don't think Ayan belongs here."

After moving the earthenware jars, Lin Yan called Li Xiaocao and her mother to start preparing to make plum wine.

As the three were busy, a young man who looked like a servant came over. Seeing the three people outside the courtyard carrying jars, he went up to them and asked, "Excuse me, which one of you is Miss Lin Yan?"

The three of them looked up.

"Ayan, it's for you!" Li Xiaocao looked at Lin Yan.

Lin Yan looked up and saw that she didn't recognize the person. "I'm Lin Yan. Is there anything I can help you with?"

The servant was delighted to have found the right person and said, "Miss Lin, my young master sent me. He said there's been news about the matter you entrusted to me last time."

"A commission?" Lin Yan muttered, then remembered something, "Fu Bo sent you, didn't he?"

"Correct."

Lin Yan was overjoyed and exclaimed, "That's wonderful! We received news so quickly!"

She gave the Ganoderma lucidum to Fu Bo last time, thinking that it was expensive and probably wouldn't sell well, so she was thinking of other ways to make money. Unexpectedly, she found a buyer in just half a month.

Is Fu Bo at the restaurant?

The servant nodded. "Yes, young master asked me to fetch you!"

Lin Yan stood up. "Mother, Xiao Cao, I have to go to the county first!"

Lin's mother nodded. "Go ahead."

"Alright, let's go then!" Lin Yan called to the servant.

After Lin Yan left, Lin's mother kept repeating Fu Bo's name, "Fu Bo? I feel like I've heard that name somewhere before!"

Suddenly, Lin's mother's eyes lit up as she remembered that this was the person Lin's father had mentioned last time. "Xiaocao, have you met this Fu Bo before?"

Li Xiaocao nodded, "Yes, I've seen it. Ayan and I set up a stall near Jufulou when we sold dried fruit."

Lin's mother looked at Li Xiaocao with interest, which made Li Xiaocao lick her lips and ask, "Wh-what's wrong, Aunt Lin?"

"Why does Fu Bo seem to be getting along so well with A Yan? What does he look like?"

"He, he looks..." Li Xiaocao tried hard to recall Fu Bo's appearance. Hmm, one nose and two eyes, hmm?

"What?" Lin's mother didn't hear clearly.

"...He's quite good-looking!" Li Xiaocao nodded.

"I see!" Lin's mother was even happier.

"Cough cough cough!" Seeing Lin's mother like this, Li Xiaocao couldn't help but feel sorry for Lin Yan.

Lin Yan, who had followed the servant to Jufulou, was completely unaware that her mother was asking her about gossip.

"Lin Yan! You're here!" As soon as Lin Yan entered the private room at Jufulou, Fu Bo stood up, looking very excited.

Why are you so agitated?

"This buyer is really something!" Fu Bo exclaimed, unable to contain his excitement.

"Oh?" Lin Yan raised an eyebrow.

“It’s Xinglintang!” Fu Bo said, looking at her expectantly, waiting for her reaction.

Lin Yan asked in confusion, "Xinglin Hall?"

Seeing that she didn't know, Fu Bo realized he had been keeping her in suspense for nothing and explained, "Xinglin Hall, that's a royal merchant, the most famous medicine supplier in Daliang. The Imperial Hospital gets all its medicines supplied by them!"

Lin Yan was genuinely surprised, "That's quite a big buyer!"

"But how did you manage to contact them?"

Fu Bo shook his head. "I didn't contact them. I just used my dad's connections to spread the word, and they came to us on their own."

The environment in Yun'an Prefecture is quite suitable for growing Ganoderma lucidum and Polygonum multiflorum. Not only are cultivated herbs grown here, but the quality of wild medicinal herbs is also very high. Xinglintang has its own medicinal herb cultivation area here, so they often come to purchase some high-quality wild medicinal herbs.

"I see!" Lin Yan nodded.

"Most importantly, do you know what this Ganoderma lucidum is for?" Fu Bo started keeping Lin Yan in suspense again.

Lin Yan frowned. "What? Aren't they just medicinal herb merchants? What's so strange about them buying medicinal herbs?"

Fu Bo gave her a mysterious look, "But there's a big event coming up in two months."

Lin Yan said speechlessly, "Stop keeping me in suspense, just tell me!"

"His Majesty's birthday is on the fourth day of the ninth month!"

Lin Yan raised an eyebrow: "A gift for the Emperor? Then can I raise the price?"

Fu Bo was shocked and quickly reached out his hand: "No! Don't ask for too high a price! After all, they are imperial merchants. They won't shortchange you, but if you take the opportunity to raise the price, they might hold a grudge!"

"You might have to deal with them in the future, so it's best to offer a reasonable price."

"How much?" Lin Yan looked at him. This quality of Ganoderma lucidum was priceless and unavailable. She didn't know how much it could sell for.

"Uh." Fu Bo blinked, then awkwardly touched his nose. "I don't know much about this either! Maybe I should ask someone who deals in medicinal herbs!"

"Sigh!" Lin Yan sighed, "What's the reputation of Xinglintang like?"

“Very good!” Fu Bo affirmed.

"Then let's not bother. Just let them give us a quote when the time comes!" Lin Yan said calmly.

Fu Bo was shocked: "Is this how you do business?"

"Didn't you say yourself that Xinglintang has a very good reputation?"

Fu Bo's surprise subsided. "That's right. Xinglin Hall often holds free clinics, and the prices of their medicines are very fair. Especially six years ago, when a flood in Huaizhou caused a plague, the imperial court's disaster relief funds were delayed. Xinglin Hall's medicinal herbs and doctors were continuously sent to Huaizhou, saving many local people. As a result, the imperial court bestowed upon them the title of Imperial Merchant. In the eyes of the people, Xinglin Hall is even more trustworthy than the imperial court." Fu Bo lowered his voice at the end.

Lin Yan raised an eyebrow. No wonder Fu Bo was so certain when she asked about Xinglintang's reputation; it turned out there was such a history.

"Oh, is that so? How about we give them a discount?"

Fu Bo was speechless. "You've already waited for their quote and you still want a lower price? Are you planning to haggle down the price?"

Lin Yan smiled and said, "It's not impossible!"

"How can you do business like this!" Fu Bo couldn't help but laugh.

"Then it's settled. I'll reply to them and then let you know when we schedule a time."

After the two made their agreement, Fu Bo had his servant send Lin Yan back.