Chapter 736 (1/2)
Chapter 736: Extremely Expensive Life Essence Pills
Translator: Udeze Editor: Udeze
Tang Xiu refused Lulu’s money, not because of his pride as a man, but because he really did not need it. Unless she could give him tens of billions of yuan, he probably wouldn’t be able to solve his money shortage problem for a long time.
After chatting with her for a while, Tang Xiu then received a call from Chen Xiaowan.
Ten in the night.
Tang Xiu escorted Chen Xiaowan back to her flat in the Bishan Lake Sub-District. After her figure disappeared at the entrance of the residential building, only then did Tang Xi drove away.
Following that, he headed to Tomson Villa Complex. He called Xue Yu before and learned that she had not gone to rest yet, so he went over.
Tang Xiu then changed his shoes to slippers and took off his coat. After taking a seat on the sofa in the living room, he looked at Xue Yu, who was wearing a nightgown and had her long hair loose, and asked, “Do you still have enough money?”
“Yeah. Should be enough for some time.” Xue Yu nodded.
Tang Xiu took his mobile out and transferred 10 million yuan into the bank card he gave Xue Yu before, and then said, “I’m short on money recently, so I sent just 10 million yuan to your bank card. I only have 2 million left on me.”
“Did something happen?” Asked Xue Yu curiously.
“Nothing happened.” Tang Xiu shook his head. “It’s just that the structure of my business is getting bigger, so the amount of money invested in the early stages is a bit more. But then again, it will not be a problem anymore after a year or so has passed, though.”
Xue Yu nodded in response without saying anything and accompanied Tang Xiu chatting. She then hurried to the kitchen, put on a new apron, and swiftly took the medicated diet hot pot before returning to the living room.
“Do you have some free time tomorrow?”
“Is there something?”
Xue Yu nodded and said, “Actually, I was going to contact you tomorrow if you didn’t come tonight. There was a Singular Recherché Fruit in the Medicinal Herbs Market yesterday afternoon. Unfortunately, the price was a bit too high. I didn’t have enough money to buy it.”
“Singular Recherché Fruit?”
Though Tang Xiu had read a lot of books and memorized thousands of types of Chinese herbal medicines, he had never heard of it.
“Singular Recherché Fruit is a type of spiritual fruit that grows in a special area of the Miao Region. It’s very precious as well as scarce. I heard from the Old Ancestress when I was a child that she obtained two of them, which she used for medicine to treat some viruses in the human’s blood. Also, it is said to have very magical effects according to some cultivators from the Strange Doors. But I don’t know what these magical effects are.”
“How much was it selling for?” Asked Tang Xiu.
“The store owner mistakenly identified the Singular Recherché Fruit as a Hoarfrost Fruit. The value of the latter is also quite high, priced at 4-5 million each. The store owner was unaware that if someone who has keen eyes and knowledge were to recognize this Singular Recherché Fruit, that person would definitely rush to buy it even for over a billion,” said Xue Yu with a smile.
Tang Xiu dazed for a moment, and then asked, “You also know about Chinese medicine?”
“Anyone who comes out of our Miao Region will have some bits of knowledge on it.” Xue Yu smiled and explained, “I myself have been learning from my paternal grandfather and the Ancestress ever since I was a child. Though my medical skills are not that good, I can still treat some ordinary diseases. I also wrote some part of The Hundred School of Thoughts Compendium on Diseases four years ago, a medical book published by the circles of Chinese Medical practitioners.”
Tang Xiu’s eyes lit up. His interest suddenly piqued and he asked, “I suddenly thought of a certain business that would be suitable for you to engage in. You should be able to make a fortune if you do well.”
“What business?” Asked Xue Yu with a smile.
“Premium-quality medicinal herbs business,” said
“What is that?” Xue Yu was confused.
“From what I have seen, major cities in China have medicinal herbs market, and so do second and third-tier cities. They indeed have some precious medicinal herbs in those medicinal herbs markets, but hidden and mixed in a large number of common medicinal ingredients. I found some very precious herbs from the stalls that sell ordinary medicinal herbs on some occasions.”
“So you mean… filling the hole in the market?” Interjected Xue Yu.
“You can say that.” Tang Xiu nodded and smilingly said. “However, you have limited strength by yourself, but you can recruit some people to help you find them. It would be best if you can do short-term training to make them memorize the herbs, names, efficacy, and shapes. When they are purchasing it, you can tell them to send pictures or videos for you to appraise and identify the items. You can also remotely control the purchase, whether you’ll buy it or not…”
Xue Yu’s eyes lit up. From Tang Xiu’s explanation, she found that this was indeed a good way to make money. The most important thing was that she could also keep the medicinal herbs for personal use while making a bit of money and purchasing them.
“I’m going to try it.”
“You can think for yourself as for how to do it concretely,” said Tang Xiu with a smile. “I’ll provide you a sum of money half a month later. Don’t take it as pressure, though. Consider this as something to kill time.”
“No. You don’t have to give me more money.” Xue Yu gently shook her head. “I already have the 10 million you just transferred to me. It should be enough.”
Tang Xiu did not speak again and took out his mobile, searching for Li Juren’s cell number. After looking at it for several minutes, he eventually did call him.
He was indeed able to concoct medicinal pills that could increase lifespan, but finding the specific medicinal ingredients was not an easy task. Though he could refine a few Life Essence Pills from the batches of medicinal herbs Li Juren sent him before, he was still unsure as for how much to sell them.
“What are you thinking about?” Xue Yu untied the apron and then sat next to Tang Xiu.