Gray Robe Jiang Lao smiled faintly and said, "I have everything here. Whether you wish to buy or sell, I can meet both of your needs!"
Hearing this, Meng Bohai lowered his head to glance at Meng Haoran before replying, "I'm not here to buy anything. I want to discuss a business deal with Jiang Lao."
From Gray Robe Jiang Lao's words just now, Meng Bohai had already confirmed that the man was indeed a merchant in the Black Market and that he could try discussing sales channels with him.
"Oh? You're not here to buy something? Then my eyes have failed me. Fellow Daoist, what business do you wish to conduct?" the gray-robed elder asked.
Meng Bohai took something from his robes and casually tossed it toward Gray Robe Jiang Lao, saying loudly, "Jiang Lao, you may call me Fellow Daoist Bohai."
Gray Robe Jiang Lao caught the item Meng Bohai had thrown over, lowered his head to inspect it, and said, "Second-Tier Spirit Plant Six-Pattern Wheat?"
"Yes, it is indeed Second-Tier Spirit Plant Six-Pattern Wheat. I ask Jiang Lao to take a good look," Meng Bohai said with a smile.
Gray Robe Jiang Lao studied it for a while, then said, "I have been in the Black Market trade for decades. I cannot even count how many Second-Tier Spirit Plants have passed through my hands, but this is the first time I have ever seen a spirit plant like this Six-Pattern Wheat."
Meng Bohai raised an eyebrow slightly and asked, "Please explain in detail, Jiang Lao."
"Second-Tier Spirit Plant Six-Pattern Wheat is generally consumed by cultivators above the Foundation Establishment Realm. Even so, the spiritual energy of heaven and earth contained within it is extremely limited."
Then Gray Robe Jiang Lao changed tack. "However, this stalk of Six-Pattern Wheat brought by Fellow Daoist Bohai has plump, full grains, and it even gives off a faint fragrance of rice. In my opinion, its value far surpasses any Six-Pattern Wheat I have seen before!"
At this, Meng Bohai and Meng Haoran exchanged smiles.
If even a Black Market merchant recognized it, then the Second-Tier Spirit Plant Six-Pattern Wheat currently grown by the Meng Family was indeed highly valuable.
The Meng Family's rise was within sight!
Meng Bohai calmed the joy in his heart and asked, "For Second-Tier Spirit Plant Six-Pattern Wheat such as this, what price could it fetch in the Black Market?"
Gray Robe Jiang Lao's eyes shifted as he smiled. "At present, Second-Tier Spirit Plants in the major markets generally sell for ten Spirit Stones per jin. In the Black Market, the price is somewhat higher—twelve Spirit Stones per jin. Since I am fated to meet Fellow Daoist Bohai today, I shall do you a favor. Fourteen Spirit Stones per jin. What do you think, Fellow Daoist Bohai?"
Meng Bohai's expression did not change. He deliberately shook his head and sighed. "Alas, it is still somewhat short of the price I had hoped for."
Raising his hand to pat Meng Haoran on the shoulder, Meng Bohai said regretfully, "Forget it. Let us go to the Black Market in Chiyang County and try our luck."
With that, he lifted his foot and prepared to leave.
Seeing Meng Bohai's manner, Meng Haoran naturally understood the cue and closely followed behind him.
At once, Gray Robe Jiang Lao grew anxious.
If the Six-Pattern Wheat Meng Bohai had given him were ordinary Six-Pattern Wheat, that would have been one thing. Yet who could have known that it would be Six-Pattern Wheat so rich in the spiritual energy of heaven and earth? This greatly pleased Gray Robe Jiang Lao.
Nowadays, whoever possessed exclusive resources in the Black Market held the password to wealth.
As a Rogue Cultivator, how could Gray Robe Jiang Lao possibly let such a golden opportunity slip away for nothing?
Naturally, he could not!
"Fellow Daoist Bohai! Wait a moment!" Gray Robe Jiang Lao called out as he hurried after them.
Meng Bohai turned back and said, "Jiang Lao, no matter what more you say, it will be of no use. Our family also has costs to bear in growing these spirit plants, and we cannot accept the price you offered."
"Fifteen! For this kind of Six-Pattern Wheat, I will take as much as you have! I will purchase it all at fifteen Spirit Stones per jin!"
Gray Robe Jiang Lao asked in a hoarse voice, "Are you satisfied now?"
"Fifteen Spirit Stones per jin? Jiang Lao, you must not speak recklessly," Meng Bohai said with a smile as he looked at Gray Robe Jiang Lao.
Gray Robe Jiang Lao said in a deep voice, "When I, Jiang Lao, do business, my words strike the ground with a sound. If I say I will purchase your Six-Pattern Wheat at fifteen Spirit Stones per jin, then I am naturally not trying to amuse you!"
Meng Bohai laughed loudly. "Jiang Lao truly knows how to do business!"
By Meng Bohai's estimation, buying it at fifteen Spirit Stones per jin would certainly cause Gray Robe Jiang Lao to suffer some losses. Things were valued for their rarity in the Black Market, and only the Meng Family currently possessed Six-Pattern Wheat of such quality. If it were sold in the Black Market, the purchase price would definitely exceed fifteen Spirit Stones per jin.
It might even reach eighteen Spirit Stones per jin!
Moreover, if Meng Bohai did not sell the Meng Family's Six-Pattern Wheat to Gray Robe Jiang Lao and instead sold it directly in the Black Market, it would surely draw a frenzied scramble from the other merchants.
In that case, the Six-Pattern Wheat grown by the Meng Family would become a target for all, and once it caught the attention of people with ulterior motives, it would be detrimental to the Meng Family's future development.
Rather than harm the Meng Family's future, it was better to sell it to Gray Robe Jiang Lao at a slightly cheaper price.
First, Meng Bohai could obtain an appropriate purchase price and ensure that the two of them had not made the trip for nothing.
Second, he could shift attention over their Six-Pattern Wheat onto Gray Robe Jiang Lao, letting him bear the gaze of those merchants harboring ulterior motives on behalf of the Meng Family.
This move killed two birds with one arrow!
Gray Robe Jiang Lao let out a faint breath and smiled. "I wonder how many jin of this Six-Pattern Wheat Fellow Daoist Bohai still has? I will purchase it all at once!"
Meng Bohai replied, "This time, I came only to seek a sales channel for the Six-Pattern Wheat at home. Thus, I did not bring much with me—only eight hundred jin."
After thinking briefly, Gray Robe Jiang Lao said, "Eight hundred jin it is. I will purchase it all."
As he spoke, Gray Robe Jiang Lao lowered his head and took out a Storage Bag from his robes. "Fellow Daoist Bohai, each jin of Six-Pattern Wheat is fifteen Spirit Stones. You are selling a total of eight hundred jin, so this Storage Bag contains twelve thousand Spirit Stones. Please inspect them."
Meng Bohai handed the Storage Bag containing the Spirit Stones to Meng Haoran.
While Meng Haoran used his divine sense to examine the amount, Meng Bohai handed the Storage Bag containing the Six-Pattern Wheat to Gray Robe Jiang Lao.
Gray Robe Jiang Lao accepted the Storage Bag without bothering to inspect its contents. Instead, he asked, "Just now, I heard Fellow Daoist Bohai say that you had come specifically to find a channel for selling Six-Pattern Wheat. I wonder whether my channel satisfies Fellow Daoist Bohai?"
Meng Bohai deliberately put on a composed expression and nodded. "Naturally, I am satisfied. Jiang Lao has offered a fine price. If there is an opportunity in the future, I will certainly seek out Jiang Lao again."
Gray Robe Jiang Lao struck while the iron was hot and pressed, "Why wait until the future? Why not settle on this channel here and now? What do you think, Fellow Daoist Bohai?"
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