Abulaiti's words touched Li Long a little. He was a generous man too, though perhaps he had simply been cheated too badly. Now that he had met a fairly generous buyer like Li Long, the Uyghur team leader was showing his own generosity as well.
Li Long thought for a moment, then told Abulaiti, "How about this? I'll pay for the things I bought earlier first. As for the things here, I'll sort through them and take whatever's useful. You can just sweep the useless stuff away as rubbish. If nothing catches my eye, I doubt anyone else will find much use for it either."
"Good, good, let's do that." Abulaiti smiled.
Adding up the Fritillaria, Codonopsis, deer antlers, and other medicinal materials from earlier, along with the hides and other goods, Li Long calculated a total of over eighty-one thousand yuan for Abulaiti.
The banks in the county seat still had no hundred-yuan notes, so Li Long was still carrying a large travel bag filled with bundles of ten-yuan Great Unity notes.
He took the bundles out and counted them with Team Leader Abulaiti. Abulaiti's eyes went wide at the sight of all that money.
Although they had accumulated plenty of goods before, he had never received this much money from the previous buyer.
What a difference. Once they had finished counting, Li Long took out his notebook. He recorded every item he had bought here, including its type, quality, and unit price, then had Abulaiti sign it.
After he signed, Li Long handed him the money. Abulaiti put it away solemnly, then found a notebook of his own and had Li Long sign a receipt.
This was their first transaction, and both sides took these things seriously and exercised caution, so they both agreed on this procedure.
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