Carrying a Jurassic on me
Chapter 490 - 185 Find a buyer for Bezoar_1

Chapter 490: Chapter 185 Find a buyer for Bezoar_1

After hearing Yan Fei’s story about how he procured his earthworm species, Wang Jiuming was utterly dumbfounded.

What’s the definition of things that are bewildering? This is it.

Even Yan Fei hadn’t expected that the "admission fee" antics he and Heizi concocted would bring such a windfall. Seeing Wang Jiuming’s mystified face, Yan Fei felt a odd sense of satisfaction.

Wang Jiuming was really frustrated. He had thought there was a special, undiscovered species of earthworm at Yan Fei’s hometown. But hearing Yan Fei’s method, all his hopes evaporated instantly.

Who would have thought, Yan Fei’s method was so unreliable. Could an ordinary person come up with such a plan?

Who knows where those mischievous children dug up those earthworms from? And that’s not all - the plot thickens with the arrival of adults from the countryside coming for market day, and more children from nearby villages coming to watch the fun during weekends.

The source of the earthworm species is now even more nebulous. If one were to find the source, you’d have to dig up and study all the earthworms in every corner of the countryside, and then cultivate them all through hybrid breeding - under the current conditions, that’s basically impossible. With so many major research topics underway, who has the time to study these little earthworms?

Now, all Wang Jiuming can do is chalk up Yan Fei’s success to luck. After all, with different soil quality, it’s inevitable that the earthworms would have subtle differences. It wasn’t completely improbable that a jumble of earthworms breeding with each other could accidentally lead to a new species of larger earthworms.

After a long silence, Wang Jiuming pulled open the car door: "Let’s go. We have to find someone to authenticate the bezoar and find a buyer anyway. We might as well also have them take a look at these earthworms to see if they hold any breeding value."

After getting in the car and still contemplating, he said: "I guess you could call this luck. How about this? If you can sell the bezoar for a good price after it’s authenticated, you probably won’t need the money from selling the earthworms, right? If my teacher says these earthworms are valuable for breeding, don’t sell them immediately when you go back. Separate the bigger earthworms for breeding and don’t rush to dry the smaller ones. Keep raising them and see if you can cultivate a breed of earthworms."

"That’s not a problem," Yan Fei nodded. "I’m planning to start a cooperative for raising cattle in the countryside. If we have too many earthworms later, I will sell them to the cooperative for them to nurture with cow dung."

"A cattle raising cooperative? Wait, tell me more about this," Wang Jiuming immediately showed interest.

After listening to Yan Fei’s explanation, he was surprised and said: "Good boy, I hadn’t realized, you’re a real nouveau riche! I thought you were just tinkering around, but you’ve actually got something going on! Your idea is good. If you can pull this off, there will be great benefits ahead. Just keep working, and I’ll write a paper on you this time next year. If you appear on TV to share your success, you’ll become a celebrity."

Yan Fei gave a small smile, but didn’t say anything. He wasn’t interested in becoming famous - what’s the use of publicity? There was no practical benefit; it would be better to spend the money on buying more cattle.

Seeing Yan Fei’s expression, Wang Jiuming knew what he was thinking and laughed: "Kid, don’t say I didn’t warn you. Right now, you might not understand the benefits of being famous. But next year, if your plan actually succeeds, let me tell you about the advantages. You’ll be begging me to help you..."

As they were talking, the car turned and they arrived at the Agricultural University. Xu Xiaoyan suddenly realized: "Senior Brother Wang, you just mentioned that we’re going to see your teacher. That’s Professor He, right?"

"Yes! We’re here, let’s get out of the car!" Wang Jiuming said, parking the car. With a look of surprise, he asked, "Do you two know each other too?"

Too well, in fact!

Both of them were speechless. After all that circling around, they were back face-to-face with Old He again.

Old He’s house was bustling. Seeing them with a bag, he thought they had brought a gift and got it all wrong. Once he realized why they had come, he quickly left his guests and led the group into his study.

First, he inspected the dried earthworms and murmured some observations with a magnifying glass for quite a while. Then he nodded his head: "Interesting, this young man is lucky indeed. He managed to make a discovery just by raising earthworms. But there’s no rush for this. Continue raising them. I’ll come over and check out your place when I get the time. I want to see what kind of blessed land you have that produces such amazing things."

After half an hour, he finally picked up the bezoar to examine it. In his eyes, the bezoar seemed less important than the dried earthworms. He casually looked at it and confirmed that it was genuine natural bezoar.

After thinking for a while, he said: "If you want to get a good price for this, you need to find the right place. Wait a moment, I’ll call a few old friends to ask!"

He thumbed through his phone book and suddenly burst out laughing: "Haha! How could I forget that old chap! There’s no need to look for anyone else. Wait and see how I sell this for a sky-high price."

As he was dialing, he stopped. He stared at Yan Fei back and forth, mumbling: "You’re getting a bargain, lad. If you hadn’t brought these earthworms today, Old Qi would still owe you a favor. If you want me to help sell this stinky bezoar of yours, you’re going to have to offer me some perks."

Wang Jiuming was completely puzzled. He really didn’t know - Old He had tried to shamelessly coerce the young couple into selling their gold coin, and how could he tell his own student about this embarrassing affair? So he had no idea about the ’intricate relationship’ between the three of them. He thought and thought, but couldn’t figure out what his teacher was up to.

On the other side of the phone, Old He started off with a hearty laughter. "It’s me, Old He! Yes, yes, it’s me! I heard that you don’t have anywhere to throw your wealth, so I found a place for you to spend. Bezoar, right, a natural bezoar weighing five or six hundred grams... haha... name your price..."

"You want to see the goods? Then you should come and see for yourself, we don’t deliver... We’ll give you three days, no extension... Bring your money. If it’s not enough, we will contact others... No contacts allowed? That’s not gonna happen. You doctors, with your dishonest earnings, who knows if you’ll just throw me three or five ten thousand yuan and take it away?"

"How’s it stored? No worries, there are professionals overseeing this. It’s a freshly cut bezoar that was discovered before the Chinese New Year. If you want it, come and buy it quick. Once it’s gone, it’s gone..."

He laughed and chatted with the person on the other end for a full half hour. Then, with a click, he hung up the phone. He turned to Yan Fei and Miss Xiaoyan, explaining with a smile: "The long distance call was to a traditional medicine pharmacy in the capital that’s been passed down through several generations. They specialize in Bezoar Angong Pills, which are only used by the wealthy. Selling it directly to them will fetch a high price. Rest assured, I assume it will bring ten to twenty thousand yuan. What do you think?"

Miss Xu Xiaoyan’s face had gotten a bit flushed with excitement. Ten to twenty thousand yuan! She instinctively glanced at Yan Fei, only to see him nodding calmly: "Many thanks to Professor He. Next time I come, I’ll bring some homemade wine..."

Embarrassed, she nudged Yan Fei secretly. Old He had helped sell the bezoar for so much money, and all you’re going to do is send him a bottle of wine?

What she didn’t know was how good Yanfei’s wine was. It might not be worth anything in the countryside, but brought out in the city, its value was quite different.

Old He didn’t care about the wine Yan Fei mentioned. Seeing him agree, he rubbed his fingers together smiling brightly: "You’ve brought me such a big deal. You don’t need to bring wine, just bring that thing out for me to play with, will you?"

With a look of resignation, Yan Fei reached into his collar and pulled out the gold coin to give to He. Looking at his delighted face, Yan Fei couldn’t understand what was so enjoyable about playing with this thing...