Twins in Her Womb (Bianca and Luke Crawford novel) novel Chapter 3085

"You know as well that this herb is quite rare. It's possible that there's no other booth in the entire venue offering this herb. That’s why it's relatively expensive. How about this? I'll give it to you for 5,000 dollars per pound..."

The herbalist did not actually understand the value of this herb because the herb truly had no discernible value in the market.

He started with 5,000 dollars, purely intending to negotiate the price with the other party.

Luca furrowed her brows.

Even though she did not know the value of the herb, 5,000 dollars per pound was already comparable to some ginseng varieties.

The herbalist saw Luca’s expression and prepared himself for the possibility of her disagreeing to purchase the herbs. He thought to himself that this was not a high-cost investment, maybe even zero-cost. There was still room for negotiation.

What was important was that he could make money…

"Miss, this herb of mine..."

Before the herbalist could finish his sentence, Luca received a call from Abel.

Luca picked up her phone and shook her head at the herbalist. Then, she pointed at her phone, indicating that she needed to take the call.

The herbalist nodded and thought this was just a traditional negotiation tactic. Thus, he patiently waited.

Luca answered the phone. "Boss."

Abel’s excited voice came from the other end of the call. "You found one of the herbs? Have you confirmed it?"

"Yes, I've verified it. It's the herb Mr. Shanks is looking for," replied Luca.

"Okay. Awesome." Abel was excited. Before they came, Shanks mentioned he had seen these herbs in X City, but everyone thought they were of no value, so they hardly grew them.

Hence, this trip was just a shot in the dark.

Abel did not expect Luca to find one of the herbs so quickly. He was thrilled.

"The herbalist said he has ten pounds of it, and he's asking 5,000 dollars per pound," Luca shot a glance at the herbalist and reported to Abel.

The herbalist, who was standing behind the booth, found everything inexplicable. Who was she talking to? Why could he not understand anything she said? Was she babbling nonsense while pretending to be on a call?

Considering this possibility, the herbalist felt he might not make much money this time. Perhaps it was not even enough to cover the cost of renting the booth.

After all, this woman was shrewd, unlike the man he dealt with before...

"Okay, I'll take them all. Have him deliver the herbs to the company," said Abel.

"Yes, sir," replied Luca. Abel's pharmaceutical company had a branch in X City.

Therefore, having the herbalist deliver to the branch would save a lot of hassle.

After ending the call, Luca turned to look at the herbalist. "So, it's ten pounds in total, right? I'll take them all. How much deposit do you need?"

Since Luca could not take the herbs immediately, the custom was to pay a deposit first.

The herbalist was startled for a moment. He thought she would haggle with him, but she did not. She even asked about paying a deposit.

"Will you need the herbs to be delivered?" asked the herbalist.

"Yeah, otherwise, how would we transport them?" Luca furrowed her brows. After most people here reached an agreement, they usually had the goods delivered, right? Was there a problem?

"Alright. For the deposit, I usually collect 10% of the transaction price. That'll be 5,000 bucks. You can transfer that sum to me first. Oh, by the way, there's also a delivery fee.

"It's a hundred dollars within the city and 200 outside."

Luca took out a business card from her pocket, crossed out Watson's name, wrote Abel's company address in X City along with the company name, and handed it to the herbalist.

"Delivery within X City. I’ve written down the address of the company. Make sure you don't deliver the goods to the wrong place. Someone will settle the remaining payment once the goods are delivered. Where can I scan to pay?"

The herbalist felt pleased since Luca did not hesitate long before purchasing the herbs. He took out his payment code from his bag. "Since you're being so easygoing about it, I'll waive the delivery fee for you."