Chapter 24: A Windfall from Selling Ginseng

Onyx Lapwood was tallying accounts by the counter when a country kid rushed in with a cloth bag, saying he wanted to sell Wild Ginseng. He shot the boy a skeptical look and thought the kid seemed simple. Did he even know what Wild Ginseng was? He said coolly, "Slow down, kid. If you say you've got Wild Ginseng to sell, take it out and let me see." Joseph Lyson hurriedly pulled the root he had dug from the bag and handed it over. Onyx's eyes lit up as soon as he took the Ginseng. He could tell...