Following the gentleman’s wishes, the shopkeeper informed Deng Youning that someone wanted to purchase the Nanke Dream. Upon hearing that the buyer invited her to name her own price, Deng Youning was delighted. To encounter someone who truly understood the value of her work was a stroke of fortune.
"Five thousand silver," Deng Youning said, holding up five fingers and making a bold offer. This was no extortion. If the Nanke Dream could truly be synthesized, five thousand was nothing; even fifty thousand would not be an overstatement.
The shopkeeper relayed the price to his master. "Give her ten thousand. We are looking for a long-term partnership. If the girl can truly brew the Nanke Dream, then other poisons surely present no challenge to her." The man was thinking of the long game and proved himself to be a generous spender. Deng Youning, a straightforward person herself, accepted the offer without hesitation.
Chapter 21