Chapter 239 The Little Joy of Counting Money

After dinner, Gao Mingcheng did not rest but started unloading the goods.

This time he also brought back some medicinal materials from the pharmaceutical trade fair, and these medicinal materials were brought back in advance according to the needs of the pharmaceutical factories.

Before going to the Zhangshu Medicine Fair, Gao Mingcheng specifically asked the people at the pharmaceutical factory what medicinal materials they needed so that he could help bring them back.

As for the price, it is definitely higher than at the pharmaceutical trade fair.

But to be honest, the profit is not much. After all, the pharmaceutical factory in their county is just a small one. Those big pharmaceutical factories have already gone to the pharmaceutical fair to purchase goods themselves.

The reason why I brought the herbs back was to avoid going empty handed. Every penny earned is a penny earned!

In addition to buying some medicine from the pharmaceutical factory, Gao Mingcheng also bought some tonic medicine for himself, and he bought them all from people he knew. This way, even if he bought a small amount, they would pay him according to the bulk transaction price.

For example, he bought two kilograms of Cistanche deserticola, which is known as the "desert ginseng". It is a traditional precious Chinese medicinal material and one of the most frequently used tonic medicines in kidney-tonifying and yang-strengthening prescriptions throughout the ages.

Ahem, Gao Mingcheng certainly didn’t buy it to nourish his kidneys!

His body is so stiff, does he really need to be nourished?

Although Cistanche deserticola is a good kidney tonic, its effects are not limited to kidney tonic. It can also be used for other purposes, such as constipation due to physical weakness, postpartum constipation, constipation after illness, and constipation in the elderly. In addition, it can also treat women's diseases, such as leucorrhea, infertility, cold limbs, irregular menstruation, and sore waist and knees.

Gao Mingcheng bought this medicine for Xuanyimei to nourish her body. Xuanyimei may have some bad health problems due to malnutrition in her early years. Her limbs are not warm. It is fine in summer, but freezing cold in winter. After they got married, Xuanyimei relied on him to warm the bed so that she could sleep well.

He also remembered that in his previous life, Xuanmei had suffered from constipation after giving birth to a child.

Therefore, Gao Mingcheng specially bought Cistanche deserticola and planned to use it for conditioning the body of many beauties. This thing is easy to handle like other tonics. It can be soaked in water, wine, or stewed in soup. The methods are very easy.

Gao Mingcheng had just unloaded all his goods from the car when Xiao Jinfeng brought down a box of Si Te wine. He said, "This box of wine is for you brothers. Take it and drink it!"

There are exactly four bottles in a box of wine, and Gao Mingcheng and Gao Mingli can get two bottles each.

Gao Mingli panicked first. He knew the price of the wine. Xiao Jinfeng had said before that he would give them wine, and he was very happy. But he only thought of giving them one bottle, and did not expect Xiao Jinfeng to give them two bottles.

Just as he was about to refuse, Xiao Jinfeng said before him: "You have worked hard guarding the car, so I won't pay you. Just take this wine and drink it."

Xiao Jinfeng was driving the car, and this time he had much less cargo, so Gao Mingcheng had already agreed that although Gao Mingli helped the two of them guard the car, he did not have to be paid, because he would pay them privately.

"Okay, it's a gift from Brother Xiao, so just accept it! Now that Brother Xiao has obtained the distribution rights of Site Liquor, won't you have to worry about not having wine to drink in the future?" Gao Mingcheng patted Gao Mingli's shoulder and said with a smile.

After hearing what his second brother said, Gao Mingli thanked Xiao Jinfeng and accepted it.

"Okay, I'm going back. I'll come see you after I buy the saplings." After saying this, Xiao Jinfeng sat in the driver's seat, ready to drive away.

Gao Mingcheng stood under the car and waved goodbye to him.

After Xiao Jinfeng drove away, Gao Mingcheng took out fifty yuan and handed it to Gao Mingli, saying, "Here, this is your salary. You have been tired these past few days. Have a good rest tonight. When you have decided where to work, I will take you to the county to find Uncle Guo Bing."

"Oh, okay! Thank you, second brother!" Gao Mingli's eyes lit up with joy and he quickly took the money.

When Gao Mingcheng invited Huang Dazhi last year, he said he would give Huang Dazhi 100 yuan. Afterwards, he did give Huang Dazhi 100 yuan, and also gave Gao Zhuang 100 yuan, but there was a reason for this price.

Huang Dazhi had helped him in his previous life, and he also intended to help Huang Dazhi, so he offered a high salary. As for Gao Zhuang, it was a friendship of life and death, which could not be measured by money.

As for paying Gao Mingli fifty yuan, this price was already very good in Gao Mingli's mind. Although he put in a lot of effort, it only took four days to go back and forth, and he also gained more knowledge.

Gao Mingli would never refuse the wages offered by his second brother, even if it was a little higher, so he took the money and two bottles of Si Te liquor and returned home happily.

Among the Si Special liquors that Xiao Jinfeng got from the winery, there were several classic products, such as the Blue and White Linglong bottle, the Four Beauties bottle, the 38-degree antique bottle, the screw-capped glass bottle, etc. The liquor he gave them was in a screw-capped glass bottle, also commonly known as the "Old Lotus" bottle, which is the most common packaging for Si Special liquors and carries the fond memories of generations.

Gao Mingcheng took the remaining two bottles of wine into the house and put them away, then began to count the money in his wallet.

He first took out an account book, and then poured out all the money in the bag.

The scattered money suddenly covered the entire table.

"Wow!" Seeing so much money for the first time, Xuanyuemei couldn't help but exclaim in amazement. She sat obediently aside and watched Gao Mingcheng count the money and do the accounting.

Gao Mingcheng counted the money very quickly. The account had been settled before and now he was just going over it again.

There are two types of medicinal materials that Gao Mingcheng brought to the medicine fair. One was purchased from surrounding villages, and the other was collected by Gao Mingcheng himself.

For those he purchased, he made about double the money if the price was popular, and less for those that were not popular. As for the ones he mined himself, it was pure profit.

Among his cargo were several hundred kilograms of Poria cocos and Ganoderma lucidum, more than one hundred kilograms of dried black-necked snake, more than two hundred kilograms of honey, and some other sundries.

After Gao Mingcheng settled the accounts, he subtracted the money he had spent on purchasing medicinal materials and the expenses along the way, and what remained was the net profit this time, a total of 6,213 yuan.

After selling the drugs from the pharmaceutical factory, we will make another profit.

Gao Mingcheng took out 213 yuan in change and handed it to Xuanyue. This was her pocket money and she could spend it as she wanted.

Gao Mingcheng was in charge of the family's money, but he was also responsible for all the household expenses. Usually, Xuanmei spent the money she earned from Dong Feixia, as well as the money from raising silkworms and selling vegetables.

When Xuanyuemei opens a clothing store in the future, the money will belong to Xuanyuemei for her own financial management.

It is Gao Mingcheng’s old habit not to give the money to his wife. With money in his hands, he can do things more freely.

Of course, if Xuanyimei needed money, she only needed to tell him and he would give it generously. However, until now, Xuanyimei had no chance to ask.

The main thing is that we live a pretty comfortable life and don’t lack anything.

"This money will be used to renovate the house in the county and buy fruit seedlings. It is difficult to save the money earned in the past few years, but once the store opens and the fruit trees bear fruit, the money in hand can be saved." Gao Mingcheng said.

"Yeah." Xuanyuemei nodded with a smile. She didn't care about not being able to save money, because her current life was already extremely satisfactory in her eyes.

After settling the accounts, Gao Mingcheng planned to go into the mountains while there was still some time.

He was used to running in the mountains every day. He had been away for a few days before and hadn't run in the mountains, so he always felt uncomfortable all over.

He walked towards the place where the beehives were placed, intending to observe the condition of the hives.

It's not for shaking honey, as we just did it a few days ago and there is no honey now. But we also need to check the hatching of the bee pupae in time and whether there are any wasps coming to steal honey and kill the bees.

Speaking of bee pupae, people in some places particularly like to eat bee pupae. They say that after being fried in oil, they are crispy on the outside and tender on the inside, with a unique freshness and fragrance.

Gao Mingcheng had eaten it once, but he was not used to it. It was the kind that he didn't think was delicious, but he didn't feel sick of it either. In addition to bee pupae, he had also eaten cicadas and scorpions, all of which were considered new things to try.

In their village, some people catch insects to eat. There are mainly two kinds of insects they eat: bamboo worms found in bamboo, and kudzu worms found in kudzu vines.

Both of these insects taste good and are very nutritious. Girls eat less of them, but naughty boys will often go to eat these two insects, especially bamboo worms. If you dare, you can eat them raw, and they have a milky flavor.

(End of this chapter)