Chapter 127: A Pound of Salt and a Pound of Cordyceps
When Lin Sanqi took out a cordyceps, Garun Wangdui immediately recognized it: "Yaza Gunbu?"
Yazha Gunbu? Lin Sanqi showed a clear and foolish look.
Nima Cilun quickly translated: "Doctor Lin, in Tibetan we call it Yazha Gunbu, and in Chinese you call it Dongchongxiacao, which means the same thing."
Kalon Wangdui nodded and said curiously:
"We have a lot of cordyceps on the Zaduo Plateau. Supply and marketing cooperatives used to buy it, paying 5 cents per pound. For us herders, 5 cents is a good price. If we pick a few pounds, we can exchange them for salt."
Unfortunately, the supply and marketing cooperative bought too little, and the cordyceps all rotted in the fields. Even the cattle and sheep wouldn't eat it because it's too coarse. On the plateau, only pigs, which aren't picky eaters, will eat it. "Doctor Lin, do you really want to buy this cordyceps?"
Lin Sanqi took out a letter of introduction from his backpack:
"Old man, this is not me who wants to purchase it, but our hospital. Look, this is the letter of introduction."
Garon Wangdui also couldn't understand Chinese characters, so his grandson translated it word by word for him. However, the old man recognized the red official seal, and he had no doubts about Lin Sanqi's identity.
"Doctor Lin, do you really want to purchase some? How much do you need? I'll go ask around in the village, and I should be able to scrape together some."
Lin Sanqi chuckled:
"Old man, you see, I always drive a big truck here, so the more of this Cordyceps the better. I'll take as much as you can."
Lintou's eyes lit up when he heard this: "Really? We'll take whatever you have? 5 cents a pound too?"
For local ethnic minorities, they have basically no source of income. Apart from growing barley, they raise sheep and cattle.
But if every household raised cattle and sheep, then beef and mutton wouldn't be so valuable. Who would buy them? Who wouldn't have them? If you wanted to eat them, you could just slaughter them yourself.
However, in order to survive, the herders must purchase some daily necessities, as well as oil, salt, sauce, vinegar, tea and the like.
Because we had no money, we had to bring a sheep with us every time we went to the supply and marketing cooperative. If we used the sheep to exchange for salt, the price would naturally be a huge loss, as one sheep could not be exchanged for a few kilograms of salt.
Now the doctors from the capital actually want to buy a large quantity of it. How can Kalon Wangdui not be overjoyed? As for digging Cordyceps, it is everywhere in the mountains and plains. It is just a matter of some effort.
When Lin Sanqi heard that he could buy a pound of Cordyceps for only 5 cents, he was very happy. This price was much cheaper than he had imagined.
But Lin Sanqi, who had just graduated from school, still had some conscience. A gentleman loves money but gets it in a proper way. Seeing such a poor ethnic minority, he was unwilling to make money by doing something against his conscience.
Then Lin Sanqi took out two more Cordyceps from the bag: one was the king grade Cordyceps (special grade) weighing more than 1 gram, and the other was the first grade Cordyceps weighing more than 0.6 grams.
"Old man, I only accept cordyceps of this size. I don't want anything smaller than this. This time I brought a lot of salt, sugar, and tea cakes. One pound of cordyceps can be exchanged for any of these things. If you don't want salt, sugar, or tea, I can also give you 1 yuan per pound."
Kalon Wangdui stood up immediately, his face flushed.
"Doctor Lin, are you serious? You can't deceive us ethnic minorities."
As soon as Lin Sanqi saw the old man's reaction, he knew what was going on. It seemed that the price he offered was very tempting to ethnic minorities.
This is exactly the effect he wants, because he won't be spending too much time in Zaduo. If he wants to acquire it slowly, it will take several months to complete.
But when he raised the price to a sky-high level, there would be brave men who would take advantage of the huge reward. There would definitely be countless ethnic minorities who would desperately search for Cordyceps for a pound of salt, a pound of sugar, a dollar, or a piece of tea cake.
In this way, he can purchase enough Cordyceps in the shortest time possible.
"Don't worry, old man. We are Han and Tibetan people. How could I possibly cheat you? And I can assure you that we only pay for goods when we receive them. We will never sell on credit."
Garun Wangdui was so excited that he spun around in circles: "Okay, okay, then I'll arrange for my people to go dig for Cordyceps right away."
Lin Sanqi grabbed the old man who was about to run out and continued to deceive him:
"Old man, I need a large quantity. It might not be enough for the villagers in your village alone to dig it up. You can purchase it from other surrounding villages or tribes. I don't care how much you pay, but I will still trade with you according to the conditions just now."
Garun Wangdui laughed heartily: "Are you serious?"
Lin Sanqi smiled confidently: "Absolutely true!"
"Okay, then I will immediately arrange for my tribesmen to go to other tribes to inform everyone, and I will ensure that you, Doctor Lin, will not be disappointed."
Lin Sanqi felt relieved as he watched the old man walk away.
When it comes to purchasing Cordyceps, it's best to find a local "agent." After all, he's unfamiliar with the area. If he goes village by village, how many villages can he visit in half a month? How many kilograms of Cordyceps can he collect?
Another important reason is safety.
If he carried a large amount of salt, sugar, tea and cash and traded from village to village, money would be tempting and he would inevitably run into people with bad intentions who would come and rob him. What would he do?
Lin Sanqi now has a submachine gun and a pistol in his hands, but after all, he only has one gun. If there are many criminals, and a large group of them rush over on horseback with knives, he will be chopped into meat paste.
Therefore, the best way is to find an agent to purchase it. As long as he stays in Nima Cilun's home, the villagers in Nima's village will naturally protect him as the God of Wealth.
After agreeing on the terms with the village chief, Garun Wangdui, Lin Sanqi immediately drove the truck into Chikang Village and stopped it in front of Nima's house.
Then, with Nima's help, the two unloaded all the salt, grain and tea from the truck.
There are two houses in Nima Cilun's yard. It is estimated that Nima's parents prepared one house for themselves to live in and the other for their son to live in after he got married, so they built both houses relatively large.
Lin Sanqi used one of the empty houses as a warehouse, preparing to use it for trading Cordyceps.
The effect of the infusion was very good. In the afternoon, Nima's sister Nissan woke up and her fever subsided quickly.
People in the plateau have never experienced the baptism of antibiotics, so when antibiotics were introduced into the human body for the first time, they immediately played a huge role.
When Nima Cilun saw that his sister's condition improved rapidly, he was so grateful to Lin Sanqi that he treated him like a living Bodhisattva.
That night, Lin Sanqi treated them to a meal and brought out a few bags of instant noodles. Nima and Nisan ate so deliciously that they almost cried, saying it was the most delicious food they had ever eaten in their lives...
Early the next morning, Lin Sanqi was still sleeping soundly in his sleeping bag, when a lot of people gathered at the door of Nima's house.
Lin Sanqi was woken up and asked while yawning:
"Nah, what's going on out there? Do you ethnic minorities all have the habit of exercising early in the morning?"
Nima Cilun ran in from outside and shouted excitedly, "Doctor Lin, there are people outside selling Cordyceps. They are all lining up outside waiting for you to start buying."
When Lin Sanqi heard this, he knew that the time to make a fortune had come, and ran out the door as fast as he could.
Sure enough, the house was crowded with ethnic minorities. When they saw Lin Sanqi coming out, they all nodded and bowed to greet him, carefully trying to please this God of Wealth.
Garun Wangdui, the village chief, squeezed out from the crowd:
"Comrade Lin, these are the villagers from Chikang Village and several surrounding villages. They were the first to receive the news. When do you think we should start purchasing?"
Lin Sanqi couldn't wait any longer and said excitedly, "Now, let's get started."
When the village chief Kalon Wangdui heard this, he was delighted and shouted to the villagers in the yard:
"Everyone, line up. We're starting to buy now. Let me remind you, Comrade Lin wants long, thick Cordyceps. If you have small Cordyceps, please don't line up~~~"
Lin Sanqi was already sitting at the door at this time. There was a table in front of him. On the table were a pound of salt, a pound of sugar, a piece of tea cake, and one yuan.
The first Tibetan came forward, his face smiling like a chrysanthemum, and carefully and flatteringly placed a wooden box on the table.
The wooden box was filled with thick, long and large Cordyceps sinensis, neatly stacked one by one. It was obvious that the villager had carefully selected them.
Lin Sanqi took out the sample and compared it. He was very satisfied and took out the electronic scale to weigh it:
"Okay, this is a special product, about 2 pounds, uncle, you can choose whatever you want."
The elderly villagers were so excited that their hands were shaking and they were shouting. Nima Ci Lun translated:
"He said he wanted a pound of salt and a pound of sugar."
Lin Sanqi readily took out a packet of salt and sugar from his side and handed it to the villager personally. Unexpectedly, the old man started crying.
This was the first time in the old man's life that he had a portion of fine salt. As for white sugar, it was only enjoyed by noble lords in the past. When would it be the turn of a slave like him?
In fact, Lin Sanqi was about to cry. Two kilograms of 1,000 grams of top-grade Cordyceps sinensis, 500 grams alone can be sold for at least 500,000 to 600,000 yuan, and two kilograms is almost 1 million yuan.
He only paid a pound of salt and a pound of sugar, which added up to 10 yuan, but the profit was so high that it was outrageous!!!
What does it mean for time travelers to "monetize their traffic"? This is the correct way to open the golden handbag.
When the other villagers in the yard saw that someone had actually exchanged a pound of worthless wild grass that was not even eaten by sheep for precious fine salt and sugar, they all screamed with excitement.
Everyone clamored to complete the transaction quickly so that they could go back to the mountains to continue looking for Cordyceps to make a fortune.
The village chief, Kalon Wangdui, also nodded secretly, thinking that this doctor from the capital was indeed a man of his word, and it seemed that he could now open up the purchase.
Chikang Village has become the middleman, and the old man is confident that the Chikang tribe will have a prosperous year this year and become the richest village in the area.
Lin Sanqi and Nima Cilun spent the entire day trading Cordyceps. When night fell and the purchase was completed, Lin Sanqi had exchanged for 200 kilograms of high-grade Cordyceps.
Lin Sanqi immediately transferred all these treasures to the system space through the gate of Nima's house.
Looking at the 10 plastic boxes full of Cordyceps, Lin Sanqi put his hands on his hips and smiled happily.
(End of this chapter)
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