Although the process of digging for medicinal herbs was somewhat complicated, the result was good.
Xie Yan spent a week at home processing all the medicinal herbs he dug up.
The day after everything was settled, Xie Yan got up very early, washed his face with cold water, and after fully waking up, he went to the educated youth settlement to borrow a car.
These medicinal herbs! You should buy them as soon as possible after they're processed. Taking up space is one thing, but more importantly, the longer you store medicinal herbs, the lighter they become. If you can sell them for ten yuan, you might only be able to sell them for eight yuan if you leave them out.
Therefore, Xie Yan wanted to sell this batch of medicinal herbs as soon as possible and turn them into money!
When Gu Bin saw Xie Yan borrowing his car again, he felt genuinely envious! He wished he could also freely enter the city!
But they could only watch with envy, because the brigade leader wouldn't grant them leave. Although the busy farming season was over, there were still other crops waiting for them in the fields.
Especially the rapeseed harvested recently, it has to be harvested on time, otherwise if it stays in the field for too long, the outer skin of the rapeseed will crack and all the seeds inside will be scattered on the ground.
Those tiny rapeseed seeds, as small as pinholes, are so easily lost once scattered on the ground that everyone has to be very careful when harvesting them.
These rapeseed seeds are the farmers' oil for the next year. It's heartbreaking to waste even one seed. Even Gu Bin pays special attention to these rapeseed seeds.
At such a critical moment, how could the captain possibly approve leave!
Gu Bin sighed wearily, "Hey, here are the keys. Consider this car a gift from me!"
Xie Yan raised an eyebrow and looked at him with a smile, "Tell me, isn't the meat dish at this state-run restaurant delicious? Do you want some?"
Gu Bin's previously gloomy expression vanished, replaced by a broad smile. "Good brother, what's this between us? What's mine is yours, ride as much as you want. Here's the money, take it! I'll be waiting for you at our usual spot this afternoon! See you there!"
Xie Yan tossed the keys in his hand. He was going to the commune to buy medicinal herbs today, so the time was uncertain. He had to make it clear to Gu Bin. "I don't know when I'll be back today. You should eat something to fill your stomach. What if I don't get back until tonight? You'll be starving!"
Gu Bin didn't care at all, waving his hand, "It's okay, I can handle it!"
He said he would rather go hungry than eat the food provided by the educated youth station. If there was no expectation, he would just have to force himself to eat, but if there were better options, he would not be able to eat a single bite of the food provided by the educated youth station!
Xie Yan decided to ignore him. She had already made it clear that if he wanted to wait, he could wait; there was no point in saying anything more!
Carrying a large bag of medicinal herbs, Xie Yan slowed down his bicycle ride, and by the time he reached the commune, it was already past ten o'clock.
Xie Yan had already eaten breakfast and wasn't hungry yet, so he didn't stop and rode straight to the recycling station.
The staff at the purchasing station perfectly matched Xie Yan's stereotypical image of workers in this era: leisurely munching on sunflower seeds, only glancing at the newcomer before continuing to eat their own seeds.
Xie Yan was already used to the staff's attitude, so he walked over directly and asked, "Do you accept processed medicinal herbs here?"
Liu scoffed at this. "Prepared? Do you even know how these medicinal herbs are prepared? You just spout nonsense. I can understand you wanting to make more money, but that's no excuse for talking nonsense."
After leisurely finishing the melon seeds in his hand, he clapped his hands, glanced down at Xie Yan, and said with disdain, "Are these medicinal herbs something you can just process haphazardly? If you don't know, then obediently hand them over and let the professionals handle them. Don't try to pick up a sesame seed and lose a watermelon, ending up with no medicinal properties at all. We won't accept that!"
Xie Yan wasn't angry. He had come to buy medicinal herbs to get a good price, so he didn't take the staff's sarcasm to heart. He just smiled and asked, "So, you know how to process herbs? Can you tell if the medicinal properties of the herbs are still intact?"
Liu Ye felt as if he had been slapped hard across the face. He had previously tried to learn processing techniques, but he wasn't selected and ended up at the front. Xie Yan had directly hit a sore spot, and he immediately said angrily, "If you want to sell medicinal herbs, take them out. If you don't want to sell, don't stand here blocking the way! This is not a place for people like you!"
Xie Yan sneered, "The purchasing station isn't a place for people who sell medicinal herbs. Then who is it? Tell me, so I can broaden my horizons!"
Liu slammed his hand on the table, pointing at Xie Yan, "Are you here to cause trouble? The police station is right across the street. Do you want to go inside and experience it for yourself?"
Xie Yan narrowed his eyes, feeling annoyed. He just wanted to sell some medicinal herbs, preferably at a higher price, but how did he end up with such an idiot!
He didn't want to waste any more time with this idiot, so he said directly, "Since you don't know how to process it, then find someone who does to come and take a look. You'll know whether my medicinal herbs still have their medicinal properties once you see them."
Liu Ye: "You..."
Xie Yan spoke first, "Or is it that you don't have anyone here who knows how to prepare this?"
Liu sneered, "You think you're so important! You even want to bring over a chef to prepare this? Who do you think you are?"
Xie Yan slowly rolled up his sleeves, placed his hands on the counter in front of him, and stared coldly at Liu Ye. "This is a purchasing station, right? Is there a problem with me selling medicinal herbs here?"
"You don't even know how to process food? Is it wrong for me to ask someone who does?"
"Working at a purchasing station, how come you don't even know if medicinal herbs have any medicinal properties? I'm very puzzled. How did you get in?"
"Is there some inside story here that no one else knows? Do you think I could find out anything if I investigated?"
Xie Yan, a tall man over 1.8 meters, was quite intimidating when he turned cold.
In addition, Liu Ye's position was originally of dubious origin, and after being shocked by Xie Yan, he became guilty. He stared at Xie Yan for a long time, then snorted coldly, "Since you want a master who knows how to prepare it, I will go and find one for you. I want to see how capable you are!"
Xie Yan looked at him with a smile, but her tone was indifferent, "You'll know once you see!"
A moment later, a man in his forties or fifties emerged from behind. He was dressed in a gray-black outfit and wore black-rimmed glasses, the cold lenses reflecting a chilling light. He looked at Xie Yan with a very unfriendly gaze. "It's you, causing a scene here, demanding to find the chef who prepared this dish."
"This is a medicinal herb purchasing station, not a pharmacy. If you want to find a herb processing expert, go there!"
"There are plenty of those over there! This isn't the place for you to run wild!"
Zhu Jian was furious. He already had a lot of work to do lately, and now this person was disturbing him. He was extremely angry!
Xie Yan laughed speechlessly, "So, you've got such a large purchasing station, yet you don't have a single person who knows how to process medicinal herbs? What do you do with the herbs you collect? You don't just let them air dry, do you?"
"Then I've come to the right place! My medicinal herbs are all already prepared, so you don't need to bother hiring someone to prepare them anymore. Isn't that great? See how considerate I am of you!"
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