Lin Chaonan continued:
"Doctor Li said that he would only buy 100 catties of each kind of fresh medicinal herbs in order to teach the apprentices in the clinic how to process them. Licorice costs 3 coins per catty, Rehmannia costs 7 coins per catty, Dianthus superbus costs 1 coin per catty, Pinellia ternata costs 10 coins per catty, and Polygala tenuifolia costs 2 coins per catty."
The price of processed medicinal herbs varies; those of better quality are more expensive, while those of poorer quality are less expensive. Dr. Li explained that the price can only be determined after examining the condition of the herbs.
"Wow! What is Pinellia ternata? It's ten coins a pound!"
Lin Chaobei exclaimed in surprise.
"Pinellia ternata is also known as crow's eye."
Lin Chaonan gave a somewhat smug reply.
The three brothers chatted excitedly about the names and prices of the medicinal herbs.
Yue Jiuyue, who was standing next to her, frowned as she listened. If everyone only buys 100 catties of herbs, everyone will definitely want to sell the expensive herbs and no one will want to sell the cheap ones. Although some people will eventually have to sell the cheap herbs, some people will definitely feel unbalanced.
Of course, this wasn't something she needed to worry about. After all, she was just an ordinary villager, and these issues were naturally for the clan chief and village head to handle.
"Third brother, come with me to the clan chief's house."
Now that we know the prices and how many herbs the clinic will buy, it's best to tell the clan chief and the others in advance, so that the villagers don't dig up too much and then no one will buy it, which will surely cause them great resentment.
"This matter is indeed quite difficult to handle."
The clan chief was also somewhat worried after hearing Lin Chaonan's words.
Although the villagers only dug for one day, almost every household mobilized their entire family, except for those who went to fetch water from the mountains. Even the children went to collect medicinal herbs. Even if each person could only dig one jin a day, the family could still dig at least ten or eight jin. Suddenly they said they could only collect five hundred jin, and the prices were all different. Wasn't that a problem?
"Yes, that's why I came here to ask the old man for help."
Don't let yourself become a target of resentment in the village before you even stand out.
She was already feeling stifled dressed as a woman in her thirties. If she had to live under the hatred of others, especially the kind of people she saw every day, how could she possibly live like that?
But there was nothing he could do, being the old man!
"That's all for now, old woman. I'll go and discuss it with the clan elders."
One person's plan is short-sighted, two people's plans are long-sighted, and three cobblers are as good as one Zhuge Liang. He refused to believe that these six old guys, who were over four hundred years old combined, couldn't even come up with an idea to sell medicinal herbs.
Since the clan chief had gone out to seek advice, Yue Jiuyue didn't stay at the clan chief's house any longer and headed home with Lin Chaobei.
The moonlight was bright, the stars were twinkling, and a gentle breeze was blowing. If it weren't for the cracked riverbed of the Nanhe River beside the road and the babbling water, the scene would have been absolutely stunning.
Lin Chaobei hesitated for a long time, ever since he was at the clan chief's house. However, the clan chief and his wife were so busy collecting medicinal herbs that no one noticed his expression as a child.
Yue Jiuyue didn't want to notice, so she pretended not to know.
"Mother, what do you say? Once I've learned how to process medicinal herbs, I'll teach the people in our village, okay?"
Lin Chaonan couldn't help but speak up.
He was also a member of Linjiagou. He couldn't bear to see his patriarch, the clan elder, in a difficult position. His mother had finally come up with a way to help the village get through the famine, and he didn't want it to just be shelved.
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