Chapter 765: Exchange of Herbs
After a while, a young man wearing a thick cotton coat and heavy cotton pants ran over. He was wearing a red woolen hat on his head, which was obviously a female hat. However, now was not the time to be particular. The young man sniffed and asked:
"Uncle Cui, what's the matter?"
"Guard the stall for me. I'll take the customers to see the goods."
"Okay!"
The boy must be very familiar with the stall owner, as he immediately agreed and sat in the seat before the man.
The man called Uncle Cui took Lianyi and his group out of the trading market. He hid the half bag of grain in his arms because he was wearing thick clothes so it could not be seen.
"Brother Cui, where do you get your herbs?"
Lianyi asked directly.
"There was a big flood where we lived before, and everyone hid on the rooftop and built a shed on the rooftop to survive. One day, a trailer truck was brought to our site by the flood.
Everyone still had some food at that time, but they didn't know when the heavy rain would stop, so they stopped the trailer truck and opened it. They found that it was full of Chinese herbal medicines, some of which were Chinese patent medicines and some of which were herbal medicines.
Although they were not food, medicine was also precious. It was because of those Chinese patent medicines that we exchanged medicine for food and survived the rainy season. Then we joined another office building that was not completely submerged.
But no one knew how to mix the herbs, so they were left over. A trading market was opened at the temporary resettlement site, so we thought we could try our luck.
This herb is a medicine in the hands of those who know it, but it is useless in our hands. I think this brother knows Chinese medicine, so you can definitely get it back, it will be of great use."
The man recommended immediately.
"From what you said, this herb should have been soaked in water. Is the medicinal property still there?"
Ripple asked calmly.
The man paused, his body became a little stiff, and then he explained:
"After the rain stopped, we dried the herbs. The medicinal properties should have been preserved. You will see when you take a look."
Lianyi didn't say anything, but just winked at Liu Zili, who immediately nodded to show that he understood.
"Just ahead."
The man said no more and led his men into a yard. The four of them attracted the attention of the residents in the office building. Those living here were all people whose houses were flooded. After all, the office building was tall, so even if the bottom ten floors were flooded, there were still more than a dozen floors that could be lived in.
This time, Sun Weifeng took the lead, Zhao Jia was second, Liu Zili was third, and Lianyi was at the end. After all, they were on someone else's territory, so it was better to be careful.
"Brother Cui, you're back? Did you find a buyer?"
A middle-aged woman started talking to the man who was leading the way.
"Well, they want to see the product. If it works, they will change it. If it doesn't work, they won't change it."
The man spoke the truth and without stopping, he led the four people into a room, through the open office lobby, and then into the innermost office.
During this time, everyone living in the open office cast longing eyes at the four of them. They were really hungry! If the pile of grass could be exchanged for food, even if it was a little less, at least there would be food. The weather was cold and the consumption of food to keep warm was high. Even if they lit a fire, they could still feel the cold wind blowing everywhere.
The four of them entered the office. Looking at the randomly stacked herbs, Liu Zili's lips trembled with distress:
"Ouch! How can they be piled up like this? This is such a waste of good things!"
"Brother Liu, go and take a look. Pick out the ones that can be used. Forget about the ones that have no medicinal properties. We don't want to be taken advantage of."
Lian Yi said directly.
"Okay, I'll go pick it out now."
Liu Zili rolled up his sleeves and started picking herbs at the door, making a constant smacking sound.
The man touched his nose helplessly. It was because there was no one in their building who knew about herbal medicine.
"Brother Cui, find some bags so we can pack our things!"
Zhao Jia said to the man.
"Okay!"
The man immediately agreed, which meant he wanted to exchange the grass. He turned around and went out to find the bags. The people outside gathered around him and when they heard that the pile of moldy grass could really be exchanged for food, they immediately began to search the bags, hoping that this group of people could exchange all the grass for food.
At this time, Sun Weifeng came close to Lianyi and said in a low voice:
"When we left the market just now, we were targeted by someone. I think it was the helpers those three guys found."
"I know! You are just coveting my Tornado!"
Lianyi said this with great certainty, and did not forget to stroke Tornado's head.
".I guess they also saw that we had food on us."
Sun Weifeng continued, and he did not take up the topic about the tornado.
"Don't worry. Try to replace all the food we brought with us with herbs. If they want to intercept us, we will fight them to the end. Now whoever has the bigger fist will be the one to listen."
Ripple said calmly.
After four full hours, Liu Zili picked out four sacks of usable herbs, and sighed with regret as he looked at the remaining herbs that had become moldy and hairy. The quality of this batch of herbs was very good, but they were wasted like this.
"Brother Liu, can you pick out some more?"
Zhao Jia asked.
"I tried my best. I could only pick out these. And I have to process them again when I go back."
Liu Zili told the truth.
"Everyone, I have another set of surgical equipment here, would you like it? We also salvaged it from the car."
When the man saw that the other party had only picked four sacks of herbs from the room full of herbs, he was obviously a little anxious and immediately said.
"Okay, bring it over and have a look."
"Hey! Wait a minute!"
The man went out and came back carrying an aluminum box. He opened it and pushed it in front of Liu Zili.
"This is a set of portable surgical supplies, more than enough for a minor operation."
Liu Zili said after reading it.
"Okay, let's change together."
Ripple waved.
Several people took out the food they were carrying on their backs, including rice, flour, corn flour, and soybeans. It was a mixed bag, but they managed to collect 20 kilograms and gave it to the man.
"Can you please add some more? This is really too little."
The man said, rubbing his hands.
"Brother, just be content! Only we who know Chinese medicine would trade a bunch of useless grass for food. Others wouldn't be so generous."
Sun Weifeng showed his white teeth, patted the man on the shoulder and said.
“Okay, okay!”
The other party finally compromised, after all, what the other party said was not wrong.
After collecting the food, the man sent Lianyi and his group out of their territory, then hurried back to the office building.
The four of them tied up the four sacks of herbs, put them on the cart, and then slowly dragged them back. After leaving the office building, they were surrounded by a group of people. The most eye-catching one among them was Xiaoxiao, the girl who was scratched by Tornado before.
"Brother Qiang, they were the ones who hurt me and stole my cat. You have to seek justice for me."
The man called Brother Qiang was short and fat, with a bulge around his waist, which looked like he was hiding a weapon. He glanced at the four people, revealing a mouthful of yellow teeth, and said arrogantly:
"Join my team and I will forgive you for what happened!"
"Brother Qiang!"
Xiaoxiao was obviously unwilling, but after being glanced at by Brother Qiang, she shut up.
(End of this chapter)
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