Chapter 100 101. Inquire
As for the pure wild ginseng that she had dug up, Jin Qianqian was reluctant to sell it just like that.
Gu Wenheng carefully examined the several brocade boxes in front of him. Each one was in good condition, and was marked with a age range of thirty to fifty years.
"This cost a lot of money, didn't it?"
Jin Qianqian showed some shyness on her face. "Maybe I wasted some money. At that time, I just wanted to spend the money as soon as possible. But these things should be real. I was afraid of being cheated, so I found a purchasing point recognized by the local government. Just these things cost me millions."
This is the consequence of women's impulsive consumption. Afterwards, they will beat their chests and stamp their feet for a long time.
Gu Wenheng: "..." Should I comfort her or praise her?
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Chu Dongnan stared at them fiercely, muttering, "How can you just wrap the natural gift with this coarse cloth? If the roots are damaged, the loss will be huge."
Jin Qianqian looked at Gu Wenheng. He was the one who made all these things. Although he looked very casual, he was extremely careful along the way.
Gu Wenheng, "Doctor Chu, do you want to keep this?"
"Here, what's in your package? Take it out and let me see." Chu Dongnan had already smelled a faint scent of soil in the air, but he didn't think that the young couple would put soil in the package.
Jin Qianqian also opened the package in front of her, revealing two bowl-sized Ganoderma lucidum plants inside.
“Is this freshly harvested?”
Jin Qianqian nodded. It was just taken out from the space, so it could be considered as just collected.
"Among these three old ginsengs, one is 25 years old, and the other two are 30 years old. The roots are well preserved and the processing is also quite good. I can give you this number."
Jin Qianqian, "..."
Gu Wenheng, "..."
Chu Dongnan also realized that the two people in front of him were not his colleagues. "I am old and confused. I will not deceive you. We must make a profit from the price difference. The highest I can give you is 200 taels. And your two purple mushrooms are just what the master is looking for. I can give you 300 taels. I didn't get this price before. What do you think?"
Jin Qianqian and Gu Wenheng looked at each other and nodded at the same time, "We still trust Doctor Chu, but can we have three hundred taels of silver notes or two hundred taels of silver?"
Chu Dongnan didn't care about this small request, and casually took out the silver note from the brocade bag on his waist, "That's no problem, just check it first, and I'll go to the counter and get the silver for you."
"There is one more thing I want to ask you, doctor. I wonder if Doctor Chu has heard of Gaoling Village in Fu County?" Jin Qianqian couldn't help but ask casually, thinking about the fact that she hadn't found the answer before.
"Why? Do you have any acquaintances in Gaoling Village?"
Jin Qianqian shook her head. "I believe Doctor Chu should have heard that the government wants to distribute the refugees to various places in batches. Gaoling Village may be our new place of residence."
Doctor Chu was silent for a moment. "I know that place, but I didn't expect to hear the name of it again after so many years."
Jin Qianqian: "…" There is a story.
"But so many years have passed, some things should be forgotten. That place is surrounded by mountains and rivers, it is a good place to live."
Gu Wenheng, "Please tell me clearly, doctor, was there anything wrong with that place before?"
"Never mind, you'll know when you get there anyway.
When I was a child, dating back to the previous dynasty, there was a plague there. In order to prevent the plague from spreading, the county magistrate at that time sealed off the area within a hundred miles, including several nearby villages, and left them to fend for themselves. In the end, no one survived.
I know this so clearly because our ancestral home was not far from there. Since then, everyone would rather take a longer detour than go back to the territory of Gaoling Village."
Jin Qianqian's face turned pale, and she once again felt that natural disasters and man-made disasters were truly a devastating disaster for the world.
"I'm not telling you this to scare you. After all, so many years have passed, and dust has long since returned to dust.
Otherwise, such a good village wouldn't be empty until now. "Speaking of this, Chu Dongnan sighed and turned to the counter to get the money for them.
"Are you scared? How about we go to another place?" Gu Wenheng noticed that Jin Qianqian's face looked a little strange, so he quickly grabbed her hand and asked.
Jin Qianqian shook her head. "That's not necessary. Throughout history, people have died on every inch of land. I just heard it and I feel a little uncomfortable. I just need to take a break."
Gu Wenheng was a little worried, "Should we tell the clan leaders about this?"
Jin Qianqian was also confused. "I should have known not to ask. Sometimes ignorance and fearlessness are also a kind of happiness."
Although they said this, they both knew in their hearts that this matter could not be kept secret for long.
"Come, count them." Chu Dongnan placed a wooden box in front of them, with neatly arranged silver ingots inside.
"Doctor Chu, what's the environment like in Gaoling Village? Are there many arable fields?"
Chu Dongnan looked at Gu Wenheng with admiration, "I still remember that when I was young, I went there with my father to collect herbs. That area was relatively open. Although it was close to the mountain, the mountain was not high. There was also a river surrounding several villages all the way to the south. Even if there was a severe drought, it would not be a problem."
These words touched the hearts of both of them. Only by experiencing fleeing from famine could one understand what that kind of fear was.
The two asked a few more questions and finally completely emptied Chu Dongnan's knowledge of Gaoling Village. Then they went back with their recent gains.
Before they could even think about whether to speak, as soon as they arrived at the city gate, they found that their temporary residence was already surrounded by people.
The two looked at each other, took advantage of the backpack to quickly put the things into the space, and ran over.
"No, that's too unlucky. What if it's haunted?"
"I thought that such a large place could accommodate our village. I never knew there was such a reason."
"In this case, we might as well go back. At least we don't have to live in fear."
"Chief, can you please talk to the police and ask them to pick another place for us? I feel a little scared just thinking about it."
After hearing this, Gu Wenheng and Jin Qianqian understood. It seemed that they had also heard the news.
"You are finally back," Hong Daya grabbed Jin Qianqian, "What should we do now? How can we live in such an unlucky place?"
Jin Qianqian, "It's not that scary actually. So many years have passed, and there are always dead people everywhere, generation after generation."
"It seems you have asked about it," Hong Daya said with a pale face, "Even if they are dead, the way they died is too miserable. They died of plague, which is considered an unnatural death. How can people feel at ease?"
Jin Qianqian, "I heard that place is pretty good..."
(End of this chapter)
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