Chu Beichen was a smart man. Seeing the blush on Su Nian's face, he had already guessed the efficacy of this medicine. So he did not ask about the purpose of the herbs. Instead, he smiled and said to Su Nian, "This Baishui Village produces medicinal herbs, and I guess these are these two. I guess the villagers feel embarrassed to let us treat their illnesses for free, so they use these to express their gratitude!"
Su Nian nodded, and looking at these Cynomorium songaricums, an idea came to her mind, "These things are not easy to sell in the northwest, and they will have a wider market in Quzhou!"
Chu Beichen was overjoyed: "Really? If so, then help the Baishui villagers sell their medicinal herbs to Quzhou, which can also increase their income!"
Su Nian thought for a moment and said, "Let's go back and ask the village chief if there are many of these herbs in Baishui Village, and what price he usually sells them for!"
Chu Beichen immediately called out to the two soldiers, "Let's go back and take a look!"
Seeing Su Nian and his companions coming back, the village chief hurried out to ask what they wanted. Upon learning that they were here to inquire about the price of medicinal herbs, he gave a wry smile and said, "These two things are everywhere. Sometimes when there's not enough fodder for cattle and sheep, we dig them out and feed them to the sheep. No one has ever come to buy them!"
Su Nian and Chu Beichen looked at each other in bewilderment. Chu Beichen immediately asked the village chief, "Is the production of these two medicinal herbs high?"
The village chief scratched his head and pointed to a depression in the north. "That area goes all the way to the foot of the Qilian Mountains. There's all this stuff. We haven't dug it up on a large scale, but there are definitely several hundred kilograms per acre!"
Su Nian looked at the depression, which extended to the foot of the Qilian Mountains for tens of thousands of acres. By this calculation, it would be very easy to purchase several thousand kilograms of raw medicinal materials.
She looked at Chu Beichen, who nodded encouragingly. Su Nian made up her mind and immediately quoted a price. "I want to buy 5,000 kilograms. How about 50 cents per kilogram?"
"How much?" The village chief scratched his ears and asked in disbelief.
"Fifty cents per pound!" Su Nian repeated with a smile. After packaging the Cynomorium songaricum and Cistanche deserticola, one piece could be sold for about fifteen yuan, and the weight of one piece was only three or four taels. If the village chief was willing to sell it at this price, after deducting the shipping cost, she could make ten yuan per pound!
"Okay!" The village chief patted his thigh and asked anxiously, "When do you want it?"
Su Nian looked at Chu Beichen, who calculated the days until he would leave. "Village Chief, I'll be leaving here within a week. I also need to ship the medicinal herbs. I'll come back with the money in three days to collect them. Is that okay with you?"
"Sure, sure!" The village chief was extremely happy. A pound of grain could not even be sold for fifty cents, but there were plenty of these medicinal herbs in the fields. All he had to do was dig them up when the weather was good. He didn't even need seeds. Is there any more suitable deal than this!
This time, the village chief sent a few people to the village entrance. After watching Chu Beichen and others walk away, he ran back happily to inform everyone of the good news.
After the village chief walked away, Chu Beichen approached Su Nian and asked her with a smile, "Are you planning to sell medicinal herbs?"
Su Nian blushed a little: "These two medicinal herbs can be sold for about 30 yuan per kilogram in Quzhou. I will sell them directly to the pharmacy. Even if I can't sell them at this price, I will definitely not lose money!"
At fifty cents a pound, plus double the shipping cost, the cost price was one yuan. If it could be sold for ten yuan a pound, the profit would be ten times the difference. However, this was only a theoretical calculation. In actual operation, no one could predict what would happen. Therefore, Su Nian only ordered 5,000 pounds, prepared to lose money.
Chu Beichen saw Su Nian's worry and patted her shoulder: "Don't worry, I'll help you sell it!"
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