Faced with the two different pieces of information that he and his father had, Yuan Fangguo decided to go with his father the next day.
Since Coptis chinensis is mostly grown in mountainous areas, Yuan Fangguo got up early the next day. After having breakfast at home, he drove his off-road vehicle straight to the nearest hill.
The car can only go to the foot of the mountain, where there are several Coptis chinensis purchasing points. In the past, business was booming at this time, but after seeing this scene, Yuan Fangguo couldn't help but sigh that the business was too slow.
Someone who knew Yuan Chengzhu greeted him. Yuan Chengzhu knew that the person who greeted him was also a Coptis chinensis grower. Seeing this, he couldn't help but ask.
When the man heard this, his expression became a little unnatural. After a while, he said, "Huanglian is really bad this year."
Yuan Chengzhu said to his eldest son, "Big Boss, you heard it, the farmers all said that the harvest of Coptis chinensis is very poor."
Yuan Fangguo smiled and said to the middle-aged man, "Uncle, this year's weather doesn't affect the cultivation of Coptis chinensis. Why is it so bad?"
"It's just bad anyway." The middle-aged man didn't know how to answer him, so he could only answer with this kind of sentence.
"Since the harvest of Coptis chinensis is not good, why can't the price go up?" Yuan Fangguo said with a smile.
The middle-aged man was stunned. This problem was very tricky. He had been growing Coptis chinensis for so many years, and the market price of Coptis chinensis was indeed like this. In fact, not only the market price of Coptis chinensis, but also the market price of other medicinal materials was like this.
"This, this..." The middle-aged man didn't know how to answer. After stuttering for a while, he simply replied, "We don't know either."
He even left in a hurry as if he was escaping.
"Dad, I think there must be some hidden reason behind Huang Lian's acquisition." Yuan Fangguo analyzed after thinking about it for a while.
Yuan Chengzhu was startled and asked quickly, "What's the secret?"
"Maybe someone wants to establish a monopoly." Yuan Fangguo said without hesitation.
"No way." Yuan Chengzhu was a little bit unconvinced.
"I'm not 100% sure, but it's pretty close. The Coptis chinensis business has been booming in recent years, and everyone in my family has made a lot of money. And it's a business that doesn't require much technical skill. As long as you can find a way to acquire Coptis chinensis and have enough space to store it, you don't even have to find a pharmaceutical factory to buy it from. They'll come to buy it, and you can even pay a deposit in advance. With such a lucrative business, there are bound to be people eyeing it with envy, so I doubt anyone would try to be too clever."
Yuan Chengzhu listened to his eldest son's words while thinking, and did not say anything.
Just as he was thinking, he saw several large trucks loaded with Coptis chinensis driving out of the mountains.
They are currently in the middle of a mountain valley, which contains several towns and rolling mountains. High-altitude areas are naturally the best areas for growing Coptis chinensis.
Seeing several large carts of Coptis chinensis being transported out continuously, Yuan Fangguo felt more and more that there must be something behind it.
"I'll ask an acquaintance." Yuan Chengzhu thought for a long time before saying this.
"Where are you going to ask?" Yuan Fangguo asked.
"See? He was planting Coptis chinensis on the top of this mountain. It should still be there now. Boss, you go back first. I'll go up and ask myself." The mountain in front of them was 500 meters higher than their current location. If this 500-meter distance were on flat ground, it would only take a few minutes to walk. However, in a mountainous area, a 500-meter height difference would take at least two hours to walk.
Although Yuan Chengzhu currently lives in the city, he goes back to his hometown every now and then, so climbing mountains is no different from walking for him. However, since Yuan Fangguo went to college, except for climbing mountains during the winter and summer vacations, he rarely sees the shadow of mountains in the vast Bashu Plain.
There was no cell phone signal on the mountain, and he had some things to do today. Once he went up the mountain, he would definitely miss it.
After a slight hesitation, Yuan Fangguo nodded.
"Dad, be careful then."
"Don't worry about me. Why don't you go back first? I'll take the afternoon bus back by myself."
"Okay, by the way, do you have any money on you?"
"There are dozens of dollars." Yuan Chengzhu said loudly.
"Then I will leave you alone. Just be careful."
"Okay." After saying that, the mountain man Yuan Chengzhu took big strides and stepped onto the winding mountain path.
After watching his father's thick back disappear from his sight, Yuan Fangguo drove back.
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I originally thought that my father would be home around four or five in the afternoon, but until after six o'clock, there was still no sign of him.
Qin Mingzhen was getting a little anxious. Her other son went out to work with Widow Li and had not been home for several years. The eldest son was one of her biggest concerns. Seeing that her eldest son had not returned yet, she kept stomping her feet back and forth on the road outside the door.
Not only Qin Mingzhen was anxious, but everyone in the family was also a little anxious. At seven o'clock in the evening, her father still hadn't returned.
Yuan Fangguo finally couldn't sit still this time, and he decided to go out and take a look.
Just as I finished talking to my mother, I heard the phone ringing in the living room.
Yuan Fangguo took a quick step and immediately picked up the phone.
"Hello……"
"Boss, don't worry about me, I'll be back soon." It was the voice of his father Yuan Chengzhu.
When Yuan Fangguo heard this, the heavy stone in his heart fell to the ground instantly.
He told his grandmother and mother about the situation in time.
After hearing this, the two of them couldn't help but pat their chests with lingering fear. Thank God, everything was finally fine.
The family members were already hungry. Chen Yongying saved some food for her husband while inviting her family to come and eat.
It was not until after eight o'clock in the evening that Yuan Chengzhu returned home.
However, the gauze wrapped around his head still scared the whole family.
"Boss, what's wrong with you?" Qin Mingzhen ran over in panic, looked at her son's injuries, and said with a distressed look on her face.
"Mom, I'm fine." Yuan Chengzhu's face looked a little flustered.
"No, you are definitely in trouble. What's wrong with that head injury?" Qin Mingzhen knew her eldest son and she knew something must have happened.
"I accidentally fell down in the afternoon." Yuan Chengzhu said quickly.
"Yeah?"
“It really is.”
"It's okay."
"It's okay, it will be fine in a few days." Yuan Chengzhu nodded. When he nodded, he found that his head still hurt badly.
Not only did it hurt, but he even felt dizzy. If Yuan Fangguo hadn't seen this and immediately supported him, Yuan Chengzhu might have fallen to the ground.
"Dad, where did you fall?" Yuan Fangguo couldn't help but ask.
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