Chapter 65 Tell the Truth
After Yang Chunyan and he poured out the Magnolia officinalis flowers, the Magnolia officinalis underneath was exposed. "Doctor Xiao Wang, what do you think of this Magnolia officinalis?"
Wang Zhen picked up a few scrolls and was very satisfied with the thickness, color, and oiliness of the Magnolia officinalis bark. He said in surprise, "Not bad, where did you find it?"
"It's right behind our mountain. There are 20 to 30 trees halfway up the mountain after climbing over two or three beams. There are two large thick-leaved trees. It takes six or seven people to hug their trunks. They must have been there for hundreds of years." Zhou Huaian looked at him. "If you want to go, we'll take you there."
Wang Zhen didn't expect that after he learned about the price of Magnolia officinalis, he would still be willing to take him there. He looked at him with a much more sincere look, "No, I'm very busy these days. I'll go and have a look after I'm done with this."
Yang Chunyan said: "If you go there after you finish your work, you won't be able to see the Magnolia officinalis flowers and the complete Magnolia officinalis trees."
Wang Zhen asked worriedly, "Sister Yang, what method do you use to harvest?"
Yang Chunyan looked at him and smiled, "I use the staggered harvesting method. I learned it from an old senior I met when I went up the mountain to collect herbs." This old senior is your grandfather.
"Good, using this method of harvesting is conducive to the regeneration of the bark." Wang Zhen breathed a sigh of relief after hearing this. "Some herbalists nowadays only care about their immediate interests and do not hesitate to steal and peel the bark of Magnolia officinalis trees that have grown for decades or even hundreds of years. This is an extremely short-sighted approach!"
After hearing this, Yang Chunyan recalled the several Magnolia officinalis trees that were stolen and cut down in her previous life. She thought that if she cut them down before those people found out this time, they should be able to escape the disaster, right?
"Doctor Xiao Wang, how do you treat patients like this?"
Zhou Huaian didn't care about these. He just wanted to know how much a pound of Magnolia officinalis bark could be sold for. There were still so many of them on the mountain. If they were valuable, he would make a fortune.
"We charge 2.5 yuan per pound for Magnolia officinalis of this quality, while the normal ones are only a few dimes per pound!"
When Zhou Huaian heard Wang Zhen say that Magnolia officinalis bark also costs 2.5 yuan per pound, he regretted it so much that his intestines turned green. He began to worry that the Magnolia officinalis trees in the mountains would be discovered, so he decided to go up the mountain to harvest them as soon as he got home.
"Yan'er, let's put the basket on the scale for Doctor Xiao Wang to weigh it!"
"Okay!" The two of them lifted the bamboo basket full of Magnolia officinalis flowers onto the scale. After weighing them, Wang Zhen said, "The net weight after removing the skin is 56.7 jin (1.5 kg), 3 yuan per jin, a total of 170 yuan and 10 cents."
The two men then put the Magnolia officinalis bark into the basket. After weighing it, there were exactly 63 pounds, a total of 157.5 yuan.
Zhou Huaian calculated and his heart started beating fast. There was only one voice in his mind: It’s rich, it’s really rich this time!
Wang Zhen took out the account book and began to count the money for the two people. "Purple Ganoderma Lucidum, Stretching Grass, Mugwort, Polygonum multiflorum... a total of 646.76 yuan. Honey is 145 yuan."
Yang Chunyan felt that there were still two things missing. She turned her head and saw the Poria cocos and the dried half-flowered flower next to the chicken bus. "Huaian, the Poria cocos and half-flowered flower have not been weighed yet!"
"Oh! I forgot when I took it."
The two men hurriedly stepped forward and brought the Poria cocos and half-flowered lotus to the scale, then took out the Poria cocos and placed it on the scale pan.
Wang Zhen looked at it and laughed, "21 catties, the purchase price of Poria cocos is 1.5 yuan per catty!"
Zhou Huaian said happily: "Not bad, it can be sold for more than 30, and the old man should be happy when I take it back."
Wang Zhen opened the sack and took a look at the half-flowered lily inside. "Dried half-flowered lily, 26 jin, 35 cents per jin, a total of 9.1 yuan."
He thought about it and said, "It's more cost-effective for you to send dried goods. For example, half-flowered lily, wet ones are only three cents a pound, pick them, wash them, dry them and send them for 35 cents a pound."
Zhou Huaian gave him a thumbs up, "Doctor Xiao Wang is really honest!"
Wang Zhen smiled and said, "We collected these herbs for the drug dealers outside, and the price was set by them. We also need to hire someone to sort and clean the wet goods. I reminded you because I saw that your herbs were neatly packed."
Yang Chunyan said: "Don't worry, the dry goods delivered in the future will be the same as those delivered today."
"Okay, as long as you guarantee this quality, I'll charge you the first-class price."
"Thank you! Doctor Xiao Wang, please take the money for the herbs, honey and Poria cocos separately and give us a list. We need to share it with our family when we get home."
"Okay, wait a moment, I'll go get the money for you." Wang Zhen said and went into the house.
Zhou Huaian walked up to Yang Chunyan and whispered, "Yan'er, I should have taken them to pick herbs tomorrow. When I think about the three sisters-in-law sharing more than 300 yuan, my heart feels like it's being bitten by ants."
Yang Chunyan glanced at him and said, "How about we talk less? Third sister-in-law is not here, and they never dreamed that Houpu could be sold for so much money."
Zhou Huaian was so conflicted that he thought for a while and looked at her, gritting his teeth and saying, "Once something is said, it can be taken away. If this really happens, what kind of people will we become!"
"Yan'er, you are the most generous. Just think about it, if we do things against our conscience for more than 300 yuan, how can we stand in front of our brother and sister-in-law with dignity in the future?"
Yang Chunyan looked at him with sparkling eyes, "Okay, I'll listen to your honest words!"
"Yan'er, you're so nice!" Zhou Huaian looked around and whispered, "We've earned so much today. Tonight, can you and I...hiss~"
Yang Chunyan rolled her eyes at him and went to pick up the herbs on the ground.
Wang Zhen took out the money and handed it to Zhou Huaian, "I have already added the money from selling half of the flower. Can you count it and see if it is correct?"
Zhou Huaian smiled and pointed at Yang Chunyan, "Give it to her. She is the boss and I am the farmhand."
"Haha! Sister Yang, come and collect the money!" Wang Zhen looked at Zhou Huaian teasingly, "Brother Zhou can be selected as the representative of Sichuan men in the future!"
Zhou Huaian was stunned for a moment before he reacted, "He's just a henpecked representative, why are you still saying it in such a fancy way?"
"I'm just kidding! Don't take it too seriously!"
"It's okay. Since my grandfather's generation, all the men in my family are henpecked!"
"Brother Zhou, you are so funny!" Wang Zhen handed the money to Yang Chunyan with a smile, "Sister Yang, please count it."
Yang Chunyan took the money Wang Zhen handed over and nodded, "Yes, Doctor Wang."
"Okay!" Wang Zhen began to collect the herbs in the yard.
While Yang Chunyan went to hide the money, Zhou Huaian helped Wang Zhen to collect the herbs.
After she came out, the two men put the bags and wooden barrels in a bamboo basket, carried it to the chicken bus, tied it up, and said goodbye to Wang Zhen.
When they were almost at the gate of the hospital, Yang Chunyan suddenly remembered something and turned to Wang Zhen and said, "Doctor Wang, do you have those plastic gloves at home? I want to buy two pairs to use when I look for wild bees for Huai'an."
"Yes, I'll get them for you!" Wang Zhen said as he walked into the store. After a while, he came out with five pairs of milky white plastic gloves and handed them to Yang Chunyan. "These are also gifts from others. You can use them."
"Thank you!" Yang Chunyan took the backpack and said, "We are leaving now. Take your time."
"Okay, walk slowly!"
Yang Chunyan and Zhou Huaian left Wang's house and headed towards where Li Qiuyue was selling corn. "Huaian, let's go buy a few feet of nylon screens and make you a bee hat. It's too dangerous to harvest honey with a bare head."
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