Secretary Lin made some homemade medicinal wine and poured it for everyone. Zhou Huaian and the other three each drank a small cup and ate two bowls of potato rice before they felt better.
Secretary Lin said, "Youngest, I'll have Da Zhuang and a few militiamen take you to Bailing Mountain tomorrow morning!"
"It's okay, Secretary Lin. This is too much trouble for you!" Zhou Huaian felt that since they had just arrested a batch of people, no one would come again.
Secretary Lin: "It's not a big deal. It's just a matter of one word."
"Okay, thank you very much!" Zhou Huaian thought of the time when he got lice in the mountains, "One more thing, let me make it clear that I don't dislike you all!"
Secretary Lin smiled and said, "Why are you so shy? Just tell me what you want to say."
Zhou Huaian took out a few pieces of Baibu from his bag and handed them to him, "My wife said this thing is called Baibu, also known as lice-killing medicine... It's not harmful to the body, you can use it without worry."
"Haha...hahaha..." Secretary Lin took the book and laughed, "After all this time, it's just this! I thought it was something else, but you were so shy and embarrassed to say it."
Zhou Huaian smiled and said, "I'm afraid everyone will be suspicious!"
Secretary Lin said sternly, "Don't be too cautious. That thing is really annoying and can't be completely eliminated. Now we have medicine. We will go dig it up tomorrow, wash our hair, take a bath, and soak our clothes."
The next morning, Zhou Huaian and three others set out towards Bailing Mountain. Secretary Lin was worried, so he asked Lin Dazhuang and three militiamen to send them there.
We set out early in the morning and didn't arrive at Bailing Mountain until before noon. As soon as the tractor entered the village and arrived at the brigade's drying dam, we saw quite a few people already standing in the dam. Secretary Yang greeted us with a smile on his face.
He pointed at a dozen villagers and said, "Youngest, Lao Yin and the others are all from the boat city. They brought a lot of good things this time. Come to my house and have a look later."
Zhou Huaian smiled and greeted the villagers from Chuancheng, and then said, "Wait for me to distribute the things I bought for everyone to them, and pay everyone the money I owe them."
Secretary Yang smiled and said, "Okay, the family has prepared food. When you are well, we will go there together."
Zhou Huaian and Zhou Yiding distributed the things they brought according to the items recorded on the list and began to settle the debts.
The villagers of Bailing Mountain looked at the things on the tractor and said happily, "Boss Zhou is really a man of honor. He delivered the goods worth so much money on the day he agreed to deliver them."
"That's right. In the past, those herbal vendors in town took advantage of us and cheated us when they came to collect the goods. They said they would help us carry the goods, but they never brought them once."
"Are you talking about the herbal medicine dealers in town?" Xu Hongbing said angrily, "We encountered people robbing us on the road when we came here. Those robbers said that it was the herbal medicine dealers in town who instigated them to rob us."
Lin Dazhuang also said angrily: "The bastard is very bad, he even smashed the youngest brother's tractor..."
After hearing this, Secretary Yang and the villagers understood why they were instigating people to snatch Zhou Huaian. "Youngest brother, don't worry. The people in our village can't thank you enough. No one will do anything to let you down."
"Next time you go into the mountains, we will do the same as we did at Baicaopao and have the militia pick you up on the road. Let's see which blind bastard dares to attack you!"
The villagers were also anxious after hearing this, fearing that Zhou Huaian and his men would not come again in the future. "Don't worry, Boss Zhou, those bastards in town are used to taking advantage of us, and they can't wait to drive you away so that they can continue to take advantage of us.
We will pick you up on the road early in the morning. If they dare to rob people in Bailing Mountain, we will tie them up and throw them into the old forest to feed the old bears. "
After hearing this, Zhou Huaian said gratefully: "We are all mountain people, and we know the difficulties of mountain people. With everyone saying this, we have nothing to fear. We will not only come here in the future, but also come here often."
"Thank you, thank you!" Secretary Yang also expressed his gratitude repeatedly.
Zhou Huaian and Zhou Yiding paid off their debts, and the four of them followed Secretary Yang to his home for dinner.
The Yang family prepared a very generous meal, including stewed mutton with carrots, braised rabbit meat, and pheasant stewed with mushrooms...
Zhou Huaian and his friends drank a few bowls of mutton soup and felt their bodies warmed up. After the meal, Lao Yin and his friends took out the herbs they had brought with them.
Coriolus versicolor, Ganoderma lucidum, Gastrodia elata, Hericium erinaceus... are all good herbs. The most rare thing is that there is a short and fat old ginseng with yellowish-brown skin and dense fine lines.
Old Yin said to him, "Boss Zhou, this old ginseng was found by my father in the mountains. What price can you offer for it?"
Zhou Huaian hadn't even looked at them and couldn't tell the real from the fake. Although these villagers wouldn't use fake goods to cheat them, he didn't dare to make a random offer.
"Brother Yin, to be honest with you, I have never collected any old mountain ginseng. You'd better take this thing back and sell it to someone you know."
After hearing this, Lao Yin felt that he was really different from other medicine dealers. The other medicinal materials they brought this time were sold for twice as much as what they sold to the medicine dealers in Chuancheng.
"Boss Zhou, I won't hide it from you. When we were in Chuancheng, the drug dealer gave my family 500 yuan for this old mountain ginseng, but my father was reluctant to sell it to him.
Lao Yang told us in the past that the price you offered was the most fair. This time, I followed him here and found that it was true. We believe you now. You can take it back and show it to someone you know, and ask them to give you a fair price. "
Zhou Huaian hesitated, "Such a valuable thing..."
Old Yin hurriedly said, "Boss Zhou, I just don't trust those drug dealers. You take it back and show it to people. Even if they still offer 500, I would rather sell it to you than to them."
Secretary Yang also helped persuade him, "Youngest, just take it back and show it to your boss. If it doesn't work, just bring it back next time."
"Okay, I'll take it back and show it to them first. I'll get back to you next time I come." Seeing them say this, Zhou Huaian had no choice but to agree.
Old Yin happily handed him the old mountain ginseng and said, "Thank you, Boss Zhou."
"You're welcome!" Zhou Huaian took it and handed it to Zhou Yiding, "Brother Yin, if the price over there is more than five hundred, I will leave the things there and bring the money back to you. If it's not even five hundred, I will bring it back to you."
After hearing this, Old Yin laughed and said, "I believe it won't be less than 500. The price you charge for Ganoderma lucidum and Coriolus versicolor is much higher than theirs."
"That's hard to say. I hope to bring money to you when I come." Zhou Huaian said and looked at Secretary Yang again, "I told you about the purchase point last time. Please prepare it. My eldest brother and sister-in-law will come here when the time comes."
After hearing this, Secretary Yang said happily: "I asked someone to vacate the backyard. There are three side rooms there, and there is a door to the backyard. Once the door to the corridor is closed, it will have nothing to do with the front yard, and it will be convenient for them to do their work."
His family just built a new house this year, and they prepared three separate rooms in the backyard. They thought that when they get old and can separate from their children, they can live more comfortably on their own.
Zhou Huaian said gratefully: "I'm sorry to trouble you!" He knew why Secretary Yang and others arranged for them to live in their home. It was mainly because they were worried that those short-sighted people in the village would cause trouble for them.
Secretary Yang: "We are really troubling you. If you hadn't come to collect truffles, my family would still be living in a thatched house! Most families in the village can't even have rice all year round, let alone buy new fabrics and cotton to make winter clothes."
Old Yin said enviously: "Boss Zhou, when we arrived yesterday afternoon, we saw the changes in Old Yang's village. We are looking forward to your setting up a purchasing point in our place to receive the goods so that we can also build a big tile house!"
Another person also said: "Yes, when will you also set up a purchasing point in our place, we promise to prepare a house for you."
Zhou Huaian said with a smile: "Thank you for delivering the goods here now. When we expand our purchasing points next time, we will definitely go to your place first!"
Lao Yin: "Okay, we'll just wait for that day."
Zhou Huaian looked at the time, stood up and said, "Secretary Yang, there is something waiting for us at home. Let's go back first while it's still early."
Secretary Yang nodded and said, "Okay, when will you come next time?"
Zhou Huaian thought for a moment, "Today is Monday. I will come here every Monday from now on. Then Brother Yin can also come over on that day."
Old Yin said cheerfully, "Okay, we'll go into the mountains to look for mountain products when we get back, and try to bring more good products next time."
At this time, Li Wu and his team had already loaded the goods. Lin Dazhuang had already occupied the seat next to the driving platform. Secretary Yang and Lao Yin and others sent Zhou Huaian and his party to the village entrance before waving goodbye.
It was already dark when Zhou Huaian and his companions returned to Baicaopao. Secretary Lin told them that the police station had already detained the robbers and that Zou Xishui had also been detained.
The police station also told Captain Lin that these people might be in trouble this time.
After hearing this, Zhou Huaian and his companions finally vented their anger and said to Xu Hongbing and Li Wu, "Old Xu, Old Li, don't tell my family that we encountered robbers when you go back. I'm worried that they will be scared and won't let us come."
Zhou Yiding also said: "Women are timid. They get scared when they hear about guns and knives. My wife is pregnant, so I dare not let her know."
Xu Hongbing: "Don't worry, we won't even tell our families when we go back. Apart from the two of us who are strong and capable, there are only the elderly and weak in our two families, so we dare not let them know."
Zhou Huaian still felt a little scared after thinking about it, "Old Xu, Old Li, yesterday was indeed dangerous, and I was also worried about something going to happen. We are brothers, so I won't be polite. If you think it's too risky to come out with us, you don't have to come with us after you go back this time."
Li Wu smiled naively after hearing this, "Don't be afraid, youngest brother. To be honest, there are risks in everything you do. For example, when I was carrying coal in a small coal mine, I was unlucky and stepped on empty air and fell into the ravine."
"That's right. It's not the first time we've been robbed. Why should we be afraid of that?" Xu Hongbing looked at Zhou Huaian and the others with a playful smile. "As long as you don't chase us away, we'll keep following you."
After hearing this, Zhou Huaian patted them on the shoulders and said, "Thank you very much!"
"We would like to thank you very much." Xu Hongbing and Li Wu responded at the same time.
Zhou Yiding smiled and patted a few people on the shoulder, "Brothers, stop being so polite like old women, go back and have a drink together!"
"Yes, let's go back and have a good drink!" (End of this chapter)
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