Chapter 223: Big and small are killed together
Huang Yongcai looked at his happy expression and said with a smile: "Don't thank me yet, I dare not guarantee that it will succeed 100%."
Zhou Huaian patted his chest and said, "Brother Huang, let's not talk about him for now. I feel warm inside when you say this."
Huang Yongcai laughed after hearing this. "Since you said that, I'm embarrassed to see you if I don't help you get the car. I remember that you need to plow the land and harrow when you buy a tractor in the countryside, right?"
Zhou Huaian smiled so hard that his teeth were exposed and nodded continuously, "The government is now encouraging land reclamation, so the four of us brothers have contracted the barren hills behind the new foundation, which is more than 300 acres in total. There are also other families in the village who have contracted barren hills and wasteland."
"I want to buy a tractor to make it easier for me to open up wasteland. When the weather gets colder, we can no longer go into the mountains to dig herbs to sell. I can do some work while I'm idle at home."
Huang Yongcai: "I also heard that day that the government is now encouraging people to find side jobs to get rich. You can buy a tractor and run some transportation. You can earn back the money you spent on the tractor in a year at most."
Zhou Huaian said gratefully: "Thank you Brother Huang for your advice. I will invite you to visit my home after my new house is completed."
Huang Yongcai nodded readily, "I will definitely go."
Zhou Huaian took out the money, walked to the rickshaw, pushed it out of the guesthouse, and said to Yang Chunyan with a smile: "Yan'er, maybe soon, we may have a tractor."
Yang Chunyan smiled and said, "Has Purchasing Manager Huang agreed to help you find out?"
Zhou Huaian: "He said he would ask for me to buy a new tractor."
Yang Chunyan was also very happy after hearing this, "Of course it would be best to buy a new one!"
"Well! With a tractor, we don't have to dig the land with a hoe." Zhou Huaian said and then became worried again, "I don't know how to drive a car!"
Yang Chunyan suddenly remembered that her eldest brother used to drive a tractor for the team. "My eldest brother knows how to drive a tractor. When you buy one, drive it to my house and let my eldest brother take you!"
"My eldest brother-in-law?" Zhou Huaian said with a bitter face, "He has a terrible temper. He gets upset when he sees me. He is even harder to serve than my father-in-law and mother-in-law!"
Yang Chunyan rolled her eyes at him, "How dare you say that? Who said you didn't learn well before?"
Zhou Huaian was dissatisfied, "Wife, you can't say that. I was just a little lazy before, but I never did anything bad!"
Yang Chunyan glanced at him and said, "You've never done anything bad, you're just a little lazy. Do you think you're right?"
"..." Zhou Huaian wrinkled his nose and thought: A good man does not fight with a woman. It is not shameful at all to let his wife say a few words.
As they were talking, the two arrived at Deshengtang. Yang Xiaoxue and Fang Zhiqiang were already waiting at the door. "Doctor Xiao Wang is still cleaning up in the backyard. Just push the herbs in."
"Okay!" Zhou Huaian pushed the chicken bus to the backyard. Wang Zhen saw him pushing the chicken bus and asked, "Why don't you ride the bicycle here after buying it?"
Zhou Huaian smiled and said, "We need to deliver food to the guesthouse, but the bicycle can't fit on the back seat."
Wang Zhen smiled and helped to lift the sack down. "What good stuff did you find this time?"
Zhou Huaian: "There are two old pieces of Polygonum multiflorum, Asparagus cochinchinensis, Echeveria oleifera, and Anoectochilus roxburghii. Chunyan said it is a good thing and a royal product."
Wang Zhen smiled after hearing this, "Golden Thread Lotus is indeed good, it can be said to be a royal product!"
Zhou Huaian was so happy after hearing this that he couldn't close his mouth. "How much is one pound of the Royal Premium?"
Wang Zhen couldn't help laughing when he saw his happy look. "The current purchase price is 150 for first-class dry goods... 30 for first-class wet goods. The weather has been good these past two days, so it's more cost-effective to sell the dried goods."
Zhou Huaian: "This stuff doesn't weigh a pound when it's dry. Chunyan and I worked hard for half a day and only collected half a pound at most."
Wang Zhen nodded. "The water loss is high, but it's more cost-effective to sell herbs in dry form."
Yang Chunyan and the other two just walked into the yard. Fang Zhiqiang asked hurriedly, "What kind of herbs are worth drying?"
Before Zhou Huaian could speak, Wang Zhen rushed to say, "Most herbs are more economical to sell as dried goods."
Fang Zhiqiang laughed after hearing this and said, "All the herbs in our house are dried."
Yang Xiaoxue pulled him aside and said, "Not all herbs are dried. Some need to be processed." She paused and said, "Didn't your mother say that we should buy two kilograms of brown sugar and some needles and thread? Let's go to the supply and marketing cooperative and buy some."
"Yes!" Fang Zhiqiang turned his head, "Huaian, let's go back together!"
Zhou Huaian nodded, "Yes, we'll wait for you here!"
After the two men left, Wang Zhen looked at them apologetically and said, "Brother Zhou, the reason I robbed you just now was mainly because some herbalists nowadays will not even let go of the seedlings of valuable herbs when they see them. If this continues, some herbs will become extinct in the future."
Zhou Huaian smiled and said, "I understand. If we take all of them, big or small, it will be hard to find them when we need them in the future."
Wang Zhen nodded. "Yes, when collecting herbs, you must remember to save seeds so that some rare herbs will not become extinct."
Yang Chunyan recalled that many wild herbs were picked up in the future and it was hard to even see them. She said solemnly: "Don't worry, no matter how precious the herbs are in the future, we will definitely save their seeds."
"Thank you!" Wang Zhen thanked with a smile.
Yang Chunyan and Zhou Huaian poured the epimedium from the sack into the bamboo basket on the scale. "We were afraid it would get spoiled in the mountains, so we washed it and dried it for a day. The moisture is still not dry, so it won't affect the preparation, right?"
Wang Zhen took a look and said, "It won't affect you, but you will suffer a little."
Yang Chunyan smiled and said, "It's okay!"
After weighing Massoniana and Epimedium, it is also called Asparagus cochinchinensis.
After Wang Zhen looked at it, he said, "These Asparagus cochinchinensis are good and can be rated as special grade."
Zhou Huaian happily took down the bag hanging on the handlebars and said, "Look, I picked a bunch of golden thread vines, and this is all they are after they are dried."
Wang Zhen weighed it and said with a smile, "It's half a catty, exactly seventy-five yuan."
Zhou Huaian grinned, "I like watching Doctor Xiao Wang weigh the herbs the most. Watching these herbs turn into a great unity makes me feel more relaxed than eating nine bowls."
Wang Zhen looked at Yang Chunyan, "Sister Yang, your brother Zhou is so playful. Is he like this at home as well?"
Yang Chunyan pursed her lips, "He just likes to talk. When I'm with him, my ears are never quiet."
"Your sister Yang is a taciturn person. If I don't talk to her, she can go a whole day without saying a word." Zhou Huaian said as he took out the two pieces of Polygonum multiflorum from the bamboo basket. "Look at these two pieces. They look older than the last one."
Wang Zhen took it and looked at it. "It looks older than the previous two pieces. I'll take it to Grandpa to have him estimate its value!"
"Yes, we will help you spread out the wet goods."
"Okay!" Wang Zhen came back after a while, "The year is longer than last time, two pieces for 120 yuan."
Yang Chunyan nodded, "Okay, where are these herbs?"
"Don't worry about the dry goods. Someone will come to take them away later." Wang Zhen slapped his head and said, "I forgot that a truck will come to take the goods today. Brother Zhou said last time that he wanted to buy watches, sewing machines, and women's bicycles. Do you want them?"
(End of this chapter)
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