The tree that fell to the ground was a banyan tree. One characteristic of the banyan tree is that it has many aerial roots. Banyan tree is also a common tree species in Guangzhou.
This banyan tree fell down with soil all over it. At first glance, it looked like a tornado had blown the tree down.
But if you look closely you will find the clues.
All the other trees were intact, except this one, which fell across the intersection!
With the roots and soil included, it is naturally heavier. Most people cannot move it at all, but Gao Mingcheng is not an ordinary person.
Under his leadership, the four people actually moved the tree away.
Xiao Ma and the others were surprised. In fact, they had encountered this situation before and they had to spend money to avoid disaster.
Because they couldn't move the tree blocking the car, and they didn't dare to confront the people head-on, so they could only suffer in silence.
But this time, they actually moved the tree away!
However, the people who put the tree here to block the road would naturally not give up, so a group of people soon showed up.
They were dressed in ordinary clothes and were unarmed. They looked like people who just happened to be passing by together. But before they could say anything, a gunshot rang out and Gao Mingcheng had already subdued them.
The black muzzle of the gun pointed at the crowd that suddenly appeared, and Gao Mingcheng shouted coldly: "Get lost!"
He was familiar with these tricks in both his lifetimes and was too lazy to waste time arguing with them.
The scene fell silent. Not only the person who showed up, but even Director Wang and others were shocked.
After a few seconds of silence, one of the people on the other side said, "Well... we are just passing by and want to see if you want to help. Since you don't want to help, we will leave first."
Having said that, they quickly dispersed.
When Director Wang saw that everyone had left, he immediately started praising Gao Mingcheng.
But Gao Mingcheng ignored him and went to the back of the car.
Seeing that the lock had been tampered with, I couldn't help but curse.
"What's wrong?" Director Wang asked in confusion.
Gao Mingcheng pointed at the padlock and said, "When we were moving the tree just now, someone went around the back of the car and tried to pick the lock and steal something."
It was because they moved the tree quickly and Gao Mingcheng acted decisively to drive the people away that the lock pickers gave up.
When people are on the road, all kinds of things can happen. Those people who appeared just now did not have any weapons in hand, which means they did not intend to rob openly. But once Gao Mingcheng and others started a conversation with them, the person responsible for picking the lock would have enough time to pry open the lock and steal things from the carriage.
Gao Mingcheng briefly explained it, and Director Wang and others were also terrified.
After the crisis was resolved, Director Wang didn't want to stay here for long, so he urged Gao Mingcheng to drive quickly.
The next two hours went relatively smoothly.
After entering the city, Director Wang and others finally breathed a sigh of relief. Both parties were going to different places, so they stopped at the intersection and said a few words goodbye.
Director Wang took out a cigarette from his bag and gave it to Gao Mingcheng.
Thanks to Gao Mingcheng, they were able to save some money. He must remember this favor.
They are people from the factory and don't often travel far in sports cars, but Director Wang is smooth in his work and there is a limit on the amount of damage when going out.
Seeing that Director Wang gave the gift from the bottom of his heart, Gao Mingcheng accepted it.
After the two parties separated, Gao Mingcheng drove towards Fan Chengyao's warehouse.
Before departure, I had already called in advance to specify the specific date of arrival. As for the exact time, that cannot be guaranteed, after all, there may be many unexpected events along the way.
But for Gao Mingcheng, the journey was smooth.
When he arrived at the warehouse, the unloaders guarding the warehouse unloaded the goods from the truck first and placed them in a special place. After Fan Chengyao came over to check the quality of the goods, they put them on the scale to calculate the money.
"Mr. Gao, I have already called Boss Fan." Soon, a person in charge of managing the warehouse said this to Gao Mingcheng.
The warehouse is equipped with a telephone to facilitate timely communication. In big cities, the penetration rate of telephones is still relatively high.
About ten minutes later, Fan Chengyao arrived. He personally checked the quality of the herbs, gave a price, and weighed them to calculate the money. The same was true for the honey.
Fan Chengyao looked at a bag of ginseng and said, "Didn't you come across any wild ginseng at the medicine fair this time? That's more valuable."
When Gao Mingcheng heard the word "wild ginseng", he couldn't help but sigh and said, "I have encountered some, but they are of high age, so it's not my turn to buy them. If they are of low age, many people are scrambling for them. The ones I bought are forest ginseng, which is already of better quality."
Large-scale cultivation of ginseng in China began in the mid-1970s. After the market was opened in the early 1980s, a large number of cultivated ginseng entered the market. Due to the different grades of ginseng, although it is the same cultivated ginseng, the price fluctuates greatly. The unified price collected at the production area is 30-40 yuan per catty, and the market selling price is 15-200 yuan per catty.
There are two types of cultivated ginseng. One is forest ginseng, which is semi-cultivated and semi-wild and has been cultivated for a long time. The one with good quality is more expensive.
There is also another type of ginseng, which is garden ginseng. Garden ginseng is grown as a vegetable. It is densely planted, fertilized, and has a short growing season, so the price is cheap.
The only ginseng that can be used as medicine are forest ginseng and wild ginseng. Among them, wild ginseng with good quality and high age is hard to come by and its price is ridiculously high.
The batch of goods that Gao Mingcheng took included both raw sun-dried ginseng and red ginseng. Raw sun-dried ginseng is made by digging out ginseng, washing it clean of dirt, and then drying it for preservation. Red ginseng is steamed before being dried. Because it has a light red color after being steamed, it is called red ginseng.
In addition, there is a kind of ginseng called white sugar ginseng, which is made from ginseng that does not grow well or is broken during the harvesting process.
The method is to poke many small holes on the surface, then soak it in high-concentration sugar water, and then dry it. This is called white sugar ginseng, or white ginseng.
White ginseng is of poor quality and difficult to preserve after adding sugar, so Gao Mingcheng did not buy this kind of product.
Fan Chengyao also knew that wild ginseng was hard to come by, but it could be found in the Changbai Mountain area, or in Zhangshu, Anguo and other places. However, one had to prepare a large sum of money in advance and buy it from reliable people, otherwise there was a risk of being cheated.
The two men were old friends, and after discussing business matters, they had a meal together and talked about some recent news in the market.
Hearing about the things he had experienced or heard in his previous life, Gao Mingcheng felt deeply moved. In this era where everything is possible, some people become the trendsetters of the era, some go with the flow, and some are ruthlessly beaten onto the beach by the waves.
The city and the countryside seem to be divided into two worlds.
Gao Mingcheng traveled between the city and the small mountain village, feeling like a time traveler.
After saying goodbye to Fan Chengyao, Gao Mingcheng went to the garment factory to purchase goods, then found a reliable hotel to stay in. He waited until the next morning to go to the place contacted by Xiao Jinfeng to load the goods.
This round trip was a thousand miles away. Gao Mingcheng drove alone on the road, and the scenery on the roadside kept receding, as if time was quietly flowing away. (End of this chapter)
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