Chapter 69 Purchase of Medicinal Materials
Gao Mingcheng scolded his parents. He thought his mother would go to his grandmother's house to cause trouble for him, but unexpectedly, everything was calm the whole day.
His father used to be a team leader, and he was always fair and just when doing things outside, so he is now also the deputy director of the village committee. His father is very concerned about his reputation, so even if he makes his father angry, he will at most teach him a lesson at home and will not make things known to outsiders.
It’s hard to say about him. Sometimes when he gets angry, he does things without thinking.
Gao Mingcheng wondered why his mother didn't come to see him, but everyone else in the Gao family knew the reason.
When Luo Xiaohua was about to chase after him, Grandma Gao stopped her.
Grandma Gao is old and in poor health, so she seldom does anything and doesn't worry much about family matters. When she is free, she goes around the fields or chats with others to pass the time.
Among her four grandchildren, she prefers the eldest grandson the most, followed by the youngest grandson Gao Mingli, and then the only granddaughter Gao Shufang.
She doesn't pay much attention to her two grandchildren. It's not that she doesn't like them, but she doesn't have enough energy to take care of so many children.
"Xiaohua, you had no parents back then, and you begged for food all the way to our village. I felt sorry for you, so I gave you a bowl of rice. Later, I thought you were okay, so I married you. I didn't despise your background at that time, but now you despise the backgrounds of many beautiful girls." Grandma Gao has a friendly personality, but her face is very serious at this moment.
"Last time you went to Xu Duomei to cause trouble, I didn't agree, but I couldn't stop you. You hurt Mingcheng's heart, don't you know?"
When Luo Xiaohua heard Grandma Gao mention her background, she looked embarrassed, but she refused to admit defeat and said, "But I still have a brother!"
"Yes, your brother is a son-in-law in the neighboring village, and the woman has a lame leg!" Grandma Gao ruthlessly exposed Luo Xiaohua's fig leaf.
What good future can there be for two siblings who have been begging all the way?
Women can get married, but if men want to stay, they can only marry into the wife's family.
Luo Xiaohua opened his mouth but couldn't utter a word.
Grandma Gao softened her expression and said, "I know you don't like Xuanmei, but you hope Mingcheng can marry a better wife who can help him. But Mingcheng is a stubborn person. When his father beat him when he was a child, he gritted his teeth and didn't cry. If you don't give him food, he won't say nice words to beg for mercy, nor will he steal food."
"I remember one time, he didn't know what he did wrong and Yuanjian wanted to beat him, so he climbed up a tree and stayed there for a whole day. Later, Yuanjian said he would not beat him anymore, but he still refused to come down. He waited until you all left before he came down and ran away."
"He is very stubborn, so don't scold him anymore. Yuanjian, don't scold him either. Just think of it as a separation. If he lives a good life, that's fine. If not, you as parents can't just ignore it!"
Grandma Gao's words made sense. But Gao Yuan, who was drunk, could not listen. He sneered and said, "I don't care if he is not doing well. Let him beg for food!"
When Luo Xiaohua heard the word "begging", a trace of disgust flashed across his face.
A long time had passed, so long that she almost forgot the days when she had to beg for food.
There were some meat dishes on the table, but everyone felt that something was missing when they ate them. Gao Mingwan lowered his head and hid his thoughts.
His second brother only wanted one acre of land when he divided the family property, and nothing else. This made him somewhat happy, but at the same time somewhat uneasy.
He stole a glance at his parents, wondering how he would be treated when he got married.
He tilted his head to look at the other rooms. There were four rooms in this house. If his second brother listened to his family, he would definitely move here after he got married.
But now…
No one came to trouble him, so Gao Mingcheng was happy and at ease.
According to his plan, he went into the mountains to pluck the wool of the bees - to cut the beehives.
The last time he sold honey, he also bought bottles, including one-pound and two-pound bottles. This way, it would be convenient to sell the goods after filling them.
In addition to making honey, he also hunted. He usually hunted less, but when there was a market, he would hunt a little more and sell them at the Junling Old Market. As time went by, his reputation as a hunter spread to the surrounding villages.
However, he hasn't been to the county town for some time. Although he runs fast, it is not easy to go to the county town and it takes a lot of time, so unless it is necessary, he is not willing to run back and forth frequently.
Half a month passed in a flash. During this half month, he either worked on something in the mountains or read a few martial arts novels that Gao Yue lent him in his spare time.
After he brought the book back, he was not the only one to read it. Gao Zhuang was the first one to discover and take a fancy to it. After reading it, he became addicted to it!
Although the storytelling of "The Romance of Sui and Tang Dynasties" is interesting to listen to, he can only listen to it for half an hour a day, but he can read the book for a whole day!
Grandma Xi felt sorry for her grandson. Seeing him so engrossed in reading, she couldn't bear to ask him to do anything, so she just let him read. Grandma Xi didn't understand the difference between martial arts novels and serious books, but she was happy to see her grandson reading so seriously.
Seeing this, Gao Mingcheng certainly wouldn't say anything.
He picked out a novel by Jin Yong and lent it to Xuanyuemei. Jin Yong's books were more serious than Gu Long's. Gu Long's books contained some erotic descriptions, so Gao Mingcheng thought that Xuanyuemei could not read them for the time being.
Well, we can see after marriage!
It rained in the afternoon of September 20th, but fortunately the rain was not heavy and the weather cleared up the next day.
Gao Mingcheng wandered in the mountains every day, often observing the growth of those medicinal herbs. At this time, Ganoderma lucidum and Poria cocos can be harvested.
In addition to these two kinds of medicinal herbs, there are other medicinal herbs in the mountains, such as Gardenia, Vitex rotundifolia, Stephania tetrandra, etc. These are medicinal herbs harvested in autumn. After harvesting, they only need simple preparation.
A person's manpower is limited. Even if he can collect all the Ganoderma lucidum and Poria cocos in the mountains, it is impossible for him to collect all the other medicinal herbs.
If you want to go to the pharmaceutical trade fair to trade, you have to get more goods, otherwise you won’t make enough money after one trip.
Therefore, he had already thought about it. Medicinal herbs such as gardenia can be found everywhere on the low hills. He could ask the villagers to harvest them for him, and then he could pay for the purchase.
He had more than a thousand yuan on him, which was more than enough to serve as capital.
When the time was almost up, Gao Mingcheng let the villagers go pick the herbs and he would pay to buy them. In order to ensure the quality, he collected fresh herbs and then prepared them himself.
After these words were spoken, followers gathered.
Every morning, there are people picking medicinal herbs in the mountains. Some people even have conflicts over this and almost come to blows.
Gao Mingcheng naturally didn't care about these personal grudges. He only cared about receiving the goods and paying the money. He asked Gao Zhuang to stay at home every day, and as long as someone came to sell, he would weigh the goods and pay them.
Naturally, he couldn't waste his time on purchasing medicinal materials, so he started picking Ganoderma lucidum and Poria cocos all over the mountains.
In fact, he didn't know what the current prices of these two medicinal herbs were, but he felt that they should be more valuable. Valuable things, of course, should be purchased by himself!
Weekends are a time of relaxation and enjoyment for many people, but for me, it is a time of tribulation!!
I have two kids, one is five years old and the other is two years old, I wish I could go to kindergarten every day!!
I wrote this late at night. The second chapter will be very late, so don't wait.
(End of this chapter)
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