Meng Tao stored all the medicinal herbs and local specialties shipped by train and brought back by truck into the space.

Then we took out the local specialties that were originally stored in the space and gave each person a portion to take home. Since they were all family members, we were willing to give them better things.

Earthen gifts were given to Grandpa Xu's family, the Meng family and other relatives and friends.

Before the large amount of prey that was shipped back was taken away, Xu Yulin and Liu Jianye also distributed some of it to relatives and friends in Beijing. Meng Tao, a foodie, asked for bear paws, which she had wanted to taste for a long time. She also took dozens of kilograms of bear meat and a deer, a wild boar, and a roe deer. It would be fine to prepare more meat, but little Wangcai was growing fast and had an astonishing appetite, and they could hardly afford to feed him.

Before Meng Zhehan returned to Province D, he had dinner with Shen Yu and Meng Tao and talked about the purchase of medicinal materials, which was actually semi-mandatory. After a short investigation, mainly through conversations with local mountain people who collected medicinal materials, and the very reluctant attitude of the "boss" who hoarded the medicinal materials, Meng Zhehan speculated a possibility: the high-quality Chinese medicinal materials in that place were targeted by foreign pharmaceutical dealers.

Whether it is a private act or an acquisition by a neighboring country with bad intentions, it is all digging into the corner of our flower-growing country.

Last year, Meng Tao also discovered a large number of precious Chinese herbal medicines that were about to be smuggled out of the country on a large ship at Guangshi Wharf in the south. Fortunately, they were intercepted. People in both the south and the north are smuggling medicinal materials out of the country, and the situation is very serious.

Meng Zhehan has already reported this to his superiors, and they will conduct a thorough investigation in the near future to prevent the loss of our Guo Jia's precious medicinal materials.

But looking at the current situation, even if Guo Jia controls it, there are black markets everywhere. Coupled with the high prices offered by foreign countries, it is estimated that some people will still take risks, especially in the poorer mountainous areas. For the sake of profit, the mountain people will only choose to collect medicinal materials and sell them to high-priced buyers.

Shen Yu: "We must urge the relevant departments to increase control efforts. Finance is still in a difficult situation now. Construction in all aspects requires funds. The purchase price of medicinal materials will not increase in the short term."

Meng Zhehan sighed, "We have to manage it, but there are always some that slip through the net. It hurts to see such good things of our Guo Jia being smuggled out."

Meng Tao said: "In fact, there are many medical families hidden among the people now. They are very powerful. You will know when they rise slowly in a few years. I have learned about the history of several large pharmaceutical companies. During this period, they were also quietly purchasing a large number of medicinal materials. As for whether they collected them for their own use or sold them abroad, it is unknown.

Otherwise, we can also organize people to stay in the black market, use slightly higher funds than overseas to purchase northern and southern medicinal materials, and keep as many good things as possible. After a few years, when Guo Jia's policy changes, we will set up a pharmaceutical group to develop and produce medicines, which will benefit the country, the people, and ourselves."

"It's a good idea, but we need to prepare and raise a lot of money."

"I'll invest. Shen Yu and I have quite a bit of wealth combined."

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Shen Yu looked at his rich little wife lovingly. Was she unwilling to keep a low profile and was she starting to get cocky? He reached out and rubbed her head: "You've put all your family fortune on the line. Are you still a rich woman? Are you leaving your husband, son, and little Wangcai to starve?"

Meng Tao pulled down his big claws: "Invest now, and you will reap rewards in the future! Don't worry, you won't starve, and I will always leave you something to eat."

Meng Zhehan couldn't stop laughing. His sister was so cute.

The three of them agreed on a rough plan, and would discuss the details in detail when everyone reunited after the New Year.

Shen Yu and Meng Tao had no objections. Anyway, they were responsible for purchasing the medicinal materials and storing them in the warehouse. Shen Yu would make the arrangements and let Meng Tao put them into the space.

Meng Zhehan was worried that the girl would really bet all her family assets, so he handed over all his personal assets. It turned out to be a lot, more than 90,000.

Xu Hengkai and Shen Yu knew about this when they were chatting, and they also sent over a bag of money, a total of 160,000 yuan, saying that it was his and Gu Yingying's private money, and they couldn't use it now anyway, so he gave it to you to play with.

Meng Tao kept it and regarded it as the capital for their investment in Future Pharmaceutical Company.

In November, the weather got colder. Meng Tao received a call from Zhang Guoqing announcing the good news: Zhou Cuiling successfully gave birth to a fat son! Meng Tao was very happy for them. She was relieved to learn that Zhou Cuiling went directly to the city hospital to give birth and was taken care of by Aunt Yang and an aunt. Zhou Cuiling had a tense relationship with her mother-in-law because she had repeatedly disobeyed her mother-in-law, refused to give work to her mother-in-law's relatives and children, and controlled her and Zhang Guoqing's money. She should not let her mother-in-law take care of her during the confinement period. She should let her own mother take care of her, so as to avoid conflicts during the confinement period, which would affect her mood and health.

In December, the north wind was howling and heavy snow was falling in Beijing. The whole city was covered in silver and white. Liu Yongsheng and Han Sufang took Xiao Mingming, and Sun Hong took their three-month-old daughter Xiao Zhuzhu to Beijing by train.

Shen Yu went to the station to pick them up and took Liu Yongsheng and his family directly back to the Shen residence. Both adults and children were very happy.

Meng Tao liked Xiao Zhuzhu as soon as she saw her. She had a round and rosy face, and was a very pretty little girl. Sun Hong had gained weight after giving birth to her second child. She saw Meng Tao's slender and plump figure, with curves and curves, and she was charming and seductive. She couldn't help but envy her and asked her in a low voice how she did it. Meng Tao teased her, "When the baby doesn't need to drink milk anymore, you can lose weight like this if you go hungry for a few meals."

Sun Hong slapped her and said, "You are talking nonsense. You know I love to eat and can't miss a meal, but you just want to tease me!"

She also blamed Meng Tao for weaning Yunhai too early. She should have let him breastfeed until he was at least one year old. But she stopped him from breastfeeding when he was only nine months old. How pitiful the child looked.

Meng Tao was also helpless. Shen Yu insisted that his son should not drink milk since he had grown teeth, but Xiao Yunhai especially listened to his grandparents. She didn't know how Shen Yu did it. Although Xiao Yunhai was still attached to his mother and asked her to coax him to sleep every night, he really didn't want breast milk anymore.

For others, weaning seems like a huge and difficult task, but for Meng Tao and her son, it was done easily.

When the three children met, little Mingming was still very sensible and acted like an older brother. Little Yunhai and little Zhuzhu glared at each other, as if competing to see whose eyes were bigger. It was very funny.

Liu Yongsheng had already chosen a date to move into his new home, and the "housewarming" celebration was quite lively. Grandpa Xu, Mr. Meng and Mr. Dou all took time out to come, and they also visited the Xu family's yard. The Liu family's yard was relatively bigger, and the decoration of the two families was in the same style, simple, bright and neat. Although it was a small family, it felt comfortable and safe.

In addition to praising the family, the old gentlemen gave both families calligraphy and paintings they had created themselves.

The twenty-ninth day of the twelfth lunar month is the wedding date of Meng Jinniu and Bao Dongmei from Linshui Village. Meng Tao cannot go back as the capital city is freezing cold with strong winds, heavy snow and freezing cold. She dares to take little Yunhai out, but her parents-in-law are worried.

I can only wish them a happy wedding and a long and happy life together! (End of this chapter)