After rebirth, the Queen and I are on the run.

Chapter 469 Treasure Mountain [4]

"Master Huang, four cents is a lot of money. It can buy four catties of winter melon. When there is a food shortage, it is enough for a family to survive." Xu Erjun had escaped from famine and knew the value of four cents. He added, "If every family can sell three catties of dried thistles every day, they can earn twelve cents and buy three eggs... In the countryside, if every family can eat three eggs every day, the children will wake up laughing in their dreams!"

"Really? Then they are still somewhat useful." Huang Yanglong said to Xiaobai, "Xiaobai, remember, let the little brats in the ghost village come and dig them up. Dig a lot and sell them for eggs."

"Yes, Brother Long." Xiaobai took out the small notebook he carried with him, opened the small porcelain bottle hanging on his chest, dipped the pen in the ink in the bottle, and wrote down the two kinds of medicinal materials.

Xunzi, Xiao Mutong and Xiao Shanglu are also keeping records of the medicinal herbs they find.

Doctor You saw this and said hurriedly, "Master Huang, the pharmacy mostly buys the high-value herbs. They don't buy these common and cheap herbs very often... Even if they do, they won't buy too many."

So, there is no use digging too much.

Huang Yanglong was angry: "It's cheap, forget it, but you don't want to take it. Do you really want to help everyone get rich?"

Qin Xiaomi couldn't help but said, "From what Master Huang said, he wants to spend money to buy all these common and cheap herbs. Then I'd like to thank Master Huang on behalf of the villagers."

Huang Yanglong choked and angrily said, "Why are you collecting it? My family is not in the medicinal materials business!"

Qin Xiaomi: "Since this is not your profession, Master Huang should not be so harsh to those who know the trade."

"Hmph, you don't know how to appreciate a good person!" Huang Yanglong cursed and said no more.

"This is jute... Its rhizomes can be used as medicine. If a woman has postpartum sweating, we will use this medicine." Doctor You pointed to a patch of thin and long grass on the side of the road that was as high as a palm and said, "The purchase price is three cents."

"Another cheap item worth three or four cents." Huang Yanglong looked down on these cheap things and asked, "Doctor You, didn't you see any valuable medicinal materials?"

You should point out something valuable.

Doctor You said: "There are no valuable herbs on the roadside. The valuable herbs all grow in the mountains."

"Then let's go quickly and don't linger on the side of the road." Huang Yanglong urged.

The big guy's pace quickened a lot, and after three quarters of an hour, he went uphill into the forest.

Along the way, they also discovered wild vegetables such as shepherd's purse, garlic chives, dandelions, and artemisia selengensis sprouts.

Not far from the Artemisia selengensis, Doctor You also discovered a medicinal herb: "Everyone come and have a look, this is Artemisia annua... Although this herb is cheap, it is very useful. It can relieve summer heat, stop malaria, and reduce jaundice in children. It costs six coins per pound."

"It sounds like it's very useful. Xiaobai, write it down, pick a few more and recognize it. If I have diarrhea, I can eat it, so I don't have to go to the clinic." Huang Yanglong felt that he might be able to become a half-doctor.

However, Doctor You, Old Man Xun, and Qin Xiaomi all had dark faces and said to him together: "Master Huang, if you take medicine without permission when you are sick, it will make your condition worse at best, and you may even kill yourself at worst. You must go to the clinic to see a proper doctor and get the right medicine!"

Huang Yanglong was arrogant and proud, and he could not accept being criticized by three people at the same time. He immediately retorted: "Didn't they say that this herb has this effect? ​​Then why can't I just pick it and eat it myself? Do I have to give money to the clinic? This young master wants to pick the herbs and eat them myself and cure my own illness!"

Doctor You was stunned for a moment, then turned away angrily: "Stupid and ignorant."

"Hey, who are you scolding?" Huang Yanglong was so angry that he called Xiaobai: "Xiaobai, beat him up for me."

You Yu turned to Huang Yanglong and said, "I am here on the orders of the customs clerk to protect Doctor You. Master Huang, please respect yourself."

What I mean is, don't come here to get beaten.

Xue Feng and Huang Laowu hurried over to grab Huang Yanglong: "Master Huang, don't be impulsive. We can't beat this brother."

what?

Can't beat it!

Huang Yanglong's arrogance immediately disappeared. He snorted in dissatisfaction and followed the team.

"Old man Xun, tell Young Master Huang about those cases where people didn't seek medical treatment when they were sick but took medicine on their own, which ended up killing themselves or making them disabled." Qin Xiaomi said.

"Okay!" Old man Xun immediately became excited, ran to Huang Yanglong, and began to tell all kinds of tragic stories about accidents caused by taking medicine indiscriminately.

Huang Yanglong was so annoyed that he shouted, "Stop, don't say that. This young master knows that if I get sick, I will go to the doctor for treatment and will never eat herbs on my own!"

Qin Xiaomi asked Old Man Xun to stop only after she saw that he was really scared.

Old man Xun smacked his lips, still feeling a little unsatisfied.

"This is small-leaf celery, also called sheep's horn celery, which can dispel wind and relieve pain... Master, am I right?" The speaker was Xiao Mutong.

"Yes, that's right." Old man Xun replied.

Doctor You added, "This herb costs eight cents per pound."

The big guy continued walking into the woods and found another medicinal herb.

"Master, this is Platycodon grandiflorum, it can clear the lungs and discharge pus..." This time it was Xiao Baiying who spoke, and she dug out the whole Platycodon grandiflorum plant.

Old Man Xun came over and took a look, then said, "Yes, that's right... Doctor You, how much does your pharmacy charge per pound?"

Doctor You smiled and said, "Platycodon grandiflorum can drain pus, and the price is quite good. A pound of processed platycodon grandiflorum can be sold for more than fifteen cents."

"My God, I finally saw a medicinal herb worth more than ten coins." Huang Yanglong asked again, "Does the pharmacy accept it?"

Doctor You smiled and said, "Collect them. The Platycodon grandiflorum here is of the best quality, so we can collect more and sell them to other states."

Huang Yanglong was excited after hearing this: "Xiaobai, remember this, Platycodon grandiflorum is valuable, dig more!"

"I've made note of it, Brother Long." Xiaobai said with a smile.

Old man Xun quietly came to Qin Xiaomi and whispered, "Young Master, there are so many Platycodon grandiflorums growing on our mountain, I'm afraid there will be ginseng."

After saying that, he winked at Qin Xiaomi, telling her clearly that she must look for it carefully and take it seriously.

Qin Xiaomi said: "Even if there is ginseng, it will not be in the shallow mountain area. You have to walk in for at least ten days before you can encounter ginseng."

In short, it is impossible for them to encounter ginseng given the distance they have to walk in half a day.

After hearing this, Old Man Xun immediately suggested: "Then send Mu Tong and the others into the mountains to look for it. We can't leave the treasure in the mountains."

Qin Xiaomi said, "We'll talk about it later. Our mission these few days is to explore the medicinal storage in the back mountain."

They need to have a general idea of ​​the types of medicinal materials, the quantities of medicinal materials, the medicinal material communities that can be formed, and the appearance of the medicinal materials.

"Let's go." Qin Xiaomi said, and everyone walked deeper into the forest.

After walking for more than two quarters of an hour, Qin Xiaomi said, "Everyone, stop for a moment. I have something to do."

"Qin's daughter, what are you going to do?" Huang Yanglong asked.

Qin Xiaomi said: "Get pine oil."

Candles are expensive, and farmers cannot afford to buy candles for lighting. They only buy a pair for offerings and prayers during ancestor worship and weddings.

Farmers usually use pine oil to light lamps. Nowadays, the cheapest market price of pine oil is 20 cents per catty. If the price is high, it can be sold for 30 cents per catty.

The most abundant trees on this back mountain are pine trees, and they are black pines that produce a lot of resin. These are all money.