Returning to my hometown to inherit three mountains: Don't stop me from raising pigs

"By the way, the quality of this Gastrodia elata is really good!" Seeing that Wang Linghai was about to hit someone, Li Chunfeng hurriedly changed the subject.

"What's good about it?" Wang Linghai looked as if he was demanding that you explain it in detail.

"Then I must give you a professional explanation!"

"In addition to cultivation and planting, our major in Chinese herbal medicine cultivation and identification also involves identification! Identification is our forte..."

“Okay, okay, I know you are capable, so just speak!” Wang Linghai was a little helpless. Why was this guy so talkative?

"These students have said so much just now, and what they said is all right. This Gastrodia elata is indeed wild Gastrodia elata; but most wild Gastrodia elata are relatively thin due to their growing environment; look at the Gastrodia elata in front of us, it is full and round, much larger than the ordinary wild Gastrodia elata, and can be compared with the farmed first-grade Gastrodia elata!" Li Chunfeng said seriously.

"This also shows that these Gastrodia elata are all top-grade wild Gastrodia elata with high quality and good medicinal effect. Where did you, an old pigherd, get such high-quality Gastrodia elata? This kind of Gastrodia elata is hard to find now!" Li Chunfeng asked, looking at Wang Linghai with a proud look on his face.

"My students gave me these nice things as a gift, but you don't have any of them, right?" Wang Linghai smiled.

"Oh? Your students who only know how to stay in the pig farm have such good things?" Li Chunfeng asked curiously.

"That's right. My student went back to his hometown to run a pig farm. He saw a lot of wild Gastrodia elata on the mountains in his hometown, so he sent me some."

"I came to ask about the quality of this Gastrodia elata. I heard that he plans to sell the Gastrodia elata from his hometown and lead his fellow villagers to become rich. As a teacher, I must support him..."

"Wait, you said, as a student, you are planning to dig wild Gastrodia elata and sell it?" Wang Linghai was interrupted by Li Chunfeng before he could finish his words.

"Yes what's the matter?"

As soon as Wang Linghai finished speaking, he noticed that Li Chunfeng and the students around him had their eyes brightened and a look of surprise immediately appeared on their faces.

Li Chunfeng looked at Wang Linghai with a smile on his face and said, "Old Wang, we have been friends for so many years, and we have all been so busy that we don't even have much time to catch up!"

Wang Linghai was puzzled. Why did this old man suddenly say this? What bad thing was he planning to do?

"I remember when we were in college, our dormitories were across from each other. You would often come to my place for meals. I would cook braised pork, but you would always have three big bowls of rice..." Li Chunfeng said with emotion.

“Alright, alright, stop talking nonsense. Just say what you want to say. If you have to fart, fart now!” Wang Linghai was speechless. I have eaten your braised pork several times, but you have been talking about it for more than 30 years!

"Hehe, Old Wang, you still understand me!" Li Chunfeng laughed.

"It's like this. As you know, we are building production and collection bases for Chinese herbal medicines across the country. There are still several kinds of medicinal materials that are very scarce, including this Gastrodia elata."

“Gastrodia elata? I’ve been there to buy it too, and it seems to be sold in large quantities in the market!” Wang Linghai was a little confused. Is there still a shortage of Gastrodia elata?

Li Chunfeng smiled bitterly and said, "Old Wang, you don't know that there are many medicinal materials that have a particularly large market demand. For example, Chinese medicines such as Gastrodia elata and wolfberry have always been in short supply. Therefore, the market price has always been relatively expensive. For example, the Gastrodia elata you brought is conservatively estimated to sell for hundreds of yuan per kilogram in the market! If it is dried, the price of dried Gastrodia elata is even more unimaginable!"

"So expensive!" Wang Linghai was a little shocked!

"Of course, this is wild Gastrodia elata!"

"Damn it, this thing is much more expensive than the pigs I raise!" Wang Linghai thought indignantly.

……

"What is your character like as a student? Are you reliable?" Li Chunfeng asked.

"You can rest assured about this. This student is absolutely reliable. You know him. He is my last disciple - the pig farming genius, the Beethoven of the pig farm!"

"Oh, Gu Chang, I was wondering who it was. That child is indeed reassuring."

"Isn't he your last disciple? Why didn't he stay in school but instead went back to his hometown to open a pig farm?" Li Chunfeng asked puzzledly.

Wang Linghai sighed and said, "This is a long story. I will tell you slowly when I have time."

"Where is he from? How big is the range for picking wild Gastrodia elata?" Li Chunfeng asked.

"It seems to be in the depths of the Qinling Mountains. Wild Gastrodia elata should be found on many mountains, right?" Wang Linghai said uncertainly.

Li Chunfeng was also impatient, and he quickly said, "Come on, call and ask now!"

"Is it so urgent?" Wang Linghai was a little confused.

As he said that, he picked up the phone and called Gu Chang.

"Ding!" Gu Chang heard the ringing of his cell phone in the orchard. He picked it up and saw that it was his teacher Wang Linghai calling, so he quickly answered the call.

"teacher."

"Xiao Chang, I'm at the Chinese Herbal Medicine Cultivation and Identification Center of the Agricultural University. I met Professor Li Chunfeng from the Identification Center. He has something to ask you." Wang Linghai went straight to the point without any greetings.

Gu Chang on the other end of the phone was stunned. Professor Li Chunfeng was very famous in the entire Agricultural University. He and his teacher Wang Linghai were known as the two "national treasure" expert professors of the Agricultural University. Because of Wang Linghai, Gu Chang had many contacts with him and was considered to be a relatively familiar professor.

"Xiao Chang, I heard from your master that you went back to your hometown to raise pigs? Are you planning to sell wild Gastrodia elata recently to help the villagers get rich?" Li Chunfeng said with a smile.

He knew Gu Chang well. He thought that the young man was capable and hardworking. It was rare to see someone who could squat in a smelly place like a pig farm for a whole day.

"Yes, Professor Li, there are a lot of wild Gastrodia elata in our mountains. Villagers often pick them and stew them with chicken. Gastrodia elata stewed with chicken is a local delicacy here, and it tastes so delicious that it will make your tongue drop!" said Gu Chang.

"Haha, if I have the chance, I must try your local stewed chicken with Gastrodia elata!" Li Chunfeng is also a glutton, otherwise he would not have been able to master the unique skill of braised pork when he was young.

"That's great. When the pigs in my farm are ready for slaughter, Professor Li, you must come and try the local chickens and the pigs I raise!" Gu Chang invited warmly.

"Hahaha, okay, it's settled then!" Li Chunfeng said happily.

"..."

After a few more pleasantries, Li Chunfeng asked.

"How big is the approximate growing area of ​​wild Gastrodia elata here? What do you estimate the annual output is?" Li Chunfeng asked.

"These past two days, I bought some Gastrodia elata collected by villagers, about 600 kilograms! The wild Gastrodia elata here is basically unattended, and the villagers at most dig two when stewing native chickens. The resource is abundant.

Gu Chang paused for a moment, thought about it and said, "I don't know the exact number, but I conservatively estimate that the annual output of wild Gastrodia elata that can be harvested is eight or ten tons!"

"8 tons! Is that so much?" Li Chunfeng said in shock!

"Annual output of 8 tons? That's rare!" said one of Li Chunfeng's students.

"More than 8 tons of fresh Gastrodia elata, after drying, there must be at least more than ton of dried goods!"

"Yes, yes. Wild Gastrodia elata resources are now severely depleted. Such a good place with high yield is rare..."

"..."

The students were very excited.

8 tons may sound like a small amount, but considering the national production of Gastrodia elata, it is really a lot!

The key is that if wild Gastrodia elata can grow, it also means it is a good place to cultivate Gastrodia elata artificially!

The history of collecting and cultivating wild Gastrodia elata in my country is more than 1000 years, and the history of selling wild Gastrodia elata products is more than 100 years.

在20世纪70年代之前，野生天麻估计年采集干货产量仅有30～50吨；80—90年代，有一些药农仿野生种植，以野生采集为主，年干货产量也不过50～60吨。

Although my country's Gastrodia elata production has reached more than 100,000 tons, almost all of them are artificially cultivated. Wild Gastrodia elata is consumed nearby after being dug up, and rarely circulates on the market!

After listening to Gu Chang's words, Li Chunfeng suddenly felt that he should visit Gu Chang's hometown.

It seems that I need to try this Gastrodia elata stewed with local chicken in advance!