Affection for Sidaogou during the Famine

In the morning, I finished all the unfinished work from last night, and in the afternoon I took Xiaoliang out.

It took almost an hour of teaching in the alley before Xiaoliang learned how to drive a tricycle safely.

It's not that she's too lazy to ride it herself, the key is that she always gets laughed at when she rides it on the street.

"Look, that tricycle is moving away by itself!"

"Look, whose tricycle is slipping? Stop it quickly to prevent it from hitting the child in front."

"Oh my god, who is riding a bike so carelessly? The bike just rolled away with a child on it!"

She encountered this situation several times and was too lazy to explain to others: I am riding a bicycle! Can't you see a living person?

She felt that she was not short, but in the eyes of others, she was still ignored.

Riding the tricycle onto the main road, Xiaoliang smiled like a fool. Han Zhaozhao smiled bitterly, she never knew that riding a tricycle could cause one to fall over.

Isn't it said that the most stable structure is a triangle? Strictly speaking, the body and frame of a tricycle are both triangular structures, right? Why did it flip over? Where is the stability and safety? It's totally off the mark!

Sitting cautiously in the back of the car, she saw Xiaoliang's excited heart and racing legs in the driver's seat. She was really afraid that Xiaoliang would overturn the car again.

"Ride slowly, ride slowly! Watch the road and be safe!"

"I know, wait a minute, wait a minute!" Xiao Liang agreed readily, but his speed did not slow down at all. At this moment, he was a young man riding the wind!

Fortunately, Han Zhaozhao had done a lot of good deeds in her previous life, and Xiaoliang became more and more skilled in riding. Finally, he stopped overturning the bike, and she didn't fall either.

I went to several pharmacies to find out about the prices of medicinal materials this year, and found that compared with last year, the prices of all medicinal materials have increased.

It seems that the drought still has an impact on the medicinal materials market.

But the increase is not that large, on average it's between a few cents and a few dimes for each type. This price will not have much impact on ordinary people.

She specifically copied down the prices of medicinal herbs grown near the capital. The processed Polygonatum sibiricum costs about 12.80 yuan per catty, while Gastrodia elata is cheaper, around 10 yuan.

Of course, these are all the prices for first-class products.

Han Zhaozhao also went to see Mr. Bai on the way. She hadn't seen him for a while and she was quite worried about the living conditions of the two men.

Mr. Bai has not changed much, and he has not lost much weight. It's a pity that Bai Zhu went to school, so I didn't see him this time. I think he will be fine. After all, Mr. Bai is a formal worker, earning money to raise a child alone, which is not a burden compared to other families.

"Bai Zhu was still talking about you a few days ago, and I was thinking that since it's raining, you should come and sell herbs."

Old Mr. Bai was carrying half a bag of potatoes and pumpkins sent by Han Zhaozhao, and was smiling kindly.

"I was busy with studies recently, and a little cousin came home. She was in poor health and needed care, so I came less often.

Well, I miss you too, so I'm sending you some potatoes and pumpkins that I grow at home.

It’s been so dry this year, I thought I would miss out on this season’s medicinal herbs!

Fortunately, God opened his eyes and sent down this deep rain, so we can finally go up the mountain to dig herbs. Grandpa Bai, how is the purchase price of the herbal medicine company this year? Has it increased or decreased?"

They introduced Xiaoliang to Mr. Bai, said a few words to him, and then left.

Old Master Bai looked down at the cloth bag in his hand, smiled and shook his head, "This girl is so thoughtful!" He carried the things into the house and continued to be on duty.

After that, except for Friday afternoons when Han Zhaozhao went to school to attend labor classes, she basically took Xiaoliang to the mountains every day. Xiaoliang was also trained by her to be a dedicated tricycle driver.

But Xiaoliang is very happy. Following Han Zhaozhao, he can not only ride the tricycle majestically, but also gain something every day.

There are so many good things on the mountain, such as Salvia miltiorrhiza, Stemona bulbus, Gastrodia elata... They also dug up a lot of wild yams on a hillside.

For half a month, Xiaoliang's mother made yam for dinner every day. She steamed it, boiled it, cooked it, and made it into steamed buns. The mother and daughter looked better and better after eating it.

Han Zhaozhao also reaped a lot. Every time she dug up medicinal herbs, she would share them equally with Xiaoliang.

Xiaoliang provided the strength, and she provided the skills. She would prepare anything that could be prepared without any trouble.

When learning Chinese medicine, preparing medicinal materials is a very important part. Only by handling more medicinal materials can one better understand the medicinal properties of them. She just treats it as practice.

During this period, they sold the first batch of Gastrodia elata.

Three hundred kilograms of fresh Gastrodia elata were processed and dried to produce more than eighty kilograms of finished dried Gastrodia elata. We took it to Heniantang, where it was rated as first-class and sold it for a total of eight hundred and nine yuan and fifty cents.

The money was divided into seven parts, with Han Zhaozhao, who provided the cannon and the tricycle, taking two parts and getting 231.28 yuan. The other five people each took one part and got 115.64 yuan.

Really got rich in one day!

Xiaoliang is not sensitive to money, he only cares about making money. But Xiaoliang's mother is so happy that she can't even speak.

I knew that medicinal herbs could be sold for money, but I didn’t know they could be sold for so much! One hundred and one, which is equivalent to nearly four months’ salary for a regular worker!

She felt like she was dreaming. If she hadn't held a thick stack of money in her hands, she wouldn't have believed it was real.

"Ahem, Aunt Shufen, this is the first time we have encountered such a good thing. It was mainly by chance that we found the more valuable Gastrodia elata this year.

It is said that such good things are rare in our capital, but I don’t know how we got so lucky. It is impossible for us to come across this, but we happened to come across it. We deserve to get rich!

However, such a good thing is purely coincidental, and this kind of situation will be extremely rare in the future, so we still have to keep a calm mind.

Normally, if you can earn 10 or 8 yuan a day digging for medicinal herbs, you are already very lucky. Most people can only dig a few cents, which is normal."

Aunt Shufen nodded quickly, "I know, I know. There are people in my hometown who make a living by digging medicinal herbs in the mountains. They live in the mountains all year round, and they don't eat or drink well, and it's dangerous. It's good enough to be able to make a living.

I've never heard of anyone getting rich by digging for medicinal herbs."

The old lady nodded repeatedly, "Shufen is right. In the Northeast, the older generation often says, 'It's easier to go up the mountain than to go down'!

Many people go to the mountains hoping to get lucky and dig up some hundred-year-old ginseng or Ganoderma lucidum, and become rich.

But it is good enough for one out of thousands of people to have such a good opportunity, and most people go back home empty-handed.

Some unlucky ones not only find nothing, but also lose their lives in the mountains.

Think about it, the deep mountains are the territory of tigers, black bears, wolves, and wild boars. If you encounter any of them, your life is over.

Still want to get rich? What the hell! If I can get down the mountain in one piece, it would be a blessing for my ancestors to be buried alive!"

Niu Xiaolian was frightened: "Is the mountain so dangerous? All we encountered were wild rabbits and pheasants, and even snakes were rare, and they were all non-venomous.

Is it our luck? "

The old lady shook her head in confusion: "Zhao Zhao has encountered wild boars and badgers, don't you know?"

Han Zhaozhao winked at the old lady. Niu Xiaomin scratched his head, "Really? Zhaozhao, why haven't I heard you say that before?"