Traveling through time and space to become a child, supporting the family by catching fish and shrim

Chen Lang asked about Song Ke's past again, but the two adults said that they were not familiar with Song Ke.

In other words, except for their names, all other aspects of the senior officials of the Imperial City Bureau are highly confidential.

Chen Lang was quite depressed because he couldn't find out Song Ke's motive for dealing with him, but he could only accept it.

After leaving the county government office, Chen Lang did not go home directly, but went to a clinic.

I don’t know if it’s because I’m too busy recently, but I’ve been having insomnia. Even though I have in-depth conversations with Li Xiuzhi every night, Chen Lang still can’t fall asleep afterward.

So Chen Lang decided to go to the clinic and ask the doctor to prescribe two tranquilizers for him.

After giving Chen Lang a simple diagnosis, the doctor told him that he had trouble falling asleep because of his restlessness. He then wrote him a prescription and told him to take it one hour before going to bed every day.

Chen Lang took the prescription to the medicine cabinet and handed it to the apprentice who was preparing the medicine. The apprentice spread out a few sheets of paper on the cabinet, took the medicine, weighed it, and poured it on the paper. He would wrap it up after all the herbs were taken.

When Chen Lang had nothing to do, he started to study these medicinal herbs.

Then a shriveled bud-shaped medicinal herb aroused Chen Lang's curiosity.

Chen Lang picked up the medicinal herb, placed it in front of his eyes, and looked at it carefully. The more he looked, the more excited he became.

After the apprentice turned around, Chen Lang asked anxiously, "Brother, what is the name of this herb?"

The apprentice said, "Hemp flower, it has a calming effect."

Hearing this name, Chen Lang almost jumped up with joy and asked, "Brother, how much of this medicinal material do you have in your clinic?"

The apprentice said, "There aren't many hops because there aren't many places to gather them."

"Then please tell me, who did you buy the Humulus lupulus from?" Chen Lang asked.

The apprentice looked at Chen Lang warily and asked, "Why are you asking this?"

Chen Lang said: "This thing is very useful to me."

As he spoke, he grabbed the apprentice's hand and shook it: "Help me."

The apprentice cleared his throat, pulled his hand back, quickly wiped his waist, and then whispered, "There's a lane called Eighteen Tail Lane in the west of the city. There lives a herbal medicine dealer named Cai Ping. We buy all the hemp flowers in our clinic from him."

After saying this, he wrapped up a few doses of medicine and handed them to Chen Lang.

Chen Lang thanked him and walked towards the west of the city after leaving the clinic.

After walking for half an hour, they arrived at Shibawei Lane and asked someone, and found out the specific location of Cai Ping's house.

When we arrived at the gate of Cai Ping's courtyard, it was ajar and we could hear the voices of children from inside.

Chen Lang knocked on the door and asked, "Is this Cai Ping's house?"

A moment later, the courtyard door opened and a middle-aged man stood behind it. He said, "I am Cai Ping. Who are you?"

Chen Lang said, "Hello, Brother Cai. I'm Chen Lang, the owner of Guhong Tower."

Cai Ping was surprised and delighted, and said, "It turns out to be Master Chen. Come in quickly!"

"Mother, hurry up and pour the tea. Master Chen from Guhong Tower is here as a guest."

Chen Lang said, "Brother Cai, there's no need to be so polite. I just want some water."

Cai Ping's child was also very sensible. He brought a chair and said, "Uncle, please sit down."

Chen Lang patted the kid's head and said, "Thank you."

"You're welcome." The kid giggled.

After the maid brought the tea, Cai Ping stood before Chen Lang, rubbing his hands together and asking, "Mr. Chen, your presence truly brings honor to our humble home."

Chen Lang said, "Brother Cai, your attitude makes me feel embarrassed."

"Please sit down first and let's talk slowly."

After Cai Ping sat down, he asked, "I wonder if Master Chen wants to see me for any advice?"

Chen Lang said, "It's not so much about giving me advice. I came here to ask, when does Brother Cai usually go to buy Hemp? How much can you buy at a time?"

Cai Ping said, "Humulus lupulus? Around May or June. Each time I buy, I only get about one or two kilograms of dried flowers. It's mainly because the growing conditions for this thing are quite demanding, and the purchase price is not very high, so herbalists don't go out of their way to collect it."

Chen Lang rubbed his temples and said, "Then if you sell the herbs to a clinic or pharmacy, how much would one pound cost?"

Cai Ping hesitated.

Because the purchase price of medicinal materials is an industry secret, and Chen Lang and I have just met and have known each other for less than a cup of tea, it would be too bold to tell the industry secret directly.

Seeing this, Chen Lang explained, "Brother Cai, don't misunderstand me. I'm not here to provoke you. I'm here to buy Hemp Flowers from you."

"Let me order directly. I'll triple the price the clinic or pharmacy gives you."

Chapin was stunned.

"Mr. Chen, you are not here to make fun of me, are you?"

Chen Lang said, "Of course not. I never joke about business matters."

"Brother Cai, as long as you can get back the Lupulus humus, I'll take as much as you have, and the price is the same as I just mentioned."

"If you're still worried, I can pay part of the deposit now."

Cai Ping pondered for a long time and said, "Mr. Chen, I naturally trust your reputation."

"Okay, then I'll tell you the truth. The price the pharmacy gave me is one tael of silver for one pound of Hemp Flower."

Chen Lang said, "Then I'll buy it for three taels of silver per catty."

"Do you have any left? I can buy them all now."

Cai Ping said, "There's still about half a pound left."

"Give them all to me." Chen Lang said.

After a while, Cai Ping brought a cloth bag, opened it and asked Chen Lang to check it.

It is indeed Humulus lupulus inside.

Chen Lang paid the money happily, and Cai Ping finally believed that Chen Lang was not there to have fun.

"Brother Cai, please be more careful about this matter. As long as there is snake hops, whether it is one penny or one pound, I want them all."

"You can send it to Guhong Tower or my house."

Cai Ping said, "Mr. Chen, I will leave the city tomorrow and ask those herbalists if they still have any Hemp flowers. If they do, I will buy them all and send them to your house."

Chen Lang bowed and said, "Thank you for your hard work."

Cai Ping smiled and said, "It wasn't hard at all. I made a fortune."

Chen Lang walked out with the bag. When he reached the door, he turned around and said, "Brother Cai, should we sign a contract?"

"If we act according to the contract, both of us will feel at ease, right?"

Cai Ping said, "Right, right, Mr. Chen is the most thoughtful one."

"Do you have any writing brushes or ink at home?"

"Yes! Goudan, go get some pen and ink."

The kid brought pen and ink, and Chen Lang quickly wrote two contracts. Although Cai Ping's cultural level was not high, he could still recognize words. After reading the contract and feeling that there was no problem, he pressed his fingerprints on it.

After leaving Cai Ping's house, Chen Lang went straight to the ceramic shop.

He wants to order a batch of special ceramic bottles to store the next production of this wine.

If you use a bottle for white wine, it won’t have the same taste!