Starting out as a drug dealer in 1988

After a few days, Zhao Wenhao seemed very comfortable staying at home.

When he had nothing else to do, he would go fishing and catching shrimp in the canals with Zhao Dagou and Zhao Mingliang. In the evening, the three of them would simply have some wine, cut up a pound of pork head, and cook the fish and shrimp, and that was it for a hearty dinner.

Sometimes, Zhao Wenhao himself wondered, why make so much money? Isn't life all about eating and drinking?

Nowadays, life in the countryside is so carefree, so is there any need for me to work so hard?

But thinking about it afterwards, I still feel that I took it for granted.

In the future society, without financial support and the support of power, it is not easy to live a carefree life. Even any villain can bully you at will.

If you have no power to resist, then you can only accept your fate.

Just like in the past, a small figure like Ma Hongzhi, whose father was just a deputy mayor, could show off his power and act tyrannically in the town.

If Zhao Wenhao had not made some friends and built his own network, it would have been extremely difficult to send Ma Hongzhi to prison.

Ma Hongzhi is just one of them. In the future, there will definitely be more people like Ma Hongzhi.

If Zhao Wenhao wants to live a comfortable life and take good care of his family, he still has to forge ahead bravely.

"Wenhao, I went to town this morning and saw that their purchase price was 6 yuan per kilogram for bupleurum and 9 yuan per kilogram for honeysuckle. That's a pretty big increase."

Wei Chunlan ran back home excitedly and told her son the news as soon as possible.

"Such a huge increase? It seems they are also anxious." Zhao Wenhao frowned slightly, feeling a little depressed.

Apparently, my actions last year had made the county purchasing station a bit uneasy. Otherwise, they wouldn't have raised the price so much all at once.

They had always purchased at low prices, and were suddenly stunned by Zhao Wenhao's price increase, so they had to raise the price this year.

Otherwise, they may not even receive a kilogram.

You know, in the latter part of last year, everyone in Zhaojiayu went out to buy herbs, just to earn the 1 yuan per kilogram that Zhao Wenhao paid more than the purchasing point in the town.

"Mom, go out and tell everyone that our price this year is 10 yuan/kg for honeysuckle and 7 yuan/kg for bupleurum. If there are any price adjustments later, I will compensate everyone."

After thinking for a while, Zhao Wenhao made a decision.

"Later compensation? That's a bit inappropriate." Wei Chunlan was a little reluctant.

In her opinion, business is about exchanging money for goods, so there is no reason to settle accounts later.

"Mom, you don't understand. The county purchasing station will definitely continue to raise prices in order to complete its mission. Otherwise, it will be unreasonable for those people to not be able to purchase herbs.

What we are doing now is taking food from their mouths, and we must strive to get the largest share.

Think about it, if we learn that the town has raised prices, we will follow suit. Then the town will raise prices again, and the villagers will wait and see.

If this cycle continues, it will not benefit our acquisition at all.

It would be better if I just announced that if the price goes up again later, I would compensate those who sold it to me earlier. That way, they would have no worries and would naturally be willing to send the herbs to us."

Wei Chunlan still couldn't understand; her thinking limited her imagination.

However, she would not refute her son's decision and would just do as he was told.

In fact, Zhao Wenhao was not too worried about the county purchasing station.

Those old men sit in the office all day long, looking very superior. If you want them to make a decision, you don’t know how many meetings they will have to hold and how many people will have to approve it before a final resolution can be reached.

By that time, Zhao Wenhao would have already sold the herbs several times.

What he was worried about now was that other drug dealers would come to steal his business, which he had to be on guard against. This was also the ultimate reason why he made the decision to insure the price.

For the villagers, of course, they would sell to whoever offered the highest price. If the prices were the same, Zhao Wenhao still had a certain advantage, after all, they were from the same village, and Zhao Wenhao had a good reputation.

But if other drug dealers offer a higher price, they will inevitably snatch Zhao Wenhao's market.

There are only so many herbs, and if you want to occupy the largest share, you naturally have to give guarantees on your bid.

"Zhao Dashan, 28 kilograms of honeysuckle and 25 kilograms of bupleurum."

"Zhao Qiming, 35 kilograms of honeysuckle and 28 kilograms of bupleurum."

"Zhao Dagou, 123 kilograms of honeysuckle and 87 kilograms of bupleurum."

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"Damn, Big Dog, where did you get so much stuff?"

"Hey, the mountain man has his own clever tricks. What's the matter? I didn't steal or rob. I collected it myself. What's it got to do with you?"

"I'm just asking, who's with whom? Tell me!"

"Get lost, who are you, brother? You even cheated me out of two packs of cigarettes last time, so go away."

Zhao Wenhao's yard was extremely lively.

Villagers began to arrive one after another, some bringing homegrown herbs that had been dried, while others had already set out to purchase them.

Zhao Dagou and Zhao Mingliang followed Zhao Wenhao's instructions and went directly to remote areas to start purchasing.

You know what, the effect is quite good. I recovered a lot in just two days.

Take Zhao Dagou as an example. With a total of 210 kilograms of herbs, he can earn 210 yuan.

Where can you find such a good thing?

A week passed in a flash, and at this time, sacks were piled up like a mountain in Zhao Wenhao's yard.

"How many kilograms in total?" Zhao Wenhao asked Zhao Aiguo.

Zhao Aiguo shook his head, his abacus clacking. "Wait a moment, I'm calculating."

These days he has been staying at home honestly to help out and has not gone anywhere.

Of course, the main reason was that Zhao Wenhao had promised to pay him. Otherwise, he really wouldn't be able to sit still.

"I've calculated it. It's a total of 2370 kilograms, including 1420 kilograms of honeysuckle and 950 kilograms of bupleurum."

Zhao Aiguo shouted loudly and handed the paper in front of him proudly.

Zhao Wenhao took it and glanced at it casually. It was pretty much as he expected. To have gained so much in just one week was already quite good.

Next, he needs to send this batch of goods to Yangzhou Chinese Herbal Medicine Distribution Center for sale, and then continue.

Normally, we would agree with the villagers on a date and time for delivery.

Zhao Wenhao is very credible in this regard, and therefore has gained the recognition of the villagers.

Three days later is the day for unified payment, and Zhao Wenhao will have to prepare to set off and dispose of this batch of goods as soon as possible.

The process was simple, as he had already contacted the store in Yangzhou and the price had already been agreed upon.

All he had to do was call Xiang Zhifeng in Xuanzhou and ask him to arrange a truck to take it directly to Yangzhou.