Starting out as a drug dealer in 1988

"Mom, you continue to collect the goods. I will leave tomorrow and should be back the day after tomorrow. You can then notify the villagers to come over the day after tomorrow to settle the bill."

Zhao Wenhao put away the account book in his hand and returned it to Wei Chunlan.

"It's too hard for you to go alone. Why don't you ask your father to go with you?" Wei Chunlan reminded kindly.

Zhao Wenhao laughed and shook his head.

What a joke! If my father knew that all my goods were sold to Yangzhou Chinese Herbal Medicine Distribution Center, the secret might be leaked out at any time.

At that time, there would definitely be many people who would have other ideas, and he would have no chance to make money.

However, if many people knew about this news, the purchase price would inevitably be raised. If that happened, it would be almost impossible to achieve such a high profit.

Zhao Wenhao also knew that such news would not remain unnoticed for long, so he was trying to make as much money as possible and accumulate as much capital as possible.

When everyone really rushes into this business, he can also announce his withdrawal from the industry.

As for Zhao Aiguo, Wei Chunlan originally suggested that he leave with the car, but he was very reluctant.

Now that he saw Zhao Wenhao refuse, it was exactly what he wanted.

Are you kidding? The truck has to drive for more than ten hours. How can he bear it?

That afternoon, Zhao Wenhao called Xiang Zhifeng, who was far away in Xuanzhou, and asked him to help arrange a truck.

The next morning, the truck arrived and Zhao Wenhao set off with more than 2000 kilograms of herbs.

Things went almost smoothly. Apart from a minor breakdown of the truck on the way, there were no other abnormalities.

This year, the purchase price of honeysuckle at Yangzhou Chinese Herbal Medicine Distribution Center has dropped slightly to 14.7 yuan/kg; while the purchase price of bupleurum has increased a lot to 12 yuan/kg.

Compared to last year, Zhao Wenhao naturally made less money, as his acquisition costs had increased significantly. However, the number of acquisitions he made had increased significantly.

You know, in August last year, Zhao Wenhao initially purchased only a few hundred kilograms, but this year, for the first time, he bought over 2000 kilograms.

Therefore, overall, Zhao Wenhao earns more.

This is also the reason why Zhao Wenhao is not willing to give up this industry for the time being.

"Wenhao is back!"

"Mouse, I caught a turtle last night. Come to my house tonight and call Big Dog, and we'll have a good meal together."

"Wenhao, can I get the money tomorrow?"

"Wenhao, I've collected over thirty kilograms. I'll send it to you for weighing later."

I just returned to Zhaojiayu and people kept greeting me along the way.

Zhao Wenhao responded one by one, then dragged his tired body back to his home.

At this time, there were still quite a few people in the yard. They were all villagers who had received medicinal herbs in the past few days, and even people from the neighboring village had delivered goods.

Looking at the lively scene in the yard, especially Zhao Aiguo who was honestly helping with the weighing, Zhao Wenhao couldn't help but feel happy.

"Wenhao, you're back? Are you hungry? Do you want me to make you some food first?"

Seeing her son come back, Wei Chunlan quickly put down the work in her hands and ran over.

Zhao Wenhao put down the things in his hands and shook his head, "Mom, you go ahead and do your work. I just need a short rest."

Wei Chunlan did not force it and immediately prepared to get busy again.

He had just taken a few steps when he suddenly thought of something, so he turned back and said, "Dagou came to see you just now about something, but you haven't come back yet. I asked him, but he didn't say what it was. He just asked you to come find him when you come back."

"Okay, I got it. I'll be there in a moment."

Zhao Wenhao didn't care. He took a truck for more than ten hours and then took two buses back from the provincial capital.

He was now sore all over and didn't want to move at all.

So, after washing up, he lay down on his bed and prepared to rest for a while.

But he lay there for three hours. It was not until Wei Chunlan called him to get up that he slowly and reluctantly got up from the bed.

"Just now, Zhao Mingliang came to see you for dinner, but I saw you were soundly asleep, so I didn't ask him to wake you." Wei Chunlan filled a basin with water and handed it to him with a towel. "But he said he would come when you wake up. He specially stewed a turtle.

Besides, Zhao Dagou was also there and was looking for you, but you didn't wake up."

It was only then that Zhao Wenhao remembered that Wei Chunlan had told him in the afternoon that Zhao Dagou had something to talk to him about.

I didn't expect that I would sleep for several hours and completely forget about it.

So Zhao Wenhao quickly washed his face, said hello to Wei Chunlan, and went out.

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"What? Are you sure?"

At Zhao Mingliang's home, the three of them sat at the table, and Zhao Dagou immediately informed Zhao Wenhao of the news.

"Of course, I saw it with my own eyes and took the initiative to ask them questions."

Zhao Dagou gave an affirmative answer without hesitation.

It turned out that just this morning, Zhao Dagou went to the remote areas of Ping'an County to purchase medicinal herbs as usual.

On the way, he met three people.

These three people spoke with accents from other places and were also collecting herbs with the villagers.

Their price was 1 cent per kilogram higher than Zhao Wenhao's. I don't know if they had done some research or if they were just quoting like that.

Don't underestimate this one cent. For ordinary farmers, an extra 1 cent per kilogram is not a small amount. If you harvest a little more in a day, you can earn a few more yuan.

For everyone, this can be enough to cover the daily necessities.

Zhao Dagou knew that if he allowed these herbal medicine dealers from other places to continue doing this, it would definitely pose a threat to his good brothers.

So he took the initiative to approach them and asked them to come to Hengtang Town to collect herbs tomorrow.

Zhao Dagou's idea was simple: he might not be able to deal with these three people in other towns, but if he could trick them into coming to Hengtang Town, he could do whatever he wanted with them.

This is also the reason why he was anxious to find Zhao Wenhao.

"Big Dog's idea is right." Zhao Mingliang, who had been silent the whole time, also began to speak. "These three people came to our Ping'an County, they must be hoping to collect as much as possible. But the more they collect, the less you collect. In the long run, it will cost a lot of money. Why not just give them a try and make them give up."

Of course, Zhao Wenhao understood what his two brothers meant. It was nothing more than relying on his status as a local tyrant to drive these people out of Ping'an County and continue to dominate the local market.

But he always felt that doing so was not upright enough.

It’s not that he considers himself a gentleman, but he feels that by doing this, what’s the difference between him and those bullies who dominate the market?