Starting out as a drug dealer in 1988

Huining Province is a poor province in the country.

Ping'an County under its jurisdiction is surrounded by mountains on three sides, with poor transportation and poor information.

Zhao Wenhao was originally from Yangzhou City, the capital of Minyang Province. He might not know much about other places, but he knew clearly that there was a Chinese herbal medicine distribution base in Yangzhou.

Herbal medicine dealers from surrounding provinces basically bring the herbs they collect from various places to sell there.

Therefore, Zhao Wenhao simply scoffed at the county's purchase price of 7 yuan per kilogram.

Although he didn't know the exact price, he believed that if he could bring the dried honeysuckle to Yangzhou for sale, the price difference would definitely not be less than 30%, or even more.

Zhao Wenhao was on pins and needles because of his family's poverty and foreign debts. Considering the possible troubles that might arise at Ma Hongzhi's house, he decided to go out for a walk as soon as possible and explore the route.

If the purchase price in Yangzhou is really good, this would be a good way to accumulate initial capital.

Unfortunately, he only had 300 yuan on him. In order to cope with the rest of the journey, he had to leave 100 yuan for emergencies.

Therefore, at present, he can only pay 200 yuan to receive the goods.

For 200 yuan, I could get about 30 kilograms of honeysuckle. Adding in some from home, with a shoulder pole and two sacks, it wasn't too much of a burden.

He also had another reason for this trip: to visit his hometown to see if his real parents were still alive. Was there another version of himself there?

"Wenhao, are you planning to sell honeysuckle? But I heard that even if you sell it to the county, the price will only go up by 10 or 20 cents per pound, which is not cost-effective at all."

Wei Chunlan didn't know what Zhao Wenhao was thinking, so she tried to persuade her son.

Some people in the village had tried this before, but all came back empty-handed. Some even went to the provincial capital carrying two loads of rice, and after factoring in the round-trip fare, they could make a decent profit.

However, relatively speaking, more people still choose to go to the purchasing points in town.

"Mom, I've thought about it, don't worry. You will be responsible for taking care of this matter tomorrow, and I will do the rest." Zhao Wenhao didn't want to be too specific. If Wei Chunlan really knew that her son was going out of the province, he didn't know how worried she would be.

Wei Chunlan originally wanted to say something, but due to her personality, she didn't say it in the end.

However, Zhao Aiguo, who was standing by, couldn't help but feel happy when he heard that his son was going out.

Nothing happened that night. The next morning, Wei Chunlan went out with 200 yuan.

In less than half a day, dozens of kilograms of dried honeysuckle were brought back. Zhao Wenhao had already made preparations. Tomorrow he would go to the county seat to take a bus to the provincial capital, and then take a train from the provincial capital to Yangzhou.

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"Sister, you don't have to carry me. I only weigh about 60 kilograms. I still have enough strength."

There are only four buses going to the county town from the town’s bus stop every day.

Zhao Wenjing got up early in the morning and made corn tortillas for her brother. She also added some sugar to them and sprinkled some sesame seeds on the outside.

After Zhao Wenhao got up and had breakfast, he accompanied him to the town and wanted to take him to the county to take a bus.

She only knew that Zhao Wenhao was about to go to the provincial capital, and she didn't know that Zhao Wenhao had concealed it from his family and was actually going to Yangzhou City, Minyang Province.

"Be careful on your way. It doesn't matter whether you make money or not, just take care of yourself." Zhao Wenjing thoughtfully helped Zhao Wenhao straighten his collar and reminded him again, "Come back early. Mom and I will be waiting for you at home."

Zhao Wenhao could feel his sister's genuine concern, and he nodded vigorously, "Sister, don't worry, I will make sure that mom, you, and your sister live a good life. I promise."

Zhao Wenjing smiled happily, like a spring breeze: "Okay, I'll wait for you to take care of me from now on!"

Zhao Wenhao left and finally boarded the minibus to the county town.

From a distance, Zhao Wenjing was still standing on the side of the road, waving at him as he looked out the window.

Forty minutes later, the minibus finally arrived at the county town.

Zhao Wenhao was carrying a cloth bag filled with some clothes for changing, and two sacks on his shoulders. He got on the bus again and prepared to go to the long-distance bus station.

The total weight of the goods was about 60 kilograms, and they were carried on a shoulder pole. At first, it seemed quite easy, but after carrying it for a while, Zhao Wenhao finally felt the heaviness.

Only when he finally got on the long-distance bus to the provincial capital, Xuanzhou, did he finally relax a little.

The journey lasted more than three hours, with constant bumps along the way. We finally arrived in Xuanzhou around 2:00 p.m.

If it weren't for the thing on his shoulder, Zhao Wenhao really wanted to go shopping in this provincial capital.

Unfortunately, he didn't have much time and didn't want to spend money to store his things. Instead, he walked straight to the ticket office and bought a train ticket to Yangzhou.

Fortunately, there was a train to Yangzhou at 6: pm. Although he still had to wait for more than two hours, this little time was insignificant to Zhao Wenhao.

Along the way, he carefully walked into the waiting room of the train station, drank a bottle of free boiled water, took out a pancake from his backpack, and chewed it in big mouthfuls.

Seeing that it was still early, he spent ten cents to buy a few newspapers and began to absorb the various information in them eagerly.

"Hey, move your sack away, it's blocking the seats! How many seats are you going to take up?" A rough voice sounded in front of Zhao Wenhao.

Zhao Wenhao, who was reading the newspaper seriously, raised his head and looked at the man in front of him, then looked down at the two sacks at his feet. Without saying much, he just moved the things and put them next to him.

The man was a little relentless and even kicked the sack before sitting on the seat next to him.

Zhao Wenhao stared at the young man coldly. He saw that he was carrying a briefcase, wearing a white shirt and black leather shoes, and looked like a successful man.

Perhaps sensing Zhao Wenhao's gaze, the man frowned and said, "What are you looking at? You look so poor. Look at your own things and don't get in the way of others."

After saying that, he deliberately brushed his trouser legs, as if sitting with Zhao Wenhao would dirty his clothes.

Zhao Wenhao's outfit was indeed very shabby, with an old and faded T-shirt, patched gray trousers, and the front ends of his rubber shoes were a little loose.

There's nothing I can do about it, my family has no money. Besides, it's perfectly normal for a kid from the countryside to dress like that.

Zhao Wenhao didn't want to cause trouble when he was out. Therefore, although the man spoke in a disdainful tone, Zhao Wenhao ignored him and continued to look down at his newspaper.

Now he is eager to know what is happening in the outside world, and also hopes to discover some possible business opportunities from newspapers.