diskusbooks Chapter 13 Phellinus mulberry
Chapter 13 Phellinus mulberry
It is Sanghuang, which can improve immunity, clear heat and detoxify, reduce swelling and dissipate nodules, and fight cancer.
Although Sanghuang is not as famous as Cordyceps sinensis, its efficacy is no less, and its price has always remained high.
Wild Sanghuang, in particular, sells for between 4000 and 6000 yuan per kilogram.
Qin Yingxue nimbly climbed up the branch, carefully cut it off with a knife, and weighed it in her hand. She was surprised to find that the Sanghuang, which was only slightly larger than her palm, weighed more than a pound.
Qin Yingxue looked up in Fang Xiaoye's direction, then opened the online store with her mind. It weighed a full 620 grams, and the store's price was 3720 yuan, which is 3000 yuan per kilogram.
If converted to the 1980s, that would be thirty yuan per kilogram, while the piece of Sanghuang in her hand could sell for 37 yuan and two mao.
This stuff is much more valuable than catching loaches and eels, and it saves a lot of effort.
But it takes time, and mainly because it's not readily available everywhere.
Qin Yingxue subconsciously walked around. Perhaps the people of Qin Village had not yet discovered the medicinal value of Sanghuang. In just a few minutes, she found another piece on a mulberry tree, but it was a little smaller, weighing less than a pound.
Qin Yingxue took the Sanghuang (a type of medicinal mushroom) to Fang Xiaoye. Fang Xiaoye had just climbed down from the tree and, upon seeing the Sanghuang in Qin Yingxue's hand, looked at her with disgust: "Yingxue, what are you doing with this clod of dirt? It's something you can't eat, and it's heavy."
Qin Yingxue smiled but didn't explain. She helped carry the wooden bucket and went home with Fang Xiaoye.
When they finished work in the evening, Qin Jiasheng led the people who had gone to the fields home together, and Qin Yingxue and Fang Xiaoye had also prepared dinner.
The staple food was a basket of mixed grain steamed buns and sweet potato porridge.
The dish was made by Qin Yingxue, but she prepared it in a different way.
After deep-frying the loach until crispy, add chili peppers and pickled vegetables for a spicy and appetizing flavor.
In the afternoon, Qin Yingxue also picked up a plate of snails, washed them with clean water, cut off their tails, and stir-fried them directly. This dish was the most to Qin Dahe's liking.
Fang Xiaoye was reluctant to add eggs to the cucumber and egg stir-fry, but she only took three at Qin Yingxue's insistence.
The other dish was braised pork, which Qin Yingxue bought in the county town that morning with her pork coupons when she went to see Qian Xiaofeng. It weighed a full two jin (1 kg).
Fang Xiaoye felt heartbroken seeing Qin Yingxue devour all the meat in one go.
Two jin may seem like a lot, but the Qin family has a lot of food.
The braised pork was cut into thick pieces, and only one plate was made, so each person could get three to five pieces.
Everyone ate until their mouths were greasy and their stomachs were full. The thought of making money again that night made them even happier.
Just then, the long-absent sound of a loudspeaker rang out in the village.
Production team leader Qin Jiaxing called everyone to gather at the threshing ground, as he had something important to announce.
Although the Qin family members all knew what was going on, Qin Jiasheng still set off with Qin Dajiang and Qin Dahai.
Fang Xiaoye used sun-dried water to bathe the two children, while Li Hehua and Zhou Lanhua washed dishes and cleaned in the kitchen.
Qin Dahe was chopping firewood in a corner of the yard when he saw Qin Yingxue coming over. He quickly put down his axe and asked, "Little sister, why aren't you resting?"
"I have something to ask you."
After Qin Yingxue finished speaking, she took out the piece of Sanghuang.
"A clod of dirt? Your second sister-in-law took you to the mulberry grove this afternoon?" Qin Dahe exclaimed in surprise. "But you can't eat or play with these clods of dirt, so what are you going to do with them?"
"Shh!" Qin Yingxue quickly stopped him and pulled him to a corner. "This is Sanghuang, a kind of medicinal herb with high medicinal value. Of course, it's also very valuable. The piece I have here can sell for more than twenty yuan."
"What?" Qin Dahe exclaimed in surprise, his voice rising several decibels with excitement.
Qin Yingxue glared at him helplessly.
Qin Dahe quickly shut his mouth, staring intently and excitedly at the piece of Sanghuang jade, his eyes shining.
"I'm only mentioning this to you for now. Tomorrow, when Qian Xiaofeng comes to buy loaches, I'll ask if he'll buy mulberries too. Third Brother, I'm entrusting the task of harvesting mulberry leaves to you. This matter must be kept a secret; no one is allowed to mention it."
Qin Yingxue looked at Qin Dahe with a serious expression and said.
"Little sister, what did you just call me?" Qin Dahe suddenly became excited again.
Qin Yingxue felt a little helpless, but still obediently called out again, "Third Brother."
She's not really eighteen years old; she's been reborn, so she's not that dramatic.
She can sense who is genuinely good to her.
This is also why she is willing to help within her capabilities.
Even if it's a little troublesome, she's willing to do it.
"Hey..." Qin Dahe responded loudly with a big, happy smile on his face.
For some reason, Qin Yingxue felt a lump in her throat and her heart was brimming with emotion.
"You can't tell your older brothers, and you can't even tell your parents?"
After his initial excitement subsided, Qin Dahe asked, somewhat puzzled.
Qin Yingxue looked at him and shook her head seriously.
Qin Dahe scratched his head: "Alright! I will definitely do as my little sister instructed."
Qin Yingxue smiled with satisfaction: "Tonight, Third Brother will still go with Big Brother and the others to catch loaches. Just make sure you don't get caught afterward. Give me all the Sanghuang you collect each time."
"Okay," Qin Dahe replied without hesitation.
"Third Brother, here's a handful of candy for you to sweeten your mouth tonight." Qin Yingxue grabbed a handful of White Rabbit candies and stuffed them into Qin Dahe's hand before turning and leaving.
Qin Dahe looked at the White Rabbit candy in his hand and a happy, silly smile appeared on his face.
Half an hour later, the entire Qin Village was in an uproar.
Upon learning that someone in the county was buying loaches and eels, the quick-thinking ones hadn't even returned home yet, and were already carrying wooden buckets, rushing towards the fields and ditches.
This is no different from a pie falling from the sky; an experienced person could easily catch a bucketful in one night.
It weighs at least fifty pounds, which is ten yuan at two cents a pound.
If we calculate it at two centimeters per ten centimeters, then this ten dollars would require fifty days of work, rain or shine, and backbreaking labor.
That night, Qin Village Commune was destined to be bustling and noisy.
Men, women, and children all carried kerosene lamps and searched the fields for fish. Families with many members and not enough kerosene lamps splurged on candles, which they only used to light during the New Year. A few families in the village who were better off brought out flashlights.
Only Li Hehua and the two children were left at home. After Qin Yingxue finished taking a bath, she talked with Li Hehua for a while. After the two children fell asleep, Li Hehua also sent them back to their room to rest.
Qin Yingxue closed the door, and after checking that it was almost time, she first put the eels and loaches that Qian Xiaofeng had bought that morning back into her spatial storage, and then quickly sold them.
120 jin of loach, at 50 yuan per jin according to the mall, totals 6000 yuan. The price of eels of various sizes is 220 yuan per jin, so 90 jin is 220 yuan. The price of turtles is 800 yuan per jin, so three jin is 2400 yuan. The total is equivalent to 282 yuan in the currency of the 1980s.
After deducting the 58 yuan given by Qian Xiaofeng, Qin Yingxue earned a total of 224 yuan.