Rebirth 78, marry Qingmei as my wife

No one has ever been to this hillside, and the entire shady slope is covered with Gastrodia elata.

Before ten o'clock in the morning, Dashan excitedly shouted to Liu Hongjun: "Brother Red Army, the carriage is full!"

"Okay! Let's finish it then! Pack your things and get ready to go home!" Liu Hongjun stood up and said with a smile.

This trip into the mountains was so rewarding!

I'll probably be busy for a while after I get back.

Whether it's gastrodia elata or forest frog, it's not over until it's shipped back.

Wood frogs need to be dried in the sun. To be precise, they should be placed in the shade to dry.

Gastrodia elata also needs secondary processing to be sold at a higher price.

There are many ways to price Gastrodia elata, with different origins and different processing methods. The simplest one is the processing method like Liu Hongjun's last year.

Wash clean, drain and dry.

Gastrodia processed in this way is the cheapest, only about two yuan.

In addition, there are many ways to prepare Gastrodia elata. Common processing methods include:

1. Steaming method: First, wash the Gastrodia elata, steam it in a basket until it is cooked, slice it into slices and dry it in the sun. This method can remove the mucus in Gastrodia elata and enhance its medicinal effect.

2. Cooking method: Wash the Gastrodia elata and put it into a pot, add an appropriate amount of water and cook until cooked, slice into slices and dry in the sun. This method can also remove the mucus in Gastrodia elata and improve the efficacy of the medicine.

3. Stir-frying method: Wash the Gastrodia elata and put it into a pot, add an appropriate amount of oil and stir-fry until the surface is slightly yellow, take it out and let it cool, slice it and dry it in the sun. This method can enhance the aroma and taste of Gastrodia elata.

4. Honey making method: Wash the Gastrodia elata and put it into a pot, add an appropriate amount of honey and water, cook until the honey juice is absorbed, take it out and let it cool, slice it and dry it in the sun. This method can increase the sweetness and medicinal effect of Gastrodia elata.

5. Wine making method: Wash the Gastrodia elata and soak it in wine for a period of time, take it out to dry, slice it and dry it in the sun. This method can enhance the medicinal effect and taste of Gastrodia elata.

Note: Some readers raised objections earlier, saying that the price of Gastrodia elata cannot be so cheap. Let me explain here, taking the 80s as the limit, the price was very cheap before 80, and the first-class product only cost about two yuan.

But after 80, the price began to rise rapidly. By 88, it had reached 80 to 90 yuan per pound for first-class products, about 70 yuan for second-class products, and about 50 yuan for third-class products.

In 89, first-class products dropped to about 25 yuan.

After 90, as production increased significantly, prices continued to decline, reaching as low as a few yuan.

It was not until 92 that the price began to rise again. After that, the price also fluctuated. It was not until 2000 that the price made another major breakthrough, reaching more than yuan per pound.

At the same time, after entering 2000, the price of Gastrodia elata began to differentiate between artificially cultivated and wild.

After loading all the gastrodia elata into the car, they fished out the sacks containing the forest frogs soaked in the river, and then loaded them into the carriage, and then the group started to go home.

Along the way, Liu Hongjun suffered a lot. In some places, an empty carriage could pass, but a fully loaded carriage could not pass at all.

Liu Hongjun and the other four could only unload the things, drive the carriage over first, then carry the sacks over, and then load them onto the carriage.

In this way, at noon, the four of them simply ate a few sticky bean buns, drank some cold water, fed the dog, and continued on their way.

Finally, when it was getting dark, we rushed back to Yushutun.

At this time, it was time for people in the village to have dinner.

In May, everything recovers, and people in Yushutun start to get busy. Naturally, everyone returns to eating three meals a day.

There were not many people on the street in the village, which saved a lot of trouble, as there was no need to waste a lot of time explaining.

Otherwise, a group of old women would gather around and ask questions. Some of the ignorant ones would even think of letting Liu Hongjun take them into the mountains to dig gastrodia elata and catch forest frogs.

You should pay attention to this kind of person. If he is angry, just ignore him. He is also rude to others.

There is no one on the street in the village now, which is just right.

The four people drove the carriage directly into Liu Hongjun's yard.

"Brother Red Army, you are back!" Yang Qiuyan heard the sound, came out of the room, saw the four Liu Hongjun, and shouted in surprise.

"Yeah! I'm back!"

"You haven't eaten yet? I'll cook for you!"

"No, I can do it myself. Have you eaten?"

"Eat it, I ate it at my mom's house!"

In the two days since Liu Hongjun left, Yang Qiuyan went back to her parents' home. She stayed directly at her parents' home yesterday. Today, she thought Liu Hongjun was coming back, so after dinner, she went back home and waited.

How could he not be happy to finally have Liu Hongjun back?

Although Liu Hongjun said there was no need to trouble Yang Qiuyan, Yang Qiuyan still walked into the kitchen to prepare dinner.

Women in this era were not so wealthy. They were still working in the fields even though they were eight or nine months pregnant. Liu Hongjun was very concerned about Yang Qiuyan, so he was reluctant to let her work.

Liu Hongjun told Qian Shengli and the others to unload the truck while he walked into the kitchen to cook.

At this point, it was too late to do anything else, so Liu Hongjun simply kneaded the noodles and rolled them by hand.

After making the noodles, Liu Hongjun kept the noodles awake first, then went to the cellar to get a piece of bacon and some mushrooms.

Prepare to make braised vegetables.

Yang Qiuyan sat in front of the stove and cooked a pot for Liu Hongjun.

The young couple worked together and quickly cooked a simple and sumptuous dinner.

Over there, Qian Shengli and the other three were also unloaded into the yard with sacks.

"Brother Shengli, hurry up and wash up, it's time to eat!" Liu Hongjun greeted.

"Okay, here we come!" Qian Shengli had a happy smile on his face.

“You have to hurry up and get rid of the wood frog tomorrow, otherwise it will die over time and it will be worthless.

I'll ask your sister-in-law to come over and help tomorrow. Qian Shengli looked at the pile of sacks again and said.

"Well! Tomorrow we will find a few people from the village to help, and we will give them money." Liu Hongjun said.

"Is this good?" Qian Shengli said hesitantly when Liu Hongjun said he wanted to pay.

It’s not that I’m reluctant, but I’m worried about making mistakes.

Once you give money, you are considered a hired worker. In this era, hiring a worker is a very serious matter.

"Brother Shengli, when did this happen? The country has reformed and opened up. What does it matter if we hire a few people to do the work?

Now that the production team has been separated, we can't let others help in vain, right? Liu Hongjun smiled nonchalantly.

"Okay, how much is appropriate?" Qian Shengli thought it right and stopped insisting.

"Five dollars a day!"

"Will it be too much?"

"Brother Red Army, everyone is going up the mountain to pick up goods. At the end of the day, you can always make two or three yuan, right?

We gave less, is that appropriate? Do they agree or refuse? Liu Hongjun said.

"Also, at this time, when everyone is busy going up the mountain to pick up goods, it is really not appropriate to have less money."