Even with a flashlight, such delicate tasks as lifting the mallet are not easy to perform. Lu Lu inserted tree branches on both sides of the six-grade leaf mallet, fixed it with quick red rope, and covered the surface with rotten leaves again, preparing to come back tomorrow morning.
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When I returned, I saw Han Hongding and his son from a distance. They got torches for lighting and helped them walk away into the forest towards the river.
Lu Lu looked at the direction in which the three people left, then looked back at the mallet, and called Zhao Yongke to go back.
He was still thinking about the name of Huazi Mountain. The more he thought about it, the more familiar it seemed. After thinking for a while, he suddenly remembered that in Erjia Valley of Huazi Mountain, there was a big stick known as the King of Ginseng. It is said that
The weight reached 505 grams. It is said that it later applied for the Guinness Book of Records and was talked about a lot.
That is definitely a treasure!
But Lu Lu couldn't remember which year this happened.
He didn't know if he was still there, but he felt in his heart that it was still necessary to make a trip there. Maybe he would meet with the father and son again in the future, and now he was considered to have become acquainted.
There were no detours along the way, and it only took about 20 minutes to get back to the tent.
When they saw the two people coming back, the three people who were still warming themselves by the fire looked up.
"What's up, have you found the person?"
Raymond moved his position for the two of them and asked casually.
"I found it. In order to hide from the wild boar, I climbed up a double-poled linden tree. When I got down, I was caught by the trunk of the tree. I was pinched half to death. Maybe my iron egg turned into a soft egg!"
Lu Lu shook his head: "I hope they are okay!"
"Have you seen the skeleton ginseng too?" Zhang Shaofeng asked curiously.
Lu Lu nodded.
"What's it like? The mallet really grows together with the skeleton?"
"Growing out of the skull's eye socket...it's a sixth-grade leaf!" Lu Lu said with a smile.
"It looks quite scary!" Zhao Yongke added: "There is an old village nearby. Many people must have seen it, but they didn't want it."
Liang Kangbo shook his head: "Sixth-grade leaves...since they are said to be evil, why don't we just stop taking them?"
Lu Lu looked around at the people: "Are you not interested?"
Liang Kangbo and Zhao Yongke both shook their heads. Zhang Shaofeng and Lei Meng hesitated for a moment and shook their heads slightly.
"Since someone else has seen it a long time ago and doesn't want it, I think it's better to forget it!"
Although I had cracked down on demons and monsters in the early years, I still couldn't erase the inherent concepts hidden deep in my heart.
"You don't want it, I want it. Just in time, I will get another six-grade leaf to make a pair!"
Lu Lu smiled and said: "There are no dead bones on that mountain. After death, ashes return to ashes and soil returns to earth. I don't think it's a big deal. There are local masters who specialize in digging people's graves. Besides, I have Black Tiger Town.
Field! I’ll dig it back and plant it.”
When Lu Lu said this, he reached out and rubbed the black tiger, which was covered in black hair and had a strong body.
They say black dogs ward off evil spirits!
It can be regarded as some psychological comfort for Lu Lu.
Ever since he learned about the current housing prices of courtyard houses in the capital, Lu Lu excluded himself from the ranks of those who had accumulated savings since childhood. He was not yet so rich that he could not even afford a sixth-grade leaf stick.
Besides, even dry bones will eventually turn into mud, sooner or later.
"Go to bed early!" Lu Ludang entered the tent first and lay down with his gun.
The next day, he got up early, rode Zhui Feng, and led Yuan Bao on the road. Although Zhao Yongke felt a little scared, he still followed on horseback.
When he arrived at the place where Bangchui was, he saw a herd of wild boars rolling over the forest in the distance. He raised his gun and shot a yellow-haired one. The sound of the gun also scared other wild boars away.
He called to feed the dog.
After calling Yuan Bao and the others who were chasing after him, Lu Lu dragged the yellow-haired wild boar back. Zhao Yongke took over the job of disemboweling the boar. He went to the mallet first, cut off the stalk, took out the skull, and then
I searched around, picked up the dead bones that I could see, dug a hole, and built a small mound of soil to bury them.
"I can only find so many, just rest here!"
Lu Lu muttered in a low voice, turned around and fed Yuanbao and the others with the meat that Zhao Yongke had cut off, and then started to lift the mallet.
If you plan to take it back for transplanting, there is no need to carefully handle it with deer bone skewers.
The roots of the stick usually grow in the fertile humus layer on the surface. He carefully uncovered the surface humus, determined the location of the roots of the six-leaf stick, and then directly used the shovel to dig along the perimeter until he could see it.
After reaching the loess below, he put the whole stick and the soil together. With the help of Zhao Yongke, he peeled off the birch bark and made a birch bark frame, and put the soil balls into the frame.
He also cut the snakeskin bag he brought into strips with a hunting knife and carefully tied the package to prevent it from falling apart during the journey back.
After finishing the work, Lu Lu asked Zhui Feng to carry the clay balls and the four legs of the yellow-haired wild boar. When they returned to the campsite, Zhang Shaofeng and others had already packed up their tents and luggage, and had cooked breakfast.
Waiting.
Have breakfast together and return on the way.
This trip can be regarded as the smoothest and most relaxing trip for the group. We didn’t encounter any trouble and the time was short.
On the afternoon of the next day, a group of people returned to the district and tied up their horses next to the buying station. Several people, carrying bulging hunting bags on their backs, led by Lu Lu, went directly into the office of the old master at the buying station.
When he opened the door, the old master smiled immediately when he saw Lu Lu and others: "What good things are there this time?"
The goods they brought with them were always unusual.
"I've been carrying sticks in the mountains for a few days, and I've come to ask you to help me with my eyes!"
Although the old master is in charge of the buying station, he also has his own personal connections. He has already said hello to Lu Lu. Naturally, a good mallet can no longer be sold at a price much lower than that of the buying station, so Lu Lu can save it.
I go to other medical clinics and other places just for the price.
Several people have each selected two fourth-grade leaf sticks to take back to brew tiger bone wine, and took out those with higher age and heavier weight among the third-grade leaf sticks.
At this time, dozens of steamed buns were placed on the desk, and the old chef suddenly lost his composure: "So many! How did you get them! It feels like all the sticks in the wilderness were planted in your own homes."
The same."
"Luck!" Lu Lu said simply.
Then, he helped to carefully unpack the sticks one by one, removed the moss covering the sticks, and displayed the sticks one by one in front of the old master.
The old master looked at these mallets with great excitement.
He immediately found a notebook, a pen, a pen, and a stick to record the year, quality, weight, and grade.
Lu Lu watched patiently from the sidelines, saying that things were done fairly and there was nothing to say.
It took me more than an hour to finish.
"Twenty-one leaves of the third grade, thirty-two leaves of the fourth grade, and seven leaves of the fifth grade. The price of sticks has increased a bit this year. Of course, if the price of the leaves of the third grade and the fourth grade is sold to private individuals, others will not think highly of it.
Eye, I will give it to you according to the purchase price at the purchasing station. The ones worth a lot of money must be the fifth-grade leaves. I will help you contact them and then give them to you at the negotiated price. What do you think?" the old master asked with a smile.
Lu Lu nodded. The year, shape, and weight of the stick had the final say. Many wealthy people bought it, and most of them kept or collected it as a life-saving elixir. They would use it to save their lives at critical moments. He also knew the market price, of course.
The older the vintage, the better the quality, and the more flexible the shape.
Seeing that Lu Lu agreed, the old master made tea for several people with a smile, then found a book, pressed the phone number on it, started to dial the dial of the office phone, and then began to comment on the few five-grade leaves.
Bangchui, bargaining, there is no intention of shying away from it, but it is fair and honest.
During the discussion, I also asked Lu Lutong if he agreed.
More than half an hour passed after this busy work. Seven fifth-grade leaf sticks were sold at an average price of 5,800. There were also several fourth-grade sticks with good quality and close to the year of the fifth-grade leaves. They were also sold to him.
He said a lot of good things to sell it. After counting all the sticks, the total amount was 113,850 yuan.
Soon, after the money was taken out and placed on the table, the old master also carefully put away the mallet.
"Master, how much can a six-grade leaf stick that is over a hundred years old be sold for now?" Lu Lu asked casually.
Hearing this, the old master was stunned for a moment and asked quickly: "Do you still have six-grade leaves?"
"Just ask!" Lu Lu said with a smile.
"As for the top-quality products, it depends on the weight. However, at least it starts at 7,000, which is too little... What I heard recently, only two or three seedlings, are almost 8,000."
Lu Lu nodded slightly, then took the abacus and fiddled with it a few times, and divided the money on the spot. Each of the five people received 22,770 yuan.
The reason why he inquired about the price of the sixth-grade leaf stick was to give Zhang Shaofeng and others a better idea.
They didn't plan to lift the two six-grade leaf stick and skull ginseng seedlings. Lu Lu was equivalent to taking advantage of the other seedling. Evenly sharing it, he didn't take any advantage from them. On the contrary, he suffered a loss.
If according to the normal distribution of Lu's three-third share, he alone would be able to receive more than 40,000 and nearly 50,000.
It is common for relationships to break down due to dissatisfaction with the distribution of money. Lu Lu has been paying attention to avoiding this problem and trying his best to leave a few people speechless.
After receiving their respective money, several people weighed it in their minds and refused to accept it.
"Your points are missing!" Zhang Shaofeng said bluntly.
"I've already taken advantage of it." Lu Lu smiled and stuffed his money into their arms: "Brothers, please keep it."
It won't take long, only two or three years later, they will know that a top-quality stick with six-grade leaves can be sold for 70,000 to 80,000 yuan, and they probably won't think so. If they had lived longer,
The year is even more incredible...
I can only say things for a while.
Lu Lu himself felt at ease, as he had indeed not taken advantage of them.
Later, Lu Lu took out two hundred of the money he had received and presented it to the old master: "You will always accept it!"
"What are you doing?" The old master was stunned for a moment and asked.
"We were all listening just now. I know a little bit about these sticks myself. You always said a lot of nice things to me. You have to keep this little thought in mind."
This old master is good at dealing with him, and he will inevitably have to deal with him in the future. Lu Lu naturally knows how to maintain continuity. Under the current conditions, he is still willing to give up the benefit of two hundred yuan.
"That's no need. I was asked to help find some good mallets, and I was given a favor... The key is that these big products you got are indeed very good." The old master declined.
"Other people's thoughts are other people's, and my thoughts are mine... I will trouble you in the future. Take it!" Lu Lu pushed the money closer to him.
The old master thought for a while: "Okay, then I'm welcome!"
He put the money away in his pocket, opened the drawer, took out a piece of paper and handed it to Lu Lu: "I have something else to trouble you with."
Lu Lu took the document he handed over and found that it was a price list for the purchase of furs and medicinal materials from this year's purchase station. He immediately understood what was going on.
"I know you have a lot of good things there. Please help me. I have a task to complete. I will give you the highest price I can give you based on the price... Anyway, you have always been able to deal with the furs, bear bile and so on.
Very good. Winter is coming soon, so you have to clean up the things in your warehouse, right?" the old master said with a smile.
Look, this benefit does not come immediately, the price is quoted at the highest floating price!
"Yes, let's do it tomorrow, I'll be waiting at home." Lu Lu said with a smile.
Zhang Shaofeng and others also smiled happily when they heard this.
"Then it's settled, I'll bring someone to drive over tomorrow morning... How much does it cost?"
"No less than last year!"
"It's really yours! It's getting harder and harder to collect these furs, and the price is also rising... I'm starting to doubt how many more years I can do this."
"You can work until you retire, and then go home and enjoy the happiness. Of course, I wish you could always be in charge of the acquisition station... That's it. We've been out for a while, so we'll leave first. We'll be ready tomorrow morning
Food and drinks are waiting for you."
The old master stood up with a smile and sent a few people out of the buying station before turning back. This move attracted the attention of the people who were noisily selling their goods at the table at the door. The manager of the buying station rarely saw such a polite reception.
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"Lao Wu still knows how to be a good person!"
Zhang Shaofeng and others looked at Lu Lu and sighed.
A few people went to the area and bought some necessary things, as well as some miscellaneous food and canned food needed to entertain guests. After meeting, they walked back together.
It was still early, so after helping to deliver the things to Lulu Caodianzi, we didn’t stop too much and everyone went home.
"Tomorrow morning, I won't be able to sleep in, so come over early to help clear the warehouse." Lu Lu warned when they left.
"good!"
Several people waved their hands and left briskly.