Xu Shiyan asked a few people and found the address of the purchasing department of the medicinal materials company, which was also on Xinhua Street, not far from the hospital and right next to the department store.
The couple followed the guidance of passers-by and found the acquisition department.
When I walked in, I saw several counters and two or three staff members standing inside.
There were six or seven people standing outside the counter. Judging from their clothes, they must be farmers from nearby villages and towns, and they are all here to sell mountain products.
"Everyone line up and come one by one." A male employee at the counter glanced at the people who came in and said with a cold face.
Xu Shiyan led his wife and stood at the back of the queue. While waiting, he stretched his head and looked ahead, wondering what the people in front had brought.
At first glance, there was nothing new. Most were herbal medicines, and only one person was selling antlers.
Xu Shiyan looked at the antlers and couldn't help but shake his head.
If these were spring deer antlers, they would still be worth some money. Deer antlers are meaningless and worthless.
The staff worked quickly, checking the scales and issuing invoices here, and paying the bills there. The goods for six or seven people were quickly collected, and it was Xu Shiyan's turn.
Xu Shiyan first took out the bear bile and handed it to the other party.
The other party took it in his hand and saw, wow, it’s a fine copper gall bladder.
You can't use a bench scale for this thing. You have to take out a scale, put the bear bile on one end of the scale, and start pouring weights on the other side until the two sides are balanced, and then weigh it.
"Eight hundred and two, do you want to sell it or not?" The other party brought over the abacus, made some calculations, and raised his head to ask Xu Shiyan.
"How much? Eight hundred and two?" At this moment, many people came in behind Xu Shiyan and his wife. When everyone heard that it was eight hundred and two, they couldn't help but exclaimed.
Xu Shiyan was also surprised. He thought it would be good to sell for more than 500, but he didn't expect to sell for more than 800.
"Sell, sell." It's more than eight hundred, so if you don't sell it, what's the point of keeping it?
The male employee nodded and wrote the ticket. He handed the ticket to Xu Shiyan and asked him to withdraw money from the female employee next to him.
As a result, Xu Shiyan took the ticket but did not move it. Instead, he continued to rummage in his backpack, and then took out two rolls tied with birch bark.
The male employee had been working for many years, and he naturally had good eyesight. He could immediately tell that there should be wild ginseng rolled inside the birch bark.
"You also dug up wild ginseng?" The male employee looked up at Xu Shiyan in surprise.
The man in front of me didn't look very impressive, and I didn't expect that what he brought out was nothing but rare things.
"Well, let me see, how much is it worth?" Xu Shiyan smiled, pushed the two birch bark rolls, and brought them to the other party.
The male employee couldn't wait to open the two birch bark rolls. When he saw the two ginseng trees, his eyes widened.
Not only was his eyes wide open, but everyone in the queue behind him was also dumbfounded. They couldn't help but lean forward and crane their necks to look at the two ginseng trees on the counter.
"Comrade, please wait a moment, I have to find someone." This was no longer something he could just assign a level to.
Ordinary staff only have pricing power of less than 2 taels. If the big one has more than 3 taels, you have to ask the director to come over.
The man hurried out and soon brought in a man who looked to be in his late fifties.
"This is our director, let him take a look."
The director came over, put on white gloves, carefully picked up the ginseng, looked at it carefully, then took out a magnifying glass and looked at it bit by bit.
After looking at the two ginseng trees for half an hour, I looked up at Xu Shiyan. "Comrade, where do you live from?"
Xu Shiyan smiled and said, "The Dongjiangyan Brigade of Daying Commune is on the other side of Fusong." It was normal for people to ask questions, and Xu Shiyan was very cooperative.
The director nodded, "Oh, it's from Fusong. That's no wonder."
"Two ginseng trees, the big one is three and a half, five-shaped and beautiful, two thousand four, and the small one, two and three, although the shape is also good, but I can only give you three hundred yuan. Do you want to sell it?"
"Sell it, you can invoice it." The price has far exceeded Xu Shiyan's expectations, so what are you waiting for if you don't sell it yet?
When Daying Commune purchases wild ginseng, the basic price for 2 taels is 460 yuan. If the ginseng is in good shape, it can go up a bit, which is basically about 500 yuan.
The price of three liang is doubled, which is about one thousand yuan, and the price of three and a half liang is estimated to be one thousand fourteen to five hundred.
If it were purchased in the county, the price would go up a lot, and it would probably be sold for 1,700 to 800 yuan.
After all, the difference is one level, and the units handled have to keep a portion of their profits.
In previous years, there was such a thing. Someone dug up ginseng and sold it to the commune. They were only given a few hundred yuan, but in the end, they went to Fusong and paid double the amount.
When Xu Shiyan came to Tonghua to sell ginseng, he didn't know that the price here was high.
The main reason is to accompany Su Anying to see a doctor, and I don't want to cause trouble to the whole city.
I just didn't expect that I would get such a surprise when I came here.
It's normal to think about it at this time. After all, whether it's Daying Commune or the county, they collect the money for the pharmaceutical companies in the city.
Can you make some money by handling it?
He sold it directly to the purchasing department here, and the price was high and reasonable.
The more than two thousand yuan today, in forty years would probably be worth hundreds of thousands, which is definitely a huge sum of money.
Two ginseng trees, one bear bile, three thousand five hundred and twenty yuan, that's a lot of money.
Xu Shiyan nodded happily, took the ticket and quickly went to get the money from the female employee over there.
The female employee had prepared it early and took out four new bundles of big unity directly from the cabinet.
One of the bundles was opened, forty-eight were counted, and the rest were handed over to Xu Shiyan.
"Comrade, please count the money carefully. Once you leave my place, don't worry about it."
It was probably because the amount of money was too high, so the female employee became cautious and warned Xu Shiyan repeatedly.
Xu Shiyan counted it three times in a row, it was exactly three thousand five hundred and twenty yuan, then he nodded and put the money into his backpack.
Then, under the envious eyes of everyone, he led his wife out of the acquisition department.
As soon as they left the acquisition department, Xu Shiyan grabbed Su Anying's hand and ran away. The two ran far away and found a secluded corner.
"Daughter-in-law, please look around, I'll put the money away." Xu Shiyan said as he picked up his shirt and exposed his belt.
It's said to be a belt, but it's actually a pocket. Xu Shiyan asked Su Anying to make it specially for him a while ago.
A small bag that is one palm wide, two palms long, and three fingers thick is sewn tightly with thick cloth. A zipper is sewn on it, and cloth straps are sewn on both ends.
Three bundles of money were put into the bag, the cloth belt was tied tightly around the waist, and the coat was put down.
Clothes of this era were very wide and covered the waist, so there was no trace of money hidden in the waist.
Xu Shiyan handed the remaining five hundred and two hundred to Su Anying, "You can keep these, we will go shopping later."
Money cannot be all in one person, nor can it be put in one place, it must be separated.
There are also thieves these days. They bring so much money, so be careful.
Su Anying was not stupid and understood immediately, so she divided the two hundred yuan into several parts, stuffed both socks and put some more in her trouser pockets.
Xu Shiyan did the same. The remaining three hundred and two were separated a few times and put into his backpack, socks, and trouser pockets.