Anzhou's economic development is not as good as Zhonghai City.
However, due to its remote location and climate, it is very suitable for the growth of vegetation.
Tang Ming and Liu Wan came to the largest herbal medicine market in Anzhou. There was a huge flow of people, many shops, and even many sellers from other places came here to purchase and sell goods.
"So many herbal shops?"
Tang Ming glanced over and saw that the huge market was full of herbal medicine sellers, ranging from cheap street stalls to classically decorated shops.
Liu Wan explained: "Master, Anzhou has been the birthplace of herbal medicine in the south since ancient times. Many families started their careers as drug dealers. My Liu family ancestors were also drug dealers before entering the real estate industry."
"Really? Then we are at the right place today."
Tang Ming's eyes lit up.
He took Liu Wan into the market and did not enter the shops. Instead, he came to the stalls.
"Master, the Liu family has invested in a 'Cao Mu Tang'. We can check out the wide variety of herbal medicines there. Most of these stalls are meant to deceive laymen."
Liu Wan whispered softly.
"It's okay, I'll take a look first."
Tang Ming didn't care. Of course he knew that the herbs sold by street vendors were incomplete, but there was no guarantee that there would be some diluted treasures.
Just like the antique business, big shops have a good reputation, and street stalls also have antiques that are still old.
When it comes to medicinal herbs, it depends not only on the year, but also on luck. There are many vendors who go wandering in the deep mountains and forests all year round, and they may be able to dig up rare medicinal herbs.
"Eh..." Tang Ming suddenly stopped in front of a street stall.
The stall owner was a dark-skinned middle-aged man. He said with a simple smile: "What does this gentleman like?
All the medicinal materials here are genuine and I guarantee they are not parallel imports.”
The so-called parallel-imported herbs are those pseudo-herbal medicines that are grown using chemical catalysts. Parallel-imported herbs may look like that, but they have no medicinal properties at all and are actually toxic.
"Well, how do you sell these herbs?"
Tang Ming squatted down, grabbed a handful of medicinal herbs from the corner of the stall and asked. These medicinal herbs looked a bit shabby, and their shape was like the foxtail grass that can be seen everywhere on the roadside in rural areas.
"This is called dog tail. It costs fifty yuan a plant."
The swarthy man smiled innocently: "Sir, this is really not an ordinary foxtail grass. My ancestors of the Luo family are medicine diggers. My great-grandfather said that this dogtail grass is cold in nature and can remove heat and toxins. It is also a specialty of Anzhou.
, it can’t grow anywhere else.”
Tang Ming nodded: "Well, I want all of you bitches."
Just as he was taking out the money, a small vendor next to him smiled and said: "Sir, don't listen to this man's nonsense, you are a dog-tailer?
Haha, do our Chinese herbal medicines have the flavor of dogtail?"
"This is ordinary foxtail grass. If you look at the entire herbal medicine market, he is the only one selling it. It must be a fake."
As soon as he said this, the vendors nearby laughed.
Even the surrounding customers smiled and shook their heads when they looked down and saw the dog tail on the stall.
There is indeed no herbal medicine like "Gotail Seed" in Chinese herbal medicine.
"Hey, why don't you believe me?"
The swarthy man's face turned red and he shouted loudly: "I am from the Luo family of Linpan Village. Our family has been medicine diggers for generations. This dog tail was discovered by my great-grandfather. It is absolutely true."
"Lao Luo, it's not that we don't believe you, it's just that you are a bitch and are not recognized by the people of the Herbal Medicine Association."
Someone said with a faint smile: "We are in business and sell all the things recognized by the Herbal Medicine Association. They are our Chinese treasures. You, the little bitch, also sent them for inspection back then, and the results didn't pass."
"Besides, herbal medicine is no better than other things. If someone buys it, boils it, drinks it, and something happens, your old Luo family will be in bad luck. After all, it has failed the inspection standard."
The swarthy man was so anxious that he was sweating profusely, but he didn't know how to refute.
It is true that Gouda has not passed the medicinal properties test of the Herbal Medicine Association.
Moreover, the shape is too similar to the roadside weed, dogtail grass, and many people are not interested in it.
The swarthy man was sweating profusely and said stubbornly: "If you don't believe me, this is what my great-grandfather said, and my grandfather also said that it must be a useful medicinal herb."
Tang Ming smiled slightly: "Boss, I want all the dog tails you have here."
"Ah..." The swarthy man was stunned for a while: "Do you really want it?"
"right."
Tang Ming smiled and nodded, "Calculate how much it will cost."
"well."
"The swarthy man quickly lowered his head and counted them one by one: "Fifty yuan per plant, I have twenty-five plants here, a total of..." He counted with his fingers, a little embarrassed on his face.
Tang Ming spoke up for him: "A total of one thousand two hundred and fifty yuan."
"That's right, I'm sorry."
The man scratched the back of his head and said with an embarrassment on his face: "I, my family is poor, I have never gone to school, and my cultural level is not high. Just give me 1,200 yuan, and I will erase the remaining change for you."
Tang Ming smiled and did not take advantage of this small advantage. After paying the full amount, he took out another five thousand yuan in cash.
That's right, it's five thousand yuan.
"Brother, this five thousand yuan is considered as a grudge for you and also as a deposit."
"I will collect a large number of these dog tails in the future. If you have any, please send them directly to Liu's house in Anzhou. I will collect them all."
Tang Ming turned around and ordered: "Liu Wan, write him your home address."
Liu Wan took out a pen and paper and wrote down the Liu family's detailed address.
The man held a thick amount of cash in one hand and an address in the other, his face covered with confusion.
Tang Ming smiled and said, "What's wrong?
Didn’t you say there are a lot of dog tails in Anzhou?
As long as you can find them, I'll take them all."
"real?"
The man asked in surprise.
"Yes, it's absolutely true. As long as you send the dog tail to Liu's house, you'll pay the money and deliver the goods, and you won't be deceived."
Tang Ming nodded: "But you also have to promise that the dog's tail I want is the same as today's. I can't use ordinary dog's tail grass to make up for the number. Do you understand?"
"That's for sure. Our ancestors in the Luo family have been honest people for generations and would not do such dirty things that are unconscionable."
"Great, I can make a lot of money, and then my father can come to Anzhou Hospital for treatment..." The man's face was full of smiles.
What he didn't see was that many people around him were looking at his target with envy and jealousy, especially some looking greedily at the five thousand yuan in cash.
Tang Ming frowned slightly. He had a good impression of this honest man and didn't want him to be targeted because of his actions.
A place like the herbal medicine market is a mixed bag of people.
This honest man couldn't guarantee it, and the money was taken away as soon as he turned around.
Tang Ming turned his head and said: "Tell your father to protect this person. These dog-tails will be of great use to your cultivation."
"Well, I'll make arrangements right away."
Liu Wan nodded and quickly called the Liu family to send someone over.