Lü Lin had parents and children, and his life was not well-off. His relatives and friends around him were also suffering. In this era, farmers in mountainous areas generally starved to death, but it was very difficult for them to come up with money.
Lu Lin tried his best, but in the end he was still far behind. In desperation, he took out the two remaining ginsengs at home and ran to the local product company.
Lao Song was a senior appraiser of the local products company, responsible for the acquisition of valuable leather goods and medicinal materials. The previous times when Lu Lin went to the local products company, it was Lao Song who came forward, so it was Lao Song who received him this time.
Lu Lin told Lao Song about the situation at home. Although Lao Song was very worried about him, the local product company was state-owned and the purchase price was very rigid. The two people's participation would cost only a few dozen yuan at most.
Song was also helpless.
Lu Lin was very disappointed. Although a few dozen dollars was a lot, it was far from enough for the required surgery fee. Even including the money he borrowed, the difference was nearly half.
However, Lao Song still helped Lu Lin. He made a suggestion to Lu Lin and asked him to take the ginseng and sell it in the market. If he met a suitable buyer, he would definitely get more money than selling it to a local product company.
A lot more.
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"But Lu Lin, how come you ended up selling fake ginseng and were caught in the police station?" Lao Song said with a smile.
Lao Song recognized the two ginseng plants Lu Lin wanted to sell at a glance. They were the ones he had personally inspected, so he understood that there must be some misunderstanding. So he was relieved and joked about Lu Lin.
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Lu Lin said nonchalantly: "This young comrade wants to buy my ginseng, but he insists on inspecting the goods.
You know the situation of this ginseng. It is an understory ginseng. There is no problem with the age of the ginseng, but it cannot be completely considered wild, so..."
Master Liu inspected the ginseng beside him. He nodded and said: "These two ginseng plants are old. We are selling medicine. To be honest, the medicinal effects of forest ginseng at this age are almost the same as wild ginseng.
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As for the problem, it depends on how to define the concept of ‘wild ginseng’. I personally think that it is not really a big deal.”
"Oh, it turns out you are selling Linxia ginseng. We thought you were selling fake medicine at first, and we were planning to expose the scam, so I'm really sorry for treating you like this." Sun Dahai knew that he had misunderstood Lu Lin.
, I also feel a little embarrassed.
"Oh, that's it. I was still wondering. You don't look very old and you don't seem to know the quality of ginseng. Why would you spend so much money to buy my ginseng? I can't blame you for this.
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Sun Dahai and Gao Yi both know the concept of understory ginseng, because the ginseng project of Daqingshan Development and Management Company is about understory ginseng.
In the project planning, wild ginseng, understory ginseng, and cultivated ginseng (orchard ginseng) were introduced in detail. Sun Dahai and Gao Yi have both read this document, so they are familiar with it.
The people at the police station completed the transcripts for both parties and found that it was a misunderstanding. Sun Dahai and the others had no additional demands, so they asked both parties to sign and then sent them back.
Walking to the door of the police station, Gao Yi gently pulled Sun Dahai's sleeve. Sun Dahai understood what he meant and asked Lu Lin: "Do you still want to sell ginseng?"
Lu Lin asked in surprise: "Sell it. But now you know the truth. This is not real wild ginseng. Are you still willing to buy it?"
"Buy it. As long as the medicinal effect is good, it is a good ginseng. Master Song and Master Liu have already said so. As for whether to use the word "wild", it is actually of no use. By the way, do you have any ideas on how to plant forests?
"Xia Shen, are you familiar with it?"
"I'm familiar with it. I've been cultivating ginseng seedlings with my family since I was a child, including the later site selection and transplantation. But I haven't done it again since the beginning of the ten-year special period."
Lao Song also said: "The understory ginseng that Lu Lin brought out is of high quality. It seems that his family has a good idea of how to grow understory ginseng."
Sun Dahai nodded and glanced at Gao Yi.
Gao Yi understood Sun Dahai's thoughts and said to everyone: "What happened just now is because we acted rashly without clarifying the facts, and everyone had to go to the public security bureau.
Let's see, it's already past one o'clock, haven't we all eaten yet? Let's treat everyone to lunch as an apology to Uncle Lu. We happen to have some questions about Linxia ginseng that we would like to ask you."
Lao Song and Master Liu were both discerning people. When they saw this posture, they knew that Sun Dahai and the others wanted to talk to Lu Lin. They did not intend to stand in the way and replied with a smile that they had already had lunch. Now that the matter is over, they
I have to go back to work.
Lu Lin was also about to leave, but Gao Yi persuaded him to stop him. So the four of them went to a nearby restaurant together.
This restaurant was introduced by Na Risong. He has been to the county many times and eaten here several times.
Although this is a state-owned restaurant, it does a pretty good job. It also provides processing services on behalf of customers, and the processing fees are not high. You know, such services are very rare in state-owned restaurants.
Because of this, it's already past one o'clock now, after dinner time, but the business here is still very prosperous. There are more than a dozen dining tables crowded with people, and they must have been turned over several times.
"Comrade, help us process these. Feilong will make soup, and hash browns will be braised. We will also order a few more dishes, such as steamed pork buns, mixed fish cakes with pancakes, and pickled cabbage vermicelli. Comrade Lu, do you want to drink?"
Since Na Risong was familiar with this place, Sun Dahai gave him the right to order. What Na Risong ordered were home-cooked dishes, but they were the specialty dishes of the chef here.
Lu Lin didn't drink, so everyone didn't ask for food or drinks. While waiting for the food to be served, Sun Dahai completed the deal with Lu Lin first, which made him feel relieved.
"Uncle Lu, have you heard about the development and renovation of Daqingshan?" After completing the transaction, Sun Dahai started chatting casually.
"Of course I have heard of it. This is considered a major event here. The city and county are promoting it. Everyone says that Kaoshantun has caught up now.
Unfortunately, although our village is also in a mountainous area, it is not within the scope of Daqingshan, so we can only watch."
"Then do you know that there is a ginseng project in the development and construction of Daqingshan, which is to plant understory ginseng?" Sun Dahai asked.
"Oh, they also want to plant understory ginseng? I really don't know about that.
When the government publicizes it, it only briefly introduces that Daqingshan will develop a number of characteristic planting and breeding projects based on local conditions, but there is no specific project introduction.
Although our village and Kaoshantun both belong to Qingshan County, the actual distance is still quite far, more than 200 miles, just in two directions of the county seat.
Moreover, the mountains we have there do not belong to the remnant range of Daqingshan, so we don’t know much about the specific development of Daqingshan.”