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Chapter 550: The Past of the Bangchui Relationship with the Thief

This leopard gall is pear-shaped, and the bile duct is long and narrow. Xu Ning deliberately left it out when he took the gallbladder, for fear that it would expand with heat and contract with cold when dried in the shade, causing gas to escape. The juice in the gallbladder would evaporate a lot, because the gallbladder itself is not very big. As the saying goes, "a leopard has a bear heart and a leopard's gall", people think that leopard gall is very big, but it is not. Including the extra bile duct, it is less than ten centimeters, so naturally the weight is not too heavy.

Manager Li heard Xu Ning's words, but did not rush to answer. He just smiled and said, "Brother, take out all the treasures you have. I will take a look and estimate the price of each one."

"Okay! It's troublesome to look at them one by one."

After saying that, Xu Ning turned around and squatted, took out lynx gall, wolf gall, musk and pig gizzard from the wooden box covered with tarpaulin, and then placed them in front of Manager Li.

Manager Li squatted down and took a closer look. He felt quite calm. After all, Xu Ning could take out seven bear galls and leopard galls. These little things were not worth mentioning at all.

"This one should be a lynx gallbladder, much larger than a snake gallbladder. Are these six similar-sized ones wolf gallbladders?"

"Yeah, Brother Li has a really good eye."

"Haha... Well, I have to say that your goods are all okay, but to be honest, what should we do? For the leopard gall, lynx gall, and wolf gall, I can't give you the lowest price of the pharmaceutical factory. Why? Because I rarely bought these three kinds of gall in the past, and my experience is far behind other purchasers in our factory..."

Xu Ning nodded and said, "I see. Every profession has its specializations."

"Well, things are more valuable because they are rare. Leopard gall may not be as heavy as bear gall, but it is rare, so the price is 5000 yuan per catty, 1 yuan per tael. I can only give you 500 yuan, and the remaining 470 yuan is for others. Don't be picky."

Xu Ning smiled and said, "Why should I complain? It's as it should be! Okay, let's do it this way. You can get on the scale."

Manager Li smiled and said, "Brother, you are straightforward. This wolf gall is relatively cheap, less than 300 yuan per ounce. I remember the base price is 290 yuan, so I'll keep 30 yuan and charge you 260 yuan. I can collect musk and pig sand myself. According to the base price, 1 qian of musk is 42 yuan, and 1 qian of pig sand is 38 yuan. Both of these are calculated directly by the scale..."

"to make!"

随后李经理挨个上秤称重、然后换算单位，最终得到豹胆1.1两，价值517块钱、六颗狼胆4.87两，价值1266块2毛、麝香是2.9钱，价值121块8、猪砂是1.2钱，价值45块6，拢共是1950块6毛！
Nearly 2000 yuan was in hand again, and Xu Ning still wiped out 6 cents. Manager Li counted and took out two stacks of Great Unity banknotes, took out 5 of them and handed them to him.

"Brother, is there anything else?"

Xu Ning took the two stacks of money and stuffed them into the bloody cloth bag, shaking his head: "It should be gone."

At this time, Chen Hedong, Guan Lei and Xu He, who had gone out to make a phone call, came back. Xu He asked, "What are you selling now?"

"What do you think of the wolf and lynx galls I got from Wangxing last year?"

Chen Hedong said with a smile: "We have to go to the old bridgehead of Railway Street. My father is about to jump up when he hears the news!"

Xu He continued, "Erning, are you the one who lifted this hammer?"

Xu Ning nodded: "Yeah, didn't I tell you before?"

Chen Hedong clapped his hands excitedly upon hearing this, and said, "That's right! Oh my god, I was wondering if something was wrong, and I finally found it!"

Not to mention Xu Ning and Li Fuqiang, even Manager Li was confused. He asked, "Hedong, what do you mean?"

Chen Hedong's face flushed, and he said, "Brother, it's not that I can't offer a price, but the six-batch leaf you brought out is very likely left by my great grandfather..."

His family had been engaged in this business for three generations, starting from his great-grandfather’s generation. What should he do when he didn’t have money to collect ginseng at the beginning? He could only go into the mountains and collect ginseng by himself, and he made his fortune little by little.

"In 1880, my great grandfather led his eldest son and third son, as well as two or three brothers, a total of nine people, to carry out a seedling of six leaves. But my great grandfather's eldest son was bitten by a ginseng snake at the time, and there was no way to cure him, so they buried him in the pit where the six leaves were carried out. Then, when my great grandfather and his men were leaving the mountains, they encountered the imperial court's troops, who directly robbed the six leaves. His brothers all died. My great grandfather and his third son were lucky enough to escape into the mountains with two bags of clubs on their backs, and later returned home..."

"After returning home, I wanted to sell the two bags of hammers, but I didn't expect that there would be a war. Then my great grandfather took his third son and ran away. In the provincial capital, I met my great grandmother..."

Manager Li was surprised and asked, "So your grandfather is your great grandfather's son who was born in his old age?"

"It's not like he had a child in his old age. My great grandfather was less than 40 years old at the time, and my third uncle was only 13 years old. My grandfather was the eldest son of the second wife, and later my great grandfather married another wife..."

Xu Ning thought quickly and said, "So before your great grandfather went to Wanye, his wife and second son were gone, leaving only the eldest son and the third son. Later, the eldest son stayed in the mountains, and when he came out of the mountains and encountered war, he brought the third son to the provincial capital and married your great grandmother and the third great grandmother. So your family is quite large."

Chen Hedong nodded: "Yes, my grandfather had 8 children, and then 3 of them died in the war. My father was the youngest... My great grandfather married a third wife, so now I have 21 children in my generation."

Manager Li scratched his head and said, "Oh my god, this guy has messed up my head! Hedong, we have known each other for such a long time, why are you talking about these things just now?"

"Now that we have separated, we each live our own lives. What's the point of mentioning them?"

Don’t be fooled by the size of the family. In fact, there are a lot of troubles. You can see it from Chen Hedong’s attitude.

Xu Ning frowned and said, "You are telling me these things because you want me to tell you where your great grandfather's eldest son is buried."

"Yes! Brother, I won't hide it from you. As the saying goes, people always return to their roots. My great grandfather wanted to find his eldest son, but it was inconvenient to go anywhere because of the war all year round. Later, when my great grandfather passed away, he told my grandfather that he must find my grandfather's eldest brother. But he didn't let my grandfather go immediately. First, my grandfather was only fifteen or sixteen years old at the time, and second, my grandfather's third brother died on the way to Wanye..."

Chen Hedong said: "When my great grandfather passed away, he only told my grandfather to go to Wanye and walk through the Yanwangkanzi, and then walk west after passing three kansas. But my grandfather was almost 70 years old a few years ago, so he asked his eldest son to go into the mountains to look for him, but his eldest son was unwilling..."

Xu He nodded: "Your uncle was also quite old at that time, right?"

"Well, he was already over 50 years old, and he's been dead for 15 or 16 years. So this matter fell on my dad, because my second and third uncles both went to the south to develop their careers."

Xu Ning said: "This is indeed a bit of a coincidence."

"Not bad, I just heard from Brother Xu that you are the sixth batch of leaves carried out by Wanye, and then I deduced it after counting the reed bowls. Did you pass through the third level of the King of Hell's hurdle?"

"Yes, it's basically the same as what you said."

"It's settled! My grandfather will definitely praise me this time!" Chen Hedong grinned.

Not only praise, but also reward. The Chen family is wealthy and powerful. Although his grandfather has divided the property, he must leave some money and goods for his old age. Besides, Chen Hedong has brothers and sisters, and his father doesn't have only one child.

After Chen Hedong finished laughing, he turned to look at Xu Ning and said, "Brother, this may embarrass you, but I can't let you work in vain..."

Although he didn't say it directly, Xu Ning knew what he meant. He waved his hand and smiled, "I can help with this, but..."

"I really don't want you to help me with my work. No matter what price my father gives me for this ginseng, I will give you another one myself!"

Xu Ning shook his head: "Brother Chen, you are here to criticize me. I said, but it's not that I don't want to help you. You can ask my brother He, how many things are waiting for me at home? Wangxing is waiting for me to go to protect the farmers. The three of us will get married this month. After the wedding, we have to harvest the autumn harvest, and then it will be winter. In winter, we have to clean up the farm..."

Xu He nodded: "Hedong, Erning does have a lot of things to do, and he is not the kind of person who is greedy for money." Chen Hedong put his hands together and said: "Brother, you really have to help me. My grandfather is quite old. If I go there next year, I am afraid he will..."

Xu Ning frowned and calculated in his mind, and said, "It takes five days to go to Wanye and back. I can't go home until two days later. That's fine. You can come to Qing'an to find me on the 3rd."

Upon hearing this, Chen Hedong clasped his fists and said, "I am so grateful for your kindness! Brother Li, will you accompany me?"

Manager Li shook his head: "How can I have time? There are only two people in the pharmaceutical factory collecting bear bile. He? Can you go with Hedong?"

Chen Hedong said hurriedly: "Brother Xu, please come with me. My brothers and sisters are all very cunning, and I don't like to interact with them."

Xu He nodded after hearing this: "Okay! How about we wait until Er Ning gets married? Or a few days before Er Ning's wedding, my old man will definitely have to go home by then, I can just send him home, and then go to Er Ning's wedding, it won't waste any time..."

Chen Hedong said, "Brother Xu, I am indeed a little anxious, but I have to go to my brother's wedding. Besides, I must be busy in the days before my brother's wedding."

Xu Ning said, "Brother He, my uncle hasn't been home for almost a year. He should go home and stay for two days in advance. After I get married, you can take him back to the provincial capital."

"That's right! That's settled then. We'll go to Qing'an on the 3rd, and arrive in Wanye on the morning of the 4th. Should we prepare some things for the night in the mountains?"

Chen Hedong said, "I'm ready! Brother Xu, don't worry. Erning, there's no need for us to say more. I've got it all in mind."

"Hahaha, it's not a big deal. It's just that I'm too busy and have too many things to do recently."

Manager Li said, "Shall we go to the Railway Street Bridge now?"

"Let's go. We've been talking here for so long."

Chen Hedong grinned and said, "Don't be in a hurry! Let my father wait a little longer. He used to teach me to be patient with a whip. Let me see if he has patience."

"Hahaha, Brother Chen, we can chat together." Xu Ning laughed.

Manager Li said, "You two brothers don't seem to be willing to talk."

Li Fuqiang waved his hand and said with a smile: "I am just listening to you guys chat. The main reason is that we don't understand anything. We won't participate in your chat. It's all up to me, your brother."

"Be particular!"

Xu Ning pointed at Guan Lei and said, "Go drive. Do you know how to get to Railway Street? Go straight ahead along this road and you will see the road sign. Just turn left."

Guan Lei nodded: "Okay, then sit tight."

Then, everyone sat down in the back car, Guan Lei got in, started the car, and drove forward.

Chen Hedong's face was full of smiles. He looked up at the car and asked, "You spent a lot of money to buy this car, right?"

Xu Ning shook his head: "I borrowed this car from my father's friend. How can my family afford a car with this financial situation?"

Manager Li said with a smile, "After I sell these leathers, you will definitely be able to afford it."

"These are not mine, they belong to people from the village."

Xu He asked from the side: "Hedong, tell me the truth, how much can you give for Erning's six batches of leaves?"

Chen Hedong said: "If I were to offer the price, it would not be more than 7000, but Er Ning is worth 10 times 7000 in my heart!"

"Hahaha, Brother Chen, please stop praising me."

Chen Hedong said, "Really! I didn't lie at all. Brother Li should know what I am capable of, otherwise he wouldn't have asked me to come over and collect all these clubs."

What he meant was that if he himself could collect a bunch of hammers, then his father and grandfather should be even richer. If his great-grandfather could be found, the amount of property he could get would be an astronomical figure for ordinary people.

Manager Li asked, "What was your father's attitude when you told him about this?"

Chen Hedong frowned and said, "I was a little excited just now, I forgot to say... He should give Erning more money."

Xu He and Manager Li looked at Xu Ning, and he said with a smile: "Brother Chen, don't worry, I definitely don't want the money. Let's put things in perspective. Since we met today and it's such a coincidence, then I will recognize you!"

Chen Hedong was somewhat touched, and said with a fist: "Exquisite! To be honest, I am the least valued one in my family. My father favors the eldest child, and my mother favors the youngest child. I am stuck in the middle and it is quite awkward."

"I know about this." Manager Li said, "When we met, he was standing at the entrance of the pharmaceutical factory with a purse in one hand and a sign in the other, which said he was buying ginseng at a high price. I was almost mad at him at the time. I thought to myself, this guy is too mean. Standing in front of a government building to do business, isn't this just asking for trouble?"

Chen Hedong said: "I was still young at the time, just about to enter society and learn how to do business. My father didn't want to teach me. It was my eldest brother who suggested that I stand guard at the entrance of the pharmaceutical factory. Later, Brother Li asked the security guard to invite me to the security department. I was almost scared to death."

Manager Li said: "We talked for two days and found that he was good at judging the hammers, so I asked him to stand in front of me and I taught him how to do business."

"So you two have known each other for many years, right?"

"Well, we've known each other for about six or seven years, but we don't keep in touch very often. But last year he treated me to a meal and insisted that I help him find hammers. He wanted to buy a lot of them, and I asked him where the money came from..."

Chen Hedong smiled and said, "I married a good wife. Before the wedding, my parents gave me 20,000 yuan, and my father-in-law also gave me 20,000 yuan. Later, he helped me borrow some money. My father-in-law deals in porcelain and calligraphy and painting..."

Xu Ning nodded: "That's indeed quite rich. Brother Chen, you want to buy a lot of mallets, do you think the mallets will skyrocket in value in two years?"

"Not really. Brother Li told me before that the prices of wild medicinal herbs are all rising, and the prices of mallets may also rise. If I buy a large amount and store them, I can make a lot of money in just two years."

Xu Ning pondered for a moment and said, "Waiting for two years won't work. You'd better keep the high-quality mallets. You can sell the mallets with less than four leaves to make a profit. You need to have some working capital. Otherwise, what will you use to play with the receivables when you find good mallets?"

Chen Hedong was stunned for a moment and nodded: "Yes! This seems to be what Brother Li meant before."

Manager Li said helplessly, "What do you mean? That's what I mean! You're still doing business like this, and you didn't lose money. You really married a good wife."

"Haha, that's absolutely true. I really married a good wife." Chen Hedong grinned.

(End of this chapter)