A doctor who travels through two eras

Chapter 127: A Pound of Salt and a Pound of Cordyceps

When Lin Sanqi took out a cordyceps, Kalon Wangdui immediately recognized it: "Ya Zha Gunbu?"

Yaza Gunbu? Lin Sanqi showed a clear and stupid look.

Nima Cilun quickly translated: "Doctor Lin, we call it Yazha Gunbu in Tibetan and you call it Dongchongxiacao in Chinese, which means the same thing."

Kalon Wangdui nodded and said curiously:

"We have a lot of cordyceps on the Zaduo Plateau. In the past, there were supply and marketing cooperatives that bought it, and we paid 5 cents for a pound of cordyceps. For us herders, 5 cents is not bad. We can exchange a few pounds for salt.

Unfortunately, the supply and marketing cooperatives purchased too little, and the Cordyceps all rotted in the fields. Even cattle and sheep wouldn’t eat it because it was too coarse. Only pigs on the plateau would eat it. “Doctor Lin, do you really want to buy this Cordyceps?”

Lin Sanqi took out a letter of introduction from his backpack:
"Old man, it's not me who wants to purchase the goods, but our hospital. Look, this is the letter of introduction."

Kalon Wangdui also could not understand Chinese characters, so his grandson translated it word by word for him. However, the old man recognized the red official seal and had no doubts about Lin Sanqi's identity.

"Doctor Lin, do you really want to purchase? How much do you need? I'll go ask around in the village, and I should be able to get some."

Lin Sanqi chuckled:
"Old man, you see I always come here in a big truck, so the more of this Cordyceps the better. I will take as much as you can."

Lin Tou's eyes lit up when he heard this: "Really? You can take as many as you can get? And you'll also give 5 cents per pound?"

For local ethnic minorities, they have basically no source of income except growing barley and raising sheep and cattle.

But if every household raises cattle and sheep, then beef and mutton will not be so valuable. Who will buy it? Who doesn't have it? If you want to eat it, just kill it yourself.

But in order to survive, the herders have to buy some daily necessities, as well as oil, salt, sauce, vinegar, tea and the like.

Because we had no money, every time we went to the supply and marketing cooperative, we had to bring a sheep with us and exchange it for salt. Of course, the price was a huge loss, as one sheep could not be exchanged for more than a few kilograms of salt.

Now the doctors from the capital actually want to buy a large quantity. How can Kalon Wangdui not be overjoyed? As for digging Cordyceps, they are everywhere in the mountains and plains. It's just a matter of some effort.

When Lin Sanqi heard that he could buy a pound of Cordyceps for only 5 cents, he was very happy. This price was much cheaper than he had imagined.

But Lin Sanqi, who had just graduated from school, still had some conscience. A gentleman loves money but gets it in a proper way. Seeing such a poor ethnic minority, he was unwilling to make money by doing something against his conscience.

Then Lin Sanqi took out two more Cordyceps from the bag: one was the king grade Cordyceps (special grade) weighing more than 1 gram, and the other was the first grade Cordyceps weighing more than 0.6 gram.

"Old man, I only accept Cordyceps of this size. I don't want anything smaller than this. This time I brought a lot of salt, sugar, and tea cakes. One pound of Cordyceps can be exchanged for any of these things. If you don't want salt, sugar, or tea, I can also give you 1 yuan per pound."

Kalon Wangdui stood up immediately, his face flushed:

"Doctor Lin, are you telling the truth? You can't deceive us, the ethnic minorities."

As soon as Lin Sanqi saw the old man's reaction, he knew what was going on. It seemed that the price he offered was very tempting to the ethnic minorities.

This is exactly the effect he wanted, because he would not spend too much time in Zaduo, and if he wanted to acquire it slowly, it would take several months to complete it.

But when he raised the price to a sky-high level, there would surely be brave men who would take advantage of the huge reward. There would certainly be countless ethnic minorities who would desperately search for Cordyceps for a pound of salt, a pound of sugar, a dollar, or a piece of tea cake.

In this way, he can purchase enough Cordyceps in the shortest time possible.

"Don't worry, old man. We are a family, Han and Tibetan. How could I possibly cheat you? And I can assure you that we pay for goods first and we never sell on credit."

Kalon Wangdui was so excited that he said, "Okay, okay, I will arrange for my people to go dig Cordyceps right away."

Lin Sanqi grabbed the old man who was about to run out and continued to deceive him:

"Old man, I want a large quantity. It may not be enough for the villagers in your village to dig it. You can purchase it from other villages or tribes in the surrounding area. I don't care how much you buy it for, but I will still exchange it with you according to the conditions just now."

Kalon Wangdui laughed loudly: "Are you serious?"

Lin Sanqi smiled confidently: "It's absolutely true!"

"Okay, then I will immediately arrange for my tribesmen to go to other tribes to inform everyone, and I will ensure that you, Doctor Lin, will not be disappointed."

Lin Sanqi felt relieved as he watched the old man walk away.

It would be best to find a local "agent" to purchase Cordyceps. After all, he is unfamiliar with the place. If he goes to each village one by one, how many villages can he visit in half a month? How many kilograms of Cordyceps can he collect?
Another important reason is safety.

If he carried a large amount of salt, sugar, tea and cash and traded from village to village, he would inevitably run into people with ulterior motives who would come and rob him. What would he do?
Lin Sanqi now has a submachine gun and a pistol in his hand, but after all, he only has one gun. If there are many criminals, a large group of people riding horses and holding knives rush over, he will be chopped into meat paste. So the best way is to find an agent to buy it, and as long as he stays in Nima Cilun's house, the villagers in Nima's village will naturally protect him as the God of Wealth.

After agreeing on the terms with the village chief, Kalon Wangdui, Lin Sanqi immediately drove the truck into Chikang Village and stopped it in front of Nima's house.

Then, with the help of Nima, the two unloaded all the salt, grain and tea from the truck.

There are two houses in Nima Cilun's yard. It is estimated that Nima's parents prepared one house for themselves to live in and the other for their son to live in after he got married, so they built both houses relatively large.

Lin Sanqi used one of the empty houses as a warehouse, preparing to use it for trading Cordyceps.

The effect of the infusion was very good. In the afternoon, Nima's sister Nissan woke up and her fever subsided quickly.

People in the plateau have never experienced the baptism of antibiotics, so when antibiotics were introduced into the human body for the first time, they immediately exerted a huge effect.

When Nima Cilun saw that his sister's condition was improving rapidly, he was so grateful to Lin Sanqi that he treated him like a living Bodhisattva.

That night, Lin Sanqi treated them to a meal and took out a few bags of instant noodles. Nima and Nisan almost cried while eating, saying that this was the most delicious food they had ever eaten in their lives...

Early the next morning, Lin Sanqi was still sleeping soundly in his sleeping bag, and a lot of people gathered at the door of Nima's house.

Lin Sanqi was woken up and asked while yawning:
"Nima, what's going on outside? Do you ethnic minorities have the habit of exercising early in the morning?"

Nima Cilun ran in from outside and shouted excitedly: "Doctor Lin, there are people outside who want to sell Cordyceps. They are lining up outside waiting for you to start buying."

When Lin Sanqi heard this, he knew that the time to make a fortune had come, and he ran out the door as fast as he could.

Sure enough, the house was crowded with ethnic minorities. When they saw Lin Sanqi coming out, they all nodded and bowed to greet him, carefully trying to please this God of Wealth.

The village chief Kalon Wangdui squeezed out from the crowd:

"Comrade Lin, these are the villagers from Chikang Village and several surrounding villages. They are the first to get the news. When do you think we should start purchasing?"

Lin Sanqi couldn't wait any longer and said excitedly, "Now, let's start right away."

When the village chief Kalon Wangdui heard this, he was delighted and shouted to the villagers in the yard:
"Everyone, line up. We are starting to buy now. Let me remind you that Comrade Lin wants long and thick Cordyceps. If you have small Cordyceps, don't line up~~~"

Lin Sanqi was already sitting at the door at this time, with a table in front of him. On the table were a pound of salt, a pound of sugar, a piece of tea cake, and one yuan.

The first Tibetan came forward, his face smiling like a chrysanthemum, and carefully and flatteringly placed a wooden box on the table.

The wooden box was filled with thick, long and large Cordyceps sinensis, neatly stacked one by one. It was obvious that the villager had selected them carefully.

Lin Sanqi took out the sample for comparison and was very satisfied. He then took out an electronic scale to weigh it:

"Okay, this is a special product, about 2 pounds, uncle, you can choose what you want."

The elderly villagers were so excited that their hands were shaking and they were shouting. Nima Ci Lun translated:
"He said he wanted a pound of salt and a pound of sugar."

Lin Sanqi readily took out a packet of salt and sugar from his side and handed them to the villager personally. Unexpectedly, the old man started crying.

This was the first time in the old man's life that he had owned a portion of fine salt. As for white sugar, it was only enjoyed by noble lords in the past. When would it be the turn of a slave like him?
In fact, Lin Sanqi would also be crying. Two kilograms of 1000 grams of top-grade Cordyceps sinensis, 500 grams alone can be sold for at least 5 or 60 yuan, and two kilograms is almost 100 million yuan.

And he only paid a pound of salt and a pound of sugar, which added up to 10 yuan, but the profit was so high that it was outrageous!!!
What does it mean for time travelers to "cash on traffic"? This is the correct way to open the golden handbag.

When the other villagers in the yard saw that someone had actually exchanged a pound of worthless wild grass that was not even eaten by sheep for precious fine salt and sugar, they all screamed with excitement.

Everyone clamored to complete the transaction quickly so that they could go back to the mountains and continue looking for Cordyceps to make a fortune.

The village chief Kalon Wangdui also nodded secretly, thinking that this doctor from the capital was indeed a man of his word, and it seemed that he could allow the purchase.

Chikang Village has become a middleman, and the old man is confident that the Chikang tribe will have a good year this year and become the richest village in the vicinity.

Lin Sanqi and Nima Cilun spent the whole day trading Cordyceps. When night came and the purchase was completed, Lin Sanqi had exchanged for 200 kilograms of high-grade Cordyceps.

Lin Sanqi transferred all these treasures to the system space through the gate of Nima's house as soon as possible.

Looking at the 10 plastic boxes full of Cordyceps, Lin Sanqi put his hands on his waist and laughed happily~~~
(End of this chapter)