Era: My backyard is the garbage dump of the universe

Chapter 130 The Little Guys Guarding Food

Just as he was about to ask more details, Yang Yida on the side could not help but urge him: "Mr. Jiang, now that I have obtained the wild Ganoderma lucidum, do you have to go and treat my mother?"

"Why are you in such a hurry? Your mother's illness is not urgent." Elder Jiang replied impatiently, "On the contrary, it's the situation of this little girl. If I don't figure out what's going on, I won't be able to sleep when I go back."

Yang Yida: “…”

Wang Qing: “…”

Liu Lijuan: “…”

Liu Qingsong smiled and said, "In that case, I will go to the kitchen to make breakfast. You all can have breakfast at my house."

"Okay!" Old Jiang didn't bother to be polite with Liu Qingsong. After agreeing, he took the little rascal to the pomelo tree to inquire about the situation.

Yang Yida had no choice but to follow behind with Wang Qing.

Tao Guoqing and Bai Yuzhen naturally would not miss the opportunity to meet Mr. Jiang, and they hurriedly followed.

Liu Lijuan and Liu Chunhua did not join in the fun, but went to the kitchen with Liu Qingsong to make breakfast.

After all, there are so many people. If they don’t help, Liu Qingsong won’t be able to handle it alone.

However, when the three siblings finished preparing breakfast, they no longer saw Old Jiang, Xiao Taoqi, Tao Guoqing, Bai Yuzhen, Yang Yida and Wang Qing at the gate.

When I asked the youngest sister who was playing with Fatty in the threshing yard, I learned that they had all gone to the back mountain to pick herbs.

The mountain behind is Wild Boar Ridge, where there are many kinds of herbs.

But Liu Qingsong, Liu Lijuan and Liu Chunhua became worried when they heard this.

He was not worried that General Jiang had picked all the herbs in Wild Boar Ridge in the back mountain, but he was worried about their safety.

After all, there are not only wild boars but also tigers in Wild Boar Ridge.

If this happens, I'm afraid all of them will be in danger.

Liu Lijuan saw that this was not a solution, so she said to Liu Qingsong, "Qingsong, how about this! You stay at home and look after Xiaomei and the others, and I'll go to the back mountain to take a look."

"Why are you going? I'm the one who goes." Liu Qingsong said, and walked towards the main room to find a rifle and a bamboo crossbow. After hanging them on his shoulders, he took Xiao Heikui and walked towards the entrance of the back mountain.

Who knows that I haven't even reached the entrance yet.

On the way, they met Jiang Lao, Xiao Taoqi, Yang Yida, Tao Guoqing, Bai Yuzhen and Wang Qing who had just returned.

They were talking and laughing, but in fact, General Jiang was holding the few blue herbs he had picked tightly in his arms, as if he was afraid that they would be snatched away by others.

Seeing this, Liu Qingsong was somewhat curious: "Mr. Jiang, why are you holding the blue heart grass that the Huaishu production team uses to feed pigs in your arms?"

"Is this Blue Heart Grass? This is Seven-Leaf Blue Heart Grass, very precious. It's as expensive as wild Ganoderma Lucidum in the pharmacy." Upon hearing this, Old Jiang was so angry that he beat his chest and stamped his feet: "And you actually used it to feed pigs, it's a waste of natural resources."

Liu Qingsong: “…”

As expensive as wild Ganoderma?
Wouldn't that mean he's rich?

If I remember correctly, there seemed to be a lot of these seven-leaf blue heart grasses halfway up the Wild Boar Ridge, and they were in large patches.

"Mr. Jiang didn't lie to you." Yang Yida confirmed, "In the first half of last year, someone paid a large sum of money to buy Seven-Leaf Blue Heart Grass! In the end, he didn't buy it, and he died at the beginning of this year."

"Then..." Liu Qingsong scratched his head: "You mean that all major medicine stores are buying this seven-leaf blue heart grass, and the price is not bad?"

"The drugstore won't take it." Old Jiang sighed and replied, "Because it's hard to distinguish Seven-Leaf Blue Heart Grass from ordinary Blue Heart Grass, and ordinary Chinese medicine practitioners don't usually use this herb."

"But if you find seven-leaf blue heart grass in the future, you can pick it and give it to me. It must be the kind with the roots and stems intact. I will buy it for fifty-one plants."

"Are you sure?" Liu Qingsong was excited.

"Sure." Old Jiang replied, stroking his beard.

"Okay!" Liu Qingsong took it to heart and led the way to the door of his house: "My breakfast is ready, everyone go and have some!"

"Okay! Okay!" Mr. Jiang nodded.

The naughty one was the first to run away with his short legs.

After all, she had been hungry for a long time, so she was extremely happy to hear that she could have breakfast.

"Run slower!" Tao Guoqing watched this scene and chased after Bai Yuzhen.

Old Jiang also frowned. He had a congenital heart disease and dared to run around like this. Did this little rascal think he had a long life? Didn't he feel shortness of breath and chest tightness?

In order to verify his guess, after coming to his senses, Mr. Jiang hurriedly caught up with Xiao Taoqi and took his pulse again.

After discovering that Xiao Taoqi's pulse was normal, he stood there in a daze, unable to speak.

……

For breakfast we had a hodgepodge of boiled sweet potatoes and radishes.

Bai Yuzhen saw that there was no profit at all.

I immediately lost interest after watching it.

But Xiao Taoqi, Xiao Nuomi, Yaomei and Pangdun lined up in front of the stove with their index fingers bitten and their bowls and chopsticks in hand. If Liu Lijuan scooped less for them, they would even make trouble with Liu Lijuan.

This made Mr. Jiang very curious.

Liu Lijuan scooped him a bowl of radish stew.

He picked up the chopsticks, picked up a piece of wild boar meat and took a light bite.

Originally he thought it would not taste very good, but the next second Jiang Lao's eyes lit up, and he quickly put the remaining wild boar meat into his mouth.

After eating, he tried the white radish, red radish, and fish.

Seeing that the taste was extremely delicious, and that a warm current flowed from his stomach to every part of his body when he ate it, all the doubts in his mind were immediately answered, and he also understood why Xiao Taoqi, a patient with congenital heart disease, was so lively and healthy in Liu Qingsong's home.

If nothing unexpected happens, it is definitely because of the ingredients.

To him, these ingredients are not ordinary food at all, but medicinal food that can greatly nourish people!
It’s a pity that Liu Qingsong, Liu Lijuan and Liu Chunhua are unaware of this, which really makes others laugh and cry, and also feel sorry for these ingredients.

Seeing that Bai Yuzhen and Yang Yida did not eat the carrot stew.

He even said, "If you listen to my advice, eat something quickly! Otherwise, there will be no chance in the future."

When these words came out of the mouth of the old Chinese medicine practitioner Jiang Lao, Bai Yuzhen was frightened. Even Yang Yida shuddered: "Jiang... Jiang Lao, what do you mean by this?"

What if he also got a terminal illness?

So what should his mother do next?
"What else can I say? This pot of carrot stew is not simple at all. You can never get it in those big restaurants in the city. Don't you realize that the reason why the little rascal can be so lively despite having congenital heart disease is entirely because of the food he ate at Qingsong's house?" Old Jiang replied unhappily.

"No way?" Yang Yida was stunned.

Bai Yuzhen was stunned and a little surprised. Seeing that Mr. Jiang didn't seem to be joking, she quickly took the bowl and chopsticks to eat a bowl of radish stew.

But unfortunately, there was nothing left in the big iron pot, only a little bit of soup.

There were quite a lot of food in the big bowls of Xiao Taoqi, Xiao Nuomi, Fatty and Yaomei, but they ran out with the food in their hands, not even letting Bai Yuzhen take a look.

This made Bai Yuzhen feel at a loss whether to laugh or cry.

Just discovered.

I missed a delicious dish because I looked down on Liu Qingsong's radish stew. No! A delicious medicinal dish in Jiang Lao's eyes.

Yang Yida also regretted it: "Um... Qingsong, do you have any radishes at home? If so, can you make me another bowl? I... I'll pay."

"How much does this cost?" Liu Qingsong smiled and replied, "If you are not afraid of waiting, I will go to the vegetable garden and pick some radishes for you."

"Okay! Okay!" Yang Yida nodded repeatedly.

Liu Qingsong saw that Tao Guoqing, Wang Qing and Liu Chunhua were not full either.

He said something to Liu Lijuan and walked towards the vegetable garden with his basket.

What Liu Qingsong didn't expect was that Jiang Lao followed him.
When he saw the 'mutated' cabbages, white radishes, red radishes, and red cabbage sprouts in the vegetable garden, he was so shocked that his eyes almost popped out: "Qingsong...you...how did you grow these vegetables? Why are they so much bigger than ordinary vegetables?"

"I just planted it casually!" Liu Qingsong said perfunctorily with a smile, then rolled up his sleeves and pulled up the white radishes.

After hesitating for a moment, Old Jiang reached out and pulled up a smaller white radish. Then, in front of Liu Qingsong, he started washing it in a small ditch nearby.

After washing.

He opened his mouth and took a bite.

Liu Qingsong was stunned by the bite: "Mr. Jiang, this white radish..."

Before he could finish his words, he was interrupted by Elder Jiang: "This white radish is really sweet. No wonder it tastes so good when mixed with wild boar meat and mullet. It turns out the problem lies in the white radish."

Liu Qingsong: “…”

"It seems that I came to the right place today!" Old Jiang sighed, "This Huaishu Production Team is indeed a place with outstanding people and beautiful scenery. In addition to the rare seven-leaf blue star grass, even the radish is so delicious and has the effect of curing diseases and saving lives. This is really amazing and has overturned my understanding of radish."

"Qingsong!" Jiang Lao said and looked at Liu Qingsong. "I'm here!" Liu Qingsong responded.

"Although I don't know what's so special about your vegetable garden, you must treat it well in the future, because I can see that the vegetables grown here are no ordinary ones." Old Jiang said while eating a white radish, then walked away quickly.

Liu Qingsong breathed a sigh of relief.

He knew very well that the vegetables grown in the vegetable garden were not simple, but could he explain the problem?

Obviously not.

So after scratching his head, he had to bend down and pull up the white and red radishes, then put them in the basket and walked towards the door.

……

It definitely takes time to make the radish chop again.

But here's the surprise.

This time Yang Yida was no longer in a hurry. He actually sat under the pomelo tree at the gate with Old Jiang, Tao Guoqing, Bai Yuzhen, etc., and chatted in a low voice about Xiao Taoqi's condition.

And just then.

Wang Yaoqing came over and said, "Qingsong, Qingsong... come out for a moment. I have something important to discuss with you."

"I'm coming, I'm coming." Liu Qingsong ran out from the kitchen: "Uncle, what's the important matter?"

"Some people from the city came to our Huaishu production team to buy pepper and cinnamon, but the price was a bit low. Your uncle and I suggested that you go over and take a look to see if this is a trick of the supply and marketing cooperative." Wang Yaoqing did not avoid suspicion and stated his intention in front of Tao Guoqing.

"Really?" Liu Qingsong frowned, hesitated for a moment, and then walked away with Wang Yaoqing.

Seeing this, Tao Guoqing put away his smile and followed behind with Bai Yuzhen.

After all, with him in the Huaishu production team, the supply and marketing cooperative still dared to lower the price to buy pepper and cinnamon, which was really a slap in his face.

Yang Yida and Wang Qing looked at each other and followed to Pangdun's house to watch the fun.

The reason they wanted to go with them was because condiments like pepper and cinnamon were in short supply in the black market where they were. How come the prices were so low in the Huaishu production team, where they were produced?

So it is necessary to go and have a look.

If the supply and marketing cooperative does not accept it.

Then they must take advantage of the opportunity to seize this supply channel.

The threshing ground in front of Pangdun's house was now surrounded by villagers who came to watch the fun.

And at the center of the hustle and bustle were two middle-aged men dressed in decent clothes.

The two middle-aged men were wearing shiny leather shoes. One was tall and the other short, one was fat and the other was thin. Both had confident looks in their eyes.

But Tao Guoqing frowned when he looked at the two men, and Bai Yuzhen's pretty face also showed an unhappy look: "Dad, if I'm not mistaken, they should be Zhao Laosan and Zhao Qilin, the buyers of the Red Star Supply and Marketing Cooperative in the city."

"Yes, it's them." Tao Guoqing said in a low voice.

"They don't get along with your son Tao Yu, and they often make trouble for Tao Yu with that old Wu." Bai Yuzhen reminded in a low voice: "If we interfere in their affairs today, I'm afraid..."

Speaking of which.

Bai Yuzhen didn't say anything else.

But Tao Guoqing heard the hidden meaning: "Don't worry, let's wait and see. If Zhao Laosan and Zhao Qilin don't follow the rules, it won't be too late for us to teach them a lesson."

"Okay!" Bai Yuzhen nodded.

I was just about to push through the crowd to go to the center to watch the excitement.

Zhao Laosan and Zhao Qilin, however, pushed their bicycles away angrily, cursing at Yang Yida and Wang Qing as they walked.

This made Bai Yuzhen very curious. She even asked Liu Qingsong beside her: "What happened? Why did they leave without any reason?"

"Because their dirty thoughts were exposed by Director Yang and Brother Wang!" Liu Qingsong replied with a smile: "They didn't think about it. The black market sells dried peppercorns for 80 cents per pound, and cinnamon is sold for at least 38 cents. Why should our Huaishu production team sell them for 8 or 9 cents per pound?"

"Ah?" Bai Yuzhen was surprised. "These two beasts came to your Huaishu production team to buy peppercorns for only a few cents per pound?"

"Yeah." Liu Qingsong nodded.

If Yang Yida and Wang Qing hadn't stepped forward to scold them and drive them away, he would have wanted to bring the villagers from the Huaishu production team to beat him up.

After all, I have seen people being bullied, but I have never seen people being bullied like this.

"Qingsong, Qingsong..." Wang Qing came over with Yang Yida. "I heard from the villagers around that you are now the leader of the Huaishu production team, and you can also decide the sales of pepper and cinnamon, is that right?"

"Yes." Liu Qingsong replied.

Private transactions are not allowed.

But the team leader can negotiate cooperation with the heads of the supply and marketing cooperatives and the black market.

It was precisely this point that allowed Wang Xiaohe to have absolute control over the Huaishu Production Team and to cash in the resources of the Huaishu Production Team and put them into his own pocket.

Otherwise, the Huaishu Production Team would definitely be a wealthy team, instead of being like it is now, where many people have no food to eat.

"Then let's not say anything." Yang Yida pulled Liu Qingsong away and said, "Let's reach an agreement today. I will take all the pepper and cinnamon from your Huaishu production team on the black market."

"What about the price?" Liu Qingsong asked.

"I'll pay whatever the market price is." Yang Yida replied without hesitation.

The reason why they have such confidence is that no tickets are required to buy and sell pepper and cinnamon on the black market. In this case, even if the price is a bit high, the black market will not have trouble selling them, and sometimes they will even be out of stock.

"Director Yang, you are really straightforward." Liu Qingsong did not say anything about the price after hearing this, but suggested: "Since you are sincere about cooperation, I suggest you not come out in person to negotiate this matter."

"Then who should we send?" Yang Yida was confused.

He is the head of the black market.

If you negotiate in person.

That could save a lot of trouble.

"Of course it's my second sister." Liu Qingsong replied with a smile: "If you believe her, let her go to the accountant of the Huaishu production team to negotiate the cooperation of pepper and cinnamon."

"In this way, you won't have to go to the Huaishu production team so often in the future. My second sister, who is from the team, will be in charge."

This is obviously paving the way for Liu Lijuan.

If it's done well.

Then the position of head of the black market office is secured.

Of course, Liu Lijuan also had the advantage of time, place and people when it came to purchasing pepper and cinnamon from the Huaishu production team. No one else could compare with her at all.

After Yang Yida reacted, he was somewhat surprised. He realized that although Liu Qingsong was young, he was very smart.

But working with smart people can save you a lot of trouble.

So without much hesitation, he directly agreed to Liu Qingsong's proposal: "Then I will ask Li Juan to talk to the accountant of your Huaishu production team about cooperation. If it doesn't work, you can come forward."

"Okay! Okay!" Liu Qingsong nodded and took Yang Yida to the kitchen to find Liu Lijuan.

……

After Liu Lijuan learned the purpose of Yang Yida and Liu Qingsong's visit.

That was somewhat confusing.

After all, she really didn't expect that she would take up the position so soon, and that such an important task would be given to her.

"What? You have no confidence?" Yang Yida asked with a smile.

"Yes! Yes!" Liu Lijuan replied repeatedly.

She would definitely not have the confidence to deal with other strangers and do things she is not familiar with.

But now she was going to buy pepper and cinnamon on the black market, and she was dealing with Uncle Wang, so she would be a fool if she didn't have confidence.

Of course, she knew in her heart that it was Liu Qingsong who was helping her.

Otherwise, Yang Yida would not be so easy to talk to.

"If you are confident, then go find the accountant with Wang Qing." Yang Yida waved his hand and said, "I will go there after I have eaten some radish and mixed vegetables. We can go back to the black market together after we have agreed on it."

"Okay, okay." Liu Lijuan nodded repeatedly. After explaining a few words to Liu Qingsong, she excitedly walked out of the kitchen with her elder sister Liu Chunhua.

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(End of this chapter)