The Red Era: Starting from a Truck Driver

Chapter 159 The wild fruits eaten by children these days are all Chinese medicinal herbs

Because I came to Fuzhou first, the route to Shanghai this time was slightly different from the last time.

Last time I went from Jingdezhen to Huangshan and then to Hangzhou and then to Shanghai. This time I have to go to Shangrao and then to Jinhua, Yiwu and Shaoxing.

After Jiang Cheng left the reclamation farm, he left the trunk of his car empty in deserted places, and then continued driving forward. When he reached a city or passed by a county town without looking for a restaurant, he would start selling fish again.

If we want to sell fish, and the road is not easy to drive, we have been driving for a whole day but have not been able to get out of Jiangxi Province. We stopped in a village outside a forest in Yushan, Shangrao. What kind of county can be called a mountain? Basically, there are many mountains and forests.

It wasn't too late when Jiang Cheng arrived here, just after five o'clock, and it was early in the morning. Now he was no longer driving a Yellow River truck. He could only sleep sitting in the cab of a Jiefang truck, and at most he could put his feet in front of the windshield. It was not as comfortable as sleeping in the back seat before.

But the Jiefang truck has a matching rear compartment bracket, which is easy to install. Just pull the canvas and it can be used as a small house. In addition, Director Hou happened to give Jiang Cheng a wool blanket today. This blanket was laid in the rear compartment, so it was not bad to sleep in.

The reason why Jiang Cheng stopped here was mainly because he saw a lot of wild fruits in the woods next to him. There is something called August melon, also called August explosion, which means that the August melon will automatically split when it is ripe.

This thing is not cheap in later generations. Even if it is already grown, it is cheaper except in Fujian and some other places. In Changcheng, it costs eight or nine yuan per catty. The high price does not mean that it is delicious. At least compared with some other fruits, the taste is not unique.

The taste is sweet, a bit like a combination of banana and pomegranate, so the wax gourd is also called wild banana in some places.

But at such a high price, everyone can buy bananas and pomegranates. If they are really delicious, this kind of fruit would have been planted on a large scale long ago.

The real reason why it is so expensive is that it is actually a kind of traditional Chinese medicine. Eating this can clear away heat and dampness, that is, people who like to go for cupping because of heavy dampness, this is a good choice. It can soothe the liver and regulate qi, that is, it can help you breathe freely.

In addition to this, there are many other functions, which is why the price and taste are a bit out of standard. Because you can't just look at this as a fruit, and the wild ones are more expensive, selling for 20 to 30 kilograms.

Jiang Cheng has come across wild fruit now. In this era of fruit shortage, don't say that it tastes worse than other fruits. Just go into the woods with a gun and pick them. If you come across pheasants in the woods, you can also shoot a few.

In the forest here, it might be the season for wild fruits to ripen, Jiang Cheng saw more than just wax gourds. There were snakeberries beside the grass in the forest, which were very small and a bit like strawberries.

The reason why it is called snakeberry is that some people say that where this thing grows, there must be snakes nearby. If you are bitten by a snake, you can eat this to detoxify.

Jiang Cheng had never eaten this thing, but in the original owner's memory, this was a snack for rural children. In fact, this is also a kind of Chinese medicine, and as rumored, it can indeed detoxify.

For example, if you are bitten by a poisonous snake, you can eat some of this quickly and then find a cool place to lie down. With peace of mind, you will at least not be so panicked when you die. And lying in a cool place will prevent the body from stinking so quickly.

This thing can remove some poison, but it can't remove fatal poison. It can be used to treat fever, cough, sore throat and other heat toxins.

Children in rural areas who run around in the mountains eat this kind of thing as a snack and rarely catch a cold or fever.

Jiang Cheng also picked some of this to eat for fun. It is also a traditional Chinese medicine and is good for the body.

In fact, Jiang Cheng also saw wild chestnut trees in the woods, but they seemed to have just started to bear fruit, so he didn't pick them because they were not ripe.

The main thing is to pick wax gourds in the forest. Jiang Cheng found it at the right time. It is not delicious if it is not ripe, and it will not crack. But if it is ripe and cracked, it may be eaten by birds if it is not discovered in time. Therefore, the picking period of this thing is very limited, and because the fruit will automatically crack. After picking, it cannot be sealed and preserved under the conditions of this era, and it will go bad in a few days.

Therefore, at this time, it only grew in some places in the southern inland area, and people in many places would never see this fruit. Because of the picking and transportation, it might start to go bad before leaving the province. Even in the urban area of ​​Changcheng, you can't buy this.

Jiang Cheng wandered around in the forest until it was almost dark, and did not come out except for picking wild fruits. There were a few more snakes in the space, and he kept them for the opportunity to take them to Guangdong in the future. I heard that the people there eat everything, and people from Fujian dare not set foot in Guangdong.

Back in the car, Jiang Cheng ate two "hand-grabbed pancakes" and then laid a wool blanket in the back of the car and set up a mosquito net. In the car, Jiang Cheng played the harmonica for a while, trying to play some songs from later times with the harmonica, which he found quite interesting.

Especially at night, in the wilderness, playing a piece of music from "A Chinese Ghost Story", I kind of look forward to the appearance of a female ghost.

When it got dark, I went to bed early.

The next day, Jiang Cheng got up early because it was comfortable to drive in the morning. In addition, he often went to the city to sell fish. If he got up late, he would not be able to travel much in the whole day.

At noon, Jiang Cheng arrived in JH City, a city famous for Jinhua ham in later generations.

Now Jiang Cheng is also an old hand, and he is also a driver for the Supply and Marketing Cooperative. Even if he goes to another place, when he goes to the Supply and Marketing Cooperative, people will be more polite to him because they see that he is from a large system.

Moreover, the supply and marketing cooperative is much better than the transportation station. If you are a driver at the transportation station and sell something, people will believe you can get it. But if you get too much at once, it is inevitable that someone will ask how you got it.

But if you are a driver of the Supply and Marketing Cooperative, and you just take out a few kilos of fish, people will think it is reasonable. Often, they will say "I understand" without asking any questions.

Jiang Cheng went directly to a supply and marketing cooperative in JH City and parked his car at the door.

Usually when there is a car parked at the door, a salesperson from the supply and marketing cooperative will come out to take a look to see what unit the car belongs to and what it does.

"Comrade, you are from Changcheng Supply and Marketing Cooperative. I thought you were from Jinhua Supply and Marketing Cooperative. What do you want to buy?" The saleswoman said to Jiang Cheng with a smile, but she was from Changcheng and her tone was very polite.

If it were an ordinary person, he would not come up to you and ask you what you want. Even if you buy something, he would only let you look but not touch it.

"Comrade, I'm passing by here and wanted to see if there are any specialties that don't require a ticket. I plan to buy some to take back." Jiang Cheng directly stated his purpose.

"Comrade, we in Jinhua do have specialties, but they are not cheap. You've heard of Jinhua ham? It costs eight yuan a pound," said the salesperson.

Hearing the salesperson's words, Jiang Cheng was also a little shocked. Eight yuan per pound, this price is simply unaffordable for ordinary people. A bottle of Moutai is only eight yuan, but Moutai requires Moutai tickets, which is not easy to say.

However, in later generations, Jiang Cheng heard that some high-quality Jinhua hams could be sold for tens of thousands of yuan each. Jiang Cheng, who was driving a Didi car, didn't even dare to think about it. No matter how delicious this ham was, could it be as delicious as the thighs of a beautiful woman in a club?

One pound costs eight yuan, and a ham weighs about six to ten pounds. Any ham costs one month's basic salary. For an ordinary worker, it would cost two months' salary.

(End of this chapter)