Returning to the small mountain village of '86, intelligence updated daily.

Zhao Jianjun was very mysterious. He didn't directly say anything specific, but instead asked Zhou Rui what kind of information he wanted to know first.

Looking at the water shimmering in the sunlight, Zhou Rui casually remarked:

"I want to hear the bad news first."

Zhao Jianjun gave a bitter smile.

"The bad news is that fresh Gastrodia elata will fetch a lower market price because many pharmacies need it for medicinal purposes, so they prefer dried products."

Zhao Jianjun looked somewhat apologetic.

Zhou Rui was not surprised; he knew the ins and outs of it.

"It's alright, Uncle Zhao, I understand."

Zhao Jianjun was slightly taken aback upon hearing this, then burst into laughter.

He forgot that Zhou Rui wasn't completely clueless. After that, he stopped teasing Zhou Rui, and his bitter and apologetic expression gradually changed.

"I was planning to tease you a bit, but I miscalculated. I'll just tell you the truth now."

Zhao Jianjun laughed, picked up the bucket, moved it to a different spot, filled it with water, and vigorously splashed it out.

Zhou Rui scratched his head, waiting for Zhao Jianjun to continue.

Zhao Jianjun didn't keep them in suspense any longer, cleared his throat and said:

"It's all good news. Although fresh gastrodia elata will be discounted slightly, I've found someone who needs a gift right now."

"He was very excited when he heard that I had such a large Gastrodia elata, and that it was freshly unearthed. He contacted me yesterday after going through several twists and turns, asking me to make sure to save it for him."

Upon hearing this, Zhou Rui immediately understood. It was indeed true; giving fresh Gastrodia elata as a gift would certainly be impressive.

This is indeed good news; as a result, the original price is expected to rise a little more.

As Zhou Rui expected, Zhao Jianjun continued:

"This boss just offered 110 yuan!"

"And he's in a hurry; he wants to see the thing tomorrow."

What made Zhao Jianjun happy was that he originally expected Tianma King to sell for just over 90 yuan per kilogram, but after the boss raised the price, he could sell it for 10 to 20 yuan more!

This means that he won't have wasted his time.

However, after Zhao Jianjun finished speaking, he added:

"Don't worry, Brother Zhou is an old friend of mine, and we're family, so I'll give you 100 yuan this time."

Zhao Jianjun made no attempt to hide the selling price and stated very transparently and frankly that he wanted to make ten yuan.

Zhou Rui was overjoyed and trusted Zhao Jianjun even more, because this was already a very high figure, and Zhao Jianjun had no reason to exaggerate.

Zhao Jianjun must have put in a lot of effort.

"Uncle Zhao, just give me 90 yuan. You've had a hard life too."

Zhou Rui was not stingy and generously gave Zhao Jianjun nearly 20% of the total transaction price.

This caused Zhao Jianjun to pause what he was doing. He turned his head and looked at Zhou Rui.

There was no hint of joking on the young man's face; it was full of sincerity.

Zhao Jianjun took a long time to speak:

"Nephew, are you sure? Ten yuan, a single ten-yuan note, that's a lot. You're really willing to part with it?"

Zhao Jianjun asked tentatively.

Zhou Rui smiled slightly: "Of course I'm willing to do it. Uncle Zhao is one of us. He's been busy with all this, it hasn't been easy for him."

Zhou Rui knew perfectly well that the nearly 20% "brokerage fee" was indeed too high, but he shouldn't forget that he would have to cooperate with Zhao Jianjun a lot in the future.

The saying "connections are resources" is absolutely true.

Items that could originally only sell for sixty or seventy can double in price in the blink of an eye.

Throughout history, interpersonal communication has been a complex subject worthy of careful study.

Zhao Jianjun's opinion of Zhou Rui improved even more, and he secretly gave him a thumbs up.

Although he didn't need the ten yuan difference, it represented Zhou Rui's friendly attitude.

The other party is willing to give up profits, so they are not petty or scheming people.

I knew I hadn't misjudged him; this kid's future is limitless...

A thought flashed through Zhao Jianjun's mind, and he nodded solemnly.

"Good job, lad. You've got guts. You're just as impressive as Brother Zhou was back then, maybe even better."

Zhao Jianjun was generous with his praise, but then, clearly not finished speaking, he put away the bucket and sat on a haystack.

"In addition, I also found a buyer for those medium-sized wild gastrodia elata. The buyer is my friend, and his family owns a pharmacy."

"When he heard that I had found some good stuff, he was very generous and said he wanted a lot, fresh ones were fine too, and the price would remain the same."

A hint of pride appeared on Zhao Jianjun's face. It wasn't for any other reason than that his connections were unmatched in the entire village.

Zhou Rui nodded to himself, realizing that finding Zhao Jianjun as a sales channel was indeed a wise choice.

In fact, he also knew some of the procedures in a pharmacy.

Their meticulous handling of medicinal materials is beyond the reach of ordinary people.

People working in pharmacies actually prefer to buy fresh medicinal herbs directly from villages in the mountains and process them themselves.

Sometimes, villagers don't know how to preserve the medicine properly, or they are careless, which leads to a loss of its medicinal properties.

Thinking of all this, Zhou Rui carefully considered his words and spoke:

"That price..."

Of course, the most important factor is the price. If pharmacy staff come to the village to buy medicinal herbs, they will usually lower the price slightly as a fee for their hard work.

However, if they buy from middlemen, the price will be much higher.

However, generally speaking, pharmacy staff don't often go to the mountains to buy supplies.

Firstly, it's too time-consuming, and secondly, they actually make a considerable profit selling to patients.

Zhao Jianjun smiled and said confidently:

"The price he offered was slightly higher than the market price. I told him that the fresh gastrodia elata here weighs about seven and four jin."

"He offered 200 yuan."

Upon hearing this, Zhou Rui began to make plans in his mind.

He weighed these fresh Gastrodia elata.

It weighs 3.7 kilograms, or 7 jin (approximately 4 catties), but it has lost some water in the past few days.

It weighs about seven pounds now, and when it's completely dried, it will weigh about one pound and eight ounces.

According to market prices, a pound of dried wild Gastrodia elata costs about 80 to 90 yuan, and sometimes it can be close to 100 yuan.

Prices vary; middlemen charge more, but it won't be as high as 110 yuan per kilogram.

A price of 200 is absolutely a fair price, already 10-30 yuan higher than the market price per kilogram.

Zhou Rui was a little puzzled; logically, it shouldn't be selling for such a high price.

"Uncle Zhao, this price isn't right."

Zhao Jianjun anticipated that Zhou Rui would have some doubts, and he quickly gave an answer.

"My friend heard that I had produced a king of Gastrodia elata and insisted on having it, but the boss snatched it up, so he gave up."

"But he didn't give up. He said that if there are any good things like this again, he should remember to keep them and he would pay a high price to buy them."

Finally, he admitted that the price was not significantly different from the price he usually paid to middlemen, and the market had also risen slightly recently, so he finally gave this price.