Chapter 56: Gastrodia
It was a leisurely moment when Chu Jiaqiang's eyes caught a glimpse of the third uncle coming from a distance, still holding something in her hand.
When the third uncle walked in, Chu Jiaqiang smiled and said, "Third uncle, where are you going?" If you're not in a hurry, let's have a cup of tea! ”
"Huh! Your third uncle had numb hands and feet last night, so he went to the mountains and dug up a few Dingfeng grass to make a soup tonight, this thing is very effective for numbness in his hands and feet, and the old Taoist priest also told us before. The third uncle came over and put down the Dingfeng Grass.
Chu Jiaqiang hurriedly asked Chu Jiawan to give up his seat, and then poured a cup of tea.
"Oh! Dingfeng grass! Chu Jiaqiang looked at the Dingfeng Grass, and suddenly remembered that this Dingfeng Grass is also called Gastrodia. It can be regarded as a very precious medicinal material. He remembered that the mountain on the top of the moonlight was the most numb. I didn't know their value before, but later, I found out that they were all treasures. When I came back, I forgot about this treasure.
He looked at the gastrodia in front of him, which was oval or elongated, slightly flattened, wrinkled and slightly curved, 3~15cm long, 1.5~6cm wide, and 0.5~2cm thick. The surface is yellowish-white to pale yellowish-brown, with longitudinal wrinkles and transverse rings arranged by latent buds, and sometimes tan bacterial cords are visible. reddish-brown to dark brown parrot-like buds or residual stem bases at the apex; There is a round umbilicus scar at the other end. The texture is hard, not easy to break, the section is relatively flat, yellowish-white to light brown,.
Gastrodia is a well-known Chinese medicinal material. As early as more than 2,000 years ago, it was used in medicine, and it was preferably produced in the south. Rich in gastrodin, vanillin, proteins, amino acids, trace elements. It is pungent, warm, non-toxic, anti-epileptic, anti-palpitation, anti-rheumatism; It has the effect of sedation, antispasmodic, analgesic, deficiency toning, and calming the liver and wind. Indications: Calming the liver, calming wind, and relieving spasms. It is used for headache, dizziness, numbness of the limbs, epileptic convulsions, tetanus. Dizziness, neurasthenia, wind chill and dampness, convulsions in children, etc.
In the north, gastrodia is generally excavated after the beginning of winter to before the Qingming Festival in the following year. In the south, there are also people who pick seedlings in March and April, and roots in July, August and September. In fact, today, there is no strict time limit for the time of mining.
"Do you want to take a few? I'm sure I won't be able to finish it anyway. The third uncle dug up most of the bag.
"That's a good dare! It's better to be respectful than to obey your fate! Thank you, third uncle! "Chu Jiaqiang really took some.
Waiting for the third uncle to leave, Chu Jiaqiang said to Xu Xiu: "Aunt Xu, put it in when you stew pork bones at night, it is also very effective for Uncle Yan's injuries, and can treat rapid and slow convulsions, convulsions, dizziness, headaches, hemiplegia, limb numbness, and rheumatism and paralysis. ”
When Xu Xiu heard this, she immediately nodded, as long as it was good for her husband, she would not feel troublesome.
"Brother! Where to go? Chu Jiawan couldn't help but ask as soon as Chu Jiaqiang stood up and walked out.
"Dingfeng grass is a good treasure, especially the wild one, I remember there are a lot of them in the mountains, right? This is going to gather everyone to dig up treasures. Chu Jiaqiang said. Chu Jiaqiang can go to dig it secretly, but he still has enough money now, so there is no need to compete with everyone for that little profit.
Hearing about digging treasures, Chu Jiawan immediately followed, followed by a large group of children. Xu Xiu couldn't help but chuckle when he saw this scene, Yan Tianzhi nodded secretly, and said in his heart: This kid really doesn't care much about money! It can also be seen that he does have the intention of bringing everyone rich when he stays.
When he went to the second uncle's house, he pulled the second uncle aside and said, "Second uncle, this time I have to do business again." ”
"What kind of business?" The second uncle was quite puzzled.
"Aren't there a lot of windgrass on our mountain? That's also a baby, this time it's still the old rule, you cooperate with Uncle Shengyi! Harvest the windweed together and resell it. "In the final analysis, Chu Jiaqiang is still a little selfish, although he doesn't care about that little money, but his relatives need it!
"Oh? How to sell the law? The second uncle's eyes lit up.
"This wind grass is also called gastrodia, and it is generally sold dry. The domestic ones are not very valuable, but the wild ones are quite valuable. I asked Brother Jiang just now, he can collect 800 yuan a pound for wild dry goods. You can ask the villagers for 700 yuan, and you can also make a lot of money, and everyone must be very happy. On the way, Chu Jiaqiang had already contacted Jiang Tao.
When the second uncle heard this, he was immediately speechless, and only after half a sound did he ask in disbelief: "Is it really that expensive?" ”
"Is this still fake? If you don't believe me, you can call and ask Brother Jiang. Chu Jiaqiang nodded.
"Let's go! Let's go to the old village chief's house. The second uncle was impatient to go to the village chief's house.
The old village chief and Chu Shengyi were there, Chu Shengyi was repairing the car at the door, and the old village chief was smoking a cigarette next to him. When they saw Chu Jiaqiang and Chu Shengmin coming over, followed by a group of children, they couldn't help but feel strange.
"Shengmin, Jiaqiang, looking at your appearance, it seems that there is something!" The old village chief put down the hookah and said.
"Uncle Shengyi, is the car broken?" Chu Jiaqiang lowered his head and looked at the bottom of the car.
"Huh! Small problems, already done. Chu Shengyi came out from under the car, dressed in black engine oil.
"Uncle, Xiaoyi, let's go in and talk together! It's inconvenient here. The second uncle looked at the large group of children behind him and said.
Chu Shengyi and the old village chief were stunned for a moment, then nodded, and directly took Chu Jiaqiang and Chu Shengmin to the room inside.
"What's the matter? Go ahead! It's mysterious. The old village chief smiled.
Chu Shengmin looked at Chu Jiaqiang and said, "Jiaqiang, say it yourself!" ”
Chu Jiaqiang smiled bitterly, so he had to state the matter again. The old village chief and Chu Shengyi's eyes widened, the Dingfeng grass that they didn't usually pay much attention to was actually a baby? And seven or eight hundred yuan a catty? This is much more shocking than the previous knowledge of the shell. Dozens of dollars a pound and hundreds of dollars a pound, the two can't be compared at all.
The old village chief calmed down and walked back and forth for a while.
"Just do what Jiaqiang thinks! It's a little late today, and I'll let you know early tomorrow morning. The old village chief said.
"When digging, we should remind everyone not to dig the young ones, keep some seeds, and continue next year." Chu Jiaqiang is afraid that everyone will dig it up, after all, this treasure is hundreds of yuan a catty, but it is difficult to say.
The old village chief nodded, this truth doesn't need Chu Jiaqiang to wake up, he knows how to do it. He can predict that this item can increase everyone's income by a few thousand yuan this year, and it is not difficult to get tens of thousands of yuan out of it. He knew that there were a lot of such windweeds on the top of the moonlight.
This is a very important income, and you must know that the maximum amount of land cultivated is several thousand yuan a year. Therefore, it is necessary to continue this sustainable property. He is going to draw up a plan for protection measures later, and go from house to house tonight for everyone to sign it, so that he can save the radio tomorrow.
This time, Chu Shengyi didn't dare to take half of the profits, he discussed with Chu Shengmin for a while, and decided to give half of the profits to Chu Jiaqiang, and then Chu Shengmin accounted for 30%, and he himself wanted 20%.
"Do whatever you have to do! Jiaqiang stayed, worked out a few protective measures with me, and tonight we went from house to house to find someone to sign. The old village chief immediately started to drive people away, leaving Chu Jiaqiang alone.
The two discussed for a while, and together they formulated three rules.
First, only mature fixed-wind grass can be harvested, and the side-growing and young ones are not allowed to move.
Second, a time is specified for digging every year, and other times can not be indiscriminately digged, which affects the growth of Dingfeng grass. Of course, dig up a few for your own use, then say something else.
Third, everyone should keep it a secret and don't mention it to people in other villages.
For the third article, Chu Jiaqiang is not very optimistic. It's okay for adults to say, and they definitely won't talk nonsense, but it's impossible for children to cover their mouths. We can only pay more attention in the future, and the outsiders enter the village, thank you for paying attention to their whereabouts.
Three penalties for violations of the Code have also been established: in the case of minor offenses, one-tenth of the income of the year will be deducted as the village expense; if the circumstances are serious, half of it will be deducted; If the circumstances are heinous, the right to excavate in that year will be directly removed.