The old man who was picking truffles listened to Yang Huairen's words, and was very relieved to see that this young man not only knew what kind of treasure they were "hunting", but also understood the profound intention of his gathering methods.

He took out the black truffle the size of an egg and put it on the cloth towel he had prepared, and instead of leaving immediately, he carefully backfilled the small pit with some damp dead grass or dead branches around the pit.

After a layer of dead grass and dead branches was placed at the bottom of the pit, he backfilled the soil that had been dug up almost untouched, as if he had never dug a hole here.

Brother Tianba will understand this, and asked Yang Huairen, "Brother Ren, I understand this time, the old man did this, just like you just said, it is also for protection, so that this kind of treasure can be collected again in the same place next year, right?" ”

Yang Huairen smiled, "Well, that's right. Not bad, yes, you can teach me, hehe. ”

Brother Tianba suddenly covered his nose and said, "Brother Ren, are you sure this thing is really a baby?" Or is it an edible baby? Why does this smell a little ...... That one...... What about stinking? ”

The old man smiled when he heard this, "Haha, this baby smells so strange, but I heard that this baby tastes very delicious." ”

Brother Tianba didn't believe what the old man said, and looked at Yang Huairen with an inquiring look. Yang Huairen nodded here, "Food naturally varies from person to person, but truffles are indeed good things." ”

Brother Tianba believed Yang Huairen's statement, but he just remembered the old man's words and asked curiously, "This old man, it seems that you have been digging this treasure for many years, why, haven't you ever eaten it?" ”

The old man replied, "Not really, but it was when I was young, and I tasted it once and found it unacceptable, so I didn't try it again."

We hunters generally don't eat much of this treasure Panasonic Bao, and they came to this deep mountain and old forest to pick it in order to sell it to you Han merchants in exchange for money, and then use the money to buy other necessities of life, such as grain, cloth, and so on. ”

Brother Tianba pointed to the small cloth bag that wrapped the black truffle just now and asked, "Is this thing valuable?" For example, how much can you sell for this egg-sized piece you picked just now? ”

After asking Tianba's younger brother, he also felt that he was a little abrupt, after all, this matter may be someone's trade secret, and it may indeed be difficult for people to answer it so directly.

However, the old man didn't seem to mind at all, and said while showing the piece of black truffle, "Such a piece of Panasonic treasure is about one or two pounds, if it is sold to a merchant who comes to collect it, it can be sold for six or seven taels of silver!" ”

Brother Tianba actually has no concept of money, it used to be because he didn't have money at all, but now it's because he doesn't have to worry about food and clothing and has no place to spend money by Yang Huairen's side.

Tie Xiangyu was surprised, "Uncle, what you said is true?" Just such a small thing, can it be exchanged for six or seven taels of silver? ”

After she finished speaking, she found that Yang Huairen and the people around him were looking at her with a strange and smug expression, as if she was rare and strange, and she also realized that she was a little out of shape, with Yang Huairen's identity and ability to make money, six or seven taels of silver were nothing in the eyes of these people.

Yang Huairen said, "Uncle, if you use the calculation method of Song Jin, does it mean that the selling price of a black truffle of this quality is about 100 taels of silver per catty?" ”

The old man nodded, as if in response to Tie Xiangyu's surprise just now, "Don't look at this thing as dark and inconspicuous, but I heard that after those merchants took it, they returned to the big city of the Han people and then sold it, and the price will be doubled."

But don't think this thing is easy to find, a piece like this is already relatively large, and it only weighs one or two.

When so many of us hunters go into the mountains, we only collect one or two catties when we are good, and when we are unlucky, we return empty-handed.

Now is the season to collect Panasonic treasures, from the end of November to the beginning of February next year, in less than three months, at most 20 catties ......"

Tie Xiangyu listened to it, and said quietly, "It is true that the amount that can be collected is very small, but if you calculate it, it is not bad to collect this kind of treasure for two thousand taels of silver a year." ”

Yang Huairen seems that Tie Xiangyu said this from her personal point of view, and it is not as easy for these hunters to go into the mountains to collect truffles as they seem now.

This kind of deep mountains and old forests, if you dare to walk in, you must have extraordinary courage, and you must have the same rich experience and ability to know the way as this old man, otherwise it is easy to get lost when you walk in, and it is no different from sending you to death.

But one thing the old man thought wrongly, those merchants came to the mountains to their villages to collect truffles at high prices, and it was definitely not as simple as doubling the profits.

Although Yang Huairen doesn't know much about this business, from a businessman's point of view, without at least three times the profit, those businessmen will not do this business.

And they have to sell it again to restaurants, pharmacies or special customers who need it, and after several changes, each layer must set aside double the profit, and the truffle is really in the hands of the people who eat it, and the price may have increased dozens of times long ago.

Yang Huairen suddenly felt that he had discovered a new business opportunity. It is true that truffles are not very famous as a food, but they also have a fixed high-end consumer group.

What's more important is that this thing is indeed a good thing, and in terms of efficacy, Yang Huairen even felt that he didn't need to fool around, so he could make some customers feel its powerful effect, so he had the idea of doing this business.

It's not that he wants to make more money through this business, maybe it's selfish, on the one hand, he and his family and friends can benefit from it, and on the other hand, it is also to let these mountain people live a better life.

Yang Huairen also gradually realized that the old hunter insisted on bringing them to see such treasures in the mountains, it was definitely not as simple as idleness, maybe what the old man wanted was to develop more merchants, so that their treasures in the mountains could be sold at a better price, and they could also use this money to make their families live a better life.

So Yang Huairen asked with a smile, "This old man, are you selling this Panasonic treasure?" If you want to sell, you might as well sell it to us, I can give you a better price that will make you more satisfied. ”

The old man smiled and nodded, and said without hiding his thoughts, "Hehe, the old man has this intention." ”