Bai Lu was stunned and took the big citrus handed by the big man, and asked curiously, "Did you take it with you when you went out?"

Xiao Cheng said casually: "Offerings."

Bai Lu was so shocked that the citrus peeled open.

The ancestors haven't eaten yet, so they give it to her, this ...... Wouldn't it be too good?

Should she be flattered?

The little heart plops, plops, plops.

Bai Lu patted her heart as if she had unintentionally, and the smile on her face was very normal: "Xiaowei is also hungry."

Xiao Wei was dressed as a transparent person, and he was named again, and he really wanted to find a crack in the ground to get into.

He's not hungry! Don't be hungry! Don't be hungry!

Xiao Cheng took out a citrus half smaller than Bai Lu's hand from another pocket and gave it to Bai Lu.

Bai Lu immediately sent it to Xiao Wei.

Xiao Wei: "......"

Well, he's hungry.

Bai Lu peeled off the peel of the citrus that had been pinched and split it in half, half for Xiao Cheng and half for himself.

Xiao Cheng lowered his eyes and glanced at the citrus flesh in his hand, frowned slightly, and then loosened it, his thin lips were shallow, and a petal of flesh was entered, and his lips and teeth were sweet.

The more Bai Lu ate, the more she felt that the citrus in her mouth was sweeter than the one sold by Aunt Wu, probably because it was an offering.

As soon as I ate the last bit, the big straw hat on my head suddenly "snapped", as if it had been smashed by something.

Moreover, nothing fell to the ground.

Worst!

It can't be???

This mountain is full of trees, lush branches, calm and natural ecology, and is most suitable for small birds to nest.

As soon as the terrible thought came to him, he faced a slender hand with distinct knots, stretched out to the big straw hat on Bai Lu's head, and picked up something that was dark red to black.

It's going to be thrown away.

"Wait a minute!"

Bai Lu grabbed Xiao Cheng's hand, took down the dark red thing, put it close to the tip of his nose and sniffed it.

Sure enough, the fragrance is pungent, and it is too close.

"Isn't this an anise?" Bai Lu pinched the anise and looked up, the tree was too tall, only the green leaves were seen, and occasionally a few small black things hung on the branches.

Star anise, also known as fennel, can be used to make spices, marinades, hot pot bases, etc., and has considerable medicinal value.

"It's anise." Xiao Cheng affirmed her answer.

Bai Lu was surprised and puzzled: "Isn't the ripening season of star anise similar to that of chestnuts?" It only matured in July and August, why is there still octagonal falling now? ”

"Because no one picks it when it is ripe, the star anise keeps hanging on the tree and falls when the wind blows."

A thin woman, with gray hair and a red face, walked out slowly from behind the tree.

After answering Bai Lu's question, Grandma turned her head and smiled kindly at Xiao Cheng: "Young man, thank you for the citrus, Grandma's teeth are about to be sweetened."

"Xiao Dazhuang gave it." Xiao Cheng is very honest.

It's not my own credit, and I don't even accept thank you.

Grandma took a fancy to the fruit offering and asked Xiao Dazhuang to take it, but Xiao Dazhuang didn't dare to take it, and Grandma had to ask for it.

Xiao Dazhuang went to ask Xiao Cheng, Xiao Cheng didn't speak, and Xiao Dazhuang thought that Xiao Cheng acquiesced as before.

Secretly took a citrus and gave it to Grandma.

turned around and found that Xiao Cheng also took two, and this scene happened to be seen by Grandma, who decided that the citrus was given to Xiao Dazhuang by Xiao Cheng, and Xiao Dazhuang gave it to her.

"Oh......"

Grandma heard Xiao Cheng's explanation and nodded: "It turns out that your name is Xiao Dazhuang, Grandma remembers."

Xiao Cheng: "......"

Xiao Wei pursed his lips hard and couldn't help laughing.

Bai Lu was already smiling next to Xiao Cheng's shoulder.

Seeing that he wanted to open his mouth to refute, he quickly pulled the clothes on his arm, and shook his head with difficulty without smiling.

After slowing down for a while, he changed the topic for him and said, "Grandma, can't star anise be sold for money?" Why don't you pick it, it was ruined by the rain after leaving it on the tree for so long. ”

Grandma ate the citrus given by Da Zhuang, was in a good mood, and replied with a smile: "Star anise is not valuable, so everyone doesn't pick it, and they also pick a little bit of it, and put it down to adjust the flavor when they keep the braised meat for the New Year."

"How much is the purchase price?" Bai Lu asked.

Grandma shook her head and sighed: "Eight cents."

"Such a low price!" Bai Lu was incredulous.

Grandma explained: "People from outside the mountain drove in to buy star anise, and every time they said that our star anise is not good, that is not good, the size and color are not uniform, and the smell is not as strong as the outside, and they also say that the crooked melon and cracked dates, saying that eight cents is already the highest purchase price in the local area."

"The children have to climb high trees to pick star anise, which is hard and dangerous, and it doesn't cost a few dollars a day, and it's more difficult than farming, so they don't pick it. Let it stay in the tree, and the bird will eat it if it likes it, and leave it if it doesn't like it. ”

"Anyway, it was planted by the production team in the past, with star anise on this hill, fir on that hill, and chestnut, lychee, and pomelo on the other side...... There were all kinds of trees, but after the land reform, the mountains were distributed to the villagers, and they didn't need to be fertilized to take care of them, so everyone didn't bother to take care of them. ”

If it weren't for the citrus face given by Da Zhuang, Grandma wouldn't have said it in such detail, she usually rarely spoke, and after speaking, she showed a kind smile to Xiao Cheng.

Da Zhuang is really a good boy with filial piety.

Xiao Cheng: "......"

He wanted to leave, but was pulled by Bai Lu.

Bai Lu remembered that although the price of star anise in later generations fluctuated several times, with ups and downs, the market demand was large, and the purchase price was never so outrageous.

Moreover, this province is the hometown of the origin of anise, and the domestic output of anise is as high as 90%.

There are octagonal processing factories in many places in the province, but the processing technology is not mature, and the taste and quality of the products cannot be checked in depth, and the price has not risen.

From the 90s to the 21st century, the price of star anise has gone through many ups and downs, and finally reached the highest.

Even now, the price will not be too low, and the buyers are still picking, most of them are pressed by the market.

The giant snakes in Nanshi, covering the sky with one hand, joined forces to suppress individual industries and monopolize market prices.

If foreign businessmen want to come in and buy it, they have to pay a big price, and it is difficult for the mountain people to increase the price of star anise.

Bai Lu raised his eyes and saw that the mountains were full of anise trees, and he hooked his lips lightly, and the star anise ......

It's another way to make a fortune!

If you can open up foreign sales channels, it is not a problem to make a fortune.

The ancestor of the Xiao family is really good to Xiao Cheng, and he is not strange when he doesn't come, and he will give him a fortune gift package as soon as he comes.

And in this endless mountain, there are not only chestnut anise trees, but also so many fruit trees, all of which are allocated to the private land of the Xiao family villagers.

If you can open the market, sell it to other places in the current season, and the big guy will become rich, directly many years in advance.

Bai Lu was so excited that she couldn't control Xiao Cheng's arm, shaking Xiao Cheng with a dazed face, puzzled.

"Children, it's time to worship your ancestors, let your ancestors bless you with good health and a successful career."

Grandma heard Xiao Guofu and Li Hongying's call, and hurriedly reminded Xiao Cheng and Bai Lu, as well as the little boy who stood beside the two and kept quiet and silent.

After reminding me, I ran to the front.