Gao Mingcheng naturally didn't know the rights and wrongs in the village, and even if he knew, he just smiled indifferently.

Now he was sitting in the car and heading all the way to the site of the camphor medicine fair.

When he attended the drug fair last year, he got up early in the morning to catch the bus, but he didn't arrive at Zhangshu until the evening, not because the two places were far apart, but because he spent a lot of time waiting for the bus.

Now I drive by myself, and I don't know how much time I can save in the middle!

Xiao Jinfeng is used to transportation, although he has not been to Zhangshu, but he has asked the old driver for the way before, and now he is driving steadily.

He specializes in taking the main road, which is not for fear of being intercepted by thieves when taking the small road, but because only the main road is the repaired road at this time, some so-called small roads, you have no problem walking, but the heavy truck can't go, otherwise there is a risk of getting stuck and overturning.

They weren't in a hurry to do anything, so they had to be safe.

After building the highway in the previous life, it only takes two hours to drive from Gao Mingcheng's county seat to Zhangshu, plus the time to get on and off the expressway, it will take three hours at most.

But now the highway has obviously not been built, and it is a national highway, and there is a gap in speed and distance.

Xiao Jinfeng went to Gaojia Village at half past eight to pick up Gao Mingcheng, and set off for Zhangshu at about nine o'clock, without stopping all the way, and drove for five hours before finally entering Zhangshu City.

When he was on the outskirts of the city, Xiao Jinfeng parked his car outside a restaurant and decided to have a meal here first, and then drove the car to the Yaodu Hotel where the Pharmaceutical Fair was located to check in.

Along the way, the closer he got to Zhangshu City, the more Gao Mingcheng could see trucks of all sizes.

These trucks were new or old, but they were all loaded with all kinds of medicinal herbs, and the people who accompanied them, judging from their facial features and clothing, could also tell that they were from all over the world.

Camphor tree as a famous medicine capital since ancient times, since the Ming and Qing dynasties, has been a distribution center of medicinal materials, after liberation, in October 58, held the first national exchange of medicinal materials. After a sixteen-year hiatus, it began to resume in '80, and each year was more lively than the previous year, and the number of participants increased every year.

The period of rapid development of the camphor medicine fair was from the early 80s to the beginning of the 21st century, and after that, it was going downhill.

Because of the advent of the Internet, the drug fair is not so important.

In the past, you had to come to the pharmaceutical fair to be able to buy all kinds of medicinal materials at one time, but with e-commerce, the trading of medicinal materials has become more convenient.

The camphor medicine fair has entered a period of transformation and development.

Xiao Jinfeng parked the car, and the three of them got out of the car and entered a restaurant.

At this time, it is no longer the peak period for eating, but there are still half of the customers in the restaurant eating, they speak different hometown dialects, and the content of the exchange is related to medicinal materials, among which words such as Henan Baiquan and Hebei Anguo pop up from time to time.

It turns out that Henan Baiquan, Hebei Anguo and Jiangxi camphor are known as the three major pharmaceutical fairs, and the time of the drug fair is different every year, Henan Baiquan is held in spring, Hebei Anguo is held in summer, and camphor is held in autumn.

Some specialized drug dealers will participate in the drug fair one by one, and then keep buying and selling, making the difference in price.

Gao Mingcheng is a retail investor, and the reason why he came up with the idea of participating in the drug fair is mainly due to two points, one is that there are medicinal materials all over the mountains, and the other is that the camphor tree is close to where he is, and if he wants to participate, it is very practical.

Gao Mingcheng understands the dialects of most places, so he has been listening attentively, and even ordering food is ordered by Xiao Jinfeng.

Xiao Jinfeng has also traveled a lot over the years, so he can understand some dialects, and he listens to the conversations of the people around him while waiting for the dishes.

In these conversations, the prices of some medicinal materials often appear, which is more important information, from which you can infer which medicinal materials are more popular.

If you have popular medicinal herbs in your hand, you will naturally be able to sell them faster and make more money.

Among the three, only Gao Mingli is a rookie who has just entered the rivers and lakes, and he can't understand those dialects at all when he goes out for the first time, and they all speak ten miles of different winds and hundreds of miles of different sounds, and even the slightly remote villages and towns in their county will have some differences from Gaojia Village.

He couldn't understand it, and he opened a pair of stupid eyes, looking at it with curiosity on his face.

The decoration of this hotel is not bad, it is a mid-range hotel, for Xiao Jinfeng, it is a place to eat often, but for Gao Mingli, it is the first high-end hotel to set foot in.

After a while, the waiter of the restaurant brought the meal ordered by Xiao Jinfeng, and the dishes were very rich, with meat, fish and vegetables, as well as a large plate of white rice.

After driving for a long time, Xiao Jinfeng was hungry at this time, and as soon as the meal came up, he started to serve the meal while beckoning the two to eat.

It was already past noon at this time, and Gao Mingcheng and Gao Mingli were naturally hungry, so they were not polite and ate like a storm.

The three men all had a lot of food, and after finishing the meal, they also ordered a few meat buns to eat, and at the end of the meal, Gao Mingli was full of burps.

He felt that he had never eaten so much in his life as this one!

It's not that he is shallow-eyed, but seeing the speed at which Xiao Jinfeng and Gao Mingcheng are cooking, he unconsciously eats too much.

"Hiccup." A full hiccup came out uncontrollably, attracting good-natured laughter from Gao Mingcheng and Xiao Jinfeng.

"It's all in the camphor tree, and there's no rush next. Let's take a walk here, let's eat and go. Gao Mingcheng proposed.

Xiao Jinfeng naturally had nothing to object, he came back to Zhangshu for the first time, and planned to get a thorough understanding of the road.

So the three of them got out of the hotel and started to walk nearby, but Gao Mingcheng and Xiao Jinfeng were collecting information, and only Gao Mingli was a pure walk.

After about half an hour, his stomach was finally no longer so bloated, which made Gao Mingli breathe a sigh of relief, because he felt a little embarrassed when he was full of burps.

Obviously he was the one who ate the least of the three, but he showed the most food.

Almost, the three of them are ready to get in the car, and this time they will drive to the Yaodu Hotel at one time.

People stay in hotels, and the goods are sold in the medicinal herb trading market.

"I'll drive, I'm familiar with the road." This time, Gao Mingcheng offered to drive by himself.

Xiao Jinfeng had no opinion, and gave the driver's seat to Gao Mingcheng, after all, Gao Mingcheng had been here, and after entering the city, if he was not familiar with the road, it was not easy to go.

With the memory of last year, Gao Mingcheng drove the car all the way to the Yaodu Hotel, near the hotel, there is a large vacant space for parking.

Many people who come to participate in the pharmaceutical fair will conduct large transactions, whether they are sellers or buyers, they will drive large trucks, and after the transaction, they will be able to transport the medicinal materials in time.

It's very convenient to drive a big truck, but it's not convenient enough, because there are too many goods, and they can't be unloaded at any time, so they have to be loaded on the car, so you have to leave someone to guard the medicinal materials, otherwise the medicinal materials will be stolen, but there will be no place to cry.

At this time, the monitoring is not effective, and many theft cases are finally closed.

After parking the car, Gao Mingcheng said to Gao Mingli: "You stay here to guard the car, and I will take Brother Xiao to check in first." ”

Gao Mingli had a hint of timidity towards unfamiliar places, but he didn't show it, but nodded in response.

The reason why Gao Mingcheng brought him here was not to guard the medicinal materials! Gao Mingcheng has already said this before.

"Don't worry, as long as you stay here, nothing will happen." Seeing Gao Mingli's deep worries, Gao Mingcheng patted him on the shoulder and reassured him.

Although there are petty thefts in these years, there will be carjackings in remote areas, but this is already an urban area, a place where people come and go, and the camphor tree is very important to the local medicine fair, and from time to time there are police officers patrolling around here.

Thieves may have, but open robberies are not.

After arranging for Gao Mingli to stay in the car, Gao Mingcheng took Xiao Jinfeng to the Yaodu Hotel to check in, in addition to checking in, they also had a purpose for this trip, that is, to break into the inside of the drug dealer and obtain more information about medicinal materials and prices.

Long before, Gao Mingcheng and Xiao Jinfeng wrote down their goods on a piece of paper, and if they encountered medicinal materials for large transactions, they could sell both of them at one time.

The medicinal materials produced in the suburban villages of the county are actually similar to the medicinal materials produced in Gaojia Village, but Gao Mingcheng's Ganoderma lucidum and Poria cocos have more goods than Xiao Jinfeng's, and Gao Mingcheng's goods are still very miscellaneous, because Xiao Jinfeng's side does not collect small quantities, and he doesn't like scattered ones, so he is too lazy to sell them.

"Brother Xiao, let's go separately." Gao Mingcheng proposed, a pair of eyes swept through the crowd, and then luckily saw a few familiar faces.

At the drug fair last year, he developed friendships with many people with his excellent communication skills, although he did not meet after a year, but when he met again, it was better than strangers.

If there is a V letter at this time, then you will be able to contact the relationship and network in time.

Xiao Jinfeng naturally agreed to separate, and when the two were separated, they would be able to get more information, and when it was evening, they could sort out this information.

Xiao Jinfeng has been a soldier, has a heroic temperament, speaks and does things, and has a unique temperament.

As long as you have been a soldier, you are comrades-in-arms, and comradeship-in-arms is not comparable to ordinary feelings, even if the two do not serve in the same military camp, let alone serve in a period of time, it will not affect the emotional closeness.

With these, Xiao Jinfeng quickly broke into a small circle, talking about the past of being a soldier, and talking about business at the same time.

In the evening, Gao Mingcheng and Xiao Jinfeng summarized the news they heard, and after dinner, Gao Mingcheng said: "Brother Xiao, I will keep the car tonight, and you will sleep with Mingli." ”

Because there was a person who wanted to guard the car, only one room was booked.

Xiao Jinfeng wanted to keep the car by himself, but Gao Mingcheng didn't let him.

He originally planned to rent Xiao Jinfeng's truck, but Xiao Jinfeng was unwilling to collect rent, which Gao Guobing also agreed.

That being the case, then the oil money and food money all the way will go to Gao Mingcheng.

This first night of vigil, Gao Mingcheng also planned to go on his own.

Tonight, it is the time when there are the most medicinal materials, and two-thirds of the medicinal materials in this car are his, so he is not at ease if others guard them.

Therefore, it is safest to guard it yourself.

Xiao Jinfeng saw what Gao Mingcheng meant, and also knew Gao Mingcheng's skills, and Gao Mingcheng would guard the car, so he was very relieved, so he agreed.

Not long after, Gao Mingcheng and Xiao Jinfeng went to the parking side together.

Gao Mingli sat in the car, looking a little drowsy.

It's a bit boring to stay here alone, and you can't make sense of words.

"Akari." Gao Mingcheng woke Gao Mingli up, Gao Mingli immediately woke up, and when he saw the second brother, he felt very cordial.

After staying in this strange place for most of the day, Gao Mingli was scared.

He couldn't wait to jump out of the car.

Gao Mingcheng said with a smile: "Hungry, right? I left you a meal, you and Brother Xiao sleep in the hotel tonight, and I will guard the car. ”

As soon as Gao Mingli heard this arrangement, he finally let go of the heart he had been carrying.

It's fine to let him keep the day, but let him keep the night, he is really scared.

So Gao Mingcheng stayed, and Xiao Jinfeng took Gao Mingli back to the Yaodu Hotel and brought the food to Gao Mingli to eat.

(End of chapter)