He checked the price of wild honeycombs yesterday. Generally, the purchase price of pharmacies is twenty or thirty-one pounds, and the price of good quality will be higher. But no matter what, the wild honeycomb on that tree weighs at least fifty pounds and costs a thousand dollars. According to his current living habits, it can at least allow him to live a carefree life for a year.
No one likes freeloading, isn't it good to be self-reliant?
The wild honeycomb is still hanging there, but there are fewer wasps flying outside the nest. To be on the safe side, Xu Zhipeng put an amulet on himself to avoid being stung, causing pain and losing face as a Taoist. Although face is not worth much in his eyes!
Ignoring the frightening wasps rushing towards him, Xu Zhipeng opened the big bag and put the entire honeycomb in, just enough to seal it.
This is a plastic bag with a large quilt. The bag is deep and thick, which is enough to show the size of this wild honeycomb. His hair was estimated to weigh seventy or eighty pounds, which was much heavier than he originally expected.
There were a lot of wasps in the hive, and they flew out immediately after picking up the pocket, but Xu Zhipeng didn't have the kindness of a woman. These wasps can't survive the winter, and if they are released now, they might sting people randomly. It's best if they die. He has never had any sympathy for pests.
Xu Zhipeng drove to the town. His broken car has been parked at the foot of Zhuge Fairy Mountain for more than two months. If he hadn't gone down from time to time to ignite and recharge, the battery would probably have stopped starting.
This town is called Fucheng Town, located in the southeast of Jinqiao District, Yuezhou City, and borders another Caoyu District in Yuezhou City. Surrounded by mountains, this town's economy is not very developed.
But this has nothing to do with him. He asked several pharmacies in the town, but none of them were in the business of collecting wild beehives. However, the latter one also pointed out the way. There was an old Chinese medicine doctor outside the town who was collecting wild beehives. It only took five minutes to drive there, not far away.
After Xu Zhipeng thanked him, he drove over. The oil light in the car has already turned on. If I don't refuel, I probably won't be able to get out. The car also consumes fuel when it is on standby, and he is used to only adding two hundred dollars each time he refuels. He has been driving for a while before, and the distance from the city to Zhuge Fairy Mountain is quite long, so it is normal for the yellow light to turn on.
"Well, this wild bee nest has not been damaged since it was built. It is in good condition." The old Chinese medicine doctor is over seventy years old. Wrinkles have covered his entire face, but his complexion is rosy and he is in good spirits. Traditional Chinese medicine practitioners should all know how to regulate their health, otherwise they wouldn’t dare to be called old. As soon as he saw the wild beehive that Xu Zhipeng took out, his eyes immediately lit up.
He carefully opened a corner of the bag, scooped a spoonful of the honeycomb with a half-meter-long spoon, held it in front of his eyes and observed it carefully, then put it in his mouth and savored it carefully. "Yeah, the quality is also very good, excellent!"
"Little brother, look at it like this. I won't tell you that your hive is overpriced. It's fifty yuan a pound. What do you think?" The old Chinese medicine doctor was very satisfied with Xu Zhipeng's wild beehive. Not to mention the good quality, the wild beehive was very good. The taste of honey is also very sweet. This kind of honey has high medical value and is also very popular for food use. He believes that dignitaries who pay attention to health care will definitely be interested in this. So he also quoted a better purchase price.
"Okay." Xu Zhipeng nodded and readily agreed. This price has far exceeded the purchase price he found online, so he naturally has no objection. Besides, even though he understood that the actual price of this hive might be far more than this, he didn't have much idea. We were penniless, and the gas was almost running out. If we didn't get some money, we would be starving to death, and the car would have to be abandoned on the side of the road.
"Okay, let's weigh it."
"Seventy-nine pounds and seven taels, let's call it eighty pounds, fifty-one pounds, a total of four thousand yuan. WeChat or Alipay, or transfer to a bank card?" the old Chinese doctor asked with a smile.
"WeChat." Xu Zhipeng did not hesitate. He has always used WeChat a lot and is used to WeChat payment. As for Alipay, well, apart from using it when you have money, there is basically no use for anything else. Later, Huabei was locked, so it was used even less.
With a "ding", the money arrived, and Xu Zhipeng felt that his whole body was full of energy. Money is a man's courage. Although four thousand yuan is not much, it is enough for him to live a good life for more than half a year. Of course, it is enough for him to look good. However, it seems that I still have to pay back the credit card...
"Old sir, if there are still wild beehives, will you still accept them?" Xu Zhipeng asked.
"Take it, but the price depends on the quality. Generally, it is only twenty or thirty pounds. Only one with such good quality as this one can give you fifty-one pounds." The old Chinese doctor replied happily. Good things are in short supply. This wild honey is not the fake honey mixed with sugar that you buy in supermarkets. Apart from being sweet, it has low nutritional value. This is pure wild honey, which is rare to find. Those rich people don't care about small bills worth hundreds of yuan per pound. As long as they are good for the body, beautify and maintain health, nourish yin and kidneys, etc., a lot of money is not a problem at all.
From such a big hive, he can only squeeze out about thirty kilograms of honey. However, the quality of the honey is very good. He can easily sell it for three hundred and one kilograms. It would not be good if he sells it cheaply. Those rich people can Just buy the expensive ones instead of the right ones. If you sell them cheap, you will be rejected, and you are asking for trouble! This is nine thousand. In addition, beeswax and honeycomb are also good things. They have high medicinal value. They can kill insects and relieve itching, dispel wind and relieve pain. They can also improve itching symptoms such as urticaria and allergic dermatitis. , can also assist in the treatment of joint pain caused by rheumatism and rheumatoid arthritis. It has a very good regulating effect on folliculitis caused by toothache and epidermal bacterial infection.
In short, in one sentence, he can at least triple the profit from this hive. What did Marx once say? Capitalists would dare to behead people if they had twice the profit, let alone three times the legal profit. Naturally, they would take whatever they had.
But speaking of which, in today's pharmaceutical industry, the profits...
As the old saying goes, when people get poor, cold water will choke their teeth. Xu Zhipeng probably didn't look at the almanac when he went out today, so he was unlucky. Four thousand yuan, he paid off the minimum balance of three credit cards, but when he was filling up, he was suddenly prompted that the bank card limit had been reduced, and the balance he had paid back was taken away, not one, but two. The amount is relatively large.
Fortunately, there was one left for him. He quickly refueled and went to the supermarket to buy two bags of Jiangsu rice, oil, salt, soy and vinegar. He also bought several large buckets of dry noodles and miscellaneous daily necessities. The quota is completely consumed.
He doesn't blame the banks for their cold-bloodedness. He has not repaid the loan properly for more than two months. No one will give him a good look, let alone someone who dislikes the poor and loves the rich. The only bank that did not reduce his credit limit was a private bank. Perhaps due to lack of manpower, he took the initiative.
Fortunately, I still have more than two hundred change in WeChat, which can be used for emergencies when necessary. Thinking of this, Xu Zhipeng actually became happy. Although life is sad now, it is better than the past few days.
No worries about food and lodging!
He bought a lot of things today. Although he was strong and confident that he could carry everything up the mountain in one go, he didn't want to be too conspicuous.
Zhuge Fairy Mountain is somewhat famous, and there are not too many people who come here to play. It would be strange if I foolishly hung something weighing more than a hundred kilograms on my body and climbed up without being criticized. So it took him two trips to carry it out, but the Khan didn't even bring out a single one.
His physical fitness is getting better and better. I can run dozens of kilometers over the mountains and plains without having to take a breath. Unlike before, I would be exhausted after running even one kilometer, and my lungs would whir like a bellows.
After finishing all the mundane things, it was already past noon, and all the food he had eaten in the morning had been digested. Now his stomach was already growling in protest.
It’s good to practice Taoism, but it will still make you hungry. According to legend, the ancient Taoist priests could live without eating or drinking for several days or months, relying on collecting the morning dew spiritual energy between heaven and earth. I wonder if he can achieve such a magical life in this life. Xu Zhipeng was looking forward to it, but he also knew very well that this was impossible!
