sinovels Chapter 1425: We Can’t Take Your Bear’s Boldness (Edited)
Chapter 1425: We Can’t Take Your Bear’s Boldness (Edited)
Chapter 1425: We Can’t Take Your Bear’s Boldness (Edited)
Huang Haizhen is a very honest person. Even Zhao Jun would not do that.
Seeing Zhao Jun in a daze, Huang Haizhen smiled and pointed to the west, saying, "Little brother, I'll take you to our Huichun Hall, okay?"
"Brother Huang, don't be in a hurry." Zhao Jun stopped Huang Haizhen and asked, "How do you collect pig litter in your store?"
"Cinnabar? It's divided into grades, the highest grade is 1.21 taels..." Huang Haizhen stopped talking before he finished speaking, because Zhao Jun's face looked wrong, and he also felt something was wrong.
"Little brother..." Huang Haizhen frowned slightly and asked Zhao Jun, "From your accent, it seems that you are from the Northeast. Did you... go to the South to get the cinnabar?"
"Ah!" Zhao Jun was startled, then reacted and said hurriedly: "Brother Huang, the cinnabar I'm talking about is the pig sand in the pig's stomach."
"Oh!" Huang Haizhen's brows relaxed, and he smiled at Zhao Jun and said, "That pig sand is expensive, six dollars and fifty cents."
After saying this, Huang Haizhen paused for a moment, and then continued: "What I just said is the price of domestic pig litter. If it is wild boar litter, it is called wild boar litter in our industry. If it is one penny, it can be sold for... eleven dollars."
"Can you tell whether this thing is from a domestic pig or a wild boar?" Zhao Jun asked curiously, "Aren't domestic pigs and wild boars all like that?"
"They are different." Huang Haizhen shook her head slightly and said, "Domestic pigs taste salty, while wild boars taste sweet."
"Ah..." Zhao Jun nodded and said, "I really don't know that."
Huang Haizhen smiled when she heard this, but didn't respond.
"Brother Huang, what's the price for black bear's gall?" Zhao Jun asked again. Huang Haizhen asked back: "Copper? Iron? Or vegetable?"
Black bears are not only found in the Northeast. They can be found in a total of 19 provinces in China, including Taiwan.
Among these places, the black bears in the Northeast are the largest and produce the most gall, but in terms of quality, the bear gall from Yunnan and Guizhou is the best.
In Northeast China, people distinguish bear bile based on the color of the bile when the bears are killed and taken out.
It is different in other places. They distinguish bear bile by the color of the bear bile powder after drying.
In the south, bear bile powder is called "bear bile kernel". Yellow bile kernel is copper gall, black is iron gall, and green is vegetable gall.
Of course, if it is golden yellow, it is golden bear gall. But golden bear gall is too rare. Huang Haizhen has been helping in the medicine shop since she was seven years old. She has been handling medicinal materials for thirty years, but she has never seen golden bear gall.
"We have everything." Zhao Jun said, "It's quite a lot. Brother Huang, give me a real price."
Huang Haizhen looked at Zhao Jun in surprise. He looked at Zhao Jun again calmly, but no matter how he looked at him, he didn't think Zhao Jun looked like someone who was dealing with medicinal herbs.
"If we weigh them...by kilogram..." Huang Haizhen thought for a moment and said, "Copper gallbladder is 5,000, iron gallbladder is 4,500, and vegetable gallbladder is 4,200."
After hearing the price Huang Haizhen quoted, Zhao Jun pondered in his heart. According to the price Huang Haizhen gave, the average price of iron gall and vegetable gall was 4,350 per jin.
Last year, Zhao Jun and Wang Meilan went to Daohua County to sell bear gallbladders. One pound of grass gallbladder was 3,600 yuan. Later, Zheng Xuekun came to their home to buy it and offered 4,000 yuan.
The Zhao Family Chamber of Commerce buys bear bile and offers the same price as the county pharmacy, 3,600 yuan per catty. When it comes to Anguo, it becomes 4,350 yuan, so the company can make 750 yuan per catty.
"This...Brother Huang." Zhao Jun thought about it and decided to compare prices from three different places, so he said to Huang Haizhen, "I was introduced by a friend. He recommended me to Bao'an Hall. He has already contacted them, so if I don't go...it won't be good."
"It's okay!" Huang Haizhen waved her hand cheerfully, then pointed to the road to the west and said to Zhao Jun: "Little brother, follow the route I told you just now, pass by the entrance of Huichun Hall, and then go straight ahead. The fourth one is Baoan Hall."
Huang Haizhen finished speaking and saw Zhao Jun looking at him strangely. He smiled and said, "Little brother, when you get to Bao'an Hall, ask them how much they charge for black bear gall. I guarantee they won't pay as much as I do."
After hearing what Huang Haizhen said, Zhao Jun felt that he was not lying to him, but Zhao Jun still wanted to go to Bao'antang to take a look.
After saying goodbye to Huang Haizhen, Zhao Jun got in the car and gave directions to Li Baoyu.
When the jeep arrived in front of the security hall, Zhao Jun asked the three to wait in the car while he got out and went into the security hall to ask about the price.
The Bao'an Hall has an ancient atmosphere and the shopkeeper behind the counter is wearing a long gown, which is quite stylish.
Seeing Zhao Jun enter the room, the shopkeeper stood up to welcome him.
There were people waiting outside, so Zhao Jun didn't waste any words and went straight to the point, saying, "Boss, how much is black bear gall per pound?"
After asking this question, Zhao Jun added before the shopkeeper could speak: "I have copper gallbladders, iron gallbladders, and grass gallbladders."
The shopkeeper looked at Zhao Jun with some surprise, and then quoted the price: "Copper gallbladder 5,000, iron gallbladder 4,300, and vegetable gallbladder 4,100."
Comparing the price quoted by Bao'antang with the price given by Huang Haizhen, the copper gallbladder was the same price, while the iron gallbladder and vegetable gallbladder were each one hundred yuan less.
Zhao Jun heard this and said, "Boss, I don't have many copper gallbladders, only two, less than seven taels. But I have a lot of iron gallbladders and vegetable gallbladders, about eight or nine jin. If I sell them all here, can you give me a two cent increase?"
Hearing what Zhao Jun said, the shopkeeper blinked and said, "This is the price for the copper gallbladder. I'll give you the iron gallbladder..."
The shopkeeper hesitated for a moment before continuing, "Four thousand three hundred and eighty, and I can give you four thousand one hundred and twenty for the vegetable gall."
After hearing the shopkeeper's second offer, Zhao Jun was silent for about three seconds, then shook his head and said, "Boss, let me take another look."
"Hmm?" The shopkeeper was stunned for a moment, then he forced a smile on his face and said confidently: "Then walk around and take a look."
Zhao Jun nodded and smiled, then turned and left the Baoan Hall. The boss was a businessman, so even if Zhao Jun wanted to leave, he would still see him out.
Zhao Jun got on the jeep, raised his hand and pointed forward, saying, "Baoyu, go forward."
Zhao Jun was not in a hurry to go to Huichun Hall, but prepared to take a walk and have a look.
In this way, Zhao Jun visited Qingfengtang and Jirentang again. After asking the prices, Zhao Jun was very disappointed. The prices offered by these two shops were not as good as those of Baoantang.
After coming out of Jirentang, Zhao Jun got on the carriage and said to Li Baoyu, "Baoyu, take the lead and go back."
"Ah?" Li Baoyu was startled and asked, "Brother, are we going back to the Baoan Hall?"
"No!" Zhao Jun said, "Go straight back and go to Huichun Hall."
"Okay!" Li Baoyu started the car and drove all the way to the entrance of Huichun Hall and parked it.
Four people got off the car, and Zhao Jun and Jie Chen, who were sitting in the back seat, each carried a bulging shoulder bag.
Li Baoyu reached out, took the bag from Zhao Jun and put it on his shoulder.
When the four entered Huichun Hall, Huang Haizhen greeted them with a smile, clasped his fists and said with a smile: "It is an honor for our humble home to have you four here!"
At the same time, a middle-aged man in a Mao suit walked out from behind the counter. He looked about 80% similar to Huang Haizhen.
This man had black hair, a ruddy face, and no wrinkles on his face, but he gave the impression that he was older than Huang Haizhen and should be Huang Haizhen's brother.
But after Zhao Jun, Zhao Weipeng and Huang Haizhen exchanged a few pleasantries, Huang Haizhen pointed to the man and said, "This is my father."
"Ah?" Zhao Jun and his four companions were shocked. Huang Haizhen was about the same age as Zhao Weipeng, so his father must be at least 60 years old. But looking at the mental state of the shopkeeper Huang, he was in very good condition.
Shopkeeper Huang smiled at Zhao Jun and the others, and Zhao Weipeng asked tentatively, "How old is the old man?"
Shopkeeper Huang smiled, raised his right hand, clenched his ring finger and pinky finger, and pinched his thumb, index finger, and middle finger together, and said, "70 for the New Year."
"Oh my God!" Zhao Weipeng said in amazement: "Grandpa, you have taken such good care of yourself."
"Okay?" Shopkeeper Huang smiled and raised his hand towards the pharmacy, saying, "Let's go in and have a pot of tea."
After saying that, Shopkeeper Huang said to the young man at the counter, "Xiao Si, watch in the front. Call me when someone comes."
Then, Manager Huang turned sideways, raised his hand, and invited Zhao Jun and his four companions to go to the back hall.
Shopkeeper Huang led the way, the four Zhao soldiers followed behind him, and Huang Haizhen walked at the end.
The six people entered the back hall, which was filled with antique solid wood furniture.
Zhao Jun and others sat down, and Manager Huang made tea himself, and then Huang Haizhen served tea to the four people one by one.
Zhao Jun had never had the interest in drinking tea in his entire life, nor did Xie Chen and Zhao Weipeng, but Li Baoyu, who came from a "scholarly family", seemed to be very interested in it.
After sitting down, neither Huang the Shopkeeper nor Huang Haizhen mentioned anything about business. They just chatted casually with Zhao Jun and Zhao Weipeng about family matters.
But the father and son spoke very slowly, which gave Zhao Jun the opportunity to change the topic at any time.
After chatting for about seven or eight minutes, Zhao Jun smiled and said to Shopkeeper Huang: "Old man, we are here to sell some bear gall."
"Okay." Shopkeeper Huang said with a smile, "I heard from Haizhen that there is also pig sand, right?"
"Ah..." Zhao Jun hesitated for a moment and said, "Grandpa, we won't sell the pig litter."
Upon hearing this, Shopkeeper Huang looked at Huang Haizhen, and then he said to Zhao Jun: "Young man, Haizhen told you the price before. Bear gall can only be priced at that price. Well... I can guarantee that no one in the eight medicine markets in Anguo can offer a higher price than us."
Zhao Jun smiled and nodded. He didn't know about other medicine markets, but in this one, the prices he had visited and asked in all the pharmacies were definitely not as high as the one Huang Haizhen gave.
At this time, Huang continued to say to Zhao Jun: "If you are not satisfied with the price of pig litter, I can give you a little more."
"Old man." After hearing what Huang said, Zhao Jun hurriedly said, "I won't sell the pig sand at any price. There isn't much of it, so I'll keep it for myself."
In the past year, the Zhao family gang has killed three wild boar gizzards. Among them, the wild boar gizzard obtained by Wang Qiang from killing the 900-jin pig king weighed 8 liang after drying.
The three sets of wild boar litter together weigh more than one and a half kilograms.
But Zhao Jun doesn't plan to sell this thing.
The effect of pig grit is similar to that of bezoar, and the price of domestic pig grit is also similar to that of bezoar.
These days, a pound of domestic pig litter can be sold for six hundred and fifty yuan, and a pound of wild boar litter can be sold for one thousand yuan, which is considered a considerable amount.
But thirty years later, the price of a pound of natural bezoar will exceed one million. Zhao Jun thought that by then, even if he sells wild boar gizzard as domestic pig gizzard, it will be more suitable than selling it now.
Instead of selling the one that costs 1,800 yuan, it is better to keep it. It won't go bad anyway, so why not sell it later when the price is higher?
Hearing what Zhao Jun said, Shopkeeper Huang was not disappointed. He smiled faintly and said, "Young man, then let's take a look at the bear gallbladder?"
"Hey!" Zhao Jun responded, and then called Li Baoyu and said, "Baoyu, show us the courage of those black blind men."
Li Baoyu stood up, took out a cloth bag from his shoulder bag and walked forward. When he came to Huang, he took out a small cloth bag from the cloth bag, put it on the table, and said, "Old man, there is a copper gallbladder inside."
Then, Li Baoyu placed the outer cloth bag on the table and said, "Here are all grass gallbladders."
"It's iron gall and vegetable gall." Zhao Jun added, and Huang smiled and said, "Yes, grass gall is what you call it in Changbai Mountain."
As he spoke, Shopkeeper Huang took out two small white cloth bags from his small cloth bag.
Shopkeeper Huang opened one of them, took out a bear gall, and looked at it repeatedly in his hand for a while.
This bear gall was collected by the Zhao Family Chamber of Commerce, and the seller was Yang Mantang, an acquaintance of Zhao Jun.
This bear gall weighed three taels and two cents. Zhao Youcai, who had just taken office on his first day, bought it for one thousand eight hundred yuan, which was less than four thousand four hundred pounds.
If it is sold at the price of 5,000 yuan per catty, the Zhao Family Chamber of Commerce can make a profit of 300 yuan just from this bear gall.
After taking a closer look, Shopkeeper Huang put the bear gall back into the small cloth bag and nodded to Zhao Jun, indicating that there was nothing wrong with the bear gall.
The second bronze gall also came from an acquaintance of Zhao Jun. It was obtained by Jiang Ming, Wei Lai and their gang when they killed a blind bear. It weighed three taels and six cents, and was a bit more expensive than the previous one.
After looking at the two copper gallbladders, Huang asked Huang Haizhen to get the scales. Just as Huang was about to look at the grass gallbladder, he suddenly heard Zhao Jun say, "Old man, if it's a gold gallbladder, what's the price?"
"Golden Gallbladder?" Upon hearing this, the Huang family father and son turned their heads in unison and looked at Zhao Jun in shock.
Zhao Jun smiled and nodded in response. Manager Huang stood up and asked Zhao Jun again, "Young man, do you have a golden courage?"
Zhao Jun stood up, unbuttoned his cotton jacket, took out a small cloth bag from his inner pocket, and handed it to Shopkeeper Huang.
Shopkeeper Huang took it and took out a bear gall from his small cloth bag. After just one look, he suddenly looked up at Zhao Jun.
Then, Shopkeeper Huang walked to the window, holding the bear gall and looking out carefully.
This bear gall is not big, weighing only one tael and nine cents, or even less than two taels.
But if this bear gall is sold, no matter how much it is sold for, it will belong to the Zhao family.
That’s right, it’s the Zhao family, not the Zhao Chamber of Commerce.
Because this bear gall was obtained by Zhao Youcai when he shot and killed a bear ghost.
Shopkeeper Huang, who was standing in front of the window, suddenly turned around and walked towards the seat where he had just sat.
There was a door next to the armchair where he sat. When Manager Huang walked to the door, he was about to raise his hand to knock when he remembered something.
Shopkeeper Huang turned around, held the bear gall bladder toward Zhao Jun, and then placed it on the cloth bag on the table.
Zhao Jun nodded, indicating that what Shopkeeper Huang meant was that he should leave the things behind before entering the house so as not to let the goods out of the owner's sight.
Then, Shopkeeper Huang knocked on the door twice and called out in a low voice, "Dad, Dad!"
Then, Shopkeeper Huang gently pushed open the door and walked into the inner room.
At this time, Huang Haizhen stood up and walked to the table, picked up the bear gall and looked at it carefully.
Seeing Zhao Weipeng looking at him, Zhao Jun smiled and said, "This bear gall was obtained by my father from killing a black bear."
Hearing Zhao Jun's words, Huang Haizhen looked up at Zhao Jun. Only then did he understand why Zhao Jun's temperament did not look like someone who dealt in medicinal materials. It turned out that this guy was transporting medicinal materials.
As soon as Zhao Jun finished speaking, the door opened again and an old man walked out of the room.
The old man had a beard that reached down to his chest, his hair and beard were all white, and he was wearing a black Tang suit.
The old man also had a ruddy face. Seeing this old man, Zhao Jun couldn't help but think of the 94-year-old doctor mentioned by Huang Haizhen.
The old man walked behind Huang Haizhen, picked up the glasses hanging on his chest and put them on. Huang Haizhen hurriedly handed the bear gall to the old man. The old man held up the bear gall and looked at it twice, then looked at Huang Haizhen and shook his head.
Seeing the old man shaking his head, Zhao Jun thought he had some objection to the golden gall, but then Huang Haizhen looked at Zhao Jun and said apologetically: "Young man, your bear gall...we can't afford it."
Zhao Jun: "..."
(End of this chapter)