Guo Dong moved closer and carefully used a branch to hook a golden-red fruit covered with tiny thorns and took a look.
Look at their fine little thorns, their mature golden red color, and their size...
This time, he was not afraid of the small thorns and directly stretched out his ruthless iron hand—
Song Tan noticed that although her hands were white, there were many calluses on the palms.
The hands deftly passed through the branches and leaves, choosing a slightly lower angle and extremely skillfully avoiding the dense thorns. Then, they used their fingernails to get into the gaps in the sparse area and carefully picked the dangerous golden cherry.
Then he commented: "Your golden cherries are growing luxuriantly, and their thorns seem to be more ferocious than before!"
Song Tan's face tightened guiltily.
Guo Dong looked at the golden cherry he picked carefully, then found a handful of leaves to wrap it, and grinded it with his feet for a while with the same skill.
Ulan: …
She now believes that she used the soles of her shoes to rub this stuff when she was a child.
…
As the price of a new variety was at stake, everyone was watching Guo Dong's actions very carefully. She lived up to everyone's expectations and soon picked up the golden cherry with the thorns worn off, pulled away the leaves, peeled off its skin in a few seconds, and tasted it.
"Mm, so sweet! The sour taste is very light."
She couldn't help but praise.
Qiao Qiao had stopped rubbing the dog and was looking at her eagerly:
“How sweet is it?”
Guo Dong burst out laughing, and then gave him the remaining half of the golden cherry: "Peel off the skin and eat the thin layer of flesh. Don't eat the small seeds."
“Is it poisonous?”
Qiao Qiao took it and observed it curiously.
"It's not poisonous, but it has some medicinal properties... Well, it's okay if you really eat it."
oh.
Qiao Qiao only had a vague idea of what was going on, but to be on the safe side, he followed Guo Dong's example, slowly peeling off the thick skin and then carefully gnawing on the flesh with his front teeth.
Then his eyes lit up:
“It’s so sweet!”
"Sister!" He looked at Song Tan expectantly: "Do you want to eat it? I'll pick it for you."
“I won’t pick it today.”
Song Tan touched his head and said, "Wait until I buy you gloves and scissors, then come back, otherwise it will hurt our Qiao Qiao."
Qiao Qiao squinted her eyes with enjoyment, and then threw the golden cherry behind her mind, squatted down and chatted seriously with Dabao and Erbao:
"Did you see that, Dabao and Erbao? This can also make money, and it's sweet, so don't ask others to pick it..."
Seeing this, Guo Dong looked at the golden cherries in front of him again and again, which were obviously not in their peak fruiting period, and then said carefully:
"Auntie, the quality of your golden cherries is beyond my imagination. How about this, I can sell them for 60 yuan per pound, and I'll buy all of this area. Is that okay?"
60…
Wu Lan hesitated: That’s not a small amount.
Look at this densely packed flower wall. Although it is still in full bloom, there are many fruits. You can pick them when you have nothing to do...
but…
"Just pick them and dry them, right?"
“No, no, no,” Guo Dong shook his head frantically, “Don’t do that! Remove the thorns after picking them, then break them open, remove the seeds inside, and then dry them in the sun or in an oven—it’s best to dry them in an oven.”
Ulan: …
She didn't say anything, and Guo Dong didn't pay attention either, instead he kept talking:
"Because the medicinal properties of its small seeds are completely opposite to those of its flesh, the mutual promotion and restraint are at work here."
"So even if the whole fruit is dried, it still needs to be cracked and the seeds removed when it is used. So if I raise the price for you, that process must be done upfront."
However, after saying this, the aunt who was slightly shaken just now, now kept shaking her head:
"No, no, this is too complicated. I thought I could just pick them and dry them. Tan Tan, do you still want to sell them?"
In this time, she could pick a whole basket of tea leaves.
well.
Wulan secretly reflected on herself and realized that she was so rich now that she even found it troublesome to make money.
“Not for sale.”
Song Tan also smiled: "Anyway, it's not the peak fruit season yet, and there aren't many, so pick some and make some for Uncle Seven to drink."
Her wine must be of good value.
Guo Dong was a little anxious:
"Auntie, if there's anything wrong, we can discuss it. This price is really high. You can't find a higher price even if you search the whole country."
Just listen to this.
Wulan mainly thinks it is too troublesome - she has to crack it open and remove the seeds, and she doesn't have the time.
"How about this, Auntie?" Guo Dong was very flexible. "Still keep the price of 50 yuan per pound as mentioned before. Just pick them, remove the thorns, and dry them in the sun or in the oven. Is that ok?"
Wulan was no longer interested, but she remembered the old lady at home who was always looking for work to do - she had picked a lot of black fungus this morning.
If I hadn't had to accompany the child's grandfather to check on the hay in the afternoon, I would definitely be on the mountain by now.
"It's not impossible..."
She hesitated: If I have nothing to do at home, it would be fine...
But, she looked at Song Tan: "Tan Tan, look at this?"
Song Tan stared at Guo Dong for a while and said, "Sister Guo Dong, didn't you say this isn't for male enhancement? It's just a common herbal medicine. How can you prescribe medicine or resell it if you buy it at such a high price?"
Guo Dong was stunned - Oh, does this company think he is a middleman
Alas, this is only because it is not in the planting base, otherwise the surrounding farmers would go crazy at this price.
But look at the golden cherry again - she doesn't have the mouth of Shennong, so she can't taste how good the medicinal properties are. But for Chinese herbal medicine, the medicinal properties are closely related to the planting conditions.
Just looking at the status quo, you can tell it’s not that bad. We’re already taking the drug manufacturing route, so why worry if the cost is a little higher
Attracting one more customer means a steady stream of money.
It would be a pity to miss such good quality!
Thinking of this, she laughed openly: "I learned the basics of medical skills from my grandfather. I'm not very talented, but there are a few old prescriptions at home, and this just happens to be used."
She saw Song Tan listening attentively, Qiao Qiao pulling a piece of dogtail grass to play with the dog, and a black-faced strong man and a white-faced scholar on the side...
There is also an aunt with her ears perked up.
At this moment, she cleared her throat:
"Well, the aphrodisiac recipe passed down from my family is quite famous."
Qiao Qiao pricked up his ears!
Zhang Yanping had a stern face, showing no emotion. He just asked in a very critical manner, "Didn't you say that this golden cherry isn't used for... for... ahem..."
Guo Dong had seen him in this state many times. Most of the men who came to see him were like this, hiding themselves.
Humph, those who study medicine don’t shy away from this.
So he simply said, "It's true that it's not used to strengthen male potency, but it happens to be used in my family's prescriptions. The king, the minister, and the left servant, if they are matched well, it will be effective."