Double-Cut During the War of Resistance: My Wife Came from 1937

Last time, Ma Hongwei didn't even sell all 6000 jin of Codonopsis pilosula he got!

Many people in the group bought it, but he only sold 1750 jin!

There are still 4250 jin left unsold.

This time, we went to the Republic of China era.

Commander Liu also brought Ma Hongwei 6000 jin of wild Codonopsis pilosula, all of which were 8 years old or older.

If Ma Hongwei hadn't told Commander Liu that they needed to slow down and sell these first before proceeding, it would have been fine.

The other party will definitely get him even more.

Ma Hongwei now has over 10000 jin of Codonopsis pilosula.

600 pounds is nothing to him.

However, Ma Hongwei's presence does not mean that he is eager to sell.

Others can drive up the price of something that's nothing special.

His wild Codonopsis pilosula, which is over 8 years old, is a very rare item and should be heavily promoted.

Incidentally, it should also be shown to be scarce.

[Ma Hongwei: "Chairman Liu, 600 jin is no small amount; it's really difficult to handle!"]

[Ma Hongwei: "As you know, the wild Codonopsis pilosula I have here is all 8 years old or older, of excellent quality, not those fake, semi-wild varieties grown in the forest!"]

[Chairman Liu: "That's true, Boss Ma's wild Codonopsis pilosula is absolutely top-quality!"]

After he had someone retrieve Ma Hongwei's wild Codonopsis pilosula, he even took a small amount to a famous traditional Chinese medicine doctor for identification.

The person who appraised him praised him highly and even bought 5 jin (2.5 catties) from him.

Last time, the other party sold him over a hundred kilograms. If others buy some more, there probably won't be much left.

Thinking of this, Chairman Liu couldn't help but sigh slightly and reply.

Chairman Liu: "I know this is a difficult matter. Why don't you just pretend I didn't ask?"

Upon seeing the reply, Ma Hongwei couldn't help but twitch his lips.

Why won't this guy take the bait?

If you just add a little more money, then wouldn't that be...

Was my hint not obvious enough?

Ma Hongwei: "Chairman Liu, in principle I should give you this face, but I don't have much stock left. I mainly want to give back to my old customers. After all, without your support, my private auction wouldn't have been able to succeed."

Chairman Liu was a smart man and naturally understood Ma Hongwei's meaning.

In short, it boils down to three words—you have to pay more!

And the people around him happen to be quite well-off.

To be precise, we don't lack this small amount of money.

[Chairman Liu: "Boss Ma, what do you think of the price of 7000 yuan per catty?"]

The price doubled.

[Ma Hongwei: "Since Chairman Liu has said so, we must give him face. 7000 yuan it is. If Chairman Liu needs it himself, then we will definitely follow the previous price."]

Although Ma Hongwei needs money, he also needs to maintain relationships with these wealthy people.

Selling medicinal herbs is a small matter; what he really needs is to get rid of those antiques.

Those antiques are the real source of the bulk of the profits.

As expected, Chairman Liu was quite happy after seeing Ma Hongwei's reply.

Chairman Liu: "Boss Ma is too kind."

[Chairman Liu: "I wonder when the next auction will be held? I'll be bringing two friends with me!"]

[Ma Hongwei: "Thank you, Chairman Liu. It should be next week. I'll let you know then!"]

[Chairman Liu: "Okay, I'll have someone send you the money!"]

Soon, Ma Hongwei received a text message notification.

4200000 yuan has been credited to your account.

[Ma Hongwei: "The money has been received. When will Chairman Liu send someone to collect it?"]

Ma Hongwei: "I'll be going back into the mountains the day after tomorrow, so it's best to take it before the afternoon of that day."

Chairman Liu: "Then let's do it tomorrow. I'll have someone go there tomorrow. Is the goods okay?"

[Chairman Liu: "Don't blame me for being overly concerned, but these goods are indeed needed by others, and we can't afford any mistakes."]

Ma Hongwei: "Chairman Liu, don't worry. If there's anything wrong with the goods, just return them to me, and I'll refund every penny."

The two chatted for a while longer, and when they saw that it was almost time, they ended their conversation.

Who is it?

Seeing Ma Hongwei put down his phone, Xia Weiwei couldn't help but ask, "Were you chatting so enthusiastically?"

"What? Are you afraid I'll have an affair with another woman?"

Ma Hongwei handed the phone directly to the other party and said, "It's Chairman Liu. His friend needs some wild Codonopsis pilosula, so he asked him to help buy some."

"Who's worried about you?"

Xia Weiwei said this, but she still glanced at Weiliao out of the corner of her eye.

She discovered that Ma Hongwei was indeed chatting with Chairman Liu.

Xia Weiwei asked, "How many kilograms did you sell today?"

"600 jin (300 kg), 7000 yuan per jin, totaling 4.2 million yuan!"

Ma Hongwei replied.

"So many?"

Xia Weiwei was somewhat surprised.

She remembered that she had sold 100 jin to Chairman Liu before, and it only cost about 35 yuan.

"This batch of goods is sold to outsiders, so the price definitely needs to be raised!"

Ma Hongwei said with a smile, "In this way, it's like a perk for our long-term customers like Chairman Liu who have participated in the auctions to buy goods from us at a 'low price'."

"Later, when the base expands, we'll get some century-old ginseng and top-grade tea, which are all very valuable."

"Take Lu'an Melon Seed tea as an example. The top-grade tea produced in the Dabie Mountains of Anhui Province is worth 46000 yuan per 50 grams, which is equivalent to 920,000 yuan per kilogram. Moreover, it is in high demand but not available at a price."

"But no matter how expensive those teas were, how much could they sell for in the Republic of China era? At most, they would only cost a few dozen or a hundred dollars."

"There are also wild ginsengs that are over a hundred years old. In later generations, they were sold by the gram, with each gram fetching tens of thousands or even hundreds of thousands of yuan."

"Wow, that's expensive?"

Xia Weiwei was immediately taken aback upon hearing this.

Although she didn't know how much a hundred-year-old wild ginseng was worth, she was certain it wouldn't be as outrageous as it is in this era.

Take eight-year-old wild Codonopsis pilosula as an example. In the Taihang Mountains during the Republic of China period, the purchase price of it by pharmaceutical merchants was 1.8-2.4 yuan per kilogram.

If it's a broken or fragmented piece of Codonopsis pilosula, the price will be even cheaper.

That's equivalent to several dozen kilograms of millet.

However, in later generations, it cost 7000 yuan per kilogram.

According to Ma Hongwei's cousin's salary, a teacher in the town earns 2800 yuan a month.

Two months' salary combined wouldn't even be enough to buy a pound of wild Codonopsis pilosula.

"It seems that world is truly a treasure trove waiting to be discovered!"

Xia Weiwei couldn't help but say, "Just pick something, and in this time and space, it'll all be valuable items!"

Whether it's millet, wild vegetables, or medicinal herbs, the prices have all increased many times over.