Flowers in full bloom

Chapter 348 Wow, I’m Rich

Hua Lei stood up and looked. Wow, she was rich. The entire southeast slope of the North Mountain was covered with the virus, and there were signs that it was spreading to the surrounding areas.

Good, good, as long as I can exchange it for silver, I will make good use of the wild grapes, wild kudzu root, and flower buds. When Emperor Shengwu rewarded me with this barren mountain, he did not tell me specifically what I should do with it.

Therefore, Hualei has no idea of ​​planting anything on the barren mountain. Her consistent philosophy is to adapt to local conditions and never force anything.

Since there are ready-made cash crops on the North Mountain, Hua Lei should make good use of them to maximize her own benefits. This is Hua Lei's primary goal. She will not be foolish enough to sacrifice the essentials for the trivial and seek far-reaching goals.

Anyway, the fruit trees on Baihua Manor make a lot of money, the vegetables on Yuanying Manor also make a lot of money, and Huaying Manor also grows enough crops. After paying the amount required by the court, there is enough for the farmers on several other manors to eat.

Therefore, it is not necessary to grow crops to fill the stomach on this barren mountain. Besides, Pueraria powder can actually be used as a staple food.

Therefore, Hualei decided to preserve this piece of kudzu field. He first dug out all the kudzu roots and then took good care of this piece of wild kudzu field so that it would continue to shine and generate money in the coming year.

Rong Jin of course listened to Hua Lei. Hua Lei said to preserve this piece of wild kudzu root, so she preserved it. So she called two groups of land reclamation workers over and began to carefully dig these kudzu roots.

First, use a sickle to remove the kudzu vines, which will make it easier to dig the kudzu roots. Then start digging according to the general shape and growth trend of the kudzu roots, and try to avoid damaging the kudzu roots.

Once the skin of Pueraria root is broken, the nutrients in the root will easily be lost, making it difficult to preserve and its medicinal value reduced.

After digging out the Pueraria root, remove the dirt on the surface. There is no need to wash it. Just dry the moisture on the surface. This way it can be preserved for a longer time and can be washed when needed.

Because the wild kudzu roots grow on the slopes and the terrain is uneven, digging is still a bit difficult. But fortunately, there are many people digging and the tools are handy, so a lot of kudzu roots are dug out every day.

Every evening, the kudzu roots need to be loaded back to Huaying Manor by boat. Hualei plans to process the kudzu roots into kudzu slices when she has some free time.

The processing method of kudzu slices is relatively simple. Select some kudzu roots of uniform thickness from the kudzu roots, wash them, peel them, and then cut them into cross-section slices. When cutting, pay attention to the uniform size and moderate thickness. Then put these slices on bamboo plates and dry them in the sun to make kudzu slices.

Pueraria tea is made from Pueraria slices, which is sweet and delicious, and can clear away heat and relieve summer heat. Of course, in order to prescribe the right medicine for different diseases, the pharmacy not only needs such raw Pueraria root, but also needs to process Pueraria root, and there are several processing methods. Hualei looked through some books and saw the methods of stewing and frying Pueraria root.

After the pot is heated, sprinkle the bran into it. When the pot smokes, add the kudzu slices and stir-fry quickly. Fry the kudzu root until the surface turns brown. Sieve out the bran, let it cool, and the stewed kudzu root is done.

Stir-fried kudzu root is slightly different from stewed kudzu root, as it lacks the medium bran. Fry the kudzu root slices over a low heat until the surface turns yellow and has a slight burnt spot, then take them out and let them cool, and you have fried kudzu root.

Of course, Pueraria root can also be made into Pueraria root powder, which has more steps. When the flower buds are ready, study them slowly and make them according to the needs of the pharmacy.

However, before Hualei started, several people in official uniforms came to the place where the wild kudzu root was being dug on the barren mountain. It was Deputy Envoy Song from the Imperial Hospital's Herbal Medicine Storehouse who came with several subordinates.

Because I heard that a lot of wild kudzu root was dug up on the barren mountain of Hualei, I wanted to come and see the quality. If it was good, I would need to buy a batch of fresh kudzu root and take it back. The Imperial Hospital would dry and prepare the kudzu root itself.

That's no problem. As long as you give me money, Hualei will of course be very welcome.

So he accompanied Deputy Envoy Song to walk around the wild kudzu root that had just been dug out. As they were walking around, Rong Jin hurried over from the place where the pond was dug on the top of the east mountain. After greeting Deputy Envoy Song and his men, Deputy Envoy Song and his men continued to check the kudzu root.

Because Hualei had told them to try not to damage the skin when digging the kudzu root, and if they did, they should separate them. So at this time, Hualei and Deputy Envoy Song squatted in front of a pile of good quality kudzu root without any damage.

Deputy Envoy Song and several of his subordinates carefully examined the kudzu roots, and some even ran to the land reclamation workers to carefully examine the soil. After two quarters of an hour, they finished examining the kudzu roots and soil, and decided to purchase a batch at a price slightly lower than the market price, 80 wen per catty.

From the moment the Pueraria root was dug, Hua Lei took the Pueraria root he had dug to find out the price for selling to the pharmacy. The pharmacy usually buys his fresh Pueraria root at a price of ninety to one hundred coins, but the quantity is not large each time, usually about one hundred kilograms. Some small pharmacies may not even need one hundred kilograms.

The price of the processed ones is usually 750 to 1,200 wen. However, the fresh kudzu root shrinks a lot after processing. It usually takes 6 to 9 jin to produce one jin of dry goods. If the craftsmanship is not skilled, the loss is also very large. And the manpower of the family is not very abundant.

If Deputy Envoy Song needs a large quantity, he can buy it for 80 coins. If all the materials on this hillside are dug out, the quantity will not be small, and it should be 20,000 kilograms.

However, I couldn't agree to it so readily. I had to pretend, after all, business was negotiated. It would be good if the price could go up a few cents. So, Hualei frowned slightly.

"Sir Song, how much does the Imperial Medical Bureau need?" Rong Jin saw Hua Lei frowning and thought she was not satisfied with the price but was too embarrassed to ask, so he asked Deputy Envoy Song first.

Although he needed to look after the pioneers during this period, he basically ate lunch with Hua Lei in the wooden house at the foot of the mountain.

He ate whatever Hualei ate. During meal time, the two of them would often chat, so Rong Jin also knew the price of fresh Pueraria root.

Deputy Envoy Song pondered for a moment and said, "This batch will first require... about 3,000 kilograms."

"Then Deputy Envoy Song, please add a little more. You have also seen the quality of this Pueraria root. It is very good. To be honest, I have been to the pharmacy in Shangjing before and asked the price. They charge 90 to 100 coins per catty. How about this, I also give Deputy Envoy Song 90 coins per catty?"