Portable space

After Zhang Taiping left the school gate, he quickly took a car and rushed to the medicinal material store, he hadn't done his business yet.

The most famous place to purchase medicinal materials in Xi'an is the "Xi'an Wanshou Road Traditional Chinese Medicinal Materials Market", which is one of the 17 important professional markets for the distribution of medicinal materials in the country officially approved by the state.There are more than 1500 fixed and temporary booths, more than 1600 types of market operations, and a daily turnover of more than 150 million yuan.In terms of price and reputation are more secure.

It is located at the northernmost end of the city, at least an hour's drive from Wanshou Road, and this is without traffic jams.So it's good to get there before twelve o'clock.If I don't make it right, I won't be able to finish my work today.So Zhang Taiping was a little anxious.

Fortunately, the journey went smoothly, and I didn't encounter the situation where there was a traffic jam for several hours. I arrived at the north gate of the medicinal material market just after eleven o'clock.

Speaking of the market, it is not as crowded and bustling as other markets, but rather deserted.There are not many customers in a store, and some even have no one. Only the boss is reading a newspaper or drinking tea.These bosses don't seem to be in a hurry, and they are still limited, as if this is a normal situation.

Zhang Taiping chooses a store that looks ordinary on the outside, but has a unique inside.

The boss is a middle-aged man in his 30s and nearly [-]s. Seeing Zhang Taiping walking in, he stepped forward to greet him and said.

"I don't know what herbs you want, sir? Not only do we have a complete range of ingredients, but the prices are absolutely fair. Of course, if we don't have any herbs, we will also contact you."

"Can I have a look first?"

"Sir, you are joking. There is no way to prevent guests from seeing it. Please feel free to see it."

Zhang Taiping browsed the prices of various medicines in front of the medicine racks.Only a few samples are released in each place, and there is a plastic sign in front of it, with the price clearly marked on it.

Whenever Zhang Taiping's eyes stay on the medicinal material for a little longer, the boss will explain and sell the medicinal material in detail.

After turning around, there are actually two prices for saffron.One is artificially cultivated, only 12 yuan per gram; the other is wild, 28 yuan per gram.The price of wild ones is more than twice that of artificial cultivation.

"I'm not here to buy medicine, but to sell medicine." Zhang Taiping said after stopping.

"Oh, selling medicine? I don't know what kind of medicine you want to sell? If the quality is good, our shop will also offer you a satisfactory price."

"Saffron, and wild."

If you look at it alone, Zhang Taiping can't tell the difference between the artificially planted and the wild.But through the comparison of the two just now, I can be sure that the saffron here is definitely wild, and the quality is much better than that displayed in this store. It is said to be the best in the wild.

"Can you take it out and have a look first?"

Zhang Taiping handed the box containing saffron to the boss.

The pharmacy owner took it and opened it, his eyes lit up, but he didn't respond immediately, and there was no expression on his face.If Zhang Taiping hadn't been watching his expression all the time, I really thought he didn't respond.

After closing the box, the boss said, "It does look like a wild safflower, but can I identify it?"

"Please."

"Hehe, I made my husband laugh. It's not easy to do business these days."

"Understandable."

There are too many counterfeit products these days. Some people used shredded radish dyed red to pass it off as saffron, and some used red words to replace it.It is not uncommon for the old seniors to be slapped because of their self-confidence.

The pharmacy owner shook the box first. After looking at it, he picked up a little bit and put it on the tip of his nose to sniff it. He nodded and put it in the box again.Authentic saffron has a strong floral fragrance, while fake or adulterated ones have very little or no smell.

Then he shouted to the back room: "Son, bring a cup of hot water over here."

Not a moment later, a boy of thirteen or fourteen came out with a cup of hot water.

The pharmacy owner took the hot water, saw Zhang Taiping, seemed to have just realized it, patted his head, and said to the boy.

"Look at my memory, go and make a cup of tea for this gentleman."

The drugstore owner twisted a little saffron into a cup of hot water, and waited and watched.Zhang Taiping watched from the side with a teacup in his hand.

The real saffron is composed of pistils, which will not break immediately when soaked in water, and the water is light yellow; while the fake ones are made of other flower pistils and even radishes, which are cut into very thin wires and then dyed. After soaking in water, the radish It will become shattered, the dyed ones will fade quickly, and the water will turn red or orange-yellow, which is the most effective way to identify.

After a while, the stamens in the water glass unfolded, and the water turned into a transparent pale yellow.

The pharmacy owner straightened up and said with a sigh of relief.

"Sir, this flower is indeed wild, and the quality is not bad. I wonder what price you want?"

"It's better for the boss to give a price, if it's suitable."

The boss smacked it for a while, thought for a while and said, "Just at the wild price I sell here, how about 28 yuan per gram?"

Zhang Taiping was still thinking, the boss said again. "Let's be honest, your quality can be sold for 31 taels here, but small shops also need to make some money?"

In fact, 28 yuan is already a fair price, which is three yuan higher than what he estimated before. Zhang Taiping is very satisfied when he thinks so.He nodded and agreed to the deal.

The boss asked Zhang Taiping to check the electronic scale, and after confirming that it was correct, he put the safflower and the wooden box on the electronic scale.After weighing, put the safflower into the prepared plastic box, and weigh the empty wooden box again.After the subtraction is the weight of saffron.

A total of 1128 grams, which is about the same as what Zhang Taiping weighed at home in advance.

The owner of the pharmacy looked at Zhang Taiping's wooden box and said, "It's only 1130 grams. How about you give me the wooden box as well? It would be a waste to put such a good quality saffron in a plastic box, so it's better to put it in a wooden box. Looks comfortable”

"Okay, just do what the boss says."

A box of 50 yuan Zhang Taiping is not at a disadvantage.

The boss packed the safflower in a wooden box and put it in the back room. When he came out, he brought a stack of money, counted it twice on the counting machine, and handed it to Zhang Taiping.

"A total of 31650 yuan, you can order more."

Zhang Taiping clicked again carefully, and after confirming that it was correct, he said: "That's right, just right."

Pack the money in an envelope and put it in your pocket, actually sending it into the space.There is no place safer than in space.In the eyes of outsiders, it was just put in the arms casually, and the strange thing is that it didn't protrude.

After the transaction was over, the boss reached out and shook Zhang Taiping's hand.

"Everyone will not suffer from this transaction, everyone is happy. If there are any medicinal materials in the future, you can first consider the small shop, and the price will not treat you badly."

Zhang Taiping nodded in response. "If I'm lucky enough to find some medicinal materials, I'll definitely come back to your store."

An hour passed before I knew it, and it was already twelve noon when I came out.I found a mutton steamed bun restaurant, and came with an extra bowl of mutton steamed buns.

With money in your pocket, you don't have to spend it so hard, and you don't have to think about whether to eat a good bowl for a long time.As the saying goes, "Don't panic if you have food in your hand." If you have money, you will have the confidence to eat.Although the money is not a lot, but at least there are more than 3, so there is no need to worry about money for the time being.As for the future, do you still worry about having no money if you have space?

After eating, Zhang Taiping walked casually on the street.The city is still the original city, but everything has changed.Familiar but fuzzy phantoms flashed in front of my eyes. In this city, there were laughter and laughter, and the heart-warming smiles were like flowers.Also left tears of pain.

It's just that everything has become a thing of the past, gone with the wind.Now is a new beginning, a new life.

The slack eyes are refocused, some things cannot be completely forgotten by some people, but they can be deeply hidden in the bottom of my heart.

There is a flower market called "Xiguang Flower" on Wanshou Road, not far from where he is standing now.Just get on a bus, it takes only a few minutes, get off the bus, and walk a few more steps.

Compared with the medicine market, the flower market has a lot more people, so it is not crowded, but there are people coming and going, which is very lively.In the past two years, with the improvement of people's awareness and the deterioration of the urban environment, the love for green flowers and tree bonsai has been increasing day by day, and there are people of all ages who visit the flower market.

Bonsai flowers and trees do not have obvious age distinctions like other things, but regardless of age, as long as they like and are interested, they can buy two plants and raise them at home.It can not only master feelings and adjust people's mood, but also beautify the environment and improve the air.

There are many benefits, so some old ladies and old men no longer get together to play mahjong after retirement. Instead, they grow some flowers or other bonsai. afternoon.

Several short streets are all selling flowers, trees and bonsai.There are many low-rise shops on both sides of the street. There are flowers and trees outside the shops. Customers come and go. It seems that the business is still good.

There are many street stalls in the open space outside the house, with flowers, trees, and all kinds of small objects.Some people are calm and waiting for customers to come forward; some people are shouting loudly, greeting passing guests enthusiastically, and trying their best to recommend items on their booths.

Zhang Taiping looked around, and generally the prices of flowers, trees and bonsai on the outside stalls were not too high, and were several tenths or even several times cheaper than those inside the store.Prices range from a few dollars to tens of thousands, but there is no guarantee of quality.It's not that there are no good items, there are many good bonsai stumps, it depends on your own ability to choose.If you have a quick mind and good eyesight, you can also pick up good things.After Zhang Taiping left the school gate, he quickly took a car and rushed to the medicinal material store, he hadn't done his business yet.

The most famous place to purchase medicinal materials in Xi'an is the "Xi'an Wanshou Road Traditional Chinese Medicinal Materials Market", which is one of the 17 important professional markets for the distribution of medicinal materials in the country officially approved by the state.There are more than 1500 fixed and temporary booths, more than 1600 types of market operations, and a daily turnover of more than 150 million yuan.In terms of price and reputation are more secure.

It is located at the northernmost end of the city, at least an hour's drive from Wanshou Road, and this is without traffic jams.So it's good to get there before twelve o'clock.If I don't make it right, I won't be able to finish my work today.So Zhang Taiping was a little anxious.

Fortunately, the journey went smoothly, and I didn't encounter the situation where there was a traffic jam for several hours. I arrived at the north gate of the medicinal material market just after eleven o'clock.

Speaking of the market, it is not as crowded and bustling as other markets, but rather deserted.There are not many customers in a store, and some even have no one. Only the boss is reading a newspaper or drinking tea.These bosses don't seem to be in a hurry, and they are still limited, as if this is a normal situation.

Zhang Taiping chooses a store that looks ordinary on the outside, but has a unique inside.

The boss is a middle-aged man in his 30s and nearly [-]s. Seeing Zhang Taiping walking in, he stepped forward to greet him and said.

"I don't know what herbs you want, sir? Not only do we have a complete range of ingredients, but the prices are absolutely fair. Of course, if we don't have any herbs, we will also contact you."

"Can I have a look first?"

"Sir, you are joking. There is no way to prevent guests from seeing it. Please feel free to see it."

Zhang Taiping browsed the prices of various medicines in front of the medicine racks.Only a few samples are released in each place, and there is a plastic sign in front of it, with the price clearly marked on it.

Whenever Zhang Taiping's eyes stay on the medicinal material for a little longer, the boss will explain and sell the medicinal material in detail.

After turning around, there are actually two prices for saffron.One is artificially cultivated, only 12 yuan per gram; the other is wild, 28 yuan per gram.The price of wild ones is more than twice that of artificial cultivation.

"I'm not here to buy medicine, but to sell medicine." Zhang Taiping said after stopping.

"Oh, selling medicine? I don't know what kind of medicine you want to sell? If the quality is good, our shop will also offer you a satisfactory price."

"Saffron, and wild."

If you look at it alone, Zhang Taiping can't tell the difference between the artificially planted and the wild.But through the comparison of the two just now, I can be sure that the saffron here is definitely wild, and the quality is much better than that displayed in this store. It is said to be the best in the wild.

"Can you take it out and have a look first?"

Zhang Taiping handed the box containing saffron to the boss.

The pharmacy owner took it and opened it, his eyes lit up, but he didn't respond immediately, and there was no expression on his face.If Zhang Taiping hadn't been watching his expression all the time, I really thought he didn't respond.

After closing the box, the boss said, "It does look like a wild safflower, but can I identify it?"

"Please."

"Hehe, I made my husband laugh. It's not easy to do business these days."

"Understandable."

There are too many counterfeit products these days. Some people used shredded radish dyed red to pass it off as saffron, and some used red words to replace it.It is not uncommon for the old seniors to be slapped because of their self-confidence.

The pharmacy owner shook the box first. After looking at it, he picked up a little bit and put it on the tip of his nose to sniff it. He nodded and put it in the box again.Authentic saffron has a strong floral fragrance, while fake or adulterated ones have very little or no smell.

Then he shouted to the back room: "Son, bring a cup of hot water over here."

Not a moment later, a boy of thirteen or fourteen came out with a cup of hot water.

The pharmacy owner took the hot water, saw Zhang Taiping, seemed to have just realized it, patted his head, and said to the boy.

"Look at my memory, go and make a cup of tea for this gentleman."

The drugstore owner twisted a little saffron into a cup of hot water, and waited and watched.Zhang Taiping watched from the side with a teacup in his hand.

The real saffron is composed of pistils, which will not break immediately when soaked in water, and the water is light yellow; while the fake ones are made of other flower pistils and even radishes, which are cut into very thin wires and then dyed. After soaking in water, the radish It will become shattered, the dyed ones will fade quickly, and the water will turn red or orange-yellow, which is the most effective way to identify.

After a while, the stamens in the water glass unfolded, and the water turned into a transparent pale yellow.

The pharmacy owner straightened up and said with a sigh of relief.

"Sir, this flower is indeed wild, and the quality is not bad. I wonder what price you want?"

"It's better for the boss to give a price, if it's suitable."

The boss smacked it for a while, thought for a while and said, "Just at the wild price I sell here, how about 28 yuan per gram?"

Zhang Taiping was still thinking, the boss said again. "Let's be honest, your quality can be sold for 31 taels here, but small shops also need to make some money?"

In fact, 28 yuan is already a fair price, which is three yuan higher than what he estimated before. Zhang Taiping is very satisfied when he thinks so.He nodded and agreed to the deal.

The boss asked Zhang Taiping to check the electronic scale, and after confirming that it was correct, he put the safflower and the wooden box on the electronic scale.After weighing, put the safflower into the prepared plastic box, and weigh the empty wooden box again.After the subtraction is the weight of saffron.

A total of 1128 grams, which is about the same as what Zhang Taiping weighed at home in advance.

The owner of the pharmacy looked at Zhang Taiping's wooden box and said, "It's only 1130 grams. How about you give me the wooden box as well? It would be a waste to put such a good quality saffron in a plastic box, so it's better to put it in a wooden box. Looks comfortable”

"Okay, just do what the boss says."

A box of 50 yuan Zhang Taiping is not at a disadvantage.

The boss packed the safflower in a wooden box and put it in the back room. When he came out, he brought a stack of money, counted it twice on the counting machine, and handed it to Zhang Taiping.

"A total of 31650 yuan, you can order more."

Zhang Taiping clicked again carefully, and after confirming that it was correct, he said: "That's right, just right."

Pack the money in an envelope and put it in your pocket, actually sending it into the space.There is no place safer than in space.In the eyes of outsiders, it was just put in the arms casually, and the strange thing is that it didn't protrude.

After the transaction was over, the boss reached out and shook Zhang Taiping's hand.

"Everyone will not suffer from this transaction, everyone is happy. If there are any medicinal materials in the future, you can first consider the small shop, and the price will not treat you badly."

Zhang Taiping nodded in response. "If I'm lucky enough to find some medicinal materials, I'll definitely come back to your store."

An hour passed before I knew it, and it was already twelve noon when I came out.I found a mutton steamed bun restaurant, and came with an extra bowl of mutton steamed buns.

With money in your pocket, you don't have to spend it so hard, and you don't have to think about whether to eat a good bowl for a long time.As the saying goes, "Don't panic if you have food in your hand." If you have money, you will have the confidence to eat.Although the money is not a lot, but at least there are more than 3, so there is no need to worry about money for the time being.As for the future, do you still worry about having no money if you have space?

After eating, Zhang Taiping walked casually on the street.The city is still the original city, but everything has changed.Familiar but fuzzy phantoms flashed in front of my eyes. In this city, there were laughter and laughter, and the heart-warming smiles were like flowers.Also left tears of pain.

It's just that everything has become a thing of the past, gone with the wind.Now is a new beginning, a new life.

The slack eyes are refocused, some things cannot be completely forgotten by some people, but they can be deeply hidden in the bottom of my heart.

There is a flower market called "Xiguang Flower" on Wanshou Road, not far from where he is standing now.Just get on a bus, it takes only a few minutes, get off the bus, and walk a few more steps.

Compared with the medicine market, the flower market has a lot more people, so it is not crowded, but there are people coming and going, which is very lively.In the past two years, with the improvement of people's awareness and the deterioration of the urban environment, the love for green flowers and tree bonsai has been increasing day by day, and there are people of all ages who visit the flower market.

Bonsai flowers and trees do not have obvious age distinctions like other things, but regardless of age, as long as they like and are interested, they can buy two plants and raise them at home.It can not only master feelings and adjust people's mood, but also beautify the environment and improve the air.

There are many benefits, so some old ladies and old men no longer get together to play mahjong after retirement. Instead, they grow some flowers or other bonsai. afternoon.

Several short streets are all selling flowers, trees and bonsai.There are many low-rise shops on both sides of the street. There are flowers and trees outside the shops. Customers come and go. It seems that the business is still good.

There are many street stalls in the open space outside the house, with flowers, trees, and all kinds of small objects.Some people are calm and waiting for customers to come forward; some people are shouting loudly, greeting passing guests enthusiastically, and trying their best to recommend items on their booths.

Zhang Taiping looked around, and generally the prices of flowers, trees and bonsai on the outside stalls were not too high, and were several tenths or even several times cheaper than those inside the store.Prices range from a few dollars to tens of thousands, but there is no guarantee of quality.It's not that there are no good items, there are many good bonsai stumps, it depends on your own ability to choose.If you have a quick mind and good eyesight, you can also pick up good things.