Return to 83: Start by changing your surname

Chapter 6: The family has more than enough to protect the descendants

Mu Shanhe looked very happy when he looked at the household registration book he had just made and his name in the head of household column.But after seeing this scene, Mu Xingfu and his son couldn't help but sigh inwardly after looking at each other.

Although he just changed his last name, for Mu Shanhe, he let go of the past that he didn't want to recall.But in the eyes of Mu Xingfu and his son, can the underage Mu Shanhe really support his own future?

Considering that it was a bit far from the town to the county seat, Mu Youwang, who helped Mu Shanhe handle the change of surname and household registration, did not stay too long. He directly rode on the Sanbengzi in the office and took Mu Shanhe straight to Shuangdian, where Xinmintun is located. Go to the county.

Compared with the convenient transportation in later generations, if you want to go to the city in this era, you have to go to the station and take a bus.There are a few buses every day. If you go early, you have to wait. If you go late, there will be no buses.If I walk to the county seat, I'm afraid I won't reach my destination until dark.

Although taking the Sanbengzi bus is not as comfortable as the passenger shuttle bus, it is at least faster than walking or riding a bicycle.Fortunately, the road condition from the town to the county seat was pretty good, and even Mu Shanhe didn't suffer much.

Seeing that Mu Youwang did not go to the buying station, but turned to a nearby restaurant, Mu Shanhe got off the car and said directly: "Uncle Erwang, aren't you going to the buying station?"

"Let's go after dinner! At this point, there may not be anyone at the purchasing station. Your ginseng should be able to sell for a high price!"

"Oh! Then I have to pay for this meal. If you don't agree, then I won't enter the restaurant."

Mu Youwang was stunned when he heard this, and then said with a smile: "Okay, then you can treat me to this meal. When you sell the ginseng, the money you make will probably be worth my salary for several years. However, I have made a profit." You should save your money in the future, as this kind of good luck does not come every year."

"Success, I listen to you!"

Compared with Changbai Mountain in later generations, pure wild ginseng is really hard to find.Nowadays, high-quality wild ginseng can be dug in the mountains, which is also very rare.As for the so-called century-old ginseng, I have searched through the entire Changbai Mountains, but I am afraid that I cannot find a few.

Rare is precious!

Even though Shuangdian is a county town with plantation ginseng as its pillar industry, pure wild ginseng is still expensive but not marketable.If Mu Shanhe is willing to take the ginseng and sell it in the city or province, the price will definitely be higher than the purchase price in the county.

The problem is that Mu Shanhe didn't want to leave the county for the time being and decided to sell the ginseng because he would need to spend money to buy things next.And by selling ginseng, people like Mu Xingfu who care about him know that he can support himself.

What made Mu Shanhe slightly embarrassed was that he had originally agreed to treat him to a meal, but when it came time to pay the bill, the boss not only collected money, but also collected so-called food stamps.He had the money with him, but he really didn't prepare food stamps.

It was only at this moment that Mu Shanhe suddenly reacted, even though the reform was now in its fifth year.But food stamps and other issued tickets are still closely related to people's lives.

Although there are restaurants in the city that do not accept food stamps, the vast majority of restaurants still accept food stamps.This also means that if he wants to go into the mountains and live alone, Mu Shanhe has to find a way to buy more grain or food stamps.

After walking out of the restaurant, Mu Youwang also asked with concern: "Shanzi, are there no food stamps at home?"

"Yes! I forgot to bring it when I went out today."

"If you want to eat out in the future, remember to bring food stamps. Although many people in the city do not accept food stamps when buying food. But city people still need food stamps to buy food."

"Well, I remembered it!"

After dinner, we came to the purchasing station not far from the restaurant. Mu Youwang walked into the purchasing station wearing police uniform and attracted the attention of many people in the station.Mu Youwang didn't waste any time and said directly: "Hello, I'll look for your stationmaster Zhu."

"Okay, Comrade Public Security, please wait a moment!"

After a while, a middle-aged man appeared in front of Mu Shanhe.When he saw Mu Youwang, the other party also said enthusiastically: "Amu, why are you here? Is there something wrong?" "Nonsense! If nothing is wrong, I came so far to find you, how can I be chatting with you!"

"That's right! But when you look for someone in this outfit, you always feel panicked. Come on, come and sit in my office!"

Under the guidance of the other party, Mu Shanhe followed Mu Youwang to the backyard where the acquisition station was located.He and his grandfather had visited this buying station for ginseng, fur, and medicinal materials several times before, but they always sold things in front.

It wasn't until he sat down that Mu Youwang told Mu Shanhe that the commander of the acquisition station in front of him was a comrade in his old army.The comrades-in-arms friendship these days is stronger and more reliable than old classmates or other friendships.

After chatting for a while, the website manager Zhu Wenye also smiled and said: "Amu, you wouldn't run so far for nothing and just chat with me, right?"

"That's definitely not the case. You really think I have nothing to do! This is my nephew. Although he is not a relative, it is no different from a close one. You have known him before. He is the old boss in my village, Mr. Mu. .”

"Ah! He is Mr. Mu's grandson. This is the first time I know this. By the way, is your grandpa in good health?"

It is not difficult to tell from Zhu Wenye's slightly familiar and concerned inquiry that he and his grandfather should know each other.But before Mu Shanhe could reply, Mu Youwang sighed and said, "The old man passed away years ago, and this boy is the only one left in the family."

"Ah! Little brother, I'm really sorry for this. Sigh, I saw the old man in the past few years. His body was pretty strong, wasn't it?"

Seeing that Mu Shanhe seemed a little curious, Mu Youwang also said directly: "Shanzi, if you have any good products in the future, just go to him directly. This boy owed your grandfather a favor in the early years, but your grandfather didn't take it seriously." It’s just a matter of fact, I just don’t want to trouble anyone.”

After listening to Mu Youwang's story, Mu Shanhe learned that in his early years, Zhu Wenye's father was in urgent need of a rare and rare medicine because of his illness.In the end, after asking many people to help, Grandpa Mushanhe went into the mountain and dug it back.

Although he paid for the medicine, Zhu Wenye still owed Mu Xingye a favor.However, as a veteran leader, the old man may not even be able to remember how many people he has rescued in his life.

Considering that my grandfather deliberately concealed his identity, it is easy to understand that Mu Shanhe had never heard the old man talk about these things!
After chatting about past events, Mu Shanhe took out the wild ginseng from his bag without much hesitation.Zhu Wenye also seemed very happy to see this wild ginseng that was in complete shape and seemed to be heavy in weight.

For the purchasing station, there are also corresponding tasks and indicators every year.The more good things you acquire, the better the acquisition station’s performance will be.Zhu Wenye had not seen this rare ginseng for a while.

We invited the experts from the station who were specialized in appraisal, and then weighed the plant. In the end, the ginseng plant weighed [-] yen.Although it did not reach four taels, the station really did not receive any wild ginseng of this size this year.

After some haggling, the ginseng was finally priced at 800 yuan.According to Zhu Wenye, if the weight is more than four taels, the price can be around four thousand.It is said that seven taels is ginseng and eight taels is treasure, which also refers to the weight of ginseng.

The seven taels and eight taels mentioned by the ancients refer to the old measurement units. At that time, one pound was equal to 16 taels.Eight taels is equivalent to half a catty today, but I haven't seen wild ginseng weighing half a catty for many years.

"Shanzi, what do you think of the price?"

"Thank you Uncle Zhu! Thank you also Uncle Erwang. I think the price is very fair."

Seeing that Mu Shanhe agreed to sell at this price, Mu Youwang no longer insisted on anything.As far as his current salary is concerned, the money from selling this ginseng plant is indeed worth his salary for one or two years.

Perhaps because of the value of wild ginseng, so many people still flock to the mountains during the ginseng picking season, hoping to have a chance to dig up a ginseng plant.If you can dig up a substantial ginseng plant, you can indeed make a fortune!

(End of this chapter)