Rebirth in 1984, starting from beekeeping in the mountains

Chapter 78 Beeswax and Royal Jelly
After leaving the old tailor's house, Fang Hongan and Wang Tong also said goodbye to Liao San.

The matter of making bee-proof clothing has been taken care of, so there is no need to trouble him anymore.

From the past hour or so, it can be seen that this guy is concerned about the matter, but he is also in a hurry to get things done quickly.

Fang Hongan knew very well that this guy was not being perfunctory, but had just dragged back more than 200 kilograms of honey and was now in a hurry to sell it on the black market.

It was obviously not a good idea for him to do this and he didn't want to involve the two of them.

After saying goodbye to Liao San, Fang Hongan led Wang Tong out of Dongmenjing and walked towards the medicinal materials factory.

Xin County is mountainous, and the mountains are rich in various Chinese medicinal materials. There is a medicinal material factory in the county seat that is one of the largest in the entire Xiaonan area.

Nowadays, there are not many types of medicinal herbs that are artificially cultivated. Most of them are collected from the mountains by herbalists.

In order to purchase medicinal materials, a purchasing station responsible for purchasing medicinal materials is set up next to the gate of the medicinal materials factory.

What Fang Hongan was going to sell to the purchasing station was actually the beeswax that Fang Hongan had extracted from the honeycombs after boiling and condensing them.

It will be used to make bee-attracting water and to make nest foundations using a nest foundation machine later.

But for these two uses, not much beeswax is consumed!
Nowadays, Fang Hongan’s family has accumulated nearly 50 kilograms of beeswax.

Not to mention, when the beehives are fully deployed in the future, more beeswax will be produced.

Based on the principle of not wasting anything, Fang Hongan plans to sell it as a by-product of beekeeping.

In fact, beeswax has a wide range of uses.

The most common use in later generations is in the manufacture of cosmetics such as creams, lipsticks, and eye shadows.

But obviously, in this era, these industries are not relevant at all in the remote mountainous areas of the entire Xiaonan region.

After much thought, Fang Hongan thought of the medicinal value of beeswax.

Beeswax itself is a traditional Chinese medicine. In many places, beeswax is used to treat burns.

In addition, beeswax is also used in the production of many tablets, pills, and ointments.

Based on this consideration, according to Fang Hongan's speculation, the medicinal materials purchasing station should purchase it.

However, considering that bee breeding is still in its infancy in the entire Xiaonan region, I am afraid that even fewer people know about the extraction of beeswax.

It is hard to say whether the medicinal materials factory will purchase beeswax and whether they know how to purchase it.

Therefore, Fang Hongan decided to go to the purchasing station to ask in person.

Fang Hongan remembered the location of the medicinal materials factory in his previous life. To be on the safe side, he asked Liao San again just now.

The journey was quite smooth, and in about twenty minutes, we arrived at the medicinal materials purchasing station.

Because it was afternoon, there were not many people at the medicinal materials purchasing station, and there were only three herbalists at the counter responsible for purchasing medicinal materials.

Fang Hongan found the oldest one.

When Fang Hongan took the beeswax out of the bamboo basket and handed it over.

The herbalist with gray hair and reading glasses immediately showed a look of surprise.

He looked at the palm-sized piece of beeswax for a while, and then smelled it for a while. Then he looked at Fang Hongan with a frown: "Who made this beeswax?"

“I made it!”

Fang Hongan pointed at himself.

The astonishment on the old herbalist's face immediately turned into surprise, and he stared at Fang Hongan for a long time with his bright eyes.

It seemed like he was trying to figure out whether Fang Hongan was lying.

Finally, after seeing Fang Hongan's calm and composed face, and not seeming to be lying, he nodded to Fang Hongan: "The purity is very good! The degree of doneness is just right! Your cooking method is perfect!"

After praising it for a while, he said, "However, I haven't received this thing for a long time, and there is no price yet! If you want to sell it, you have to wait for me to ask!" "Okay!"

Fang Hongan nodded and watched the old herbalist walk out the door behind the counter.

About ten minutes later, the old herbalist came back, his face still flushed with excitement.

"The price is 1.3 yuan per pound! But I think it's too low! The beeswax that the pharmaceutical factory buys at 1.3 yuan per pound is much lower in purity!
I had a quarrel with them, and they agreed to raise the price to 1.45 yuan per pound. Do you want to sell it? If not, I think you can try Guixian next door. The purchase price there should be higher than here! "

The old herbalist put the beeswax that Fang Hongan had handed to him earlier back in front of Fang Hongan and said with an indignant look on his face.

After hearing this, Fang Hongan and Wang Tong looked at each other.

It is common to see people trying to lower prices at this purchasing station, but this is the first time I have seen someone actively helping to raise prices.

Wang Tong still looked suspicious.

Fang Hongan secretly glanced at the herbalists around him, and saw that they listened to the old herbalist's words, first showing contempt and disgust, and then quietly gathered together and whispered.

Apparently...

The old herbalist's words were not lies to please others.

And it looks like this isn't the first time he's done this.

Because of this, he should not be welcome here.

The expressions of those whispering people were looking at him as if he were a fool.

But at this moment, Fang Hongan couldn't help but stand in awe.

These days, there are still some people who uphold fairness and justice.

In his previous life, Fang Hongan had only heard of it.

This time, I was lucky enough to come across it.

After expressing his gratitude to the old herbalist, Fang Hongan took out all the more than 20 kilograms of beeswax he brought this time.

The output of beeswax is actually not very high. Even if the purchase price in neighboring Gui County is high, it is not worth selling there.

The price of one yuan and forty-five cents was in line with Fang Hongan's expectations, so he just sold them all.

The old herbalist was surprised again when he saw Fang Hongan took more than 20 kilograms at once.

His eyes wandered over Fang Hongan again. Fang Hongan knew that he was curious about how he could come up with so much at once. With the goodwill he gained from him raising the price, he took the initiative to talk about his beekeeping.

Nowadays, when these state-owned factories receive things, they still insist on making sure they are clean and have a clear source.

Now that it is explained clearly, it will be convenient to take action in the future.

Unexpectedly, upon hearing that Fang Hongan was raising bees, the old herbalist was immediately excited and looked at Fang Hongan with burning eyes: "Young man, do you have a way to make royal jelly?"

"Royal jelly?"

Fang Hongan was stunned for a moment. He didn't expect that this old herbalist would make such a request.

Judging from his expression, he is quite eager.

"Of course you can! But it's a bit troublesome to make, and the yield is not high!"

"It's all right if you can! Don't worry if the output is low! Just one pound a month will be fine! If you can make it, I'll give you ten yuan per pound... Oh no! Twelve yuan!"

When he heard that Fang Hongan knew how to extract royal jelly, the old herbalist's eyes flashed with eager desire...

　I wish you all a happy new year. May all of you have good luck in the Year of the Dragon and make a fortune in the new year!

　　
　
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