Chapter 734 Please don't pretend to be poor

  In the depths of the hot spring valley, everyone finally stopped, and there was a yew forest in front of them.

  Most of them are big trees that need to be embraced by two or three people. The branches and leaves are flourishing and scattered. They seem to be chaotic, but in fact they are most in line with the natural state of plant growth.

  Even these old mountain runners were deeply shocked, because everyone knows the value of yew. In recent years, these villages have planted a lot of yews one after another.

  But it takes time for small saplings to mature, and the yew grows extremely slowly. How can there be such a thousand-year-old tree that has a greater visual impact?

  Now everyone is more convinced of Liu Qingshan's words: protecting the mountains and forests is really equivalent to saving money.

  Liu Qingshan's gaze fell more on the trees, because there were many yew saplings growing one or two meters high on the ground.

  These saplings have also grown for ten to twenty years, but they are blocked by big trees, and the small saplings are destined to fail to grow. This is the law of trees.

  But if they are transplanted, these saplings will be a huge fortune.

   "Ahhh!"

  The dumb grandfather's roar sounded, and soon, everyone saw a huge monster jumping out of the forest.

  I saw it standing up, looked towards this side, and then walked away slowly, it turned out to be a big horse bear.

   What a bear!

   Zhang Ganzi also shrank behind Liu Qingshan in fright. He was grinning just now, but unexpectedly he really hit the mark.

  Although no other wild beasts were seen, the forest was not peaceful, and the rustling sound rang for a long time before returning to tranquility.

  The dumb grandpa just made a few gestures, indicating that everyone can start work.

  Everyone breathed a sigh of relief. The pressure brought to everyone just now was too great. Those invisible dangers are the most frightening.

   As a result, when everyone climbed the tree, their arms and legs were sore, and several people almost fell from the tree.

   A tuft of hair was directly floating in the air. Fortunately, he strictly followed the operation requirements and had a safety rope tied around his waist, so there was no danger.

   "Pay attention to safety, the safety rope must be fastened!" Liu Qingshan yelled again to remind everyone that this kind of high-altitude work is not a joke.

  Everyone sat firmly on the tree and began to pick small yew fruits.

  The ones near you can be picked easily; the ones that are far away and grow at the ends of the branches and leaves can be picked with a hook with a wooden handle to gently bend the branches and pull them to you.

   If it is really out of reach, forget it.

Climbing to the tree, it is impossible to carry the big flower basket half a person's height on the back. They are all small baskets more than one foot high. They are carried on the chest and directly put the fruit into the basket, which is more convenient and efficient. .

  When the small back basket is almost full, it is hung under the tree with a rope, and someone pours it into the big back basket.

   Seeing that everyone was working, Liu Qingshan found a tree and climbed up, picking fruits together.

  This job is not only dangerous, but also boring after a long time.

  Like a pole, already humming a little tune on the tree: "Second sister Wang is sitting alone in the embroidery building with tears in her eyes..."

  Being able to entertain himself and find fun, Zhang Ganzi probably has this mentality. Liu Qingshan reckoned: If Uncle Ganzi keeps this mentality, he will definitely live past a hundred years without any problem.

   We were busy until noon, when Da Zhang Luo yelled to call it a day, and everyone came down from the tree one after another.

  The harvest in the morning was pretty good, about three to four thousand catties were picked.

  So they carried them on their backs and carried them back to the edge of the hot spring, where someone had already cooked a large pot of egg soup and was frying mushrooms.

  The pancakes they brought were all heated up in the pot. Each person had a bowl of soup, took the big pancake, rolled it inside and ordered dishes, and they all started to gobble it up.

   "It would be even better if I could have a sip." Zhang Ganzi was still not satisfied, and yelled for a drink.

   "When you come home at night, no one cares even if you drink your wife's milk. If you get drunk, you will fall from the tree."

  Da Zhang Luo said with a smile, and soon, the topic turned to some aspects that are not suitable for children.

   After eating and smoking a cigarette, hurry up and work.

  It gets dark earlier in the valley, so don’t be greedy for darkness.

  By the time they drive home at night, even these strong laborers are staggering from exhaustion.

  In the words of Zhang Ganzi, that is: I have lost all energy for breastfeeding.

  However, the harvest is quite large. More than 10,000 catties of fresh fruit were picked in one day, and even after drying, it is estimated that there will be 2,000 catties left.

  Liu Qingshan predicts that tens of thousands of catties of dried fruit will be harvested in the end, but he just doesn’t know how much paclitaxel can be extracted from these materials?

   Regarding the procurement of equipment and the recruitment of technical personnel, Liu Qingshan has already called Xiao Li in the United States and asked him to help contact him.

  However, the difficulty is estimated to be quite high. Lao Mei has strict control over this aspect, and she wishes to hold all the fun things in her own hands.

   Sure enough, it was exactly as Liu Qingshan expected. That night, he received a call from Xiao Li, saying that he had contacted several pharmaceutical companies, but they couldn't reach an agreement.

   Pfizer is more interested, and plans to send an inspection team to negotiate.

  At this time, Hou San also came to Jiapigou from his hometown, there was no way out, Liu Qingshan let the couple live here for a night, and then told Hou San to go back to Heihe first.

  He has to finish discussing the yew matter before leaving. He is not at ease in leaving this matter to others.

   After waiting for a few more days, the inspection team did not arrive, but Victor came to Jiapigou excitedly again.

  Looking at the old boy's bald forehead, Liu Qingshan knew something good was going on.

   Sure enough, sitting on the edge of the kang in Liu Qingshan’s house, Victor said with a smile on his face: "Liu, we held a tasting meeting according to your method, and guess what happened?"

  Liu Qingshan can only build a ladder for him: "What's going on?"

   "More than half of the people can't tell the difference between the two types of truffles. Even a few old gentlemen who often taste truffles guessed wrong, haha!"

  Liu Qingshan couldn't help muttering: "Victor, can't you arrange childcare?"

  Victor shook his head like a rattle: "There are still a few with noble titles, do you think I can bribe them?"

  Liu Qingshan also smiled and shook his head, he knew that the truffle matter must be settled.

   "Liu, how about I take one-third of the profit this time?"

  Victor didn’t lay an ambush with Liu Qingshan, it’s about their level, sometimes it’s not a matter of money.

  Victor really didn't intend to play tricks, otherwise, he would not have told Liu Qingshan the truth, so of course Liu Qingshan had to show enough sincerity.

"of course can."

  Liu Qingshan also nodded in agreement. In fact, this result has already satisfied him very much.

  Because many commodities, in fact, most of the profits are taken away by middlemen.

  As for the final price, Victor said: If it is an authentic French black truffle, then depending on the size of the truffle, the price per kilogram ranges from a few hundred dollars to thousands of dollars.

   For oversized truffles, they will go directly to the auction.

  But the truffles produced in Jiapigou, of course, cannot be sold at such a high price all at once.

   This point, Liu Qingshan is clear, because in later generations, the price of truffles produced in the south of Caiyun is only a fraction, or even a tenth of that of others.

   After Victor finished his explanation, he quoted:

   "Liu, some high-end restaurants I contacted are only willing to give half the price, which is about 200 US dollars to 500 US dollars per kilogram. What do you think?"

  With this price, Liu Qingshan is quite satisfied, at least the gap is not that big.

   And after the fame is fully developed, the price still has room to rise.

  The current Jiapigou complex already has mountains of more than a hundred miles, and it is no problem to produce thousands of kilograms of truffles.

  Both parties are old partners who have cooperated for many years and signed an agreement immediately.

   Liu Qingshan's side, of course, is in the name of Jiapigou Cooperative, and he doesn't want to profit from such a business.

  After signing the contract, they naturally began to dig truffles. Liu Qingshan told the news to all the villages in the consortium, and then they all started to take action.

  A few days ago, the specific location of some truffles has been found out, just dig it out.

   There are also some people, leading pigs and dogs, wandering all over the mountains and plains.

  Purchasing truffles is also a technical task. You have to measure them with a ruler, and then determine the specific price according to the size.

   But no matter what, the lowest grade can be sold for one hundred and twenty thirty dollars per kilogram.

   This is the price after deducting Victor's commission.

   It was only then that everyone realized that this kind of unremarkable black ball was so valuable, so they became more motivated to look for truffles.

  Liu Qingshan wandered around the mountains all day long, and when others were looking for truffles, they would either lead a dog or lead a pig.

  He is quite special, there is a big red fox in front of him, strolling slowly.

  Because it was a rest day, the fourth and fifth children also carried small baskets and followed behind.

  The fire fox seemed to be walking in the woods, unhurriedly, and stopped when walking, pawing the ground twice with its small paws.

  Then it was time for Liu Qingshan to come on stage, holding a scratcher, and began to rummage in this place.

   After digging a few times, you can basically turn out a nest of truffles.

   You know, a fox's sense of smell is no worse than a hound's.

  Besides, it is much more honest than a pig, and it doesn’t grab truffles. After harvesting, it just looks back at the apricots with sparkling eyes.

  Yan Xing put the wine bottle in his hand into the mouth of the fire fox, and poured a small sip of wine.

   Don’t dare to give too much. If you drink too much, Firefox will find a place to lie down and can’t start work.

   At the end of the day, their combination often gains the most.

  Victor also took a few photos of foxes looking for truffles, planning to go back for publicity, which can be considered a gimmick.

   In addition, Zhang pole is leading the big wild boar, and it is also photographed.

  You don’t have to be young and strong to find truffles, so you don’t have to delay picking yew seeds. The two tasks go hand in hand.

  Because of the income from Shanhuo, each village distributes dividends according to the shares. Everyone has a share, and there is no need to fight for it.

   That night, when work was over, Liu Qingshan saw two cars in front of his house, probably representatives from the US side.

  As soon as he entered the room with a basket in his hand, someone hugged him with open arms, and it was Xiao Li.

  Liu Qingshan's hands are covered with dirt, so he can only look up his arms: "Li, if you don't enjoy the happiness in your fancy world, why did you come to our poor mountain valley?"

  Xiao Li didn't care whether Liu Qingshan was dirty or not, and patted him on the shoulder vigorously: "Liu, this is just a ravine, but please don't pretend to be poor."

   "Oh, truffles, you can dig so many truffles in one day, you have the nerve to cry poor!"

   This guy quickly discovered the black eggs in Liu Qingshan's basket, picked one up unceremoniously, put it under his nose, and sniffed affectionately.

   "Does it have the fragrance of earth?" Liu Qingshan let Xiao Li pass, and then waved to the guests in the room:

   "Welcome everyone. I just finished my work and I can't shake hands with you. I'm really sorry."

  A middle-aged foreigner greeted Liu Qingshan with a smile on his face, regardless of the dusty clothes on his body, he immediately hugged him:

   "Oh, Mr. Mountain, we meet again, do you remember me?"

  Liu Qingshan looked at the other party's bearded man: "Haha, it's Mr. Kevin, long time no see, welcome old friend."

  This bearded Kevin once came to Jiapigou to discuss cooperation in the extraction of paclitaxel, but he failed. In the end, he became a broker and bought a lot of yew saplings from here at a high price.

  Seeing him, Liu Qingshan remembered that this product is from Pfizer.

   It's just that this meeting is quite different from the last time. Kevin has also read the news about Liu Qingshan in the United States, and knows that this person in front of him is a very important person, so his attitude is lower.

  Kevin is now the general manager of the company's Asia region, so he was appointed as the representative of this negotiation.

  He led two assistants, a lawyer and a translator to form a team.

  However, Kevin's Mandarin is not bad, and there is no problem in communicating.

  Liu Qingshan greeted all these people, and then the accompanying personnel from the province and county.

   It is said that Zheng Hongqi, deputy head of the department, led the team, but Liu Qingshan didn't see anyone, so he probably went to see his daughter at his grandfather's house.

  Liu Qingshan washed his hands and face, changed his clothes, and then went into the room to accompany the guests. They are all old friends, so there is no need to be restrained.

  Drinking herbal tea, Kevin said with a smile: "Mr. Mountain, it seems that you often work in the fields, which is a good way to relax."

   "Mr. Kevin, here, you should still call me Liu. Labor is a very happy thing, isn't it so?"

  Liu Qingshan is not like those who despise farm work after leaving the countryside.

  Kevin also nodded: "OK, when I am resting, I also like to trim trees and lawns. Labor makes people happy."

  Xiao Li waved his hand: "NO, I prefer to chat with beauties, beauties really make people happy."

  Everyone in the room couldn't help laughing.

   Not long after, Zheng Hongqi came back with Xiaoyueyue in his arms. The little guy saw that his father was a little strange, and he stretched his small arms, asking Uncle Liu Qingshan to hug him.

  Of course Liu Qingshan couldn't satisfy her wish, so he gave Zheng Hongqi the rattle on the cabinet cover and told him to go to the kang to coax the child.

   When the meal was over, Victor and Leo also came and sat at a large table.

  As for the family members, two tables were set up in Grandpa's house.

   Now, Professor Wang has also completely retired from the Agricultural College, and moved to Jiapigou with his wife to live, basically eating with friends here.

   They are all elderly people, so they can eat together.

  Although Professor Wang has retired, he still leads interns in Jiapigou, and there are many people eating.

  On the dinner table, of course, a plate of truffles is indispensable, and these foreigners like to eat them.

  Xiao Li even ate and praised, muttering in his mouth that he would bring a few when he went back, and give Maria a taste too.

  This is typical eating and taking, must be criticized.

   After dinner, we went to the team headquarters together. Members of the Jiapigou Village Committee were also present. Only then did we officially start the negotiation process.

  (end of this chapter)