Rebirth 1989: My Unlucky Career

Seeing that Teacher Qi was also interested, Zhao Zhuo and Sun Xiaoyu nodded.

At this time, the students had already received milk and bread under the arrangement of the driver and were sitting in the classroom eating.

Village Chief Ma also went home for dinner.

Therefore, Teacher Qi only needs to cook for the three of them.

Teacher Qi went to the kitchen, worked for a while, and then came out with two bowls of rice.

"Wow, it smells so good."

After a bumpy journey, Sun Xiaoyu was already tired and hungry. At this moment, she smelled the rich aroma of rice and her index finger moved.

Teacher Qi smiled sheepishly and said:

"We're in a remote and remote area and there's not much good stuff here. I have to make you eat mushy potatoes."

With that said, Teacher Qi handed Zhao Zhuo and Sun Xiaoyu a bowl each.

After taking it, Sun Xiaoyu smiled and said:

"It's okay, it's okay. If you eat something, it's already very good. We don't choose."

Saying that, Sun Xiaoyu couldn't wait to eat.

Although Zhao Zhuo was already hungry, he did not rush to devour it after taking it. Instead, Zhao observed the mushy potatoes in the bowl.

The so-called potato paste, as the name suggests, is to boil the potatoes, mash them, and add some white flour to make them sticky and look like paste.

This kind of meal is usually found in places like Huaping Village where there is very little white flour and rice.

Making potatoes into potato paste can satisfy hunger and save white flour. It is a helpless way to eat.

Originally, something like mushy potatoes could only be barely swallowed, and was far from being considered a delicacy.

But seeing Sun Xiaoyu eating happily, Zhao Zhuo couldn't help but take a closer look, and then took another bite, and then he realized something was wrong.

Zhao Zhuo looked at Teacher Qi:

"Teacher Qi, there's more than just potatoes in this potato paste, right?"

Teacher Qi smiled:

"You have come all the way, so even if you eat mushy potatoes, you can't just eat potatoes. I added some bacon smoked during the Chinese New Year."

After hearing this, Sun Xiaoyu suddenly realized:

"Oh, no wonder these mushy potatoes are so delicious. It turns out that Teacher Qi, you even added meat for us! Thank you, Teacher Qi."

Teacher Qi smiled and waved his hand:

"You have helped me so much, so I should be the one thanking you."

After the two of them finished speaking, Zhao Zhuo continued:

"Teacher Qi, it seems that not only meat is added to this, but why does it taste like Chinese medicine?"

Hearing this, Teacher Qi was slightly surprised:

"Mr. Zhao, your tongue is so awesome! Yes, I even added some Panax notoginseng powder to it."

Hearing the name Sanqi, Zhao Zhuo couldn't help being surprised and moved:

"Teacher Qi, you have taken out such precious things..."

Panax notoginseng is a traditional Chinese medicine that has some very good effects on promoting blood circulation and replenishing qi, so it has always been expensive.

Zhao Zhuo couldn't help but feel a little moved when he saw that Teacher Qi was eating both bacon and panax notoginseng powder, and was taking out everything he could.

Unexpectedly, when Teacher Qi heard this, he felt a little strange and said:

"This bacon is indeed a good thing that we usually don't want to eat, but Panax notoginseng is just a Chinese medicinal material, so it's nothing."

Seeing Teacher Qi's accustomed attitude towards Sanqi, Zhao Zhuo couldn't help but be stunned:

"You mean, there's nothing precious about these Panax notoginseng?"

In fact, it is no wonder that Zhao Zhuo was in a daze.

This Panax notoginseng can be sold for fifty yuan per kilogram in a pharmacy in Fengtian, which is almost equal to half a month's salary of an ordinary worker. It can be said to be expensive.

Zhao’s mother suffers from high blood pressure, and Panax notoginseng is very effective in treating this disease.

It was when Zhao Zhuo went to the drugstore to buy Panax notoginseng that he realized how expensive it was.

But Teacher Qi said:

"We have a lot of Panax notoginseng here. Every household grows some for daily consumption. It's not worth much."

Hearing this, Zhao Zhuo was even more shocked:

"You mean, every household grows it! Does this mean that all the land here can grow Panax notoginseng?"

Teacher Qi nodded: "That's right."

The reason why Zhao Zhuo asked this question is that the reason why Panax notoginseng, a traditional Chinese medicine, is expensive is because its cultivation conditions are particularly harsh, with strict requirements on soil, climate, environmental pollution, and many other aspects.

Therefore, there is very little land that can grow Panax notoginseng.

Things are rare and expensive, and the low output has caused the market price of Panax notoginseng powder to remain high.

Now when I heard the news from Teacher Qi that every household in Huaping Village grew Panax notoginseng, a thought appeared in Zhao Zhuo's mind:

"Is it possible that the land in Huaping Village is the legendary land specially suitable for planting Panax notoginseng?!"

Thinking of this, Zhao Zhuo suddenly showed a look of surprise.

"Teacher Qi, can you take me to see the Panax notoginseng powder field?"

Hearing this, although Teacher Qi didn't know why Zhao Zhuo was so excited, he still nodded:

"That's no problem. There is a small piece of land I opened next to it, which is specially used to grow Panax notoginseng."

With that said, Teacher Qi took Zhao Zhuo and walked out. Out of curiosity, Sun Xiaoyu also put down the bowl and followed.

The three of them came to the small vegetable garden behind the school.

The "small piece of land" that Teacher Qi talks about really has no moisture at all.

I saw that the total area here is not much, and the space for planting Panax notoginseng is even less, only a pitiful little amount.

Teacher Qi explained:

"Panax Panax notoginseng is not something that can be eaten much, so we just plant a little here. Mainly vegetables and potatoes are more economical."

Zhao Zhuo couldn't help but smile bitterly when he heard that in Teacher Qi's eyes, the expensive Panax notoginseng was inferior to potatoes.

However, he didn't care what to say at this time, but focused all his attention on Sanqi in the field.

Thanks to his previous experience of buying Panax notoginseng powder for Zhao's mother, Xiao Zhuo also has a lot of knowledge about Panax notoginseng.

It turns out that the most important factor in distinguishing the quality of Panax notoginseng is the size of Panax notoginseng powder.

According to the calculation of how many Panax notoginseng weighs one pound, Panax notoginseng can be divided into many "numbers" from low to high.

Among them, Panax notoginseng, which can weigh thirty or forty pieces per pound, is of very average quality.

Commonly seen in the market, the Panax notoginseng powder that Zhao Zhuo bought for fifty yuan a pound is made from grinding about twenty heads of Panax notoginseng.

Those that can reach eight to ten heads can be called the best Panax notoginseng, and the price is even higher, even twice as high as ordinary Panax notoginseng!

Zhao Zhuo looked at Sanqi in the field in front of him with a look of surprise in his eyes.

Because the Panax notoginseng in front of you is the top quality Panax notoginseng that can reach eight to ten heads!