Chapter 1798
Wu Dong's First Thing
However, what Wu Dong said was not wrong. Although Wu Dong and his group were Wang An's strong support, it was indeed fortunate that they were able to maintain such a good relationship with a reborn person. It was a powerful alliance that complemented each other.
Finally, Wu Dong stopped rambling, and Wang An immediately changed the subject, asking Wu Dong:
"Brother Wu, how many Grade 5 ginseng seedlings do you want? I'll send them to you later."
Wu Dong thought for a moment and said:
"Let's get three seedlings, no, let's get five seedlings, five seedlings is about right, as long as it's something to tell my grandpa, otherwise if that old man gets angry, I really can't take it, he really beats me, damn it."
To be fair, Wu Dong's grandfather was indeed quite fierce, perhaps because he was ruthless and decisive throughout his life. If Wu Dong dared to displease him, he would really beat Wu Dong up. There was no such thing as "grandparental affection" at all; he would just give him a good beating.
It's also clear that Wu Dong really doesn't care about his grandfather's comrade-in-arms at all. He knows that Wang An has a considerable number of genuine Grade 5 wild ginseng, but he only wants 5 seedlings to fool him.
Wang An nodded and said:
"Okay, sure, you decide."
Wu Dong asked:
"How much should one of those cost?"
Wang An said with a completely indifferent expression:
"If you're paying, you can give whatever you want, or you can choose not to. If they're paying, they probably won't be able to offer the same price as Anguo. Anyway, if we sell a single 5-grade leaf dried plant to Anguo, it'll cost eight or nine thousand yuan a plant. Fresh ones will cost over ten thousand."
Li Ziqian of Li Ji Pharmacy once said that ginseng is most valuable when it is fresh, because the saponins and volatile oils contained in fresh ginseng are most concentrated.
If it's dried and stored properly, it's okay. But if it's not stored properly, the saponins and volatile oils inside will decrease year by year, and eventually they may even disappear completely.
Wu Dong nodded thoughtfully, neither saying he would pay nor not. He probably had to listen to his grandfather and see what his grandfather said. If his grandfather didn't allow Wu Dong to accept money, Wu Dong would probably have to pay out of his own pocket.
However, the prices at the purchasing stations are very low; it's a struggle to get even 4 yuan for a seedling with five leaves.
Fortunately, this amount of money was nothing to either Wang An or Wu Dong. Wu Dong could give it or not, and Wang An was indifferent to whether he wanted it or not.
Wu Dong suddenly raised his head and asked:
"By the way, Xiao An, do you have any damaged ginseng, the kind with the roots cut off?"
Wang An nodded and said with a smile:
"Yes, there are plenty. We have three-grade leaves, four-grade leaves, and five-grade leaves. If you want, we can also have six-grade leaves."
Wu Dong shook his head and said:
"I only need leaves of grade three or four. I want to nourish your sister-in-law. Leaves that are too old are too potent, and I'm afraid they'll ruin her health. Besides, they're not very useful anyway, it would be a waste."
Wang An pointed to the long, narrow burlap sack by the door and said:
"Perfect timing! There's one five-leaf ginseng and one ginseng root for reincarnation in there. You can give them to my sister-in-law first, and I'll get you more next time I come."
Wu Dong nodded indifferently and said:
"Yeah, that'll be just in time."
Changing the subject, Wang An asked Wu Dong:
"Brother Wu, didn't you say there were two things? You haven't told me about the other one yet." Wu Dong slapped his forehead and said:
"If you don't remind me, I'll have completely forgotten about it. Damn, this is a big deal."
After a pause, Wu Dong continued:
"Here's the thing, I recently received a report that someone has dug up gold in the mountains. I was just wondering if you'd heard anything about this in the mountains before?"
Wang An guessed that the gold mine Wu Dong mentioned was most likely the one where Wang An and his three companions killed a group of people and stole a lot of gold.
It must be admitted that Wu Dong's abilities are truly remarkable, and he has many connections; he even has people tipping him off about things happening deep in the mountains and forests.
Wang An nodded and said:
"We know, we know that place very well. We even know where it is. Just before we came down the mountain to go home, we ran into quite a few people who were panning for gold in the mountains."
Wang An didn't mention that the four of them had killed all those people, mainly because Qiao Yutong was just wandering around the house aimlessly.
As for the murder, the fewer people who know about it, the better.
After Wang An finished speaking, Wu Dong slammed his hands together, making a crisp "snap" sound. Then, Wu Dong said with great pleasure:
"Great, that's fantastic! You truly are my lucky star, Brother Xiao An! Damn it, this time I'll personally lead the men into the mountains and wipe them out."
Upon hearing Wu Dong's words, Wang An immediately thought of the combat skills of those people.
The main problem is that those people are quite strong; if Wu Dong were to personally lead them into the mountains, it would be extremely dangerous.
Wang An asked with considerable doubt:
"No, Brother Wu, what grudge do you have against them?"
Wu Dong regained his composure, made no attempt to conceal anything, and nodded, saying:
"Yes, this is a group of ruthless bandits who roam between our area and the Rakshasa region. Our people have been watching them for quite some time."
Exactly! This group's combat skills are extremely high. They secretly took out several of our men. In the end, this guy only sent back this little bit of news, and then he disappeared too. Damn it, I suspect he also met with misfortune.”
Immediately afterwards, Wu Dong, with a gloomy expression, began to recount the origins of this group and the shocking and heinous things they had done.
It turns out that this group was composed of retired members from this side and retired members from the Rakshasa side, and there were quite a few of them.
Before, they were all genuine experts, even the least skilled of them were much stronger than ordinary people.
However, these people spend their days wandering along the border of the mountains, and the exact location of their hideout has never been found.
The worst part is that they never come out together; there are only a dozen or so of them each time, and they run away very quickly, disappearing as soon as they finish their work.
The reason Wu Dong wanted to kill them was because they had once robbed a batch of gold that JY was transporting and killed all the people transporting the gold.
After robbing the gold and killing people, they ran off to the Rakshasa's side.
Wu Dong and his team investigated for a long time before confirming that it was them who did it. They originally wanted to send people to keep watch and then find their hideout to wipe them out in one fell swoop. However, so far, not only have they not found their hideout, but all the people Wu Dong and his team sent to keep watch have also disappeared.
As the top official in DJ County, how could Wu Dong not be angry? (End of Chapter)