After handling the transportation issues, Qi Yun left first.

Before leaving, he quietly told Brother Peng about the demolition news, letting him handle it himself.

Brother Peng naturally believed it without a doubt, given the times he made easy money following Qi Yun before. Now he blindly trusted Qi Yun, no matter what was asked, just follow along.

As his wife, Song Xiaojing, would say, Qi Yun was his benefactor, and he shouldn't be obsessing over how to make a comeback, just cling to him tightly...

Qi Yun was unaware of Brother Peng's inner drama. After leaving the railway bureau, he went straight to Cao Yufei's pharmaceutical factory.

In the office, Cao Yufei pointed at a plastic bag on the table, saying, "The other medicinal herbs have been gathered, but fifty-year-old wild ginseng is rare in Jiang Province. I managed to get only one, and it took quite a bit of effort, getting someone from the Northeast to get it."

Qi Yun nodded slightly and picked up the bag to open it.

Inside, various medicinal herbs wrapped in kraft paper were neatly arranged, along with a red brocade box.

He cautiously lifted the lid of the box, and the fifty-year-old wild ginseng came into view.

The ginseng looked plump, with clear patterns, and emanated a faint fragrance. Counting the ginseng whiskers, it was as long as an adult's forearm.

Qi Yun studied it for a moment, curiosity welling up in him, he asked, "Old Cao, how do you actually tell its age?"

Cao Yufei took the brocade box, pointed at the root of the ginseng, and patiently explained, "The simplest way is to look here."

"After the stalk and leaves wither and fall, circular bowl-shaped scars are left on the stem, which we call stem bowls. One stem bowl represents one year. Count the number of stem bowls to roughly determine the age."

Qi Yun leaned in closer, squinted, and indeed saw over fifty clear circles.

"How much did this ginseng cost?"

Cao Yufei stretched out one finger, "A hundred thousand bucks! This is the price my friend got directly from the Medicine Gatherer. In the market, wild ginseng of this age would cost at least an extra thirty thousand."

A hundred thousand bucks!

Even though Qi Yun considered himself fairly well-off now, he couldn't help but be secretly startled by that price.

No wonder the Inner Canon of Huangdi says that the prescriptions are for royal consumption, as the price of this set of herbs far exceeds several times the weight of gold! How can ordinary people afford it?

No, still have to work harder to make money, otherwise just taking medicine alone would drain the wealth.

Cao Yufei placed the brocade box on the table, continuing to say, "There are also those artificially cultivated ginsengs on the market, around four or five years old, not too bad in efficacy, and cost less than one percent of wild ginseng."

Qi Yun put the brocade box back into the bag, shook his head, "That won't do, it's of no use to me. How much in total for these herbs?"

He wasn't entirely concerned about the efficacy issue, mainly because he didn't understand pharmacology, and if he ended up taking something that caused problems, it was better to follow the prescription completely.

Spending more money is not a big deal, after all, he's not short of money, it's better to be safe.

"Twelve thousand in total," replied Cao Yufei.

Qi Yun nodded, pulled out his phone, and transferred the money to him immediately.

"Please find more of this wild ginseng for me, I don't mind paying more."

"Sure," Cao Yufei nodded in agreement, "My friends from the Northeast are still looking, I'll let you know if there's news."

"Okay, you go on with your work, I'll take my leave now."

...

When he got home, Qi Yun went straight to the kitchen, took out the newly bought clay pot, cleaned it, and then used an electronic scale to weigh each type of herb before placing them in the pot and adding water to simmer over low heat.

As the herbs and water in the pot blended, a rich herbal aroma gradually filled the air.

More than an hour passed, and the liquid in the pot thickened, turning a deep color.

Qi Yun carefully controlled the flame size and patiently waited.

A while later, feeling it was about done, he turned off the gas stove and slowly poured the brewed medicinal soup into a bowl, the steaming soup emitted a unique scent.

He held up the bowl, blew gently, then sipped a small mouthful to taste.

The medicinal soup was bitter with a hint of sweetness, unlike any herbal tea he'd ever had before.

With the entire bowl of soup consumed, he felt a warm current in his body, and his spirits lifted several notches.

"Drink once daily, it'll take ten days to take effect."

Seeing there was some left in the pot, it seemed a waste to discard such expensive soup, so he drank another half bowl ...

"Hmm? What's that smell at home?"

Outside the kitchen, Zhao Qing had unknowingly returned, her nose involuntarily twitching, catching the herbal scent in the air. She walked into the kitchen and saw the medicinal dregs in the pot, exclaiming in surprise, "Are you brewing herbal medicine? Are you feeling unwell?"

Qi Yun smiled, put down the bowl, wiped his mouth, and replied, "No, I'm not unwell. It's just that a friend gave me a folk remedy, said it's good for replenishing qi and blood, so I got some herbs to try."

"I'll drink it for a few days first, and if it works, you and Nuannuan can have some too."

Zhao Qing, hearing this, frowned slightly in distaste, "Ugh, I won't drink it, it's too bitter."

The little girl put down her schoolbag, ran over eagerly like a little mimic, and shook her head, "If Sister Qing doesn't drink, then I won't drink either!"

Qi Yun couldn't help but laugh at his daughter's adorable demeanor, reached out and pinched her cheek lightly, "You both have to drink it!"

The little girl didn't care, pointing at the wild ginseng in the brocade box curiously asking, "Dad, what's this, can you eat it?"

Qi Yun picked her up and explained, "This is ginseng, do you want to eat some?"

The little girl looked up, thought for a moment, and asked again, "Is it sweet?"

"Hmm, it should be sweet."

"Then I want some."

Qi Yun laughed heartily, put his daughter down, then took a knife to slice off two pieces from the ginseng, fed one slice into his daughter's mouth, and handed the other slice to Zhao Qing.

Cao Yufei had previously told him that ginseng was not only usable in medicine, but also could be used to make soup, brew with water, or eaten raw.

Zhao Qing pursed her lips tightly, unwilling to eat, so Qi Yun directly stuffed it into her mouth.

"Ugh~ it's only slightly sweet, not as good as pizza," the little girl chewed a couple of times, then spat it into her hand.

Seeing this, Qi Yun felt a twitch in his heart, thinking that was really wasteful, such a small piece of ginseng could buy a hundred slices of pizza.

However, he didn't scold her, just smiled and ruffled her hair, "If you don't like it, you don't have to eat it, go do your homework, and I'll make cola chicken wings for you."

On hearing there was something delicious, her eyes lit up, she jumped with excitement, and tossed the ginseng piece from her hand into the trash before happily running to the study.

Zhao Qing did the same, frowned while chewing a few times, then spat it out.

Qi Yun's face instantly turned green, thinking he had ended up with two spendthrifts.

Zhao Qing washed her hands under the tap, flicked some water at Qi Yun, and proudly said, "Just cook properly." With that, she turned and walked to the study as well.

Qi Yun shook his head wryly with a bitter smile, quickly storing away the remaining wild ginseng for fear of these two wasting it.

...

In the deep of night, whether it was the effect of the herbal soup or not, after a few rounds, Qi Yun was still full of energy and very excited.

In contrast, Zhao Qing, beside him, was so tired she didn't even have the strength to talk, and fell into a deep sleep in his arms.

Qi Yun sneered disdainfully, "Weak!"

...

[Daily Intelligence System binding has reached sixty days, upgraded to Lv5!]

[Upgrading to Lv6 requires one hundred and twenty days or consuming one billion funds]

[Host: Qi Yun]

[System Level: Five (Three intelligence pushes or one intelligence point can be obtained daily. Consuming intelligence points can enhance the unreceived intelligence message's level of the day.

Consume 3 intelligence points to enhance, ensuring a blue intelligence message;

Consume 30 intelligence points to enhance, ensuring a green intelligence message;

Consume 300 intelligence points to enhance, ensuring a purple intelligence message]

[Current intelligence points: 4]

[Would you like to enhance today's intelligence?]

Qi Yun looked at the familiar panel in front of him with a slightly stunned expression, didn't expect the system to upgrade again?

Daily, one intelligence point can be obtained, which means, every three-day interval, a blue-level intelligence message can be guaranteed.

And what's the deal with that purple-level intelligence?

Today's green intelligence is already exaggerated, the purple level, simply unimaginable...

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