Lin Yueh-a wanted to send Xia Ruofei out, but Xia Ruofei firmly refused. He smiled and said, "Sister-in-law, you have so many things to do at home. Don't worry about me. I'm such a big boy. How can I get lost?"
After that, Xia Ruofei gently patted Nannan's head, picked up his bag, and left the old house.
Originally, Xia Ruofei wanted to walk to the road outside and hail a car. However, he had not walked far from the Luo family's house when he heard the sound of an engine behind him.
A tractor stopped next to him, and a villager asked enthusiastically, "Mr. Xia, where are you going?"
Xia Ruofei did not know this villager, but he knew that he should have participated in the siege of Huang Zhenyu and the others at the gate of the Luo family's house in the morning. Otherwise, he would not have recognized him.
Xia Ruofei said with a smile, "I'm going back. I'll go to town to rent a car first."
"Come on up! I'm going to town to buy fertilizer. I'll give you a ride! "the villager said with a smile.
"Okay! Thank you! "
Xia Ruofei was more than happy to not have to walk by himself. He gently supported himself with one hand and got on the back of the tractor. The villager laughed and started the tractor again.
There was some straw in the back of the tractor. Xia Ruofei put his backpack behind his head and lay on his back comfortably. He looked at the blue sky and felt a little proud. It seemed that in just two days, his prestige in Luoshan Village had become quite high.
The road was a little bumpy, but Xia Ruofei was lying on a thick layer of straw, swaying and feeling very relaxed.
Soon, they arrived at the town. The villager was very enthusiastic to send Xia Ruofei to a taxi stop at the bridge.
Many people in this small town knew each other very well. The villager first asked Xia Ruofei and learned that Xia Ruofei was going to the provincial capital, Yuzhang, so he went to find a driver he was familiar with. Soon, he helped Xia Ruofei negotiate the price — a total of 500 yuan.
This was indeed much cheaper than Xia Ruofei's chartered car from the provincial capital.
Xia Ruofei smiled and thanked the villager. Then, he got on the taxi and headed to the provincial capital, Yuzhang.
Most of the areas in Ganjiang Province were mountainous, and the roads were not easy to travel on.
It wasn't until nightfall that Xia Ruofei returned to the provincial capital, Yuzhang.
He asked the driver to send him to a Shangri-La Hotel in the city and paid the fare. Then, he took his bag and booked a room in the hotel.
Yuzhang's economy was not as developed as the coastal cities. Although the Shangri-La Hotel here was also a five-star hotel, an ordinary king-sized room only cost around 800 yuan. For Xia Ruofei now, this level of spending naturally did not bother him.
He went to the room and took a shower. Then, he lay down comfortably on the soft bed. He felt that all the fatigue in his body was swept away.
After lying down for a while, Xia Ruofei took out his phone and began to search for flight information online.
Soon, he booked a flight from Yuzhang to Lhasa, Tibet at around 10 am the next day.
Then, Xia Ruofei called the front desk and booked a taxi at around 8: 30 am.
The next morning, after Xia Ruofei had breakfast at the hotel's buffet restaurant, he took a taxi to Changbei International Airport in Yuzhang City and successfully boarded the flight to the Snowy Plateau.
However, there was no direct flight from Yuzhang to Lhasa. Xia Ruofei's flight stopped in Xi 'an. After more than two hours at Xianyang International Airport, he reboarded the plane.
When he took off from Xi 'an, he encountered a traffic control. Xia Ruofei waited for more than an hour on the plane. When he finally arrived at Lhasa Gongga International Airport, it was already around 8 pm.
He spent the whole day on the road.
Before he came, Xia Ruofei had already checked the Internet. The train from Lhasa to Naqu left at 6: 20 pm. So, he could only stay in Lhasa for one night.
The transportation system was not developed. Xia Ruofei could only sigh helplessly.
He took a taxi to a four-star hotel near the train station and booked a ticket for the earliest train to Naqu the next day.
At 8: 50 am the next day, Xia Ruofei's train slowly moved toward his destination, Naqu.
The train traveled on the plateau. The blue sky entered his eyes. The scenery along the way was intoxicating.
Sometimes, the train would cross the Qinghai-Tibet Highway. Xia Ruofei could see many backpackers on the Qinghai-Tibet Highway cheering and waving in the direction of the train.
Riding the train on the plateau, which was almost unpolluted, and looking at the snowy mountains in the distance, Xia Ruofei felt that his mind seemed to be a lot more open.
After three and a half hours of travel, Xia Ruofei finally arrived at Naqu County.
Xia Ruofei walked out of the simple train station with a simple backpack. At this time, he was wearing a jacket, a pair of hiking shoes, a canvas backpack, and a pair of sunglasses. He looked like an ordinary backpacker.
Xia Ruofei found a small restaurant in the county town to have lunch. Then, he began to wander around the county town with the canvas backpack.
Naqu County was the country's famous caterpillar fungus production area. There were many places in the county town that sold caterpillar fungus. There were rows of shops with signs like "Superior Caterpillar Fungus" hanging on them.
Xia Ruofei was not familiar with caterpillar fungus. Naturally, he did not know how to identify it, but he had his own way.
Before Xia Ruofei went out, he took a lot of cash from the dimension and put it in his backpack. Xia Ruofei always kept a lot of cash in the dimension. In addition to the lack of interest, the security and privacy were undoubtedly better than any bank in the world.
Xia Ruofei, who had a lot of money in his pocket, wandered around Naqu County. For most of the day, Xia Ruofei would go to every shop that sold caterpillar fungus, no matter how big or small, even if it was just a small stall. Then, he would buy a small amount of caterpillar fungus.
Xia Ruofei's behavior was no different from that of ordinary tourists. He strolled around this stall, that shop, and bought something with the caution of a foreigner. He did not buy much.
However, no one noticed that after Xia Ruofei put the caterpillar fungus he bought into the canvas backpack, it would mysteriously disappear.
In fact, Xia Ruofei sent the caterpillar fungus into the Ring-Tu space.
Xia Ruofei did not understand caterpillar fungus, but Xia Qing did!
Caterpillar fungus was a precious Chinese herbal medicine. Its effects were described in the "Compendium of Materia Medica". The Ring-Tu space itself was used to grow spiritual herbs. As a spiritual puppet that specialized in serving the Ring-Tu space, Xia Qing was naturally very clear about the identification of caterpillar fungus.
In fact, from the perspective of Spirit Grass and Spirit Medicine, Caterpillar Fungus was only a low-end medicinal herb. However, Xia Ruofei had never even heard of the more high-end medicinal herbs, let alone seen them.
It was estimated that on today's earth, those spiritual herbs that Xia Ruofei did not know the names of, even if they existed, were extremely rare. They must be encountered but not sought.
Every time Xia Ruofei sent a caterpillar fungus in, he would use his spiritual thoughts to communicate with Xia Qing. He would give the caterpillar fungus a number in the space, record the name of the shop that bought the caterpillar fungus, and then identify it.
Finally, all the caterpillar fungus were ranked in order. Xia Ruofei could easily determine which shop had high quality caterpillar fungus and fair price.
Xia Ruofei hoped to find a shop that operated with integrity and had good products through this stupid method, and then proceed to the next step.
In this way, Xia Ruofei spent the whole afternoon in Qu County. He seemed to be wandering around casually, but in fact, he was inquiring for information.
This was also a method that could not be helped. Xia Ruofei could not be introduced by an acquaintance and go straight to the destination. In the case of unfamiliar situations, this was not a bad idea.
Soon, Xia Ruofei went to 20 to 30 shops that sold caterpillar fungus. Each shop bought a small sample and sent it into the Ring-Tu space as a sample.
When the sun set in the west, Xia Ruofei felt that he had almost visited all the places that sold caterpillar fungus in the county town. He was ready to find a hotel to stay first.
Just as Xia Ruofei walked out of the last shop, he felt that someone seemed to be following him. Although the streets were bustling in the evening, the sixth sense of a Special Warfare Elite was very sharp.
Xia Ruofei's brows furrowed slightly. She quietly quickened her pace and walked forward.
He wanted to test the purpose of the person behind him.
Xia Ruofei did not expect that the person did not hide. He immediately caught up with him and shouted in a low voice, "Sir, please wait!"
Xia Ruofei stopped in his tracks and turned around. He saw a young man of about fourteen or fifteen years old walking quickly towards him. This young man was skinny and had the Tibetan's signature red color on his face. His clothes looked a little shabby.
Xia Ruofei pointed to himself and asked, "Are you calling me?"
The Tibetan child nodded quickly and said in broken Chinese, "Sir, can I have a word with you?"
Xia Ruofei frowned slightly. If it were any other outsider who came to the unfamiliar Tibetan area, they would definitely not agree. However, Xia Ruofei was skilled and bold. He was not worried that such a child would harm him.
He thought for a moment and nodded. The Tibetan child immediately led the way, leading Xia Ruofei through the streets and alleys. Soon, they came to a secluded place.
Xia Ruofei stopped and asked, "What's the matter? Can you tell me now?"
After the Tibetan child left the block, he was obviously relieved. He nodded and asked, "Sir, do you want to buy caterpillar fungus?"
Xia Ruofei squinted at the Tibetan child and said, "Are you following me?"
The Tibetan child quickly said, "No! No! Sir, don't get me wrong. I saw you coming out of several caterpillar shops on the street, and you bought a little each time. I guess you must be doing a market inspection! "
Xia Ruofei could not help but smile and said, "You're quite observant … You're right! But … You called me here. Do you also sell caterpillar fungus here? "
The Tibetan child nodded and said, "Yes, sir. In fact, most of the shops on the street are controlled by Tashi Dorjee's people. The caterpillar fungus they sell are similar. Not only are the prices expensive, but they are also not authentic. Moreover, when they see foreign customers, they often pass off shoddy caterpillars, broken caterpillars, and hollow caterpillars as first-class products."
Xia Ruofei looked at the Tibetan child calmly and waited for him to continue.
In fact, Xia Ruofei nodded secretly in his heart. The caterpillar fungus he bought in the afternoon had been identified by Xia Qing. Most of them were of poor quality. There were even a few shops that sold imitations, which did not contain caterpillar fungus at all.
This also made Xia Ruofei smile bitterly. It was no wonder that people were full of doubts. Nowadays, whether it was the food they ate, the milk they drank, the clothes they wore … Everything that could produce profits was full of imitations.
This time, Xia Ruofei had come to one of the main production areas of caterpillar fungus. He did not expect to buy something like this.
It was conceivable that if a foreigner who did not know anything about caterpillar fungus came here, it would be very difficult to buy authentic high-quality caterpillar fungus.
The Tibetan child was also secretly observing Xia Ruofei's expression, but Xia Ruofei did not say anything. He felt that Xia Ruofei did not seem to believe him. He swallowed his saliva and continued, "Sir, Tashi Dorjee has almost monopolized the caterpillar fungus market in Naqu. Even if the other scarecrows have good stuff, they would not dare to sell it to you!"
Xia Ruofei looked at the Tibetan child with a faint smile and asked, "It sounds like this Tashi Dorjee is very powerful?"
"He's a demon!" The Tibetan child gritted his teeth and said, "The scarecrows have gone through a lot of hardships and even risked their lives to collect the caterpillar fungus. He uses his power to buy it at a very low price every time. Those who dare to resist him are beaten badly by him …"
"Then you still dare to sell the caterpillar fungus to me?" Xia Ruofei asked with a faint smile.
The Tibetan child said, "Because I need money very much now! Sir, I did not dare to call you when we were on the street. I followed you secretly because I was afraid that I would be discovered by Tashi Dorjee's men. Sir, my father was collecting caterpillar fungus when he encountered a wolf under the snow mountain. In order to escape the wolf's pursuit, he fell off the cliff and broke one of his legs. I had no choice but to take the risk to treat his injury. "
The Tibetan child looked sad. Anyone who saw him could not help but feel pity for him. However, Xia Ruofei was still as calm as an ancient well. His expression was very calm.
He knew that many scams nowadays originated from an emotional performance. Many people fell into the trap because of this.
The peddlers of Panjiayuan in Beijing could tell a twisted and strange story about every item on their stalls. Even if the item was fake, even a layman could tell at a glance.
Therefore, Xia Ruofei was not moved by the Tibetan child's story. However, he did not forget his original intention. No matter how moving the story was, his only judgment was whether the item was good or bad.
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