chapter 1 Wild ginseng was harvested in the mountains and a drug dealer took it for himself.

Mcintosh Town, in a deep mountain.

"Haha, it's saved. Dad's illness can be saved this time."

"This wild ginseng is so big, it's at least a hundred years old, and it's worth more than 200,000 Dollars. I spent a whole day and night in the mountains looking for it..."

Ben Hoard squatted in the dense jungle, looking at the huge wild ginseng just dug out of the soil, crying and laughing.

Ben Hoard's father suddenly fell seriously ill last month. He went to the county hospital for a check-up. The doctor said it was a heart disease and that surgery was necessary, otherwise he would not survive more than three months.

However, the surgery fee was 200,000 Dollars.

Two hundred thousand may not be a lot to other people, but to Ben Hoard's family, it is an astronomical figure.

His mother passed away when he was very young, and it was his father who endured hardships alone, pulling him and his sister up.

The family's daily income basically comes from my father's farming and going to the mountains to pick yams in his free time.

But in order to support him in college and his sister in high school, the family had depleted their savings. Where could they find 200,000 Dollars?

In order to raise the 200,000 Dollars for medical expenses, Ben Hoard put down his face and went to many relatives and friends to borrow money, and even knelt down for some people.

But unfortunately, no one is willing to lend a penny.

As the saying goes, if you are rich in the mountains, you have distant relatives, but if you are poor in the city, you have no one to care about you.

Not only did most relatives and friends refuse to lend a penny, some even deliberately alienated their own family.

Seeing that his father's illness was getting worse, Ben Hoard had no choice but to go into the mountains alone.

Because, he heard from the old people in the village that there are wild ginseng that is more than a hundred years old in the deep mountains and is worth at least two to three hundred thousand.

If you are lucky enough, you can pick it.

Of course, if you are unlucky, you may be eaten by jackals, tigers and leopards in the mountains.

Obviously, Ben Hoard was very lucky this time.

"With this wild ginseng, my father's surgery expenses will be covered."

Ben Hoard excitedly put the century-old wild ginseng he had just picked into the basket on his back.

At this moment, he suddenly caught a glimpse of something glowing white in the soil he had just dug.

"What is this?"

Out of curiosity, he peeled away the soil with his hands and saw a white jade pendant tied with a red rope.

Picking up the white jade pendant and taking a look, I found that this jade pendant was different, soft and cold, like a woman's skin.

Moreover, it was obviously buried in the soil, but there was no trace of mud at all.

There wasn't even a speck of dirt on the red rope.

It's like new from the store.

"Isn't this a treasure?"

Ben Hoard murmured.

I think we should find an opportunity to take it to the antique street in the county and ask professionals.

However, he didn't think much about it.

The top priority now is to go down the mountain quickly, go to the Chinese medicine shop in the town, and exchange the century-old wild ginseng for money.

In this case, I can take dad to the urban hospital for surgery tomorrow.

Ben Hoard casually put the jade on his neck and ran down the mountain quickly.

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Two hours later, Ben Hoard arrived at the market town.

Mcintosh Town is located in a remote mountainous area in the southwest.

It governs a radius of hundreds of miles, with dozens of natural villages of various sizes nearby, with a population of more than 100,000. In addition, it is a transportation fortress from other market towns to the county seat, making it quite prosperous.

Spears's Pharmacy.

The only Chinese herbal medicine shop in Mcintosh Town.

It is said that the store owner has a very extraordinary background.

This is also the reason why he is the only Chinese herbal medicine shop in the town, because no one dares to compete with Spears's Pharmacy for business.

Otherwise, the consequences will be serious.

When Ben Hoard walked into the store with a backpack on his back, a fat clerk immediately came over and asked, "Little brother, are you here to sell medicinal materials?"

Ben Hoard nodded, "Yes, I want to see your boss."

He felt that the price of the century-old wild ginseng was not something that the store clerk could decide.

The fat clerk said with some disdain, "Little brother, actually I can make the decision when collecting the medicinal materials. I don't need my boss to come forward. The boss usually only receives big customers."

Ben Hoard said, "Can you take charge of the century-old wild ginseng?"

The sound was not loud, and almost everyone in the store heard it.

They all looked at Ben Hoard in shock.

Hundred-year-old wild ginseng is a top-grade medicinal material. No matter how bad the quality is, it is worth more than 200,000 Dollars, which is very rare.

"Little brother, are you telling the truth?" The fat clerk was also shocked and a little unbelievable.

Ben Hoard opened the cover of the backpack on his back and let the fat clerk take a look.

When the fat clerk saw clearly the specifications of the wild ginseng in the basket, his eyes widened. It was definitely a hundred-year-old wild ginseng, and the age was only higher.

Knowing that he couldn't make the decision, he immediately went upstairs to ask the boss to come down.

The owner of Spears's Pharmacy is Jeremy Spears. After hearing the clerk's report, he came down immediately.

The centuries-old wild ginseng is the king of medicines and is worth a lot of money. If you package it and sell it to rich people who are in urgent need of wild ginseng to cure diseases, you can make millions of profits at least.

"Little brother, are you the one who wants to sell century-old wild ginseng?"Jeremy Spears looked at Ben Hoard and asked with a smile.

Ben Hoard nodded, took off the backpack from his back, put it on the ground, lifted the cover, and said, "Boss Spears, show me how much this wild ginseng is worth."

The huge wild ginseng was suddenly exposed to the sight of everyone in the store, and everyone was stunned.

"Damn, this is the first time I've seen such a thick wild ginseng. It's been at least a hundred years, right?"

"I've seen more than that. I've seen wild ginseng that's hundreds of years old. It's definitely not this big, and it doesn't have so many roots. I think it's at least two hundred years old."

"Really or not, a two-hundred-year-old wild ginseng? It's worth at least one million, right? This kid has made a fortune."

In the store, many customers commented, looking at Ben Hoard with envy.

And Ben Hoard became excited as he listened to everyone's discussion.

He didn't know much about medicinal materials. He just did a little search on the Internet. He thought that what he dug this time was just wild ginseng that was more than a hundred years old. Unexpectedly, it turned out to be more than two hundred years old.

"It seems that not only has dad's surgery fee been paid this time, but there will also be a lot of surplus. Dad won't have to worry about money so much in the future."Ben Hoard was very excited.

Store owner Jeremy Spears was also stunned.

He has been working in the field of Chinese medicinal materials for decades, and this is the first time he has seen such a large wild ginseng.

If this was auctioned at an auction house in the provincial capital, it might fetch tens of millions of dollars.

In my heart, I can't help but covet it and want to have it for myself.

"What's the century-old wild ginseng? I think this is obviously the artificially grown bamboo ginseng."

Store owner Jeremy Spears suddenly said.

As soon as these words came out, everyone at the scene was stunned for a moment.

Ben Hoard also frowned. This wild ginseng was picked from the mountains by himself. How could it be artificially grown?

"Boss Spears, you are not mistaken, are you? This is indeed wild ginseng. Bamboo ginseng does not have spiral patterns. Look at this ginseng, the spiral veins are clearly visible." A knowledgeable customer said.

Jeremy Spears said coldly, "Nowadays, there are endless tricks for scammers. If they want to imitate something with swirling or non-turning patterns, can't they easily imitate it?"

"Mr. Qi, the field of Chinese medicinal materials is too deep. You are still young and cannot grasp it. I advise you to think about some things before speaking."

The latter sentence carries a strong sense of threat.

In an instant, everyone understood.

Boss Spears did this on purpose!

I just want to buy two hundred years of wild ginseng at a low price.

For a time, no one dared to speak anymore.

Jeremy Spears has great influence in the town and has deep connections in the county. He is not someone they can offend.

Ben Hoard is not stupid, and of course he knows what Jeremy Spears is thinking.

Want to trick me? no way.

"Sorry, I won't sell it."

As he said that, Ben Hoard picked up the basket containing wild ginseng and planned to take it to a traditional Chinese medicine shop in the county town to sell it tomorrow.

"Boy, you cheated me with fake goods in my store, and you just want to walk away without giving me an explanation?"

Jeremy Spears waved his hand, and several employees immediately blocked Ben Hoard's way.

Ben Hoard face darkened, he looked at Jeremy Spears and said, "Then what do you want?"

Jeremy Spears sneered and said, "I am a kind-hearted person, so I can let you go for the deception in my store."

"However, the imitation wild ginseng in your hand must be kept to prevent you from taking it out to continue to deceive people."

As soon as this statement came out, everyone in the store was startled.

This boss Spears is too cruel.

Before, they thought that Boss Spears just wanted to buy it at a low price, but unexpectedly, he actually wanted to take possession of the two-hundred-year-old wild ginseng for himself without paying a penny.

The eyes of everyone looking at Ben Hoard changed from envy at first to sympathy.

This young man does not have such luck in his life!

Ben Hoard expression was extremely gloomy. He glared at Jeremy Spears and said, "Boss Spears, please don't bully me too much."

"Boy, you are cheating in my store and you dare to be so arrogant. I think you are looking for a beating."

Jeremy Spears commanded his employees, "Come on, all of you, and give this liar some color."

In an instant, seven or eight employees swarmed towards Ben Hoard.

Ben Hoard struggled to resist, but his fists were no match for his four-handed opponent, and he was knocked down within two blows.

Jeremy Spears directed his employees to steal the century-old wild ginseng in Ben Hoard's backpack.

Ben Hoard fought for it with all his strength, holding the basket firmly under his arms.

This century-old wild ginseng is his only hope to save his father, and he will not let anyone take it away.

But the more he protected him, the worse he was beaten.

Soon, his head was bleeding.

Blood flowed down his cheeks, neck, and onto his chest.

Finally, he couldn't bear it anymore and gradually lost consciousness and fell into a coma.

At this moment, the white jade pendant he picked up from the mountains today emits an imperceptible white light after coming into contact with the blood, and flies into his head.