In the late autumn of 1983, Caiyun and I were deceived into Luodian County, Guizhou Province, and escaped in a large truck carrying bananas. There was no danger. I got on the train in Guiyang that night. There were too many people on the train. The weather was hot. Some people were shirtless, some were barefoot, and some were smoking. There was an unpleasant smell inside the train. The smell. This was a train from Guiyang to Chongqing. There were all southerners on board. Caiyun and I were at the junction of the carriages. We were so tired that we sat on the ground. There was a foreigner at the door of the carriage, holding a camera and taking pictures of the crowded people inside. Caiyun and I might also be in the camera.
There was a middle-aged man in his forties. He didn't look like a farmer from the way he was dressed. He looked at Caiyun with both eyes and chatted with Caiyun in very poor Mandarin. He said that he was from Zunyi , but he said the word "Zunyi" as "Zhenyi". This person is also in the medicinal materials business. He said that there is also a Chinese medicinal materials market in Chongqing. I wrote down the address "Yangziba, Chuqimen, Chongqing" in my diary, and Caiyun and I were going to go there to have a look.
Caiyun and I couldn't find a seat on the train from Guiyang to Chongqing. The weather was hot, and we both brought a lot of things. We put our clothes in our backpacks. The most important thing was that we also had 40,000 yuan in cash. I didn’t dare to let down my guard even though I was carrying money. The train arrived at Linjiang Pier in Chongqing, and we got off the train with the crowd. In the square in front of the train station, there was a receptionist who contacted the hotel. The two of us lived near the train station. The hotel was a four-story building, and the room we lived in was on the top floor. We walked into the room and sat on a stool, which burned our buttocks.
Sitting on the stool was like sitting on a stove. It was too hot in the room. The train ride was very crowded and I was covered in stinky sweat. We went to the top floor to take a shower, then lay down and rested for a while. It gradually became darker and cooler. After closing the door, we went out to eat. The night view of Chongqing was so beautiful. Looking up, the lights inside the high-rise buildings were connected with the stars in the sky. As night falls, the lanterns are put on. The layers of lights, the stars in the sky and the lights of the city are reflected on the surface of the Yangtze River. The stars are dotted and fluorescent, making the Yangtze River very beautiful and charming.
Ships are coming and going on the Yangtze River, whistles are blaring, people are coming and going in the shops on both sides of the road, and colorful neon lights are like ribbons. Chongqing is a mountain city, and many buildings are built on the top of the mountains. Chongqing’s night is like a sea of lights, with colorful lights falling on the world. In a small alley outside the hotel door is a market. There are many vendors setting up stalls to sell things, including clothing and small electrical products. It is also very lively with people coming and going.
There are various snacks in Chongqing. Although they are a bit spicy, they are also delicious. Caiyun and I finished our meal and bought some fruits. It’s been almost half a month since I left home. Apart from taking the train or staying in a hotel, I don’t feel lonely with Caiyun by my side. Caiyun and I are both 30 years old this year. We were classmates in the same class in elementary school. Caiyun became a widow after getting married before giving birth to a child. It seems that it is difficult for one to control one's own destiny in life. We have been doing business for more than half a year, and we have just fulfilled the saying, "Male and female match, the work is not tiring."
When I got up the next morning, the weather was foggy. The two of them went to the city with their backpacks on their backs and walked up a road with steps. There were shops selling things on both sides of the road. At that time, Chaotianmen was building an elevator to go up the mountain. I heard from others that after the elevator was built, there would be no need to walk up the mountain to the city. I saw oranges selling on the roadside. The oranges were bright red in color and very big. I bought a few oranges. The oranges here were very delicious and very sweet. I walked on the steps with my backpack on my back, climbing higher and higher step by step. My legs became weak from exhaustion. I saw some people carrying burdens up the mountain, and some people carrying sliding poles carrying others up the mountain.
Chongqing is very lively. A hair salon on the roadside attracted me. Pop songs were playing on the speakers at the door. The barber inside the room was twerking to the dance music while giving haircuts to customers.Caiyun and I went to visit Zhazi Cave, which is located on the outskirts of Chongqing. It is surrounded by mountains on three sides and a deep ditch on one side. The location is very secret. In the cell in Zhazidong, I saw rusty iron nails, sharp bamboo sticks, tiger benches and other torture instruments. From Zhazidong to Bai Gongguan again, I remembered the poems of the martyr Chen Ran that I had learned when I was studying.
"The door for people to enter and exit is locked, and the hole for dogs to crawl out is open. A voice shouts, crawl out, I will give you freedom."
I saw the remains of the martyrs here, and I have a lot of feelings in my heart. . Caiyun and I had Chongqing hot pot. Along the way, I recorded a lot of information in the diary I carried with me. When you go out to do business, you should go have a look if there is a market in the place you pass by, and go to play if there is a park. Caiyun and I saw something delicious, so we bought some to try, ate along the way and strolled around watching the excitement. After spending two days in Chongqing, we went to the Chinese medicine market in Chongqing and inquired about it while walking. After walking for less than an hour, about six or seven miles, we arrived at the Chuqimen Yangziba Chinese medicine market. This market On a street. In the middle of the road is a shed with tables and stools inside. I saw some people sitting in it drinking tea, chatting, and discussing business. The stores on both sides of the road are all medicinal material warehouses.
We walked to the shed in the middle of the road. As soon as we sat down, someone came to pour tea. I felt very strange. I am not in the habit of drinking tea, and I didn't ask for tea. I waved my hand to him, indicating that I didn’t want to drink tea. The man said and gestured that I didn’t need to take the money. It turns out that the rule here is that no matter which warehouse the table in the shed faces, the owner of the medicinal material warehouse will pay for the tea for guests from out of town. I went to the cargo station to inquire about it, but I couldn't find "wide angle". Many people don't know what "wide angle" is. Most cargo stations operate Coptis .
The Coptis chinensis that year had just been picked. Caiyun and I took a look and found that they were all authentic medicinal materials " Chicken Feet Coptis ", and the quality was very good. I asked about the price, and it was 17 yuan per catty. I remember that the price of Coptis chinensis in the Chinese medicinal materials market in Anguo County was 24 yuan. There is a price difference of seven yuan per pound. Although the profit is not huge, now that I have come here, I don’t want to go back empty-handed. I inquired again and found out that Huangshui Township, Shizhu County, Chongqing City, is the main producing area of Coptis chinensis. After discussing it with Caiyun, I decided to go to the Coptis chinensis production area to have a look.
stayed another night in Chongqing City. We were going to Huangshui Township, Shizhu County to buy Coptis chinensis. Considering that it was a small place, it was not safe to carry too much cash with us. I took the 40,000 yuan in cash I carried with me and deposited 30,000 yuan in cash into the savings bank. I also carried 10,000 yuan in cash with me and put the passbook under the insole of my leather shoes. The two of us got on the bus to Huangshui Township, Shizhu County. There was no direct bus there at that time. Take a bus from Chongqing to Zhongxian County , and then transfer to Zhongxian County. The journey along the two sides of the Yangtze River, with high mountains on one side and turbulent rivers on the other.
The car arrived at Zhong County, then crossed the Yangtze River, and arrived at the east bank of the Yangtze River. The car drove all the way to the top of the mountain. Huangshui Township in Shizhu County is on the top of a high mountain, and there are winding mountain roads along the way. It is still a sunny day at the bottom of the mountain, but when the car reaches the middle of the mountain, it becomes foggy. When I was studying, I learned the phrase "in the mountains with clouds and mist." I didn't understand it at that time. The clouds and mist were all on the top of the mountain, in the sky, so how could they be halfway up the mountain? Now that I have been there and experienced the feeling in Yunwu Mountain, I believe that this is a fact.
Along the winding mountain road, the car drove halfway up the mountain. It was so foggy that the glass in front of the car could not see the road outside clearly. At this time, the driver held a broom in his hand, holding the steering wheel with one hand, and sweeping away the fog on the glass with the other hand. The car was going slower and slower, and it was all on winding mountain roads. I looked out through the car window and saw an abyss beneath the car. Caiyun and I sat in the car and looked at the scenery outside. We were on tenterhooks and very scared. When we arrived at Huangshui Township, we left an unforgettable memory.
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