Sure enough, the ruins are not ruined, they just look dilapidated, but a large parking lot appears in front of you, the cars are neatly placed very well, the dim lampposts illuminate the parking lot, and there are many luxury cars in it.

The entrance to the parking lot is an automatic gate, and after the vehicle number plate is recognized, the railing is automatically lifted upward, and Pang Xiaonan noticed that there is a camera next to the gate.

The three people got out of the car and walked towards the black market, because Peng Yuyan had been here, so he knew the road. A few street thugs wandered in front of the entrance of an underground staircase, staring vigilantly at Peng Yuyan and the others, Peng Yuyan said: "These are all black market thugs to prevent anyone from making trouble." ”

There were all kinds of other people who went down the stairs with Pang Xiaonan, "It's really lively." Pang Xiaonan followed Peng Yuyan down the stairs and walked down to the ground, and from time to time someone passed by him, "Where is this black market, this is simply an underground shopping mall." ”

The next floor, sure enough, this is the same as Pang Xiaonan guessed, the walkway is rebuilt from an abandoned sewer, and there are stalls on both sides of the sewer, and all kinds of strange things are sold on the stalls.

"We came in with a swagger?" Pang Xiaonan asked Peng Yuyan curiously, "If terrorists come in to make trouble, won't the scene of the black market get out of control?"

Peng Yuyan explained: "Have you paid attention to the ubiquitous cameras?" Peng Yuyan pointed to the sewer wall, and sure enough, there was a camera every few steps, "We have been monitored by the black market since we entered the black market, these cameras will match the captured people with the national citizen database, and screen out dangerous elements in time, and these cameras will also manually monitor everyone's every move in the black market, capture dangerous actions in time, respond quickly, and notify the security personnel to come and remove the danger." ”

"You seem to know a lot about this place. Pang Xiaonan looked at Peng Yuyan in surprise, according to him, anyone in the black market has nothing to hide.

Peng Yuyan said with a smile: "I used to deal with the management of the black market because of my work, so I am still familiar with this place. Although it's called a black market, it's actually safer than anywhere else out there. And my face is on file on the black market, otherwise why do you think we can come and go freely?"

"Brush your face!" Pang Xiaonan blurted out, "Then you must know that there are some things you bought in the black market, and you can't introduce them to me." Pang Xiaonan mainly wanted to find some excellent medicinal materials to enhance his skills, but he also had a great curiosity about the black goods in the black market.

"This black market," Peng Yuyan tilted his head sideways and said close to Pang Xiaonan's ear, "There is only what you can't think of, and there is nothing you can't buy." ”

"Is it really so amazing?" Pang Xiaonan thought to himself that if what Peng Yuyan said was true, then wouldn't the top-grade medicinal materials he needed be easily captured? It might cost a lot of money, but as long as it could be done with money, there would be a way to think of it.

"This sewer black market is only one layer of the black market, and the things sold here are mainly new and exotic products, such as those weapons with great lethality, which are on the third floor of the basement, such as artillery and grenades, and the second floor of the basement are mainly medicinal materials and antiques, in short, they are expensive things. Peng Yuyan looked at Pang Xiaonan and showed a smile.

"What is the darkest business?" Pang Xiaonan was really curious.

"It's definitely a crime. Councilor Wang interjected, as a politician in Huaguo, he is certainly no stranger to the dark side.

Peng Yuyan nodded and said: "Councilor Wang is right, such as buying murder and buying and selling human beings, all belong to the four-tier business category, of course, there may not be goods there, for example, if you want to find a killer, the killer may send an agent to sit there, just waiting for the customer to come to the door." ”

Pang Xiaonan showed an incredulous expression, he looked at Councilor Wang and said: "Old Wang, this kind of thing is happening under your nose, don't you care? What kind of society is this, the world is declining, how can you be worthy of the people's trust in you, how can you be worthy of your title as a councilor?" Pang Xiaonan shook his head exaggeratedly, with a disdainful expression.

Councilor Wang snorted coldly and said, "You just want to take care of these things, can you take care of them?" There is no market without demand, as long as the demand is still there, these illegal crimes can not be eliminated, I told you, it is better to block than to sparse, at least now the black market is still within our control, the security of Huahai City is relatively balanced, this is enough, I really want to close the black market, these underground societies will go to other places to break the law and commit crimes, and then we will have to look for their whereabouts, which will cause great trouble to our safety management. ”

Pang Xiaonan patted Councilor Wang on the shoulder, gave him a thumbs up, and said: "It is worthy of Councilor Wang, and it is thoughtful to consider the problem! I understand what you mean, instead of rushing to kill all the spring breezes and blowing again, it is better to concentrate on the crime and comprehensively deal with it.

During the conversation, 3 people went down to the second basement floor, there are relatively few people here, because when they reach this floor, it is not ordinary people who can consume it, and the goods here are worth hundreds of thousands of dollars, such as antiques, the antiques on the black market are not ordinary antiques, they are basically national treasure-level antiques, and ordinary antiques will not be sold on the black market.

The antiques here are either stolen or smuggled from abroad, but the average antique lover does not dare to come here, because the antiques here are sky-high, and if you look away and buy a fake, it will be worth the loss.

Councillor Wang pointed to a painting and said: "I didn't expect this painting to be in the black market, I heard that this painting was stolen in the Lefeld Museum many years ago, and for so many years, the museum could only hang a fake there for people to see, and the real thing was actually in the black market." ”

Pang Xiaonan took a closer look, the painting was about a foot square, framed in a picture frame, quietly hung on the wall, depicting the back of an old man and a large area of blue water, Pang Xiaonan turned his head and asked Councilor Wang: "Is this painting very famous, and how much is it worth?"

Councillor Wang thought for a moment and said, "If I remember correctly, the auction price of this painting used to be more than 20 million, and now it should have increased in price." ”

"Damn, it's worth tens of millions at this level?" Pang Xiaonan didn't know anything about painting, but he thought that this painting was at most at the level of a primary school student, and the lines were thick, like random graffiti.

Councilor Wang shrugged helplessly and said: "This is the work of a master, conceived by the impressionist Obierkang, I also think the painting is very ordinary, but other people's paintings are worth this price." ”

Pang Xiaonan asked curiously: "Why didn't I see the seller? What if I want to buy it? Also, this painting is hanging here, aren't you afraid of being stolen? Even if you can't steal it, you're not afraid of being smashed?"

"As I said, the black market is safer than anywhere out there. Peng Yuyan pointed to the picture frame and said, "Look at this picture frame, it is bulletproof glass, you just want to sabotage, it is very difficult to succeed, and you look at the cameras around here, as long as you make a move, there will be security personnel to subdue you immediately." ”

Pang Xiaonan looked around the painting, and indeed arranged several cameras in 360 degrees without dead ends.

"As for the seller, he will definitely not stay here openly, if you fancy this painting, you only need to contact the black market," Peng Yuyan pointed to a notice posted on the wall, "There is a customer service number for the black market, and then the black market will contact the seller, if the buyer and seller reach a deal, the money will also go through the black market, and the black market is equivalent to an intermediate guarantee agency, ensuring the interests of both buyers and sellers." ”

"Damn, it's the same model as online trading. Pang Xiaonan suddenly realized.

"Yes, but you can't buy or sell anything on the black market online. Peng Yuyan walked out of the gallery, "Let's go, let's take a look at the medicinal herbs." ”

The structure of the second basement is completely different from the sewer, that is, the first basement, the sewer is the sewer, but from the second basement onwards, they are all newly dug in the black market, so the planning is completely different, it is really designed according to the mall, such as the shop that sells paintings, which is designed to look like a gallery.

3 people came to the medicinal materials area on the second floor of the basement, the first thing I saw was that there were a few counters in the store, there were some medicinal materials in the counter, the number was not much, they were all one or two, different from the store next to it, there was a person in this store guarding the store, it should be the shopkeeper.

Pang Xiaonan was the first to enter the store, he was very interested in medicinal materials, although he was not familiar with some of the medicinal materials of Hallelujah, but the things in them should be valuable and good, and there might be unexpected gains.

"What herbs are you looking for?" The shopkeeper is a chubby middle-aged man, his face is full, to put it simply, he is chubby, giving people a kind feeling, he is smiling, which makes people feel more kind.

Peng Yuyan accosted: "Boss, people's shops are all furnishings, not furnishings, basically no one has been sent to look at the store, why did you come to the store? If a customer likes your medicinal materials, there will be black market staff to contact you, you just need to sit at home and wait for the phone." ”

The shopkeeper had two mustaches, and he smiled back at Peng Yuyan's words and said, "Yes, if Tu Yi is just waiting for the phone at home." However, there are people in the store who are waiting for a phone call to make a transaction, don't you like cold unmanned shops when you go shopping? I'm here, and I can reply to customers' questions in a timely manner, and naturally I sell more medicinal herbs, isn't it? The rent on the black market is very expensive, so I have to think more about business. ”

Councilor Wang nodded and said approvingly: "The boss is indeed a business elite. ”

The shopkeeper's right hand stretched out towards the counter, motioned for everyone to look casually, and said with a smile: "I see that the three are not ordinary people, I see if you need the medicinal materials here, of course, the medicinal materials placed here are only a part of me, if you have other needs, tell me, even if I don't have it here, I can help you find it." ”

Pang Xiaonan glanced at the medicinal herbs on the counter, he was confused, turned his head and asked the shopkeeper, "Boss, are there any good medicinal herbs for qi replenishment, if you want that kind of good one, it is best that the entire Hallelujah Star is scarce." ”

Pang Xiaonan's routine is very simple, even if he is not clear about the medicinal material system of Hallelujah, but the reason is the same, rare things are expensive, and the reason why rare medicinal materials are rare is because it requires a high aura value to grow, and a high aura value is usually only available in places where there are treasures, so the rarer the rarer, the rarer the higher the spiritual power value, and the human body can greatly improve the spiritual power after absorption.

Qi is the driving force of all physiological functions of the human body, and is formed by the merger of the essence of the water valley and the natural atmosphere inhaled. If the human body is full of righteous qi, evil qi will not invade and cause people to become sick. How can we replenish qi? Food supplementation is an important health care method. Qi replenishment is a widely understood method for treating qi deficiency syndrome. It is also known as benefiting qi. People with qi deficiency are often caused by eating disorders, old age and frailty, and long-term illness, and clinically show a syndrome of decline in visceral function. According to the characteristics of the clinical manifestations of qi deficiency syndrome in different viscera, different qi replenishment methods can be used, such as tonifying lung qi, tonifying spleen qi, tonifying heart qi, tonifying kidney qi, etc.

When it comes to replenishing qi, doctors know what it means, and people who do the business of medicinal materials naturally know it clearly, so Pang Xiaonan said to the shopkeeper that he wanted rare medicinal materials to replenish qi, and the shopkeeper naturally knew his needs. In fact, Pang Xiaonan's needs are also the needs of Councilor Wang now, although the medicinal materials for Councilor Wang's conditioning during this time are also very valuable, but after all, they are still big road goods, and there may be extremely rare medicinal materials in the black market, with dozens of them on the top.

"Qi-replenishing herbs?" the shopkeeper narrowed his eyes and said, "Of course, ginseng is the first choice for qi-replenishing, especially wild ginseng, and wild ginseng also depends on where it grows and how long it has ......."

Ginseng is one of the most important and valuable qi-tonifying herbs, known as the king of herbs, sweet, slightly bitter, slightly warm, with great function to replenish vitality, nootropic and soothing the nerves, as a good product for tonic health care, it is also the most familiar qi-tonifying herb for the public, everyone calls ginseng "goblin", that is to say, ginseng absorbs the essence of all things underground.

Ginseng has the effect of promoting the development of human cells and increasing the number of cell divisions, scientific studies have shown that human cells divide about 50 times before stopping, it takes 2 years and 5 months for cells to divide once each time, if you can achieve 50 times of division, you can live to 120 years old, because ginseng greatly replenishes vitality, it can often be used for weak breathing, cold limbs, weak pulse, low blood pressure and other symptoms.

In addition, because ginseng has a tonic and strengthening effect, it can be anti-aging, and is suitable for long-term illness and weakness, palpitations, cold sweating limbs, shortness of breath, collapse, heart failure, neurasthenia and other diseases.

Modern research has confirmed that ginseng has a good regulatory effect on the nervous system, has a gonadotropin-like effect, and has a cardiotonic effect, can lower blood sugar, enhance hematopoietic function, enhance adrenal cortex function, improve the body's ability to adapt to the external environment, and improve immune function. In addition, ginseng can also promote protein synthesis, inhibit the occurrence of hypercholesterolemia, and promote the recovery of chronic diseases.

However, Pang Xiaonan is not very interested in ginseng, because most of the ginseng now is artificially cultivated, so that the aura of heaven and earth accumulated by ginseng is very limited, just like a mountain produces a ginseng, and a mountain produces 1000 ginseng, 1 ginseng monopolizes the resources of a mountain, and shares the resources of a mountain with 1000 ginseng, and the energy level given by nature is very different.

Even if there is that kind of wild ginseng, it is mostly produced for a short time, because the growth environment of ginseng is relatively harsh, and it has its own sweet taste, which is easy to attract the greed of small animals, so ginseng is easy to die early in the growth process. Generally speaking, ginseng that can survive for a long time either has no natural predators nearby or is guarded by fierce beasts, so it is destined to be the super value of perennial wild ginseng.

Pang Xiaonan interrupted the shopkeeper's description of ginseng and asked bluntly: "Do you have wild ginseng here, how old are they?"

The shopkeeper pointed to a small counter near the store and said, "I do have an old ginseng here, which is the treasure of the store, you can take a look." ”

Because the counter was inside, the lights were relatively dim, so Pang Xiaonan and the others didn't notice it, and at this time, the eyes of several people were guided by the shopkeeper.

The three of them gathered around the counter, carefully observing the legendary old ginseng tree lying on the counter.

This ginseng is five big and three thick, with big shoulders and round waist, and the skin is also black and not slippery, and it does look like a priceless old ginseng.

Councilor Wang quietly asked Pang Xiaonan, "What do you think?"

Pang Xiaonan nodded and said, "Well, it looks good." ”

"Oh, how can you see that?" Although Councilor Wang is well-informed, he does not have a deep understanding of medicinal materials.

Pang Xiaonan pointed to the ginseng tree and said: "There are two ways to identify the age of ginseng, one is to look at the stems, leaves, and fruits of ginseng. The second is to look at the root of ginseng, which we usually talk about is actually the root of ginseng. To identify wild ginseng, we must master five key points, that is, the "five shapes" of reed, grain, skin, body, and beard. ”

Councilor Wang nodded and asked, "What is Lu?"

"The reed is the rhizome, also known as the underground stem, that is, the slender part of the top of the taproot, commonly known as the "reed head". Every autumn, the aboveground part falls off, leaving a stem mark on the rhizome, commonly known as "reed bowl", the number increases with the age of ginseng, and it is also the main sign to identify the age of ginseng, due to the influence of the growth environment and natural disasters, it is divided into a variety of situations, not people often say that a reed bowl is a year, but generally speaking, the reed is long, the reed bowl is many and tight, and it is always good. ”

Councilor Wang leaned down and looked carefully at the surface of the ginseng tree, and indeed there were many bowl-sized scars on his head.

Pang Xiaonan went on to explain: "The main body of ginseng is divided into the body, the rhombic body, and the pimple body, of which there are more rhombic bodies and less rhombic bodies. Ginseng grows in its natural environment for decades or even hundreds of years. The older the skin of the ginseng body, the darker the color, and the longer the age of the ginseng. He pointed to the body of the ginseng tree, "The iron lines on the ginseng body are also one of the characteristics of wild ginseng, the shape is like iron wires wrapped around the ginseng, thin, dense and deep, the circles are opposite, the two are not connected, the denser the iron lines, the older the ginseng." ”

Councillor Wang pointed to the lower part of the ginseng and asked, "Why does this ginseng have so few whiskers?"

Pang Xiaonan said: "Ginseng is the part of ginseng used to absorb nutrients, the older the ginseng, the less and thinner, so the ginseng of the old ginseng is concise and refreshing, the ginseng grows underground for decades, the ginseng will rot and then grow new ginseng, the rotten ginseng will leave a scar, that is, the pearl point, so the more pearl points, the longer the ginseng age." ”

Councilor Wang straightened up and said with a smile: "I didn't expect that there would be so many ways to identify a ginseng tree. ”

Pang Xiaonan knocked on the countertop of the counter and said: "This is like identifying stones, every thing in nature has its own unique growth environment, and it has its own different value laws." ”

Councilor Wang nodded and said, "According to what you say, this ginseng is decades old, to say the least. ”

The shopkeeper had been quietly listening to a few people discussing next to him, and at this time he interjected: "My old ginseng is nearly 100 years old, and it can be said that it is unique on the market. ”

Pang Xiaonan turned his head and asked him, "Shopkeeper, how much do you sell this ginseng?"

The shopkeeper smiled silently and stretched out three fingers.

"300,000?" Peng Yuyan was surprised, a medicinal herb costs 300,000, maybe even a stewed bowl of soup is not enough, and it has to be paired with other medicinal herbs. Originally, he was going to guess 30,000 yuan, but selling things on the black market, 30,000-level ginseng is not yet qualified, if it is sold slowly, he will not be able to earn back the rent of the store here.

The shopkeeper laughed and said, "This brother laughed, I dare to sell 300,000 old ginseng, I don't dare to buy it, it's 3 million!"

"3 million!" Peng Yuyan was secretly speechless, but after all, he had seen a big scene, so he didn't show surprise, and turned his head to look at Pang Xiaonan, because among the three of them, it was estimated that Pang Xiaonan knew the most.

Pang Xiaonan patted Peng Yuyan on the shoulder and said, "If it is really a wild old mountain ginseng of nearly a hundred years, 3 million is not expensive." ”

Then Pang Xiaonan said to the shopkeeper: "Boss, can you take out that old ginseng and show it to me?"

The corner of the shopkeeper's mouth raised and said, "It seems that the little brother is a person who knows the goods, yes, I'll take it out and give you a closer look." ”

The shopkeeper selected a small but delicate key from the keychain hanging on his trousers, opened the door of the cabinet where the wild ginseng was placed, and carefully took out the white ceramic plate containing the old ginseng and placed it on the counter.

"Look!" the shopkeeper made a gesture of please, "but please don't touch, long live understanding." ”

"Okay. Pang Xiaonan naturally knows the rules here, this wild ginseng is very valuable, if he accidentally touches it, the shopkeeper will definitely feel distressed.

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