At that moment, Wang Gui mentioned something Erniu was unaware of.
It was that recently the market had been facing a severe scarcity of medicinal herbs. The supply couldn't meet the demand, leading to sky-rocketing prices. Consequently, many villages had started cultivating these herbs.
Previously, Canglong Village had grown a lot of burdock, the fruit of which is also known as burdock seed. This herb served as a remedy to disperse wind-heat and relieve sore throats and detoxification; it could also treat measles and rubella.
In short, this thing was valuable and could be sold wholesale, but they just couldn't find a distributor. So they couldn't sell it, resulting in a surplus of these herbs in the village, which caused widespread discontent.
