In recent years, the business of medicinal materials is very hot and the raw materials of medicinal materials are also in short supply. Although the economy in rural areas is less developed than that in cities, there are many treasures in rural areas. Many things that were not obvious in the countryside before are now bought by vendors in the city at high prices, such as centipede, which has the effects of expelling wind and relieving pain, dredging collaterals and detoxifying, and is a rare good medicinal material. Because of its special effects, it has become the treasure of many medicine owners.
It is said that 70% of the wild centipedes in China are from Hubei, while 40% of the centipedes in Hubei come from Shiyan, so whenever night falls in Shiyan, many hardworking villagers start to go out, holding plastic pots and iron clips in their hands and searchlights on their heads, and catching centipedes all over the mountains along country roads and forests.
A large centipede can be sold from 2.5 yuan to 2.8 yuan, and each smaller centipede can also be sold from 0.8 yuan to 1 yuan. Some people can even catch more than 500 centipedes in one night. If a family catches centipedes together, they can earn an extra 20,000 to 30,000 yuan a month, which can greatly improve the family's economic conditions. It is easy to get rich through hard work.
Because there is no cost, you can make money. Therefore, as long as it gets dark, centipedes are caught everywhere in Shiyan. Spring and summer alternate for more than two months every year, which is the peak season for catching centipedes. It doesn't take skill to catch centipedes, but in order to avoid being bitten by snakes and centipedes, most people catch them at midnight 12, and some even catch them at two or three in the morning, in order to make more money.
People in a town can catch nearly 10 million centipedes every year, which also brings tens of millions of extra income to a town. This business opportunity is really enviable.