Chapter 608 Secret Ginseng

Of all the various jobs to make a living in the mountains, the field of mountaineering is the one that has been talked about the most.

From the old leader Sun Liang to the present, people who collect ginseng in the mountains have a whole set of rules, big and small.

In addition to going to the mountain to offer sacrifices, you have to kowtow when you look at Lao Zhao, and you have to kowtow when you are carrying large items.

Therefore, it is not a problem for Zhao Youcai to kowtow to another person at this time. After all, it is not strange to have many people.

"Dad." But at this time, Zhao Jun couldn't stand it anymore. The two of them usually quarreled with each other, but this was his biological father after all. Mr. Zhao Youcai fell to his knees and got up like this, which made Zhao Jun feel very uncomfortable. .

Furthermore, there may be many big goods hidden in this old village. If Zhao Youcai smashes his head according to this method, how will he be able to see people at work in two days?

But before Zhao Jun could finish speaking, Zhao Youcai had already kowtowed three heads. Zhao Jun was digging ginseng here just now, and the surrounding ground was covered with soil. Zhao Youcai kowtowed his head on the soil, so he couldn't make any noise this time.

After kowtowing, Zhao Youcai stood up, raised his hands to rub the dirt on his forehead and hair, then turned around and asked Zhao Jun: "Son, what's wrong?"

Zhao Jun twitched the corner of his mouth and said to Zhao Youcai: "Dad, it's just the right amount, you don't have to keep knocking..."

"Shut up!" Before Zhao Jun finished speaking, he was loudly interrupted by Zhao Youcai. He raised his finger and pointed at Zhao Jun and said angrily: "If you can't speak, then don't speak!"

Zhao Jun: "..."

Zhao Jun seriously stopped talking. He walked up to Zhao Youcai with the antler key and said angrily: "Get started! I'll carry the ginseng!"

"Hey!" This time Zhao Youcai agreed happily and hurriedly stepped out of the way to make way for Zhao Jun.

Zhao Jun also knelt down, but it was for the convenience of digging ginseng. He used the deer antler key to carefully break the ground aside.

Zhao Youcai glanced at Zhao Jun reluctantly, turned around and ran up the hillside. The two men had a clear division of labor. Zhao Jun was responsible for technical work, and Zhao Youcai was responsible for running errands and offering sacrifices.

Zhao Youcai went to remove the moss, and Zhao Jun began to lift the ginseng here. The antler spoon kept digging and pulling the soil, and a ginseng reed head soon appeared in front of Zhao Jun.

The reed head of ginseng is, to put it bluntly, its rhizome, the part that grows in the soil.

Every spring, rhizomes and buds break through the ground, branches and leaves spread out. In autumn, the part on the ground falls off, leaving traces on the reed heads. This trace is called a reed bowl. It is like the growth rings of trees. The more reed bowls, the older the ginseng seedling is.

As for the part of the reed head closest to the ginseng body, the reed bowl is generally not visible. This part is called the round reed, which is unique to wild ginseng.

In this part of the ginseng round reed, the reed bowl cannot be seen. This is because the round reed close to the ginseng body is the earliest part of the rhizome, and the reed bowl above it gradually degenerates and disappears.

But on the round reed, there are tight circular ribs, and it is said that each rib represents a year.

In addition to the round reed, the common ginseng reed heads, as well as the flower reed and the horse tooth reed are also common.

Stacked flower reeds are formed when the roots of ginseng grow upward and are pressed by the soil and piled together.

The reed bowl on this reed head is clear but incomplete. For example, ginseng with only piled flower reeds has a shorter growth period than ginseng with only round reeds.

As for the horse tooth reed, as the name suggests, it is shaped like a horse tooth, and the reed bowl is relatively more regular.

Like the ginseng seedlings that Zhao Jun just carried out, from top to bottom, there are horse tooth reeds, Duhua reeds, and round reeds. Such reed heads are called three-section reeds. Not only are they the most standard reed heads of wild ginseng, they also prove that Miao ginseng has reached a certain age.

But at this time, the ginseng seedling that appeared in front of Zhao Jun's eyes actually had bifurcated reed heads, one on the left and one on the right, and there were also branches on the reed heads.

This is called ginseng reed. It is caused by people or animals trampling on the ground and causing damage to the ginseng reed heads under the soil, which are formed after secondary growth.

Such ginseng was of poor quality, but Zhao Jun did not dislike it and carefully dug up the soil, trying to ensure the integrity of every ginseng root.

Ten minutes later, Zhao Youcai came back with six or seven pieces of moss. He first went to the tree where he kept his things, picked up his gun and took a look around.

Zhao Youcai was not guarding against people. No matter how many big goods were hidden in this old village, if someone came over, Zhao Youcai would not be able to shoot. He is like this, but he is guarding against wild beasts.

Normally, when digging ginseng, there are calls to the mountains and mountains, and from time to time, the ropes are pulled and the sticks are knocked on the trees. The main purpose of these is to scare away wild beasts. After all, when a person shouts at the top of his lungs, the mountain animals hear the noise and move away from a distance.

But at this time, the ginseng he was holding could not tell what kind of leaves it was. Moreover, Zhao Jun was afraid of attracting others, so he skipped this step.

Without this link, Zhao Youcai had to take precautions, otherwise the two of them would be in trouble if a blind man suddenly appeared while they were busy working.

Seeing that there was nothing strange around him, Zhao Youcai came to Zhao Jun's side with moss and watched Zhao Jun lift the stick from the soil.

Zhao Jun worked on this seedling stick hammer for more than 20 minutes in total before lifting it out of the soil.

He pinched the reed head with the thumb and index finger of his right hand and moved it to Zhao Youcai.

Zhao Youcai hurriedly brought a piece of moss to pick up the ginseng seedlings. However, seeing Zhao Jun casually place the ginseng on the moss, Zhao Youcai asked: "Son, what's this stick like?"

Zhao Youcai wanted to ask if this ginseng seedling was worthless, but he couldn't say this during the process of releasing the mountain.

Zhao Jun understood what his father meant. Compared to Zhao Youcai, he had a lot less scruples and said simply: "It's only about three hundred yuan."

"Three hundred!" Zhao Youcai's eyes widened, and then he curled his lips and said, "This is crazy for you, how can you think of three hundred? Even those gangsters can't spend this kind of money to get a wife."

Hearing what Zhao Youcai said, Zhao Jun chuckled and said nothing more.

Zhao Youcai carefully rolled up the ginseng with moss, looked up at Zhao Jun and said, "Son, are you coming next?"

"Ha!" Zhao Jun couldn't help but sneered when he heard this, looked at Zhao Youcai and asked, "Dad, won't you let me rest for a while?"

"Ah!" Zhao Youcai reacted and said quickly: "Have a rest! Rest! Let's get the trick!"

Zhao Jun rolled his eyes at Zhao Youcai, stood up and went to the big tree where the items were placed. He took out a military water bottle from his shoulder bag, opened it and took a sip of water.

At this time, Zhao Youcai wrapped the two moss tubes with pine bark, then tied them with fine linen ropes, put them in his shoulder bag, then came to Zhao Jun and said, "Son! How about we call Liang two too?" With his voice, he shouted all over the mountain, asking for a good omen.”

"You can pull them down." Zhao Jun frowned and said, "There are people picking mushrooms on the left and the right. Let them listen. How can we deal with a bunch of people?"

"Yes." Upon hearing this, Zhao Youcai nodded and stopped talking. Seeing this, Zhao Jun quickly added: "Okay, dad, don't think about that. You have done everything you should do. You have given the big pig's head. What's going on?"

"Oops!" Zhao Youcai suddenly slapped his thigh and said to Zhao Jun: "It's not good, it's still a pig's head. We have to pick it up before we go back. Take it home so dad can make pig head stew for you."

"Ha!" Zhao Jun just smiled but said nothing.

Zhao Youcai seemed to realize something. He smiled at Zhao Jun, then took the kettle from Zhao Jun and poured two sips into his mouth. He didn't even wipe the water flowing out of the corner of his mouth. Zhao Youcai only looked up at the green mountains in the distance, his eyes It is full of hope and longing.

Looking at Zhao Youcai's expression, Zhao Jun's brows turned into embarrassment. He knew without asking that his father was doing something good.

These two Gudong can’t be too idle!

Thinking of this, Zhao Jun pointed to the place close to Gangliangzi and said to Zhao Youcai: "Dad, don't be a fool. Go look over there and see if there are any sticks in the haystack. I want you." Just call me.”

"Hey!" Zhao Youcai came to his senses, agreed, twisted the lid of the kettle, threw the kettle into Zhao Jun's shoulder bag, then got up and ran in the direction Zhao Jun pointed.

Zhao Jun was leaning against a big tree, enjoying the wind, and was preparing to rest for a while. Over there, Zhao Youcai was hunching over, sticking his butt out, and looking around.

Suddenly, Zhao Youcai froze, hunched over, but turned his head towards Zhao Jun. He was seen with one hand stuck in the grass and not moving, and the other hand was waving towards Zhao Jun.

The key is that Zhao Youcai still has a bright smile on his face.

Zhao Jun, who was resting under a tree with his shoulders in his arms, was startled, then sat up and looked at Zhao Youcai in surprise.

Zhao Youcai had not been there for two minutes, but he was already looking for Bang Chui? If this is the case, then he is very lucky!

But seeing Zhao Youcai waving to him repeatedly, Zhao Jun did not doubt that he was there. He got up from under the tree and trotted towards Zhao Youcai.

"Son." Zhao Youcai tapped his chin from the grass and said, "Take a look."

At this time, Zhao Youcai's hand stuck in the grass didn't grab anything, but just pushed aside a piece of yellow grass. Zhao Jun took a closer look and saw that there was a small section of grass, but it only grew in a pinch.

Zhao Jun took one look and felt that it looked like a ginseng penis. He immediately squatted down and examined it carefully. The rest of the penis should be rotten. However, after Zhao Jun took a look at it, he nodded heavily to Zhao Youcai.

Zhao Youcai's eyes lit up, and he immediately knelt down. Zhao Jun quickly pulled him up and said to him, "Dad, please go and look elsewhere."

"Yeah." Zhao Youcai stood up after being persuaded and walked into the distance to continue searching, leaving Zhao Jun alone to carry the ginseng.

Zhao Jun still used the old method, first removing the surrounding weeds, and then breaking the soil with an antler spoon. The soil was mixed with half-rotten leaves. It was not only fertile but also soft.

Zhao Jun quickly dug out the reed head. Seeing that there were round reeds and horse tooth reeds on the reed heads, but no flower reeds, Zhao Jun smashed his mouth and continued digging.

A reed head like this is called Erjie Reed. Similarly, if there are round reeds and piled flower reeds on the reed heads but no horse tooth reeds, they are also called two-section reeds.

The age of Erjielu ginseng will not be too long, usually around fifteen years, and never more than twenty years.

Such ginseng, if it has branches and leaves, is Erjiazi.

Upon seeing this, Zhao Jun hurriedly looked up to look for Zhao Youcai. When he saw Zhao Youcai about ten meters away, sticking his butt out and paddling in the grass, he shouted to Zhao Youcai: "Dad!"

"Coming!" Zhao Youcai heard the sound and ran over in a hurry. When Zhao Jun approached, he asked: "Son, what's wrong?"

Zhao Jun raised his hand, held up the antler key, drew a circle around it, and said, "Dad, please leave this place and look for it carefully."

"Ah?" Zhao Youcai was stunned, but Zhao Jun pointed at the ginseng seedlings and explained to him: "The key to the mountain!"

"Ouch!" When Zhao Youcai heard this, his face was filled with joy.

There is a lot of emphasis in the business of releasing mountains. Erjiazi cannot be called Erjiazi, but must be called the key to the mountain.

Don't forget, when Zhao Youcai finished offering sacrifices to the Mountain God and the boss, he shouted "Mountain God! Boss! Open the door."

Why open the door?

Only with the key to the mountain can the door be opened!

Even though these two legs are small, when the small one is taken out, it may not be as long as a human thumb. It's not worth selling it at the foot of the mountain, but there is something special about mountaineering. There must be other sticks near Erjiazi, which means that only by holding the key to the mountain can you make a fortune!

Yesterday and today, in two days, Zhao Jun and Zhao Youcai, father and son, brought out three seedlings of ginseng. The first two seedlings, one is a big product and the other is a heavy product.

But now when he looked at the key to the mountain, Zhao Youcai felt that his father and son were really going to make a fortune!

When he thought of this, Zhao Youcai bent his knees, fell to the ground again, and banged his head three times at the ginseng seedlings.

Looking at the fanatical Zhao Youcai, Zhao Jun did not dare to stop him for fear of being beaten. Zhao Youcai kowtowed, raised his body, knelt there and muttered: "Thank you, Lord Mountain God! Thank you, boss!"

After saying that, Zhao Youcai stood up and waved his hand at Zhao Jun, indicating that Zhao Jun should continue carrying the ginseng.

And he followed Zhao Jun's instructions and searched within a radius of four to five meters.

Ten minutes later, Zhao Jun was here carrying ginseng, and Zhao Youcai was three or four meters away, and unexpectedly gained something again.

You know, at this time, some ginseng stems exposed to the soil have completely fallen off. At this time, we can still find so many tall ginseng, which shows that there must be a lot of ginseng in this old village!

Zhao Youcai turned around and wanted to call Zhao Jun, but seeing that Zhao Jun was still carrying the ginseng, he did not dare to disturb him. Fearing that Zhao Jun would be frightened by shouting, he dug out the ginseng seeds with trembling hands.

So, Zhao Youcai pulled the rope and inserted the stick next to the ginseng, and then quietly came to Zhao Jun's side.

When Zhao Jun lifted the ginseng seedling out of the soil and looked up for Zhao Youcai, Zhao Youcai tugged Zhao Jun's sleeve from the side.

Zhao Jun turned around and saw Zhao Youcai. Just as he was about to speak, he saw Zhao Youcai pointing over there. Zhao Jun followed Zhao Youcai's hand and saw a rope with a stick standing in the grass. He was immediately startled.

"Dad!" Zhao Jun looked at Zhao Youcai and said in surprise: "You are in the queue again, you are so lucky!"

In mountaineering, there is always a saying that only lucky people can see wild ginseng. An unlucky person cannot see ginseng even if he passes by it.

Of course, the fact that this old village has a lot of ginseng in it is also a factor, but Zhao Youcai also has a really good eye. Zhao Jun wanted to praise his father and make him happy.

Zhao Youcai smiled when he heard this and held the moss in his hand to signal Zhao Jun to put the ginseng on it. But at this time, Zhao Jun hesitated and said to Zhao Youcai: "Dad, let's keep this ginseng secret?"

As soon as Zhao Jun said this, Zhao Youcai's eyes lit up and he nodded repeatedly!

That’s it for today. I’ll add another chapter tomorrow night.