Chapter 291 King Ginseng

Something happened suddenly, and the three men over there who were pulling grass and looking for ginseng didn't react at all.

They only heard a scream, followed by the thud of something falling to the ground.

Looking carefully, Sheng Xian, who was happily chasing pheasants just now, was gone.

"Second brother, second child?" Sheng Liancheng and his son were startled, and they hurriedly ran in the direction Sheng Xi'an had just gone.

At this time, a sound was heard coming from below, "Be careful, there is a ridge here, it is very steep." That was Sheng Xi'an's sound.

However, at this time, Fang'er no longer followed. Sheng Xiping was running too fast and had no time to brake.

Just where Sheng Xi'an fell, Sheng Xiping also fell down.

The ridge mentioned by Sheng Xi'an is actually a small fault zone formed by geological movement.

As a result, the entire mountain sank three to four meters downward, forming a steep mountain wall with two levels, upper and lower, like a staircase.

The key is that there are lush forests here, and few people usually walk there. No one knows that such a fault zone exists.

Just now Sheng Xi'an saw the pheasant flying this way, and he wanted to rush over and catch the pheasant, but inadvertently, it fell directly under the mountain wall.

However, Sheng Xiping failed to brake in time and fell off after following his brother.

Fortunately, the mountain wall is not very high, and the bottom is not stone but earth, and there is dense and soft grass as a cushion.

Sheng Xiping fell to the ground, rolled forward a few times, then stopped, turned over, and stood up from the ground.

"Dad, third child, be careful." He hurriedly warned, fearing that the two men would fall too.

Thanks to Sheng Liancheng's slow movements and Sheng Xikang's distance, the two men heard Sheng Xian's words before they reached the mountain wall. At least, they did not fall down.

At this moment, the two of them carefully held the tree and looked down. "Boss, Second Brother, are you two okay?"

Under the mountain wall, Sheng Xi'an looked at his elder brother who was as embarrassed as himself and shrank his neck.

"Brother, I was wrong, I shouldn't have caught that pheasant."

He didn't know what he was thinking at the time. The moment the pheasant took flight, he had an idea in his mind: roast it and eat it at night, and then he rushed towards the pheasant.

No idea, it doesn't matter if you rush forward, it will just fall down.

Fortunately, the ridge was not too high and there were no rocks or water underneath. Otherwise, the two brothers would have been miserable today.

Sheng Xiping was so angry that he really wanted to kick his brother's feet. "If I take you into the mountains again in the future, my brain will be blocked." An angry Sheng Xiping yelled.

"I talked to you for a long time yesterday in vain, didn't I? I told you, when you go into the mountains, talk less and make your own decisions.

We are here to free the mountains, not to hunt and catch pheasants. The pheasant can fly, so what are you doing to provoke it? "

Sheng Xi'an lowered his head and hunched his shoulders, looking guilty.

"I, I didn't know what was going on just now. My brain suddenly twitched and I headed towards the pheasant."

Sheng Xiping rolled his eyes and said, "Don't be fooled twice in the future. Don't cause trouble for me."

This idiot is not suitable for going into the mountains at all. From now on, it is better to let him come less often, so as not to cause a lot of trouble.

Sheng Xiping was reluctant to kick his younger brother, so he only gave him a few words of scolding, and then began to look at the surrounding environment, trying to find a suitable place to go up.

There are two ginseng trees waiting for him to lift over there. He can't stay down here.

This is a fault zone formed by geological movement. Different from Shilizi and ravines, the entire hillside has settled.

Therefore, there are many big trees below. These big trees are very tall, and their crowns and branches are much higher than the upper edge of the mountain wall, so they are very confusing.

If you are not familiar with the terrain, it is really easy to fall if you are not careful.

Sheng Xiping raised his head and looked up, looking up as he walked, trying to find a tree growing against the mountain wall, and use the thick trunk and branches of the big tree to climb up.

As a result, I accidentally tripped over a fallen log under my feet. I stumbled and almost fell.

Sheng Xiping couldn't help but sigh, it must be because he didn't read the almanac when he went out, so everything went wrong and he stumbled.

With this thought in his mind, Sheng Xiping didn't dare to walk with his head up anymore. He had to lower his head and pay attention to his feet. He walked a few steps and stood still before looking up.

Suddenly, dots of red stars appeared in front of her, attracting Sheng Xiping's attention.

Yo, what is that? Why does it look so familiar?

Sheng Xiping took a few steps forward to take a closer look. Okay, isn't that red thing swaying in the wind exactly what they were looking for when they entered the mountain this time?

"Bangchui, Bangchui. There are so many sticks." Sheng Xiping looked forward and was shocked.

In the shadow of shrubs and weeds, dozens of large and small red ginseng seeds swayed in the breeze, more like waving to people.

Sheng Xiping was so excited that he shouted quickly.

Sheng Liancheng and Sheng Xikang on the mountain wall, and Sheng Xian who was also looking for a way out at the bottom of the mountain wall, were all stunned when they heard Sheng Xiping's movement.

What the hell? Is there a stick in this place?

The three masters quickly came to their senses and asked hurriedly, "How many grades of leaves are there?"

"There are both sixth-grade leaves and fifth-grade leaves." Sheng Xiping looked at several nearby trees. The largest one was a sixth-grade leaf, but there were also fifth-grade leaves.

Not far ahead, in the middle of the entire field of wild ginseng, there was a tree that also looked like it had six-grade leaves.

But it is a bit taller than the others, the blue-purple stalk is much thicker, and the ginseng seed on the stile is much bigger than the other ginseng seeds, and it can almost catch up with the little baby's fist.

Needless to say, this tree must be the king of this patch of ginseng, and those around it are all its descendants.

It is very possible that even the two trees that Sheng Xiping and the others encountered before were the ginseng seeds here that were hidden by squirrels or eaten and excreted by birds, and then sprouted.

Sheng Xiping was overjoyed when he discovered King Ginseng and hurried to where King Ginseng was.

But when he walked to a place five or six meters away from King Ginseng, he heard the sound of something quickly passing over the grass and trees, and then, a gust of fishy wind came towards him.

Sheng Xiping reacted quickly and quickly took three steps back to avoid the oncoming attack.

At this moment, he took a closer look, and right in front of him was a snake with black and white patterns that was thicker than the one last year.

This guy's tail was hooked on the branch of the big tree, most of his body was hanging out in the air, his mouth was wide open, and he was spitting out bright red letters, and he was demonstrating towards Sheng Xiping.

"Second brother, don't come over here. There's a money string here, it's very big."

Sheng Xiping heard footsteps behind him and knew that it was Sheng Xi'an who heard him shouting and wanted to come over to see what the ginseng was like, so he hurriedly called out to remind him.

At this time, Sheng Xi'an had already walked two steps behind his brother. In fact, without Sheng Xiping's reminder, he also saw the big snake in front of him.

"Oh my god, why does it feel like this one is bigger than the one you took home last year? These two are not a pair, right?"

Sheng Xian looked at the big snake in front of him with its mouth open in protest and murmured.

The two snakes were of the same species, probably both Songhua snakes. Sheng Xiping didn't know whether they were a pair.

At this moment, he only knew one thing, that is, if he didn't get the snake away, he wouldn't be able to stop carrying the Ginseng King today.

In the lingo of the ginseng gang, snakes are also called Qianchuanzi. If you encounter a snake in the mountains, you have a high chance of discovering wild ginseng.

Especially at this stage of Honglangtou City, the bright red ginseng seeds will attract birds, squirrels and other small animals.

Snakes will hide around wild ginseng, waiting for opportunities to hunt small animals such as birds and squirrels that come to look for food.

What those who release the mountains pay attention to is the harmonious coexistence between man and nature. During the process of releasing the mountains, they will not harm living creatures easily unless they encounter a life-or-death situation.

All animals and plants in this mountain are under the control of the mountain god. He can harm the creatures in the mountain at will. How can he give food to the mountain god if he is angry?

So don't look at Sheng Xiping carrying a gun into the mountains. It was for self-defense, not hunting.

In the two days since he entered the mountain, Sheng Xiping didn't fire a single shot. Even if a pheasant or a rabbit ran in front of him, he ignored it.

Not to mention it's a string of money, it can't be hurt.

If you can't hurt this guy, you can only find a way to drive him away, but how to drive him away?

Sheng Xiping looked at the big snake in front of him who was still spitting out the letter with his mouth open, and felt troubled for a moment.

"Dad, you brought a cigarette, right? Throw it down for me."

Suddenly, Sheng Xiping remembered that the snake was afraid of the smoke, so he hurriedly shouted to the mountain wall.

"Ah, I brought it with me, I brought it with me." Sheng Liancheng heard this and responded hurriedly.

Sheng Liancheng smokes, but he is not a big smoker. He can smoke or not.

Zhang Shuzhen felt that the smell of Laohan cigarette was too strong, and Sheng Liancheng was also a work captain after all, and holding a pipe and a pot in his mouth all day long was not a good look, so Sheng Liancheng usually smoked rolls.

Anyway, I don’t smoke anything expensive. I usually smoke 10-cent cigarettes such as Handshake and Dajiang at home. When I go out, I bring a box of something better.

This time when he went up the mountain, Sheng Liancheng brought several boxes of handshakes, not for smoking, but mainly for fumigating mosquitoes in the mountains.

So when Sheng Xiping shouted, he threw a box down.

Sheng Xiping ran to pick up the cigarettes, opened the cigarette box, took out all the cigarettes, and tried to tie a dozen cigarettes to a wooden stick.

Then he lit all the cigarettes with matches and held up the stick to smoke the big snake.

Snakes are inherently afraid of smoke from fireworks, let alone tobacco smoke.

The snake couldn't bear the smoke. It exerted force on its tail and most of its body retracted.

When the snake retreated, Sheng Xiping chased forward. Anyway, the stick in his hand was quite long and he could hit the snake no matter what.

As a result, the snake was driven back by the smoke in Sheng Xiping's hand.

Finally, he slipped down from the big tree and disappeared into the grass without knowing where he was going.

The big snake was gone and the bundle of cigarettes was almost burnt. Sheng Xiping handed the stick to Sheng Xian and told him to keep an eye on it. If the snake came out again, he might as well smoke it with the stick.

"Dad, please quickly find a rope and pull down all the tools for lifting the ginseng.

I have to lift this ginseng tree first, and I’ll talk about the rest later. "

At this time, I no longer care about the two ginseng trees on the mountain wall. It is important to lift the king ginseng out first.

"It's best to move our shack over here and guard it here to prevent others from stealing our things."

There are so many ginseng under the mountain wall that it would be impossible to lift them all in one or two days. You must live nearby to watch and lift them slowly.

Therefore, the shack at the other end does not need to be used, but all the food and supplies have to be moved here.

When the two men above heard this, they immediately responded.

Then Sheng Liancheng led his third son to mark the two ginseng trees he had discovered before, and covered them with grass, branches and other things to prevent others from discovering and digging them up.

Then, the two tied the tools for lifting the ginseng together and passed them down with ropes to the Sheng Xiping brothers.

After finishing their work, the two men hurriedly returned to the camp, packed up all the things in the shack, and then transported all the large and small packages here, including backpacks and backpacks.

On the mountain wall, next to the two ginseng trees, another shack was built.

Under the mountain wall, Sheng Xiping cleared all the grass around the ginseng king, then tore off a piece of cloth from his belt again and tied it to the ginseng king's stem to mark it.

"Come on, second brother, come with me and kowtow to this old ginseng tree."

Sheng Xiping pulled Sheng Xi'an, and the two brothers knelt down in front of the ginseng tree.

Sheng Xiping clasped his hands together and muttered, "Old Ginseng King, the younger generation Sheng Xiping, I dare to ask you to come out today, don't blame me."

A gust of wind blew by, and the ginseng seeds on the top of the ginseng king's head swayed twice, seeming to be nodding in agreement.

Sheng Xiping led his younger brother and gave the old ginseng king three rings in a row.

Then he took out the deer bone skewer and began to move down the stem, pushing aside the surrounding turf and soil, and lifting the ginseng out bit by bit.

This ginseng tree is obviously very big, the reed head alone is very long, and the reed bowls on it are so densely packed that it is impossible to count them. You can tell at a glance that this ginseng tree is old.

The deeper he digs, the more cautious Sheng Xiping becomes, fearing that if someone doesn't pay attention and the deer bone pick scratches somewhere, the value of the ginseng will be greatly reduced.

Sheng Xiping concentrated on lifting the ginseng, but Sheng Xian was smarter this time and even knew how to collect firewood and make a fire to smoke out the mosquitoes.

After the fire was set up, he squatted down next to his brother and wiped his brother's sweat with his sleeves from time to time.

At this time, Sheng Xiping didn't care what to say to his brother. There was only one thing at the moment, which was to lift the ginseng out as perfectly as possible.

This ginseng tree is absolutely valuable and cannot be damaged in the slightest.

When Sheng Liancheng and his son rebuilt the shack, the sky gradually darkened.

Sheng Xiping had just lifted out two dings of ginseng, and only one shoulder of the ginseng was exposed.

"Oh my God, this is quite a big joint. Why do I feel that these shoulders are thicker than Xiaofeng's arms?"

Sheng Xi'an had been holding back all afternoon without daring to say anything. When she saw her brother stand up from the ground and stretch his arms and legs, he finally dared to speak out.

"You are really good at comparing yourself to others. Xiaofeng was skinny and skinny before, but after coming to our house these days, he has gained some weight.

His arms are so fine, can they compare with this? "

Sheng Xiping shook his head when he heard this. Judging from the exposed shoulders of this ginseng tree, they were much thicker than Chen Feng's thin arms. That child needs to be raised for a while.

"Come on, let's go up. It's too late to continue lifting. Let's rest for the night. We'll come down at dawn tomorrow morning."

Sheng Xiping raised his head and looked at the sky. They were under the mountain wall. The light was already darker and it got dark earlier.

If it were a smaller ginseng, Sheng Xiping would still dare to carry the ginseng with a torch. This is the king of ginseng. If it were broken even a little bit, it would be heartbreaking.

Sheng Xiping didn't dare, so he had better go up there honestly and get up early tomorrow to come down and carry the ginseng.

If you devote a whole day tomorrow, it will be enough.