Chapter 292 The King of Ginseng Unearthed

Sheng Liancheng and his son had already tied the rope to a crooked tree on the edge of the cliff, with the other end hanging down.

Sheng Xiping led Sheng Xi'an, and the two of them slowly climbed up from the bottom with the help of the rope.

Sheng Liancheng and Sheng Xikang were busy all afternoon and didn't have time to go down and see the ginseng king.

At this moment, he didn't care that the porridge in the pot was about to boil. He hurriedly approached Sheng Xiping and Sheng Xian and asked how big the ginseng king was.

Sheng Xi'an compared how long the reed head was, the ding beard was as thick as a finger, and Chen Feng's arm was not as thick as that of a ginseng tree.

For the rest of the afternoon, Sheng Xi'an didn't dare to say anything to disturb his elder brother's lifting of the ginseng, and he kept holding it in.

Now that I caught my father and younger brother, they were talking a lot.

"Boss, is that ginseng tree really that big?" Sheng Liancheng asked curiously.

"Well, it's really not that small at the moment. As long as the main body underneath is a little longer, it won't be as big as 6 or 7 liang."

Sheng Xiping nodded. This was the largest wild ginseng he had ever seen in his life.

In the past, it was said that 7 taels of ginseng was considered a ginseng and 8 taels was considered a treasure. That was based on the old system, where one catty was counted as sixteen taels. In fact, eight taels of ginseng was half a catty today.

But the six or seven taels Sheng Xiping mentioned were based on the current measurement units. In other words, if nothing else happens, this ginseng and that tree are definitely treasures.

When Sheng Liancheng heard this, his eyes lit up a lot, "If that's the calculation, how much is that ginseng tree worth?"

How many people in this world are not interested in money? Talking about money is a bit vulgar, but without such vulgar money, how can you live your life?

Therefore, it is a normal reaction for Sheng Liancheng to be concerned about how much Ginseng King is worth.

"Dad, this ginseng cannot be sold right now, so we have to keep it."

In fact, the ginseng gang has rules. Before going down the mountain to sell goods, private discussions about the value of ginseng are not allowed, because they are afraid that some people have evil intentions and want to monopolize the trouble and harm others.

Of course, Sheng Xiping and the others were brothers, father and son, so they didn't say this, so there was no need to worry.

However, the value of ginseng in these days is not high. If the king ginseng tree were to be sold now, it would probably cost only a few thousand yuan.

Not only is there less money, but it’s also easier to get into trouble.

Such a large ginseng can be said to be a national treasure. Once the higher-ups are alerted, it is difficult to predict the consequences. Failure to protect it will cause a lot of trouble.

Therefore, Sheng Xiping had already thought about it. No matter how many ginseng trees there were in this forest, he would just pick two smaller ones and sell them for living, and keep the rest.

"In the future, Laoshan's participation in the conference will be less and less. If we stay here for more than ten or twenty years, we will not be able to save everything. The number will increase many times.

Our family is not short of money right now, so it would be a pity to sell it.

In the future, if any of us brothers encounter some difficulty and need money, we can sell it for emergency purposes.

If you exchange money for this thing, it will be spent if you don't keep it all. If you don't sell it, just leave it aside and you can exchange it for money at any time. "

It’s not like the Sheng family can’t survive these days, so there’s really no need to sell it at a low price right now.

Not to mention too much, in another twenty years, the King of Ginseng will be sold for at least one million. It would be a fool to sell it just now.

"Ah? You won't sell it? If you don't sell it and put it in our hands, won't it get spoiled?

It would be a pity if it rotted or was eaten by insects or something. "Sheng Liancheng was stunned for a moment and said hesitantly.

"Dad, don't worry. How could I be willing to harm such a good ginseng? I must keep it well."

Sheng Xiping was not surprised by his father's attitude. After all, he was the only one who was reborn. The family didn't know what the future would be like, so it was normal for them to have doubts.

Sheng Liancheng, his father and his son, were all skeptical of Sheng Xiping's words.

But Sheng Xiping was the leader, and he had agreed before entering the mountain that everything would be arranged by Sheng Xiping.

Since he said he won't sell it, it's hard for the three of them to say anything else. It's all for this family anyway. Sheng Xiping must have a reason for saying so.

"Oh, my porridge." As he was talking, the porridge in the pot boiled and overflowed, and the water fell on the firewood burning underneath, making a sizzling sound.

Only then did Sheng Liancheng remember that he had been cooking just now.

So he hurried over, opened the lid of the pot, stirred the porridge in the pot with a spoon, and blew on it to make the layer of foam on the surface of the porridge disappear.

Millet porridge is filled with chopped dried meat and mountain leeks.

The dried meat was made by Zhang Shuzhen, who had marinated and dried the endless meat at home. It has a salty taste, and coupled with the spiciness of mountain leeks, the aroma of the porridge wafts far away along with the heat.

When Sheng Xiping was eating the second pancake at noon, he went to look for the mallet, but it fell down again. The next step was to lift the ginseng. This afternoon, he was so hungry that his chest pressed against his back.

Now when I smell the aroma of porridge, I feel even more hungry. "Dad, is the food ready? Eat when it's ready. I'm hungry."

"Okay, okay, let's start dinner." Upon hearing this, Sheng Liancheng quickly took down the porridge pot and placed it on the flat ground in front of the shack.

Then he took out four bowls, and each of the four men filled a bowl of hot porridge with a few large pancakes. This was dinner.

I'm tired and hungry all day long, no matter what it is, it tastes delicious.

Especially when it’s cold in the woods at night, drinking some hot wild vegetable and meat porridge is particularly comfortable.

Sheng Xiping was only twenty-one years old, and when his teeth were in good condition, he could eat large pancakes without any difficulty.

In a short time, I ate five pancakes and drank two and a half bowls of porridge. Now, I finally felt that I was no longer hungry.

"Dad, there are a lot of sticks down there. I think there are at least a dozen of them with fifth-grade and sixth-grade leaves. I estimate it will take at least three to five days to lift them all.

At the small repair shop, you can't always ask for leave. If that doesn't work, you and the third child can go back tomorrow and bring us some food.

Then you two should go to work, go to school when you should, and don't delay for too long.

The second child and I have nothing to do, and the educated youth team has nothing important to do. We will stay in the mountains for a few more days, and we will carry out as many ginseng as we can.

We won’t keep the remaining little ones until five or six years have passed, and then we’ll come over and have a look. "

Sheng Xiping pondered this matter while carrying the ginseng underneath.

The four of them went into the mountains and were delayed for many days. The goal was so obvious that others could guess at once that the Sheng family was definitely in trouble.

Originally, the Sheng family was quite conspicuous in Qianchuan Forest Farm.

Everyone knows that Sheng Xiping can go hunting in the mountains, including black bears, big brown bears, wild boars, leopards, etc. He can make a lot of money in a year, and many people are secretly jealous.

If people knew that the Sheng family had found a big deal and could sell it for a lot of money, how many people would secretly be so jealous that they couldn't sleep and were thinking of ways to cause trouble for the Sheng family? .

After all, there is a difference between hunting and herding mountains.

Hunting requires real ability, good marksmanship and courage. Most people are envious and don't have that ability.

But Fangshan is different. Even if it's a little difficult, it's not that difficult. Most of it is still a matter of luck.

If someone is lucky, he might encounter a big deal when he goes into the mountains and become rich all of a sudden.

No matter what age, no matter what the world, as long as you are a person, you all have a dream of getting rich. Seeing that the Sheng family has become lucky and rich, how can others not be jealous?

Sheng Liancheng works in a small repair shop. Although there is not much work in the small repair shop at this time, as the director, Sheng Liancheng cannot not show up for seven or eight days in a row?

As for Sheng Xikang, it doesn't matter which high school he went to.

There is no college entrance examination these days, teachers in schools don’t pay much attention to it, and students just go around and get a high school diploma.

But it wouldn't be good if Sheng Xikang didn't show up for too long. He couldn't help much here, so he should go back to class.

Among the four, only Sheng Xiping and Sheng Xian are educated youths and have relatively free time.

There are currently no logging tasks in the forest farm. The agricultural team can go and work if they want. No one will say anything if they don't want to go.

Therefore, they should continue to stay in the mountains and lift out as many ginseng trees as possible.

The things in this mountain have no owners, they belong to whoever sees them.

Sheng Xiping and the others can find the ginseng underneath, and others can also find it if they are not protected. Since they are here, they must take away everything they can.

People are all selfish, especially when it comes to money, and no one can give it to others.

Sheng Liancheng thought for a moment that this was also the reason, so he nodded.

"Okay, the third child and I will go back early tomorrow morning and try to find a way to bring you some food.

You two don't live in the mountains for too long, it's almost enough, and we can't be too greedy.

Didn't you often say before that there is a certain amount of food that the mountain god will reward you with? "

"Hey, I got it, dad." Sheng Xiping nodded and agreed.

In this way, the masters and the others agreed to spend the night in the shack.

Early the next morning, Sheng Xiping got up and continued to carry the ginseng, while Sheng Liancheng and Sheng Xikang dealt with it casually before starting to go back.

Sheng Xiping spent another whole morning's work, and finally the ginseng king was unearthed.

This seedling ginseng king is more than two feet long with a reed head and beard. Its body is elegant and agile, and its whole body is covered with horizontal stripes and pearl bumps.

The thickest part of the main body is as thick as a baby's arms, and the two whiskers are as thick as a finger. The two legs are spread apart under the main body. At a glance, it looks like a human figure.

"Brother, how heavy is this ginseng?"

Sheng Xi'an looked at the unearthed Miao Ginseng King and liked it very much. He didn't dare to touch it, so he approached Sheng Xiping and asked.

"I estimate it's at least seven taels. This is a big treasure. Don't tell anyone when you go out.

If outsiders knew about this, it would cause trouble. "

Since ancient times, people have died for wealth and birds have died for food.

Not to mention how good the current public security is, the most important thing is that every household is similar, and no one is particularly outstanding.

If someone suddenly gets a treasure, it might be worth thousands or tens of thousands of dollars to try?

Do you really think that in recent years, there have been no people who are blinded by money and dare to take risks, kill people and buy goods?

Never have too high expectations for human nature. Since ancient times, it is right to keep your wealth secret and make a fortune in silence.

"Oh, I know, brother."

Sheng Xi'an is not stupid, he is just straighter and doesn't have so many twists and turns in his mind.

The ginseng tree in front of him is definitely a treasure. No matter how stupid Sheng Xian is, he still knows the importance.

"Brother, please wrap up this ginseng quickly. Don't let the wind blow away the moisture."

Sheng Xi'an pointed to the large piece of moss he had just found and the whole piece of birch bark he had just removed.

Sheng Xiping nodded, carefully placed the ginseng king on the moss, covered it with a layer of moist black soil, and then slowly rolled it up and tied it up.

The outside was wrapped in birch bark, tied tightly, and placed in a large backpack they brought.

"Brother, which tree should we lift next?" Sheng Xian asked, pointing to the mallets that were tied with red ropes around her.

While Sheng Xiping was carrying the ginseng, Sheng Xian was not idle. He tore Sheng Xiping's red cloth belt into strips and tied up all the surrounding ginseng.

“First pick the sixth-grade leaves to lift, and then pick a few fifth-grade leaves.

Didn't our dad say, don't let us be too greedy, just take away a few trees, but aren't there two more trees on top? That one must be taken home. "

Originally, Sheng Xiping wanted to lift all the fifth-grade leaves, but Sheng Liancheng refused, saying that it was not easy to do things too carefully.

Sheng Xiping was right. They had gained a lot from their trip into the mountains.

Besides, with so many ginseng, it would take them several days to carry them all out.

The people at the forest farm have never seen the two brothers, so they must be able to guess something. Anyway, they are in the mountains. At most, they will come back next year.

"Well, it all depends on big brother's arrangement."

Here in Sheng Xi'an, whatever the eldest brother says, he will do whatever the eldest brother arranges for him, without any hesitation.

So the two brothers had a simple lunch and continued to carry the ginseng.

At around two o'clock in the afternoon, Sheng Liancheng brought some steamed buns, steamed buns, pancakes, meat sauce, pickles and other items to ensure that Sheng Xiping and the others would have enough to eat for at least five days.

He also told Sheng Xiping not to be too greedy. It would only take five days at most. No matter how many trees he brought out, he would have to go home quickly.

Sheng Xiping reassured her again and again, and Sheng Liancheng felt relieved. He left the woods and hurried home before it was dark.

After that, Sheng Liancheng and Sheng Xikang went to work when they were supposed to go to work and went to school when they were supposed to go to school. Only Sheng Xiping and Sheng Xian were left carrying ginseng in the forest under the cliff.

If someone in the family went to see Sheng Xiping, the Sheng family would all agree that the eldest and second son were out on business.

Although others found it strange, they didn't bother to ask more questions, so they just passed it off.

Sheng Xiping and Sheng Xi'an carried the ginseng under the mountain wall for nearly four days and brought out three seedlings with six leaves and three seedlings with five leaves.

The leaves of the third-grade and sixth-grade seedlings are not as heavy as the king of ginseng, but they are still four or five taels heavier. The fifth-grade leaves are big or small, and they basically weigh two or three taels.

Just like Sheng Xiping said, this time, they paid it forward.

Finally, early in the morning, when the sky was still dark, Sheng Xiping started to lift the six-pin leaves that he had first discovered.

Before noon, the sixth-grade leaves were unearthed, which were not too small. Then came the fifth-grade leaves from the seedlings.

At two o'clock in the afternoon, Sheng Liancheng came again. He was worried about his sons. The agreed five days had come, and he was afraid that his two sons would not go back, so he came to urge them.

When I came here, I saw that most of the fifth-grade leaves of the seedlings had been lifted out, and it didn't take much time to unearth them all.

Sheng Liancheng felt relieved and quickly dismantled the shack with Sheng Xi'an and packed up all the pots, pans and other household items.

After Sheng Xiping carried out the last ginseng tree and wrapped it, the masters planned to leave.

"Dad, wait a minute, I'll cut a sign."

Sheng Xiping looked around and saw a red pine tree right next to Wupinye.

So Sheng Xiping swung the ax and chopped off a piece of bark at a height of one person, revealing the wood inside. On the wood, he made five cuts on the left and four on the right.

This is the simplest sign. When others see it, they only know that a seedling and five leaves were unearthed here. Four people went into the mountain to dig it, and there is no other information.

After cutting the omen, I still need to wash my face.

Just use a torch to bake the newly cut omen to prevent the pine oil from seeping out. After a while, the omen will be mushy and cannot be seen clearly.

This sign is not left for others to find ginseng, but mainly to mark it so that they can come back later to make it easier to find it.