Holding Space, The Young Couple Brave the 60s

Transmigration + 1960s + Space + Couple + Raising Children.

Zhang Tingting and Guo Jun, a married couple, join hands to brave the 1960s with their portable space, fulfilling their dream of ha...

Chapter 50: Gathering the Three Treasures of Northeast China

After feeding the child, Jianjun and his wife went up the mountain in the middle of the night so they could stay there a little longer.

The two of them just want a peaceful and happy life. After all, the pace of life used to be fast and restless, and everyone was anxious. Now there is a relaxed atmosphere.

The leaves on the mountain have already begun to fall. Tingting and her family of three took out their phones and took photos on the mountain to keep as a memento. It will be a kind of happiness to look back on them when they are old.

"Honey, look, isn't that a deer? It's one of the three treasures of Northeast China. I have another one in my space, but I'm not going to sell it. Deer antlers are all natural and good stuff."

After Jianjun and Tingting finished cleaning the deer, they put it into their spatial storage. Deer antlers are great for making wine, and they were incredibly lucky today.

"Honey, go and get some more Ula grass. It can be used to weave straw sandals or make straw mats, which are especially warm."

"A winter essential for temperatures below -30 degrees Celsius, and it doesn't make your feet smell. Now, many children and adults in every household wear this."

"You know, we're missing a ginseng among the three treasures of Northeast China. If we found one, what incredible luck that would be!"

"That's wishful thinking. Wild ginseng must be incredibly precious. Stop dreaming and let's go inside. Let's catch some fish in that river, that's for sure."

After catching and cleaning up the fish, the two continued their journey deeper into the mountains. This time, they decided to go even further to see if there were any good things inside. They also put their son in their spatial storage, which would make things faster.

“Okay, honey, you used to get so tired after just a few steps, but now climbing mountains is like child’s play for you. You still need to exercise.”

“Wife, don’t you see? If we don’t go up the mountain and do chores, we won’t have anything to eat. It’s all about filling our stomachs.”

Tingting took out a can of cola from her spatial storage; it was still ice-cold. She took two sips and then stopped.

"Honey, I'm just having a little snack. I can't drink this while breastfeeding, so you can drink the rest."

"After having children, I felt that my mother, who had four children, didn't eat well and still had to work. I wondered how she managed. Women really have it tough."

"Then take the children out to see things more often, and bring them some pheasants and rabbits. Other things are easy to be discovered if you take them out, so be careful. Our village is too complicated now."

"The two of them walked quite far without realizing it. Ordinary people wouldn't dare to come into this deep place, as the chances of encountering animals are too high."

"Honey, what's moving?" Jianjun used the stick in his hand to part the grass, and a snake appeared.

"Oh my god, let's run! This is terrifying! I'm terrified of snakes, and this one must be at least two meters long."

Tingting felt numb. Just as the snake rushed towards them, they were back in the space.

"Oh my god, I'm so scared! It's so dangerous to go in there."

"Honey, I just remembered, it's very dangerous in these deep mountains. You think snakes are the scariest thing? These little insects are the scariest thing."

What are you talking about?

"Grass ticks, there are still many insects in the mountains since they are not developed. It is very dangerous after being bitten. If it is black, it is okay, but if it is white, you are doomed and will get tick meningitis."

"Let's spray some medicine on ourselves first, like floral water. It's quite dangerous. We live off the land, there's no other way."

"Honey, let me tell you why your parents don't let you go into the deep mountains. Besides large animals, this little thing is enough to give you a hard time."

"Honey, it's not just a matter of bad luck. These white grasshoppers are rare, aren't they?"

"It's rare, but that doesn't mean it doesn't happen. If you do encounter it, current medical technology can't cure it; it's all about luck."

"What you've said has scared me. I'm too scared to go up the mountain. But it's okay, we have a space here. Better safe than sorry."

The two of them came out and walked inside. "Husband, what's that on the tree? Lingzhi, I guess? It looks so much like it."

"These are Lingzhi wives, quite a few of them. Take out some boxes, let's pack them up. The mountains of Northeast China are full of treasures."

“Honey, look around. There’s no danger on the outskirts of the mountain. Nobody dares to come into this deep mountain because there are lots of animals and plants.”

"We picked wild vegetables as we walked, and we also came across a lot of Ganoderma lucidum. The resources here are so abundant."

"We dug up quite a few more purple kudzu roots. Honey, what's that on the other side? Is it clematis?"

"There's some club grass here, and maybe the ginseng you've been longing for, honey, we might have some too, haha."

The two started walking forward and saw red berries. "Wife, this is ginseng."

"I can't see it there," Tingting asked, puzzled.

“These red fruits are ginseng,” Jianjun said, slowly digging them out with a stick. “Oh, and honey, get me a red cloth so I can tie it on.”

I carefully dug it out, wrapped it in moss, and put it in a box to preserve it.

"Thank goodness we have storage space, honey, otherwise the data wouldn't be properly saved."

"There was another one next to my husband's, and the two of them carefully stored them all away."

“Honey, I’m sitting here breastfeeding the pillar. You can pretend for now. We’re going to strike it rich.”

"This is in pretty good condition. It's been 30 years. We'll pass it down to our children when they grow up."

“Okay, honey. I didn’t dare go to the supply and marketing cooperative in the city, but I didn’t expect to find something good in the mountains.”

"Let's look again, I don't want to walk anymore, this is too wonderful, it feels like I'm picking up money haha."

"Look at you, you little money-grubber," Jianjun tapped Tingting's nose.

"After Tingting finished tidying up the child, she put the child in the space. Our baby is so easy to take care of, he doesn't cry in the middle of the night. I'm so happy."

"Stop admiring yourself, walk forward a bit, don't get too dark, we need to hurry back soon."

"Okay, okay, I'm full of energy right now," Tingting said happily.

The two walked deeper into the area for another hour, without even thinking about eating; they were both such penny-pinchers.

"Tingting, wait a minute, this is also ginseng. Are we going to get rich?"

"What's wrong? Why are you so excited, honey? We just found ginseng too."

"This is a sixth-grade leaf, one of the three treasures of Northeast China! Tingting, quickly get the red string."

"Okay, right away."

“Cut it open and take it out. It’s huge! Honey, pack it up quickly. Even if we go to the city and sell things for 10 years, it won’t be worth a single ginseng.”

To preserve the ginseng rootlets, the two men dug until dark.

"Let's go, honey, let's go home quickly. It's so late, be careful we don't run into wolves."

The two returned home from the mountain in the middle of the night.

"Honey, I'm so excited! We've collected all three treasures of Northeast China, haha."

"Let's change our clothes, take a shower, and tidy up. I'm so excited!"

Tingting first put the pillar on the kang (a heated brick bed), and now she feels energetic and full of joy.