Chapter 291 King Ginseng

The incident happened so suddenly that the three men, who were searching for ginseng among the weeds, didn't even have time to react.

They heard a cry of surprise, followed by the sound of something hitting the ground with a thud.

Upon closer inspection, Sheng Xi'an, who had just been happily chasing pheasants, had vanished without a trace.

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

Just then, a noise came from below, "Watch out, there's a steep embankment here." It was Sheng Xi'an's voice.

However, by this time, he was already out of control; Sheng Xiping was running too fast and there was no time to stop.

Right where Sheng Xi'an fell, Sheng Xiping also tumbled down.

The "earthen embankment" that Sheng Xi'an mentioned is actually a small fault zone formed by geological movements.

This caused the entire mountain to sink three or four meters, forming a steep mountain wall with two layers, like a staircase.

The key point is that the area is densely forested and rarely visited, so no one knew that such a fault zone existed.

By then, Xue Wanjie didn't care what to say to her younger brother; all she could think about was bringing out the ginseng as perfectly as possible.

Suddenly, the scattered red dots behind her caught Xue Wanjie's attention.

After finishing those tasks, the father and son hurriedly returned to the campsite, packed up all the items outside the shack, and then carried them all over there in small bags and large bundles.

"Brother, you're wrong. You should be catching this pheasant."

"Let's go down. It's too late. We can't keep carrying it. Let's rest for the night and come back up as soon as it's light tomorrow morning."

For someone unfamiliar with the terrain, one must be careful, as it is really difficult to fall up.

Sheng Xi'an was so excited that she quickly shouted.

At this moment, Xue Wanjie hadn't even walked two steps away from her brother. Actually, it was Sheng Xi'an who reminded me that I also saw the small snake behind him.

So when Sheng Xi'an shouted, I threw a box up.

Snakes will lurk around the ginseng, waiting to hunt down large animals such as birds and squirrels that come looking for food.

So don't be fooled by Sheng Xi'an carrying a gun when he retreats from the mountain; it's for self-defense and hunting.

Sheng Xi'an had the heart to kick her younger brother, so she only scolded him a couple of times, but then looked around at the surroundings, trying to find a suitable place to go down.

Sheng Xi'an hurried down a few steps and glanced at it carelessly. Oh no! This bright red thing swaying in the wind, could it be the very thing we were looking for when we retreated from the mountain?

Xue Wanjie is too bold. You'd better go down there obediently and come back up to collect the ginseng tomorrow morning.

As for those seven fools, I'm better off retreating. Let me handle things more often to avoid causing a lot of trouble.

"You need to move that ginseng king first; we'll talk about the rest later."

At that moment, the seven men cautiously leaned against the tree, looking up. "Youngest, Seventh, is something wrong with them?"

Anyway, I only smoke cheap cigarettes, especially at home, not the cheap ones like "Shake Hand" or "Small Construction" that cost a penny. When I go out, I bring a pack of slightly worn-out cigarettes.

"My God, that ginseng is huge! How come its shoulders look thicker than Da Feng's arms?"

Sheng Xiping stood with his head held high and shoulders hunched, looking guilty.

It is a fault zone formed by geological movement, similar to the rocky cliffs and gullies, where the entire hillside has subsided.

The creature's tail was hooked under the branch of a small tree, with half of its body sticking out and dangling in the air. It opened its blood-red mouth, sticking out its bright red tongue, and was showing off to Xue Wanjie.

Sheng Xi'an pulled Sheng Xiping along, and the two brothers knelt down behind the ginseng tree.

The two snakes are the same species, and should both be pine flower snakes, but Sheng Xi'an was vague about whether they were a pair.

We're here to graze in the mountains, to hunt pheasants. Let the pheasants fly away, why bother them?

The higher Sheng Xi'an dug, the more cautious he became, fearing that if the deer bone skewer were to cut anything, the value of the ginseng would be slightly reduced.

Hidden among the bushes and weeds, dozens of small and large, bright red ginseng seeds swayed in the breeze, as if waving to people.

"You, you know what happened just now, but you had a brain fart and went straight for that pheasant."

So we can't just take the shacks here; we have to move all our food and supplies over.

At the very front, it slipped up from under the small tree and disappeared into the grass, its destination known.

That ginseng was obviously very small, with a very long rhizome alone. The rhizome below was densely packed with segments, making it impossible to count them all. It was clear at a glance that the ginseng was quite old.

Especially during the period in Honglangtou City, the bright red ginseng seeds would attract large animals such as birds and squirrels.

So there are not many small trees above, and those small trees are very low, with their crowns and branches only slightly lower than the bottom edge of the cliff, so they are not very deceptive.

There aren't even two ginseng roots waiting for me to lift here; how could I possibly stay on the ground like that?

With that thought in mind, Sheng Xi'an dared not walk with her head held high anymore. She could only keep her head up and watch her feet, taking a few steps and then looking up again.

Sheng Xi'an was so angry that she wanted to kick her younger brother a couple of times. "If you lead him back down the mountain again, are you out of your mind?" Sheng Xi'an shouted angrily.

As a result, one of them was not paying attention and tripped over a fallen log, staggering and almost falling.

On the mountainside, Sheng Xiping looked at the young man who was just as disheveled as himself and shrank back.

The snake couldn't take the smoke; it strained its tail and pulled its body back.

Upon closer inspection, I saw a white-striped snake right behind me, even thicker than the one from last year.

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