Chapter 192 Something terrible happened

“It’s incredible.”

Lin Heng looked at the ginseng in his hand and felt it was a little unreal.

The roots of this aged ginseng have become semi-fibrous and are very tough, and cannot be broken even by hand.

Lin Heng tried it briefly and found that it was true.

This further proves that his judgment was correct. This is a hundred-year-old wild ginseng.

The price of this kind of thing in this era is definitely far less than in later generations, one reason is that there are fewer rich people, and the other is that the resources are abundant.

Unlike later generations, wild ginseng resources are almost exhausted.

Also, the ginseng sold for 3 million in 2012 was sold at an auction. Normally, the price of one ginseng is only a few hundred thousand, not more than 1 million.

In this era, this hundred-year-old wild ginseng can be sold for about ten thousand yuan.

If you have the channels and find a wealthy buyer, you can probably sell it for more than 20,000 yuan, and 30,000 yuan is the limit.

Lin Heng looked at the thing and said to himself: "Of course, it's best to save it and sell it when the resources are scarce. Then the price will be high."

Ten thousand yuan is certainly not a small amount of money. Ten thousand yuan in this era is equivalent to one million yuan in 2020.

Then he smiled again and said, "After a few years, there will be no need to sell it."

If he still has to make money by selling ginseng in the next few years, he might as well die.

This thing is a super tonic, it’s good for you to save it.

After looking at it again, he took out his handkerchief and wrapped it up temporarily, and then considered whether to sell it or keep it when he got home.

He didn't plan to tell Grandpa Gao and his uncle about this.

The value was too high, there was no need for him to test human nature.

And if they say it was Xiongba who found it, they probably would find it hard to believe.

On balance, it's better to just hold it up for now and put it in the inner pocket of your coat.

Fortunately, the roots of this ginseng are strong enough and will not break even if they are bent a few times.

The two handkerchiefs Xiulan gave her were just enough to cover it.

After the ginseng was wrapped, Lin Heng restored the traces here.

Fill it with soil and then cover it with leaves. There is no need for snow or anything like that.

Finally, he made an x-shaped mark on a nearby tree so that he could come back later.

Since there are hundred-year-old ginseng in this place, the ginseng fruits should have produced seeds to a certain extent, and there should also be some ginseng from other years.

“Ouch~”

Seeing that Lin Heng had finished, Xiongba called out to him and took the initiative to lean his head over.

It could understand from Lin Heng's expression that this was a very remarkable thing, and it would probably be praised.

Lin Heng picked up his dog's head and kissed it, then said with a smile: "Good dog, I'll catch you a golden rooster to eat later, and I'll try not to let you eat vegetarian food in the future, and I'll find you many beautiful little bitches."

“Woof woof~~”

Xiongba seemed to understand and started wagging his tail, looking extremely happy.

"Come on, let's get out of here."

Lin Heng said with a smile, and left with Xiongba.

After every step he took he felt his ankle getting more painful. He pulled down his socks and discovered that it was swollen.

"Fuck, that really hurts."

Lin Heng was speechless. He rubbed his body and finally he could walk again.

He wanted to catch a golden rooster for Xiongba, but after searching for half an hour he found nothing.

When he looked at his watch, it was already past three in the afternoon. He went to the agreed place and waited for the other two.

Li Baiquan and Mr. Gao had been waiting here for a long time. Seeing Lin Heng limping over, they hurried over to support him and asked, "Lin Heng, what's wrong with you?"

Lin Heng smiled and shook his head: "It's nothing, I just fell down and my foot hurts a little."

Grandpa Gao looked at Lin Heng's feet and shook his head, "Too careless, luckily it's not a big deal."

"I'll go get you some herbs."

Li Baiquan said this, and turned to find a small red grass on the stone. He crushed the grass and rubbed it on the swollen part of Lin Heng's foot.

Lin Heng didn't feel much effect, but the kneading almost cost him his life, it hurt so much.

However, after massaging, Lin Heng did feel the warmth in his ankle area, and he was able to walk a little better.

After finishing the work, Mr. Gao looked at the two and said, "Let's go."

They didn't catch any prey here, so they had no hope for this place and wanted to quickly look for something new.

Lin Heng did not tell them about digging ginseng, and followed them. Some things can be said, some things cannot be said, and Lin Heng knew what should be hidden and what should not be hidden.

After crossing the mountain, the three of them were still searching for prey on their way back.

At around four o'clock in the afternoon, Lin Heng heard a gunshot from his uncle's side.

After a while, Li Baiquan came back with a golden rooster, smiling: "I almost didn't notice it, luckily this thing crowed."

"Great." Lin Heng gave a thumbs up.

Although his feet hurt, he searched the woods for a long time but found nothing.

I guess I can’t fulfill the promise I made to Xiongba’s golden rooster today, so I can only go back and cut some bacon for it to eat.

When Grandpa Gao came back, he brought two grouse, which were obviously shot with a bow and arrow.

Grandpa Gao looked at Lin Heng and said with a smile: "It seems that all the bad luck has fallen on Lin Heng today. He didn't get anything and even fell down."

"Yeah, it's so unlucky." Li Baiquan also nodded in agreement.

Lin Heng gave a timely bitter smile. He felt unlucky before he found the ginseng. Now he felt that all his luck was used up on the ginseng.

All the way back to the shelter, the three of them gained nothing else.

"Lin Heng, please stew another chicken for us." Grandpa Gao said with a smile, holding the grouse in his hand.

"good."

Lin Heng smiled and nodded.

I boiled water and cooked rice first, then fried some fermented bean curd and bacon and ate it with the rice.

After running all day, they only had some dry food for lunch. The three of them were so hungry that they each ate three large bowls of rice.

Lin Heng prepared some bacon for Xiongba, and he ate it with gusto.

"We don't have much rice or flour left. I think we can only last for five days at most."

While eating, Lin Heng looked at the two of them and said.

Grandpa Gao nodded and said, "Then let's go home after we find the traces of the antelope. I've had enough fun. I haven't had such a good time in a long time."

Li Baiquan also nodded: "It's time to go back. Lin Yue must be getting anxious waiting in Sanchagou."

No matter who you are, it would be hard to bear not taking a shower for more than ten days.

It would be fine if they didn't exercise at home, but here they run more than ten kilometers every day, and their underwear is wet and dry with sweat, dry and wet again, and has long been stinking.

This is especially true for Xie He's socks. The inside of his shoes are all black. He washes his socks every day, and they are black again by the next night.

This shows how hard hunting is. Most people may not be able to persist in it.

After the meal, Lin Heng processed Grandpa Gao’s grouse, saving the chicken offal for tomorrow and stewing the chicken with enoki mushrooms and chestnuts.

Everyone lay on the bed to rest and chat.

Wait until nine o'clock and drink a bowl of stewed chicken soup, and you will feel completely satisfied.

The aroma of chicken, mushrooms and chestnuts are all blended into the soup. One bite leaves a lingering fragrance on your lips and teeth, and your whole body feels warm.

It is very comfortable to rest with such warmth.

When they woke up the next morning, they found that it was snowing again, with small snowflakes falling continuously.

"It's snowing again." Li Baiquan said in disbelief.

"Yeah, I hope the snow won't be too heavy."

Lin Heng was a little helpless. Snowing at this time was not good news.

They don’t have much supplies left, and if the mountain is blocked by heavy snow, it will be a terrifying thing.

If we open the cover of the cave entrance, the cold wind that comes in will be deadly.

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After peeing, the three of them quickly went into the house, opened the pot and scooped up some chicken soup to drink.

"Comfortable!"

After drinking a bowl of chicken soup, Grandpa Gao showed a happy expression, it was so refreshing.

It is such a wonderful thing to have a pot of chicken soup on a winter morning.

"Eat meat, it's easier to cook."

Lin Heng smiled and divided the chicken, which was completely soft and rotten, almost melting in the mouth. He made some sauerkraut noodle dumplings and a soup, and then everyone set out to look for takin.

Lin Heng's foot is much better today. It doesn't hurt much as long as he doesn't sprain his foot to the left. Once he sprains his foot to the left, it hurts so much that he can't stand up in an instant.

When he left, he made up an excuse and took out the century-old ginseng to have a look. He heaved a sigh of relief when he found nothing wrong with it.

After thinking about it, he decided to keep it with him. This thing was too valuable. If he lost it, he would be depressed for half his life.

Although there are almost no other people in this deep mountain forest, what if we meet one?

So he not only carried ginseng with him, but also musk, wrapping it in a plastic bag and putting it in his coat pocket.

"We have to move fast. Tracking the antelope may require us to travel a long distance. Lin Heng, can you do it?"

Grandpa Gao saw Lin Heng following him and asked with concern.

Lin Heng nodded: "No problem."

Grandpa Gao nodded: "Then speed up and don't worry about anything on the road."

The three big men were traveling at a very fast speed as they were trying their best. They reached the canyon where they found the antelope dung that day before ten o'clock.

Xiongba walked in front and they walked behind. The three of them and the dog followed the trail all the way.

It was snowing lightly, and everyone's hair was soaked. The wind howled in the canyon, making it even colder. Although the three of them were shivering, they still had no intention of stopping.

If we don't look for it now, all the clues will be buried when it snows.

Before they knew it, it was already twelve o'clock in the afternoon, and the three of them could no longer find any clues after walking for a while.

Li Baiquan was puzzled: "What's going on? Could it be that this antelope can fly? Did it fly directly into the sky from here?"

Lin Heng shook his head: "That's definitely impossible. I guess they hardly stayed here, so there are no clues in this place."

"I think so too. Let's continue tracking it." Grandpa Gao nodded.

The three continued walking forward, and after one kilometer they saw feces again, but it was still dry feces, and they did not encounter any fresh feces.

Lin Heng looked at his watch and said, "It's already two o'clock. I'm afraid we can't catch up, otherwise it will be too late to go back."

They have walked at least 20 kilometers of mountain roads today, but the migration speed of the takin is faster than they imagined.

The feces I saw in the canyon before should have been from half a month ago, but now there is no trace of it at all.

Uncle Gao determined the direction and shook his head, saying, "It is not suitable for us to chase in this direction anymore. It is heading southwest."

"Then we can only go back. It seems we have no chance of meeting the Antelope."

Li Baiquan shook his head and sighed. He had been thinking of getting a antelope to take back home to celebrate a happy new year, but now it seems that this dream is going to be shattered.

The way back was mostly uphill, and the three were physically and mentally exhausted. The snow kept falling, and they were cold and hungry. It was dark before they reached the shelter.

Although the three of them had flashlights, a terrible thing still happened - they couldn't find their way back.

It was too dark to see far away and had no way of telling where the shelter was. Plus it was snowing, so they only walked the same route they had come from once.

None of the three of them brought a compass.

This made the three of them feel depressed. They didn't expect such a thing to happen to them.

Grandpa Gao sighed and said, "We misjudged our own strength. We should have stopped at one point."

Lin Heng nodded: "It was so easy to walk downhill, and it was snowing, so we were so eager to find the takin. I should have marked the road."

He didn't expect that such a thing would actually happen to them. It is really a luxury to expect humans not to make mistakes.

He thought he had a good memory and had memorized the way back, but when it got dark and snowed, he couldn't find some landmarks and he didn't know the way back.

As the old saying goes, "A good memory is worse than a bad pen."

Li Baiquan looked at the two and said, "We can't go any further. Let's quickly find a sheltered place and build a simple shelter."

The three of them understood that they could no longer find the direction and if they continued to walk around, they would be courting death. The most urgent thing was to quickly find a place that could shelter from the wind and snow. Although the snow was not heavy, it kept falling and the ground was already white.

To build a shelter late at night, you can only make use of the natural environment. Otherwise, it is almost impossible to build one from scratch on flat ground.

Three people is enough.

After searching for half an hour in the cold wind, the three finally found a suitable place.

This is under a large rock that stands upright at an angle, and the soil underneath is dry loess.

After deciding on the place, Lin Heng couldn't wait to say, "Let's make a fire first, sir."

Li Baiquan said: "Damn, it's hard to start a fire without something to ignite."

At this time, Grandpa Gao handed over two pieces of pine grease and said, "I have pine grease on me. I picked it up when I found it was getting dark. I was just afraid that I couldn't start a fire."

Lin Heng also smiled and took out a pine tree oil from his pocket, and said with a smile: "I have it on me too, but I got it this morning."

This made Grandpa Gao look at him in surprise, and he couldn't help but give him a thumbs up: "Xiao Lin, your sense of crisis is good."

He never expected that Lin Heng also brought this kind of thing. Although it seemed insignificant, it was a life-saving thing at this time. With this, the difficulty of making a fire for them suddenly decreased exponentially.

Many times, some small details are often the key to saving lives. A fire can help people survive a cold and snowy night.

And in such a dark night, something to ignite is crucial.

As a human being, Li Baiquan could only grin. He had never thought of carrying such a thing. It was sticky and uncomfortable to carry around, and he always thought that making a fire was simple.

Now looking at Lin Heng and Grandpa Gao again, he suddenly felt a little embarrassed.

"Hurry up and make a fire, uncle. I'm freezing to death. I'll go get some firewood."

Lin Heng said with a smile, skipping the topic.

In fact, he not only brought pine tar, but also flint.

Even if the lighter is broken, you can still make a fire.

But there is no need to say this.

(End of this chapter)