Chapter 86 Digging ginseng and picking deer antlers
Li Hongjun squatted on the ground to check the footprints left by animals, then stood up with a happy look on his face: "A deer passed by here..."
When everyone heard this, they looked at each other excitedly. The whole body of a deer is a treasure. If they could hunt one, not only would they get double work points, but they would also get a share of the money.
Some people were ready to show off their skills, and Zhou Yong spoke up at this time.
"Safety first. No one is allowed to act on their own and must obey the arrangements..."
Zhou Yong divided the team of 26 people into five small teams, four of which had five people each, and one had six people.
"Don't go too far. If you encounter danger, shoot into the air. Anyone who hears the gunshot must go to support..."
Everyone nodded and dispersed on the spot, with each team member following their team's temporarily appointed team leader and leaving.
When he had arranged the work, he heard Li Caiyun shouting not far away: "Zhou Yong, come here quickly."
Zhou Yong looked at Li Caiyun, who had her back to him, and responded. He said to Cao Biao and Li Hongjun, "Look around first. I'll be there soon."
Li Hongjun led the team and Cao Biao and others away, and Zhou Yong walked towards his young wife.
"What's wrong?"
Li Caiyun turned her head and looked at him with a smile, her face flushed as she spoke mysteriously, "Come here quickly."
Zhou Yong walked forward and took a closer look: "Ginseng."
Li Caiyun nervously made a hushing gesture, meaning him to speak more quietly so as not to disturb others.
Zhou Yong couldn't help but look around, and seeing that no one noticed them, he squatted down to look at the ginseng stems and leaves.
The ginseng stem is very thick and the leaves are densely grown. Judging from its appearance, it has been growing for at least several dozen years.
Zhou Yong glanced at the smiling Li Caiyun and had to say that this little girl was really lucky.
Li Caiyun took out a red string and tied it around the ginseng stem, then took out a knife and a small hoe to prepare to dig the ginseng.
Zhou Yong lowered his voice and said, "Just dig slowly. I'll keep watch around you."
Li Caiyun nodded her head without even looking at Zhou Yong, and started digging ginseng carefully.
Zhou Yong stood up with a smile, looked around, and went to the bushes not far away to pee.
He unbuttoned his pants and stared into the grass, afraid that there might be a snake.
"Huh? What is that?"
A small piece of brown furry object caught Zhou Yong's eye. He pushed aside the grass and took a closer look. It turned out to be a pair of deer antlers.
Zhou Yong suppressed his excitement, looked around and made sure that there was no one around before he picked up the antler.
He didn't even bother to pee, and just walked towards Li Caiyun with the deer antler in hand.
If anyone else saw him picking up the antlers, they would be confiscated.
"Deer antler?"
Li Caiyun exclaimed as she looked at the deer antler in Zhou Yong's hand.
Zhou Yong hissed and Li Caiyun quickly covered her mouth.
After putting the antlers into the cloth bag, Zhou Yong lowered his voice and said, "I'll go take a look around."
Deer are social animals and generally like to forage in groups of three or five.
Since a pair of antlers were found, there may be naturally shed antlers nearby.
Zhou Yong searched around with a machete in hand, and surprisingly, he actually picked up a pair of deer antlers.
Li Caiyun looked at Zhou Yong in disbelief: "Am I dreaming?"
It is considered lucky to be able to pick up a pair of antlers. Li Caiyun felt it was unreal that Zhou Yong picked up another pair of antlers.
Zhou Yong smiled and quickly put the antlers into the bag. He clapped his hands and said, "You are not dreaming. Few people go into the deep mountains, so there are treasures everywhere. Hurry up and dig out this ginseng so that we can go somewhere else to have a look..."
Li Caiyun nodded and started digging ginseng without saying a word. Zhou Yong walked through a bush, and the next second he stood still.
Zhou Yong looked at the two washbasin-sized Ganoderma lucidum on the rotten wood, as well as countless small Ganoderma lucidum. Even though he had seen many storms before, his heart began to beat violently.
Am I dazzled?
Zhou Yong began to doubt himself. He closed his eyes and opened them again. The Ganoderma lucidum was still there. He turned around and ran in the direction where Li Caiyun was.
The couple quickly collected Ganoderma lucidum and filled up the backpack, and then they added another bag of Ganoderma lucidum.
Zhou Yong and Li Caiyun had just returned to the place where they were digging ginseng when they heard Cao Biao's shouting.
"Zhou Yong, where are you?"
Zhou Yong glanced at his young wife and told her to dig ginseng carefully and not to wander around. He walked in the direction Cao Biao was shouting.
"Zhou Yong, look at what this is?"
Zhou Yong looked at the palm-sized Ganoderma lucidum in Cao Biao's hand and walked over quickly.
"Where did you find it?"
"There are still many ahead!"
Their team had a fruitful harvest, not only harvesting Ganoderma lucidum, but also finding a lot of ginseng.
Zhou Yong went over to take a look and saw Li Hongjun and others were digging ginseng.
Cao Biao grinned, looking very unhappy. Zhou Yong said, "You guys dig, I'll go see if anyone else has any results..."
Everyone responded. Zhou Yong had no mood to look at anyone else. He ran back and dug ginseng with his wife.
It took them more than two hours to dig out a 60-centimeter ginseng intact.
Li Caiyun was so excited: "Can this ginseng be sold for 200 yuan?"
Two hundred dollars?
Zhou Yong looked at his young wife and said, "At least five hundred yuan."
A 60-centimeter ginseng that is intact is rare in the market. It is sold for 500 yuan in the north, but it costs much more than that in the south.
However, Zhou Yong did not tell Li Caiyun these words to avoid her becoming suspicious.
After putting the ginseng away, Zhou Yong took Li Caiyun and headed towards where Cao Biao and his companions were.
Li Hongjun dug out a 20-centimeter ginseng, while the others dug out ginsengs of varying sizes, including 30 centimeters and 10 centimeters.
With these gains, everyone worked hard and talked and laughed happily.
At noon, the four teams returned, and each of them had a fruitful harvest.
"Why are we still hunting? Let's just look for medicinal herbs."
Zhou Yong smiled and said, "We are not here just to hunt. Our main purpose is to eliminate hidden dangers for the villagers."
"Captain, I just said that, just joking."
Zhou Yong didn't say anything else. Li Hongjun recorded each team's gains in a small notebook to prevent anyone from embezzling the money.
Everyone filled their stomachs and took a rest, and before one o'clock everyone got up to work.
They continued to head deep into the mountains, hunted two deer in the afternoon, and encountered a tiger again.
A hunting game began. Li Hongjun was the first to bear the brunt of the attack, while Cao Biao and others assisted. Soon a tiger fell in a pool of blood.
Everyone cheered, took the prey, and continued on their way.
At night, when everyone was sleeping soundly, they heard the night watchman shouting, "Wake up, there are wolves approaching..."
Zhou Yong sat up excitedly, and the others reacted quickly.
Everyone picked up their weapons, and Cao Biao shouted: "Don't panic, the people from the public security brigade, spread out..."
Six members of the security brigade stood in a circle holding shotguns, protecting everyone inside.
Zhou Yong held a bow and arrow in his hands and a machete on his back. He stared at the densely packed pairs of shining lights not far away, and his heart couldn't help but skip a beat!
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