Chapter 79: Hard to Find
Regarding the development of the military farm, Ye Qing may not have much say in other aspects, but when it comes to livestock breeding, she has a lot of ideas.
Previously, scientific breeding was only one aspect of the issue, but as she visited the farm more often recently, she discovered a problem.
In addition to the live pigs waiting to be released from the pen, the military farm also raises seventy to eighty sows.
But she heard from Zhao Jinliang last time that there were a total of 5,400 live pigs waiting to be released from the military farm, 400 of which were not included in the plan.
These 400 pigs were born from Qingshan Farm's own sows and were prepared to be given as a New Year's snack to the soldiers of the farm's construction corps.
There are four hundred pigs. Even if each can be raised to two hundred kilograms, after slaughtering them all, there will be at most fifty or sixty thousand kilograms of meat. But there are tens of thousands of people on the farm. How can there be enough meat for the soldiers to eat with such little meat throughout the year?
So Ye Qing set his sights on those sows again, and during this period of time he has been looking for the person in charge of the pig farm to inquire about the situation of these sows in the farm.
Now Zhao Jinliang wanted to consult Ye Qing about the strategies for the development of the farm. Ye Qing was suddenly alert and had something to say on the spot.
"Last time you told me that the sows in the farm give birth to 400 piglets a year. That's not right. I counted them. There are 70 to 80 sows in the farm. They are all healthy sows in their prime. Isn't this number of piglets a bit too small?"
Zhao Jinliang was stunned for a moment, and explained:
"That's not too old or too young. These sows basically give birth every year. Some can give birth to eight to ten piglets, and some may give birth to three or four. In a year, they can give birth to five or six hundred piglets. Is that considered a high yield?"
"However, it is difficult to take care of the newborn piglets, and some of them will die. In the end, it would be good if we could raise about 400 pigs."
"So formally speaking, our farm cannot rely solely on sows to produce piglets. First, the number of piglets produced by sows is not enough, and second, piglets are difficult to keep alive in the first two months after birth. Therefore, the farm relies on the supply station to provide piglets every year. The supply station provides piglets that have been raised for about two months, with a high survival rate and easier to raise."
Ye Qing couldn't help but twitch his lips when he heard Zhao Jinliang's nonchalant words.
She had already walked around that batch of sows many times, and even used vines to randomly catch a few sows for spot checks. How could she not know the condition of this batch of sows?
"Uncle, do you have any misunderstandings about sows?"
"The gestation period of a Northeastern/□□ is about 110 days, so they can basically give birth to two cubs a year. If the breeding conditions are right, it is not impossible for them to give birth to three times."
"Under normal circumstances, the average number of piglets born can reach ten. If the physical condition of the sows and boars is adjusted to the best in the early stages of pregnancy preparation, it is not a problem to give birth to 17 or 18 piglets at a time."
"And the mortality rate of our piglets is too high. As long as there is no large-scale epidemic, we can normally control the mortality rate of piglets to less than 5% or even lower through standardized breeding methods."
"So you understand what I mean?"
Zhao Jinliang was almost confused by what he heard.
He silently calculated in his mind according to the data given by Ye Qing.
Even according to the lowest standard, if a sow can really give birth twice a year, giving birth to ten piglets each time, then their farm can produce 1,600 piglets a year with those 80 sows.
If the infant mortality rate can be reduced to less than 5%, the farm will be able to raise more than 1,500 extra pigs per year.
If these more than 1,500 pigs are raised according to Ye Qing's scientific breeding methods, and if they can grow two to three hundred kilograms a year, then the warriors on the farm will be able to realize their wish of eating meat every month!
Thinking of this, Zhao Jinliang's heart beat faster unconsciously and he stared at Ye Qing with excited and passionate eyes.
Even though what Ye Qing said had not been confirmed and sounded exaggerated to him, he still couldn't control his heart.
No wonder he was so easily hooked, the big pie that Ye Qing drew for him sounded so good.
These days, eating meat is an irresistible temptation for people all over the country, and even Zhao Jinliang is no exception. Of course, he not only eats meat himself, but also feels sorry for the soldiers who are helping to build the farm.
Farm construction is not as simple as outsiders imagine.
During the land reform, local people like those in Kaoshantun were allocated large tracts of fertile farmland, where they could plant crops and basically get a harvest without much effort.
But it is different here at the military farm. Tens of thousands of acres of farmland were reclaimed and dug out by the aid soldiers with shovels and picks.
In addition to farmland, there are also forests, pastures, reservoirs, and fish ponds. The expansion of the entire Qingshan Farm has been polished over time. It is the persistence of more than ten or twenty years that has led to its current scale.
Every pile here represents the result of countless efforts of the soldiers, and one can imagine the hardships they endured.
Because the conditions were harsh, Zhao Jinliang wanted to spend more time on the food for the soldiers. However, things did not go as he wished. The policies from above were too rigid. He had been thinking about it for so many years but could not find any loopholes. The food in the farm canteen still did not improve much. He could not think of any good way to ensure that the soldiers could eat fish and meat every month.
Unexpectedly, Ye Qing's visit actually solved the problem that had troubled him for more than ten years.
If the farm canteen can really add extra meals every month in the future, the soldiers can see meat on their plates, even if it's just a few pieces of minced meat, it will make everyone energetic and motivated, and they will probably work more actively and vigorously.
Whenever he thought of the soldiers wolfing down their food in the cafeteria with smiles on their faces, Zhao Jin felt warmed in his heart and he couldn't wait to realize this wish.
He immediately asked Ye Qing anxiously:
"How should this be done? Ye Zhiqing, just give me your instructions. I will fully cooperate and will not object."
Ye Qing was in no hurry to give a plan, he just smiled and said:
"Don't worry about this. Anyway, there is still some time before the pigs in the pen are ready to be released. Please wait for a few days. I will go back and think of a complete plan and then come back to discuss it with you in detail. Is that okay with you?"
Zhao Jinliang thought about it and felt that it made sense. This was no small matter and it was not something that could be decided by just a few casual chats between two people.
But the contact during this period also gave him a certain understanding of Ye Qing's temper. Although this female educated youth was young, she was very calm and steady in her actions. She never spoke without thinking, and if she was not sure about something, she would not even mention it.
This means that there is still a lot of room for improvement in the sow breeding on the farm. The data mentioned by Ye Qing earlier, if handled properly, can be successful, if not 100%, at least 90%.
You can't think too much about this matter. If you do, Zhao Jinliang's blood will dilate as if he were injected with chicken blood, and he will be so excited that he can't sleep at night.
Ye Qing didn't care how much of a shock the heavy bomb she dropped had caused Zhao Jinliang. After she finished delivering a cow at the farm, she took Gu Weinan and Meng Jia back leisurely.
The next day she happened to be free, and Gu Weidong was afraid that he might receive a notice to rejoin the army at any time, so he took advantage of Ye Qing's free time and quickly took Ye Qing to the county to visit his friend in the transportation company.
Ye Qing was very grateful to Gu Weidong's friend, so he prepared a lot of thank-you gifts overnight.
She used two small jars to fill two jars of monkey wine, each weighing about two kilograms. She sealed them with yellow paper and mud, and then used straw rope to weave a net bag to cover the outside. It looked quite realistic.
In addition, she brought in some smoked bacon, homemade maltose and brown sugar cubes, and the pine nuts she got from the social squirrel in the woods last time, taking a few pounds of each.
With these four gifts, the weight was not light. Although these things were not as valuable as Hua Yeqing's, they were good things in the countryside, not to mention in the city where supplies were scarce.
Even if Gu Weidong's friend is a long-distance transporter, Ye Qing's things are still impressive.
This trip to the county was a private trip, so Gu Weidong did not ask Li Yong's tractor to take him there. The two of them took a car from the town to the county, then changed to a bus, and took many detours before arriving at an old neighborhood in the west of the city.
At that time, the entire urban area of Jiaotan County was only that big, and the old streets were even smaller. Many streets had busy shops in front, but when you turned around you could see large tracts of farmland behind. The dirt yard of Gu Weidong's friend's home was right behind a bicycle repair shop.
The two of them went there at the right time. As soon as they turned in, they ran into Gu Weidong's friend who was about to go out and bumped into them at the door.
"Hey, Dongzi, why are you here at my house today? Is this your crush?"
This friend smiled when he saw Gu Weidong, then turned his gaze to Ye Qing and looked him up and down.
Gu Weidong immediately punched the guy in front of him:
"Stop standing there and talking nonsense. This is Ye Qing, the one who asked you to help carry something to Mohe last time. She is a young woman who just came to our village to work in the countryside."
As he spoke, he turned his head and introduced Ye Qing,
"Nie Wei, you can call him Brother Nie or Da Wei. He is two years older than me. He joined the army with me. But he is doing better than me. He was discharged from the army after three years and joined the county transportation company. Now he is a team leader."
Nie Wei shook his head and waved his hand at Ye Qing:
"Hey, girl, don't believe me. This guy is just being modest. Everyone knows that he is a promising talent that the army leaders value. He is only in his early twenties, and he has become a battalion commander. It won't be long before he becomes a regiment commander or a division commander in the future. Compared to you, I am just a small team leader of a transportation company. I feel ashamed to even say it out loud!"
The two of them laughed and boasted to each other for a while before leading Ye Qing into the house.
The people in the house heard the noise and hurriedly opened the curtains and came out to greet them.
The person who came out was a woman in her early twenties, probably Nie Wei's daughter-in-law. After seeing Gu Weidong and Ye Qing, she greeted them warmly.
"This is Nie Wei's wife, her name is Hu Tao, you can just call her Sister Taozi."
Ye Qing followed suit and quickly called her "Sister Taozi".
Like Nie Wei, Hu Tao also thought that this was Gu Weidong's wife. He looked between the two of them and was very amused just by looking at the difference in their height and body shape:
"Hey, hey, hey, come in first. My eldest sister happened to be here with her kids today. I was just asking Dawei to go buy some vegetables. You guys go in and sit down first. Nie Wei, hurry up and buy some vegetables. All the meat on the butcher stall will be cut up soon!"
Nie Wei responded and ran away.
Gu Weidong and Ye Qing then carried the things into the house.
"I say to you two, why do you have to bring so many things with you? Why spend so much money? I have everything I need at home, so you can keep them for yourselves..."
Hu Tao was still chattering in the back. When Ye Qing entered the room and saw the female comrade sitting on the edge of the kang and the two-year-old child in her arms, he was stunned.
The woman holding the child was also stunned.
"Girl, it's you!"
The woman was the first to greet Ye Qing with a smile.
Ye Qing nodded. He never expected it to be such a coincidence.
Hu Tao was also stunned and looked at her elder sister curiously: "Sis, do you know each other?"
Hu Lan explained, "Your brother-in-law went to the county health bureau to take part in the barefoot doctor assessment some time ago. I took my children with me and happened to meet this girl."
As she spoke, she described the incident in which the child accidentally got a chestnut stuck in his throat due to his greedy mouth, and how Ye Qing came to the rescue of the child.
When Hu Tao heard this, her mouth opened wide. She had never expected such a thing to happen.
Gu Weidong beside him also raised his eyebrows in surprise.
He was originally worried that Ye Qing was not familiar with Nie Wei Hutao, and if he returned to the army in the future, Ye Qing would be embarrassed to come to visit alone.
Now it seems that this worry is unnecessary. With Ye Qing and Sister Hu Tao's background, the two sides should be able to become familiar with each other quickly.
Sure enough, what Gu Weidong expected was correct. With Ye Qing's previous heroic act of saving people, Hu Tao and Hu Lan easily opened their hearts and got along very well with Ye Qing. By the time Nie Wei came back from buying groceries, the three women had already become friends and chatted about all sorts of gossip.
At this time, Nie Wei also learned that Ye Qing had saved Hu Lan's child, and his attitude towards Ye Qing changed instantly. He may have regarded Ye Qing as someone who came to him to ask for help, but now he regarded her as his own.
Without Gu Weidong's instructions, he took the initiative to pat Ye Qing's chest and promised:
"Sister, just leave the matters in Mohe to me. I have to go there every month anyway, basically fixed in the middle of the month. If there is anything you need me to bring, just send it over in advance."
"If I'm not at home, you can leave it to my wife, and she will definitely not mess it up for you!"
Ye Qing quickly stood up and thanked Nie Wei.
Hu Lan was more concerned about Ye Qing's last assessment results and couldn't help asking Ye Qing whether he had passed the test.
Because after the last exam, she heard her husband mention that Ye Qing sat behind him, and during the exam, many old proctors were circling around her, and she also handed in her paper early, and no one knew what happened.
Ye Qing laughed and said:
"I passed. I had a solid foundation in medicine before I went to the countryside, so my performance in the exam was acceptable. The teachers who supervised the exam probably saw that I was young and wanted to test my basic skills. After I handed in my paper, they even came to talk to me."
Hu Lan was envious of what she heard:
"It's good to pass. With a license, you can directly become a barefoot doctor in the commune. Unfortunately, my son is too stupid. He took the exam three times in a row and failed every time. This year, he asked Dawei to find out who wrote the test and focused on reviewing the traditional Chinese medicine. He spent so much time and effort, but who knows that he still failed."
Walnut was also helpless about this:
"I told my brother-in-law to follow Dawei into the transport company, even if he was just a temporary worker first. As long as he learned how to drive a truck, he could eventually get a permanent job. But neither you nor your wife listened to me. Now, after three years of hard work, you still haven't achieved anything. I don't know what you two are thinking!"
Hu Lan was a little embarrassed because there were outsiders present, but she still explained:
"Your brother-in-law has no natural talent for driving. He would get so nervous just touching the steering wheel that he would break out in a cold sweat, let alone driving a car for a long distance. He is just not cut out for it. You can't force him to drink water."
Walnut didn't believe it. "Who doesn't go through the same experience as a driver? Ask Dawei if he was afraid when he first touched the steering wheel, drove on the road, and went on a long trip? Didn't he just go through it bravely? As long as he can overcome this hurdle, everything will be fine. What can a grown man achieve if he is afraid of this and that?"
Seeing that the two sisters were about to quarrel about this matter again, Nie Wei hurriedly tried to smooth things over. He sniffed and asked Gu Weidong and Ye Qing what good things they had brought to their house.
"Why do I smell the aroma of wine? What kind of wine smells so good?"
Gu Weidong was really angry and amused: "Do you have a dog's nose? The wine jar is sealed so tightly, and you can still smell it!"
When Nie Wei heard that good wine was really brought over, his eyes lit up immediately. He signaled his wife to fry another plate of peanuts, and then without saying a word, he went to get the wine glasses and opened the jar to check the goods on the spot.
"The guests are still here, and you're opening the things they sent you? Aren't you afraid of being rude?"
Hu Tao cursed a few times with a stern face, but still resigned herself to going to the kitchen to fry a large plate of peanuts.
But soon she no longer cared about cursing, because the wine that Ye Qing brought was so fragrant and tempting. Not to mention the adults, even Hu Lan's two-year-old son couldn't help drooling after smelling the aroma of the monkey wine.
"What kind of wine is this? It smells so good!"
After taking a sip from Nie Wei's wine glass and tasting it, Hu Tao's eyes immediately lit up. She no longer cared about etiquette and without saying a word, she took out several bowls from the cupboard, poured one bowl for her eldest sister, and also poured one bowl for Ye Qing and Gu Weidong.
This was not a secret that could not be told, so Gu Weidong told the story of how Ye Qing encountered a mandrill in the mountains after going to the countryside, and received this thank-you gift from the mother mandrill after saving her child.
Several people were drinking and eating peanuts while listening to Gu Weidong's story with great interest. When they heard that the wine was actually brought from the mountains by them, they were all dumbfounded and could not believe it.
"You said this is wine brewed by mountain ghost monkeys? My God, there is such a bizarre wine in the world? This is too bizarre!"
The Hu sisters loved gossip in the first place, and after hearing Gu Weidong's story, they felt like they had heard an Arabian Nights story. They couldn't wait to ask Ye Qing for more details about the mandrill.
But before they could open their mouths to ask further questions, Nie Wei beside them suddenly said "ouch", slapped his thigh and pointed at Ye Qing:
"I remember now. Are you the one who was in the newspaper a while ago? Yes, the Jicheng Daily. The one who came to the Great Northern Wilderness to join the team and caught thieves and criminals on the train? I was wondering why the name Ye Qing sounded so familiar. I seemed to have heard it somewhere before!"
Ye Qing was stunned for a moment, and Nie Wei excitedly explained:
"Some time ago, our factory union held a meeting with newspapers to announce your outstanding deeds and called on everyone to learn from you. At that time, I heard that this heroine went to work in the countryside in Kaoshantun, Qingshan Town. I wondered if this place was Dongzi's hometown, and I didn't think much about it. I didn't expect that this heroine would be standing in front of us!"
As he spoke, Nie Wei looked at Ye Qing curiously.
"The news said that your flying needle technique is very powerful. It can not only cure diseases but also easily subdue criminals. What kind of needle technique is it? Can you demonstrate it to me?"
Just by listening to the news report, Nie Wei could never imagine how a skinny female comrade who was less than 1.6 meters tall could subdue the tall and strong criminal.
Not only he couldn't figure it out, but everyone in the entire transportation company couldn't figure it out either, so many people whispered privately, thinking that the news was deliberately exaggerated. How could one catch thieves and capture criminals with just a few sewing needles? Even the great monks in Shaolin Temple didn't have such powerful martial arts!
Nie Wei had some doubts in his heart at first, but that was before. Now that he had met the girl in person and knew that this girl was Gu Weidong's friend, Nie Wei felt that this matter was probably true.
He still believed in Gu Weidong's character. If this girl was just seeking fame, Gu Weidong would probably not even bother to talk to her, let alone take the trouble to help her and even come to him to owe her a favor.
It was precisely because of this that Nie Wei became more and more curious and wanted to see what Ye Qing's flying needle skill was like.
This time, Ye Qing was not as reckless as she was in Qingshan Town Police Station. Last time, she let the director of the county public security bureau use half a carrot as a target. Later, Zhao Jinliang joked with her that He Lianshan's embarrassing incident had spread throughout the circle, and many people went to He Lianshan to ask what it felt like to have a silver needle shot on the head.
Although those were just jokes between friends, Ye Qing remembered the lesson and would not use the needle unless necessary in daily situations. He would only take it out when he was diagnosing or treating people.
At this moment, Nie Wei's face was full of curiosity and expectation. Ye Qing didn't want to refuse directly. She looked at the chopsticks in front of her, thought for a moment, took out a small knife from her bag, sharpened one end of the chopsticks a little, and then threw the chopsticks away lightly in front of several people.
The next moment, her chopsticks easily inserted into the top of the door frame not far away. The chopsticks were inserted a full one or two centimeters, holding on to the door frame firmly, with no sign of falling off.
Seeing this, Nie Wei didn't believe it and hurried over to pull it out. After a lot of effort, he did pull the chopsticks out, but the chopsticks were broken and the pointed end was embedded in the door frame and could not be picked out.
Nie Wei also took a chopstick and sharpened it to try it out.
He was a member of the military and drove a truck for a transport team, so his arm strength was much greater than that of an average person. However, when his chopstick flew out, it only poked a hole in the door frame, but the chopstick fell off immediately.
After trying several times without success, Nie Wei was finally convinced.
Although Ye Qing was unable to display her flying needle skills in front of the three people, the whole picture can be seen from the chopstick that the girl just shot out.
"You're awesome! Sister, what I, Nie Wei, admire most is capable people, whether they are gay or lesbian, if they can make a living with their own ability, they are worthy of respect. Come on, let me toast you. You are Dongzi's friend, which means you are also my friend. If you need help with anything in the future, just ask. Don't be polite with us!"
Ye Qing had already seen that Nie Wei and Hu Tao were both straightforward and honest people. They were not good at playing tricks, but they were definitely reliable friends. No wonder Gu Weidong had the guts to assure her that the person he found for her would definitely be trustworthy.
Having seen so many sinister intentions and intrigues in the last days, it is rare to have such simple and pure friends nowadays. Ye Qing has adapted well to this era and is happy to make friends with people like Nie Wei and Hu Tao.
So when Gu Weidong took her to the Nie family to get acquainted with the family today, Ye Qing felt quite happy. She did not rush to leave after dinner, but chatted with the sisters Hu Tao and Hu Lan for a long time. Not only did she take the sisters' pulse and diagnose them, she also prescribed tonic medicine for them, and she also got a floral dress from Hu Tao that she had kept in the bottom of her closet.
The skirt was brought back by Nie Wei from a border town when he went to Mohe. It was an imported product from the Soviet Union and was quite popular here in the Great Northern Wilderness. However, Nie Wei bought the skirt in a size too small, so Hu Tao couldn't wear it at all. She was reluctant to cut up such good material and style and change it into other styles, so the skirt was put at the bottom of her suitcase.
Now that Ye Qing was here, Hu Tao saw that Ye Qing's height and figure were most suitable for the skirt, so without saying a word, she took out the skirt and stuffed it into Ye Qing's arms.
"This skirt will definitely look good on you. If you like it, I'll bring you other colors and styles when Dawei goes to Mohe next year!"
Hu Tao did not show any reluctance when she gave the skirt to Ye Qing, but it made Ye Qing feel a little embarrassed. The gifts she brought did not cost a penny, they were all things that were ready-made at home that she had picked out. As a result, she came to the Nie family and ate and drank, and in the end they gave her such a nice skirt.
Over there, Nie Wei saw that Ye Qing was getting along well with his wife, so he couldn't help but quietly nudged Gu Weidong with his elbow:
"Hey, this Ye Zhiqing is pretty good, generous and down-to-earth. If you don't hold on to such a good girl, someone else will snatch her away!"
Gu Weidong was drinking water and was almost choked by Nie Wei's words.
"What nonsense are you talking about? She's still young. Besides, she's a city girl. How can a country boy like us who can't read a single word be worthy of her? Don't say such nonsense again."
Gu Weidong really didn't dare to think about it.
He admitted that Ye Qing was indeed someone he liked in every aspect, whether it was her thoughts, temperament or how she dealt with people. However, if such a good girl really wanted to find a partner, there would be plenty of men for her to choose from. Why would she be interested in him?
Moreover, he could see that this girl had a clear goal as soon as she arrived in Kaoshan Village. She was good at both human and veterinary medicine, and her ambition to do business was obvious. In order to prevent those bad peach blossoms around her, she even adopted a baby girl as a shield. The meaning was very clear. She had made it clear that she had no intention of dating or getting married. She was just short of having the words "Men, stay away from me" written on her forehead.
In this situation, if he still rushed forward to flirt with her, it would be really rude.
Gu Weidong is not such a dull person, so he thinks it is good for him and Ye Qing to maintain the current relationship where they can trust and rely on each other, come up with ideas together when encountering problems, and supervise and make progress together.
Seeing Gu Weidong speaking righteously and acting like a gentleman, Nie Wei felt really disappointed.
"How can you not be good enough for her? I just don't believe that with your looks and position, you can't win the heart of a young and beautiful girl!"
"I think you are scared. I bumped into Li Yong the other day and learned that you broke up with your former girlfriend. So, are you still going to stay faithful to your ex? Can't you be a man and have some ambition? If the engagement is cancelled, just let it go and find someone better than that girl!"
In this matter, there was a generation gap between Gu Weidong and these brothers, so he was too lazy to argue any further and quickly changed the subject:
"Last time you said you were visiting your old leader at his home, how was that going?"
As soon as this was mentioned, Nie Wei stopped joking and his expression immediately became serious:
"It has been stabilized for now, but it is an old problem. As he ages, his health is prone to problems, not to mention the old injuries. Now he is relying on old ginseng to stay alive. But old mountain ginseng is not easy to find. The one we have at home is almost gone. Now I am looking for people to buy it."
"Please help me look around here and see if you can find some old mountain ginseng from a previous year. The villages around your house are all close to Changbai Mountain. Maybe someone has that stuff hidden in their house. As long as it's real, no matter how outrageous the price is, just get it first."
"If the old leader hadn't gotten me into the transport team, I'd probably still be working as a farmer in the countryside. I have to repay the old man for his kindness. Don't wait until he leaves, because then I won't be able to find anyone to repay him even if I want to."
Gu Weidong nodded: "Okay, I'll ask my parents to help me find out if they can find out any information when I get back."
As they were chatting, Ye Qing came over holding the long braided dress. Gu Weidong thought of the ginseng seedlings planted by Ye Qing in the backyard and her special ability. Suddenly, he had an idea and couldn't help asking:
"Ye Qing, can you get ginseng?"
Ye Qing was stunned for a moment and thought that Gu Weidong's question was very strange.
Her wood-related abilities are no secret to Gu Weidong, and he knows exactly what herbs are in the herb garden in her backyard. Now he asks her if he can get some ginseng. Isn't this asking even though he already knows the answer?
"It's like this. A leader of Nie Wei Transport Company helped him a lot in the past. Now the old man is seriously ill and is relying on old mountain ginseng to keep him alive."
"So Nie Wei wants to ask someone to see if he can find a century-old mountain ginseng. Don't you often go into the mountains to collect herbs? You should know more about mountain herbs than anyone else."
Gu Weidong's intention was to see if Ye Qing's special ability could produce a hundred-year-old ginseng. In that case, he wouldn't have to go to the trouble of asking others. He could just let Nie Wei pay for it and buy one from Ye Qing.
Ye Qing felt helpless. Gu Weidong seemed to have overestimated her abilities.
She can indeed catalyze plants to take root, sprout and grow rapidly, but this ability is not completely without limitations.
Fruit trees, vegetables, and crops, which are annual or multi-year plants, can bloom and bear fruit in just a few minutes under the influence of supernatural powers.
But some old medicinal materials that need time to settle are not acceptable. At least with her current level 3 supernatural power, her ability to grow old herbal materials that are 20 to 30 years old is already the limit of her ability.
But it is obvious that the old mountain ginseng that Nie Wei wants is definitely not enough if it is only 20 or 30 years old. Therefore, Gu Weidong's idea of asking Ye Qing to use his supernatural powers to catalyze the old mountain ginseng is obviously not feasible.
However, after getting Gu Wei's reminder, Ye Qing remembered something.
It was not long ago, when she led Hao Shaofeng and others into the mountains to look for Gu Weidong. Later, when they were going down the mountain, they encountered a fox that was poisoned by a ginseng snake. The fox led them to a cave, where they discovered the old ginseng hidden in the mountain wall.
The old ginseng is hidden so well and at such a high location that no one else should find it. If Nie Wei really wants it, Ye Qing doesn't mind going into the mountains and taking some effort to dig out the old ginseng.
As the long braided dress Hu Tao gave her was really pretty, Ye Qing didn't play any tricks on Nie Wei and told him straightforwardly that she had indeed found a 300-year-old ginseng in the mountains, but that the ginseng grew in the cracks of the rocks, making it a bit troublesome to dig.
Upon hearing Ye Qing's words, Nie Wei was immediately excited, and even Gu Weidong was very surprised.
"Ye Zhiqing, you are not kidding, are you? Is it really a three hundred year old ginseng?" Nie Wei couldn't believe his ears and hurriedly pulled Ye Qing to confirm.
Ye Qing nodded:
"If you don't believe me, go to Kaoshantun when you are free and follow me into the mountains to see if what I say is true."
"But ginseng has a very developed root system. Even though the medicinal seedlings on top are only a tiny bit, the ginseng roots underground have penetrated at least as deep as several medicinal seedlings."
"If ginseng is to be valuable, it must be intact. And since it grows in the cracks of rocks, it's difficult to get the whole ginseng out."
"Why didn't I dig it out when I saw it, and leave it there for someone else to grab?"
When Nie Wei heard that someone might intercept him, he immediately tensed up and said in a hurry:
"I'm free. I'm free right now. Just ask Hu Tao to ask for two days off from work. I don't have to travel long distances these days. Just let someone else take over for two days. Let's go, let's go quickly. Let's go to Kaoshantun now!"
It's no wonder that Nie Wei was anxious. The truth is that old mountain ginseng is hard to find even in the Changbai Mountain area. Not to mention in the county, even hospitals and pharmacies in the province are out of stock. Moreover, a century-old mountain ginseng is priced at hundreds or even thousands of dollars, but it is still hard to find.
If he could really dig up a 300-year-old ginseng, it would solve a big problem in Nie Wei's mind.
Fearing that Ye Qing might be worried about the price, Nie Wei immediately assured Ye Qing:
"Three hundred year old mountain ginseng, what price would a regular hospital or pharmacy sell it for? We definitely won't sell it for less than what the pharmacy offers!"
Gu Weidong glanced at Nie Wei and said, "Do you have money? You have spent all your salary in the past few years on the house you live in now, right?"
Nie Wei chuckled and didn't explain too much. In short, he said that he was definitely not short of money and would definitely not let Ye Qing suffer any loss.
Gu Weidong actually asked that question on purpose. He had known Nie Wei for so many years, how could he not know why this kid had been running long distances in the past two years and specifically went to the Soviet border on the other side of the Mo River? It was probably because of the good money he could make here.
However, the risk here is not small. Gu Weidong thinks that he should find time to find Nie Wei and give him a good beating so that this kid can be more restrained as possible during this period of time.
As the current situation becomes increasingly tense, the darkness before dawn will only become more difficult to endure. We must not mess it up before the policies are relaxed.
After all, in his last life, this guy fell into someone's trap when he was making a long-distance trip to Mohe. He suddenly disappeared for more than half a year. Later, no one knew where he escaped from, but not only did he lose his car, but he also lost a large amount of goods. In the end, although he saved his life, he was directly thrown into prison and spent seven or eight years in prison. When he came out, the world outside had already changed.
Since he has a new life, he can't let his brothers and friends go down the same old path again. Even if they want to be a rich man, they have to keep calm and get through the cold winter of the past few years.
After a few years, when the Soviet Union disintegrates, there will be plenty of opportunities to make money!
Nie Wei was in a hurry to go dig ginseng, so Ye Qing and Gu Weidong did not stay in the county for long. The three of them drove back to Qingshan Town.
Because Ye Qing knew Xu Xianzhen, she and Gu Weidong went to the county to handle some business and left their bicycles at the post office.
However, when Ye Qing got off the bus and headed straight for the post office, intending to take a car back to Kaoshantun, suddenly Sister Xu, who was sitting inside, called her:
"Ye Qing! Don't leave yet, there's a telegram for you!"
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