Chapter 45: Centennial Mountain Ginseng
Hundred-year-old ginseng!
When Lu Qing finished reading the information about the rhizome of the plant in his hand, he was shocked.
This turned out to be a very precious medicinal material recorded in "Baicao Jing", ginseng!
And its age is more than a hundred years!
"Little thing, this is such a great gift!"
Lu Qing looked at the ginseng in his hand, then looked at the little black beast, and couldn't help but exclaimed.
You know, among the hundreds of herbs recorded in "Baicao Jing", ginseng is definitely one of the most precious medicinal materials.
And it becomes more precious as the years go by.
Ginseng that has been around for decades has very good medicinal effects and is very valuable.
A plant like the one he has in his hand, which is over a hundred years old, is even rarer.
It can be placed in many pharmacies and regarded as the treasure of the store.
"It's really worth it that I caught so many fish for you."
Lu Qing was very happy.
Although he was not sure about the specific value of the century-old ginseng in his hand.
But it is obvious that it must be higher than the Red Moon Carp.
After all, although the Red Moon Carp has a nourishing effect, those nobles buy it at a high price mainly for its delicious taste.
But this hundred-year-old ginseng is different. It is something that can truly save lives.
Precious medicinal materials like these are often out of stock and are snapped up as soon as they appear.
Not to mention that the ginseng in Lu Qing's hand exudes a supernatural light with a hint of red.
This shows that this ginseng already has some properties of a magical medicine.
This kind of precious medicine is probably even more valuable than ordinary ginseng.
Compared to this, the fish he fed the little black beast these days was totally insignificant.
Looking at the night raccoon who was licking his paws and washing his face leisurely beside him.
Lu Qing turned his eyes, squatted down, and said flatteringly: "Little guy, let's make a deal. If you come across something like this again in the future, bring it to me. I will catch whatever fish you want to eat, okay?"
If someone saw Lu Qing like this now, they would find out.
His smile now looked exactly like a weird uncle who was holding candy and trying to trick children.
I don’t know if the little black beast understood what Lu Qing said.
After licking its paws, it just glanced at Lu Qing, then walked gracefully to the fence, jumped lightly, and disappeared into the night.
This time, Lu Qing saw its gaze clearly.
He felt as if he was being despised by a little beast.
Lu Qing was stunned for a moment, then smiled and shook his head.
Although he was despised by a little beast, he was still in a good mood.
Taking the wooden basin back to the kitchen, Lu Qing lit an oil lamp and found a wet cloth.
Then he sat in the living room and, with the help of light, began to clean the dirt from the ginseng.
As he cleaned it carefully bit by bit, the ginseng in his hand gradually revealed its complete appearance.
The main trunk of this ginseng is quite plump, like a small carrot.
The roots are very long, and overall they appear to have a vague human shape.
If it continues to grow, I'm afraid it will really grow into a little man.
It is a bit regrettable that some of the ginseng roots are obviously broken.
This makes the appearance look not so perfect.
Apparently, the little black beast had pulled the ginseng apart while digging it out.
Although Lu Qing felt sorry, he also knew that he shouldn't be too dissatisfied.
To be honest, it was surprising enough that the little black beast could dig up a ginseng.
We can't expect it to dig out ginseng perfectly like a herbalist.
After admiring the century-old ginseng for a while, Lu Qing carefully put it away.
He planned to take the ginseng to his master tomorrow to see how to maximize its value.
After all, although he had read the "Classic of Materia Medica" thoroughly, when it came to knowledge of herbs, he still couldn't catch up with his master, the miracle doctor.
The next morning, Lu Qing got up and first imitated his master by doing two sets of health-preserving boxing in the yard. After he felt refreshed, he went to make breakfast.
After breakfast, he took Xiaoyan to a small courtyard halfway up the mountain.
After seeing the old doctor, the first thing he did was to take out the century-old ginseng wrapped in cloth.
"Master, I accidentally got a herb last night. I want you to give me some advice on how to deal with it."
"Oh, what herbs?"
The old doctor was a little strange.
It's late at night, and my disciple is still out collecting herbs?
“It’s this herb.”
Lu Qing opened the cloth, revealing the ginseng inside.
"This is..." When the old doctor saw the appearance of the herb, his eyes widened, "This is ginseng?!"
Surprised, the old doctor took the cloth bag from Lu Qing's hand, picked up the ginseng and examined it carefully.
"It really is ginseng, and it is of excellent quality, with a year-old top-grade fresh old mountain ginseng that is over a hundred years old!"
After looking at it for a long time, the old doctor let out a long sigh and sighed.
"Ah Qing, where did you get this ginseng? Did you go into the mountains last night?"
The old doctor looked at Lu Qing in surprise.
Hundred-year-old ginseng of this quality usually only grows in deep mountains and forests where few people go.
It is difficult for ordinary herbalists to set foot in such areas.
Even he, in all his years of collecting herbs, had only come across a few of these plants.
Judging from the freshness of this ginseng, it was obviously dug out not long ago.
How did Lu Qing get it?
Could it be that he ran into the deep mountains and forests last night?
But this is obviously impossible.
Facing the old doctor's doubts, Lu Qing smiled and said, "Master, you will never guess who gave me this ginseng."
"Someone gave it to me. Who?" the old doctor asked even more curiously.
How could someone be so generous as to give away such a precious century-old ginseng?
"It's the little black beast I told you about before. After I fed it fish last night, it brought me this ginseng."
"It's that little black beast?" The old doctor was shocked.
Then Lu Qing told him what happened last night in detail.
Not only was the old doctor surprised, but Xiaoyan beside him also widened her eyes.
"It seems that this little black beast is indeed very spiritual, and has reached the point where it can understand human nature."
After listening to Lu Qing's story, the old doctor exclaimed.
"My disciples think so too. I feel like it might even be able to understand what we're saying."
The look of contempt given to the Night Spirit Fox when it left last night.
"This is the benefit of doing good deeds and accumulating virtue." The old doctor stroked his beard and said, "If you hadn't been kind-hearted that day and didn't drive it away, but instead fed it fish every night, how could we have this good relationship today?"
Am I not driving it away because I am kind-hearted? It’s because I simply don’t dare to drive it away!
Hearing what his master said, Lu Qing felt ashamed.
That little thing is very strong, who dares to provoke it?
"Master, according to what you said, this ginseng is more than a hundred years old. What is its value?" Lu Qing asked.
(End of this chapter)
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