The brother and sister dug in this small ginseng field from morning to afternoon, eating some bread in the middle and then continuing to dig.
As they dug more ginseng, they became numb. The brother and sister no longer dug the mud carefully bit by bit as before, but dug carelessly with sickles and wood-chopping knives.
In the end, not only was the speed increased, but none of the ginseng dug out was damaged, and they were placed aside intact.
Only after the last one was dug out did the brother and sister breathe a sigh of relief.
Ning Qingyuan rubbed his wrist and said, "I never knew that picking up money for free could be so tiring."
Ning Xiyue half-collapsed on the ground, looking at the neatly arranged rows of ginseng with satisfaction: "The exciting moment has arrived. Come, let's count the ginseng. I'll count one, and you pretend to count one."
"good."
You don’t know until you count, and you’ll be surprised when you do.
Wow, there are a total of thirty-two people participating, big and small.
After scanning, Tongzi found that there were twelve ginsengs under ten years old, six ginsengs between fifteen and twenty years old, six ginsengs between twenty and thirty years old, four ginsengs between thirty and one hundred years old, and four ginsengs that were a hundred years old.
One of the century-old ginsengs is more than two hundred years old and weighs 650 grams, which is even more powerful than the largest and oldest ginseng in the world that Ning Xiyue knew in her previous life.
Ning Qingyuan held this giant of ginseng in his hands with his mouth grinning from ear to ear.
"Sister, how about we keep this ginseng as our family's treasure? It's so rare, we'd feel like we're losing out no matter how much money we exchange it for."
"I think it's okay. Such rare ginseng should be kept at home. We should keep these oldest ones. They are life-saving medicine."
Ning Xiyue looked at the big thing in her brother's hand, which was the two-hundred-year-old ginseng that took the longest time to make.
This is a hermaphroditic ginseng, huge in size, in human form, and shaped like two little people hugging each other. The roots are also well developed, and it looks like a ginseng spirit.
She was afraid that the ginseng would suddenly turn into a doll with a head and two bodies and stand up and run away.
It's such a rare shape, I have to keep it for myself and won't sell it for any price.
Ning Qingyuan packed up four hundred-year-old ginsengs and handed them to her, "Sister, we'll keep these four big ones for ourselves, and we'll sell the others slowly. I just don't know how to store them. It would be a pity if they rotted."
Ning Qingyuan was a little troubled.
"Brother, I'm here. I've recently read some of Grandpa's old notes and learned a lot, including how to prepare medicinal herbs. Let me handle these ginseng. I'm sure I can process it well. I also have a separate small kitchen, which is convenient for work."
The grandfather Ning Xiyue mentioned was a barefoot doctor in the village. The original owner often played at her grandfather's house when she was a child. Her grandfather liked her very much and taught her some basic common sense. Her grandfather even joked that he would let her become a barefoot doctor in the future.
A few years ago, before my grandfather passed away, he did give the original owner a notebook in which he had recorded his own thoughts. Although it contained some of my grandfather's experiences during his years as a barefoot doctor, no one except the original owner had read it. Therefore, there was no need to worry about being exposed when using my grandfather as an excuse.
"Oh yes, grandpa gave you the notes, thank you for your hard work, sister."
Ning Qingyuan was no longer worried. He fully believed that with his sister's quick learning ability, she must have learned her grandfather's medical skills.
Although he didn't have any other skills, he did have the ability to make a few good friends: "Once I'm done, I have the channels to sell it. I have friends here and back home who will definitely make our ginseng worthwhile."
Ning Xiyue nodded and then shook her head: "No rush, we have to take our time selling it, little by little, and spread it out. We can't risk going to that place alone. After these herbs are prepared, they can be stored for a few years without any problem. There's no rush. We have to sell these ginseng safely and get a high price."
"My sister is really thoughtful." Ning Qingyuan nodded in agreement.
Ning Xiyue put away the ginseng, put the bag containing the ginseng at the bottom, and covered it with mushrooms and wild fruits on the surface. In fact, Ning Xiyue had already transferred the things into the space, leaving only a cloth bag underneath.
The two siblings left the ginseng growing area, erased all traces of the area, and restored the weeds and thorns to their original places.
We walked to an open and quiet place and stopped to make a fire to roast the rabbit.
They only had one pancake at noon and were already hungry. The two men and the wolf ate up the two hares. Xiao Hui ate up all the rabbit bones. After everything was done, they buried the fire, erased all traces, and continued on their way.
They didn't meet anyone along the way, perhaps because the place they were walking in was relatively secluded, and they were getting farther and farther away from the largest Daqi Mountain, and entered the third smaller mountain.
This place is rarely visited. I don’t know whether it is good luck or bad luck, or if all the good luck today was used to find ginseng.
Most of the remaining locations on the map are empty.
They didn't encounter any large animals along the way. The small animals were very alert and ran away immediately. There was only one piece of meat and a pile of bird eggs in the backpack. The rest were all various mountain products. Both backpacks were half full. This was the only thing that made Ning Xiyue feel thankful.
Ning Qingyuan smiled foolishly, looking contented: "I'm lucky today, so many mountain products are enough."
Ning Xiyue was happy seeing her second brother so happy. The biggest gain today was the time she spent strolling in the mountains with her second brother.
"Hey, sister, do you see blood on the ground?"
When Ning Qingyuan saw the fresh blood on the grass leaves, he had a bad feeling. He quickly walked to his sister, pulled her, stood in front of her and looked around.
"Look, this blood has just been dripping there, less than a quarter of an hour ago."
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