Chapter 8: Immortal God
Tang Qingshan, Tang Dalang and several others came over to see.
I saw a piece of half yellow and half white, wet and rough meat in the pit below. Because the roots of the tree were dead, there was a big hole. The thing was embedded under the roots of the tree and looked quite intact.
The guys all looked at it in amazement: "What is this? It looks so fresh and alive."
The little girl struggled and wanted to go over and take a look. Madam Lin quickly covered her daughter's eyes and said, "Don't look, don't look. Don't be afraid, Xinbao. You have mother here."
As he was talking, he went to take a look and said, "Hey, what is this? It looks so disgusting."
The little boy shook his little head, but did not shake off his mother's hand. He only muttered, "Large slime mold complex..."
Mrs. Lin didn't hear clearly, but she didn't dare to look anymore, so she hurriedly carried her back to the house.
Brother Tang San suddenly screamed: "Oh, Dad! Dad! Why is this thing still moving? It's alive! It won't bite people, right?"
He ran away, leaping and running.
The silly son was startled. Tang Qingshan frowned and took another closer look.
Seeing that thing really looked alive, he suddenly had an idea: "It's Tai Sui!! This is Tai Sui!!"
Brother Tang Er watched from afar for a few seconds and suddenly realized: "Yes, yes! This is Tai Sui! Ganoderma lucidum!!"
With his eyes covered, Naituanzi listened to the voices of his father and brothers outside, feeling very proud.
She knew it! There must be something good! She was famous for her good luck in the circle. No matter how rare the plant was, as long as it existed, she would definitely find it!
It would take others three to five months to find it, but she only needed three to five minutes, so her companions jokingly called her the treasure-hunting rat and asked her to go over mountains and hills with them every day.
But she didn't think it was Tai Sui at first.
Tai Sui is a very famous thing.
There are records of Tai Sui in "Classic of Mountains and Seas", calling Tai Sui "visual meat" and "meat ganoderma"; "Baopuzi" also has "all kinds of ganoderma crushed into powder, or dissolved in water and taken, can make people light and immortal"; "Shennong's Herbal Classic" also had "meat ganoderma is non-toxic, tonifies the middle, improves the essence and energy, increases wisdom, treats chest knots, and long-term consumption can make people light and immortal" and so on.
This thing is said to "grow again soon after it is eaten" and "eat it piece by piece". In other words, if you cut off a piece, it will grow again soon. It seemed magical to the ancients.
Therefore, in ancient times, this was a magical medicine exclusively for emperors, which was said to make people immortal and free from all diseases.
Many people say that emperors like Yao, Shun and Yu lived to be over a hundred years old because they had eaten this thing. Qin Shi Huang, the first emperor of the Qin Dynasty, once led his people eastward in search of this thing. He also ordered the genius doctor Xu Fu to bring thousands of boys and girls to Yingzhou, leaving behind a mystery that has remained unsolved for thousands of years.
In a nutshell, to sum up.
This thing is expensive, very expensive, very expensive! It is worth a lot of money! ! This is really a pillow when you want to sleep. We are so energetic that we will do it together.
While digging, many villagers came over and asked about what was going on.
After all, the Tang family is still the focus of gossip in the village. No matter if they are kind enough to send some food and household items, or just want to see how they are living, there will always be people coming to take a look.
As soon as people heard that someone was digging up the Tai Sui, the whole village was in an uproar. Everyone dropped their breakfast and ran over to watch the fun. Soon, a large crowd had arrived.
It wasn't very deep, so it was dug out quickly and placed on the ground quite intact.
It looked like it weighed at least 70 or 80 kilograms, and looked like a slightly hard piece of fat, or a slightly soft tree stump. It was alive, complete, and hideous.
The villagers gathered around and discussed the matter. Many people asked, "How much silver will this sell for?"
"What kind of luck is this! Just as I moved in, I dug up Tai Sui the next moment!"
"But this isn't the Tang family's land, right? This is the family's old house, they're just renting it out!"
Tang Qingshan was in a good mood at first, but as he listened to the discussions around him, he gradually became depressed.
Although he is a man of few words, he is a man with a lot of plans in his mind. He knows very well that in places like the village, there are many cases of people becoming enemies over a penny. Money can move people's hearts!
Moreover, Yutang Village is really poor.
If the crops don’t grow well, people will be poor, and if they are poor, they have no choice but to scheme.
Besides, what they said made some sense. This place really didn't belong to them! If there was going to be a dispute sooner or later, then, instead of waiting for the villagers to speak out, it would be better for him to take the initiative himself!
Tang Qingshan quickly made up his mind and said, "Fan'er, go and ask the clan leader to come."
Brother Tang was stunned, looked at his father, and left without saying anything.
Second Brother Tang lowered his eyes, figured it out in his mind, and said nothing.
The silly third brother just grinned and boasted to his friends in the village: "My sister found it! My sister is so smart! She pointed, I dug, and it came out..."
This fool never thought about what it meant for his father to ask the clan leader to come.
Second Brother Tang took a few steps towards him, thinking that he had to tell this idiot first, otherwise as soon as he told him, he would jump up in fright and this matter would not be done well.
There is no wrong version in the 1619 book forum!
So he said, "Sanlang, Xinbao is calling you."
"Ah?" Brother Tang San, who was playing the flute excitedly, immediately turned around and jumped into the house. Brother Tang Er glanced at the yard and followed him in.
After a while, the old patriarch came over.
These people are experienced and shrewd. No matter what they think in their hearts, they try to save face and even congratulate you as soon as you arrive.
Tang Qingshan said calmly: "I am very happy. Uncle Patriarch, I invited you here to discuss with you how to deal with this thing."
"What are you discussing?" the old patriarch said, "This courtyard is given to you to live in, so it's yours. The things you dig out are naturally yours too."
"Thank you for your kindness, uncle," Tang Qingshan said, "but I am just staying here temporarily. This is the old courtyard of our Tang family. The ancestors of the old Tang family have accumulated merits, so they have such a treasure. It was only born through my hands, so naturally it must be handed over to the family for disposal."
The old patriarch listened with secret admiration.
This is someone who has been around the outside world. He usually doesn't say a word, but when things really get to the point, he can speak very politely.
So he spoke a few more humble words and then asked someone to invite the elders of the tribe over.
Tang Qingshan's vision and knowledge were much better than those of the elders. He quickly explained what Tai Sui was and how precious it was.
At the same time, he said, "Old clan leader, uncles, there is something I may have thought too much about, let me tell you first. This thing is a rare thing, it is called something mysterious in the book, and I heard that the nobles above are very interested in it. If it gets out, they will ask the government to take it away, and they will get promoted and make a fortune, but for us, if it is good, we can get a plaque, if it is not good, we will get nothing."
He paused, seeing that they all understood, and continued, "But we ordinary people are really in trouble. There is nothing we can do. So the best thing is to find a pharmacy to sell it quickly before the government finds out. The price may not be too high, but after selling it, if there is any problem, it will be the pharmacy and the higher-ups' business, and it will not affect us. Even if the government wants to investigate, we are just ignorant ordinary people. We didn't know that we could offer this thing to the government, and the law cannot hold everyone responsible. What do you think?"
Several old men agreed with this.
Then they quickly reached an agreement.
There are more than 300 households in this village, most of whom are surnamed Tang. There are only a few households with other surnames. There are more than 260 households with the surname Tang.
As for distributing the meat, firstly, we didn't know how to eat it, and secondly, we didn't know how long it could be kept, so we decided to let everyone choose for themselves. Either you get half a penny of meat per household, or you wait and share the money after it is sold. But no one knows how much it can be sold for. We only heard that one pound can be sold for more than ten taels.
After coming out, the patriarch told everyone what had happened, and then asked everyone to go back and discuss it. Half an hour later, they went to the threshing ground to discuss the matter.
Everyone left in a hurry.
Only a young widow named Chen had a twinkling look in her eyes and went to the Tang family's old house.
(End of this chapter)