Chapter 274
The extremely shy Chen Hongmei would tie a red rope or thread a copper wire through the ginseng before digging it up. In other words, she was tying up the ginseng to prevent it from running away.
In fact, it is because ginseng is relatively precious, and breaking a ginseng root can result in a considerable loss of money.
Holding the tools in one hand and finding the path of the ginseng roots with the other, he had no extra hands to support the ginseng.
So I would use a red rope to secure it.
Another thing is that if the ginseng is not old enough, it will not be picked first and will be tied up, which means that the ginseng has an owner.
Generally, professional ginseng pickers will not move again.
Everyone is quite particular.
The older generation of ginseng diggers had a lot of tools, as many as more than ten kinds.
Old Zhai didn't have many tools, so he just fixed the ginseng and then knelt on the ground to start digging.
First, I dug a large area with a small shovel, and then dug with my hands.
The ginseng root is the most delicate part and is very easy to break. Whole ginseng is of better quality and sells for a higher price.
Old Zhai naturally wouldn't sell it, but as an old Chinese doctor, he was happy to see the medicine.
It has to be complete.
"Let me help you dig. How long will it take you to finish digging on your own?"
Chen Qingyi wanted to help, but the old man was not happy, "You are so clumsy, don't make trouble!!"
Okay, Chen Qingyi sat aside and ate tomatoes.
More than an hour passed before Old Zhai carefully dug the ginseng out of the soil completely without breaking a single root.
"Oh, this ginseng is so big." The old man's eyes lit up and his face was full of joy.
The wrinkles on his happy face were gathered together.
He quickly took the knife, pried some moss from the ground nearby, and scraped off a layer of bark from the tree.
Wrap it carefully.
He waved his hand and said, "Come on, girl, let's go back quickly and I'll make it.
If you don't keep it, even the best ginseng will lose its medicinal properties.
This ginseng is over eighty years old, and it's a life-saving thing.
Aren’t your two brothers going to be soldiers? You can take them with you when the time comes, but… hehe…”
The old man raised his thumb to his little finger and said, "Give me some."
Don't you like antiques?
I'll trade with you. I also have a small jewelry box made of small-leaf red sandalwood.
There is also a complete set of red gold, kingfisher feather and various precious stones headdress.
Those were all from the palace before... You know what I mean, I'm giving them to you, all to you."
Chen Qingyi: “……!!”
"Old man, please give it all to me. That thing is so expensive. You are at a disadvantage."
Chen Qingyi was almost drooling. That was the one worn by the arrogant Empress Hua in Huanhuan's drama!
Good gloss, bright colors, exquisiteness, showing the aristocratic atmosphere.
It is inlaid with countless treasures. Oh, Chen Qingyi wiped the corner of his mouth.
"What's the point of eating or not? I have no use for that thing."
A sharp glint flashed in old Zhai's eyes. Not only was his son missing, but his daughter-in-law remarried and took his granddaughter with her.
I also want to report him.
If it weren’t for his old friend tipping him off, the old man wouldn’t even know where he was!
Humph, thinking about what I did before leaving Beijing, those people must be so angry that they want to die.
He has plenty of good things, if he doesn't give them to others, no one else can get them!!
Looking at the fair and tender girl in front of him with her big blinking eyes, he smiled.
Who said he is an old man without a granddaughter?
The little girl visited him almost every day, brought him delicious food, and chatted with him.
Listening to him talk about trivial matters, the old man can still tell the difference between sincerity and falsehood.
"Just take it if you give it to me. It's such a small thing, it's worth sharing it."
Generous! Arrogant!
Chen Qingyi suddenly felt that the old man’s thighs were thicker than she thought, “Old man, please keep more of this ginseng.
My brother can’t use it yet.”
When she finds an opportunity, she will go to the space and pick a good one for him. By the way, she had given it to him once before.
Where did the old man use it?
Chen Qingyi tilted her head and didn't ask any further questions.
When they returned to the brigade, the old man gave her the things and still asked her to put them away and not take them out.
Chen Qingyi directly left half of the pheasants and rabbits for him, and even the fattest ones.
I also boiled water and helped him pluck the chicken feathers.
Even one in the stew pot.
The old man's eyes were still fixed on the ginseng. Chen Qingyi had no choice but to tell him:
"Don't forget to eat. I'm leaving first."
The old man didn't even look at her and just waved his hand.
Chen Qingyi carried four pheasants and a rabbit on her back and walked home, trying to avoid people.
Anyone can catch the little creatures in the mountains, but not everyone can catch them.
If people see this, they will inevitably make some sarcastic remarks.
I got home around two in the afternoon and there was no one at home, so I ran into the space and took a quick shower.
After changing clothes, I cooked myself a bowl of seafood noodles.
After eating two more pieces of watermelon, he came out to boil water to pluck the chicken feathers, but then he realized that the pheasant was too thin and had no meat.
Take out two fat chickens from the space.
Give one pheasant from the mountains to my grandma's house, one to my second uncle's house, and one to my aunt's house.
The other hare and pheasant were given to Old Mrs. Chen and her family.
After delivering the chicken, I hurried home to pluck the chicken feathers. As soon as I reached my front door, I saw four people standing there.
"Hey, Xiaoyi, come back. We called several times, but no one answered.
Thinking that no one was home, I was about to leave!"
Wang Shuhui happily put her arm around Chen Qingyi and said, "My mom sent me a lot of delicious food.
There are Chinese sausages, dried longans, homemade chili sauce, sesame candy, and spicy dried fish.
We'll each take half. My mom knows you take care of me.
I received a huge package in the mail! The letter specifically told me that if I thought it was delicious,
She mailed it again."
"That's great! I'd like to try Auntie's cooking and thank her for me."
Chen Qingyi smiled with her eyes curved.
That's how it is between friends. When good things come to you, you will share them. Just accept them generously.
Of course, she doesn’t pick and choose if some of them don’t reply.
Not all friends are rich.
Everyone's situation is different.
Just keep it in mind, be aware of it, don't take it for granted, and wait until the conditions are right.
Then go back to the same thing.
The same is true between relatives.
For example, Chen Shengnan had no money at the beginning and was a freeloader.
Now that I have more money, I often buy her snacks. A few days ago, I secretly bought her a pair of beautiful sandals.
Tell her not to let Shi Lanhua and the others know.
Sun Honghong also came over and said, "It's delicious. I ate some too, especially the dried fish.
It’s spicy, fresh and fragrant. I even said I’d learn how to make it when I get the chance.”
Chen Qingyi nodded. Sichuan Province is a paradise for food. "Then I'll learn from you too.
Make some more and mail it to my eldest brother."
Go to the small ditch west of my aunt's house and put a fish basket in it.
Wait until she finds time to talk to Baoguo and the others.
Several people walked into the yard. Wang Shuhui looked at the garden with shining eyes. She smelled this flower and touched that flower.
Chen Qingyi poured out four cups of fruit tea.
She didn't expect Wang Li and Shen Hongmei to come.
The relationship with the former is average, and the latter has never spoken to each other.
Shen Hongmei was very shy and felt embarrassed sitting on the stool. She said in a low voice, "Thank you."
The sound was as small as a mosquito. If Chen Qingyi didn't have good hearing, she wouldn't have been able to hear it at all.
Chen Qingyi smiled, her eyes flashing. It was normal for the educated youth to have a protective attitude when they were alone outside.
But anyone who could kick Zhao Jiarou into the water would never be so cowardly.
But it has nothing to do with her.
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