Chapter 531 Carrying Ginseng into the Mountains
"By the way, Xiping, there's something I'd like you to help me with."
Do you know anyone at No. 1 Middle School? I'm thinking of transferring my son Xiaogang and your second brother's son Xiaopeng to No. 1 Middle School in Songjianghe.
I also bought a house in Songjianghe. When school starts in the fall, your second sister-in-law will move down there to take care of the three older children who are going to school.
"When the younger one starts junior high in a couple of years, we'll have them transfer over there too." Liu Yujiang suddenly remembered this and quickly mentioned it to Sheng Xiping.
"Qiangzi lives in the dormitory at Songlin High School. The dormitory conditions there are not very good, and the food is also not good."
I figured we needed to buy a house in Songjianghe sooner rather than later, so your second sister-in-law could go and accompany you while you study.”
“See, I told you a long time ago to buy a house in Songjiang River, but you wouldn’t listen to me. Now you’re only thinking about it.”
Upon hearing this, Sheng Xiping couldn't help but complain a couple of times.
"Should we just transfer Xiaogang and Xiaopeng to No. 1 Middle School? Otherwise, we can transfer those other students too."
I heard that in a couple of years, all the middle schools in the forest farms will be merged into the No. 1 Middle School, and sooner or later they'll have to go to Songjianghe. That's perfect, they can keep my Xinhua and Xinyu company.”
Fortunately, the father and son brought enough rope this time, so they tied the rope to a crooked tree on the edge of the cliff, and the two of them climbed down the rope to the bottom of the cliff.
At this moment, Sheng Xiping had already stuck the treasure-hunting stick in the ground and broken off two more tree branches.
After a long while, Sheng Xiping finally spotted a ginseng plant among the grass and trees.
The father and son planned to go back to the place where they had dug up the club back then. So many years have passed, who knows if there might still be big clubs there.
Such plots no longer require tending work, so weeds and shrubs grow wildly in the woods, making it very difficult to walk through.
The plot of land where Sheng Xiping and his fellow educated youth team nurtured young trees back then has now grown to be almost as thick as a bowl.
Below the cliff, it seems no different from many years ago. The trees are tall and lush, and the weeds and shrubs under the trees are also growing vigorously. It seems that no one has ever been here before.
There are no other roads leading into the third branch line; you can only follow the small train track inwards.
Ginseng seeds are not red and therefore not conspicuous. The Sheng family father and son are both mediocre, so it would be a lot of trouble for them to find ginseng in the grass.
After thinking it over, Liu Changde and his son realized that it made sense. "Alright, let's do as Xiping said and transfer all the children there."
Sheng Xiping and his son played at Liu's house until around nine o'clock before heading back home with flashlights. After getting home, they tidied up and went to bed.
"Well, it's a good coincidence. The sixth child isn't coming back from school this year, otherwise he would have had more company." Zhang Shuzhen said worriedly before leaving.
"Mom, don't worry, we're just going to take a look. We might not even have it." Sheng Xiping waved his hand, turned around, and followed Sheng Liancheng and the other man away.
"What grade of leaf?" Sheng Liancheng was experienced and knew to accept the mountain.
"Quickly, quickly!" Sheng Liancheng was overjoyed upon hearing this and hurriedly moved closer to Sheng Xiping.
"Be careful when you two go into the mountains. No matter what, try to come back tonight if you can."
“Master’s wife, you can move down there if you want, or hire a nanny if you don’t.”
"We can afford to do laundry, cook, and clean, it's not like we can't afford it." In Sheng Xiping's eyes, this was no big deal.
On the purplish-black stem, six palmate compound leaves sway in the wind, and at the very top of the stem, there is a ginseng seed the size of an infant's fist.
Otherwise, if that area becomes a logging area someday, and the ecological environment is destroyed, the ginseng there will no longer be able to grow.
The father and son didn't linger near Zhaotou for long, but headed straight for the fault line not far away.
Fortunately, the area below the cliff wasn't that large. The father and son, holding their treasure-hunting sticks, carefully searched through the weeds and bushes.
After more than ten years, it seems that five more leaves have grown, becoming six leaves.
They took four seedlings with six leaves and three seedlings with five leaves from the foot of the cliff.
At the end of the railway, which should have been a tractor track, lies the railway line.
Anyway, our house is big enough for us. Old woman, you and your second son's wife go with us to help the kids with their studies.
The ginseng seeds weren't pure green, but rather a dark green with a hint of purplish-red. I estimate that in another ten days to half a month, the ginseng seeds will all turn red.
Around four o'clock the next morning, just as dawn was breaking, Sheng Xiping and Sheng Liancheng were already fully armed, carrying their belongings, and ready to head into the mountains.
The father and son didn't bring much stuff this time, so they didn't push the railway tricycle, but just carried their bags and walked along the small train track.
Then he took out a club lock from his pocket, tied it to the stem of the ginseng, and placed the copper coins at both ends of the club lock on the tree branch.
"Fool!" Sheng Xiping shouted.
It had been several years since they had been here, so the father and son could only rely on their memories to find their way in. By the time they found the sign left behind years ago, it was already past ten o'clock.
“Sixth-grade leaf.” Sheng Xiping pushed aside the weeds in front of him and came closer to the ginseng. He counted again and confirmed that it was indeed a sixth-grade leaf.
Seven mischievous boys, just washing clothes and cooking all day is enough to keep them busy; the second son's wife can't handle it all by herself. "Then why don't I go with them?"
It was only early August, and it belonged to Qinglangtou City, not yet Honglangtou City, meaning that the ginseng seeds were not yet red at this time.
It has been more than ten years since the four of us went into the mountains that year, and the tractor roads in the forest area, which are not often used, have gradually become overgrown with weeds.
Since we're going to have to pull strings anyway, might as well get it done quickly and efficiently. As long as we attend this primary school, we can smoothly progress to junior high and high school in the future.
"Sharing the wheel together? The second son's wife can't possibly take care of everything herself," Qin Qiuyan muttered from the side.
The Sheng father and son could only follow the route they remembered and head into the mountains.
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