"Well, how do you close the door?" The door was open, but how do you close it?
The three people came close to the door and tried to pick it out, but the jade pendant was embedded in it without any gap, so they couldn't get it out.
Chen Ye frowned and studied it for a long time, then suddenly thought of something. He pressed the jade pendant inwards with a little force, and then as soon as he let go, the jade pendant popped out by itself, forcing him to catch it in a panic.
Don't break it, otherwise it will be difficult to open the door next time.
"That's amazing! It turns out you have to press down to make it pop out. I was wondering what to do. Does that mean one of us three has to keep an eye on it?"
Chen Ye took the jade pendant and placed it in Cen Zixiang's hand: "You take this. I don't know anyone here. You can find someone to report it when the time comes."
Cen Zixiang put the jade pendant on Chen Ye and said, "I'll leave it with you first. I'm afraid it might get lost or found by others. Hide it well. I'll ask for it back when someone comes."
"Okay, then how about we go and see the remaining two roads?"
"What do you think? If you want to go, we'll go. If you don't want to go, we'll go back."
"Then go back. Come back when you have the chance. I'm afraid I might lose the jade pendant by accident."
"Then go back first. Once we're done here, we'll come with you to see what's inside the other two roads."
Chen Ye... When did she say she was curious about those two paths? Can you please stop using her as an excuse? Don't think I didn't see the eagerness in your eyes.
Originally, Gao Fei and Cen Zixiang wanted to first confirm whether there was any treasure before exploring this natural cave. But now that they have seen so many treasures, they don’t have the heart to do so anymore. They are always afraid that something unexpected will happen to the three of them and the treasure will fall into the hands of others.
No matter how anxious they were, they couldn't leave because it was already dark outside. It was not safe to travel at night, so it would be better to wait until dawn tomorrow to go down the mountain.
As for wild ginseng, if you can find it on the way back, you can pick it. If you can't find it, forget it. By this time, the mountain herders will also be returning. If you can't find it, just spend money to buy wild ginseng from the mountain herders.
Anyway, there is no one in their family who is in urgent need of ginseng to save their lives, and ginseng of a young year is not a rare treasure for mountain herders.
It took seven days to go up the mountain, but that was because they had to stop and go. It only took a little over two days to go back, and that was only if they traveled during the day.
They didn't dare to stop at all along the way. After all, they didn't feel safe about the jade pendant before, but now they felt it would be unsafe no matter where they put it.
However, after coming down the mountain, none of the three people told anyone about what happened on the mountain. The fewer people who know about such things, the better. Some things can be dangerous if too many people know about them.
"Oh, you three are back. We took a long time this time, but it seems like the harvest wasn't that good." Old Man Feng felt relieved when he saw the three of them joking.
Cen Zixiang was talkative: "Not so good, I really lost this time, I suffered a lot and the harvest was not good, it's a huge loss."
This time the three of them went into the mountains longer than usual. Several old men were sitting at the door of the young grandfather's house looking at the mountain. They were really worried that something might have happened to the three children. Now that they saw the three of them coming back, they were finally relieved and in the mood to joke.
Gao Fei carried the sack and said, "Grandpa Luo, these are all herbs I've collected. Can I take them to the yard for you?"
"Okay, just put it in the yard. I'll clean it up slowly when I get back. Looks like you didn't see any ginseng this time?" If they had seen it, these kids would have taken it out and shown it to him long ago.
Chen Ye smiled and put his backpack on the ground for Old Man Luo to see: "Can you take a look at what this is?"
Old man Luo found it funny. This girl was so mysterious. Only ginseng was worth a little money in the mountains. What other valuable things were there?
"Oh, this is Dendrobium!" Old man Luo's eyes widened when he saw the medicinal herbs in the backpack.
"It's not that bad. Tell me, we can still find this thing here. Isn't it strange?"
"It's not surprising. No one has stipulated that this thing must not be found in the Northeast. But it is a good thing."
"Okay, I won't tell you anymore. I'll go back and clean it up quickly, otherwise it will be a waste."
Chen Shengli saw the old man seeing the herbs as if he saw his own son and said, "I'll think about coming over for dinner later."
"Okay, I'll go back first. Call me when it's time to eat." They usually eat at home, but from time to time they would get some good ingredients together and ask Shuanzhu to cook a good meal for them and drink some wine together.
"By the way, someone sent some ham to our house yesterday, and I thought I'd ask Shuanzhu to go pick it up."
"Go back quickly, there's plenty of food at home." These old guys would send over any delicious food they got, and then find an excuse to drink.
The food at home has never been bad since Ye Zi moved in. I haven’t seen any of the old people gain weight.
When Cen Zixiang was carrying the trap down the mountain, he brought the prey in the trap into Chen Shengli's yard and said, "Grandpa Chen, have you tied it up and are you going to school?"
"Yes, it looks like he'll be back soon."
"Then I'll pack up my things first, and then I can tie them up and do it right away when I get back."
"Okay, cook the meal first, and I'll cook the dishes when I get back from being tied up."
There was no other way. With so many people, the food made by the youngest one, Shuanzhu, was the most delicious. Even Ye Zi's cooking skills were not as good as Shuanzhu's, so he could only rely on one child.
"How about I do it?" The whole family can't just wait and tie one person back to cook.
"No, go back and wash up quickly. I can smell it from far away."
"Tell me, how come you, a girl, are so willing to go into the woods?" There are so many grown men here, why do they always let little girls do the work? It's not like they can't do it.
"Hey, alright then. I'll go back and wash up first and come over to help later."
"Go quickly, go quickly, we are not to the point where we can't move." Picking and washing vegetables are things that anyone can do with hands.
It’s still better to be at home. Chen Ye snored softly while lying on the warm kang at night, not knowing that Gao Fei had left the village under the cover of darkness.
This matter is too big. The telephone is not safe at all, let alone telegraphs and letters. If a little news leaks out, many people will hear about it and Fengshou Village will have no peace.
Finally, Gao Fei discussed with Cen Zixiang and decided that Gao Fei should go directly to see Brother Gao under the pretext of visiting relatives. It would be better to talk to him face to face without worrying about others finding out.
Fortunately, Gao Yuan was transferred to this military region three years ago, so it only takes half a day to get there.
Cen Zixiang felt a little regretful that his elder brother was a step behind in applying. Although he was transferred to a new place, it was still a bit far away from here.
Originally, after returning, Chen Ye planned to go directly to the county town to see Ershuang and buy some things.
But this trip to Xishan made her afraid to walk around. She could only feel at ease if she handed over the jade pendant intact.
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