Chen Feng slowly stood up and touched his butt. It was nothing. The virgin forest here had a thick and fertile humus layer, and the soil was very fertile and thick. It would be nothing if he fell down.
He picked up his right hand and was about to clap his hands, but Chen Feng's eyes suddenly locked on the thing he was holding in his right hand.
This is a small radish that looks a bit like a radish, not nearly as big as a radish, but about the thickness of two thumbs, with many whiskers on it and dirt attached to it.
There is a branch at the top with several leaves, and a small red seed-like fruit at the top.
"There are actually wild radishes in Quebec?"
Chen Feng looked at the thing in his hand. It looked like a radish, but he always felt that it didn't look like a radish.
"The smallest radish is bigger than you, and the radish leaves are not right for this. The radish won't bloom and bear fruit."
"What the hell is this?"
Chen Feng couldn't help but think, and then he carried this 'carrot' and walked towards the place where the expedition team rested.
"Brother Chen~"
"Brother Chen, are you okay?"
At this time, several team members heard the sound that Chen Feng made when he fell and hurriedly came over to find him.
"It's okay, I just fell a little."
"Which of you knows this thing?"
When Chen Feng saw his team members, he raised the thing in his hand and asked.
"Brother Chen, where did you get the carrots?"
"This radish is too small. It's not even big enough for my chopsticks."
Peng Chao looked at the things in Chen Feng's hands, smiled and said.
"I didn't expect that there are wild radishes here. I can look for them again and put them in the pot to stew the meat later. It will definitely taste good."
Chen Qi also nodded.
"I just grabbed it and pulled it out when I fell down."
Chen Feng smiled and pointed to the place where he had just fallen. He looked around carefully and found several plants that were the same as those in Chen Feng's hand.
Someone immediately went over and pulled up several of them one by one, shaking off the soil on the roots. A closer look revealed that they were the kind of radishes Chen Feng had in his hands.
"This doesn't seem to be a carrot~"
"It's ginseng!"
At this time, someone picked up one and looked at it carefully, thought about it and said.
"Ginseng?"
When Chen Feng and others heard this, they all looked over.
"If I remember correctly, this should be ginseng."
"Ginseng is a very expensive medicinal material. Generally, only the really wealthy families can afford it."
"I remember when I was in Daming, I went to see a doctor when I was sick, and I saw a landlord, Lao Cai, going to the store to buy ginseng."
"At that time, I saw the doctor take out a ginseng, put it in a good wooden box, and there was a red cloth inside. It looked similar to this thing, like a radish, with many roots."
"However, the ginseng I saw at that time was not as big as ours. It was only less than half as thick, but it was very expensive. I remember that one ginseng cost five taels of silver at the time."
The man thought for a while and said.
"Five taels of silver?"
When Chen Feng and others heard this, they couldn't help but widen their eyes slightly and looked at the radish in their hands carefully.
"Can this thing be worth five taels of silver?"
Chen Feng was a little unbelievable.
"If it's ginseng, it must be very valuable, because ginseng is a precious Chinese medicinal material."
"At that time, I heard the doctor say that although our Ming Dynasty has a vast territory and rich resources, ginseng is only available in Liaodong and North Korea, and no ginseng is produced in other places."
"This is a very tonic medicinal material. Landlords, rich people, government officials and the like often take this ginseng to replenish their bodies. The price is not cheap."
The man thought about it carefully and added again.
"I'll wipe~"
"Here, if this thing is worth five taels of silver, wouldn't we be rich?"
Peng Chao looked at the things in his hands, thought about it and said.
"It's too early to tell~"
"First of all, we need to determine whether this is ginseng. Secondly, we need to see how much ginseng is in this area. If the amount is too small, we won't be able to make much money."
Chen Feng looked at the things in his hands, thought about it carefully and said.
"Well, no matter if this is ginseng or not, we have to collect a batch and take it back. If it is really ginseng, our trip will not be in vain."
"Yes, yes~"
"Whether it's worth something or not, take some back with you."
Chen Qi, Peng Chao and others immediately nodded their heads.
Some team members who heard the news quickly gathered around. After learning that this unattractive thing might be ginseng, which could be worth several taels of silver each, the team members immediately became excited.
I didn't find this gold or silver, but I didn't expect to find something like this. Each one is worth several taels of silver, which is amazing.
You must know how big the forest in front of you is, almost endless as far as the eye can see. There must be a lot of this kind of ginseng in it. If there are thousands or tens of thousands of them, that is a lot of money.
Thinking of this, the team members suddenly became excited.
Even Chen Feng began to smile, and began to order the team members to set up camp on the spot, and then everyone went to find this kind of ginseng and mine it back.
The entire expedition team became busy.
Originally they were just taking a rest and not setting up camp, but now they are setting up tents and preparing to stay here for a longer time.
The team members began to search everywhere for ginseng again.
"There is one here~"
Peng Chao quickly found one and shouted excitedly.
"I found three plants here~"
One of the team members immediately replied.
"Haha, I found a large area here. I counted, one, two, three, four, five... there are more than a dozen plants."
Soon some team members responded with a smile.
Chen Feng was also searching everywhere carefully while listening to the cheerful laughter of the team members.
This is the case with expedition teams. When there is no harvest, there are always all kinds of complaints.
But whenever something is discovered and gained, the team members will suddenly forget all the complaints, worries, dissatisfaction, etc., and be replaced by joy and excitement.
"Is this ginseng?"
"Looking at it like this, it seems that there are a lot of them, not very few."
Listening to the team members shouting out, and looking in front of you, you can easily find it. The red fruit is very bright and eye-catching, so you can easily spot it.
There were a lot of them, far beyond Chen Feng's imagination. The team members easily found a lot of these things around them. It seemed as if no one had gone back to mine these things in this place.
Just like the grass that can be seen everywhere here, it is very common, very common, it can be seen almost everywhere, and it is not a rare thing.
In just one day of mining, Chen Feng's more than 20 team members found tens of thousands of plants. When they were piled together, there were a lot of them.
So in the evening, Chen Feng and the team members gathered together and couldn't help but take a closer look at these things again.
"Is this really ginseng?"
"I think it's almost like a radish. It's everywhere. It can be seen everywhere. It's almost like grass. It's nothing special. There are a lot of it here."
"We just looked around and found this whole bunch."
"If this thing can be worth five taels of silver per plant, then we have mined at least tens of thousands of them that day. Doesn't this mean that we got fifty thousand taels of silver in one day?"
"That's nonsense~"
"I also think it's a bit ridiculous. I feel like this thing is similar to the roots of ordinary plants at home. Could this be ginseng?"
"Hu Laoer, have you admitted your mistake?"
"Don't let everyone's hard work be in vain. If this thing is not valuable, our hard work will be in vain."
"That's right. It's worth several taels of silver each. This thing should be very rare. At least it shouldn't be seen everywhere."
"Yes, yes, let's make it clear quickly. I've been busy all day. If it's not valuable, I'll kill you."
The team members looked at the ginseng piled up in front of them and said to Hu Laoer.
Hu Laoer felt that he was wronged. He looked at it carefully again and said, "I'm not sure. I've never eaten ginseng, and I only looked at it once in a medical clinic."
"But I can be sure that what you see in the medical clinic is exactly the same as these. There is no difference. It's just that the ginseng in the medical clinic doesn't have the branches, leaves and red fruits."
"The radish below looks exactly the same as the one below, so it's definitely correct."
"Hu Laoer, we all have to come out for a while, but we are counting on these carrots to make a comeback. Don't make a mistake."
"That's right~"
Chen Feng listened to the team members' words and pondered slightly.
To be honest, he has no confidence in his heart now.
There are so many of these things here, they can be seen everywhere, and they are not a rare thing. It seems a bit unrealistic to associate it with ginseng, and to sell it for five taels of silver per plant.
He still understands the principle of rare things being valuable.
Although I have never eaten ginseng, the quantity of valuable things should be small.
My expedition team of more than 20 people collected tens of thousands of plants in one day. It doesn't look like a rare thing in any case, and this thing is really common here.
"Okay, everyone, stop arguing~"
"Hurry up, eat and drink enough and go to bed."
"Regardless of whether this thing is worth anything, we will mine it for two more days tomorrow and the day after tomorrow, and bring more back with us. We will set off back to the north the day after tomorrow."
"If this thing is valuable, then we will make a lot of money on this trip, and we can make a lot of money from this thing in the future."
"If this thing is not valuable, we have just wasted a few more days. There is nothing to say."
"Those who should sleep should go to sleep, and those who should be on duty should go on duty."