After the ginseng is "lifted" out, peel off a piece of birch bark nearby, cover it with moss and lichen, and put the ginseng wrapped in an appropriate amount of original pit soil inside and tie it up, called a bun.
This is a way to temporarily store ginseng.
This was the first time that Lu Lu saw someone selling ginseng after his rebirth, so he wanted to go up and have a look at the product and hear the price, so that he could have an idea.
This is a big product, and every wild ginseng root is extremely rare. The young buyers do not dare to speak easily for fear of saying the wrong thing, so they have to ask the masters who know the market best about all kinds of wild ginseng to identify and price it.
An old man with gray hair and glasses came out of the buying station. He came to the table, looked up and down at the man selling ginseng, and stretched out his hand to signal him to open it.
The man glanced at the old man, gently untied the twine from the bun, and unfolded it on the table.
After removing the moss covering it, a fresh ginseng tree was revealed.
"It's Dengtaizi, real wild ginseng."
The man whispered, for fear that the old man wouldn't know.
The so-called Dengtaizi refers to the ginseng with three palm-shaped compound leaves.
"I know..." The old man looked at the ginseng and didn't reach out to touch it. After looking at it for a while, he said, "You'd better take it away! I won't say anything else!"
The man's face turned red, he hurriedly rolled up the bark and stuffed it into his arms again, turned around and left.
The thing was a bit inexplicable, and everyone was talking about it.
Lu Lu also shook his head slightly, turned back, and called Chen Xiuqing and Chen Xiuyu to continue walking to Jishang.
Although the two of them didn't go over to take a look, they knew the business was not done when they saw the man hurried away with a red face.
"How can I use forest ginseng to pass off as wild ginseng?"
Lu Lu smiled: "The old man at the purchasing station is a powerful person, he can be recognized at a glance."
Of course, Lu Lu also saw it.
The ginseng that the man brought had a white main root and a fat body. The young ginseng was slender and relatively sparse. It only had three roots and they were very long. From the appearance, it was clear that it was artificially planted and not naturally wild.
I don’t know what this guy was thinking, he went to the purchasing station to show off the purchasing staff.
It's done in a decent way, but it's a pity that others are not blind.
Ginseng, known as the goblin, the sacred herb, and the king of herbs, has always been a sacred elixir in China.
Because of their strong belief in the magic of ginseng, countless ginseng pickers have been waiting in the mountains for thousands of years. Many people even lost their lives in the mountains because of getting lost or being attacked by poisonous insects and beasts. The crazy digging has never stopped, and the wild
Ginseng is very rare these days.
It usually takes ginseng pickers several months to find ginseng. Especially in Changbai Mountain, during the peak mining season, many young men in the village follow the elderly to the mountains to pick ginseng, leaving only young women with their children at home.
Ginseng was too difficult to obtain, so people began to move ginseng that was not old enough to be cultivated under big trees, and then dig it out after a few years. Over time, this more time-saving and labor-saving method of growing ginseng began to be popular and emerged in the Northeast.
Lu Lu is very aware of the situation at this time. Even this year, some ginseng growing areas in Jilin launched a ginseng production contracting model, contracting ginseng fields to villagers.
At this time, the ginseng grown could be sold for thirty or forty yuan per kilogram, which is equivalent to almost a month’s salary of a worker. In order to sell it at a higher price, ginseng farmers even traveled thousands of miles to bring ginseng to Shanghai, Zhejiang and other areas.
sell.
However, this is a six-year harvest, not a one-year harvest. In the event of a disaster, there may be no harvest.
I guarded the three-foot field for most of the year and slept in a shack next to the field. I would get up in the middle of the night and go to the hut to take a look.
In the era of economic difficulties, ginseng farmers could make a fortune, and some even became households worth ten thousand yuan. This greatly stimulated the enthusiasm for planting, and for a time, ginseng fields bloomed everywhere in the wilderness.
As a result, there was a large backlog of ginseng, causing the price of ginseng to plummet a few years later.
However, the price of real wild ginseng has always been high in the eyes of knowledgeable people.
At present, ginseng is not listed as a protected plant and is strictly forbidden to be harvested, but it has not been for many years.
These were also the last years of digging ginseng in the mountains.
As long as you can get a large amount of goods, if you are not satisfied with the price at this time, you can completely save them. In the next ten or twenty years, when they are resold, they will be worth a lot of money.
Lu Lu knew what was going on in the ginseng trade during this period. He could plant some in the woods of Caodianzi, and more importantly, go up the mountain to dig real wild ginseng.
Not just anyone can venture into such a vast mountainous wilderness. There are always people who have never been there, or who dare not easily set foot in places. This means that there are still opportunities.
Also, Lao Maozi’s Far East region cannot be spared.
After practicing his marksmanship for nearly a month, Lu Lu's confidence in venturing into the mountains has greatly increased.
He thought of Jiang Zewei and Uncle Jiang. It seemed that it would not be difficult to lead him into the mountains as long as he was careful enough.
This skill must be learned!
Temporarily suppressing his thoughts, Lu Lu led Chen Xiuqing and Chen Xiuyu to start shopping at the market.
Chen Xiuyu was as excited as a child, walking happily in front, stopping to look at anything new and interesting she saw for a long time.
Lu Lu also let her go, giving her suggestions based on what she liked, and then letting her decide whether to buy it or not.
Gradually, more and more things were placed on the carriage, and they gradually piled up.
Chen Xiuqing has become the most reliable porter. She put in a lot of effort and sweated a lot, but she always seemed very excited.
How could he not be happy that his sister could live a good life?
Of course, what he was more excited about was that in a few days, he would be able to travel far away with Lu Lu.
After the shopping was over, the three of them went to Tian Youcheng's restaurant for a meal. By the way, they resold some of the game they had acquired during this period to him, and received dozens of dollars more.
Back at Caodianzi, the three of them worked together to move the things they bought into the wooden carvings.
The first thing Chen Xiuyu did was to clean up her big Kang.
For a home, a Kang is not only a bed, but also a place to entertain guests and have meals as a family.
However, according to Lu Lu's requirements, the living room, master bedroom and second bedroom were still divided.
Chen Xiuyu was busy spreading the kang mat on the big kang in the living room, putting on the big kang table, and then went to the master bedroom. Chen Xiuyu arranged the kang in the master bedroom very carefully, laid out the kang mat, and carefully laid the bedding and luggage on it.
Smooth it out.
Looking at the room that suddenly became warm, she couldn't help but roll around in it like a child. When she heard Lu Lu's footsteps coming in, she quickly turned over and pretended to make the bed.
Chen Xiuqing also followed Lu Lu, walking from room to room: "It's so beautiful, I feel comfortable looking at it!"
"If you like it, just make one yourself!" Lu Lu said with a smile.
"When I save enough money, I will build one like this. When I have time at home, I will cut down trees and drag trees..." Chen Xiuqing started her own little plan.
On this night, a fire was lit in the stove in the wooden carving. Under the push and pull of the bellows handle, the flames happily licked the bottom of the pot.
The first smoke from the house emerged from the house.
The three of us made dumplings in the house and ate them happily.
On the third day, which was an auspicious day, Lu Lu lit a large number of firecrackers, which exploded so much that red paper was everywhere in front of the wood carvings.
They did not go to the village to invite anyone to the banquet at their new house. Although it was low-key, many people still came.
Moreover, there were no less people than when they announced their marriage.
Fortunately, Lu Lu had hunted a lot of game during this period, and smoked it all and hung it in the cellar.
I also bought a lot of rice, flour and food.
In the lush green vegetable patch in the vegetable garden, a few side dishes are also quite pleasing.
When I went to the market, I had already expected that people would come, and I had made a lot of preparations when buying things.
Using these things to host a banquet is no problem at all.
Not to mention Aunt Duan, Wang Demin, Zhang Shaofeng and several familiar militia brothers, Chen Xiuyu's playmates also came to help, Wang Yan and Zhao Meiling also came, and even Liang Pao specially got two roe deers.
When he arrived, his injury was completely healed.
With Wang Dalong and his team working here, as long as there is a little bit of news, the news can be transmitted quickly.
Come where you want to come, be where you want to be, and don't be demanding. This is Lu Lu's attitude now.
But it seems that more and more people recognize Lu Lu and Chen Xiuyu.
When everyone gets here, the first thing they do is to go inside and take a closer look. They are all envious.
Everyone was busy helping with the preparations, and the sumptuous banquet was cooked quickly. The meal was still lively and joyful.
Happy events are meant to be lively and festive.
There isn't that much to talk about, just let everyone eat and drink well.
However, this time, Lu Lu did not accept any gift money from anyone. Even though it was only three to five yuan for a series of happy events, it was still a big burden for many people.
After the banquet ended in the evening, Lu Lu asked Chen Xiuqing to bring some delicious food home when he went back.
Today, Lu Lu and Chen Xiuyu once again saw Ma Jinlan hiding in the forest on the ridge and looking into the wood carvings.
On the meadow, the neighing of horses, the commotion of children, and the nonsense of adults disappeared, and it gradually returned to calm.
Lu Lu and Chen Xiuyu, who were finally free, sat on the wooden pier in front of the wooden carvings. The setting sun was shining and the mountain breeze was blowing. They looked at each other and smiled without saying anything. They cuddled together and quietly enjoyed this rare moment.
of good times.
After the people left, the five dogs finally found an opportunity to surround them and wandered around the two of them for a while. Yuanbao lay down next to them, and the four puppies were playing in front.
The three lynx cubs are fed with meat every day and have grown up a lot. They are almost like domestic cats. They are already familiar with Lu Lu and Chen Xiuyu, and they are no longer afraid of them. They were released from the cage a few days ago.
Come out and jump around all day behind Chen Xiuyu who feeds them the most.
After the two moved into the wooden cage the day before yesterday, they followed them into the house at night and never returned to the wooden cage.
Seeing the four pups making a fuss, the three lynx pups also came close to them, stretching out their little paws to nudge the pups from time to time.
Wandering on the grass in front, there were also a group of chickens that followed the hens everywhere, pecking away at the occasional meals scattered by the guests and chirping.
The house, the big kang, the smoke, and the dogs and chickens jumping around in front of them, Zhui Feng playing happily on the grass... Who would have thought that the meadow that few people visited four months ago would be like this now.
A warm and beautiful place full of life.
Seeing the sky getting dark, Lu Lu rubbed Chen Xiuyu's head: "Daughter-in-law, our family is finally complete!"
There is a daughter-in-law, fields, and a house. Lu Lu’s roots have already taken root here.
"Yes!" Chen Xiuyu nodded gently in Lu Lu's arms.
"We are short of children!"
Lu Lu suddenly said something, which immediately made Chen Xiuyu's face turn red.
But Lu Lu had already stood up and pulled her into the house.
Soon, the wooden door was closed, as was the master bedroom door, and rustling sounds could be heard through the window.
"You go up or do I go up?"
"How about from behind?"
"ah……"
The first volume focuses on starting a family, and that’s the end!
Let’s go to Volume 2 now.
Thanks to book friend 20230101083307600, Xiao Ma Ge loves Tiantian, and Mr. Guan LK for the reward.