Chapter 17 Entering the mountains and releasing the mountains
When Xu Shiyan came out of the government compound after finishing his work, Chen Deyong had already been driven away by Uncle Wang.
"Xiao Xu, there was someone coming behind you just now. I saw that he was sneaking around and didn't look like a good person, so he asked me to drive him away."
Lao Wangtou stopped Xu Shiyan who was going out and reminded him.
Xu Shiyan paused and immediately thought of Chen Deyong.
Unexpectedly, after wandering around Donggang, I was still spotted by Chen Deyong. This guy is very evil.
"Thank you, sir." Xu Shiyan hurriedly thanked Lao Wangtou. "If anyone asks about me in the future, just send him away."
I finally found a way to make money. Although I don't earn much and it won't last long, I can't let anyone destroy it.
"Okay, don't worry, your uncle Wang can take care of any trivial matter with just a word."
Lao Wangtou accepted Xu Shiyan's food several times, so of course he had to do his best.
Xu Shiyan thanked Lao Wangtou and left the bureau compound.
He knew that Chen Deyong must be looking at some corner of the cat, so he decided to wander around the town a few more times and walk the dog.
Forestry Bureau store, Fusong store, non-staple food store, production materials store, labor insurance store, medicinal materials store. Anyway, Xu Shiyan had money in his pocket, so he went to visit each of them twice.
After wandering around all these places and carrying a lot of things in the basket on his back, Xu Shiyan looked at the time and saw that it was noon before heading back.
Xu Shiyan walked in front, followed a few hundred meters behind by Chen Deyong, who was dripping with sweat.
This morning, he almost broke his legs from walking.
The key is that when Xu Shiyan walked around the store, it was cool and not hot inside.
But Chen Deyong can't do it outside. It's really tiring and hot if he's basking in the hot sun.
If it weren't for the purpose of finding out what Xu Shiyan was going to do, how could Chen Deyong have suffered this crime?
The further Chen Deyong walked, the angrier he became. Why didn't he think that the third son of the Xu family was so hated before?
Seeing that Xu Shiyan was walking towards the big house this time, Chen Deyong simply stopped following him and sat under a big tree on the roadside to cool off.
He had been tormented all morning and was extremely hot.
Xu Shiyan played a trick on Chen Deyong, but he didn't take it seriously. He returned home and began to prepare for the release of the mountain.
In mid-August, the beginning of the seventh lunar month, at this time, the crops in the fields have grown and there is no need to plow the ground and weed.
At the same time, the ginseng in the deep mountains and old forests, with its bright red ginseng seeds, attracts hammer birds to peck at it, as well as countless people who dream of digging up ginseng trees to make a fortune.
This is what Fangshan people call the "Red Hammer" city.
Ginseng is the king of herbs, the first of traditional Chinese medicine, and the first of the three treasures of Guandong.
People in the Changbai Mountain area call ginseng "bangchui", and going into the deep mountains and old forests to search for ginseng is called "Fangshan".
Every year in the Honglangtou Market, many people, either in gangs or alone, venture into the mountains and forests in search of opportunities to make a fortune.
"Do you really want to go into the mountains? How dangerous is it in the deep mountains and old forests? Our family has saved some money now, do you have to take this risk?"
Seeing Xu Shiyan busy packing things for going into the mountain, Su Anying asked with a worried look.
"Of course I want to go. If I find a big tree, I can sell it for a lot of money.
Now that we live by ourselves and use money everywhere, what can we do with the little money from selling fish?"
Xu Shiyan continued to pack things without raising his head.
It doesn't take more than a day or two to go into the mountains. You have to stay in the mountains at night, and you have to prepare all the food and supplies.
"We can't live in Aunt Li's house forever, we have to have a nest of our own.
When we have children in the future, will we still live in someone else's house?" Xu Shiyan said as he packed his things.
When Su Anying heard her husband talk about children, she subconsciously covered her lower abdomen with her hands and stopped talking.
"Then you can find a few people to keep you company. How can I rest assured if you go into the mountain by yourself?" After a while, Su Anying said.
Xu Shiyan heard the worry and distress in his wife's words. He looked up at Su Anying and waved to her. "Come on, wife, come and sit."
Su Anying followed her instructions and sat next to Xu Shiyan. Xu Shiyan hooked his hand and held his wife in his arms.
"I have lived in the big house for seven years, and I am very familiar with the surrounding mountains and rivers. Don't worry, I will be fine by myself."
He had gone into the mountains countless times in his previous life, so he was very experienced in this area, and he was very familiar with this area, so there was really no need to worry.
"I'll only go out for six or seven days, and I won't go very far. If I don't meet any big sellers, I'll come back quickly.
You are well at home. If anything happens, go to our mother." Xu Shiyan hugged his wife and comforted her softly.
It’s not that he has to go alone, the main reason is that he has never been to the mountains in his life. Most ginseng leaders are not willing to take beginners into the mountains because they find it troublesome, so they just excuse themselves by saying that there are enough people.
Xu Shiyan has no choice. If others don't lead him, then he will do it alone.
Su Anying was not an unreasonable person, she was just worried about her husband. Seeing that Xu Shiyan had made up his mind, she could not stop him.
So I folded a thick stack of pancakes for Xu Shiyan, fried a jar of sauce, and fried some small fish.
Everything was prepared carefully and packed into a large backpack.
When going to the mountains, you have to choose a good day to enter the mountains. You don’t choose the 15th or 4th day of the lunar month. Most of the time, you choose the third, sixth, or ninth day.
On the morning of the third day of July, Xu Shiyan packed his luggage and set out carrying sixty or seventy kilograms of stuff.
The big house is on the riverside. There are stone tiles everywhere on both sides of the river. Less than twenty miles south of the big house village, there is a naturally formed cave on a stone tile.
There are stone tables and chairs in the cave, which look like they were made in nature. The locals say that it may have been a place where gods lived, so it is also called the "Fairy Cave" by the locals.
Xu Shiyan vaguely remembered that in his last life, it seemed that this year, someone in the village dug a big deal near the Immortal Cave.
So, when he left the village, he headed south, towards the Immortal Cave.
The big house is located in a remote area, and the traffic conditions are not conducive to logging, so the damage to the surrounding forests is not that serious.
The further south we go, the villages disappear and the woods become denser and denser.
The thick branches are covered with lush leaves, covering the sky and the sun. Even in the hot summer of August, there is no heat in the woods and there is shade everywhere.
Living in the emerald green forest, breathing the fresh and moist air in the forest, the crisp chirping of birds can be heard in your ears.
This all sounds great, but in reality? Mosquitoes breed most easily in cool, damp places.
These blood-sucking guys feel the presence of people and will follow them anytime and anywhere, looking for opportunities to bite.
In addition to mosquitoes, there are also small mosquitoes, blind beetles, etc. that are constantly flying around people. Once they find an opportunity, they will take a bite.
Therefore, most people who go into the mountains smoke to smoke away those annoying little things.
People who don’t smoke can also find ways to
Break off a piece of old beef liver from the tree and burn it, or hold it in your hand, or wrap it with branches and tie it to your head.
There is no open flame when burning old beef liver, only bluish-white smoke. That smoke is the nemesis of mosquitoes, so you will feel more comfortable.