1986: Old Stories in Northeast China

A yellowish-brown rhizome appeared in the pit, with a shallow bowl-like shape on it.

"Hehe, it's really wild ginseng. Doudou, we found a treasure."

Chen Tiezhu happily hugged Doudou and gave him a big kiss.

Doudou was a little puzzled. Why was his father so happy just because he saw a grass root?

Chen Tiezhu moved closer to the ginseng and took a closer look.

If those big wild boars were still there, he would definitely express his sincere gratitude.

But the most important issue now is how to take out this stick intact. Because the appearance of ginseng also occupies a large proportion in the measurement of its value.

But he studied it for a long time with his butt sticking out, and he felt that he had no idea where to start.

After thinking about it for a while, he put both hands on the ginseng.

Suddenly, his "vision" seemed to be much wider, and he could "see" the general direction of the ginseng roots under the soil.

He wanted to see more carefully, but his head was dizzy again.

"Dad, why is your nose bleeding again?"

Doudou beside him said, frowning.

Chen Tiezhu wiped the blood from his nose carelessly, "It's nothing, Dad will get the ginseng out, and then we will go home."

After that, he got a small branch from the side and started to dig slowly.

This time he didn't have to "see" everything like before, just to see the place where he was digging as clearly as possible.

Doudou took a look, sat on the dead leaves with his legs crossed, propped up his little chin, and watched him busy.

If Chen Tiezhu were to comment, he would rather do a half-liver removal operation than do a job like a mallet.

There were no handy tools at hand, and no matter what he did, he had to be careful.

After more than two hours of hard work, Chen Tiezhu finally pulled out the whole ginseng.

Looking at the ginseng with complete roots in his hand, before he could smile, he felt his eyes go dark and he almost fell to the ground.

"Doudou, slow down." Chen Tiezhu said reluctantly.

He also knew that he had borrowed too much power from the space today and his body couldn't hold on.

"Dad, what's wrong with you?" Doudou asked with a wrinkled face.

"Dad was just too happy. Let's take a break and go home." Chen Tiezhu said with a smile.

"Well, let's go home and stew rabbit meat." Doudou said happily.

Chen Tiezhu had time to appreciate the ginseng in his hand carefully, and it became more and more beautiful the more he looked at it.

The reeds are closely connected, and the round arms and round reeds are like dates. The skin is tight and fine, and the whiskers are long and clear like leather strips, with pearls dotted on the whiskers.

The stalk, stem, body, pattern and whisker of this ginseng are all impeccable. The only thing that is a little bit off is the age.

I just counted carefully and there are seven stalks in total. This is a seven-year-old ginseng.

How wonderful it would be if it could be a hundred years old? But it still needs ninety-three years...

After looking at it happily for a while, he remembered. Ginseng collection is one thing, and preservation is another.

According to what I learned before, this thing seems to be wrapped with moss and bark.

Regardless of whether it is necessary to do so, we can only do it first.

Fortunately, this thing can be seen everywhere in the mountains and forests, especially now on the shady side of the hillside, where there are more mosses.

After rolling the bark, he was still a little worried, so he grabbed two handfuls of moss and blocked the two ends.

"Dad, Doudou is hungry."

After watching him finish his work, Doudou said pitifully.

"Be good, Doudou, let's go home now." Chen Tiezhu squatted down.

Doudou ran behind him, climbed up with his hands and feet, and rode steadily on his shoulders.

Although this was a small game developed temporarily today, the little guy also liked it very much.

"Ah... Woo"

Just ten minutes after walking back, a wolf howl came over.

"Dad, what is calling?" Doudou asked curiously.

"This, it's the big bad wolf, they are very powerful." Chen Tiezhu looked at the source of the sound with lingering fear.

"Dad, is it the big bad wolf that is powerful, or Dad?" Doudou asked.

"Well... Dad can't say. If Dad encounters a wolf and Dad has something in his hand, it should be Dad who is powerful." Chen Tiezhu said, feeling a little guilty.

"Dad is powerful."

Doudou was very happy, and his calves began to sway.

In fact, Chen Tiezhu had no idea in his mind, after all, wolves were much faster than wild boars. Moreover, wolves were cunning by nature, and they were even more helpless when they met a pack of wolves.

"Dad, Dad, rabbit."

At this time, Doudou shouted again.

Looking in the direction of the little guy's finger, a wild rabbit was lying on the ground."Doudou, those are rabbits that others have killed. We can't take them." Chen Tiezhu said.

"Dad, you didn't see anyone there." Doudou frowned.

"Haha, they set traps or snares. When we have time, we will come to see if we have caught any rabbits." Chen Tiezhu said with a smile.

Although he is a novice hunter, he still knows the rules.

If the rules of hunting in the mountains are broken, it will not be as simple as the villagers gossiping behind their backs.

"Dad, set the traps." Doudou gave the order.

"Dad is awesome. We can catch rabbits and pheasants without setting traps." Chen Tiezhu said.

Doudou was happy again. Dad is awesome.

Chen Tiezhu stopped, identified the direction a little, and continued walking.

They were chased by these wild boars and ran to Erdaoling. No wonder we heard the wolf howl just now.

"Roar..."

As he was walking, a roar startled him. When he saw clearly, the sweat on his forehead broke out again.

Behind a tree less than fifteen meters away, a blind bear was standing and looking at him. There seemed to be an old scar on the crescent on its chest.

His heart was full of bitterness. Is his life bitter or sweet?

Why did he run into a blind bear?

Shouldn't it hibernate?

Now he dared not move at all, because he didn't know if he could enter the space smoothly after over-consumption.

Even Doudou didn't speak, but he felt the tense atmosphere.

The blind bear stared at him for nearly half a minute, and then walked away with his body shaking.

Chen Tiezhu saw with his sharp eyes that a little bear was following behind him mischievously.

"Huh..."

Chen Tiezhu let out a long breath and sat directly on the ground. His body was wet and he was scared with cold sweat.

"Dad, what is it?" Doudou asked curiously.

"This is a blind bear. Dad can't beat it either." Chen Tiezhu said hurriedly.

Doudou understood immediately. If he couldn't even beat his dad, it must be more powerful.

After a short pause, Chen Tiezhu set off again.

Although he returned with a full load today, he was also very scared.

In the future, he would never go to Erdaoling without making full preparations.

He had encountered one pig and two bears. What if he encountered three tigers?

In order to avoid the difficulty of explaining to people from the same village, he directly picked up three hares and two pheasants in his hands.

Seeing that he was about to reach the edge of the forest, his mood became very good.

He couldn't wait to get home and stew a pot of rabbit meat for his daughter.

"Second Donkey, stop right there."

He was walking happily when a shout came from behind him.

Turning around, I saw Zhang Guangyou's younger brother Zhang Guangliang leading Li Tongda and two unfamiliar young men.