Republic of China: Guandong Ginseng King

Chapter 98 Great Harvest
Qu Shaoyang took two steps forward, pushed aside the weeds, and took a closer look. It was indeed a hammer.

"Master, there is a real hammer here." Qu Shaoyang was so happy that he quickly called Liu Dongshan.

"What grade of leaf?" Liu Dongshan also became excited and asked quickly.

"Six-grade leaves."

At this moment, Qu Shaoyang felt that the blood in his body was boiling.

I saw two seedlings with six grades of leaves in one day. Could it be that he is really lucky in wealth as my master said?
Liu Dongshan came closer and took a look, and it was indeed a seedling with six leaves.

So without saying a word, he quickly broke off two branches, inserted them on both sides of the mallet, then took out the mallet lock and wrapped it around the stem of the six-leaf seedling.

The hammer lock is actually a red rope with two copper coins with better year numbers tied at both ends.

Because the rope is red, it is quite conspicuous and when hung on the mallet it is not easily confused with the surrounding grass and trees.

Those old rangers said that if they locked the cat with a hammer, they would never be able to escape again.

"Shaoyang, look again, there must be more nearby."

At such a close distance, we found two seedlings of grade six leaves. There must be more ginseng around.

Liu Dongshan was very happy. It seemed that this time, the master and disciple were really going to give it a try.

Who could have imagined that they could encounter big goods in Dajiabian City?

Qu Shaoyang followed Liu Dongshan's instructions and wandered around the area for a while. As expected, he saw several more mallotus trees, some with six-grade leaves and some with five-grade leaves.

The master and apprentice were very happy. Even if there were not many of them, just one or two good-quality seedlings would be enough to earn more than what they could earn in a whole season.

Qu Shaoyang wanted to continue looking, but the sky was gradually getting dark and he couldn't see clearly.

In desperation, Qu Shaoyang could only give up and said, "Master, let's light a fire and get some food. Tomorrow morning, I'll go around here again."

"Okay." Liu Dongshan nodded, and the two of them picked up some dry firewood and lit it in the cave above.

They toasted the dry food they brought from home and boiled some water to drink, so that they could at least fill their stomachs.

At night, the master and the disciple spread animal skins on the ground and slept in their clothes.

At night, the howling of wild beasts and the cries of night owls could be heard in the valley, which was really creepy to hear.

Fortunately, the cave was high and the walls were steep, so most animals could not get up. The master and disciple had a good sleep.

The next morning, Qu Shaoyang got up at dawn.

Just as I was about to go down, I found a group of animals drinking water by the pool below.

Those animals looked smaller than deer, with grass-yellow fur, slender necks, large ears, and white hair at the base of their tails.

The male has horns on its head, which are much smaller than deer antlers and have three forks.

"Silly roe deer, it's just right, we have something to eat today."

Qu Shaoyang muttered to himself, quietly picked up the gun, pulled the bolt, aimed at the roe deer below, and pulled the trigger.

There was a "bang" of a gunshot, and a male roe deer fell to the ground. The other roe deer were obviously stunned for a moment, and then fled in all directions.

In Northeast China, roe deer are called silly roe deer, mainly because they are very curious and want to see everything.

For example, now, when a gunshot is heard and their companion falls to the ground, the group of roe deer will be stunned for a moment to see what made the noise.

Then they remembered that they had to run quickly.

After running for a distance, the roe deer will stop and look back to see what made the noise.

Generally speaking, if a hunter has good marksmanship, he will have two or three chances to shoot when chasing a roe deer.

Qu Shaoyang's purpose was not hunting, and he was in a cave and it was too slow to go down, so he fired a shot.

As long as we kill a roe deer, we will have meat to eat. The sound of gunfire also alarmed Liu Dongshan, "What's going on?" Liu Dongshan quickly got up and asked with sleepy eyes.

"Master, it's okay. There are roe deer drinking water below. I killed one. It's just right. We will have meat to eat today."

Qu Shaoyang smiled, carried his gun, went down the stone wall and came to the edge of the pool.

The roe deer was already dead. Qu Shaoyang dragged it to the side, then took out a short knife, cut open the roe deer's belly and took out its internal organs.

At this time, Liu Dongshan also came down and said, "Shaoyang, eat the roe deer liver. It's good for your eyes." Shui Laowu said.

Qu Shaoyang had heard this before, that when old hunters go into the mountains and kill roe deer, they will eat the fresh roe deer liver, which is said to clear heat and improve eyesight.

The parasites on roe deer are mainly inside the skin and outside the meat. Roe deer liver has no parasites and can be eaten raw.

Qu Shaoyang took off the roe deer liver, cut it in half and handed one half to Liu Dongshan.

This thing looks bloody, but it actually doesn't taste weird. It's very tender and has a bit of fishy taste, but not too strong.

The master and disciple finished eating the roe deer liver, then skinned the roe deer and shaved off some of the meat.

Cut the meat into small pieces, put them on wooden sticks, sprinkle some salt on them, make a fire, and roast them over the fire.

Breakfast is grilled meat, dry food and some water.

Having meat to eat makes people feel energetic. After breakfast, the master and the disciple started to carry ginseng.

Qu Shaoyang built a fire in the upwind direction just like he did yesterday, then went to find some herbs that could be used to smoke mosquitoes, threw them into the fire, and produced thick smoke.

Liu Dongshan laid out the tools for clearing the mountain one by one, and then started to lift the ginseng.

"Shaoyang, take a stroll around here first, and walk around a few more times."

Judging from the dream Qu Shaoyang had yesterday, there must be another hammer nearby, so Liu Dongshan asked Qu Shaoyang to look for it again.

You know what, it really exists.

Qu Shaoyang spent the whole morning in this area and found several fifth-grade and sixth-grade leaves. As for the fourth-grade leaves, lantern stands, and second-grade leaves, there is no need to explain.

"My boy, you are really destined to be rich.

Burying two skeletons with kindness not only allows you to pick up so many things, but also allows you to encounter such a large group of clubs.

Didn't you find the mallet when you dug the pit last year?" Liu Dongshan asked Qu Shaoyang during lunch.

"I didn't see it. I just dug a hole and buried the bones. I didn't pay attention to my surroundings." Qu Shaoyang shook his head.

By that time, the grass and trees had already dried up, so how could Qu Shaoyang have noticed whether there was a hammer?

He didn't think about these things at all at the time, he just thought that this was a good place with good feng shui.

I thought of burying the two skeletons here, as a token of my consideration.

Who would have thought that he had found a piece of Feng Shui good land, where there were clusters of clubs growing on it.

Fortunately, he didn't tell anyone at the time, so no one else knew the secret hidden in the cave.

Otherwise, I'm afraid this place would have been visited countless times.

Qu Shaoyang and Liu Dongshan lived in this valley for more than ten days, until they carried out all the sixth-grade and fifth-grade leaves they had found, and then they stopped.

Finally, Qu Shaoyang counted and found that he had exactly seven seedlings with fifth-grade leaves and six seedlings with sixth-grade leaves.

It just happened to correspond to the seven young men and six old men he saw in his dream.

"Master, I want to go over there and take a look." Qu Shaoyang said, pointing to the mountain in the southeast.

In the dream, he sent the old lady home, walking towards the southeast.

(End of this chapter)