Returning to my hometown to inherit three mountains: Don't stop me from raising pigs

Wohu Mountain is the highest mountain in Shangouzi Village.

According to conservative estimates, the highest peak of Wohu Mountain is over 2000 meters!

The entire Wohu Mountain is covered with lush vegetation, dense jungle, and a wide variety of animals and plants.

The land on the mountain is moist and the soil contains a large amount of humus, which provides a natural environment for the growth of Gastrodia elata.

The terrain on Wohu Mountain is steep and the mountain roads are rugged. Villagers seldom come here unless necessary. Most places here still maintain their original ecological environment.

Everyone arrived at the foot of Wohu Mountain. Professor Li Chunfeng looked out at the entire mountain and a look of joy appeared on his face. Based on his many years of experience, the environment of this mountain was definitely suitable for the growth of wild Gastrodia elata!

The reason why the Chinese herbal medicine Gastrodia elata is relatively expensive is that it is too rare in the wild and it is very troublesome to cultivate it artificially.

The crop Gastrodia elata has no roots or leaves and cannot produce nutrients through photosynthesis.

All the nutrients it needs for growth are supplied by Armillaria mellea.

Therefore, all wild Gastrodia elata grows in places rich in Armillaria mellea.

"Teacher, you and the comrades from the town committee should not go up. I will take my fellow apprentices and follow Xiao Chang and my second uncle to go up and explore." Wang Xianye said.

Professor Li Chunfeng thought about it for a moment and said, "Okay, the mountain road is slippery and rugged, you must pay attention to safety!"

"Don't worry! We are all veterans!" Wang Xianye said with a smile.

This time, Li Chunfeng and Wang Xianye brought a total of four students, all of whom have followed him for many years and are familiar with field surveys.

"Can I go up too?" Wu Qingmeng said in a low voice.

This Gastrodia elata production base has become the most important task of the town committee in the second half of the year. Now that we are conducting an on-site inspection, no one from the town committee is participating, which is inappropriate.

"Girl?" Wang Xianye frowned.

"What's wrong with girls?" Wu Qingmeng asked unconvinced.

"I'm afraid you'll get tired after climbing for a while and hold us back!" Wang Xianye said bluntly.

Gu Chang was speechless. Senior Wang was such a straight man, his words were too direct!

No wonder I’m still single after all these years!

"Hmph! It's still unclear who will hold us back!" After saying that, Wu Qingmeng took the lead and walked towards the mountain.

Wang Xianye curled his lips, but didn't say anything else and followed.

"Hey, Secretary Liu, do you really want to go up, little girl? This mountain is not easy to climb and it is quite dangerous." Li Chunfeng said worriedly.

"It's okay. Xiao Wu is not as weak as he looks!" Secretary Liu said with a smile.

"Take good care of the comrades in the town committee!" After hearing what Secretary Liu said, Li Chunfeng was still a little worried and reminded his students loudly.

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Gu Chang, his second uncle Gu Guoqing, Wu Qingmeng, and four other students from the investigation team, including Wang Xianye, a group of seven people, climbed towards the top of the mountain along the rugged mountain road.

When Gu Guoqing was young, he often went to Wohu Mountain to dig Gastrodia elata and pick wild mushrooms. Sometimes he would catch a few wild rabbits to eat some meat. He was very familiar with the environment of Wohu Mountain.

Under his leadership, we avoided many dangerous mountain roads and made smooth progress along the way.

At the beginning, Wang Xianye would occasionally observe Wu Qingmeng who was walking beside Gu Guoqing, wondering how long he could hold on!

After walking for a long time, I finally realized that this woman was quite capable. Her steps were steady and her breathing was rhythmic. Climbing the mountain road had no effect on her, so it seemed that she had good physical fitness.

On the contrary, I had already been gasping for breath!

As for that kid Gu Chang, he had been panting like a dog!

Otherwise, this kid would be a loser because of his lack of exercise!

This was under the compulsion of the system. After several months of training, Gu Chang's physical fitness has improved a lot.

Otherwise, you will probably be out of breath even more!

If Wu Qingmeng knew what he was thinking, she would definitely sneer at him. When she was in college, she was the president of the school's mountaineering club, and she would organize members to go mountain climbing every weekend!

Although the 2,000-meter altitude of Wohu Mountain is a bit difficult, it is not a problem for her!

When they reached an altitude of about 500 meters, everyone's pace gradually slowed down.

Wang Xianye also began to take three younger schoolmates to observe, sample and record the surrounding environment, and to focus on surveying some environments suitable for the growth of Gastrodia elata.

After climbing up a few dozen meters, Gu Guoqing suddenly said, "Look, there are a few Gastrodia elata plants here."

Everyone looked and saw two Gastrodia elata plants more than 20 centimeters long, next to a damp bush in a depression. They had lanceolate branches and leaves with pointed tips, deeply serrated edges, and dark green color. Their stems were upright, and the surface had a unique blue-green color.

"That's right, it's wild Gastrodia elata." Wang Xianye said excitedly.

Everyone walked forward, Wang Xianye bent down, and carefully brushed away the leaves and humus soil around the Gastrodia elata, revealing the Gastrodia elata in the ground.

The tuber of this Gastrodia elata is fleshy and oval, the flowers are yellow-green, and the fruit has edges with light yellow-green and brown stripes in between, and is an inverted cone shape that is thick on the top and thin at the bottom.

"It's black Gastrodia elata, the quality is very good!" a boy next to him said excitedly.