Female-to-male: I live on farming
Chapter 12: Digging up Ginseng
Even if the other party has fallen into such a remote and poor place, he shouldn't do this.
"You don't have to take care of me like this. If you can do it, I can do it too. After all, I am very happy to be able to earn a living with my own hands."
Lu Youqing's eyes were clear and bright, and she could see through Qin Ke's inner thoughts completely.
"...Okay." After spending the past few days together, Qin Ke realized how stubborn she was. Once she made up her mind, no one could change it.
However, Qin Ke thought about it and let her sow the seeds in front, and he followed behind to cover the soil, so that she didn't have to bend down and would not come into contact with the soil too much.
He also put his straw hat on her head to prevent her from getting dizzy from the sun.
Lu Youqing is extremely smart. No matter what it is, as long as she wants to learn it, she can quickly master it.
Seeing that the distances between the seeds varied at first but became almost uniform later on, Qin Ke remained silent and continued to follow behind and cover the soil.
It is indeed easier for two people to work together than for one person, and they finished sowing the entire acre of land early in the afternoon.
"Why don't we go to the mountains to see if there are any wild vegetables or something." Qin Ke thought it was still early. Since coming here, he has spent most of his time in the fields and has not had time to walk around.
It just so happened that this mountain was not far from their fields. Qin Ke knew through his memory that only hunters in the village would go into the mountains to hunt. There were wild beasts in the mountains. The original father was bitten to death by a tiger that ran down from the mountain.
However, since Qin Ke proposed to go into the mountains, he must be sure. He had just asked the system, and the system promised to remind him before there was any danger.
That was a forest, and a forest with its original natural ecology. He felt that he would definitely gain something by going in.
Lu Youqing agreed and nodded.
The mountain road was not easy to walk on. This was not a mountain scenic area that had been renovated for tourism in later generations. There was not even a road inside. There were lush trees, messy stones and thorns. Qin Ke was worried that Lu Youqing would accidentally fall, so he walked very slowly, making sure that the other party caught up with him before moving forward.
Most of the plants in the mountains are unfamiliar to Qin Ke, but he has already discussed with the system that if he encounters something valuable nearby, it will alert him, which is equivalent to him carrying a detector.
However, this detector is not free. Qin Ke bargained with the system for a long time before reducing the price to two points.
What a profiteer! Qin Ke complained silently in his heart, but his expression remained calm.
Without a watch, there was no way to tell the time. This was something Qin Ke was not used to after traveling back to ancient times, but he estimated that they had been walking for about half an hour.
The system, which had been silent until now, finally spoke: "Host, please pay attention to the area fifteen meters ahead on the left."
Lu Youqing, who was following behind Qin Ke, saw him suddenly stop, then looked to the left and walked straight to the left.
She narrowed her eyes and followed him silently.
He walked to a big tree with thick branches, squatted down, picked up a branch at random and pushed away the fallen leaves covering the ground.
Lu Youqing originally didn't know what the other party was looking for until he pulled out a green plant with a few red fruits on it.
She had never seen the full appearance of ginseng before, but it was not until Qin Ke dug up the soil at the roots, revealing the gray-brown roots, that she finally realized what he was looking for.
Qin Ke did not notice that Lu Youqing was looking at his back with curiosity. He was busy carefully separating the soil and roots of the ginseng. Judging from the size of the ginseng, it would take at least 50 or 60 years to grow.
This is pure natural wild ginseng, which is very valuable even in modern times, let alone in ancient times.
It’s really worth spending these points!
I will be able to sell it for a good price in town tomorrow. With this money, I can get rid of the difficult situation at home and buy some new clothes for Lu Youqing... Qin Ke was silently calculating in his mind, but his hands did not stop.
Realizing what Qin Ke was doing, Lu Youqing also squatted beside him and offered to help.
With the two people's careful efforts, they finally dug out the wild ginseng intact.
Holding the ginseng in one hand and holding Lu Youqing in the other, Qin Ke laughed happily after finding the treasure: "We have gained a lot this time, it was not in vain."
After brushing off the dirt on his hands, Lu Youqing took a look at the ginseng in his hand, estimated it, and nodded, "This ginseng is very old and very rare. You can definitely sell it for a good price if you take it to the pharmacy in town."
"Yes," Qin Ke was so excited that he was dancing with joy, "So we're going to town tomorrow, and the money we earn from the sales will be just enough to buy some more things."
"It's getting dark, let's go down the mountain first, otherwise the mountain road will be difficult to walk on after dark."
It was the first time that Lu Youqing saw such a childish action on a man and she found it a little strange.
"Oh, that's right!" Qin Ke calmed down after being reminded. He first took off his coat and wrapped the ginseng, then took Lu Youqing's wrist and prepared to go down the mountain.
He didn't want to be seen by the villagers on his way home. If people knew that he had dug up wild ginseng, his family would have no peace of mind.
Not to mention others, the original body's troublesome grandparents would definitely come to the door. You know, money has always been a motivating force since ancient times.
However, when they were halfway down the mountain, Qin Ke noticed that the pace of the person next to her was getting slower and slower, and not only that, her breathing also became heavier.
"Are you unable to walk anymore?" Qin Ke stopped and fixed his eyes on her pale face.
"It's okay, I can hold on." Lu Youqing gritted her teeth. She didn't want people to think she was a burden.
Knowing her awkward and stubborn personality, Qin Ke sighed slightly, stuffed the ginseng in his hand into hers, and half-knelt in front of her: "Come up, I'll carry you down."
Lu Youqing silently moved her eyes away from him: "...No need."
"If you don't come up, I won't leave. Let's see who can outlast the other." Qin Ke maintained a half-squatting position.
Although he was helpless against the other party most of the time, he gradually figured out the other party's weaknesses. He had been following the rules since he was a child and was very serious most of the time.
And decent people are most afraid of others playing rogue.
After a long silence, Lu Youqing finally moved, and she slowly lay on his back.
This was the first time in her life that she was carried on a man's back. It was very strange and very... high.
Qin Ke walked slowly and steadily on the road, probably to take care of her. The breeze blew past, and on his broad back, Lu Youqing saw a scenery she had never seen before.
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