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Chapter 19 The Black Blind

The mallet locked the ginseng, and then built a fire in the upwind place, one to smoke mosquitoes, and the other to drive away wild animals, so as not to be disturbed when digging ginseng.

It had just rained, and the woods were wet, and it was evidently not easy to light a fire.

However, people who are often in the mountains and forests also have a way to deal with it.

There is a kind of tree called green straw, the trunk is green, the skin is smooth, and there is a thin layer of white wax on it.

It is easy to find such a tree, cut it down and chop it into thin strips, and use birch bark to ignite it.

When the fire is hotter, add other firewood, cover it with wormwood, press the fire head to suffocate thick smoke, and float along the wind to the location of the ginseng. At this time, the ginseng can be dug.

Digging ginseng is called lifting a mallet to show respect.

Lifting the mallet is not an easy job, it requires experienced people, and usually the ginseng will do it by himself.

Xu Shiyan has only one elder brother, so don't be too careless, do it yourself.

Use your hands to remove the grass and leaves around the ginseng, and open the "plate".

Ginseng is often entangled with tree roots and grass roots, and the roots must be sawed off with a "quick saw".

The main reason is that the roots are elastic and cannot be cut with an axe, as it is easy to damage the ginseng.

Thin tree roots and grass roots should be cut with "quick scissors".

Clean out the plate and expose the soil. At this time, take out the "quick sticks", usually made of deer bones, and push the soil layer.

Start digging from the reed head under the ginseng stalk until all the roots of the ginseng are exposed.

Any tiny roots cannot be cut off, otherwise the price of ginseng will drop when selling.

Every root of ginseng that has been cleaned must be covered with loose soil at any time to keep water.

This is a very labor-intensive job, and the hands of the ginseng must be steady, not in a hurry, and take it slowly bit by bit.

Fortunately, Xu Shiyan has a stable temperament and is careful in doing things, which is the most suitable one.

Although it is just a four-leaf tree, and the main root is only as thick as a finger, it will take a long time to dig it out of the soil completely.

Xu Shiyan was alone, and there was no one to replace him when he was tired, so he could only sit on the ground and smoke a cigarette for a while before continuing.

After spending a long time, the ginseng tree was finally lifted out completely.

Although this ginseng tree is not too big, its shape is extremely beautiful.

The reed head is the size of a bean, with a twisted mouth, a slender neck, and two beards on the shoulders that look like arms.

The main body is as thick as an index finger and as long as three fingers, and then there are two legs. The ginseng whiskers are about half a foot long and covered with pearl bumps.

Very good, although the weight is not too heavy, at most one or two heavy, but it is definitely top grade, based on the purchase price of this year, it is estimated that it can sell for two hundred yuan.

Thinking of this, Xu Shiyan couldn't help shaking his head. If it was put in 40 years, it might be sold for tens of thousands.

Well, it's useless to think so much.

Xu Shiyan shook his head, went to the side and took off a large piece of fresh moss to lay it out, spread the ginseng on it, covered some original soil, and wrapped the ginseng carefully with the moss.

Moss is soft, moist, breathable, and not easy to dry. It is used to wrap ginseng, which will not damage ginseng, and is also good for freshness. It can keep the parameters of the ginseng unchanged every month.

Then peel off a large piece of birch bark, wrap the moss in it, use the catalpa bark as a rope, and tie it carefully.

After the ginseng package is packed and put away, the "omen" must be cut.

Find a red pine tree near the place where the ginseng was unearthed, and use a knife and an axe to cut off a foot-square bark in the direction of the ginseng at a position that is one rope stick high from the ground.

Carve marks on the smooth trunk, engrave the number of people on the left, how many people, and the size of ginseng on the right, and carve how many leaves.

After the engraving is over, the omen has to be "washed".It is to use fire to burn off the pine oil flowing out from around the omen, so that the omen can still be seen clearly after decades.

The purpose of chopping off the "omen" is to commemorate the ginseng produced here, and to remind people in the future that after decades, someone may find ginseng near the old omen.

Of course, in order to prevent others from knowing the size of the ginseng they dug up, some people record it in other ways, or adjust the direction of the omen.

After finishing all this, Xu Shiyan casually scattered the ginseng seeds he had picked up nearby.

Fangshan people also pay attention to sustainable development, sowing ginseng seeds, maybe many years later, there will be more ginseng here.

Busy and busy, most of the day has passed, but fortunately, I have gained something, regardless of the size, it is worth comforting.

Xu Shiyan didn't miss it any more, he packed up his things and returned to Diguanzi.

For the next three days, Xu Shiyan wandered around here, but found nothing.I only saw an Erjiazi tree in the middle, but it was too small, so I let it go.

Xu Shiyan felt a little depressed after three consecutive days with nothing to gain.

When he was working in the Daan Coal Mine in his previous life, he heard from his family members that a group of people from the village went to the mountains to release the mountain, and they met a big tree, which sold for nearly 1000 yuan.

The 1000 yuan in this year is not a small sum, not to mention the Dongjiangyan Brigade, even the Daying Commune knows about it.

He couldn't remember such a sensational thing wrongly. He found it near the fairy cave, and he saw that omen later.

Why has he been wandering around for five days, why didn't he see it?Shouldn't the co-author make this fortune?No luck with this?

Fangshan was originally a matter of luck, and it is estimated that he did not have this kind of fortune.

Alas, in another two days, if he still can't meet him, he should go home. I guess his wife should be anxious to wait at home.

Xu Shiyan relieved himself, and regained his spirits. Holding the Suobao stick in his hand, he kept beating the surrounding vegetation, and his eyes kept looking around.

There was silence in the mountain forest, except for the sound of the stick pushing the grass, and the sound of trouser legs rubbing against the branches and grass, there was no other sound.

Suddenly, there was a different sound behind him.

Xu Shiyan's back felt cold. Based on his years of hunting experience in his previous life, he dared to conclude that there must be some wild beast following behind him.

Xu Shiyan didn't dare to make too much movement, and turned his body slightly to look back.

When he saw the situation behind him, he couldn't help but take a deep breath, well, I have to explain it here if I have trouble today.

Two or 300 meters away from behind Xu Shiyan, a huge black animal was wandering towards this side.

That body shape, that walking posture, don't even think about it, he must be black and blind.

Hei Xiazi is a local name for the black bear. This thing has poor eyesight and black hair all over, so it is called Hei Xiazi.

Don't look at this thing's poor vision, but its sense of smell is very sensitive, and it's so powerful that it can shatter a cow's shoulder blades with a slap.

This is a guy who can fight a tiger. He moves quickly, has a strong bite, and has rough skin and thick flesh that is resistant to beatings.

Fuck, this luck is more than bad, it's almost memorized.

Xu Shiyan secretly regretted that he shouldn't have dug up the four leaves.It makes sense for the elders to stay.

While thinking about it, the blind man with his head down suddenly sniffled, then raised his head and looked in Xu Shiyan's direction.

Xu Shiyan's heart skipped a beat, he was stunned to control the urge to turn around and run away, and moved back gently and slowly.

(End of this chapter)