Reborn in the 80s, starting with hunting in the mountains

Chapter 68: Guarding the Snake

"Zhuzi, have you ever heard the saying that when you find a cockroach, the house is actually full of cockroaches, and the same is true for snakes."

There must be a lot of snakes in this valley.

So basically there is no safe place.

Lin Yi also told Zhuzi that having snakes is not necessarily a bad thing.

Yingzi was the first to react, with a look of surprise on his face: "Brother Yi, you mean, there is ginseng here?"

When Zhuzi heard the word ginseng, he was no longer afraid of snakes. He took a shovel and went to dig into the snake's nest.

Lin Yi? ? ?

"Zhuzhu, wait a minute. I didn't say there must be ginseng near the snake's nest. I just said it's a possibility."

In the 80s, there were still a lot of wild ginseng in Changbai Mountain.

Unlike after a thousand years, wild old wild ginseng will be almost impossible to find.

Most of them are planted garden ginseng and understory ginseng.

Zhuzi and Yingzi lived at the foot of Changbai Mountain, so naturally they had heard of the ginseng snake.

The so-called ginseng guarding snake usually refers to the venomous snakes that live around ginseng.

In Changbai Mountain, there are all kinds of legends.

There is a legend that is widely circulated, that is, wherever ginseng exists, there will be snakes to protect it.

Herb collectors and ginseng diggers all believe in this legend.

Therefore, when discovering ginseng, the first thing to do is not to dig up the ginseng, but to drive away snakes.

This is almost a conditioned reflex and a conventional thing.

Snakes are therefore also considered to be the "patron saints" that guard ginseng.

In fact, this statement is a bit too metaphysical.

But the rumors have been circulating for so long without being refuted, which shows that there are still signs of snake activity around a considerable number of ginseng.

Of course, there is also a possibility that the distribution range of snakes is too large, and ginseng is only a handful after all.

Therefore, there is also a certain probability.

"Boss, if there is ginseng, I can take care of the snake nest." Zhu Zhu expressed.

At this time, he was not afraid of snakes.

Qian Zhuang is really a coward.

The day before yesterday, I saw Lin Yi making thousands of dollars from a ginseng stick, and I was naturally jealous of him.

But he didn't know that ginseng and ginseng were also different.

Different years have huge price differences.

Those that can sell for several thousand yuan are all top quality.

Ordinary three- to five-year-old ginseng can be sold for dozens of yuan, which is considered good.

"Let's look around again. Snakes are basically hibernating now, and there are still few snakes coming out to bask in the sun. It can be said that if we can find ginseng in winter, we can avoid a lot of trouble." Lin Yi said to Yingzi and Zhuzi .

Several people immediately separated to search.

But then again, it’s not that difficult to find ginseng in winter.

Because ginseng belongs to the genus Panax of five families and is a deciduous perennial plant.

It loses its leaves in winter and grows new leaves in spring, like many trees.

The leaves of ginseng, the part that grows on the ground, are originally the best feature to distinguish ginseng from other plants.

But in winter, these features have disappeared.

So it's not easy to find it.

But Ji Yi is not helpless.

That is Shura!
Shura had smelled the scent of old wild ginseng before, and a hunting dog that was particularly sensitive to the smell might be able to use its nose to find it among thousands of plants.

Zhuzi searched for a while and found nothing, so he gave up and came over to chat with Lin Yi.

"Boss, why do you think the snake protects the ginseng? The snake is the Liuxian, one of the five immortals. Does it mean that the Liuxian also likes ginseng?" Zhuzi muttered.

"It's nonsense to talk about the five great immortals. We caught Huangpizi a few days ago. There are many theories about this snake protecting ginseng." Lin Yi told Zhuzi.

Ginseng flower seeds and leaves are food for some rodents and birds.And these animals are food for snakes.

It feels like a mantis stalking a cicada and an oriole behind.

Snakes guard the ginseng and can prey on these small animals while waiting for work.

Based on this possibility, it is not surprising that snakes guard ginseng.

The dog soon found the ginseng.

Ji Yi did not dig, but took advantage of the pillar's inattention and put it into the space.

As we all know, ginseng has roots that extend in all directions and are difficult to dig.

Even for experienced ginseng diggers, it is not that easy to dig up.

If the roots are dug out, a lot of the medicinal properties of ginseng will be lost, and the value will be greatly reduced.

It would be better for Ji Yi to directly collect the space without digging, and just pick it with one click to get a perfect ginseng.

This ginseng is only about 20 years old, which is not as good as the previous one, but it is still very good.

It's easy to sell it for 500 yuan.

Not long after, Ji Yi and Zhuzi discovered another piece of land with dozens of Panax notoginseng plants.

"My God, there are so many Sanqi, we are rich." Zhuzi was extremely surprised when he saw the scene in front of him.

Because there were too many, the two called Yingzi over, and the three of them dug together faster.

"Yingzi, this is really a treasure place. I estimate that the medicinal materials in this valley are worth at least ten thousand." Lin Yi said to Yingzi.

Yingzi is also really loyal.

If it were someone else, I wouldn't tell them.

Wouldn’t it be nice to dig him out slowly?
But Yingzi did not hide it, but took the initiative to bring Lin Yi here.

This made Ji Yi feel quite good in his heart.

Maybe it's because of the geothermal heat underground. The environment here isn't too suitable for the growth of medicinal materials.

In other places, it is good to find one or two medicinal plants within one kilometer, but here, you can basically see medicinal plants within a few steps.

The density is so high that it’s jaw-dropping.

And there are quite a few.

Ji Yi was secretly guessing, was there someone who lived here in the past and grew medicinal herbs?
Of course, this possibility is not impossible.

In the past, there were many famous doctors who traveled all over the world and passed through this place. It is normal for them to grow some medicinal materials.

The price of Panax notoginseng growing naturally in the wild is much higher than that of Poria cocos.

It can be sold for almost one yuan a pound.

"Tian Sanqi and Wild Sanqi are both Sanqi, so why is there such a big gap?" Yingzi sighed.

The cultivated Panax notoginseng can only be sold for [-] cents, which is twice the price.

Several people let go and started digging.

After a while, all these Sanqi were collected in the bag.

The backpack that Zhuzi brought with him was already full.

Lin Yi and Yingzi are similar.

Of course, in addition to these in the backpack, Ji Yi also has several times more medicinal materials in the space.

No need to dig, just search, and of course the benefits will be huge.

"Our backpacks are almost full and we can go back." Lin Yi said to Yingzi and Zhuzi.

It is unrealistic to clear out all these medicinal materials in one day.

How many kilometers long is the valley?

Even walking around takes a long time.

"Well, boss, just put it away when you see fit. If you make more, it will be difficult to take it back." Zhu Zhu nodded.

These medicinal materials have far exceeded his expectations.

Zhuzi made a rough estimate and found that the income from this trip to the mountains could be equal to his father's monthly salary at least.

(End of this chapter)