Dad's Pastoral Life

Chapter 23 Gastrodia
After a battle between heaven and man, Cheng He said loudly to Cheng Hongyuan: "Second Uncle, I'll go to that mountain to have a look."

This sentence can also be interpreted as: Village Chief, there may be something on that mountain.

Cheng Hongyuan jumped anxiously, this little bastard!What are you yelling for?Are you afraid that everyone will not hear you?

According to his mind, if there is something on the other mountain, it is best for him to go there quietly alone to get it.If he can't finish it, his son-in-law, nephew, second aunt and so on will go there.

If all these people can't finish it, then ask everyone to go.Of course, this kind of situation basically does not exist, because there are enough people in their family, even if there are hundreds of catties of good things in them, they can be moved.

It's good now, this kid is bluffing so that everyone can hear him.

Cheng Hongyuan was quite unhappy, but he couldn't utter these words, so he casually asked everyone, "over there, are you going? Which ones are you going?"

The villagers stopped what they were doing, looked towards the opposite mountain, and immediately discussed:

"That mountain...it's a bit far away! Don't look at it on the opposite side, you have to go around it! Look, there is a pool there, it's not small, and it takes time to walk!"

"That's right, I also think it's a bit far away. It's already afternoon, and I'm afraid I won't be able to go there in the dark!"

"That mountain looks similar to this side. If you don't get anything, you will be trapped in the mountain in the middle of the night, unable to row."

"That makes sense! Didn't we agree earlier that we would look here for a while and then go back and forget it?"

"It's really far away. If it comes at night, I'm afraid there will be wild boars in that mountain."

The villagers talked about wanting to go and not wanting to go, but their eyes were full of hope.

In fact, their worries are not unreasonable. It is also a fact that it is not early now, and they don't know that Cheng He is very sure that there are indeed good things over there.

Cheng Hongyuan was secretly happy, you all go back, I will dig there alone!I could dig there for three days!

Only he had heard that Cheng He found a good thing the day before yesterday and sold it for a good price.He has great confidence in Cheng He's ability.

When he asked Cheng He to go into the mountain with him yesterday, the reason why he lied about organizing a herbal gathering team was because he was worried that if Cheng He took him into the mountain alone, he would not agree.As for organizing a team, Cheng He must not be able to refuse.

Who wants to share the treasures they found with others?
For him, Cheng He found and notified him of the news, and the thing belonged to him.Calling out to others means that others are sharing his family's things, which is scraping his flesh.

If everyone here went back, that would be his appetite!

The mountain people are undecided. If it is still early in the morning, they will definitely pass by, even if they run for a while, it doesn't matter.

Cheng He shouted: "Let's go, I heard that Cheng Shi and his second master dug up something good there last time, let's go and look for it again to see if we missed anything."

Cheng Hongyuan's forehead hurts, this little bastard must have done it on purpose, he wants to cut off his fortune!

Cheng He did it on purpose.He has long known the virtues of the village head. Early in the morning, he saw that the village head only brought his own relatives with him, and he had the nerve to say that he organized the villagers to gather herbs together!
There were so many people coming from behind, everyone could see that the village chief's face was not right, and he was not stupid, of course he could see it too.

The village chief has always been stingy and selfish. He has been the village chief for so many years, but he has done nothing at all, and he is reluctant to change his job. It is because the villagers are too good-tempered.

Since it was something he gave up, the village chief couldn't just be cheap.

As for what he said that Cheng Shi's second master dug up something, that's nonsense.

When the villagers heard him say that Cheng Shi's second master had dug up something good, they were immediately reassured: let's go!
The village head had no choice but to continue to lead the way with heartache and heartache.

Sure enough, the road to the opposite mountain was not going well. Maybe many people had given up because of the bad road before, so those wild Gastrodia elata were still growing there, and they were not poached.

The villagers thought about giving up several times, but when they saw the village chief, who usually steals, cheats, and loves to take advantage, he walked in the forefront today, without complaining, and he didn't even catch his breath-nothing said, it must be good!

No matter how difficult the road is, the villagers have gone through it, and they have already practiced various skills after crossing mountains and mountains.There is Venus secretly protecting Cheng He in his body, so there is no need to be afraid.

When it was getting late, a group of people was finally approaching the place marked by the golden circle.

Cheng He walked in the front with the child in his arms, followed by the village chief, and the villagers followed.

"Huh... what is this?" Cheng Tianhe, one of the villagers, suddenly yelled, stopped and moved his shovel.

He dug up a large nest of astragalus.

Astragalus has been planted in large quantities, but the wild ones are obviously more valuable. This clump may be sold for several hundred dollars.It is more cost-effective than the basket dug up today.

Cheng Tianhe was elated.

It's worth it today, it's worth it!

When the rest of the villagers saw that something had come out of this place, they immediately became energetic, and each of them slowed down and bent over to search carefully.

Seeing that he didn't even find a single Astragalus root, Cheng Hongyuan became unhappy again.

But at this time, no one is paying attention to him, so who cares what he thinks?
Cheng He was relieved.A little further ahead is the place where the aperture marks Tianma, and they will be able to find it soon.And he didn't have to pretend to suddenly discover Gastrodia elata and call the villagers.

He took Cheng Xinxin, as if looking to the other side, but he was just taking his daughter to stroll around places with wild flowers.

Cheng Xinxin picked two or three flowers, stuck them in her ears, and then asked in an incomparably beautiful way, "Dad, do you think I'm pretty?"

Embellished by the golden sunset, she became a beautiful flower.

Cheng He gave a thumbs up: "Of course, my baby is the most beautiful!"

Cheng Xin smiled smugly, and said, "Father, I'll show you the dance!"

Cheng He immediately turned on the phone, released his daughter's favorite song "Love Me, Just Hug Me", and said, "Okay, Dad, watch Xinxin dance!"

"If you love me, stay with me more,

If you love me, kiss me more,

If you love me, praise me a lot,

If you love me, give me lots of hugs,
Stay with me, kiss me, praise me, hug me..."

The cheerful children's melody sounded, and Cheng Xinxin immediately jumped up to the tune.This is the dance taught in the kindergarten before, and it is also her favorite.

She is very domineering when she dances, and Cheng He must watch her dance carefully by the side, and must not move her eyes away.If Cheng He was distracted and looked away, she would stop and walk over to break his gaze back.

Every time I dance for a while, I have to applaud her and praise her for dancing well, otherwise she will pout and ask angrily.

Cheng He had nothing to do anyway, so he tried his best to cooperate.

And in the dance music here, the mountain people over there discovered the wild Gastrodia elata hidden under the thick dead leaves as expected, and they were overjoyed as if they had found a treasure.

Gastrodia elata has no leaves, and the pale yellow twigs protruding from the dead leaves indicate that there is a root underneath.If you don't look carefully, you won't find it at all.

Roughly estimate the size of the area, almost everyone can pick two or three catties, right?It is estimated that it can weigh more than a catty after drying.

The villagers have always had the experience of collecting herbs in groups. If they find a large piece of good things, they will pick them individually, and whoever picks it will count.There has never been any controversy.

But today’s situation is special. The price of wild gastrodia elata is soaring day by day.
The eyes of the villagers were full of eagerness.

But if you are excited, you still have to follow the rules. Only by digging a tree and putting it in a basket can you count it as your own, and you can’t enclose the land.

Moreover, Gastrodia elata is a plant, so you have to be careful when digging. If you accidentally break it or dig it up, the price may be halved, so no matter how urgent you are, you can't just dig it fast.

As they dug, they murmured in their hearts, this kid Heizi still has a good eye, and if he says there is here, there is really here.If he digs the most in a while, none of us will have a second opinion.

Wait, what about others?Where did you go?Alas, I must have gone the wrong way and dug somewhere else.When he comes back in a while, there will definitely be no hair left here.

(End of this chapter)