sbdcsierra Chapter 1762 Rank 4 Ye Xiaobailong
Chapter 1762 Rank 4 Ye Xiaobailong
Chapter 1762 Fourth-Rank Ye Xiaobailong
In his previous life, Zhao Jun had explored the old forests of the Far East and spent two years in the mountains.
But during his life as a herdsman, Zhao Jun never carried Sanlong.
However, Zhao Jun had seen these three top-quality wild ginseng in the Far East ginseng market.
What surprised Zhao Jun at the time was that when he joined Xie Chen's business, Xie Chen told him that the White Dragon could only be found on both sides of the Yalu River.
The banks of the Yalu River are divided, one belonging to North Korea and the other to China. Ginseng from these two regions can't possibly be sold to Russia.
It wasn't until by chance that Zhao Jun met the expert who carried the little white dragon that he learned from the expert that, in addition to the banks of the Yalu River, there was also a certain chance of a little white dragon appearing under a linden tree.
However, the chances are very low.
Just now, when they were lifting that seedling and pulling out its feathers, Zhao Jun pushed the deer antler spoon to the side and a smear of white came out.
At first, Zhao Jun, just like Zhao Youcai had said, thought it was a tree root. Seeing that it was shiny with oil, Zhao Jun gently probed it with a deer antler spoon.
Upon probing with the deer antler spoon, Zhao Jun discovered it was wild ginseng, and he was overjoyed.
Wild ginseng skin is mostly pale yellowish-white, but at first glance it appears yellow.
The so-called "little white dragon" is either greenish-brown or has white skin with an oily sheen.
The difference in skin color is due to their growing environment. The white dragons growing along the banks of the Yalu River are greenish-blue, while the white dragons growing under linden trees have white, glossy skin.
Even without the pursuit of a wealthy individual, the price of the Three Dragons Ginseng surpasses that of the Lesser Immortal Herb, heading towards the five-figure range.
If it's in good condition, the price will be even higher.
This is not an exaggeration. Among the three dragons in the ginseng, the stone dragon is integrated with the stone, and the wooden dragon is inseparable from the wood. They grow together with the stone and wood, so how can they be judged by their appearance?
Only Little White Dragon can truly discuss its quality.
Before they were about to lift the ginseng, Zhao Jun shouted "Mountain!"
"How many leaves?" Zhao Youcai replied enthusiastically.
"Six-grade leaf".
How many seedlings?
“They’re everywhere!” Zhao Jun shouted, then knelt down with a deer antler spoon to lift the ginseng.
"Go!" After cooperating with his son, Zhao Youcai turned around and shooed Black Tiger away. Then he instructed Li Baoyu, "Baoyu, get a rope and tie Tiger to the tree."
After speaking with Li Baoyu, Zhao Youcai said to Zhang Yuanmin, "Yuanmin, hurry up and strip this bear. I'll have your Uncle Li come over to help you in a bit."
After saying that, Zhao Youcai quickly left.
Following Zhao Youcai's instructions, Li Baoyu tied the black tiger to the tree with a hemp rope.
Seeing this, Ma Yang suddenly remembered something and whispered to Li Ruhai beside him, "When people carry a club, don't they always tie it with a rope? Why isn't my brother-in-law tied up?"
"Are you crazy?" Li Ruhai said irritably, "This club hasn't even been whipped up yet, and it hasn't sprouted any leaves, so who are you going to tie it up to?"
Yes, wild ginseng can only be tied after its stem is exposed above ground.
After hearing Li Ruhai's words, Ma Yang whispered, "If we don't tie him up, he can't run away, right?"
"Slap!" Ma Yang received a heavy slap on the back of the neck from Li Ruhai.
"Damn it..." Ma Yang was furious and reached out to Li Ruhai.
Knowing he couldn't beat Ma Yang, Li Ruhai quickly grabbed Ma Yang's hand and said, "What do you mean, 'just ran away'? What nonsense are you talking about?"
If this happened in a legitimate cult, Ma Yang would have been slapped to pieces for what he just said.
"Stop fooling around, you two." At this moment, Zhang Yuanmin winked at Li Ruhai and Ma Yang. The two boys turned around and saw Zhao Youcai, Li Dayong, and Xie Chen running over here again.
Then, Zhao Youcai stopped and waved to them.
Zhang Yuanmin and Li Baoyu took two steps toward Zhao Youcai, who then pointed at Li Ruhai and Ma Yang.
Zhang Yuanmin called the two boys over, and the four of them walked together to Zhao Youcai.
"What's wrong, Uncle?" Zhang Yuanmin asked. Zhao Youcai said, "Come on, let's go to the mountain to offer sacrifices."
"What?" Li Ruhai's face fell. "Kowtowing again?"
"Tsk!" Li Dayong glared at him angrily, and Li Ruhai immediately dared not utter a sound, obediently following Li Dayong away.
Zhang Yuanmin and Li Baoyu didn't dare to say anything, while Ma Yang walked along and asked Li Baoyu curiously, "Brother Baoyu, what is a mountain sacrifice?"
“It’s for worshipping the mountain god.” After answering Ma Yang’s question, Li Baoyu couldn’t help but mutter, “My brother’s side has already carried the offerings, so why would we need to worship the mountain god?”
When Li Baoyu's words reached Zhao Youcai's ears, Zhao Youcai glanced back and said, "But they haven't finished carrying it yet."
As he spoke, Zhao Youcai pointed towards the pine tree and said, "I saw it, it's a six-leaf pine. I have a feeling there are plenty of good-for-nothings in this old village."
“That’s true.” Hearing Zhao Youcai’s words, Li Baoyu nodded and said, “My brother carried one seedling after another.”
As soon as Li Baoyu finished speaking, Li Dayong said, "If I told you to come along, then you should."
Li Baoyu pursed his lips and didn't dare to say a word. This was why Zhao Jun and Li Baoyu were unwilling to go up the mountain with Zhao Youcai and Li Dayong; if they went up the mountain with these two old men, they would have to listen to them in everything.
When they arrived at the pine tree, Zhang Yuanmin, Li Baoyu, and Li Ruhai were startled.
In front of the pine tree, there were two deer heads and one bear head.
"Why is it so big?" Zhang Yuanmin muttered under his breath, but Ma Yang said, "What's going on? This is so interesting!"
Equally excited were Zhao Weipeng and his son Zhao Jinhui. Zhao Weipeng had been regretting not being able to attend the Wangtunzhang Mountain Worship Ceremony last time.
"Come here!" At this moment, Zhao Youcai raised his hand to Li Baoyu and the others, saying, "You juniors, kneel down."
After saying this, Zhao Youcai looked at Wang Qiang and said, "Qiangzi, come up here."
Judging from the way Wang Qiang pouted, you could tell he wasn't very willing. But when Wang Qiang confronted Zhao Youcai, it was mostly when the two of them were alone, or in front of Zhao Jun and Wang Meilan.
However, when outsiders are around, Wang Qiang gives his brother-in-law a lot of face.
"Come on, Qiangzi." Seeing Wang Qiang coming over, Li Dayong pulled him aside and said, "You stand on Peng's side, or Lao Liu will be finished."
Li Dayong called Li Dazhi over and had him stand to his left.
In this way, the four elders are positioned with the middle being higher and the two sides lower.
Seeing this, Zhang Yuanmin pulled Li Baoyu over and said, "Baoyu, you stay in the middle, your elder brother will go over there."
"Do we still need to make a fuss?" Lin Xiangshun asked in a low voice. Zhang Yuanmin replied in a low voice as well: "Let's move, let's move, or we'll get scolded again."
Just as the young people were busy changing positions, they suddenly heard Li Dazhi ask Li Dayong, "Brother, where is my brother-in-law standing?"
“My older brother is standing in a row by himself,” Li Dayong said. Li Dazhi looked up and saw Zhao Youcai lighting a cigarette.
"Why are you smoking now?" Under the surprised gazes of Li Dazhi and the others, Zhao Youcai lit a cigarette, and then lit another.
“This isn’t smoking.” Li Dayong remembered that he and Li Dazhi hadn’t participated in the last mountain worship ceremony, so he pointed to his sixth brother and said, “This is to offer incense to the mountain god.”
"You can't use Shilin to offer incense!" Li Dazhi said with heartache, calling out to Zhao Youcai, "Brother-in-law, can't you offer incense at Yingchun Temple?"
"Just you wait!" Zhao Youcai retorted to Li Dazhi, then turned around and knelt before the three large, unseeing heads of two deer and one bear.
Seeing Zhao Youcai kneel down, Li Dayong shouted in a drawn-out voice, "Kneel..."
Led by Li Dayong, the two rows of people knelt down in a rush.
At this moment, Zhao Youcai had already placed three cigarettes in front of the offerings.
Then, Zhao Youcai closed his eyes, clasped his hands together, and muttered incantations, saying, "I beseech the Mountain God and the Old Master to bless the clubs carried by our Zhao family hunting gang so that they may be complete in all five aspects, never rusting for a thousand years and never developing spots for ten thousand years."
After saying this, Zhao Youcai raised his hands and arms high, and then performed a deep bow similar to prostrating himself.
“Bow…” Li Dayong shouted, and everyone kowtowed.
"I bow again..."
"Three bows..."
"Rise..."
As everyone stood up, Zhao Youcai remained standing solemnly in front of the large pine tree, shaking his clasped hands repeatedly.
"This kid... is so practical." Zhang Yuanmin, sitting in the back row, noticed that Ma Yang's forehead was covered in dirt and quickly brushed it off for him.
Of the dozen or so people, only Zhao Youcai, Li Dayong, and Ma Yang truly took the mountain worship ceremony seriously. As for the fat father and son, they mainly wanted to watch the excitement, not to kowtow for no reason.
As Zhao Youcai put down his work, he turned to the others and said, "Alright, let's get back to work."
They haven't even finished butchering the bear yet, and they're already rambling on about useless things.
Everyone continued working, and Zhao Youcai walked quickly toward Zhao Jun.
At this moment, Zhao Jun was still carrying ginseng. There was only a handful of black soil on the yellow mud mound, where the little white dragon coiled and grew in the black soil.
This shape is called the dragon shape in mountaineering.
In China, anything related to dragons is expensive.
This ginseng is of good quality, but we must be careful not to break its whiskers. However, the dragon-shaped ginseng is coiled up, making it difficult to lift.
Therefore, Zhao Jun kept his eyes fixed on the ginseng and carried it very carefully and meticulously.
When Zhao Youcai came over, he saw beads of sweat dripping from Zhao Jun's nose. Zhao Youcai touched the handkerchief in his pocket, but did not go forward.
Zhao Jun picked up the scissors, cut off the obstructing linden roots, and used a deer antler spoon to clear away the soil behind them, revealing the ginseng roots.
The reeds grow closely together, their round shoulders and jujube-shaped stems resembling jujube pits.
Tight skin with fine lines and bumps, with long, clear hairs resembling leather straps.
Pearls dot the roots, this is what makes wild ginseng.
Wild ginseng from last year has particularly clean rootlets, without those fine hairy roots.
Therefore, by looking at the roots of this little white dragon, you can tell that this ginseng is quite old.
At this moment, Zhao Jun gently lifted the ginseng by the tip of its stem. Zhao Youcai, who had seen it before, quickly came over.
Zhao Jun was all smiles at this moment, and it was clear that he was in a very good mood.
“Son, this ginseng is quite old!” Zhao Youcai’s words surprised Zhao Jun: “Dad, how did you know?”
"It looks pretty big," Zhao Youcai said. "It must weigh at least an ounce."
"More or less." Zhao Jun showed the ginseng in his hand to the person next to him and said, "This ginseng is at least fifty years old."
"Oh!" Zhao Youcai was overjoyed upon hearing this, and said, "Dad made the right choice in offering sacrifices to the mountain. The mountain god and the old man really opened the door for us!"
"Jun!" At this moment, Li Dayong came over with pine bark and said to Zhao Jun, "Uncle, I couldn't find any moss."
"If we can't find it, then forget it," Zhao Jun said. "I'll see in a bit. I'll tear a piece off my vest, then wring out the water from the straps and wrap it like a stick."
"Then tear off your clothes." Zhao Youcai said, starting to take off his clothes.
Zhao Jun placed the ginseng on the bark that Li Dayong had just peeled off, then squatted down and picked up the deer antler spoon.
"Brother-in-law, is there anything else?" Ma Yang asked.
"Let me rummage around and take a look," Zhao Jun said. "That was a seedling with four leaves. Four leaves are in a clump, and there might be more around there."
(End of this chapter)