Chapter 683 Wulingshen
“I forgot to tell you, the mountain donkey is also called Tianma. Not only can it jump, it can also run very fast.”
Looking into the distance The mountain donkey we visited was the first time Zhang An had seen a rare species, and he had no intention of domesticating it.
“Ah, that’s it? Pegasus? I always thought Pegasus was a very handsome horse with wings that could fly, but you actually told me that this ugly thing is called Pegasus? ”
In Fatty’s opinion, Pegasus sounds like a good-looking animal, but now that it is associated with mountain donkey, he feels that these two words are really in vain.
Zhang An ignored him and wondered whether he should tell Zhu Yuliang about the mountain donkey he saw today.
In the past two years, he finally understood that what seemed like a normal thing in the mountains was actually very important news to the Forestry Bureau.
This is especially true when it comes to wild and rare animals. After all, the overall conditions of the country have improved so much in recent years, and efforts have begun to be made in this aspect that has been ignored before.
After half the meal, the sun is no longer so bright.
The fat man is no longer lying lazily on the ground, but is running around and playing with little Siqi.
After a while, the two people, one large and one small, returned to the crowd, squatting on the ground and panting.
Not only was Xiao Siqi's face flushed, but even the fat man looked very tired.
After the two of them drank several mouthfuls of space spring water, their breathing became slightly calmer.
Zhang An and Su Ying didn't feel sorry for their son. In their opinion, the little boy would be more tired from playing during the day so that he could sleep more peacefully at night.
This is much better than those children who are sleeping soundly during the day, but are very energetic at night, and are constantly being held up and helpless.
Anyway, Zhang An himself feels that it is quite easy for him to be a father. Little Siqi has not made much trouble since he was born.
If you really want to be like Ding Zijie of the Ding family, you will simply have found a living ancestor for yourself. Who knows how Ding Yi survived that year.
"Okay, it's almost time, why don't we go back."
Before the sun set over the western mountains, Su Ying looked at the time and it was almost four o'clock. .
Although it was still a little early, on the way home from the mountain with the fat man and his wife, it would take at least more than an hour of walking.
And according to the old people in the village, if you are in the mountains with your children, you should go home early.
Especially on the way back, I have to spend some time digging some hemorrhoid grass for Fatty.
"Then let's go, we've almost finished playing." Zhang An also nodded in agreement.
If you are here for camping or mountain climbing, now is definitely the best time, because the sun will set in half a day.
In the mountains, the sunrise in the morning and the sunset in the evening are equally spectacular. Whether it is the morning sun or the sunset, it is worth spending some time to watch it.
On the way down the mountain, there was no sunlight left on the mountain road.
When noon came, the noisy chirping of insects and birds had also dissipated, and the entire mountain became much quieter.
Only from time to time came the cry of an unknown big bird in the distance, causing the monkeys in the mountains to roar.
"Zhang An, let's dig up that hemorrhoid grass in the mountains and carry it back."
Walking on the road, the fat man saw a lot of hemorrhoid grass that Zhang An pointed out he recognized.
"This thing is not light. We still have a long way to go home. Let's dig it when we get to the bottom of the mountain."
Because Fatty needs a lot, Zhang An has actually planned it for a long time. I can dig some more when I get down the mountain and approach the village, so I don’t have to carry them too far.
"It's okay. I think the ones growing in the mountains are better than the ones at the foot of the mountains. You might as well dig them up and just let me carry you on your back to lose weight."
The fat man looked slender. He looked unconcerned, as if he didn't take such a long mountain road seriously.
Actually, he wanted to dig up the hemorrhoid grass quickly while there was no one around.
You don’t have to go to the bottom of the mountain. People will pass by from time to time. When the time comes to dig, they will definitely be asked by others what they dug that thing for.
It doesn’t matter if they are strangers. After all, it is not certain whether we will see each other again in the future.
There are many villagers in Ke Changqing who he knows or who know him.
Just like he didn't want to tell Zhang An on the phone, he didn't want so many people to know that he had hemorrhoids on his butt, which was a very embarrassing thing.
"Okay, since you strongly request it, let's dig it up and carry it back."
Fatty had already asked for it, so Zhang An didn't have to say anything. After all, no matter what happened, it would be on Fatty's own back.
Zhang An then walked and searched, and soon found a clump of hemorrhoid grass that was growing well.
After Zhang An put down the little Siqi on his shoulder and handed it to Su Ying, he followed the fat man.
I saw him take out a folded small medicine hoe from the bamboo basket on the fat man's back, stretch it and fix it, and hold it in his hand.
This is a treasure that he customized by a blacksmith in the town. When using it, he takes it out to assemble it and folds it when not in use. It is very convenient to carry and does not take up any space.
Zhang An started quickly, using a hoe to cut off the branches of the peonies.
This thing is too smelly. It is impossible to dig it up with the roots and stems. You will definitely end up smelling all over yourself.
After seeing Zhang An cut them off, the fat man would reach out to pull them apart and throw them aside.
"Hey, don't do it. You just touched it at noon, and you haven't smelled it enough."
After Zhang An stopped the fat man, he used a hoe to take them away. to the side.
All that was left was to start digging, but the mud that had been exposed to the sun for a day was a little hardened, and the medicine hoe in Zhang An's hand was a bit small, so it didn't work that fast.
But fortunately, this place is all mud, unlike some places where it is completely mud mixed with rocks. That is the most difficult place to dig.
And the roots of these smelly peonies do not always grow vertically underground, so there is no need to dig too deep. Zhang An quickly dug out the entire root.
Compared to the branches with an unacceptable smell, the yellow-brown roots are much better.
Firstly, there is no peculiar smell, and secondly, it does not secrete any paint-like colloid.
Otherwise, no one would be willing to dig them out and boil them into potion for sitz bath treatment.
Some people even dig them out, add water, and cook them with brown sugar and eggs.
So it turns out, it's not that hard to accept.
When he dug out the last one, Zhang An's mind was obviously not on the smelly peony roots, and he kept staring at them.
"Zhang An, what are you looking at? You are looking so carefully. Have you found a treasure?"
Fatty didn't notice anything strange about Zhang An at first. It wasn't until he didn't see Zhang An make a move for a long time that he raised his head and realized that Zhang An was looking elsewhere.
"Don't tell me, it seems like you have really found a treasure."
Originally the fat man was just joking, but unexpectedly Zhang An said with some surprise.
"What treasure, let me see it too?"
As soon as the fat man heard that there was a treasure, he immediately followed him. After all, the man in front of me is a man who has found ginseng in the mountains, and there are more than one ginseng.
“Here, this is it.”
When the fat man came over, Zhang An pointed at a few small white stems that were just emerging from the ground and said to him. .
These are things that look like novices. The largest ones are about one finger long, and the smaller ones are shorter.
The entire part that emerges from the ground, and the part that is close to the mud underground, is a little small and looks black.
But most of the top looks like a hat, a little gray.
“That’s it? It looks no different from grass roots.”
Fatty didn’t know any mountain products. When he saw this thing, he felt that it was no different from the wolfberry roots in the mountains. .
“Hey, you are a wild boar who doesn’t know fine bran. This is a famous, valuable and unmarketable black ginseng. If you put it in your mouth, it will become a rotten grass root. I guess it I never thought that I would have such a day."
Zhang An sighed and shook his head helplessly.
No wonder they say that there are no weeds in the mountains, and knowledge is a treasure.
Don’t talk about whether it is a weed or not, even if this is a real treasure, people who don’t know it will treat it as grass.
For someone like Fatty, even if he encountered an old wild ginseng, he would definitely not recognize it.
“Ah, that thing from Hei Qiuqiu, is this the thing?”
If he just saw it by himself, Fatty would definitely not recognize it, but when Zhang An mentioned Wulingshen, he Just know.
Although he hadn't dug it with his own hands, he couldn't help but think that Fatty's family had money and there was no shortage of good things that they could buy with money.
“Yes, it is this thing, but if you want to see the thing you are talking about, you have to dig underneath.”
As Zhang An said, he took these few The black stem with the white cap just emerging from the ground was covered up with something.
"Then what are you waiting for? Let's dig it out quickly."
The fat man looked excited after hearing this. Although he said that this thing can be bought with money, he didn't say it at all. What you buy without any effort is not the same as what you dig out yourself.
Especially for people like Fatty, who are still and restless, and want to experience this feeling.
"No way, this thing just grew up not long ago. It's not the time to dig it now. We have to wait at least another month or two."
Zhang An shook his head. In fact, he also I really want to dig it, but now is not the time.
Wulin ginseng only started to grow after April. It hasn’t been that long yet, and I guess it hasn’t grown yet.
Zhang An has dug this thing before. Most of the real black ginseng has been dug out in vain. Even if it is really encountered, it may not necessarily be possible to dig it out after a long time of work. This That's what makes it truly rare.
And even if the black ginseng has grown, it will usually be half a meter to three meters underground.
Anyway, most of the places Zhang An had dug before were only one or two meters deep, and some even dug three meters to the bottom.
So even if it is time to dig now, can they dig it out with the small medicine hoe in their hands that is less than half a hand wide?
"That's a pity. This is the first time I have encountered Wulingshen growing on the ground."
The fat man heard this and said with great regret.
"It's no pity. I marked them and will dig them out again later."
Once you encounter a treasure like this, you must hide it well in the future. Just dig it yourself.
Zhang An didn't want to sell it for money, but wanted to dig it out and keep it for his own family.
In recent years, he has not gone to the mountains to search carefully, so today's place is the only place he has found in the past few years.
Everything depends on fate, and today he found it without even bothering to look for it, which means that this place of black ginseng must be destined to him, so he believes that when the time comes to dig, he will definitely dig it out. of.
"Well, when you come to dig, remember to call me, and I will come to see how it is dug."
Although the digging was not successful today, the fat man did not think about it. Just gave up.
Anyway, when the time comes, I can use this excuse to come over and play for a few days.
Afterwards, they dug out the last smelly peony, and the two of them prepared to go back.
These stinky peonies are not small. I only dug seven or eight of them in total, but they almost filled the bamboo basket on the fat man’s back.
These alone are probably enough for the fat man to use for half a month.
"Why did you two go so long before coming back?"
On the mountain road, Su Ying asked with a frown. It was obvious that little Siqi in front of her was impatient to wait.
“Our hoe is too small to dig well, and we also encountered a nest of black ginseng, and we looked there for a while.”
Zhang An also knew that just now After spending a lot of time there, he smiled and explained.
"Did you meet Wulingshen? Where is it?"
Zhang Zilin obviously didn't know what Wulingshen was, but Su Ying recognized it.
“They are still hidden under the ground. It’s not time to dig them out. I’ll dig them out again later.”
Zhang An lifted the bamboo basket and put it on the fat man’s back, and then He stretched out his hand to little Siqi again, trying to put him on his back.
“Dad, stinky~”
As soon as Zhang Angang reached out his hand, Xiao Siqi frowned and said in disgust.
He smelled the smell of peony lingering on Zhang An's hands. Even though he had been very careful just now, he still encountered it.
So, in order to make his son not dislike him so much, Zhang An had no choice but to walk to the side of the road, grab a pile of mud, and rub his hands vigorously.
For these things, it is more practical to use mud and sand than washing powder and detergent.
Fortunately, Zhang An's hands are not that delicate, and nothing happened after rubbing them with mud for a long time.
If it were a fat man, with his thin skin and tender flesh, even if a layer of it hadn't been rubbed off, it would still have been rubbed red.
After rubbing it with mud, Zhang An asked Su Ying to open the gourd, pour some water out and wash it again.
Then he put it to his nose and smelled it himself. He found that the smell was no longer so bad, and then he reached out to little Siqi again.
After getting off the Xishan trail and joining the main road into the mountain, there were more people on the road.
Not far away, there were groups of people walking towards the village.
These were all going to climb Guanyin Mountain. Seeing that it was getting late, they returned to the village to prepare for dinner and rest.
When Zhang An and others returned home, the sun had completely set in the mountains. If it were a little later, it would probably be dark.
(End of this chapter)