After showing the ginseng to his daughter and son, Shen Mingan carefully wrapped the ginseng in nearby moss.

While operating, I felt annoyed in my heart.

I feel annoyed that I am not good at studying!

If it were an experienced master, he would definitely not cut off so many roots!

The ginseng tree he dug had too many roots broken, and its appearance was also affected.

Fortunately, he didn't break any of the thick roots, but only the small roots at the ends of twigs.

Otherwise, I can sell it for a lot less money!

Shen Mingan carefully placed the wrapped ginseng into Shen Qingli's basket of mushrooms, and covered it with weeds.

After doing all this, Shen Mingan found a pine tree nearby and dug a square hole in the bark of the tree with a dagger.

"Dad, what are you doing?" Shen Qingli and Shen Qingyu asked curiously.

Shen Mingan explained: "This is one of the rules for digging sticks. This is called a sign."

"What do you mean?" Shen Qingli asked.

98K on the side also tilted his head and waited for Shen Mingan's explanation.

"The omen means that if you see this tree with its bark dug out, it means that wild ginseng has appeared near it, and it is a relatively large one with more than five leaves. This place is called Ginseng Wozi, and it is easier to get around. Nagano wild ginseng." Shen Mingan explained.

"It is indeed easy to grow wild ginseng!" Shen Qingli nodded in agreement, "I just don't know if it is a century-old ginseng."

"Xiaoli, have you discovered another ginseng?" Shen Qingyu looked at Shen Qingli in surprise, "I've been with you all the time, why didn't I notice it?"

"Didn't you climb the tree to pick wild fruits? I wanted to find a shade place to rest, but I didn't look at the road and stepped on a ginseng seedling. The red ginseng fruit was all rotten." Shen Qingli felt very regretful. sighed.

It's a pity that the ginseng fruit is so thin and sweet.

If only I had been more careful.

Ugh!

Sorry for the first time!

"Where is it? Take me to see it." Shen Mingan asked anxiously.

Seeing that it is getting late, if there is still an old ginseng tree, I may not be able to finish it today.

Shen Qingli took her father to the place where she and her eldest brother Shen Qingyu picked wild fruits.

Soon I found the trampled ginseng plant.

"It's a stick with three leaves." Shen Mingan looked at the ginseng leaves and determined the year of the ginseng.

"Dad, how old are the three leaves of ginseng?" asked the studious Shen Qingyu.

"Look, does this stick seedling have three branches in total? Does each branch have three large, two small and five leaves like a palm?" Shen Mingan said, pointing to the ginseng plant that was trampled by Shen Qingli. .

Seeing the two people nodding, Shen Mingan continued to popularize science: "The Bangchui seedlings only have these three big leaves in the first year, and they grow five leaves in the second year.

In the third year, it branches into a fork, a total of two forks, with five leaves on each fork, commonly known as two leaves.

In the fourth year, there are three branches, which are called three leaves. "

"Oh~ So this is four-year-old ginseng?" Shen Qingyu nodded in realization.

"That's right!"

Shen Mingan looked like a child who could be taught.

"Further down, there are four leaves in the fifth year and five leaves in the sixth year. After the stick grows to five leaves, it will not grow any more. Therefore, after the sixth year, unless you are a professional, ordinary people There is no way to accurately determine the year of Bangchui through the stick seedlings.”

Four-year-old ginseng was much easier to dig than century-old ginseng. Shen Mingan dug out the ginseng quickly.

Shen Mingan had just wrapped the ginseng in moss and placed it next to the century-old ginseng. When he was about to take a rest, Shen Qingli's voice suddenly came from the depths of the orchard: "Dad, I found another one with three leaves."

Shen Mingan perked up, rubbed his waist and walked towards Shen Qingli.

When I walked closer, I saw that it was indeed a ginseng with three leaves. Moreover, next to this ginseng, there was an annual ginseng with only three leaves.

Shen Mingan took the tools and continued digging.

At the same time, Shen Qingyu, who carved a ginseng digging tool with a dagger, came to the ginseng tree with only three leaves.

Shen Mingan was digging three-leaf ginseng while instructing his studious eldest son on how to dig ginseng.

Shen Qingli, who was not interested in these, lay under the tree and yawned boredly.

"Let's go, 98K. There is a wild pear tree ahead. Let's pick pears." Shen Qingli stood up and patted the soil on her body and pants.

"That wild pear is not delicious at all. The taste is far different from the pears we have over there. It's so sour!" 98K curled his lips. Thinking of the wild pear he ate before, sour water began to come out of his mouth.

Pooh!

98K spat out the saliva that flooded his mouth.

It turns out that the idiom "looking at plum blossoms to quench thirst" was not just made up by humans in the past, but it actually happened!

"Not only is the taste bad, but the variety is also pitiful." Shen Qingli also missed the pears she had eaten before.

Laotou pear with a delicate taste and soft glutinous texture.

Crisp and juicy crown pears.

Crisp, sweet and refreshing Korla pear that melts in your mouth.

In the 70s when transportation was very inconvenient, even if these fruits are available now, there is no way to transport them across the country.

Especially for fruits from tropical areas, only some shelf-stable fruits can be transported.

Tropical fruits such as lychee, dragon fruit, and passion fruit cannot be seen here at all.

Even bananas are scarce.

Shen Qingli carried a bag of wild pears with her clothes and planned to go back and steam some rock sugar snow pears to eat.

In autumn and winter, it is easy to have throat discomfort. Rock sugar snow pear has the effect of promoting body fluids and moisturizing dryness, moistening the lungs and relieving coughs.

Although this wild pear is small in size, its taste is not as good as that of Sydney pears.

But in this era when everything is lacking, it is a rare snack.

When Shen Qingli and 98K went back, their father Shen Mingan and eldest brother Shen Qingyu were still lying on the ground digging for ginseng.

Shen Qingli looked at her watch, it was 03:30 in the afternoon!

It seems that I can't go to the commune today.

Just when Shen Qingli was wandering around boredly, Shen Mingan and Shen Qingyu were finished.

Shen Mingan stood up and stretched.

It was finally over, but he was exhausted!

Who understands this feeling of tiredness and happiness?

Shen Qingyu contentedly wrapped the ginseng in his hand as thick as his little finger in moss and put it into his backpack together with the three-leaf ginseng dug by his father, Shen Mingan.

"Dad, brother, come and see, I found another ginseng." Shen Qingli's voice suddenly sounded in the distance.

Shen Mingan and Shen Qingyu, father and son, looked at each other.

This girl/sister’s luck is simply too incredible!

So, before they had time to rest, the father and son started their plan to dig for ginseng again.

This is a ginseng with two leaves.

Shen Mingan asked his eldest son Shen Qingyu to dig with him.

The two of them were very fast and quickly dug out the ginseng.

Although a lot of roots were dug up by Shen Qingyu and the quality is not good, this is just a two-year-old ginseng and cannot be sold for much money.

Just as the father and son put the ginseng in their hands into their backpacks again, they heard Shen Qingli's shout again.

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