Catch the sea: start with a sand shovel and take over the entire beach

Approaching the wooden house, Zhao Qin also revealed his plan, "Ah Wang, there should be a lot more in there. How about we go back and come over early tomorrow morning and bring something nice to pack?

It's best to see if Agula has time and try to finish picking that piece tomorrow. What do you think? "

Awang also thinks it is a good idea.

The two rode their motorcycles back home.

As Xue hadn't come back yet, Zhao Qin made a phone call and said he was still at the hot spring and planned to spend the night there.

On the other side, Awang was discussing something with his father.

Speaking of getting excited, he opened the bag and took out the cordyceps picked today little by little.

Agula's face clearly showed a look of surprise. It had been a long time since she had seen so many cordyceps picked at one time, and then she said a few words to Awang.

"My father doesn't really believe it, now, the facts are before our eyes." Awang pointed at the cordyceps placed on the small table and said with a grin.

"Okay, I'll follow you early tomorrow morning." Agula sighed. In fact, he really wanted to ask how the cordyceps harvested were distributed.

But in the end it was hard to speak.

After a while, he brought a small brush and sat down to clean the mud stuck to the Cordyceps. Zhao Qin and Awang had eaten and also sat aside to help.

"When I was a kid, this stuff only cost a few cents a pound. It was very valuable at that time, but the yield of Cordyceps has always been extremely low, so adults didn't have time to pick it.

When the season comes, it is usually the children who go up to the mountains to pick it. "

Agula took the cigarette handed by Zhao Qin and lit it, speaking non-standard Mandarin to the two of them about ancient times.

Zhao Qin was not impatient. On the contrary, he still liked hearing this, "Can you dig a pound that day?"

Agula laughed loudly, "If we could dig a pound, there would still be people all over the mountains and plains. At that time, the workers' salary here was only more than 20 yuan a month, which was already considered a high income.

Although resources were better at that time, at the end of the day, I only dug about half a tael and earned a few cents. "

"Abba, I remember that the price of Cordyceps has always been very high. How many cents per pound are there?"

Agula was not annoyed and explained with a smile, "When you were born, the price of Cordyceps was already very high, about 1 yuan per gram.

A decade or so ago, this thing was like riding a rocket, rising non-stop. "

He also mentioned that there was once a businessman who harvested Cordyceps. The price doubled as soon as he finished harvesting the cordyceps before they were shipped out. Some of them were smart enough to undercut the goods.

Earn more, almost one price per day.

He did not say the reason for the increase, but Zhao Qin probably understood that first the relaxation of private sector restrictions in the 90s, and then Ma Jiajun's fame, caused the whole country to fall into a health care craze.

By 02, Cordyceps had increased to 2 yuan per pound.

During the 03 epidemic, rumors spread that Cordyceps could enhance immunity and kill viruses. The price doubled again, and this time the increase was even more astonishing. Last year, the price of Cordyceps exceeded 20 per kilogram for the first time.

"Okay, Awang, take Aqin to wash up and rest. We have to get up early tomorrow."

Brushing Cordyceps is a delicate job, and the Cordyceps could be brushed off without paying attention. As Zhao Qin broke the third root, Agula couldn't bear it anymore.

……

Early in the morning, the three of them rode two motorcycles to the location of the wooden house first. It was just dawn, and then they started climbing the mountain.

After three hours, the three finally arrived at where they were yesterday.

The moment he lay down, Agula's eyes widened. As his son said, they were everywhere. As soon as he lay down, he found two of them.

The three of them had no time to chat and were completely engrossed in the battle.

This time, Awang brought a foam box, collected it for an hour, and then stacked it in the foam box. Although it took a little time, this ensured that the cordyceps would not be damaged as much as possible.

What makes Zhao Qin depressed is that he didn't encounter any marmots. He didn't know what these little guys were busy with today.

They took a casual bite at noon and continued picking until evening before the three of them walked down the mountain.

When we arrived at the wooden house, there were actually quite a few firewood pots and the like inside. We lit the fire first, and then started to boil the water.

Using the light of the fire, Agula began to brush up the cordyceps again.

"Abba, how much did we pick today?"

Agula had been suppressing the joy in her heart. Now when Awang asked about it, she couldn't help laughing anymore and said, "That's a treasure land. We picked about five kilograms today."

Zhao Qin did some math in his mind and found that the value was around 40, which was indeed a lot.

But then I thought, hell, after bending down all day and working so hard, it would be better to pull a net by myself at sea, and the joy disappeared in an instant.

"I heard Awang say that you are a blessed person before, but I was doubtful. Now I really believe it. For decades, I have never heard of anyone picking so many cordyceps at one time."

Agula looked at Zhao Qin again.

"It's the three of us who are lucky. Buddha is blessing us."

Agula smiled even more heartily.

After the water was boiled, the three of them ate pancakes and dried meat, then made tea to supplement some vitamins.

In front of the wooden house is a small stream. The water is very clear. The water they drank just now came from here.

Zhao Qin took out the toiletries from his bag and washed himself by the stream.

There was only one bed in the wooden house, and the three of them couldn't sleep on it. After some refusal, everyone simply leaned on the edge and fell asleep.

Early the next morning, Zhao Qin got up and washed up, and found that he could still see the heat coming from his own body. It was amazing in May.

After a simple breakfast, the three of them went up the mountain again.

It’s too cold on the mountain and it’s unobstructed. Otherwise, I really wouldn’t want to run back and forth. After all, climbing the mountain is really tiring.

……

For three days in a row, all three of them were like this. Zhao Qin felt like he was going to stink, but he had no choice as there was no condition to take a bath.

This afternoon, the three people's movements slowed down. In the first half hour, they could still find two or three sticks, but now they have found nothing in half an hour.

"Agu, it should be almost done, why don't you go back?" Zhao Qin suggested.

Awang turned over and lay down on the grass.

Agula glanced into the distance and sighed, "It's impossible not to go back. It's probably going to rain. Let's go down the mountain."

The three of them went down the mountain and rushed home without stopping. When they got home, the sky turned completely dark and the long-lost light rain started to fall.

"Didn't you go out to play today?" Hearing the sound of motorcycles, many people came out of the yard, including Ashue. Zhao Qin looked at her and asked with a smile.

Chen Xue shook her head and stepped forward to take his bag, "Didn't you say it was just one night? Why did you stay in the mountain for three days?"

"There are too many goods. I won't be willing to wait until I finish picking them all."

"Aqin, take your clothes and let's go to the bathhouse to take a bath." Nga Wang said.

Agula didn't go. The two came back from the bathhouse. After dinner, Awang asked what to do with Cordyceps?

"It's more than ten kilograms. I suggest you sell most of it. If you take it all back, you won't be able to use it."

In three days, I picked about 14 kilograms, plus the previous afternoon, nearly 16 kilograms of fresh products, and more than 5 kilograms of dried products. I definitely can't take them all back.

"Awang, leave three kilograms of fresh produce and ask your father to dry them for me. Why don't we sell the rest tomorrow?"

"Okay, let's go take a look tomorrow."