Rebirth in 1970: I work as an educated youth in a forest farm

Ginseng is divided into several different growth stages: three flowers, five leaves, two leaves, three leaves, four leaves, five leaves and six leaves.

This product is generally pronounced as "horse" among the local population.

Three flowers means that there is only one three-petal compound leaf on a stem. Most of them are the shape of ginseng when it has just sprouted from the seed.

The five leaves are actually one stem and one leaf, but this leaf becomes a five-petal palmate compound leaf.

Erjiazi, two palm-shaped compound leaves grow on one stem, forming the shape of Y.

It looks a bit like the old keys, so in the eyes of mountain builders, Erjiazi is the key to the mountain.

If you go into the mountains and see Erjiazi, you are likely to encounter a big deal.

Sanpinye is three compound leaves on a stem. It looks a bit like an inverted candlestick, so most people call it a candlestick.

Fourth-grade leaves, fifth-grade leaves, sixth-grade leaves, and so on, that is, there are four, five, or six leaves growing on one stem.

If ginseng is artificially grown, it can grow to six leaves in six years.

The sixth-grade leaves are the ultimate form of ginseng. Even if it is many years later, it will only be the sixth-grade leaves.

Wild ginseng growing in the wild is different from artificially planted garden ginseng. One stage takes many years.

Sometimes, the ginseng in the ground feels that the year is bad and is not conducive to growth, so it simply stops sprouting and waits for a few years before re-emerging.

Moreover, in wild ginseng, some fourth-grade leaves do not become fifth-grade leaves, but jump directly to sixth-grade leaves.

Once the reed heads of the six-pin leaves are damaged, the ginseng will not necessarily rot, but will accumulate nutrients underground.

After a few years, the reed heads will sprout again, which is called the transborn ginseng.

The reincarnated ginseng usually grows in the form of a second-grade leaf or a fifth-grade leaf. It will take several years before it can turn back into a sixth-grade leaf.

Erjiazi is also called the key to the mountain, and it will guide the mountaineer to find the big stuff, so Sheng Xiping was particularly happy when he heard it was Erjiazi and blurted out questions. "how many?"

As soon as these words came out, Sheng Xiping regretted it. He shouldn't have asked this.

Because the people I brought today are all beginners who have never climbed a mountain before, and they don’t understand.

The correct answer to this sentence should be that it is everywhere.

This is called asking for words, which means that the trip will be smooth and fruitful, and it contains the simple wish of the person who released the mountain.

But the three men of the Sheng family were heading into the mountains for the first time, so Sheng Xiping was worried that they didn't know how to answer, so he just said one tree.

Just when Sheng Xiping was worried, fearing that the third child would answer incorrectly, Sheng Xikang's voice sounded over there, "I have an old nose."

One sentence made Sheng Xiping's hanging heart relax.

In the Northeastern dialect, old nose means a lot, which is similar to the meaning of the mountain is full.

Anyway, as long as Sheng Xikang doesn't answer, there is only one tree, so it makes sense.

Sheng Xiping and Sheng Liancheng were very excited and hurriedly ran to Sheng Xikang, asking as they ran, "Where are you? Where are you?"

"Here, brother, look, there are several trees here, all of them are Erjiazi." Sheng Xikang pointed forward with the treasure stick and said loudly.

Sheng Xiping looked in the direction pointed by his younger brother.

Sure enough, right in front of them, within an area the size of a bed, there were four or five plants with two branches.

There is also a thin stile emerging from the middle of the two twigs, with three or five, or seven or eight small, bright red fruits gathered on it.

Sheng Xikang was right. This was exactly the goal of their trip to the mountain, wild ginseng.

Of course, judging from the size of the Erjiazi seedlings in front of us and the number of ginseng seeds, these Erjiazi trees are not big products.

"Xiping, should we take it or not?" Although Sheng Liancheng didn't let go of the mountain, he had heard many rules for letting go of the mountain. He knew that when digging into the mountain, you shouldn't say "dig" but "take".

This was Erjiazi in front of him, and it was obviously not a big deal. Sheng Liancheng was also a little hesitant, not knowing whether to dig with the stick or not.

"Here, Erjiazi is the key to the mountain, and it is the first time we see it when we enter the mountain. No matter how big or small, take it.

However, let’s not take them all back. Take only one ginseng tree with you, and pluck the ginseng seeds from the others and keep them where they are.

Let's wait for ten or twenty years to come around again when we have time, and maybe it will grow into something big. "

The ginseng is too small. If you take it back and you can't buy it for the price, you're doing harm to the ginseng. It's better to leave it where it is and grow slowly.

As long as they remember the place, come and take a look every year when they have free time, and pinch out the ginseng seeds, it will be difficult for others to find them.

In another twenty or thirty years, the ginseng will grow up. By then, if you can get a big ginseng seedling, it will be worth a lot of money.

"Okay, let's do as you say." The three men didn't understand. Anyway, they would do whatever Sheng Xiping said.

In this way, Sheng Xiping selected one of the Erjiazi trees in front that seemed to have a slightly thicker stem and more ginseng seeds.

Then he inserted the Sobao stick near the mallet and took out a red rope with copper coins tied at both ends from his pocket, which is what Fangshan people call the mallet lock.

Wrap the mallet-locked red rope around the ginseng stem, and place both ends on the Soba stick.

Then, Sheng Xiping took out the deer bone skewer and began to follow the ginseng stem downward, bit by bit to remove the turf and soil.

The deer bone stick used by Sheng Xiping was polished by Liu Changde himself. It is very smooth and will not scratch the surface of the stick. It is the best tool for lifting ginseng in the mountains.

Of course, for experienced veterans, there is no deer bone skewer. Just poke out a strong branch and the mallet can be lifted out.

Sheng Xiping had only seen his master lift ginseng, and this was the first time he did it himself.

I saw him carefully removing the soil layer by bit. If he encountered thick grass roots, he would use a quick scissors to cut them. If he encountered very thick tree roots, he would use a quick ax to cut off the roots.

"Quickly act as scissors" and "quickly act like axe" are jargon in the Shen Gang, which means good luck and success.

Originally, everyone thought that a ginseng tree was not that big, but as Sheng Xiping kept pushing back the soil to reveal the ginseng body hidden deep in the ground, Sheng Liancheng couldn't help but let out a sigh.

"This, such a big ginseng, shouldn't it be Erjiazi?" Sheng Liancheng asked in confusion.

Yes, judging from the exposed ginseng shoulders, this ginseng is almost as thick as a man’s finger.

Of course, the ginseng is not completely exposed at this moment, and it is still unclear how long and what shape the mountain ginseng is.

But in terms of thickness, it shouldn't be Erjiazi.

"It's a reincarnated ginseng. This was originally a sixth-grade leaf. I don't know if the reed heads were eaten by mice or something happened, but the reed heads swelled again and were unearthed.

It's probably only a few years old, so it's still in the form of Erjiazi. "

When she saw these ginseng trees just now, Sheng Xiping felt strange.

There were no old signs around, and it was obvious that this was not the old Bangchui Dengzi, nor was it the germination of ginseng seeds casually sown by the elders.

In this case, there should be some big products around, but he looked around and saw no big products, only these few Erjiazi trees.

After a long discussion, this is a reincarnated ginseng tree. It is estimated that it was reincarnated a few years ago and took the form of a 2-year-old ginseng.