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

Sheng Liancheng has been in the forest area for so many years and has heard people talk about the stick bird. Now he listened carefully and heard several strange bird calls.

"Well, this movement really sounds like the stick bird they call it.

You mean, there's a stick around here? The source of the sound doesn't sound like it's from the bottom of the slope. "

"Don't worry about it, Dad, let's look in the direction of the crowbirds. What if there really is something?"

Sheng Xiping was a little curious and wanted to take a look.

The two men thought for a moment that there was nothing to gain from this trip. It was still early, so let's go and have a look.

So, the two men walked forward following the chirping of the birds. As they walked, they used the ropes and sticks in their hands to pull the grass in front of them.

After walking for about two miles, there is a small gentle slope ahead.

It was almost eleven o'clock at noon, and the sun was shining on this small slow slope. The sun was reflected among the shrubs and weeds, casting mottled light and shadow.

The breeze blew, and there was a faint flow of light and shadow.

Sheng Xiping didn't have much experience in climbing mountains, but for some reason, he suddenly felt that the small slow slope in front of him was different.

So, Sheng Xiping held the rope stick in his hand and strolled back and forth on the slope.

People who release mountains are very particular, saying that it is better to leave a mountain than a brick.

Sheng Xiping searched so carefully, not letting go of every bush or blade of grass.

Suddenly, the grass in front of me swayed, and then I saw a snake with dark brown patterns that was close to the color of soil, swam out of the grass and meandered away.

"Qian Chuan Zi." Sheng Liancheng was also nearby. When he heard the movement, he came over to take a look and muttered.

"Dad, it's around here, look for it."

Where there are snakes, there are probably ginseng. This is Sheng Xiping's experience.

As Sheng Xiping said this, he took the roping stick and pulled the grass where the snake had escaped.

After just two pulls, I saw a flash of red coming from behind the grass.

A dense ginseng seed, with plump, smooth grains and bright red color, indicates that it is ripe at first glance.

"Bangchui." Sheng Xiping was so excited that he shouted quickly.

"How many leaves?" Sheng Liancheng hurriedly picked up the mountain.

Sheng Xiping had already pulled away the weeds at this time, revealing the ginseng pods inside and a few compound leaves below. He counted exactly six leaves.

"Six-grade leaves."

"Hurry up, hurry up." Sheng Liancheng was very happy and hurriedly came over.

As soon as I saw the ginseng seeds and the thickness of the stem below, I immediately became happy. "Oh, this ginseng looks quite small."

Sheng Xiping didn't care about answering at this time. He directly inserted the pick stick into the soil next to the mallet, then took out the mallet lock from his arms and locked the mallet.

Then, Sheng Xiping took out the quick ax and quick scissors from his backpack, and first cleared away the tree roots and weeds around the stick.

Then he took out the deer bone stick, pushed away the soil bit by bit, and lifted out the ginseng.

Sheng Xiping carried the ginseng, while Sheng Liancheng lit the fire, raised the fire, and was responsible for keeping watch. The two of them cooperated with each other.

This ginseng tree must be quite big. The reed head alone is quite long. It took Sheng Xiping more than two hours to expose the shoulders.

"No, dad, bring me the dry food first. Let's eat something. We're hungry."

There is a saying that lifting ginseng is like praying to the Buddha. Although this is not a heavy physical activity, it requires full concentration and cannot be neglected at all. It is very energy-consuming.

Moreover, Sheng Xiping and the others left home at four o'clock in the morning. They had not eaten anything by this time and were very hungry.

So Sheng Xiping had to stop and take a break to eat.

The Sheng family has not baked pancakes for several years. When she came out of the house this morning, Zhang Shuzhen got up early to bake pancakes, and also brought some meat sauce and pickles.

In addition, the two of them also brought two bundles of noodles and several packets of calcium milk biscuits.

Don't underestimate the calcium milk biscuits. There is really nothing left to eat. Dip in some water and eat half a pack. You won't be hungry at all.

Put the calcium milk biscuits and noodles aside and eat the pancakes first.

The two men ate pickles and three or four cakes each. Only then did Sheng Xiping feel a little more comfortable, so he continued to carry ginseng.

This ginseng was quite big, with its shoulders and head as thick as a baby's wrist. When Sheng Xiping saw the situation, he knew that he would not be able to lift it all today.

"Dad, let's build a shack. We can't go back tonight, so we have to sleep in the woods."

"Hey, okay." Sheng Liancheng responded, picked up the ax and saw, and went to work.

Sure enough, when it got dark, only about half of the ginseng tree was lifted out.

Fortunately, Sheng Liancheng built a simple shack out of wood, bark, plastic sheeting, etc., built two fires, boiled a pot of water, put in a bunch of noodles and cooked them, and then sprinkled in two packets of instant noodles seasoning.

Instant noodles are something that has only become popular in recent years. There is a kind of three-fresh Yi noodles. Children love to eat dry noodles and use the seasonings to play tricks.

Make a small opening in the seasoning bag, put it in your hand, and slap it hard towards someone else, and puffs of smoke will be sprayed towards them.

The flavor of the instant noodles is very pungent. If you suck it in, it will make you cough and cry.

Sheng Xinhua, Sheng Xinyu and the others all had money in their hands. They were still young and hungry very quickly, so they often bought instant noodles and ate them.

Zhang Shuzhen thought that the instant noodle seasonings used to cook noodles were also quite delicious, so she asked the children to save all the seasonings so as not to cause trouble and save them for boiling noodles and making soup. They tasted good.

The two men didn't bring any bowls and chopsticks, so they simply used branches as chopsticks to grab the noodles from the pot and eat them directly.

After eating, they added some more firewood, and the two of them lay in the shack chatting, and then fell asleep.

At dawn the next morning, Sheng Xiping got up and continued lifting ginseng. It was not until noon that all the ginseng seedlings were finally unearthed.

"Good guys, this time we have paid for it. Isn't there five or six taels of ginseng? Look at this figure, it's so beautiful."

Sheng Liancheng looked at the ginseng being carried out and praised.

"Well, that's about it. No matter how heavy it is, we won't sell it anyway, we'll just keep it."

Sheng Xiping wrapped the ginseng with moss, then wrapped it with a layer of birch bark, and finally tied it tightly and put it in the bag.

"Xiping, are you still cutting the omen?" Sheng Liancheng asked casually.

"Dad, please stop cutting it. No one cares about that anymore."

As forest resources are being destroyed, wild ginseng is becoming less and less common, and it doesn’t matter whether there are any signs left.

As long as the two of them can find this place, who can care about the rest?

In this way, the two men dealt with the stutterer casually, then packed up their things and walked back. By the time they got home, it was already dark.

The two men didn't come back last night, and Zhang Shuzhen was worried all night.

Looking at it getting darker and darker outside today, Zhang Shuzhen didn't even think about eating, just because she was afraid that the two of them would encounter some danger in the mountains.

Suddenly, there was a sound of dogs chirping outside. Zhang Shuzhen knew that the two men must be back, so she hurried out.

Isn’t it right at first glance? The two men were carrying a lot of things and were walking into the house.

"Why did you two come back? I thought you weren't going home tonight? Why, that old village has a big deal again?" Zhang Shuzhen asked curiously.