Chapter 732: 732 follow
The two sons are not young anymore; it’s about time for them to get married, so exchanging for money is just right.
The last family we visited was the one Lin Gensheng mentioned, the family with a 130-year-old wild ginseng.
Su Yuanyuan had a pretty good impression of this family; they were honest and straightforward people.
Their family seemed to have a particularly good relationship with Lin Gensheng, so they got straight to the point.
Zhan Yunzhao inspected the wild ginseng and felt that its processing was indeed excellent.
Finally, they purchased it for one thousand yuan. Lin Gensheng took them back.
"Comrade, how much wild ginseng do you need?"
Su Yuanyuan knew this family also had two wild ginsengs over a hundred years old.
"Uncle Lin, we’ll take as much as you have."
"Well, I have two more wild ginsengs that are over 130 years old at home, also processed with the help of Uncle Zhao. Although it’s been over three years, they’ve been preserved remarkably well. You can come and take a look."
"Old Lin, don’t worry, as long as the medicinal efficacy is intact. We will definitely buy them when we come back," Zhan Yunzhao’s words were like a reassurance for Lin Gensheng.
Wei Guangxiang saw Su Yuanyuan holding several wooden boxes and wanted to help, but was refused.
"No need to pass them around; they’re not heavy. I’ll just put them inside the room myself."
Zeng Hongling, who was making buns, also poked her head out, "Yuanyuan, did we get a big haul?"
"Aren’t we? I’ll just put this back inside and help you out."
"No need, I have everything sorted out. Don’t worry. Besides, Yixin is also helping me."
"Xiao Su, come in and take a look at these two ginsengs."
Su Yuanyuan entered Lin Gensheng’s room, followed by Wei Guangxiang.
"Xiao Su, take a look."
"Daoist Zhan, I can’t really understand."
"Take a closer look. I feel the medicinal properties have been preserved well."
"Daoist Zhan, I genuinely don’t understand. If you think it’s good, that’s alright."
"Old Lin, how much are you planning to sell this ginseng for? It’s over 130 years old, older than the one from Zhao family, but also maintained for longer."
"Mr. Zhan, how about this, I’ll sell each for a thousand yuan as well. Is that okay?"
Zhan Yunzhao nodded, "No problem. We’ll take both of them."
Without hesitation, Su Yuanyuan counted out two thousand and handed it to Lin Gensheng, "Uncle Lin, count it for yourself."
Now they had seven ginsengs just from purchases alone.
At noon, the Jin family didn’t share the same meals with the five of them; they still had cornbread, but the stewed lamb was quite fragrant.
Everyone knew that white flour was fine grain, and it was brought by the visitors.
Zeng Hongling gave the youngest girl a sugar bun and two buns. They felt bad letting the little girl just watch them eat.
"Hongling, in the afternoon, let’s cut the remaining lamb into small pieces and fry them. It’ll be easier to carry, and even if it gets cold, we can still make soup with it."
Here, the seasoning was quite plentiful, and Su Yuanyuan even secretly added some pepper powder, making it into lamb jerky.
They prepared enough buns to fill one bag, and half a bag of lamb jerky.
They also asked the Lin family for some garlic to reduce the chance of upset stomach; even if the water was boiled, it might not be clean, which was the most unacceptable aspect for Su Yuanyuan.
The two of them stayed busy until evening, also helping Lin Gensheng’s wife prepare dinner.
"Old Zhan, are you going up the mountain again tomorrow?"
"Yes, but it will be just the four of us; Xiao Su will stay here."
"Well, my two sons are going up the mountain this time too; you could pair up with them. They’re familiar with the mountain since I started taking them there when they were ten."
Zhan Yunzhao knew it was a kind offer from the other family, having them along would indeed make things easier.
"Old Lin, thank you, I know you mean well. But it’s not something I can decide on my own. Let me discuss it with them."
Wei Guangxiang and Zeng Yixin were packing their bags; they needed to bring winter coats this time, as the temperature on the mountain was too low in the mornings and evenings.
"Xiao Wei, Xiao Zeng, just now Lin Gensheng mentioned that we could go up the mountain with his two sons, what do you think?"
Wei Guangxiang thought for a moment, "Daoist Zhan, none of us four have Su Yuanyuan’s good luck; all our discoveries this time were due to her. This means if we go up the mountain again, there might not be any gains.
Even if we do find something, with the help of the Lin brothers, we just need to pay them some money. Having people who are familiar with the mountain, we’ll be a lot safer."
Zeng Yixin nodded in agreement, "I feel the same. Actually, I don’t want my sister to go, but she insists on going."
"Alright then, I’ll go tell Old Lin. I feel that they’re trying to express their gratitude to us."
Everyone understood and agreed, the price they offered for the Lin family’s ginseng was indeed not low.
During dinner, Su Yuanyuan and Zeng Hongling were also informed and were quite happy. At least the safety factor had increased significantly.
That night, Su Yuanyuan boiled water for Zeng Hongling to take a bath.
The two girls lay on the kang bed, "Hongling, here’s a gun and bullets, take it with you, that way I’ll feel more at ease."
"I’m not good at shooting." Both she and her brother had learned, but she was just the clumsier one.
"It’s fine, there’s a lot of bullets which makes it a bit heavy, you’ll just have to bear the burden."
"Thank you, Yuanyuan."
The next morning, after breakfast, the six of them set out, and with two extra strong hands, it felt different.
After they left, Su Yuanyuan found Lin Gensheng, "Uncle Lin, I’m going down the mountain to get some grains."
"No need, we already have food at home."
"Uncle Lin, that’s not a long-term solution; we’ll be staying here for a few months, we can’t keep eating your family’s food."
"Xiao Su, I’m worried about you going alone."
"It’s fine; don’t worry."
Since they weren’t familiar, Lin Gensheng couldn’t really stop Su Yuanyuan and thus said nothing further.
Actually, this was just an excuse for her; if she said she was going up the mountain, it wouldn’t be acceptable.
So, two hours after they left, Su Yuanyuan also looped around to the mountain.
With all her divine sense open, she took a different path up the mountain to avoid the Lin family; there was no trail here, but she encountered unexpected surprises before reaching halfway up the mountain.
She found two places with wild ginseng. Su Yuanyuan harvested the ginseng without digging bit by bit, simply using her divine sense to move them into her space, which was convenient and quick, and did not harm the ginseng.
These five ginseng plants in the two places were not young; all were over a hundred years old, truly a substantial harvest.
Since there was no road, the speed was not very fast, but she had her divine sense and didn’t worry about danger. If there really were wild animals, she could just hide in the space.
She was in a hurry to catch up with Zeng Hongling and the others, at least so her divine sense could see them, so if there was any danger, she could promptly reach them.