The road of the farmer's fortune and the imperial examination

Chapter 44
Chapter 44 Money is not revealed

Gu Chengyu was afraid that Father Gu would tear off the roots of ginseng with his rough hands, so he hurriedly ordered: "Father, the most valuable thing is the roots below, don't tear it off, we have to dig gently, dig closer When you dig it, you can’t use a sickle, you have to dig it by hand, and you have to dig it carefully, otherwise it’s worthless!”

When Old Gu heard that it would be worthless, he immediately stopped the scythe in his hand and switched to planing by hand.The two dug for about a quarter of an hour, and the thick body of the ginseng was half hidden, and the ginseng reed and the ginseng bowl could be seen on it, Gu Chengyu's hand stopped, huh?Got it wrong?I wanted to take that ginseng for more than 100 years!Now this tree is only more than 80 years old. I didn't pay attention at the time. I saw that this tree was almost pulled out. Who knew it was too small!Forget it, if you make a mistake, you have to make a mistake, but you don't know if it's worth it or not, if it's not worth it, there are honeysuckle flowers, Gu Chengyu was very annoyed.

It seems that there are still many opportunities to make a fortune deep in this dense forest!The deeper he goes, the more valuable species will be in places where no one goes. He is currently cultivating his internal strength, so he doesn't have to worry about wild beasts when he learns the moves.

Gu Chengyu and Mr. Gu finally dug out the ginseng and carefully pulled out the rest of the ginseng from the soil. A complete ginseng tree appeared in front of Mr. Gu.

"This? This is." Gu Laopa carefully held the ginseng in both hands, and asked in a trembling voice.

"Isn't this ginseng? I've seen it. Seven or eight years ago, Zhang Gou'er at the end of the village dug it up. Most people in the village have seen it! He even sells it in the drugstore. Guess how much he sold? I paid 13 taels of silver! This tree is much bigger than that one, Xiaobao, we can make a lot of money, and we can always sell it for dozens of taels of silver, right?"

Gu Chengyu couldn't laugh or cry, after a long time, he could only sell a few dozen taels?Is it possible that ancient ginseng is worthless and can be wholesaled?This is authentic wild ginseng!Check it out first!Dozens of taels can solve the family's problems, and then we will find a solution.

"Father, let's put him in the basket first, cut some pigweed to cover it, and come pick honeysuckle after dinner!"

"Hey~ That's right, hurry up and hide it, it's not good if the village sees it, and the wealth will not be revealed." Gu Laopa put a layer of leaves picked by hand in the back basket, put the ginseng in it, and quickly mowed the pigweed , Gu Chengyu put the pigweed into the back basket, and the two of them were quick with their hands and feet. It took less than a quarter of an hour to fill the back basket, but they didn't compact it, fearing that the ginseng would be crushed.

The two walked down the mountain one after another. Father Gu suppressed his smile all the way, afraid that others would see that he had ginseng in his back basket. When he met someone on the road, he hurriedly said hello and took Gu Chengyu back to Gu's house.

At this time, the sky was already bright, and it was about Chen's time. Gu Chengli and Gu Chengyi, who were working in the fields, had already returned, and everyone was waiting for Father Gu to come back for dinner.

As soon as Old Man Gu put down the basket, Gu Chengli was about to come to pick him up, but was blocked by Old Man Gu with his hand, Gu Chengli was a little dazed.

"Hey, Boss, let me come! This grass will be fed to the pigs in a while, and it will be put here first. Have breakfast first, and I have something to talk about." Father Gu put the basket in the outer room of the main house, and everyone was still a little puzzled, why? Is pigweed still in the house?
Lu Shi looked at the back basket with bright eyes, could it be that the baby is in the back basket?His eyes asked Papa Gu, but Papa Gu didn't look at him at all, and sat on the edge of the kang by himself.The Gu family usually eats in the main room, with two tables, one of which leans against the kang, and on the kang sits Old Gu, Mrs. Lu and the brothers of the Gu family.When Mrs. Lu saw that Papa Gu was silent, he didn't seem to be pleasantly surprised, and couldn't help feeling disappointed. Could it be that he didn't find the treasure?

Dalang brought Erlang and Sanlang back when the dinner table was being set, and they also went to collect firewood. The Gu family used a lot of firewood every day, and they all relied on going to the mountains to gather dead branches or cut some branches. When they came back, their heads were full. Sweating profusely and flushing.Dalang works hard. He is 11 years old and a half. He is also like a big girl. He is very thin and looks like a big brother. The firewood on his back is taller than his body. Gu Chengyu looks a little guilty. This hard-working and honest child, as well as Da Ya, should not be ignored.

Erlang also helped Dalang drag the firewood behind him, and Sanlang followed behind with his arms sleeved.Erlang's temperament is somewhat similar to that of the second brother, and he is also diligent in doing things; while Sanlang is quite similar to He's visually, he likes to be lazy, but he has no brains, and it is easy to leave the impression of being lazy, but maybe he doesn't care.Sniffing his nose all day and going out to play wildly, this is very similar to a foolish child.

Gu Chengyu walked over and wanted to help, but he didn't want to be preempted by Gu Chengli, so he smiled slightly, although the elder brother was dull, he was good to Da Lang, and he was also good to girls like Da Ya.

Back in the main room, Mrs. Lu has already divided the meals into tables. Da Lang and the others are all children, and they always sit at the same table with Mrs. He.

"Everyone sit down, I have something to say. This morning, Xiaobao and I went up the mountain to hunt pigweed, and saw a large piece of honeysuckle on the mountain. Xiaobao said that I saw it at Li Langzhong's house. It is said that this one can be picked. Take it to the pharmacy to sell it for money. After dinner today, let’s pick it earlier, remember, don’t go to the village to talk nonsense, or someone else will pick it.” Gu Lao told about the honeysuckle, but the ginseng He still has to think about it.

The second child likes to mess around all day long, and has never kept his mouth open. By that time, other people's ginseng has not been sold yet!It made the whole village know about it.It's better to wait until the pharmacy sells it, but I don't know how much it is worth.

"Oh, hello! Really? Is the honeysuckle worth money? Uncle, have you really seen it?" Mrs. He couldn't help it at first. Finally, the family can also have a profitable business?The rest of the Gu family also focused on Gu Chengyu, with an eager look on their faces, the Gu family needs money right now!
Gu Chengyi was quite skeptical, "Xiaobao, can you see clearly? Don't admit your mistake, if you pick it back and the pharmacy doesn't accept it, isn't it a waste of effort?"

"Second brother, it's true, I can see it clearly." Regardless, even if the pharmacy of this dynasty doesn't use honeysuckle, the medicinal effect of honeysuckle is real, and there is always a way to get the pharmacy to accept it.

Mrs. Lu was also very happy, "Xiaobao, have you really seen the medicinal materials of Li Langzhong's family? Are they really worth money? Then let's go after dinner in the afternoon. It's because our house is at the entrance of the village, and we have to go around half of the village to go up the mountain. Others will inevitably cause trouble when they see it, so they can only go later."

After finishing speaking, he seemed to think of something, "Second brother's family, please keep your mouth shut. If you let me know that you are out and about, be careful with your skin." Lu Shi had already decided to take care of the second child in the future. Husband and wife, otherwise wouldn't it be even more out of control in the future?Now that Xiaobao of his family already has a way to make money, she will naturally not let this opportunity pass by and scold the second child's family.

"Mother, the flowers have to be dried after being picked, and it takes four or five catties to dry a catty! I don't know how much I can pick and how much it will cost." Gu Chengyu was also a little apprehensive, afraid that the honeysuckle would be worthless if it was everywhere. .

"Mother knows, my little treasure can make money at such a young age!" Seeing her son's proud face, Mrs. Lu kept feeding Gu Chengyu food, making Gu Chengyu look embarrassed.It has to be said that sometimes he also feels that Mrs. Lu is quite eccentric and treats him better than the third brother and the others.

Gu Chengyu buried his head in his drink, and suddenly felt a gaze fall on him.When he looked up, it was a big girl. Gu Chengyu was a little surprised. In his impression, the big girl was dark and thin, with her head lowered all day long, and she was taciturn. She might not be able to say a few words a day.But at this moment, those bright black eyes were staring at him, seeing that Gu Chengyu was also looking at her, he quickly moved away, lowered his head, and started eating.

Only then did Gu Chengyu discover that Da Ya's eyes are beautiful, big and round, a bit like Papa Gu.If he was fatter, he would not be able to reach the beauty, and he might still be a pretty little beauty.In this way, it seems that Da Ya is autistic, and I have to pay more attention to this in the future, and turn my temper back.

"Okay, hurry up and eat! You'll have to go to the ground after you eat it." Gu Chengyu's voice brought back Gu Chengyu's drifting thoughts, and he glanced at Gu's father, and he could guess that Gu's father didn't mention the ginseng intention.I just don't know how he plans to sell it.

(End of this chapter)