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Chapter 21 Discovering wild ginseng

"Didn't it mean that the ginseng has five leaves in the sixth year? Why is this ginseng tree 40 to [-] years old?" Ling Zikai asked puzzled.

"Have you heard of reincarnation?"

"What reincarnation?" Ling Zikai said in amazement: "You mean the kind of person in the legend who will be reincarnated after death, die and reborn, born and die again, endless life and death, endless rotation like a wheel, endless cycle of reincarnation ?”

Du Juan nodded and said: "I don't know if there is really reincarnation after death, but this wild ginseng really has the phenomenon of "reincarnation". Sometimes, when you see that the stems and leaves are just "two horns", you will You must think that this is just a small ginseng plant, but after digging out the soil, it is a large ginseng seedling. Do you know why?"

Without waiting for Ling Zikai to answer, Du Juan continued: "That's because when wild ginseng grows to six leaves, it will transform into Erjiaozi and continue to grow until six leaves; then it will turn into Erjiaozi for the third time, and then" Reincarnation "Once! Don't you think it's amazing!"

Ling Zikai felt that his brain was short-circuited, this is too unbelievable!No wonder it is said that wild ginseng has the effect of replenishing vitality. Could it be that there is a mysterious connection with this "reincarnation" phenomenon.

"Then how did you conclude that this is 30-year-old ginseng?
"To determine the age of ginseng, there are two main methods, one is to look at the stem, leaves and fruit, but because of reincarnation, this method is relatively unreliable, just like the plant in front of you, which looks like five leaves, In fact, it has been reincarnated several times!"

"Secondly, we need to look at the reed head at its root. The root of ginseng is very similar to the human body, consisting of reed head, door taro, tap root, lateral root, fibrous root, etc. The reed head is the human head, which is roughly divided into three sections , the bottom one is the garden reed, the middle is the pile of flower reed, and the one growing on the pile of flower stove is the horse's tooth reed. First, the garden reed grows, and then after five or sixty years, the pile of flowers will grow on the garden reed Reed, this kind of reed head is called Erjie reed. After several decades of continuous growth, horse tooth reed grows on the head of piled reed. Generally speaking, there is a reed bowl on the reed of ginseng, usually one per year. Reed The denser the bowl, the older the ginseng. And the round reed at the bottom is a typical feature of wild ginseng, which needs a growth period of more than 60 years to show its shape."

"Also, look at its main root, which is like a human body. It is relatively short and thick, with thin and deep dense spiral patterns on the upper end, and the lines are concave. It seems that an iron wire has bound it and restrained its growth. Thin, dense and deep, the circles are opposite to each other, not connected to each other, because some black soil will be sandwiched in the lines, which are called "iron lines". The denser and more iron lines, the older the ginseng There is also the outer skin, the younger ones, the outer skin is compact, fine and smooth, yellowish white, without rough skin. The older ones appear uneven or have rough skin. The older the skin, the darker the color, the older the ginseng .”

"Finally, you can look at its fibrous roots. The older the ginseng, the rarer and slender the ginseng tendrils. Therefore, the old ginseng's tendrils are simple, fresh, flexible, and not easy to break. Ginseng grows underground for decades, and many ginseng tendrils will rot. When it grows again, the rotten ginseng tendrils will leave scars, which are pearl spots, usually extending from the thicker fibrous roots to the ends of the thinner fibrous roots, sometimes sparse, but always very obvious, therefore, the more pearl spots The more, the older the ginseng.”

"But sometimes, ginseng will stop growing and enter the dormant period due to the trampling of wild animals or natural reasons during the growth process, and continue to grow after N years of dormancy. Therefore, it is difficult to accurately estimate the specific age, mostly based on the reed Judging by the traces of the head. If the ginseng is less than a hundred years old, it will not be "round reed". If the reed is round and long, and there are dozens of reed bowls, then this ginseng must be more than a hundred years old."

Ling Zikai listened to Du Juan's talk with great interest, and after she finished speaking, he asked, "Since this is an old ginseng, why didn't you dig it out, and instead buried her?"

Du Juan said indifferently: "Although it is pretty good to be able to dig a wild ginseng seedling that is 40 to [-] years old outside, it is nothing in this tiger stream!"

Seeing Du Juan's understatement, Ling Zikai couldn't believe it, but the following facts left him speechless.

In the next half hour, Rhododendron found at least 20 wild ginseng seedlings.But they are all about 50 years old. Without exception, after inspection, the rhododendrons have been refilled, and they are obviously not attractive.

Ling Zikai was a little puzzled. It is said that now is the most difficult time for the forest farm. These 20 wild ginseng seedlings can sell for at least a million. Why is Dujuan not tempted at all?I don't know what idea she has in mind, could there be better wild ginseng seedlings waiting in front?

Seeing Du Juan finding ginseng seedlings from time to time, Ling Zikai also became interested, and distanced himself from Du Juan, wanting to find a wild ginseng seedling by himself.

According to what Rhododendron said, there are many accompanying plants in the growth environment of wild ginseng, such as sage, Adiantum palmatum, and Pteridophyllum fern, etc., and the more luxuriant these weeds grow, the higher the nutrient content of the soil, and the The probability of wild ginseng seedlings is also greater, but the same is also more difficult to find.

After searching for a while, Ling Zikai saw that he found nothing, so he quietly activated the consciousness of the ancestral god, and swept through the linden forest.When the picture of the woods first appeared in his mind, he was surprised to find some white star dots jumping non-stop. These star dots are very small, and it is difficult to find them if you don't pay attention.

This, this is——
When Ling Zikai followed a star point closest to him and saw what it was, he was a little speechless, and what he saw in his consciousness was the wild ginseng seedling that Du Juan had discovered before!
Are these stars coming from the body of wild ginseng seedlings? Why are there no other plants?Ling Zikai was a little unbelievable, everyone said that ginseng is the best tonic in the world, it can replenish vitality, and has the effect of bringing the dead back to life. Could it be because of these star points?In other words, these star points are the vitality contained in the ginseng body!
Ling Zikai's brain was a little short-circuited. He kept looking at the star points. A star point represented a ginseng plant there, and the age of the ginseng could be judged according to the size of the star point. The bigger the dot, the smaller it is.

Ling Zikai became a little excited. In addition to discovering the secrets of ginseng, he was overjoyed at the new function of the ancestral god consciousness. This is not really looking for ginseng, it is obviously more than picking up ginseng!This is simply cheating!

The excited Ling Zikai immediately followed the example of Rhododendron, and was no longer interested in the 50-[-]-year-old ginseng seedlings around him.He found a multi-star point that was bigger than the others, and went straight to find it. Sure enough, he found it beside a bush full of black rotten leaves. After counting the leaves, he yelled at Rhododendron:

"Come here quickly, I found a big guy!"

Because it was a little far away, Du Juan didn't hear Ling Zikai's words clearly, thought something happened to him, ran over in a hurry, and asked, "What's wrong?"

Ling Zikai pointed to the ginseng seedlings in the soil and said, "What do you think this is?"

Du Juan looked at it, and called out in amazement: "Seventh grade ginseng seedlings?"

Then he squatted down suspiciously, looked carefully for a while, and said with a smile on his face: "Yes, this is a century-old ginseng, and it is a rare seventh-grade leaf! I didn't expect you to be lucky, Either you can't find it, and if you find it, it's the best, and it's a blockbuster!"

Ling Zikai finally saw Du Juan's shocked face, and said with some pride: "I'm a little convinced! How about it, don't you think you're still looking down on it! Okay, I'll find you a bigger one, such as Bapin Ye, Nine grades of leaves!"

Du Juan burst out laughing when he heard the words: "You think this wild ginseng is a carrot, and it can be as big as you want! The wild ginseng seedlings of Qiye are already the limit of ginseng products, and I only saw them when I was a child. It will be a while. As for the eighth-rank leaf and the ninth-rank leaf, I have only heard it in the legend, but it will become a ginseng doll, and I ran away before you found out!"

"Is there really a ginseng doll?" Ling Zikai asked in surprise.

"It's not just ginseng dolls, I heard that those thousand-year-old ginseng are watched by guardians!"

Ling Zikai asked puzzledly, "What guardian?"

"It's just some ferocious beasts, such as tigers, big snakes, etc. Even if you find them, you won't be able to dig them away!"

Ling Zikai nodded thoughtfully, thinking to himself that if he really found the thousand-year-old ginseng, he should be more careful.Because of the new function of ancestral god consciousness, he is confident to try his luck. After all, this Tiaohujian is different from the forest outside. For thousands of years, almost no one has entered it. Maybe it will bring him unexpected surprises. Woolen cloth.

Just as he was thinking, Du Juan suddenly yelled: "Bang Chui, stop!"

When Ling Zikai heard the cry, he couldn't help being startled, but saw Du Juan took out a red rope from the bag he was carrying, tied one end to a nearby branch, and wrapped the other end around the reed head of ginseng. .Then I picked up some dead branches and dry grass and built a small house frame around the ginseng seedlings.Seeing Ling Zikai's puzzled face, he explained.

It turns out that digging wild ginseng seedlings does not mean that you can dig them when you see them, there is still a whole set of procedures to go!

When you find ginseng, you have to "call the mountain" first, just like the cuckoo before, shouting "stick", and then the person next to you responds with "what product?" This is called "grabbing the mountain".Because Ling Zikai didn't understand these things, Du Juan omitted the procedure of "receiving the mountain".Tie the ginseng seedlings with a red rope to prevent the stick from "running away".And building a shelf means changing a new home for ginseng.

Ling Zikai lifted his spirits when he heard the words, and said, "So, we are going to poach this ginseng seedling!"

Du Juan gave Ling Zikai a white look, and said, "If you leave this century-old ginseng and don't dig it, you'll think I'm a fool!"

(End of this chapter)