The reborn peasant girl has space for farming

Chapter 500 Buying Ginseng

In order to cope with the cold weather outside, Bai Meixi made adequate preparations, wearing a sweater, woolen trousers, cotton coat and cotton trousers, a military coat, a windproof hood and thick gloves, and carried a small stove before going out.

The temperature after dawn was not much higher, and the northwest wind made it difficult for Baimeixi to move.She wished she could roll in the snow and roll all the way to the vegetable market.

The farmers' market in Si'an City is much smaller than the farmers' market in Beijing. Bai Meixi knew that she could only buy some basic daily necessities here, but after coming here, she found that the conditions here exceeded her expectations.

This farmer's market is semi-open. Except for a roof, all the stalls are almost operated in the open air. There is no place to block the wind around it.

In this cold weather, there were very few people setting up stalls, and only a few people stood in the market. Everyone's hair and eyebrows were frozen with ice, and it was difficult to tell who was the boss and who was the customer.

"Boss, are there any eggs?" Bai Meixi couldn't tell what everyone was selling. In order to prevent their own things from frostbite, many people covered the vegetables with thick quilts. It was just a blind guess.

"No, the egg seller didn't come today. In this damn weather, the eggs have to be frozen into lumps of ice." The vendors in the market kept shaking their heads at Bai Meixi. If the vegetables weren't easily frozen, they wouldn't be doing this kind of thing. Going out on a snowy day.

Bai Meixi felt a deep sense of loss in her heart. She felt that she should not come out today. She should hide in the space and have a good rest on such a windy and snowy day. Now she is covered in snow, and she will have to soak for half an hour. A hot bath can relieve it.

She hurriedly walked back, wanting to go around to a place where there was no one and hide in the space. The temperature outside was getting lower and lower, making Bai Meixi's feet numb with cold again.

"Girl, do you want ginseng?" Squatting in the lee of the market was an old man in his 70s or [-]s. He was curled up and his whole body was almost covered with snowflakes, making him look like a snowman.

His business was not good today. After squatting in the market for two hours, he didn't see many people coming to inquire. He could only take the initiative to strike up a conversation with others, otherwise he would definitely come back in vain today and gain nothing.

"Ginseng?" Bai Meixi stopped with interest. Bai Meixi had heard that ginseng was abundant in the mountains of Si'an City, but wild ginseng was very rare, even in this era.

Bai Meixi couldn't help but look at the old man, wanting to see if he was a real medicine digger, but his hands were always shrunk in his sleeves, and Bai Meixi couldn't see it at all.

"That's right, serious wild ginseng from Changbai Mountain. I went up to the mountain to dig it myself two days ago." When the old man saw that Bai Meixi was interested in ginseng, he immediately moved a large wooden barrel from behind him and patted it hard on the edge of the barrel. Shoot, "There are good things here, very rare."

The old man's face was full of mystery, but the barrel was full of dirt and nothing could be seen. Bai Meixi couldn't help but become suspicious, wondering whether the contents inside were real.

"Is this really ginseng? You have to take it out and have a look." Bai Meixi doesn't mind buying a ginseng tree, but it must be of good quality. If it's a defective product, she doesn't want it even if the price is cheap.

"Just look at it. My stuff is good and I'm never afraid to look at it." The old man was a little angry when he saw Bai Meixi questioning him. He dug twice in the soil with his hands and took out the whole ginseng tree.

This ginseng looked very delicate, more like a stunted radish, with just a few extra whiskers at the bottom, which made Bai Meixi feel a little disappointed.She had heard that some people used radishes to pass themselves off as ginseng, and the one in front of her was the object of suspicion. She knelt down and smelled it. Apart from the strong earthy smell, she could not smell the smell of wild ginseng.

"Shouldn't ginseng be very dry and thin? The one in front of me is different from what I saw in the drugstore." Bai Meixi raised her own doubts and observed the ginseng 360 degrees, but there was still no way to determine its origin.

The ginseng tendrils of this ginseng tree are not obvious, and the color looks a bit too white. It doesn’t feel right no matter how you look at it.

"The ones in the drugstore are dried. This is fresh wild ginseng. It can continue to grow in the soil. It is more valuable than the dried ginseng. If you want that kind, wait until the weather is good. Just leave it in the sun for a few days."

This old man often went to the mountains to collect medicine. He could see that Bai Meixi was very interested in this ginseng tree, so he immediately introduced it in detail. From the appearance of this ginseng tree to its medicinal value, he talked about it in detail. , even the ice on his eyebrows was melted by his enthusiasm.

He also told Bai Meixi the methods of drying and processing, and gave her a second option.

Bai Meixi listened carefully. She was completely attracted by the old man's words and gradually believed in the value of this ginseng.

"How old is this ginseng? I have heard of thousand-year ginseng and century-old ginseng before. Is this ginseng a hundred years old?"

Bai Meixi's knowledge of ginseng came from TV programs. The century-old ginseng she saw on the program before was not as spectacular as the one in front of her. However, those were dried ginseng. Bai Meixi could not estimate their size before drying. , I can only ask the old man in front of me.

"There are so many hundred-year-old ginseng. This one has already produced fruit. It is at least six years old. It is already considered a very good ginseng."

The old man smiled after hearing Bai Meixi's words. Most of those century-old ginsengs were used to deceive people. Many people have gone to the mountains to dig up medicinal materials in recent years. Even if there are really century-old ginsengs, they have been dug up long ago. It is absolutely It is impossible to stay until this time.

"Then how much does this ginseng cost?" Bai Meixi felt a little disappointed when she heard that this ginseng was only six years old, but this old man was very honest and did not bully her for being a novice. He deliberately made this ginseng very precious. , she felt that the price he proposed must be credible and would definitely not cause her to lose money.

"The weather is bad today. If you want to buy it, just give me 15 yuan. You won't lose money." The price given by the old man was indeed very real. Bai Meixi also felt that 15 yuan for wild ginseng from Changbai Mountain was not expensive, so she immediately agreed. Come down.

She took out 15 yuan from her pocket and gave it to the old man, and took back the space including the soil and the wooden barrel.

The old man said that the ginseng tree was still alive and could continue to grow if put in the soil. Bai Meixi quickly planted it in her medicinal garden. All the crops in this space grew very fast. Maybe she really A century-old ginseng tree can be cultivated.

(End of this chapter)