Back in the 1980s, hiking in the mountains was also a way of life

Chapter 644: Bangchui Baozi
After looking at his and Wang Li's masterpieces, Wang An pointed to the last two trees with "old omens" and said to Wang Li:
"Okay, let's go. You go look around the tree with the 'old omen' and I'll go to the other one."

As he spoke, Wang An turned and walked away, and Wang Li nodded and did the same thing.

The only two old signs left are both very old. For old signs like these, Han Shuisheng would say “there must be something in there”!
The reason for saying this is that wild ginseng of this age will produce ginseng seeds every year during its long growth process as long as it is not damaged.

In addition to being eaten by wild animals or birds, some of these seeds will inevitably be scattered around the ginseng itself.

It is extremely difficult for wild ginseng seeds to germinate, so it is hard to say when new ginseng will grow.

Therefore, under the qualitative change caused by quantity, it would be abnormal if there was no ginseng near Lao Zhaotou.

Wang An and Wang Li, each crouching and sticking out their buttocks, wandered around an old sign for a while, and then they found ginseng one after another.

However, Wang An found a second-grade leaf, while Wang Li found a third-grade leaf, and then the two of them started digging carefully.

At this time, the two men were digging ginseng just to practice, so even though the beards broke off from time to time, no one cared at all.

After each of them dug out the ginseng, the two men did not reunite and continued searching.

In this way, time soon came to noon, and during this morning, Wang An and Wang Li basically spent their time digging and searching for ginseng.

I have to say that doing anything is actually a process of practice makes perfect. After gaining experience, you can basically do it quickly and skillfully, and most importantly, do it well.

So by noon, the two men had a total of 8 ginsengs in their hands, and the last two ginsengs they dug were truly intact.

The two of them looked at the ginseng in their hands, which had not even a single hair broken off, and couldn't help but smile happily.

Suddenly, Wang An said to Wang Li with full confidence:
"Old Five, I think if we dig up that pile of mallets now, we can get them out without any damage."

Upon hearing this, Wang Li immediately stopped him and said:

"Don't worry, Fourth Brother. There's a valuable 6th grade leaf in there. If we damage it again, how miserable we will be. We won't even be able to enjoy our meals."

Wang An thought about it and said excitedly:
"What am I doing? My hands are so good right now, I'm sure I can break the club whiskers."

Wang Li stopped him again:
"It's not worth it, Fourth Brother. It's really not worth it. Fourth Brother, can you deal with that ginseng bun? These two clubs that didn't hurt the whiskers, do you have to use the ginseng bun?"

Wang An blinked his eyes, ignored Wang Li's question, and said with some doubt:
"Is it really not worth it?"

Wang Li nodded and said with certainty:

"Fourth brother, it's really not worth it."

After a pause, Wang An suddenly said, for some reason:

"No, I have to prove myself today."

But before Wang An could finish, Wang Li grabbed Wang An's clothes and said very quickly:
"Fourth brother, fourth brother, fourth brother, don't be impulsive, don't be impulsive. We don't have to go toe to toe with a stick. Let's just let it go today and take it down tomorrow."

When Wang An heard this, he stared at Wang Li intently, and Wang Li looked at Wang An with a very determined look in his eyes. In this way, the two brothers stared at each other, neither willing to give in.

To be honest, Wang An had never seen Mu Xueli and Wang Li dare to look at him with such a firm gaze before.

But what Wang An didn't know was that although Wang Li's eyes were firm at this moment, he was actually very panicked inside.

The main thing is that no matter what time, Wang Li always listens to Wang An and has never gone against Wang An.

After a long while, Wang An finally put aside his anxiety about the 6th-grade leaf ginseng and pointed at Wang Li and said:

"Okay, I'll give you some face today and not touch it for now."

In fact, at this moment, Wang An really wanted to dig out the 6-grade leaf ginseng. The main reason was that Wang An really wanted to know what the 6-grade leaf ginseng he had just dug out looked like.

Because Wang An already knew that the first two dried ginsengs he got when he was reborn were only over 70 years old, less than 80 years old, that is, 4th grade leaf ginseng.

Of course, in terms of appearance, those two dried ginsengs are definitely the best among the 4th grade leaves. In terms of value, they may be no less than the 5th grade leaves.

The two damaged dried ginsengs that my uncle Liu Deyuan gave me were from third-grade ginsengs that were more than 30 years old. However, because they were damaged, their price was very low, only about 3 yuan.

At present, he has seen the 3rd grade leaves and the 4th grade leaves, but has not seen the 5th grade and 6th grade leaves. Therefore, Wang An is very interested in the 6th grade leaf ginseng.

However, as Wang Li said, if the 6th grade ginseng leaves are damaged, although you don’t have to worry about the money, your behavior is indeed a waste of resources.

To put it bluntly, he is a complete prodigal son!

As soon as Wang An finished speaking, Wang Li finally breathed a sigh of relief. At this moment, Wang Li suddenly discovered that his fourth brother was actually a little mentally abnormal sometimes.

If I were to describe it in Northeastern dialect, it would be "Once the tiger's energy comes up, he's just like a fucking mountain donkey!"
Just as Wang Li was daydreaming, Wang An thought for a moment and said:
"Go pick some birch bark, the bigger pieces, and I'll get some moss. A complete mallet like this really needs to be wrapped in ginseng dumplings."

"Ginseng buns" are something that the hermits must use to preserve ginseng. Of course, in the hermits' mouths, this thing is called "bangchui buns".

This thing is very simple to make and only requires 4 things, namely birch bark, moss, and thin linen rope or tree bark.

Of course, if you don’t have birch bark around you, you can also use linden bark or pine bark. There are no specific requirements for this thing.

First, mix the moss with the original soil around the ginseng and spread the mixture on the smooth side of the bark.

Then put the ginseng on it, and then spread a layer of moss and original soil mixture on top of the ginseng.

Finally, fold over the excess bark on the top and bottom. Be careful not to fold in the fibrous roots.

Finally, use a thin hemp rope or tree bark to wrap up the large piece of bark and tie a knot, and you're done.

This method is the best way to preserve ginseng. Generally speaking, leaving it for a month or two will have no effect on the ginseng.

(End of this chapter)