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

Chapter 650: Feeling Like Death at Any Time

When Wang An smiled, Mu Xueqing also laughed immediately, and then the couple laughed in tacit understanding.

Mu Xueli immediately realized what Wang An and Mu Xueqing were laughing at, scratched his head, and said a little embarrassedly:

"I can dig it up, but why are you exposing my shortcomings, brother-in-law?"

In fact, the matter of Lao Zai was discovered by Wang An and Wang Li after all. If Mu Xueli was casually included, it would definitely be inappropriate.

Even if Wang Li didn't think too much about it, Wang An absolutely couldn't do this.

As the saying goes, "Brothers should settle accounts clearly"!
After Mu Xueli finished speaking, Wang An said with a smile:

"Actually, I'm just wondering, what were you thinking the other day? Why did you insist on giving me hard work pay? Hahaha."

Wang An smiled happily, but Mu Xueli seemed even more embarrassed.

Seeing her brother's embarrassment, Mu Xueqing finally couldn't stand it anymore. She hit Wang An's arm twice and said:
"Don't be so happy, or my brother will cry."

After Mu Xueqing finished speaking, she pushed Wang An twice, and only then did she succeed in making Wang An stop laughing.

After a while, Wang An asked Mu Xueli:
"Have you ever learned how to lift a mallet? Who did you learn from?"

Before Mu Xueli could speak, Mu Xueqing said:

"Xue Li has never learned how to lift a mallet. Before my father was not in good health, my mother and I always went to the mountains to dig medicinal herbs. Xue Li heard that a complete mallet was valuable, so she dreamed every day that she could touch the mallet when digging medicinal herbs. After that, she always practiced with other medicinal roots."

Wang An never expected that his uncle was quite talented. He helped others to cut meat and practiced knife skills, and even dreamed of practicing with ginseng roots.
What kind of divine operation is this?

But we have to admit that opportunities are really reserved for those who are prepared!

Otherwise, even if a great opportunity comes and is forcefully given to you, you will just throw it away, and the reason is that you simply cannot catch it!

So after hearing Mu Xueqing's words, Wang An immediately felt relieved. However, to be on the safe side, before digging out the sixth-grade ginseng leaf, Wang An still planned to let Mu Xueli dig out the second-grade or third-grade leaf to try.

The key point is that based on the situation of the old man, that sixth-grade leaf ginseng is most likely an invincible big product.

Wang An nodded and said:

"Okay, then. Come here on horseback early tomorrow morning. We have to start early."

When they heard Wang An ask Mu Xueli to help dig ginseng, both Mu Xueli and Mu Xueqing couldn't help but smile, looking quite happy.

But it is normal to be happy. After all, everyone wants to take part in this kind of fortune-making business.

Mu Xueli smiled and said:

"Thank you, brother-in-law, hahahaha"

As he spoke, Mu Xueli jumped off the kang and onto the ground, saying again:
"Okay, brother-in-law and elder sister, I'll go back and prepare a set of handy things."

After Mu Xueli finished speaking, he turned around and was about to walk out.

Wang An said hurriedly:

"No need to prepare, I have a set here."

As soon as Wang An said this, Mu Xueli looked at Wang An in surprise, and said in disbelief but curiosity:
"Brother-in-law, do you still have that thing? Let me see it. Those guys who carry hammers in our village are so stingy that they won't even show me what it looks like."

Looking at Mu Xueli's aggrieved and indignant expression, Wang An couldn't help but laugh.

Wang An knew that it was not the fault of those ginseng diggers.

Because some ginseng diggers are very taboo about this, and believe that their tools cannot be seen by outsiders, especially cannot be touched by outsiders. They believe that the tools for digging ginseng, especially the deer bone skewers and deer bone spoons, are spiritual things.

Once touched by outsiders, it will lose its spirituality, and then the roots will be damaged when digging ginseng, preventing them from digging out ginseng perfectly.

To be honest, although this statement has no basis at all and sounds a bit far-fetched, there are still quite a large number of serious ginseng diggers who believe this.

Han Shuisheng also said that in a gang with strict rules, unless it is a master-disciple relationship, it is rare for people in the same gang to borrow tools from each other.

This is somewhat similar to the mountain herders who have many rules and will not borrow knives and guns from each other.

But the same old saying still applies, that is, "existence is reasonable." Although Wang An will not follow these rules, he will not slander or criticize.

You play yours, I play mine, and everyone plays their own.

So, when Wang An told Mu Xueli about these rules, or more accurately, the taboos, Mu Xueli immediately felt a little embarrassed and murmured:

"Then let them say whatever they want. I'm not ignorant of human affairs. What can I do to them?"

Wang An took out the cloth bag containing the ginseng digging tools and said with a smile:
"Not everyone who carries a hammer is like this. What do you want them to say? No matter what they say, it sounds like they are just making excuses."

Mu Xueli ignored Wang An's words and took the cloth bag with excitement on her face.

But before opening the cloth bag, Mu Xueli seemed to suddenly think of something and turned to ask Wang An:

"Well, brother-in-law, do you have any taboos here?"

It can be seen that Mu Xueli was not pretending or joking at this moment, but was taking the matter very seriously.

But Wang An was stunned for a moment when he heard this, and said with a smile:

"I have a taboo about chicken feathers? You've been following me in the mountains for a long time, what have you seen of me?"

Mu Xueli raised his head and thought for a while, then he said slowly:
"That's right, brother-in-law, you don't even worship the mountain god. Every time Lao Xiaopao from our village goes into the mountains and kills prey, he will first worship the mountain god. I'm still thinking about it."

But before Mu Xueli could finish, Mu Xueqing sternly reprimanded her brother:
"Shut up and stop talking nonsense every day."

It has to be said that most of the mountain people of this era, whether they have a diploma or not, have a sense of awe towards things like "gods, demons, ghosts and monsters".

Even if you don't believe it, you rarely slander it. After all, many things are indeed a bit unbelievable.

After hearing what her elder sister said, Mu Xueli immediately shut up obediently. Wang An smiled and did not interrupt.

After a while, Mu Xueli was holding a deer bone skewer and a deer bone spoon and said:

"This thing works great. It looks like it would work great. Why didn't I think of this whole thing?"

After looking at them one by one, Mu Xueli said to Wang An:

"Can I take this thing home today? I want to make one based on it."

Wang An said indifferently:

"Just take it, and don't lose it."

After seeing Mu Xueli off, Wang An couldn't help but frown as he looked at the golden eagle cub still sleeping in the basket.

The main thing is that this golden eagle cub is not very healthy. No matter how you look at it, it looks like it is about to die at any time.

Turning his eyes, Wang An saw the ginseng with a broken beard.

(End of this chapter)