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

Chapter 675: There is nothing we can do
You don't need to bring water when you go into the mountains, because the rivers and pools in the mountains are quite large.

However, it is worth noting that the water in many places is not drinkable, such as those in swamps.

They found a small stream and washed their hands.

After a quick meal, Wang An and his two companions became busy again.

Of course, Wang An was busy digging the ginseng in the urine nest, while Mu Xueli and Wang Li returned to the ginseng nest again and started digging the remaining ginseng.

When Wang An dug out this yellowish ginseng, he felt that although the root of this ginseng was broken, its actual value would definitely exceed any of the three 6-grade leaf ginsengs.

Mainly based on the dents, we can roughly judge that this ginseng is more than 200 years old.

Therefore, if you can meet someone who knows the value of ginseng, the price of this ginseng will be at least over 1.

But no matter how much it is worth, Wang An will not sell it. Not only will he not sell this ginseng, but he will not sell all the 5th and 6th grade leaves, as well as the better quality 4th grade leaves.

The "good quality" mentioned here refers to the kind with a long year.

因为50多年的4品叶，和60多年甚至70多年的4品叶，药性那是绝对不一样的。

Even when sold to supply and marketing cooperatives or pharmacies, the first prerequisite for the price of ginseng is the year of the ginseng, not the size of the ginseng.

In other words, the value of a wild ginseng is determined by first determining the price level based on the year, and then calculating the price difference based on weight.

For example, for a complete wild ginseng, as long as it is more than 100 years old, the supply and marketing cooperative will purchase it at a price of more than 5 yuan regardless of its size.

Normally speaking, the weight of freshly unearthed wild ginseng that is over 100 years old, that is, wet wild ginseng, is generally less than half a catty, about 220 grams, which is what the saying "seven taels is ginseng" means!
Once it exceeds half a catty, that is, more than 250 grams, it becomes what the saying goes "eight ounces is a treasure"!
For ginseng that has reached this level, its actual price cannot be calculated as just 5 yuan. You have to know that this is a well-known "treasure"!
It is said that for such ginseng, the supply and marketing cooperative will re-evaluate the price and then calculate it based on weight.

Of course, that's what they say, but the supply and marketing cooperatives of that time generally didn't weigh the ginseng when they purchased it. They simply assessed the year, wrote out an invoice, and then the customer took the money and left, and that was the end of the job.

The main idea is “fool as many people as you can”!
Wang An didn’t know what the specific algorithm was.

Perhaps because of this reason, the ginseng purchased by the supply and marketing cooperatives has very few 6-grade leaves, and there is almost no ginseng weighing more than 250 grams.

Of course, even if there is, the ginseng seller would not dare to tell others about it. Everyone knows the principle of not showing off one's wealth.

In short, there is really too little information about the buying and selling of grade 6 leaf ginseng!

The reason why Wang An believes that the ginseng in his hand that was peed out is very valuable is that, on the one hand, it is very old, and on the other hand, the weight of the ginseng is more than half a catty, reaching the level of "treasure".

To be honest, Wang An has never seen such a big ginseng in his past and present life, except in the museum.

Although its reed head is broken and has become a scrap, in Wang An's heart, it is still the best one at the moment.

After observing the ginseng, Wang An waited for a while, mainly to wait for the ginseng to lose moisture and become a little wilted, then he wrapped it up.

When Wang An was making ginseng dumplings, Mu Xueli and Wang Li were doing the same thing. Wang An asked them:
"Have you two counted? How much have we dug today?"

I only heard Mu Xueli say:
"I've finished the inventory. We didn't dig up much today. Not counting those little guys and these four 6th-grade leaves, there's 1 5th-grade leaf, 2 7th-grade leaves, 3 12rd-grade leaves, and 2 -year-old leaves."

In fact, the reason why less was dug today was that when Wang An was digging the three sixth-grade leaves, Mu Xueli and Wang Li were afraid of disturbing Wang An, so they did not dig in this densely populated ginseng nest, but went to dig scattered ones elsewhere. Wang An nodded after listening, looked at the places nearby that had not been searched, and looked at the ginseng nest that was less than half left, thought for a while and said:

"I think there won't be any big fish left in this old pit. Let's hurry up tomorrow and try to finish digging it out in one day."

Mu Xueli was somewhat angrily surprised when he heard this:
"Well, our village started plowing the fields the day before yesterday. I haven't been to work these past two days, and our village chief, that old jerk Su Guangzhi, even went to my house to get to know the situation. Damn it."

When Wang An heard this, he was somewhat helpless, because before the land was distributed to each household, all healthy young and strong laborers over the age of 18 in each village, regardless of gender, were subject to control.

But those who are studying and those who are paid by the emperor are excluded!

This kind of control means that during the busy farming seasons of spring ploughing and autumn harvest, unless there are special circumstances, all young and strong people have to go to the fields to work. Of course, they don't work for free, but work points are recorded.

If you do not go to the fields but do other things to earn money, you will have to hand over part of the money you earn to offset the loss of not working that day.

Of course, you can choose not to pay, but when food is distributed at the end of the year, the village chief has the right not to give you any food.

The most important thing is that there is basically no solution to this situation. Either you pay money or work. Unless you are tough enough, the village chief and all the villagers will be wary and afraid of you.

But the sad thing is that even in Wang An's previous life, this big gangster Wang An couldn't do it. He could only pay the money obediently. At most, when he had no money, he would occasionally act like a rogue.

Wang An thought for a moment and said, "Then just pay the money. One dollar a day is enough, right?"

I only heard Mu Xueli say angrily:

"That's why he's called an old jerk. He heard that I made money hunting with you, so he asked me to pay him 5 dollars a day!"

When Wang An heard the price of 5 yuan, he was indeed a little angry, mainly because formal employees at that time only earned 5 yuan a day.

But before Wang An could say anything, Wang Li interrupted:

"It's just 5 dollars, what's the big deal? Just give it to him."

I only heard Mu Xueli say:

"I don't mind the 5 bucks, I just want him to bully us."

Wang An interrupted impatiently:

"There's a bully in your corner, just give it to him and it's done."

This is not because Wang An is a coward, but mainly because there is nothing he can do about it. When you make money, others will be jealous, but you don't work and don't want to pay. Is that possible?

After saying this, Wang An said to Mu Xueli and Wang Li:

"Hurry up and pack up. After you're done, go take a look at those devils. Then hurry home. It will be dark soon."

Two days passed in a flash, and the old cave was finally dug out by Wang An and his two companions!

(End of this chapter)