Hard work

Chapter 191 Wild Ginseng

What Zang Lang brought back from the mountain was a wild ginseng thicker than his thumb.

That day he went to work in the field as usual, and when he was done with the work in the field, he greeted Lan Hua'er, and went to the back mountain as before, saying that he wanted to catch some rabbits and come back to stew them for food.

Lan Hua'er didn't care much, but told Zang Lang that he remembered that he came to eat earlier, so he turned around and went back to work at home.

Zang Lang used to go to the back mountain when he was busy, and Lan Huaer was used to it.Before leaving, Zang Lang even told Lan Huaer not to cook so many dishes, and when he came back with the rabbit, he would kill the food directly.

Lan Huaer then fried a loofah and fried a plate of chili and fungus.I didn't cook any meat dishes, so I made a soup with vegetables, fish, meat and tofu, and cooked the rice. I'm going to wait for Zang Lang's house to cook the rabbit and eat it right away.

But she waited for a long time, and the cooked dishes had already cooled completely, and there was still no sign of Zang Lang.

The days in summer are relatively long, and Lan Hua'er thought that Zang Lang would come home before the sun went down, but when the lights were all around, there was still no one, and she couldn't help but panic.

If Zang Lang said that he went to the mountains to find some big prey, then he would definitely not be able to come back tonight, and she had nothing to worry about.But when Zang Lang went out, he didn't seem to have such a plan at all, and he didn't bring any food with him. If he couldn't come back tonight, he would have to spend the night on the mountain hungry.

Moreover, when he was about to leave the house, he specifically told Lan Huaer that he would let Lan Huaer wait for the rabbit to cook.Even if Zang Lang was hungry, he would never let Lan Hua'er starve. Being so unpunctual and untrustworthy seemed extraordinarily wrong.

Lan Huaer hesitated and lit the oil lamp at home.

Not everyone in the village can afford oil lamps.Zhao's oil lamp burns animal fat.In the past, after hunting the prey, the Zang wolf would cut off some fat. I don't know how he did it. He made the fat into lumps and put wicks in it, which looked a bit like a candle.

Normally, if nothing happened, Lan Huaer wouldn't take this thing out and burn it.

She fidgeted and looked at the candles in the oil lamp, hesitated for a long time, and finally decided that if the candles in the lamp were burned out and the wolf hadn't come home, she would immediately go to the men in the village and ask them to help her. Go to the mountain to look for it.

After making this determination, Lan Hua'er became more stable.Just sitting on the kang at home, staring blankly at the flickering fire.

After the candle was half burned, the door at the back of the house finally creaked.

Lan Hua'er suddenly sat up from the kang, didn't care about putting on her shoes, and jumped to the back door.

"Ah Lang, Ah Lang, is your family here? Where did you go just now, and you agreed to come over for dinner, but after this stroll, you disappeared." Although there were words of reproach in his mouth, just from the voice You can hear Lan Huaer's joy, "I thought you fell into that ravine, and I was thinking about letting the people in the village go find you. The food is cold... "

She talked all the way and welcomed Zang Lang into the house.

Zang Lang agreed vaguely, then smiled foolishly, and whispered an apology.

It was not a full moon, and Lan Hua'er couldn't see Zang Lang when she was outside.After welcoming Zang Lang into the house, she was shocked.

By the light of the candle, she could vaguely see several thin scars on Zang Lang's face.Although it is not very deep, it has already broken the skin.The wound had scabbed over, but traces of bleeding could still be seen.And in places where the clothes can't cover, such as the neck and palms, many scars can also be seen.

"Alang, what's wrong with you?" Lan Hua'er was taken aback, and couldn't remember the scruples. She reached out and grabbed Zang Lang's hand, and looked him up and down, " Did you wrestle a bear or fight a wolf?"

Zang Lang was amused by Lan Hua'er's words, stretched out his hand and scratched his head, and said:
"If I got into a fight with a wolf, I would only get hurt like this."

After thinking about it, Lan Hua'er felt that what he said made sense.Hearing what he said, it is estimated that he was not seriously injured, so he was relieved.After confirming that Zang Lang was fine, she couldn't help pouted and said coquettishly, "Then what are you doing. I've been waiting for you to eat. I'm still hungry."

Zang Lang really scratched his head, showing embarrassment on his face.

He carried a small basket on his back, and when he caught prey, he usually put it in the basket.After entering the house, he first put down the basket on his back, and ignored the rabbit tied inside the basket, but carefully opened the skirt of his clothes.

Lan Hua'er thought he was going to take off his clothes, and almost screamed, but Zang Lang took out a small plant from his arms.

No matter how dim the candlelight is, Lan Huaer can recognize that it is a ginseng.

"Wild, wild ginseng?" Lan Hua'er looked at Zang Lang uncertainly.

Zang Lang nodded at the side, and the smile on his face became more honest, "Follow the rabbit to find it. The place is a bit tricky, I dug for a long time. Little lady, look at the digging. Afraid of hurting this baby."

After hearing that wild ginseng was very valuable, Zang Lang insisted on calling it a treasure.

Lan Hua'er was stunned after hearing what he said, and quickly picked up his hand to have a look.Sure enough, he saw that the nails and fingers on his hands were black, with a lot of mud on them, and there were many scratches, which made Lan Hua'er feel distressed when she saw it.

"Are you stupid? Just remember the place, and next time you can dig it with something. Don't you want this hand anymore?" Lan Hua'er slapped him lightly, and she couldn't tell what it was like in her heart. , "Hurry up and wash your hands, and eat the food as soon as it's hot. There's nothing wrong with this."

Zang Lang agreed with a smile, carefully handed the wild ginseng to Lan Hua'er, and happily ran outside to wash his hands.

Waiting for the people to run outside, Lan Hua'er had a chance to take a closer look at the wild ginseng tree in her hand.It can be seen that Zang Lang dug very carefully, and even the tiny fibrous roots growing next to the wild ginseng were not hurt, and brought it back very intact.If this is sold, it is estimated that it can really sell for a good price.

However, she just took a few glances, and immediately remembered that both of them were still hungry.Thinking about it this way, Lan Hua'er felt even more hungry, so she quickly put down the wild ginseng and ran to the kitchen to cook.

Although Zang Lang brought the rabbit home, it was already very late. At this time, it was already too late for dinner, let alone a rabbit stew.Lan Hua'er simply stopped making meat dishes, and just heated up the previously prepared food, took out a few squares of fermented bean curd, and ate a dinner.

During dinner, Lan Huaer discussed with Zang Lang.

This is the first time that Zang Lang has dug up such a valuable medicinal material, and if he sells it, he will indeed be able to make a fortune.But Lan Hua'er always felt that this was something that Zang Lang had worked so hard to dig up, and if she really wanted to take it out and sell it, she still felt a little bit reluctant.

In the past, in modern times, she always kept some emergency medicinal materials at home.Those medicines are very expensive, and there is a possibility that they will be past the expiration date and never be used.It was like the wild ginseng that Yang Langzhong kept by his side all the time, maybe when it was about to go moldy, Yang Langzhong wouldn't need it.

Even so, some people are willing to keep such a life-saving gadget at home.

Not afraid of ten thousand, just in case.If you really need to use it, if you don't have such a little thing around, you may really die.

"You have worked so hard to dig it out," Lan Hua'er hesitated for a moment, feeling a little uncomfortable talking to Zang Lang, "You dug out the ginseng so rarely, why don't we sell it. Just like Lang Zhong, Keep it at home, and you may need it when you don’t know. It’s good if you don’t need it, because the people in our family are healthy. But if you need it, it’s not like you don’t have something at hand ..."

She was worried that Zang Lang would disagree, but she didn't expect Zang Lang to agree very simply.

In fact, Zang Lang put so much effort into digging out the ginseng, but he was willing to put so much effort into it because he saw that his little lady seemed to be very interested in this treasure.As for what to do with the things after they were dug out, he hadn't thought about it at all.

If Lan Huaer is happy, Zang Lang won't care even if he chops up the wild ginseng and feeds it to chickens and pigs.He just wanted to see Lan Hua'er's happy expression, and when Lan Hua'er was happy, he didn't care what to do with the wild ginseng.

Lan Hua'er didn't expect Zang Lang to agree so easily, and couldn't help laughing after holding back his stomach full of persuasion.

The next day, she made a special trip to Yang Langzhong's house and asked him how to make wild ginseng.When Yang Langzhong saw the wild ginseng, he couldn't help but praise it greatly.It is really that the ginseng digging is too high-level.It's not too big, but it's rare for professional medicine farmers to dig it so carefully.

That ginseng was greatly praised by Yang Langzhong, and Yang Langzhong joked that if anyone in the village needed ginseng to hang his life and save his life, he had no choice but to go to Zhao's house to ask for ginseng.

Lan Hua'er was very happy at first, and was praised by Yang Langzhong. After going home, she made a pork belly meal for Zang Lang.This is a dish that you can't even bear to eat during the Chinese New Year.That is to say, the whole family saves some half-fat pork, so that this dish can be made.

Lan Hua'er only ate one bite by herself, and gave the rest to Zang Lang.

"Little lady rewards you." Lan Hua'er said with a smile.

Zang Lang scratched his head and ate the meat obediently.In fact, for him, the best reward is the smile of the little lady.

(End of this chapter)