Xue Weimin repackaged the two wild ginsengs, and then handed them to Tang Ding with both hands to show respect.

Tang Ding didn't hold it up, and took it with both hands, "By the way, Old Xue, you have been working in the forest farm for so many years, I have something I want to ask?"

Grandpa Xue Xue saw that Tang Ding didn't say it directly, and immediately reacted that he had something to say to talk to him alone, "Let's go, let's go to the house to chat." ”

Tang Ding handed the two packaged mountain ginseng to Yao Yilan, "Help me take it." ”

Xue Xue obediently made tea for the two, and then withdrew.

"Mr. Tang, what can you say directly?"

"Old Xue, I call you Old Xue, you can just call me Xiao Tang. ”

"Good, good. ”

"That's the case, let me ask, how many years has Elder Xue worked on Changbai Mountain?"

"Yo, that's a long time, I started working as a forest ranger in the mountains, this work is ten years, and then transferred to the forest farm, and I worked in the forest farm for another twenty years, and I was gradually promoted in the last few years of these twenty years, and then transferred to the Forestry Bureau, but I still dealt with the old forest, and only a few years before I retired completely said goodbye to this old forest. ”

Tang Ding heard this, "Oh, that's it, then I'll ask Xue Lao one thing, do you know this Changbai Mountain Tianchi?"

"Tianchi, of course I know, Changbai Mountain is a Tianchi, and people in the Northeast know it. It was a dormant volcanic crater, and then the water accumulated into a lake, surrounded by sixteen mountains, only in the middle of Tianhuo Peak and Guanri Peak, there is a narrow pond overflowing, rushing down, called Changbai Waterfall. ”

"Hehe, I know all of this, Xue Lao, I want to ask if there are any legends or other stories in this Changbai Mountain Tianchi, I am more interested in this. ”

"Legend?that's a lot to go, the legendary Tianchi is called Longtan, because Tianchi seems to appear out of thin air, there is no water inlet, only the water outlet, and the lake flows all year round, in the legend, there is a dragon lurking in the pool, this long-flowing Tianchi water, is the water that the dragon spits out, so the Tianchi is called Longtan, and the Tianchi water is also regarded as holy water. Some people also call Tianchi Haiyan, saying that this place is connected to the sea, and there are dragons infested. Of course, it's hard to say about the divine dragon, it's all feudal superstition, but it's true that there are divine beasts in Tianchi. ”

"Divine beast?" Tang Ding asked repeatedly.

"Yes, the mythical beast, the climate on the Tianchi is changeable, and it is said that there are mythical beasts swimming in the water and often showing the surface of the water, of course, this is not only a legend, many people have seen it with their own eyes. ”

"Oh, what does that beast look like?"

"There are many theories about the appearance of the beast, some people say that the beast is a dragon, and there are also that the beast is like a cow, the head is as big as a bucket, and there are horns on the head, in short, there are various theories, and this beast can also make the lake fog out of thin air, and the water column spit out can connect the sky. ”

"Hehe," Tang Ding was noncommittal, smiled, and continued to ask, "Elder Xue, I also want to ask, has anyone seen this divine beast with their own eyes? ”

Xue Lao thought for a while, "There really is one, that person is an old ginseng picker, about the same age as me, maybe three or two years older, he has seen the scene of this divine beast spitting water into the sky more than twenty years ago." ”

"Spit water into the sky?"

"Yes, spit to the sky. The column of water was high and straight, and it spit out into the clouds. ”

Tang Ding listened to Xue Lao's words, and he kind of understood, where is this spitting water into the sky, this is the wonder of "dragon absorbing water" in nature.

Due to the imbalance in the atmospheric pressure on the ground and in the sky, the water side is raised upwards until the clouds.

Although this kind of scene is rare, there have been many reports in various places, and it is not too unusual.

"What else? Are there any other strange things, such as legends about the Queen Mother?"

"Queen Mother?" Xue Lao thought for a while, "Yes, yes, legend, this long white Tianchi was originally a treasure mirror of the Tai Bai Xing." The Queen Mother has two daughters with beautiful faces, and it is difficult for anyone to tell which of the sisters is more beautiful. At a peach event, Tai Bai Xing took out a treasure mirror and said that as long as he used it to take a photo, he could see who was more beautiful. The youngest daughter took the mirror first, and then handed it to her sister shyly. My sister looked left and right in the mirror, and the more she looked, the more she felt beautiful. At this time, Baojing spoke: I think my sister is more beautiful. In a fit of anger, my sister immediately threw the treasure mirror off Yaochi and fell into the world and became Tianchi. ”

There is also a legend that there is a fire demon in Changbai Mountain who breathes fire and spits smoke, which makes the grass and trees in the whole mountain scorch, and the flames cover the sun all day long, and the people are miserable. A girl named Rhododendron took ice into her belly to extinguish the fire that turned into a lake on the top of the mountain, in order to subdue the evil fire demon. ”

Xue Lao gave full play to the essence of his Northeast people's ability to Kan Mountain, and these myths and legends came one after another, so that Tang Ding didn't know which was the real legend of Changbai Mountain after listening to it.

As for whether these legends have anything to do with his parents' coming to Changbai Mountain, Tang Ding didn't expect it for the time being, but after Xue Lao finished telling these myths and stories, it was already more than three o'clock, and Tang Ding remembered that today's New Year, and Xue Lao's family hadn't eaten yet, so he hurriedly asked to leave.

"I'm sorry, I'm sorry, Old Xue, I forgot that you haven't eaten yet. ”

"Don't be polite to me, if you don't mention that I forgot to eat, I'm very happy to meet you today. ”

Xue Lao didn't know if he was happy to meet Tang Dingtan, or if he was happy to sell two wild ginseng plants today and earn six million.

Tang Ding couldn't stay any longer, so he came out and said goodbye to Yao Yilan, although everyone didn't eat today, but everyone's interest was quite high.

Xue Lao has three sons and no daughters, and Xue Lao has long said that he sold these two ginseng plants, and everyone will share the money from the sale. If you want to divide the family property, the six million, the family can divide two million, can everyone not be excited?

As for whether to eat the meal or not, it doesn't matter. If you don't eat it, you can just let your stomach rest and rest during the New Year, which is healthy.

Tang Ding and Yao Yilan politely refused Xue Lao's kindness to send the two of them, and the two took a taxi and left.

After sending Tang Ding and Yao Yilan away, everyone reopened the banquet, although the food was already cold, but it couldn't hold the heat in everyone's hearts.

Tang Ding and Yao Yilan got into a taxi, but Yao Yilan still didn't say a word.

In fact, when Tang Ding said that he wanted to buy these two wild ginsengs, Yao Yilan felt that there was a bit of a deviation in his previous belief about Tang Ding.

Later, seeing that Tang Ding really took out six million, Yao Yilan realized that she had mistaken Tang Ding.

Of course, this doesn't involve emotional aspects, but Yao Yilan didn't expect Tang Ding's family background to surprise her so much.

With a silent phone call and six million, can such a person be an ordinary person?

Of course, Yao Yilan will not have an opinion on Tang Ding because of this, in fact, she didn't ask about Tang Ding's family at all, and she can't blame others for not saying it.

Anyway, it's showing off. Not to mention, it's low-key.

Between showing off and being low-key, Yao Yilan would rather be low-key.

After getting out of the car, Tang Ding walked forward, but found that Yao Yilan did not follow, Tang Ding looked back and saw that Yao Yilan was standing still, "Go, aren't you hungry?"

"You took out six million without making a sound?"

Hearing Yao Yilan's question, Tang Ding knew how Yao Yilan could stop, "Yes, it was borrowed from someone." ”

"Do you think I'll believe it? Even if someone can lend you six million with a phone call, he won't ignore your ability to repay, and if you can't afford to repay, he won't even borrow six hundred dollars. ”

Tang Ding said in his heart that what you said may not be right, Tang Ding believes that even if he is unable to repay, as long as he opens his mouth, Wang Meng will still take the money, and he will not hesitate.

Of course, if Tang Ding really couldn't repay it himself, he wouldn't open his mouth to borrow it from others at all.

"Yes, I can pay it back. ”

"Didn't you say your family lives in a bungalow?"

"Yes, my family does live in a bungalow, but it's just a bungalow of 1,000 square meters in the center of the city. ”

Now that Yao Yilan knows about it, Tang Ding naturally has no need to hide it, and of course, what comes out of his mouth is not showing off.

This is just the situation that Tang Ding should say after he treats Yao Yilan as a friend.

"You said you don't have a car?"

"I didn't say I didn't have a car at home, I just said that my parents didn't have a car, they were used to being thrifty, and my father usually used me to drive. ”

Others contacted Tang Ding's identity, and at first glance, it felt like he was bragging, you are a student, and you still use your car?

But Yao Yilan didn't feel that Tang Ding was pretending to be forced, on the contrary, in the process of intersecting, the two had always said two and two, Tang Ding didn't talk much, but Yao Yilan felt that everything he said was definitely not empty words.

Tang Ding said this, Yao Yilan naturally couldn't blame Tang Ding, "You hide it from me so hard." ”

Tang Ding said in his heart, I didn't hide it from you, but you didn't ask.

"Let's go to dinner?"

The two got out of the car at Baida Plaza, entered a Western restaurant, and finished ordering.

Yao Yilan had something to say, but she felt that she couldn't talk about it.

Because of Tang Ding's situation, there has been a earth-shaking change, and Yao Yilan doesn't know where to say it.

"You bought this ginseng for your parents?"

"Yes, this kind of good thing is hard to find, if you don't buy it this time, I'm afraid you won't be able to meet it in the future. ”

Yao Yilan nodded, "By the way, why don't you go home for the New Year?"

"This, how to say it, because there are some situations at home, and I don't want to touch the scene. ”

Tang Ding knew Yao Yilan's love for him, but he didn't mention it to her, for fear that she would think that Xing Muliu would say goodbye without saying goodbye, she thought she still had a chance.

didn't say a few words, the ordered meal came up, and before the two started eating, Yao Yilan's mobile phone rang, and after answering the phone, she said to Tang Ding embarrassedly, "Today is my parents' wedding anniversary, I forgot, just now my father called me to go back, they have prepared the meal." ”

Tang Ding didn't show surprise on his face, but said lightly, "Okay, then go back." ”

When Yao Yilan and Tang Ding entered the door, they saw a middle-aged woman sitting on the sofa, staring at the two people who entered the door.

"This is what you said about your daughter's boyfriend?" Yao Yilan's mother said coldly.