Chapter 595: The Legend of Ginseng Picking
However, Erdan was not in the mood to appreciate Li Qingfang's curves this time. Pen ~ fun ~ Pavilion www.biquge.info so many mountain ginseng is gone, the loss is heavy, the most important thing, in case you can't find one, how to go back and explain to Lian'er and them.
"Erdan, here, come on!" Li Qingfang suddenly shouted in the distance, this chick was still kneeling on the ground, pouting her ass and lying there. This posture, one word, sultry!
You can't blame her, the second egg is in a hurry, can she not be in a hurry, no, as soon as she finds out, she is so excited.
Erdan hurriedly ran over, and when he saw it, he couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief. Really, a few small green leaves, lined with red flowers, are blooming next to the fruit tree.
"These boys, they really know how to run around, look for them again!" The second egg wiped the sweat from his head.
Erdan took Li Qingfang's little hand, quickly got up, and looked around again. Sure enough, the surprises were one after another, and several more plants were found in the surrounding area one after another. However, the land is spread quite large, in front of the house and behind the house, even up the mountain, the boss's place, there is only one scattered tree, and they are all hidden in the middle of the mountain grass, wildflowers and fruit trees, it is really difficult to find.
Also, where does ginseng usually grow at the foot of such a mountain, so no one has ever paid attention to it.
Erdan counted them, and there were roughly more than 20 plants, which had been scattered all over the southern slopes, and I don't know if there were still in the mountains. The mountain ginseng can really run, and the second egg will really be regarded as insightful. It is no wonder that when ginseng is harvested and released into the mountains, once ginseng is found, it is necessary to tie the ginseng stem with a red thread tied to a bronze coin, and spread a red cloth under the ginseng. It is said that this is to prevent ginseng from escaping.
Erdan observed them one by one, these mountain ginseng have been planted for a short time, but the least one has five leaves, most of them are six leaves, Erdan can't help but be surprised, but when he thinks of the wonderful use of aura, it is natural.
Here's a little bit of common sense. Ginseng has a long lifespan, and it is possible for a good wild ginseng to live for hundreds of years. The number of leaves is related to the year. The annual ginseng is composed of three small leaves, the mountain people are commonly known as the three flowers%3b The two-year-old has five small leaves, the overall shape of the leaves looks almost the same as the palm of a person's hand, commonly known as the horseshoe %3b three-year-old ginseng, there are two branches, each branch has five leaves, commonly known as Erjiazi%3b The four-year-old has three branches, commonly known as the lampstand%3b The four branches of the five-year-old, commonly known as the four-pin (also known as the batch, the horse) leaf%3b The six-year-old five branches, commonly known as the five-pin leaf%3bThere are also six palm-shaped compound leaves, commonly known as the six-pint leaf, But it is rare, because ginseng no longer grows leaves when it reaches the sixth grade leaf. Therefore, the six-pint leaf is the most precious.
How to look at the age of ginseng after six years, it is necessary to estimate the length of age from the number of scales on the head of the ginseng reed. The more scales, the older the ginseng will be.
But there are so many six-leaf mountain ginseng, you can't open it and look at it. But the second egg is not afraid, there is an aura in his body. The aura entered the soil, and Erdan felt the aura dotted everywhere in the land. Naturally, it was the ginseng that had absorbed the essence of the sun and the moon.
Li Qingfang saw Erdan standing there, staring at the ground and being stunned, and couldn't help but wonder a little. "Erdan, Erdan, what's wrong." Li Qingfang asked.
"Shhhh Erdan said mysteriously. Digging mountain ginseng, as a child in the mountains, Li Qingfang naturally heard about it, immediately shut up, and leaned closer to Erdan, as if he was about to do a sacred event.
Erdan thought for a moment, and walked quickly to a place full of spiritual energy in the distance. Li Qingfang followed closely. When he got there, Erdan cleared the weeds and vines around him, and a green plant with six small leaves swayed slightly in the wind, looking very beautiful.
Li Qingfang recognized it, six-grade leaf ginseng, top-grade.
Erdan put Wang Tianlei's animal skin bag on the ground and spread it out. When Li Qingfang saw it, her eyes couldn't help but widen, and she almost exclaimed. I didn't expect that it would take so many tools to dig up a small ginseng. There are deer bone chisels, rope pulling sticks, quick knives, quick axes, red velvet ropes, oil cloths, copper coins and so on.
Li Qingfang looked at Erdan's skillful and professional appearance, and admired it very much, where did this kid learn such a craft, and he also got such a set of professional tools.
In fact, Erdan's ginseng digging programs and tools have been simplified a lot. Digging ginseng is a major activity in an orderly manner. You should have a head to carry and pay great attention to your words and deeds after entering the forest area. There are a lot of things to say, for example, each person should bring a wooden stick, called Suo Bao stick, usually a talisman cane, when there is a situation, use a wooden stick to beat the tree, and use the sound of hitting the tree to determine the distance of the companion%3b When you encounter a snake, you can't call it a snake, you have to call it a money string, and you are not allowed to hurt it casually%3bIn addition, each person should also prepare a set of mallet locks, mallet needles, and the mallet lock is to use a red velvet thread to tie two ancient copper coins, after finding ginseng, pinch the ginseng seedling leaves with one hand, let go of the throat and shout mountain: "Mallet...... ”
The companion next to him will ask loudly: "What goods......" and "Sipinye ......" so that there are questions and answers, and everyone who hears them must sing and harmonize together, which is called out to the mountain.
Erdan took out the red mallet lock from the animal skin pouch, wrapped the ginseng around it and locked it, and then took out the Suopiluo stick and stuck it on the ground on both sides of the ginseng, and then tied it to the ginseng stem with a red thread tied with a bronze coin.
About this Suopoluo stick, it should have been passed down from the Manchus, and the Jurchen people used this pole to dig ginseng in Changbai Mountain. Now the Manchu people have a living custom, called sacrificial rope pole, which has something to do with this. In the courtyard of the Manchu people's house, a wooden pole more than one zhang high is erected. The Manchus called this pole "Suocha", that is, "vow pole". During the sacrifice, a tin bucket like a shallow bowl is placed on the top of the pole, and the pig's belly intestines are placed inside, so that the crows and magpies can peck at it, which is called "divine enjoyment".
There is also a legend in this.
Legend has it that this pole is the rope stick used to dig ginseng before the Qing Taizu Aixin Jueluo Nurhachi became emperor. It is said that when Nurhachi was still a little Hanzi, he was once chased by Li Chengliang, a general of the Ming Dynasty. First Li Chengliang's little lady rescued him, and later there were crows and magpies to help cover him, and he escaped from the tiger's mouth. Nurhachi ran into the Changbai Mountains and became brothers with eight Jurchens who dug ginseng. They went through hardships and dangers, and dug up a total of 8864 mountain ginseng. They also exchanged the ginseng for horses, weapons, grain, and grass, and the people gathered more and more. Nurhachi and his eight brothers traveled from south to north. After several years of training, he became a brave and resourceful general who could ride and shoot.
Later, they unified the northeast area, entered the customs from the northeast, invaded Beijing, overthrew the Ming Dynasty, and established the Qing Dynasty. Nurhachi became emperor, and his eight brothers became the leaders of the Eight Banners. In order to commemorate the founding ancestors who had dug ginseng in Changbai Mountain, the Manchu people erected a wooden pole in the courtyard. Sacrificing "rope poles" to repay the kindness of crows and magpies has become a life custom that has been inherited.