Chapter 52: Lin Bei Ginseng Pickers
But if Zhang Qiao violates the agreement, Ning Xie has the right to reveal Zhang Qiao's true identity. All the consequences caused are borne by Zhang Qiao himself.
Zhang Qiao thought for a moment and signed his name.
Risks and benefits always coexist, even if it is a barbed bait, you have to take the hook and eat the meat.
Ning Xie was also unequivocal, and directly transferred a hundred demon coins.
I didn't expect this kid to look like a mother-in-law, and he is still very atmospheric.
I just don't know where a little monster came from so many demon coins. This deposit is 1 million Chinese dollars on the black market, and I don't know how many people will go crazy about it.
"I'll admit you're right, we'll see you when we meet. ”
Zhang Qiao was also very simple, and when Ning Xie sent the address, he was ready to leave immediately.
Before leaving, he still left a message for Wang Hao.
Tell him to go on a long trip so he doesn't have to worry about it. When the team is on a mission, safety comes first.
After taking a long-distance bus, it only takes a few hours at this speed to reach the destination - Linbei City.
The northernmost part of Huaguo, the border with the Rakshasa Kingdom, is Zhang Qiao's destination.
In Linbei City in late autumn, it is already only a few degrees above zero. Sometimes it drops below zero at night, and a thin layer of ice forms on the water.
However, such a temperature is nothing to Zhang Qiao.
He was still dressed in a thin tracksuit, and he walked briskly in the hall, not noticing the strange eyes of the people around him.
Next to "Haotian who worked hard", a person held a card with exaggerated strokes on it that read Zhang Qiao's forum name. It's hard for Zhang Qiao not to pay attention.
walked up, it was Ning Xie who was seen in the video. There was also a short and fat young man next to him, looking at Zhang Qiao with a somewhat stupid smile.
Seeing Zhang Qiao's figure, Ning Xie greeted him directly and warmly.
"Zhang Qiao, yes, welcome to Linbei! This is not the place to talk, go to my "lair" first.
Ning Xie used a somewhat strange word, "nest"?
Could it be that he still has some underworld background? But in this society, ordinary gangs have no room to survive at all, and Zhang Qiao is just joking.
Sitting on Ning Xie's flying machine, Ning Xie seemed to finally resist the urge to speak and began to introduce.
'You're the first time you've come to Linbei, right?
The four seasons are distinct and the products are abundant.
In the past, when the older generation came here to pioneer the land, they left behind the folk proverb of "beating the roe deer and scooping the fish, and the pheasant flying into the rice pot".
If you think that a roe deer can be hit with a stick, and a fish can be scooped with a scoop, you can think of how rich the products of our Linbei are.
Ning Xie seemed to be very proud of his hometown, and he was very happy to say it.
Zhang Qiao has a headache, why is this Ning Xie the same as the fat man Wang Hao, he is also a talker!
But after all, he is only a teenager, and it is the first time he has come to such a cold place, and there are many curious places.
Zhang Qiao asked with some confusion: "It seems that you Linbei is indeed a good place, what is this roe deer?"
I've always heard people say "stupid roe deer", how come I've never seen it, is the roe deer really stupid?
It seemed a little embarrassing to mention this Ning Xie, and he didn't reply to Zhang Qiao's words for a long time, and it didn't take long to come to what he called the "old nest".
In fact, this is just a dilapidated warehouse, and there are a lot of parts in it, some of which seem to be from the aircraft.
Ning Xie closed the door, as if he had finally put his mind at ease.
He introduced to Zhang Qiao: "We are absolutely safe here, introduce it again, I am Ning Xie, an E-level rabbit demon."
Because the strength was too weak, after the intensive training, he only became a reserve of the guard team.
I know that there are a lot of teams in the country, and even though I didn't join them, I know how it works.
After that, he pointed to the short and fat young man and said, "It's my good friend Ma Ye, we have been friends since childhood." Absolutely can be trusted.
Ning Xie touched his nose a little embarrassed, and continued: "We have the 'Four Divine Beasts' in Linbei, the bear is blind, the stupid roe deer, the yellow skin, and the rabbit cub.
I'm one of them, as for him......
You just asked me in the car, about the stupid roe deer, you can ask him.
Because he is a "stupid roe deer", a roe deer demon!"
Ma Ye saw Ning Xie mention his monster bloodline, and showed his standard silly smile towards Zhang Qiao.
Just now when he heard what Ning Xie said about the "Four Great Divine Beasts", Zhang Qiao was still curious, thinking that he had some special ability.
After all, what kind of unicorns, white tigers, etc., are other divine beasts, and his "Four Great Divine Beasts of Linbei" is actually a rabbit cub, a stupid roe deer, and Zhang Qiao is also speechless.
Ning Xie also knew that what he said was a little unreliable, and said slightly apologetically: "Actually, the stupidity of the roe deer is a kind of innate curiosity.
In our forest north, when the old man was hunting, he knew that when he met a roe deer, you only had to shout "roe deer!" and he would stop to see who was calling it.
He was often killed by a hunter who was ambushed nearby and beaten to death with a stick.
It doesn't matter if you don't die, you don't have to worry at all, as long as you stand still and don't move.
It'll come back in a while, because it's going to come back and see, what the hell was just that? Why did I hurt so much?"
Ma Ye also laughed innocently, and said angrily.
"The last time I sold parts, a bearing was 217 yuan, and the man handed me 300.
Although I was a little unresponsive, I wasn't stupid, and I knew I had to find her for 83 yuan.
Later, he said that he had change, so he took back the 300 yuan and asked me to find him for 90 yuan.
You know, he likes change when doing business, so I found him 90 yuan.
I didn't expect my dad to hit me for no reason when he came back and found out.
I'm not stupid when he hits me, I'm going to run!
In the past, he also picked up a big stick and chased me, but he was not as fast as me, and he basically never hit me.
But since I awakened the roe deer demon bloodline, my curiosity has greatly increased.
I wanted to see if I didn't run. Would my dad really hit me with a stick? And I just stood straight in the doorway.
It's a pity that my father is old and frail, and the brakes are not working, so he can't react at all.
It hit me directly, the stick flew, my waist flashed, and I lay on the ground screaming pain.
He also scolded me for being a "stupid roe deer"
I'm not stupid! I'm just curious, as Ning Xie said. ”
Ma Ye's face was still a little lost, and he didn't seem to feel the stick that his father loved. His curiosity was not satisfied, and he regretted it in his heart.
Zhang Qiao felt that he had a headache, where did he find such a living treasure?
He cheered up and looked at Ma Ye, and asked cautiously: "Ma Ye, do you know why your father beat you?"
Ma Ye looked confused and shook his head vigorously.
He never knew that he had to run away when he was beaten. Didn't think about the reason for the beating.
"Think about it, when you were looking for money. Someone else gave you 300, did you confiscate it?
And he found someone else 90, which is equivalent to losing 390 plus a bearing. ”
Zhang Qiao asked Cangtian speechlessly, it's all like this, aren't you stupid?
Whether it was the right thing to do this time, he seriously began to doubt.
Ma Ye suddenly realized: "Oh, yes! I didn't take any money.
But the cost of my bearing is 128 yuan, and the selling price is 217 yuan. As a result, I also found 90 yuan.
Excuse me...... How much did I lose?"
Ma Ye's tone suddenly reminded Zhang Qiao of the fear of being dominated by the elementary school math class teacher.
"Well, 217 minus 128 equals 89.......
Who am I, where am I, what am I doing?
Why was I encircled by this roe deer demon, could it be that my IQ was on the same level as him? Zhang Qiao fell into a deep despair of life.
"Don't talk about these useless things, quickly tell me the cause and effect of this mission, I'm in a hurry to finish the mission and go back!"
Zhang Qiao took a deep breath and just wanted to finish the task and leave here quickly.
Ning Xie also became serious and began to tell his story.
Since ancient times, the "Ning family" who live in the north of the forest has a stunt - "putting the mountain"!
That is, to enter the deep mountains and old forests and dig the king of herbs - ginseng.
In particular, the wild ginseng in Linbei has the miraculous effect of "replenishing the five organs, calming the spirit, removing evil spirits, and prolonging life after a long period of service".
Moreover, ginseng is the "first qi replenishment" in medicine, and the dignitaries and nobles have always had to prepare a few old Lin Beiye ginseng at home.
If an elderly person suddenly falls seriously ill, he may be about to die.
Just pour a mouthful of ginseng soup, cut off two slices of ginseng and hold them under the tongue.
The dying person can return to the light in no time, and he can also explain the affairs of the family and the place where the treasure is buried.
It can be said that ginseng has the effect of "hanging life", from the royal family to the merchants. They are proud of their precious wild ginseng.
The older the ginseng, the better the effect, and the ginseng that is 100 years or even hundreds of years old is a rare treasure in the world. As soon as it appears, it will become a source of competition for the world.
Ning Xie's family is the ginseng picker who has been passed down from generation to generation in Linbei City. All the precious wild ginseng can only be found by the Ning family. Legend has it that their ancestors even picked ginseng for thousands of years, and they don't know whether it's true or not.
His father, Ning Hu, is the leader of the mountain team-the head of the staff!
Ning Hu had a son in his later years, and he only got such a son as Ning Xie at the age of thirty-eight, and now he is getting older and older.
The road to the mountains was extremely hard, and he often felt powerless.
Ning Xie has just turned eighteen this year, and he is about to take the college entrance examination, and he also asked for leave for his children. I just want to take Ning Xie to join the mountain release team and go into the mountains to look for ginseng.
Ning Hu also has an attitude of inheritance, wanting to take Ning Xie for a few more years while his body is still okay.
Let him inherit the mantle of the Ning family's ginseng picking, and he must not let this "mountain" craftsmanship be lost.
The best season for picking ginseng is between August and September, and in autumn the ginseng seeds are ripe, bright red and clean, and resemble a chicken loin.
Moreover, on the top of the thin pole of the crown group, it is very similar to a hammer, so the folk call it "red hammer market", which is the golden season for ginseng picking.
Every year from the beginning of autumn to the fifteenth day of the eighth month of the lunar calendar, Ning Hu's life revolves around one thing, that is, to release the mountain.
This year, there is one more Ning Xie, this is the first time he has participated in ginseng picking, and everything is fresh.
He looked around, and everything was interesting.
I saw that there was a full house in front of me, three animals and six animals, incense wax and other sacrificial supplies.
Ning Hu's expression was solemn, with a group of Ning family members, only to hear him shouting loudly, "Worship the mountain god!"
The surrounding Ning clan people bowed their heads and bowed down, and a big tree with countless red ropes tied in front of them was the incarnation of the legendary Zhongshan god Sun Liang.