22 The first time I went into the mountains to look for ginseng

Nine people hurried through the mountains and forests, and finally arrived at Diwozi just as the sun was about to set.

"Quick, fix the nest in the ground, and then bury the pot to cook!" Uncle Man's face was full of seriousness, and he assigned tasks to several young people - collecting firewood, washing rice, sentry, tidying up the nest, etc.

The mountains and forests were rugged and sweltering, and it was very painful to drive a road, and some people had large blood blisters under their feet.

But seeing the frosty appearance of Uncle Man's face, no one else dared to touch his moldy head, and they began to work together.

Wang Yuan is a sentry.

He climbed a large pine tree not far to the right, and looked around the mountain forest vigilantly with a shotgun.

"This time, I don't know if I can find a big mallet." Wang Yuan thought secretly in his heart.

The mountains and forests are quite beautiful in the evening, and the rays of the setting sun are dyeing the leaves of the trees golden, and the wind rustles through them.

Condescendingly, he looked around, and then at the nest not far away.

The year before last, Uncle Man came here, and the nest was left at that time, and it was dilapidated after being deserted, but it can be lived in after simple repairs.

After a while, the meal was cooked, and Wang Yuan was called down the tree to eat, but before eating, he was led by the old boss "Uncle Man" to defeat the old man's temple.

Just now, the old man is in the temple of the god of Lishan, the temple of the old man stands in the northeast corner of the nest, made of several stones, and there are three homemade grass incense sticks in front.

After worshipping the old man's temple, 9 people sat around the fire to cook rice - rice with pickles, and one person also had a piece of jerky, and everyone was hungry and anxious.

At this time, the sun had completely set, and the mountains and forests were dark, and the shadows of the trees seemed to be devils smiling in the dark.

The firelight was reflected on the old leader's face, and he carefully said to everyone the rules of "shouting the mountain", "pressing the mountain", "connecting the mountain" and so on, and at the end, he said:

"If anyone makes a mistake tomorrow, don't blame me for kicking him!"

"Ahem, I understand."

"Don't worry, old boss, we all remember."

"Well, who among you can cook?"

In an instant, everyone was silent, Wang Shuai was the most active, and hurriedly raised his hand without waiting for the hot rice in his mouth to be swallowed: "I, I, the old boss, I can cook."

"Okay, then you are the pot servant, and you don't have to go into the mountains every day in the future, just be responsible for cooking."

Instantly, the air was suddenly silent.

The others snickered slightly, and Wang Shuai's face turned green, but he didn't dare to refute.

Uncle Man looked around, and then said, "Wang Yuan, Liu Hui!"

"In!"

Wang Yuan and Liu Hui hurriedly agreed.

"You two are sidesticks."

"Okay."

Wang Yuan and Liu Hui instantly looked happy, the side stick was similar to the role of the old leader's assistant, in addition to standing on both sides when pressing the mountain, he usually had to help the old leader deal with some chores in the team.

"The others are waist sticks, okay, rest early after eating, and start pressing the mountain tomorrow morning."

The old leader, side stick, waist stick and pot servant, the whole small team has a very strong organization and division of labor.

Lying in the nest of the ground, the people bitten by grass crawlers and lice are uncomfortable, the cold wind outside is howling, and the snoring sound in the nest is earth-shattering, but after all, it is a tired day, and soon Wang Yuan fell asleep after turning over a few people.

As the "pot servant", Wang Shuai got up earlier than the others, and when the old leader, Wang Yuan, Liu Hui and others got up, the rice in the pot was almost cooked, and the mountains were filled with a smell of rice.

In the early morning, it is very cool in the mountains and forests, and the melodious chirping of birds is heard.

"Chirp~"

Nine people kowtowed and bowed in front of the old man's temple, praying for the blessing of the mountain god, and after eating, they stood on a stone stone and shouted at the north level.

"Hey—"

"Yaaa~"

The voices of the nine old men were loud and long, and the sound was rolling and rippling to scare away flocks of wild birds.

This is the shouting mountain before departure!

Shouting mountains can not only dispel drowsiness, boost morale, and unite spirits, but also scare away wild beasts in the mountains and forests, which is very important.

After shouting about the mountain, under the watchful eye of Wang Shuai, who "served the pot", the other 8 people carried bamboo baskets on their backs and walked to the north with rope sticks.

"Hey~ This time in the mountains, I won't just cook all the time."

Wang Shuai sat on the stone stone with a shotgun, his eyes wandering and looking at the vast woods around him, he was a little afraid that a black blind man would suddenly burst out and gnaw him.

Traveling all the way, he soon came to the old boss's favorite place to press the mountain.

The side stick king is far on the left, the side stick Liu Hui is on the right, the old boss stands in the middle position, and the other waist sticks stand between the three people.

Eight people lined up in a row, about 2 meters apart from each other, and walked quickly in unison after the old boss shouted the order, using the rope stick to move the surrounding grass as they went.

It's not a slow search, but the speed is very fast, no one speaks, and no one dares to speak.

Bell bell ~

The rope stick, which is more than a meter long, is tied with a red thread, and copper coins are tied at both ends of the red thread, and the copper coins occasionally make a crisp sound when they collide.

As if there was a dog behind him, he searched a large area in a short time, and after a long time, he straightened his head and did not speak, but gave him three high-fives.

"Bang Bang Bang~"

After attracting the attention of the others, the old man said, "Take the squat."

Then he immediately took out "take the cigarette" and "take the water".

Only the old boss spoke alone, and none of the other 7 people dared to speak.

In an instant, everyone's expressions were relieved, and they began to gather together to rest in twos and threes, and they could also drink water and smoke while talking in a low voice.

Take the squat - that is, rest, is considered to be an expert in picking ginseng, the words when pressing the mountain are more with the words "take", "lift", etc., there is a hope to get the ginseng, the meaning of awe of the mountains and forests in it.

Rest is almost over, and then continue to look for ginseng.

They brought a thick amount of dry food, rested for a while after "taking food" at noon, and then continued to look for ginseng, and their current position was far from the morning position—a real carpet search.

Everyone has been focused, burying their heads in the search for such a large area of mountainous areas.

In the evening, just as the crowd was about to go back.

Liu Hui suddenly shouted excitedly: "Mallet!"

It was very quiet in the mountains and forests, and the sudden shouting startled everyone, and everyone hurriedly gathered around the "opened eyes".

Liu Hui covered the ginseng with a broken straw hat covered with sweat, and his face was full of joy.

After encountering ginseng, shouting "mallet", which is also "shouting mountain", it is said that ginseng "obscures its name", and after being called by its real name, it will be stunned for a short time.

It's like someone shouting "handsome guy" on the street, and many readers will be stunned for a moment, looking back and thinking - can't I hide my handsomeness?

The situation is similar.

The old boss suppressed his excitement: "What goods?"

Liu Hui took the mountain and said, "Eh, slap."

Wu Qian hurriedly shouted: "Hurry up, hurry up!"

Kuaidang comes from the Manchu language, which has the meaning of auspiciousness and congratulations, but the slap is very small and obviously not worthy of congratulations, so the old man glared at Wu Qian fiercely, and the latter instantly shut up.