When Wang Rui and the others heard Gao Jie say this, they surrounded him and asked him to make it clear. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ｂｉｑUｇE。 ｉｎｆｏ

Gao Jie said: "Three big brothers, I feel that this Hua Nuer is by no means a real ginseng farmer!"

Ji Longfeng's eyes widened and said, "Why? Why didn't we notice it?"

Gao Jie thought about it and said: "Actually, there are a lot of things that are wrong, but you just didn't pay attention to them! First of all, this meal is a huge flaw! Do you remember him saying that yesterday his father killed a sheep before entering the mountain and stewed mutton to eat?"

Ji Longfeng nodded and said, "Of course I remember, the main dish we ate at noon was the remaining half of the sheep, and it tasted very good!"

Gao Jie glanced at him and said, "You only remember that the taste is good, and you can't take care of the rest!"

Under the urging of the three of them, Gao Jie slowly told the flaws he had discovered.

Ginseng picking is a drudgery, ginseng farmers are generally called "mountain people", they enter the mountain for a month or two, not only to guard against the attack of wild beasts, but also to endure mosquito bites, coupled with the "ginseng essence" to bring people all kinds of mystery, there are not too many people in the line of dry ginseng picking. The allure of "green gold" is too great, and many ginseng pickers are under the control of the complex psychology of "demolishing temples and worshipping Buddha at the same time", and walk to the mountains and forests. Those who regarded ginseng as a god lived a monk-like life a month before entering the mountain, and did not dare to touch the slightest bit of meat. Moreover, on the day of entering the mountain, when you get up early in the morning, you have to purify your five bodies with cold water and make offerings to the gods before you can set off. In this way, he was always afraid of being punished by the gods. Due to the strange and difficult to find a certain folk psychological role of ginseng, many mountain rules and precepts have been formed in the process of collecting ginseng: do not say one word a lot, do not do one thing a lot, and seek auspiciousness when speaking.

Therefore, Hua Nuer said that it was absolutely impossible for his father to kill sheep and eat meat before entering the mountain yesterday!

Gao Jie had already begun to mutter in his heart when he heard Hua Nuer say this, so in order to confirm his guesses and suspicions, in the subsequent chat with him, Gao Jie consciously asked a lot about ginseng picking, although Hua Nuer seemed to answer well, but Gao Jie still found clues from it.

For example, when Hua Nuer took out one of the best old ginseng plants and handed it to Gao Jie, Gao Jie deliberately asked: "I heard that the top ginseng has eight petioles, but I don't know how many of them were there at that time?" Hua Nuer was slightly stunned at the time, and then replied with certainty: "This old ginseng was dug up by my own hands, and it has seven petioles, which is already a very rare and superb Liao ginseng!"

Before Gao Jie set off to come to Liaodong, he did a lot of homework, especially about the knowledge of the "Three Treasures of Liaodong". At that time, he was preparing to deal with the Jurchens' interrogation and prove the identity of the ginseng buyers, but he didn't expect that now it has become a touchstone for distinguishing between real and fake ginseng farmers.

In fact, ginseng has a very interesting feature: its leaves change with the age of growth. Usually the seedlings (annual) that have just developed from the seed only produce one petiole on the stem, and three leaflets are born on it, called "Sanhuazi"; in the second year, although only one petiole is born, the leaflets on the top become five, called "slap" or "five leaves"; after the third year, two petioles are relatively born on the stem, and each petiole has five leaflets, commonly known as "Erjiazi". After each year, there will be one more petiole on the stem, each petiole is five leaflets, with three petioles for the "lampstand", four petioles for the "four-pint leaf", five petioles for the "five-pint leaf", to have six whorls of compound leaves, called "six-pint leaves", and the number of leaves does not increase in the future.

In other words, no matter how good and old the ginseng is, the number of petioles will not exceed six, and Gao Jie deliberately said that the top ginseng has eight petioles, which is actually a temptation. Sure enough, Hua Nuer actually said that the old ginseng was dug up by his own hands and had seven petioles, isn't this a lie with his eyes open?

In the end, when Gao Jie asked him what kind of tools he used to dig ginseng, Hua Nuer flickered, saying that he would dig with a small hoe and then with a hand planer, and quickly diverted the topic.

As far as Gao Jie knows, ginseng harvesting must not only be able to endure hardships, but also have rich experience, be familiar with the terrain in the mountains, and understand the growth habits of ginseng. Generally, in late winter and early spring, when the snow has not melted, it is easier to find ginseng. At this time, the ground is warmer where ginseng grows, and the snow often melts a small piece of two feet square, which can be seen at a glance. However, at this time, the stems and leaves of ginseng on the ground have not yet germinated, and it is difficult to determine the age of ginseng, so it is not easy to dig up old ginseng, because according to the traditional concept, the older the ginseng, the more developed the root system, the more valuable it is. In summer and autumn, although the green leaves of ginseng are often mixed with the surrounding green grass and are not easy to find, the stems and leaves are lush at this time, and the approximate age of ginseng can be ascertained according to the shape of the leaves. After finding the right age of ginseng, use special bone needles or bamboo needles to gently dig up the surrounding soil, and then slowly dig out the ginseng, if the ginseng is accidentally bruised, even if it is damaged by a ginseng, it will greatly reduce the value of ginseng. The ginseng that is dug up should be carefully wrapped in wet moss and put in a basket to bring back.

Therefore, whether it is digging with a small hoe or planing by hand, it is definitely not the correct tool and method used by the real mountain farmer to collect ginseng.

Listening to Gao Jie's head and the truth, and after saying it sentence by sentence, he suspected the basis of Hua Nuer, Wang Rui and the other three looked at each other and stood on the spot. They were shocked that Hua Nuer was a fake ginseng farmer, but they were even more amazed by Gao Jie's rich knowledge and meticulous observations!

Ji Longfeng slowly came back to his senses and wondered, "If it is really as you said, Hua Nuer is a ginseng farmer in disguise, then why did he take the trouble to do this?"

Wang Xi said in a deep voice: "Of course, it is to send us a wrong message, the Kangyur Bible is in the underground palace of Pujue Temple!"

Wang Rui suddenly realized: "Yes, this kid not only pretended to reveal this information, but also was afraid that we wouldn't find it, and even revealed the specific location, which is really well-intentioned!"

Ji Longfeng scratched his head, and said incredulously: "I didn't expect to buy some Liao cucumber and encounter these strange situations, tell me, is this Hua Nuer helping us or is he harboring a ghost?"

Gao Jie said: "Do you think he is Lei Feng, and he doesn't leave a name for doing good deeds?"

Wang Rui and the three asked in unison, "Who is Lei Feng?"

Gao Jie coughed dryly and said: "He is a legendary master of the world, who likes to help others all his life, and he doesn't ask for anything in return!

Wang Rui said: "Why did this Hua Nuer do this, could it be that our true identity and purpose have been exposed?"

Wang Xi shook his head and said, "Probably not, maybe it's just a temptation?"

Gao Jie thought for a while and said, "If this Hua Nuer is trying to lure me to Pujue Temple, that is to say, the Kangyur Bible is a trap in Pujue Temple, or rather, the Jurchens have dug a big trap there waiting for us to jump in!"

Ji Longfeng lost his voice and said, "Aren't the Mongols already fooled?!"

Gao Jie frowned, pondered for a moment, and then said: "The stakes are very high, and we can't make judgments easily. In this way, you should first take Liao Shen back to the inn and convey this situation to my master and Venerable Zongqing, so that they can analyze it carefully. I'm going back to Hua Nuer's house and secretly investigate to see if there are any other clues!"

Wang Rui and the other three wanted to go with Gao Jie, but it was really inconvenient to think that they were carrying so many packages on their backs, so they had to tell Gao Jie to be careful, and then speed up their pace and return to the inn.

Gao Jie first stole the clothes of a Jurchen family and changed them, then smeared some dirty dirt on his face, pretending to be a poor ghost, and then walked to Hua Nuer's house.

Gao Jie walked all the way, and when he could almost see Hua Nuer's house, he suddenly found that Hua Nuer was walking towards him with a few big men. Gao Jie was startled, and hurriedly lowered his head and flashed to the side, slowing down his pace.

Hua Nuer and his party seemed to be in a hurry, so they didn't pay any attention to Gao Jie, passed by him, and walked away in a hurry.

Gao Jie thought for a moment, then turned around, hung far behind them, and followed.

Soon, Hua Nur and the others entered the outer city, and then continued to walk, entering the inner city without stopping. Strangely enough, they soon passed through the east gate of the inner city and returned to the outer city.

Half an hour later, under Gao Jie's gaze, Hua Nuer and his party disappeared into the building on a hill not far from the east gate of the inner city.

Gao Jie arrived to take a closer look, this building is simple and elegant, solemn, and there is a large plaque hanging on the gate, which is engraved with three gilt characters "Xianyou Palace". Gao Jie once heard from the Great Lama of Shahr that Nurhachi had built seven temples in Hetuala, and this Xianyou Palace is a Taoist temple and one of the seven temples.

At this moment, the gate of Xianyou Palace is closed, and just now Hua Nuer and his party knocked on the small door to enter, and their deeds are quite mysterious. Gao Jie listened attentively for a moment, and noticed that there seemed to be signs of many people moving in this Taoist temple. Now because it was daytime, Gao Jie was inconvenient to get close to investigate, so he had to sit under a tree from a distance, observing who was coming in and out.

After waiting for more than half an hour, only four or five people had come out and entered this Xianyou Palace, and everyone was mysterious and in a hurry. And from their steady and brisk steps, Gao Jie can clearly see that these people have good martial arts. What's more, these people are all dressed in red shamanic robes.

Hua Nuer never came out again, and Gao Jie waited for a while, and then decided to go back to the inn to find Uncle Shi and meet quickly. The Mongols are going to act in Pujue Temple tonight, and the time is urgent, and they can't delay any longer.

Xianyou Palace is the only Taoist temple among the seven major temples, and together with the Dizang Temple not far away, it is called the two "imperial temples" by the Jurchens. According to legend, before every war or major event, Nurhachi would enter the Xianyou Palace to make incense and pray for the blessings of the gods.

In the south garden of Xianyou Palace, there is a magical elm tree, the tree circumference is seven feet, more than ten zhang high, the bark is knotted, and it is an ancient tree that has gone through hundreds of years of wind and rain. The elm tree is still full of life.

Under the elm tree, the red-robed Archmage of Wumai was standing leisurely, and in front of him, it was Hua Nur who stood with his head bowed.

It turned out that Hua Nur was one of the five disciples of Archmage Umai, and he was also his close disciple. Although Hua Nuer's Vulcan Technique is not the strongest, he is agile and flexible, and he is extremely good at words, which is the most suitable for disguise. In addition to practicing martial arts, this Hua Nuer also has a unique habit, which is cooking, and in his mind, making a delicious dish and killing a martial arts master will also bring him a great sense of achievement.

Hua Nuer smiled and said, "Master, the things you arranged for the apprentices have been done, and I will come back to report it!"

Archmage Wumai looked at Hua Nur with a loving smile on his face, and nodded, "So, you have already revealed the information of Kangyur in Pujue Monastery to the people of Pang Ji Firm?"

Hua Nuer said: "Do things in vain, you can rest assured!"

Grand Master Wumai smiled and said, "Master Wei knows that among the five disciples, you are the most clever one, so I sent you to pretend to be the son of Sannong Hular, and release false news to test Gao Jie of Pang Ji Firm." Now that you've managed to get the information out, we're here to hear from you!"

Hua Nuer nodded and said, "Master, the enemies have all been deceived by you to go to the Pujue Temple, and the Xianyou Palace will naturally be safe." Anyway, if there is nothing to do, I will cook a few good dishes, and your old man will wait for the good news of Pujue Temple while eating!"

Archmage Wumai shook his head and said, "No, although my plan seems to be implemented very smoothly, I am not afraid of 10,000, but I am afraid of what happens, the more I am at such a moment, the more I can't take it lightly." Put away your addiction to cooking, immediately go to the backyard to find your two senior brothers, and guard the Xianyou Palace with them, there must be no mistake!"

Hua Nur shrugged his shoulders and had to take his leave.

Archmage Umai stroked the trunk of the huge elm tree, looked up at the dense foliage, and muttered to himself, "The tree wants to be quiet and the wind does not stop, since you are coming to seek death, I will send you to hell!"