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19 Going into the mountains to find ginseng

The two girls are a pair of sisters, the elder sister is called Li Yan and the younger sister is called Li He.

My elder sister Li Yan is shy and introverted, while my younger sister Li He is very outgoing. When she saw Wang Yuan turning around to leave, she quickly said:

"Thank you, comrade. You have really helped us a lot. What is your name, comrade? We don't know your name yet."

"No need to thank you, it's just a little effort."

Wang Yuan waved his hand, thinking he was very cool, then got on his bicycle and left.



It was already afternoon when we returned to Wangjiatun.

Mother Wang was sitting in the yard collecting shoe soles, and the little girl was catching ants next to her. When she saw Wang Yuan coming back, she immediately ran over with her short legs.

"Second brother!"

The milky cry is quite loud and can probably be heard from a long distance away.

"Run slowly." Wang Yuan hugged his sister.

"Second brother, did you buy me something delicious when you went into town?"

"I bought it, I bought it."

Wang Yuan brought the basket into his home and said hello: "Mom, is there any food? I'm starving to death."

"Yes, I'll heat it up for you."

Wang Yuan gave the little girl a fried cake. The happy little girl smiled happily and stopped pestering Wang Yuan.

I pushed the bicycle to my grandfather's house, and then distributed half of the fried cakes to my grandfather's house, my second uncle's house, and my third uncle's house. I also called out my second uncle's cousin Wang Meng and gave him 2 yuan each.

When he was fishing for mandarin fish in the Songhua River before, Wang Yuan had said that he would give him a dividend. Of course, he did not give half of the money from selling the fish to Wang Meng. After all, he owned the channel for selling the fish, and he was also afraid of being scared by giving too much money.

Wang Meng.

If you have the opportunity in the future, just help your cousin to make more money.

Even though it was only 2 yuan, his cousin Wang Meng was still very happy: "Brother, why did you give me so much money? I don't know how to spend it when I have so much money at once."

He originally thought that it would be good if his cousin could give him a few cents.

"Take it, it will be easy to buy whatever you want when you have money in your hand." Wang Yuan patted his cousin on the shoulder and went home with a smile.



A plate of steaming meat buns was brought to the table, followed by a plate of sauce. The little girl pulled out a green onion for him, then sat down obediently and ate fried cakes.

Pa~

Choose one scallion, then break off the white scallions, take a bite of the meat buns and a bite of the scallion white fried sauce, it’s so cool~

"You kid, eat slowly. If it's not enough, I'll give you a few more steamed buns."

"Hmm, it smells so good~ Eating is the most delicious when you are hungry."

Wang Yuan said with a smile, the bun was filled with bear meat, and the bear meat that had been stewed with seasonings for several hours was very fragrant. As soon as he bit into the bun, golden oil flowed down from the corners of his mouth.

Looking at the pile of fried cakes in front of the little girl, it seemed that 20 fried cakes were too many, so Mrs. Wang collected most of the fried cakes, leaving only 3 for the little girl.

In an instant, there were only three fried cakes left in the pile of fried cakes in front of her. The little girl was stunned for a moment, and then she started crying in disobedience. Bang bang, Mrs. Wang slapped her twice on the buttocks. Instantly, the little girl became obedient.

"snort!"

There were still tears on the little girl's pretty face, and she continued to eat fried cakes beautifully.

Mother Wang smiled and said: "If you eat more than 20 fried cakes in one meal, then you don't have to eat at night, and your sister is not at home... Let's eat the remaining fried cakes together tonight."

After speaking, she picked up the green onion leaves that Wang Yuan had thrown to the ground. The green onion leaves were more than 70 centimeters long, with dry tops and some small dry spots on the leaves, which seemed to be diseased.

"You don't want these green onion leaves?"

"Onion leaves are not delicious...keep them for my dad. My dad loves onion leaves." Wang Yuan said with a smile, then picked up another meat bun and ate it.

The white scallions are slightly spicy and have a faint sweetness, and they taste great when dipped in the sauce. The scallion leaves are very spicy, and there is a sticky liquid in them, which is similar to nasal mucus. He doesn't like to eat that stuff.

"Yes, your son is really filial." Mother Wang scolded with a smile.

She babbled a few more words: her family is not rich, so she should save some money, fried cakes are too expensive, don’t buy them again, etc., and then she stretched out her hand:

"How much did the fish cost? Where's the money left after buying the fried cakes? Bring it, I'll keep it for you to get a wife for."

"Forehead--"

Wang Yuan could only take out 8 yuan from his pocket. Well, he kept the rest.

Looking at the 8 yuan her son took out, Mrs. Wang was extremely surprised. When did it become so easy to make money!? You can earn 8 yuan just by going to the city!?

It’s worth nearly three days’ wages for many workers.

Wang Yuan explained that Li Hang's family does not eat fish every day. It is not clear how long this business can last. He will look for other opportunities when he has time.

evening.

Father Wang and his eldest sister Wang Qing came back from picking up branches. The branches came out of the basket, were more than one meter high, and were tied with ropes.

Dad Wang's health is not good, which means that he can't farm, collect mountains, or do long-term and high-intensity farm work, etc., but he can occasionally pick up branches and go to the fields to weed.

The efficiency will be much lower, but it is much better than not being able to do anything at all.

Dried branches are good firewood. You can burn them for several days once you pick them up. Of course, you should save more branches for winter.

The sunset is brilliant, the tired birds are returning to the forest, the chimneys in the village are beginning to smoke, and there is a light aroma of burning wood in the air, which is also the smell of fireworks in my childhood.

Uncle San trapped two big fat rabbits on the mountain, stewed them and brought a bowl of rabbit meat over. Father Wang asked him to take back some meat buns.

A family of five sits at the dining table to eat, and the dining table is placed in the courtyard. It is a unique experience to watch the sunset while eating.

"This rabbit meat is delicious, so fragrant."

"Indeed, don't we have a rabbit at home? We'll stew it some time." Wang Yuan chewed the delicious rabbit meat and said with a smile.

"Ah? Don't stew the little rabbit."

The little girl was immersed in her own world, happily eating fried cakes. When she heard that she wanted to eat a rabbit, she immediately became reluctant because she had developed feelings for the rabbit.

have to.

If you don’t want to eat, don’t eat.

While eating and chatting, Dad Wang suddenly said: "In a few days, Uncle Man will take people into the mountains to find ginseng. Xiaoyuan, will you go? If so, I will go and tell Uncle Man."

In the Northeast, the place with the most ginseng is Changbai Mountain, but there is also ginseng in the Xiaoxing'an Mountains. It's just not easy to find ginseng.

It usually takes several days or even half a month to go into the mountains at a time, where you have to eat, live, endure mosquito bites, etc.

And you'll probably get nothing.

After all, ginseng is not that easy to find.

After pondering for a moment, Wang Yuan smiled and said: "Go, I just happened to go to the mountains to find ginseng."

"Okay, let's go talk to Uncle Man later." Dad Wang said with a smile.

Mother Wang had a worried look on her face and muttered a few words: "Why did you suffer such a crime? I haven't found a big ginseng in several years, but in the end she didn't say much."

After finishing the meal, Wang's father wrapped a few meat buns in straw paper, carried a few kilograms of bear meat, and then walked with Wang Yuan to Uncle Man's house.

If you want to go into the mountains with someone else, you can't just say a few nice words, but you have to give something as a gift.

Of course, even if he doesn't send anything, Uncle Man won't say anything in front of him, but behind the scenes... I'm afraid there will be bad comments.


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