Druid's Country Retirement

Chapter 215 Guarding the Mountain
Everyone sat down again.

The father still stared at his son with a displeased face, and he looked like a disrespectful bastard who just beat you to death if brother Shan didn't stop him.

The old man patted the back of his father's hand, signaling to stop being angry.

"Red Soldier, Master Shan, can I ask you something?"

Li Hongbing stood up abruptly when he heard this, and quickly waved his hands, "Grandpa Shan, just tell me if you have something to do, I was ignorant before, so don't take it to heart."

"Brother Shan, it's not a slap in the face, just talk about what you want to do." The father looked at his son indignantly, and the anger in his heart flared up again.

Shan Ye smiled and said, "Qinglong Mountain is high and the road is far away. It is inconvenient for family members to travel when they are sick. When the boss was there, he would go to the mountain every year to help see a doctor or something. Now... alas!"

That's it.

You said it earlier!

Why bother to tie up the two brothers of the Luo family? They want to break their tendons and bury them.

Li Hongbing couldn't laugh or cry.

"Grandpa Shan, do you think this is okay? I will go to Qinglong Mountain after I finish my work these days."

"Okay, with your words, it will be done."

Master Shan laughed heartily, looked up to see the sky was dark, and he had to walk half a day to go back to the mountain, so he got up and said goodbye.

"Brother Shan, you stay for two more days before leaving. We brothers haven't seen each other for 20 years, why don't you just leave!" The old man held Master Shan's arm reluctantly.

"There can't be no one at home. You are a grandfather now, why are you still acting like a child?"

Master Shan smiled and patted Dad on the shoulder.

Since they couldn't keep anyone, the Li family sent Master Shan out.

At this time.

Li Hongbing thought of something, yelled "wait a minute", and under everyone's puzzled eyes, asked the silly boy to go to the pharmacy to carry three bags of Qixiang powder.

Hearing Qixiang San, the second brother-in-law's eyes lit up immediately, and then became resentful.

I only asked for one bag after begging for nothing.

You are good.

The shot is three bags.

When the silly boy came back with three big bags of Qixiang, Li Hongbing handed it over to the descendants of the mountain people, and explained under the curious eyes of the mountain master.

"There is a lot of humidity in the mountains, and there are many snakes, insects, rats and ants. This is the Qixiang powder I made. It not only detoxifies insects and detoxifies, but also has the effect of fragrance to avoid pollution, refresh the spleen and eliminate dampness. I usually use a scented package to carry some on my body."

"Good boy, you have a heart." Master Shan's eyes were shining brightly, and his expression was a little tangled, as if he wanted to say something but couldn't say it. Finally, he patted Li Hongbing on the shoulder, turned around and strode away.

When Master Shan and his party disappeared on the mountain road, the father looked at his son with a straight face.

"Come with me to the study."

……

In the study, the atmosphere was a bit dull.

Father and son sat face to face, neither of them spoke.

It's been a long time.

"San'er, take out that knife."

Li Hongbing got up and took out the samurai sword from the bookshelf. Since the incident of worker theft, medical books, bronze statues of acupoints, and samurai swords have not been put in the hidden compartments, and they have been placed on the bookshelf generously. No one would have thought of it. These are antiquities.

He took the samurai sword and held it in his hand to look at it for a moment. The old man grabbed the handle and pulled out half of it with a clang. The sun shone coldly on the blade.

"Back then, I secretly took this knife out to play, and was caught by your grandfather, and almost broke my leg."

"Unexpectedly, decades have passed in a flash, and you have found that medical book and bronze statue!"

Li Hongbing nodded, it turned out that the father knew everything, got up and put the black medical book and the bronze statue of acupoints on the desk.

The old man put down his samurai sword, picked up the black medical book again, opened it and glanced at it casually, and laughed at himself, "I still don't understand, then your grandfather broke a bundle of bamboo sticks to teach me medicine, but I just can’t learn it, and I doze off just by looking at it.”

"In the end, your grandfather had no choice but to say that I was born with an elm head and that I would not be able to open it in this life."

After all, the old man triumphantly picked up the samurai sword again.

"I can't open it up, as long as my son can open it up, why not inherit the Li family's medical skills as usual, this is the kind of good of the Li family."

Li Hongbing didn't bother to appreciate his father's conceit, "Who is Master Shan? What does it have to do with our family?"

Brother Shan!
At the mention of this name, Dad looked at the roof and fell silent.

"You are the third generation of the Li family's only male, and there are some things I should let you know."

"Brother Shan, according to your seniority, you should be called... Big Daddy, who is also my big brother."

What! !

Li Hongbing was dumbfounded when he heard this.

Originally thought that Lord Shan would be a distant relative of the family, or at worst a friend of his grandfather who had forgotten his age, but he never thought it would be his eldest father?

Could it be that grandpa cheated when he was young, raised a second wife outside, and gave birth to a child.

I didn't see it, Grandpa is so old-fashioned, and he is quite good at playing.

Snapped!
With a slap on the forehead, the old man cursed angrily, "Don't think about it, your father is a decent person, and he has only found your wife in his life."

Li Hongbing smiled slightly.

Then, the old man continued talking with a gloomy expression.

"Brother Shan was a child picked up by your grandfather. I was only five years old at that time, and Brother Shan was nine years old. I lived in the old house for more than a year. One day your grandfather called me and Brother Shan to him and said that Qinglong Mountain would have The descendants of the Li family went to guard, let us choose who to go, and later brother Shan volunteered to go to Qinglong Mountain, where he stayed for decades."

What is there in Qinglong Mountain?

He also appointed the descendants of the Li family to guard it.

Li Hongbing looked at his father, who waved his hand, "Don't look at me, I don't know what Qinglong Mountain is. But since then, brother Shan rarely goes home, and he only comes back once a year."

After speaking, he stared at Li Hongbing.

"Be more polite to Brother Shan from now on. That's your big daddy. You just need to know about it. Don't tell your mother, your sister and the others."

"No more?" Li Hongbing was stunned.

After a long time, I said that Master Shan is my big daddy, what about the others?

What happened to the katana?

Dad spread his hands.

"That's all I know. Your master won't let me go to Qinglong Mountain. It is estimated that Brother Shan wants to hand over Qinglong Mountain to you when he comes out of the mountain."

I do not want.

Li Hongbing's first reaction was to shake his head.

I went back to the village to live in the mountains, not to guard the mountains.

Dad stared.

"That's up to you. This is the fate of the old Li's family. If you take the blind and foolish children into the Li's family, I think it's your master's blessing in heaven."

Let blind men and fools guard the mountain?
Same as Shan Ye... no, same as Big Daddy.

Li Hongbing was stunned for a moment, it was such a coincidence, he could swear on his life that he never knew about guarding the mountain.

but.

Could it be that Daddy is the person that Grandpa specially picked up to replace Daddy to guard the mountain.

Wait for Dad to leave the study.

Li Hongbing was still sitting in the chair stupidly.

In order to break a secret, you have to spend your whole life guarding it, no matter what age, it's really bloody.

No.

Fools and blind people are not allowed to guard the mountain.

……

When Li Hongbing walked out of the courtyard, the banquet was coming to an end, and the men drank a lot, hooked their shoulders and made an appointment to go to the village to watch a big show.

Twenty dishes, ten bowls.

There is a table full of hard dishes, and no one can finish it.

According to custom, these leftovers can be taken away.

Master Su thoughtfully took out the plastic bag, and anyone who wanted leftovers would take the bag away.

Rural people are used to being thrifty, so they are naturally reluctant to throw away so many leftovers. The sisters-in-law in the village clean up table by table with plastic bags, and take the leftovers home at night to reheat them, so they can still have a delicious meal.

"Remember to finish eating tonight, and there will be another table at noon tomorrow, and it will go bad after one night." Li Hongbing hurriedly reminded his sisters-in-law who were packing leftovers.

What!
There will be another meal at noon tomorrow.

The sisters-in-law looked at Uncle Hong Bing in astonishment.

Just this banquet.

Tomorrow?

It's not over yet.

I heard from the chef that the banquet costs 600 yuan for one table, and not 1200 yuan for two tables.

Be nice.

Two days of banquets cost tens of thousands.

Not counting the three-day opera troupe singing.

As expected of the richest man in the village, his actions were not generally bold.

"Red Soldier, come here." Li Huaizhong stood at the intersection and waved to Li Hongbing.

"What's wrong, Uncle Huaizhong."

Li Huaizhong pretended to be mysterious and whispered, "That boss Xu has ghosts. During the dinner, they secretly discussed something. It seems that you were mentioned in it. Be careful, there are many ghosts in the city."

"I see." Li Hongbing nodded.

After the banquet was finished, a mess was left behind.

Only the kitchen helpers and the village helpers are left to clean up. These helpers do not need to be paid. When they leave, they just carry a bottle of wine and a few packed meat and vegetables.

Nothing in the afternoon.

Father, mother and two older sisters went to play on the meadow.

The two brothers-in-law followed Li Hongbing to visit the vegetable field, passing by the entrance of the village, and the crowded villagers sat on the rice field and watched the big show with great interest.

"San'er, you spent a lot of money on this banquet!" the eldest brother-in-law asked with a smile.

Li Hongbing immediately looked at his elder brother-in-law warily, "I don't have any money to pay you now, so I'll take it all out to treat the villagers to dinner."

Depend on!
It is said that my brother-in-law is shameless and wants to take advantage of his brother-in-law when he eats and gets cards.

This is really true.

The eldest brother-in-law glanced at Li Hongbing contemptuously, and said to the second brother-in-law, "See, this means employing people in front and not facing back."

"You just know him." The second brother-in-law had an expression that he had seen through for a long time.

The three talked and laughed, and went to the infirmary first.

I saw the old man in the yard concentrating on killing an innocent green pumpkin, and there was a patch of pumpkins riddled with holes under his feet.

Obsessed!

Li Hongbing shook his head.

It happened that Xu Haitao came out of the room with a basin in his hand. When he saw Dr. Li, he was about to say hello when he was stopped by Li Hongbing and beckoned out of the yard.

Inquiring about the situation of Xiao Wuzi, and knowing that the old Guangtou was taking good care of him, Li Hongbing left happily.

In the terraced fields.

The green vegetable seedlings are growing gratifyingly.

The second brother-in-law asked excitedly, "San'er, are these vegetables grown in the old house?"

Li Hongbing shook his head, "It's worse, too many seeds are planted, and the potion is limited, so the quality of the grown ones will be lower, but they are better than the vegetables on the market."

For this result, the second brother-in-law is already very satisfied.

If the quality is too high, it cannot afford the price. Not everyone can afford 50 pounds of vegetables.

"That's enough, as long as you can reach half the quality, it's enough to open up sales channels, San'er, you're going to get rich."

The eldest brother-in-law is jealous, but the brothers are clear about their accounts, so it would seem petty to intervene now.

The three continued to walk along the field ridge.

After a while, we came to the mountain where herbs were planted. The originally bare terraced fields were now full of various herbs, but they all looked wilted.

Check it with your senses, and find that the vitality of these herbs is disappearing, and it can be predicted that they will all die soon.

At this time.

Xiucai, Jianjun, and Shengli appeared carrying water, but they hadn't seen each other for a few days. These three were disheartened, with tired and haggard faces.

Seeing Li Hongbing, the three looked disappointed.

"Brother, why are you here?"

Li Hongbing pretended to be surprised, "What's wrong, all of them are like wilted cucumbers. I didn't see you at the dinner table, so I came here for a walk."

The three men looked at each other, and the scholar said disappointedly, "We still have the face to eat, and the herbs are almost dead."

"Brother Hongbing, we dug up the herbs from Zhumuhuang, but this land is really bad, it can't hold water, and it's useless to water it six times a day."

Jianjun on the side was also discouraged, leaning over to grab a handful of soil while talking.

"Look, this is just watered soil."

After speaking, he spread his palms, and the soil fell like sand.

Victory also complained.

"That's right, the roots of herbs can't hold the soil. I asked Master Mifu to come over and take a look. After reading it, Master Mimu shook his head and said that this is a dead land, and nothing can grow."

Li Hongbing knew this was the result.

But these little problems.

Everything is calculated.

"Okay, you guys have a rest, I'll water it, and see if the land is alright by the way."

After all, he picked up a load of water and walked into the ground, scooped up water with a ladle and sprinkled it on the herbs, while secretly mixing the power of the source into it.

Buckets of water were poured into the fields.

The herbal medicine absorbed the power of the source, and the root system began to spread and grow towards the soil, covering the sandy soil.

They didn't know about these changes, but Li Hongbing saw them all.

When these herbs are stabilized, the development foundation of Qixiang Powder will be considered stable. If ordinary herbs can be delivered, there will be a stable production of Qixiang Powder in the future.

Back at the field ridge, Li Hongbing looked at the three scholars, "I just checked, these herbs are fine, the water and soil are not acclimatized during the transplanting process, and it will be stable in a few days."

Brother Hongbing has bad eyesight?
This is acclimatization?

Ugh!
People in the city still don't know how to farm, and they can't even tell if they are dead or alive.

The three of Xiucai struggled with whether they should tell Brother Hong Bing about the doomed result.

Li Hongbing spoke first, "Why, if you don't believe me, why don't you make a bet that these herbs can be planted alive within three days. How about this, if you plant them to death, you will be paid exactly what you pay, and if you plant them alive, you three will ask me drink wine."

Kind of dead.

We don't have the face to ask for wages, but drinking is fine.

The three scholars thought that Brother Hongbing made this bet to save their own face.

"Okay, let's buy you a drink."

"Silly begging for goods, I really want to lose!"

Li Hongbing smiled helplessly, and left the col with his two brothers-in-law.

Watching the Red Soldiers leave.

Jianjun stared at the herbs for a long time, then suddenly said, "Have you noticed that these herbs feel different?"

What's the difference.

Xiucai and Shengli looked over.

He still looked half dead, with withered leaves and stems, and he was only two days away from death.

On the way home.

Li Hongbing said abruptly, "Second brother-in-law, let's arrange for someone to collect the herbal medicine. It will be difficult to collect the medicine when the rainy season comes in the forest area."

"it is good!"

The second brother-in-law excitedly took out his mobile phone and made calls one by one.

……

The headquarters of Yonghong Supermarket in Dongfeng City.

A buyer hurried out of the company and drove towards the villages and towns in the forest area.

All of a sudden, many strangers appeared in the villages and towns in the forest area, waving banknotes to buy herbs that can be seen everywhere on the roadside, which became a strange landscape.

"When you buy bletilla striata, you need to bake it dry. It costs 10 yuan a catty, and you can charge as much as you have."

"Buy mugwort, dried, 3 yuan a catty, buy in large quantities."

"To buy mint, you need to dry it. It costs 7 yuan a catty, and you can charge as much as you have."

"Buy Huoxiang..."

"Buy Acorus..."

……

(End of this chapter)