Back in the 1980s, hiking in the mountains was also a way of life

Open the ginseng bun, peel back the moss, and you'll see a ginseng root that's over 70 centimeters long.

This seven-leaf bud also has a long three-sectioned reed, and it is a little longer than the previous seven-leaf bud.

This suggests that the growth period of this seven-leaf seedling may be even longer than that of the previous seven-leaf seedling.

On the rhizome of this ginseng, there grew a large jujube-shaped rhizome and two garlic-shaped rhizomes that looked quite young.

However, as is well known, the more leaves a ginseng has, the lower its quality will be. Therefore, the quality of this ginseng seedling is slightly lower than that of the previous seedling with seven leaves.

Fortunately, the main body of this ginseng seedling was quite large, about the thickness of a baby's arm, which instantly improved the appearance of the ginseng seedling.

However, the main body of this ginseng plant doesn't have many lateral roots and fibrous roots. It looks like a radish, except for a few fuzzy hairs and a nearly 30-centimeter-long tail hair. It's quite clean.

But the rings of piercing marks on it seem to tell of its extraordinary nature.

At this moment, Mu Xueli said with a smile:
"When I first carried it out, I weighed it in my hand. I felt that this ginseng seedling was much heavier than the previous one."

Wang An glanced at Mu Xueli sideways and said with a smile:

"Really? You're that accurate with your hands?"

Wang Li looked at the ginseng with a smile on his face, and said without looking up:

"Listen to my brother Mu bragging. Anyway, I think these two are about the same size."

Upon hearing this, Mu Xueli immediately retorted with great force:
"What do you know? This hand is the scale. How about we make a bet? We'll bet on dinner tonight. If I win, you don't get to eat; if you win, I don't get to eat. How about it? You dare to bet?"

Wang Likabakab's eyes clearly showed great interest in the bet, but after observing for a moment, he said:

"What I meant by 'approximately' is a difference of less than 15 grams. How much heavier are you referring to when you say it's significantly heavier?"

Mu Xueli thought for a moment and said:
"Half an ounce means more than 25 grams."

After a pause, Mu Xueli said confidently:
"So, if the difference is more than 25 grams, I win; if the difference is less than 25 grams, you win. Are you in?

These conditions were already quite advantageous for Wang Li.

But Wang Li looked at the ginseng, then at the confident Mu Xueli, and began to hesitate.

Seeing that Wang Li remained silent, Mu Xueli immediately spoke in a mocking tone:
"Look at you, look at you, you're good at talking big, but when it comes to real combat, you're all spineless and nothing."

Seeing the two of them fighting to this point, Wang An and Huang Zhong couldn't help but laugh.

Wang An and Huang Zhong smiled, and Wang Li immediately blushed, looking indignant as he tried to find a reason:

"I haven't even held it in my hand, so I can't possibly judge it accurately just by looking at it."

Wang An timely handed the ginseng bun to Wang Li, smiling and encouraging him:

"Here you go, you try it and see how it feels. You have to beat him!"

Wang Li looked taken aback, and then tried to find another reason:

"Well, I didn't consider the ginseng seedlings before, so I can't compare them."

It was obvious that Wang Li felt he wasn't confident of winning and didn't dare to gamble against Mu Xueli at all; he was just being verbally defiant. After Wang Li finished speaking, Huang Zhong chimed in from the side:
"Fifth Brother, that ginseng seedling is still on that tree over there. If you want to consider it, I'll get it for you right now."

After Huang Zhong finished speaking, Wang An and Mu Xueli were taken aback for a moment, and then immediately burst into laughter.

Unexpectedly, Huang Zhong, who has always been honest and simple, has also started to stir up trouble and add fuel to the fire, seemingly wanting to create chaos.

Wang Li's expression stiffened, and he glared at Huang Zhong, saying:

"Xiao Zhong, how did you end up learning bad things from Brother Mu? Let me tell you, don't follow Brother Mu's example. He's a wicked guy. He could sell you out one day and you wouldn't even know it."

Huang Zhong continued earnestly:

"No, no, I just can't stand Brother Mu's arrogant attitude. I want to help you beat him so that he won't have dinner tonight."

As soon as Huang Zhong finished speaking, Wang An and Mu Xueli's laughter immediately became even louder.

Wang Li clicked his tongue, sighed, and pointed at Huang Zhong helplessly, saying:
"I think you're trying to make sure I don't eat dinner tonight, aren't you? Can't you tell I don't want to gamble with him?"

Wang Li finally told the truth.

This time, Huang Zhong finally couldn't hold back and laughed along with Wang An and Mu Xueli, leaving Wang Li alone sulking.

The bet was over, and Mu Xueli wanted to press her advantage and continue mocking Wang Li, but Wang An called to Huang Zhong:

"Xiao Zhong, where's the balance? Quickly bring the balance here. Let's whack this big stick. After we whack it, we need to figure out what to eat. We're really hungry."

Huang Zhong agreed, turned around and took the balance scales out of the box.

Wang An adjusted the balance scale, carefully placed the ginseng seedling on it, and after adding or subtracting weights and adjusting the balance, finally reached a conclusion.

This seven-leaf ginseng seedling is indeed heavier than the previous ginseng seedling, just as Mu Xueli said, and it really does weigh more than 25 grams.

This ginseng seedling with seven leaves weighed a terrifying 306 grams.

In other words, if this ginseng were calculated according to the old system where one jin equals 16 liang, it would already exceed the level of "eight liang being a treasure".

After calculating the weights marked on the balance scale and the rider, Mu Xueli stared in disbelief and said:
"Holy crap, this Miao Dabangchui is invincible! I bet there's no one in all of China with such a heavy club!"

Wang Li grinned widely in surprise and said:
"More than 6 ounces heavy, oh my god, I've never even heard of such a thing before, let alone seen it."

Looking at the ginseng on the scales, Wang An said with a delighted expression:
"Great, great, fantastic! If this were sold, it'd be worth a fortune! Hahahaha!"

Wang An knew that the ginseng seedling in the Great Hall of the People weighed only 285 grams when it was first unearthed. So, the seven-leaf ginseng seedling of Wang An and his companions had already surpassed that ginseng king.

For some reason, Wang An had a feeling that there would be an even bigger cargo appearing in this old ravine that he hadn't finished wading through today.

Thinking of this, Wang An stopped laughing and asked Mu Xueli and the other two:
"Do you think we might find an even bigger, heavier seedling in this old embankment we're wading through today?"

As he spoke, Wang An carefully placed the ginseng back onto the moss, then covered it with more moss, wrapping the ginseng seedling up again.

After Wang An finished speaking, Mu Xueli and the other two looked at each other for a moment before Mu Xueli said:

"I think it's about right; this old embankment probably hasn't been crossed in the last two hundred years." (End of Chapter)