Republic of China: Guandong Ginseng King

Chapter 151: Release the Mountain
When Qu Shaoyang heard this, he jumped up from the kang, put on his shoes and ran out.

"What's going on? Your eldest brother and your second brother are missing?"

No way, how can two young men not be seen? "Did you go to the back hill to practice shooting again?"

Ever since the two Chen brothers came to Maoer Mountain, they learned how to shoot with a gun from Qu Shaoyang and practiced martial arts from Liu Dongshan.

The Chen family was so busy building a house recently, but the two brothers did not waste time, getting up early every day to practice boxing first and then shooting.

So, Qu Shaoyang guessed that the two of them went to the mountains to practice shooting.

"No, they really disappeared, and a letter was left on the kang.

The clothes of both of them were gone, and the gun, even the bullets, were gone." Chen Xiuyun explained anxiously.

When Qu Shaoyang heard this, he realized something was wrong, so he immediately followed Chen Xiuyun back.

When I arrived at the east room, I saw Doctor Chen sitting on the kang with a letter in his hand, while Li was sitting on the edge of the kang wiping her tears.

"Uncle, aunt, are the elder and second brothers really gone?"

Doctor Chen handed the letter to Qu Shaoyang, "Take a look."

Qu Shaoyang quickly scanned the letter and almost got angry.

Chen Yunhan wrote in the letter that the world is unfair, the rich and powerful bully others, and the poor people have nowhere to live.

The two brothers decided to be chivalrous and eliminate injustice in the world.

"These two, ah, why are they never quiet every day?"

At this point, Qu Shaoyang finally understood why the two brothers practiced so hard after arriving at Maoer Mountain.

It was obvious that these two had been planning this for a long time, but they just didn't have the strength, so they practiced hard at home.

Chen Yunzhe knew martial arts but was not good at fighting. He has made a lot of progress these days through learning and practicing with Liu Dongshan and Qu Shaoyang.

Although Chen Yunhan didn't have much foundation, he had good marksmanship. Although he couldn't hit the target every time, it was almost there.

The two brothers practiced hard for more than a month and made some progress, so they ran away from home.

"Uncle, aunt, don't worry too much, they both have guns.

The second brother is good at martial arts and understands the rules of the underworld. The eldest brother is meticulous and has good marksmanship. If the two of them go out, there may be no danger.

Who knows, you might be able to make a name for yourself out there.”

Now that things have come to this, what else can Qu Shaoyang say? He can only comfort the Chen family couple.

"Ah, these two bears are really worrying. They have only been quiet for a few days, and they are out making trouble again."

Doctor Chen also understood that his two sons were upset because of the unexpected change in their family.

Especially the eldest brother, who could no longer take the imperial examinations and thought it was useless to study, so he just gave up and went out to make a living.

But the world is difficult now, and the outside world is so chaotic. If two young people go out to explore the world, what will they do if something happens?
Doctor Chen did not say this out loud. Qu Shaoyang had already done a lot for the Chen family, and he could not be troubled any more.

"Forget it, let them go out and try their luck. They can come back after they suffer a loss."

Doctor Chen sighed and accepted the fact that his son had run away.

No one knew anything about Chen Yunhan and Chen Yunzhe's running away.

Anyway, I'm not familiar with most people here, so if someone really asks, just say that the two children went out to do something.

The Chen family’s house has not been completed yet, and Qu Shaoyang is leading the team to continue working on it.

In a blink of an eye, the Ghost Festival on July 15th is almost here.

At this time, also in Honglangtou City, many people around Maoer Mountain began to recruit others to help them and release the people from the mountain.

Qu Shaoyang remembered the two people buried in the Xiaodonggou Valley. Last year, he said that he would go there and repair their graves when he had time.

I was too busy during the Qingming Festival this year, but I can't break my promise during the Zhongyuan Festival. I have to go into the mountains to have a look. "Master, I want to go to Xiaodonggou to pay homage to those two and release some mountain spirits." Qu Shaoyang found Liu Dongshan to discuss.

After Qu Shaoyang said this, Liu Dongshan also remembered that, yes, they had arrived at Honglangtou City and it was time to go into the mountains.

"Well, it's time to go into the mountains, but the Chen family is building a house over there. Is it okay for us to leave?"

Liu Dongshan was in a bit of a dilemma. Since both of them were going into the mountains, there would be no one at the Chen family to help with the work, which seemed a bit bad.

But Liu Dongshan felt worried if he let Qu Shaoyang go into the mountains by himself.

"How about I go by myself? Actually there's nothing to do, just clean up the grave.

I can just stop by that old omen, but I may not necessarily run into him."

Qu Shaoyang was still thinking about the dream he had last year. The old lady in the dream said that no one from their family would come down the mountain until this year.

Qu Shaoyang just wanted to try his luck, what if it really works?
Liu Dongshan thought about it and still felt uneasy about his disciple going into the mountains alone. "Forget it. Tell your father-in-law and I'll go with you."

There are so many wild animals in the mountains, and who knows what you might encounter. Having someone with you at least means you have someone to look after you.

So Liu Dongshan and Qu Shaoyang went to tell Doctor Chen that they were going into the mountains.

Upon hearing this, Doctor Chen hurriedly told Qu Shaoyang to be careful when entering the mountain, as this mountain was different from the one in Kuandian and it was said that there were many wild animals in the mountain.

"Oh, those two bears, it would be nice if they were at home, so you could let them go with you.

These days, they are so angry that they are going to die." Doctor Chen thought of his two sons again and grumbled in anger.

Qu Shaoyang could only persuade him with a few words, and then went out to prepare incense, candles, paper codes and other things for visiting the grave.

Early in the morning on July 15, Qu Shaoyang and Liu Dongshan, carrying guns, dry food and other items, and carrying shovels, pickaxes and other tools, set out for Xiaodonggou.

When we arrived at Xiaodonggou, we found the fork in the road and walked in for a long distance before we found the grave.

I haven't been here for a year, and the area in front and behind the grave is overgrown with weeds.

The master and his disciple put down their things and first cut the weeds with sickles, and then used pickaxes, shovels, etc. to dig soil around the grave.

The grave was piled up little by little until it became a big round mound of earth.

After finishing all these, Qu Shaoyang placed the offerings, lit three incense sticks in front of the grave, and then lit the pile of paper money and paper ingots.

The paper money burned, and due to the heat, it turned into gray-white butterflies floating in the air.

The breeze blew, and the flames and smoke danced gently with the wind, floating in front of people from time to time.

After all the paper money was burned, Qu Shaoyang poured the wine he brought in front of the grave.

Then he broke off a little bit of the offerings and threw them on the ground, and put the rest away.

It’s not that he is stingy, but these things are likely to attract animals. If they are not careful, they may attract a group of pigs that can dig up the grave.

It’s better not to let animals disturb the peace and quiet.

"Master, let me take a look around here."

After everything here was dealt with, Qu Shaoyang looked ahead, which was where they carried ginseng last year.

He wanted to go and see, maybe he could gain something.

"Don't worry, let's go to the master's house first and worship the mountain god first, then we can talk about it."

Liu Dongshan instructed his apprentice to do what he should do first.

The first thing a mountain man does when entering the mountain is to build a house under the master’s command, worship the mountain god, and ask for his blessing so that he can get more goods and make a fortune.

This is the rule. No matter who enters the mountain, no one can break the rule.

(End of this chapter)