Republic of China: Guandong Ginseng King

Chapter 152: Wolves Surrounding the Valley

The master and his disciple found three stones and built two vertically and one horizontally to form the Master's Mansion (the temple of the mountain god).

Then, place three incense sticks in front of the master's house. If there are no incense sticks, you can use tree branches instead.

Liu Dongshan led his disciples, knelt in front of the master's house and kowtowed.

"God of the Mountain, old boss, please bless us to get a big bounty from the mountain. If we get a big bounty, we will definitely come back to thank you."

After worshipping the mountain god, Liu Dongshan led Qu Shaoyang to start pressing the mountain.

The two men were walking around the hillside with sticks in their hands.

Honglangtou City is indeed more suitable for grazing. After wandering around for a while, Qu Shaoyang saw several ginseng trees, all of which were topped with red ginseng seeds.

But these ginsengs are not big, basically they are two-year-old, lamp-stand-shaped, and at most four-leaf.

Qu Shaoyang dug up the mountain, but only dug out one seedling of two generations.

People say that Erjiazi is the key to opening a mountain. Meeting Erjiazi means encountering big stuff.

"Master, I want to pick these ginseng seeds and take them back to try to sow them. Do you think it's okay?"

Qu Shaoyang looked at the red ginseng seeds and suddenly had an idea.

By doing this, one can do as Qu Shaoyang said, take it back and try to sow it, what if it succeeds?

Isn’t this how garden ginseng came about in later generations?

In fact, there are some ginseng gardens now. Most of them are run by people who go into the mountains to get some small ginseng sticks. When they are sold for little money, they simply move to another place to grow ginseng.

Gradually it developed into a ginseng garden.

There are very few ginseng gardens nowadays. Even if Qu Shaoyang goes to find one, it is impossible for them to sell him ginseng seeds or ginseng plants.

That's why Qu Shaoyang came up with this idea.

What can I say about this job of herding in the mountains? It is completely a matter of luck. If you are lucky, you can make a lot of money. If you are unlucky, you may wander around in the mountains for several months and get nothing.

Qu Shaoyang felt that trying to sow and cultivate ginseng artificially would be a good way to go, and if done well, it would make more money than farming.

Another point is that if the ginseng seeds are removed, it will be difficult for others to find that there is ginseng here.

People are all selfish. How many can be so selfless?

Qu Shaoyang discovered this piece of ginseng, and no matter how big or small it is, he doesn't want anyone else to see it again.

Since the ginseng is too small to be worth harvesting, just remove the ginseng seeds.

After waiting for another ten or twenty years, maybe the ginseng will grow up. Then he can bring people to dig it up, and it will probably make another large sum of money.

Liu Dongshan didn’t know what his apprentice was thinking, he just felt that young people were trustworthy.

"Whatever you want, just do it as you see fit. It's not easy to successfully sow the ginseng seeds."

So Qu Shaoyang continued to look for ginseng. Once he found one, he would first look at its size. If it was too small, he would remove the ginseng seeds and put them in a small pocket.

There are quite a few ginsengs in this area, but unfortunately they are all small. The largest one is the fourth grade leaf.

Qu Shaoyang and Liu Dongshan discussed and decided not to dig it up for the time being, but it would be better to leave it where it is for a few more years.

Ginseng is small, so there must not be many ginseng seeds. There are fewer than three or five seeds on one flower, but more than ten.

Qu Shaoyang took them all down and installed them. Little by little, they accumulated into a large amount, and in the end he had accumulated a huge amount.

The father and son wandered around the hillside for the entire afternoon, but apart from the Erjiazi tree, they did not pick any other ginseng.

As the sky gradually darkened, the father and son gathered some firewood and climbed into the cave to rest.

Not long after the father and son entered the cave, they heard the howling of wolves in the distance. The howling came closer and seemed to be coming towards the cave.

"Master, something doesn't sound right to me. The wolf howling seems to be coming towards us."

Qu Shaoyang was fiddling with the fire and listening carefully. It was not his illusion, there were indeed wolves coming this way.

"It's okay. We are in the cave. The cave is quite high and ordinary wild animals can't climb in. Even if a pack of wolves really comes, we have nothing to fear as long as we hide in the cave."

Liu Dongshan also realized something was wrong, but he didn't take it to heart.

This time when they went into the mountains, both the master and the apprentice carried quick-firing rifles, and each of them carried fifty rounds of bullets, so that even if they really encountered a pack of wolves, they would be able to fight off the wolves.

Besides, they are now in an advantageous position, so what is there to be afraid of?

Qu Shaoyang thought about it and realized that it was right. They didn't build a shack on the ground, so what was there to be afraid of? So the father and son continued to roast dry food for dinner.

After about two or three quarters of an hour, the wolf howling became closer and closer, as if it was just outside the cave.

Qu Shaoyang was curious, so he stretched his head to look outside. He saw a lot of green fluorescent lights in the valley.

It was none other than the wolf's eyes.

"Fuck, there are a lot of wolves outside, Master, are they coming for us?"

Qu Shaoyang retreated back into the cave, sat in front of the fire and asked casually.

Liu Dongshan also went out to take a look and came back with a serious expression, "It looks like this. Could this be the group of wolves from last year?"

"possible."

Wolves are very vengeful creatures. Last year, that group of wolves suffered a great loss at the hands of Qu Shaoyang and his men. Who knows if they will bear a grudge and seek revenge?
The target of the group of wolves below is obviously Master Qu Shaoyang and his disciples, so it is very likely that it is that group of wolves.

If it was that pack of wolves, it might be a little difficult to deal with.

Unless the master and his disciples can kill all the wolves, these wolves will probably stay here forever.

"Forget it, let's go to sleep first and make plans tomorrow morning."

At this time, Liu Dongshan was very glad that he accompanied his apprentice into the mountains.

If Qu Shaoyang came alone and encountered this group of wolves, it would probably not be easy to solve the problem.

Relying on the high terrain and steep stone walls of the cave, the father and son did not take the wolves seriously.

After eating, we cleaned up, spread out the roe deer skin mattress, and slept by the fire.

Outside the cave, the wolves were howling non-stop. The sound of small outgoing breaths and large ingoing breaths was creepy.

The wolves wandered in the valley, exploring constantly, trying to find a way into the cave.

But after searching for a long time, they still couldn't find it, and the wolves below were so angry that they kept howling.

"Awoo..." Suddenly, a wild beast roared, shaking the earth and the valley.

The wolves that were howling before suddenly fell silent, and Qu Shaoyang and Liu Dongshan who were sleeping in the cave were also awakened by the roar of the beasts.

"Oh my god, it's the movement of a tiger. Why is there a tiger in this area?"

Qu Shaoyang sat up suddenly and looked outside the cave in shock.

At this moment, there was another tiger roar outside, this time it was closer, as if it was right outside.

This time, neither the master nor the disciple wanted to sleep. They held their guns and stared intently outside the cave.

It's a sunny night and the moon outside is big and round.

In the moonlight, the master and disciple clearly saw a swift figure rushing towards the valley.

Those wolves that had no time to retreat fell down in an instant without even uttering a howl.

The wolf king let out a shrill cry, and the wolves below began to form a formation, growling and retreating quickly.

The big tiger below was not afraid of the wolves and chased them back step by step.

Not until the wolves completely left the valley did the tiger come back, pick up a wolf's body, leap lightly, and disappear.

(End of this chapter)