Republic of China: Guandong Ginseng King

Chapter 157 Wild Boar Enters the Ground
The master and disciple returned safely, and Lin Ruolan finally felt relieved.

Qu Shaoyang stayed at Liu's house for one night. He got up early the next morning and went next door to find Chen Xiuyun.

Chen Xiuyun and Li only learned about Qu Shaoyang's return when they woke up in the morning.

When she heard that Qu Shaoyang had returned, Chen Xiuyun no longer cared about lighting the fire or cooking and ran out in a hurry. She wanted to find Qu Shaoyang.

Before she could even leave the door, Qu Shaoyang walked in.

"Brother Shaoyang, you are finally back. I have been missing you these days while staying at home."

When Chen Xiuyun saw Qu Shaoyang, she was so happy that she forgot everything and hugged Qu Shaoyang.

Qu Shaoyang was stunned for a moment, then he started laughing and put his arm around Chen Xiuyun's shoulders.

"I just went up the mountain. Isn't this Red Hammer City? I went up the mountain to dig ginseng.

It's okay, I'm back safe and sound, don't worry."

As he spoke, Qu Shaoyang gently patted Chen Xiuyun's back with his big hand.

"Oh, the young couple is hanging out so early in the morning? Boss, why did you come back so early?"

Qu Shaoyang had just hugged his wife for less than two minutes when he suddenly heard someone talking behind him.

When I turned around, I saw Jiang Chunfu leading his men, walking back with gongs, hoes, pickaxes and other things.

It's August now, and it's time to starch the crops in the fields.

It just so happens that at this season, black bears, wild boars and other animals also come into the fields to cause trouble.

So Jiang Chunfu took his men to guard the fields at night, and if any wild beasts came in, they would beat gongs and drums to drive them out.

Qu Shaoyang is nice to his guys, and they are all very grateful.

Qu Shaoyang never had to give instructions for the housework, they had arranged everything properly.

Everyone had been guarding the fields all night and came back to rest in the morning. Before they even entered the yard, they saw Qu Shaoyang and Chen Xiuyun hugging each other.

They were all young people, and they didn't hold back on their words. Some of them couldn't help but make fun of others.

When Chen Xiuyun saw Qu Shaoyang, she hugged him out of her mind.

Being teased by everyone like this, she immediately blushed with shame, let go of Qu Shaoyang, turned around and ran back to the house.

Qu Shaoyang turned around and glared at the guys, "You guys don't have good eyesight. Don't you know how to take a detour?"

After saying this, Qu Shaoyang also laughed. "What are you doing? Working in the fields so early in the morning?"

"I went to the fields to watch at night. Wild boars had entered our fields in the past few days and destroyed a lot of sweet potatoes and potatoes.

I led them to the fields to watch over them, and if they found anything wrong at night, they would beat the gong to scare the pigs away."

Jiang Chunfu didn't know how to hunt, and the dogs at home didn't listen to him. Qu Shaoyang was not at home, so they could only use the dumbest method.

"Oh, okay, well, you guys eat first and take a rest.

I'll go check out the fields during the day, and then we'll think of a solution, like setting traps or traps.

We can't just rely on people to stand by and stay up late every day, who can stand it?" Qu Shaoyang nodded. This was easy, so he did it.

“Hey, hey, I said it would be easy once the boss comes back.

That's fine, we'll go back and cook and eat first, and then the boss will assign us work."

Jiang Chunfu nodded happily, then took his people back to the tube room to cook and eat.

Qu Shaoyang thought for a while, then turned back to the East Courtyard and took out the bag of ginseng seeds he had brought back yesterday.

The ginseng seeds were picked a long time ago, and some of the skins have been damaged.

Qu Shaoyang found a washboard and rubbed the ginseng seeds on the washboard with a cloth bag.

When it's almost done rubbing, add some water to float it. The ungrown seeds will float on the surface and can be poured out directly.

Take out the seeds at the bottom, spread them on a piece of gauze, and take them to a cool place to dry slowly. Qu Shaoyang had never planted ginseng seeds before, so he needed to slowly figure out how to make them germinate and open, and then sow them.

Don’t worry, we can talk about it slowly later when we have time.

After preparing the ginseng seeds, Lin Ruolan also prepared breakfast.

After the family had breakfast, Qu Shaoyang and Liu Dongshan went to the field to check the situation.

When we got to the field and took a look, we saw that the land adjacent to the forest to the north had indeed been destroyed by wild boars.

The wasteland needs to be cultivated, so this year the two families did not plant so much corn and sorghum, but instead planted a lot of sweet potatoes and potatoes.

Especially for sweet potatoes, you can make a bed to grow the sweet potato seedlings in early spring, and then transplant them into the field, and the yield will be high.

It is harvested in autumn and can be boiled, roasted, or rolled into pancakes.

Otherwise, you can also promote sweet potato flour, and then hire a flour craftsman to make vermicelli.

You know, the Northeastern people’s favorite food is vermicelli. Pork stewed with vermicelli, chicken and mushroom stewed with vermicelli, sauerkraut stewed with vermicelli, and cabbage and tofu stewed with vermicelli are all delicious.

Sweet potato starch and meat are very durable and will always be delicious no matter what you stew them with. It is definitely a good thing.

Of course, not only humans like to eat sweet potatoes, but wild boars also like to eat them.

That guy had a very good nose. He dug big holes in the ground and ate the sweet potatoes with them.

The master and his disciple wandered around in the fields for a long time, and then followed the wild boar's trail into the woods for a long time.

Finally, the two of them understood what was going on and went home.

Then, Qu Shaoyang found iron clamps and ropes and led his men up the mountain to dig traps, set clamps and traps.

Numerous traps have been set up on the path that the wild boars must take to enter the ground.

After working in the fields all day, everyone carried their tools back home in the evening.

When we got home, we saw that Li, Lin Ruolan and Chen Xiuyun had prepared a lot of delicious food, and the two families got together for dinner.

"Uncle, what's going on over there? I went to the fields this morning and didn't have time to go over and take a look."

While eating, Qu Shaoyang remembered it and hurriedly asked Doctor Chen.

"Oh, it's almost done, I just need to ventilate it inside and out and dry it thoroughly.

The carpenter will need another ten days or half a month to prepare the furniture. I think we can move into the new house after the Mid-Autumn Festival."

Doctor Chen picked up some meat for Qu Shaoyang and said.

"Just tidy up the main room for now. I don't know where those two bears have gone. Don't tidy up the east and west wing rooms for now. We'll do it next year."

After Chen Yunhan and his two sons left, there was no news of them again. Doctor Chen couldn't help getting angry whenever he mentioned his two sons.

Originally, I thought that since there were many people in my family and my two sons would get married and start their own families in a few years, I built a big yard.

Unexpectedly, the two sons disappeared before the house was completed.

Doctor Chen said that they should ignore those two bastards for the time being and just clean up the main house, and then he and his wife could move in with their daughter.

Anyway, Chen Xiuyun is going to get married this winter, and the old couple will be left with this house, which is enough for them to live in.

When Qu Shaoyang heard Doctor Chen scolding his son, he couldn't help wanting to laugh, but he had to hold it back.

"Uncle, the east and west wing rooms can also be cleaned up.

You shouldn't waste your medical skills. You could open a clinic in Maoer Mountain and treat the neighbors. It would be a good thing to do good deeds."

There is only one doctor in Maoer Mountain, and his medical skills are average.

Qu Shaoyang felt that it would be a great loss if Doctor Chen stopped practicing medicine.

(End of this chapter)