Republic of China: Guandong Ginseng King

Chapter 158 Priceless Treasure
Doctor Chen was hurt by what happened to the Tong family and became somewhat discouraged about practicing medicine.

So when Qu Shaoyang suggested this, Doctor Chen did not say anything. He just silently picked up some dishes for Qu Shaoyang.

Seeing this, Qu Shaoyang didn't want to persuade him forcefully, so he just let things take their course.

Seeing that the atmosphere was a bit awkward, Liu Dongshan started talking about their trip into the mountains.

Especially the incident of Qu Shaoyang crushing a ginseng with his backpack, which was almost treated as a joke by Liu Dongshan.

Everyone found it incredible after hearing this, and Chen Xiuyun was even more delighted and laughed continuously.

After dinner, Doctor Chen suddenly became interested and wanted to see what the ginseng he had just dug looked like.

It happened that the master and the apprentice were very busy today and had no time to sort things out, so they went to the west room.

Take out all the ginseng buns, open them and see which ones to keep and which ones to sell after a while.

"Oh my god, this ginseng is so beautiful. How heavy must it be? I think it's more than eight taels."

When Doctor Chen saw the ginseng named Fengxiang, he was so surprised that he couldn't close his mouth.

He had been a doctor for all these years, but he had never seen a ginseng this big and this beautiful in shape.

"Shaoyang, hurry up and get a scale. Let's weigh it and see how heavy this ginseng is."

Liu Dongshan also became interested and hurriedly asked Qu Shaoyang to get the scale.

Qu Shaoyang took the scale as instructed, put the young ginseng on the scale and weighed it, which was nine taels and four cents.

“My God, this is a treasure of great value.

Shaoyang, you can’t sell this young ginseng no matter what. Keep it well and treat it as a family heirloom.” Doctor Chen was so excited when he saw the weight.

"Yes, that's what my master said. He even gave this seedling ginseng a name, Fengxiang."

Qu Shaoyang took the ginseng down and put it away carefully.

"Really? Well, you know what, Brother Liu has chosen a good name. This seedling ginseng really looks a bit like a phoenix." Doctor Chen nodded excitedly.

"I told him to put the ginseng away and keep it as it is. This kind of treasure must not be sold.

If this kid has the chance to meet another dragon ginseng in the future, and they become a dragon and a phoenix, that would be amazing.”

Liu Dongshan stood aside and explained with a smile.

"Yes, yes, what Brother Liu said makes sense. Keep it. Good things must be kept."

This time, the master and his disciple carried a total of eleven ginsengs.

Among them, Fengxiang is the ginseng for changing fetuses, weighing nine liang and four qian, and Yi Miao is two Jiazi, weighing more than three qian.

The rest have four seedlings and six leaves, weighing from three to five or six taels, and five seedlings and five leaves, also of varying sizes.

After the master and his disciples discussed it, Miao Erjiazi decided to go to the back mountain to find a place to grow densely tomorrow morning and wait for him to grow up in a few years.

Needless to say, Fengxiang must stay and leave another seedling of sixth-grade leaves.

As for the rest, I will go to Yingkou to sell it when I have free time after a while.

Qu Shaoyang is going to get married. Some time ago, he ordered a whole set of furniture from a carpenter and also bought a lot of things needed for the wedding, which cost a lot of money.

Another thing is that after getting married, you have a wife and children to support, and there must be enough money in the family.

Not to mention Liu Dongshan, who has two children at home and has to support Xiaozhi's education, so the expenses will continue to increase.

It is enough to keep some of the bigger ginsengs; there is no need to keep all of them. Now that they know the two old men, there will be more rewards in the future.

After the discussion was over, Qu Shaoyang quickly packed up the ginseng and kept it properly.

I'll wait until the autumn harvest is over and there's nothing to do at home, and then find time to go to Yingkou.

"Brother Chen, do you think my disciple is okay?
I tell you, this kid is born with good fortune, and he will definitely have a good life in the future. It will be fine for your daughter to marry him, don't worry."

After packing up the ginseng, Liu Dongshan was in a good mood and couldn't help but praise his apprentice in front of Doctor Chen.

Doctor Chen was delighted when he heard this, "Yes, we fell in love with Shao Yang and that's why we were willing to marry our daughter to him.

From now on, we won’t have to worry about anything and can live out our retirement peacefully in Maoer Mountain.

After two years, when Xiuyun and Shaoyang have a child, we can help take care of the child.”

Doctor Chen and Liu Dongshan became happier as they talked, so they simply went back to the east room to drink tea and play chess.

Qu Shaoyang had nothing to do, so he took Xiao Zhi and Chen Xiuyun to build a fire in the yard and threw a few pine cones into it.

The guys picked those pine cones from the back mountain when they had nothing to do.

There are many red pine trees in this forest. This year may be a good time for the pine nut harvest, and the pine cones on the trees are particularly thick. Some guys who can climb trees went up and picked some pine cones.

When I have nothing to do at night, I roast a few in the pot, then dig out the pine seeds and eat them.

The three of them were roasting the fire and chatting, and when the pine cones were almost burnt, they pulled them out of the fire.

Place it upright, then kick it hard twice with your feet and the pine seeds inside will fall out. If they don't fall out, just dig them out again.

"Xiuyun, try it quickly, fresh pine seeds are delicious." Qu Shaoyang picked up a handful of pine seeds and put them in Chen Xiuyun's hand.

Chen Xiuyun picked up a pine nut, cracked it open, took out the pine nut kernel inside and put it in her mouth to chew.

Fresh pine nuts are sweeter and more delicious than dried and fried pine nuts.

Chen Xiuyun liked to eat them very much, so she picked them out one by one and put them in a small gourd ladle next to her.

After Qu Shaoyang finished his work and just sat down on the bench, Chen Xiuyun grabbed a handful of pine nuts and fed them directly into Qu Shaoyang's mouth.

"I can dig it out myself. Look at you. You took so much effort to dig it out and gave it all to me."

Qu Shaoyang smiled as he ate pine seeds.

"It's okay, I still have some." Chen Xiuyun smiled happily. She was happier watching Qu Shaoyang eat pine nuts than she was eating them herself.

Xiao Zhi was happily eating pine seeds when he suddenly looked up and saw the two people smiling at each other.

Xiao Zhi rolled his eyes in unbearable pain, then quietly carried his small gourd ladle back to the house.

Outside, only Qu Shaoyang and Chen Xiuyun were left.

Originally, the two of them were close to each other, but now Qu Shaoyang couldn't help but reach out and put his arm around Chen Xiuyun's shoulders.

The two of them leaned against each other and whispered to each other.

"I have discussed with Uncle Chen that we will get married on the sixth day of the winter month. Do you think it's okay?
I guess by that time, our grain will have been harvested and there won’t be anything to worry about.

I just happened to go to Yingkou to sell some ginseng. I have some money, so I can buy you some jewelry, clothes, etc. Our wedding must be grand and lively."

"Okay, whatever you say, we'll do. And you don't have to buy me too many things. I didn't marry you for these things."

Chen Xiuyun snuggled in Qu Shaoyang's arms, held Qu Shaoyang's left hand with her right hand, and spoke softly.

"How can that be? You marry a man to provide you with clothes and food. How can I treat you badly if you marry me?" Qu Shaoyang laughed softly.

This girl is still too naive. She thinks that love is enough to satisfy one's hunger and thirst for food, which is just a fantasy of a beautiful love.

A true marriage life without abundant material security will ultimately be a mess.

If you really love someone, you will involuntarily want to give her the best.

"Don't worry, I can earn money, and I'm happy to spend any amount of money on you."

(End of this chapter)