Republic of China: Guandong Ginseng King

Chapter 253 There's Something in the River

At noon, the sun was very strong, making the stream ripple with golden light.

Qu Shaoyang was hungry, but he didn't care about anything else. He squatted by the river and drank some water. Then he took out a pancake from his pocket and planned to eat a few bites to fill his stomach.

It’s still a long way to go home. How can I have the energy to travel on an empty stomach?

"Come on, have a bite, we'll go straight home later." Qu Shaoyang waved to everyone.

The other guys also sat down by the stream, each took out a pancake and ate it with the stream water.

Qu Shaoyang ate five pancakes in one breath and felt a little choked, so he walked up a few steps and squatted down to drink some water.

When he squatted down, Qu Shaoyang found something wrong.

Not only was there a golden glow on the water surface, but the fine sand in the river also seemed to be different from that in other places.

Qu Shaoyang was curious, so he walked two steps into the river and scooped up a handful of sand to take a closer look.

Sure enough, this sand is different. Its color is lighter than ordinary sand, and it seems that there is something mixed in the middle that makes it reflect light.

Qu Shaoyang's heart skipped a beat and he quickly squatted down, digging the mud in the river with his hands.

After digging to a certain depth, I simply scooped up a handful of sand and gently washed it with river water.

Sure enough, in the end, there was something left in the palm of my hand.

"Old Four, what are you doing? Catching crickets? The river water has become muddy." At this time, Qu Jiang came over.

He originally wanted to drink the water, but Qu Shaoyang stirred the water upstream, making it turbid and undrinkable.

So Qu Jiang walked up and asked Qu Shaoyang when he passed by him.

Qu Jiang has been in the Northeast for some time and has some understanding of the local products.

He knew that there was an animal called cicada in every river here.

Qu Jiang didn't know what his brother was looking for, so he thought he was catching crickets.

"Oh, no, I just saw some small river shrimps and wanted to catch them for Shuanzhui, Xiaofeng and the others to play with, but I failed."

Qu Shaoyang made up an excuse to get away with it.

After resting for a while, everyone put on their bags and walked down along the river.

As Qu Shaoyang walked, he observed the surrounding mountains and terrain, and became more and more certain of what he was thinking.

This river is called Sandaogou River, and its water eventually flows into the Yalu River.

Qu Shaoyang and his companions did not have to walk all the way to the river mouth. Halfway through, Qu Shaoyang identified the direction and led his men straight to Maoer Mountain.

When they returned to Qu's house, it was already noon.

The family was still awake when they heard a knock on the door, and the doorman hurried out to check.

"Oh, the master is back. Thank you for your hard work."

Ever since Qu Shaoyang became the inspector, all the servants and farmhands in the family changed their way of addressing him and started calling him "Sir" instead of "Boss".

"Quick, go inform the kitchen that the master and Steward Yu are back, and tell them to prepare the meal quickly."

The concierge was quite smart and quickly sent a boy of about thirteen or fourteen to run errands and notify the kitchen.

At this time, the family had already had dinner, but it looked like Qu Shaoyang and the others hadn't eaten yet. So why didn't they hurry up and prepare?

Qu Shaoyang was tired and too lazy to talk. He just waved to everyone and went back to the backyard with the ginseng buns.

Qu Jiang, Xingye and others returned to their own residences, washed up and prepared to eat.

In the main east room in the backyard, Chen Xiuyun was coaxing her son.

The root lock is getting bigger and bigger, and the energy is vigorous. I go to bed at the end of the Xu hour or the beginning of the Hai hour at night, and then I don’t wake up in the middle of the night and sleep until dawn.

This kid is already eleven months old. He can move around with the help of something, but he doesn’t dare to walk without the help.

Liu Dongshan found the fence that Shuanzhu and Xiaofeng had used, and asked Chen Xiuyun to install it on the kang, and the mother and daughter played in the fence. Qu Shaoyang opened the door and entered the house. Xiaogen Suo had very sensitive ears and heard it immediately, so he stretched his head to look outside.

When he saw his father coming in, Xiao Gensuo was so happy that he clapped his two little hands and laughed with his little mouth wide open.

"Oh, you're back? How was your trip? Was it smooth?"

When Chen Xiuyun saw her husband, she hurriedly put on her shoes and went downstairs to take the bag from Qu Shaoyang.

“It’s OK, I encountered one seedling with two Jiazi seeds and one seedling with six-grade leaves.

I was afraid that if we stayed in the mountains for too long, there might be something going on in the government office, so I brought out a seedling of grade six leaves and returned with my men. "

Qu Shaoyang sat down on the chair, too tired to move.

"Dad, Daddy."

Inside the fence, Xiao Gensuo stretched out his hands towards Qu Shaoyang, calling "Daddy". It was obvious that he wanted Qu Shaoyang to hug him.

"Son, no, I just came back from the mountains, I'm covered in mud and sweat, so dirty.

Wait a minute, Dad will take a shower and change clothes before holding you." Qu Shaoyang shook his head at his son.

He just came out of the woods. Who knows if he has any grass bugs or something on him? What if he really brings one back and it bites my son?
"Take a rest. I'll fetch you some water."

Chen Xiuyun found some clean clothes from the cupboard, put them on the kang, and turned to leave.

"Where are Chunfu's wife and Xingjia's wife? Aren't they serving in the backyard?"

Qu Shaoyang looked around the room and found that two people were missing.

Before, it was Jiang Chunfu's wife and Xingjia's wife who served Chen Xiuyun. Why are they nowhere to be seen today?

"Oh, Xiaohua and Yue'e are both pregnant, so I didn't let them serve me at night." Chen Xiuyun said casually.

Xiaohua is Jiang Chunfu's daughter-in-law, and Yue'e is Xing's daughter-in-law. They have been here with their husbands for half a year, but there has been no movement.

Unexpectedly, two days ago, Xiaohua felt unwell and Chen Xiuyun took her pulse and found out that she was pregnant.

Chen Xiuyun diagnosed Xiaohua with a pregnant pulse, and took Yue'e's pulse as well. It turned out that Yue'e was also pregnant, but the pregnancy was not expected for long.

The two servants around her were both pregnant, and Chen Xiuyun didn't want them to work too hard, so after dinner, she sent them back to rest.

Anyway, there is nothing to do at home, so Chen Xiuyun can be alone and just take care of Gensuo.

"Oh, Chunfu and Xingjia must be very happy, right? But it's a bit inconvenient for you to hire people.

If that doesn't work, I'll ask Xingye to go out and buy two maids to serve you.

The young wives in the family are getting pregnant and giving birth one after another. I’m afraid they won’t be attentive enough to take care of you two.”

Qu Shaoyang took off his shirt and outer pants, and without asking Chen Xiuyun to scoop water for him, he went to the outer room to get a basin of water, simply washed his body and washed his hair.

While busying himself, Qu Shaoyang chatted with his wife.

Chen Xiuyun took a dry towel and wiped Qu Shaoyang's hair dry. She first combed it open and then combed it again with a comb to make sure that he didn't bring any bugs back into his head.

"No need to go out to buy it, I can find it myself later." Chen Xiuyun said with a smile.

Nowadays, in the area around Maoer Mountain, if word gets out that the Qu family wants to hire two maids to serve, within three days, quite a few will come.

After all, not every family lives a good life. Those families that are poor and cannot afford to raise too many children would like their daughters to go out and earn money to support the family.

As they were talking, dinner was delivered from the kitchen in the front yard.

Qu Shaoyang was too lazy to braid her hair, so she just let her hair down, held her son in her arms, and sat at the table eating.

At this time, little Gensuoer began to crave food and no longer liked milk. When he saw his father eating, he also reached out to grab some.

Qu Shaoyang broke off a piece of cake for him, and the little guy took it and ate it by himself, and he ate it quite well.

Sorry, today's second chapter has been reviewed and is currently in a small dark room. I don't know what went wrong. Wait for me to download the desktop version, exchange ink, and see how to modify it.

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