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Zhou Shijie looked in the direction Zhou Rui was pointing and saw about a dozen astragalus plants in the ground.

Many people in the southwest region don't know this thing, and some even use it as a fire poker.

Of course, it's also because this thing is rarely seen in this area.

If it were something like Gastrodia elata or Ganoderma lucidum, every villager would be overjoyed to have a bountiful harvest.

Zhou Shijie's gaze fell on Astragalus membranaceus, while Zhou Rui's gaze had already drifted to Gastrodia elata not far away.

Suppressing his excitement, Zhou Rui took a deep breath, squatted down, and taught his second uncle how to identify astragalus.

Then he personally demonstrated how to dig.

Uncle Zhou Shijie wasn't actually stupid; it was just that he hadn't been affirmed or recognized for a long time, which eventually led to a self-destructive mentality.

After reading it only once, Zhou Shijie nodded to indicate that he understood.

Then the two of them started digging for astragalus.

The part of Astragalus used in medicine is still the root, which has a faint fragrance when cut into small pieces.

The cross-section of the rhizome also resembles a chrysanthemum, making it easy to identify.

The plants growing on it are somewhat deceptive.

Zhou Shijie was not averse to Zhou Rui's teaching methods; in fact, none of the Zhou family members held traditional or conservative ideas.

Otherwise, there wouldn't be someone like my uncle who has excellent academic performance, nor would there be someone like my father, Zhou Shiwei, who has a mature and steady personality.

There would be no Zhou Rui who later achieved some success, and given Zhou Rui's experience in his previous life, he would indeed be qualified to teach his second uncle.

If it were a slightly more conservative person, they generally wouldn't listen to what the younger generation said.

Seeing that he had dug almost enough, Zhou Rui straightened up.

"Second Uncle, I'll go see if there's anything else good in other places, since you've already dug up the rest."

Zhou Shijie agreed and said, "Be careful."

Zhou Rui could not hide his excitement and walked towards the distance with a mix of trepidation and excitement.

The thick pine needles felt soft underfoot, and the air felt pleasant. Zhou Rui's view of the Gastrodia elata became clearer and clearer.

Finally, Zhou Rui arrived at the place where wild gastrodia elata gathered, a small, sunken mound.

My goodness!

Zhou Rui was completely shocked, because there was a whole patch of Gastrodia elata growing underground!

A rough estimate suggests there are no fewer than twenty plants.

This is not wild yam! This is a precious medicinal herb with extremely high medicinal value and a very high market price!

A medium-sized wild fresh Gastrodia elata plant weighs approximately 100-200 grams.

100 grams of fresh Gastrodia elata will usually shrink to 22-28 grams after being dried.

Although a fresh gastrodia elata plant only has one main tuber, judging from the appearance of the gastrodia elata plants on the ground, they are definitely not small.

Generally speaking, small-sized Gastrodia elata plants weigh between 20 and 50 grams.

This is a young larva.

The most common size is medium-sized individuals, which weigh between 100 and 200 grams.

However, the large "Gastrodia King" is different.

In places with superior ecological environment and few people, it is possible to encounter a giant Gastrodia elata weighing more than 500 grams or even more than 1 kilogram!

This kind of Gastrodia elata king can no longer be priced by market price alone; as soon as it appears, it means it will be snapped up.

Zhou Rui looked at the small patch of wild gastrodia elata on the ground, his smile almost uncontrollable.

Because to the naked eye, most of these twenty-odd Gastrodia elata plants are medium-sized individuals!

In other words, a conservative estimate would be three kilograms, or six jin, of fresh Gastrodia elata!

If you dry it into Gastrodia elata, it will weigh a full 1.5 jin!

After processing, selling it in the county town or to someone who knows its value would fetch a huge sum of 150 yuan!

Not to mention, Zhou Rui seems to have discovered two enormous "Gastrodia Kings" among them.

His heart was already pounding, because the surprise had come so suddenly.

He had thought that maybe five or six fresh Gastrodia elata plants would be good enough, but he never expected there to be so many.

"Second Uncle, are you done yet? Come quick and see what I found!"

Zhou Rui turned around and shouted at the top of his lungs.

His face was even flushed with excitement.

Zhou Shijie had just finished digging up astragalus and was tidying up when he heard his nephew calling him. Without hesitation, he slung his basket over his shoulder and quickly walked to Zhou Rui's side.

Soon, a new "O"-shaped mouth appeared in the pine forest.

Although Zhou Shijie didn't recognize anything else, he did recognize Gastrodia elata, since he occasionally heard the villagers talk about it.

So-and-so has dug up three or four large Gastrodia elata plants somewhere.

The "large gastrodia elata" that the villagers are talking about is actually a medium-sized gastrodia elata weighing about 200 grams.

So Zhou Shijie learned about Gastrodia elata. He didn't know much about its effects or anything, but he knew one thing: it was very expensive!

Extremely expensive!

Adding to the small patch of gastrodia elata on the ground, it's no wonder his mouth gaped open. After a long while, he finally spoke, his voice trembling:

"Nephew, our family has struck it rich!"

"As expected of my nephew, you managed to find this."

Zhou Shijie has come to trust and approve of his nephew more and more, from yesterday's distribution strategy to the wild boar harvest the day before yesterday.

Today, as he led him halfway into the back mountain, Zhou Rui completely trusted him.

Zhou Rui chuckled.

"Hehe, Second Uncle, we found this place together, I just happened to be lucky enough to see it first."

Zhou Rui didn't take all the credit for himself, and since they were all family members, there was no need for him to.

Zhou Shijie shook his head and said seriously:

"Nephew, I've always thought you were capable. Many children in the village aren't as smart as you, nor do they have your quirky ideas."

This is true, and Zhou Shijie did not exaggerate.

But Zhou Rui waved his hand dismissively, "Second Uncle, let's not talk about that anymore, hehe, we've really struck it rich this time."

Zhou Shijie agreed wholeheartedly, and then carefully began to count the specific number.

"1.2.3......20.21.22.23!"

"Nephew, there are 23 plants!"

No wonder he was excited; anyone would be unable to resist. It was no different from having a small mountain of gold in front of him.

"You're amazing, nephew! You actually found a place like this!"

Zhou Shijie was also extremely shocked, while Zhou Rui simply smiled and said, "It was just a fluke."

"Uncle, we need to be careful when digging, so we don't damage it."

Zhou Rui carefully offered some pointers, and then demonstrated the technique himself.

The two began digging with great enthusiasm. Zhou Rui carefully moved the side shoots back into the original pit and covered them with soil again.

Although the chances of survival are slim, and he may never return here, the concept of regeneration is still essential.

This is a reverence for nature, and also the most important means of sustainable development.

Zhou Shijie's basket was already full of wild yams and astragalus, so Zhou Rui took out all the wild mushrooms from his own basket.

Then add the heavier Gastrodia elata, and finally put the wild mushrooms back in.

It took the two of them quite a while to finally finish digging up this small patch of wild gastrodia elata.

Zhou Rui left four plants undivided; these four plants were "juveniles" that had just started growing.

Although he was poor, he was not so poor as to "exterminalize" anyone.

At the same time, he also personally dug up the two "Gastrodia elata kings" he had seen at the beginning.

At this moment, he was holding two "Gastrodia Kings" in one hand and one in the other. Although they were not very heavy, Zhou Rui still felt that they were quite heavy.

After weighing it for a while, Zhou Rui roughly figured it out.

One of the smaller gastrodia elata plants weighed about 400 grams, while the other weighed a whopping 6 or 7 grams!

The trip had been incredibly fruitful, and just as Zhou Rui was happily preparing to head home, he glanced up and saw something even more arousing at the end of the woods.

Wild deer herd!