There is no telling how much wealth is hidden deep in the jungle.
Cheng Wanwan did not go to the lotus pond, she turned and walked towards the dense forest.
There was a guide in the mall, which led her to an old tree. Under the layers of broad leaves, there was a wild ginseng.
She took out a small shovel and dug out a white radish-like ginseng from the soft soil. The century-old ginseng had many roots and seemed to weigh a thousand pounds in her hand.
【Ding! Natural wild 100-year-old ginseng, worth 120,000 yuan, is it for sale? 】
【yes! 】
Cheng Wanwan's heart beat wildly.
120,000 yuan is equivalent to 120 taels of snow silver.
In this era, there were only a handful of people with more than a hundred taels of silver, but she accidentally became a rich woman.
She exchanged the copper plates for silver notes with a face value of one hundred taels and fifteen taels of silver in the mall, and the rest was exchanged for copper coins.
Even so, her pockets were bulging and she felt a little uncomfortable walking.
Cheng Wanwan calmed down, bought a rabbit in the mall, then walked to the crowd with the rabbit in hand, and said with a smile on his face: "I'm lucky, I caught a rabbit. You guys are busy, I’ll send the rabbit back first.”
The people digging for bamboo shoots swallowed their saliva with envy. Sitting on the roadside, they could catch a rabbit. Sister-in-law Zhao was very lucky.
Zhao Erwang, who was not far away, had quietly moved over. He bumped Sidan and said, "Bring out a piece of rabbit meat later and let me have a taste."
Before Zhao Sidan could say anything, Zhao Sanniu snorted: "When you had fat meat to eat in the past, why didn't you share it with us?"
"That's right!" Zhao Sidan nodded vigorously, "Brother Erwang, you are stingy, and I am stingy too."
Zhao Erwang glared angrily: "This happened a few years ago, how do you still remember? I have stopped being stingy a long time ago, look!"
He took out a chestnut from his pocket and said, "Here, I'll give you one. When you eat rabbit meat later, remember to give me a piece."
Zhao Sidan was very disgusted: "It's not as delicious as my mother's cooking, so I don't want it!"
Zhao Erwang almost cried with anger: "You just don't want to feed me rabbit meat, Zhao Sidan, you are too stingy, I will never play with you again!"
After saying that, tears flowed down.
Zhao Er heard him crying and slapped him on the back of the head: "Cry, cry, cry, you know how to cry. If you have the ability, go catch a rabbit yourself."
Zhao Erwang immediately stopped crying: "Then I will go catch rabbits now!"
"Stop." Old Man Zhao scolded angrily, "After digging the jade bamboo shoots, don't look for excuses to be lazy."
At noon, the village sent several women up the mountain to deliver steamed buns. Each household brought steamed buns, wild vegetable paste, and multigrain pancakes.
Cheng Wanwan was among them. She didn't want to stand out, so she asked Wu Huiniang to make buckwheat buns and deliver them to each of the four boys.
A large group of people sat in the field and after filling their stomachs for four or five minutes, they planned to rest for a quarter of an hour before continuing to work. At this moment, Zhao Dawang, who was running around in the field, let out a scream.
"Dad, come and save me, I'm trapped!"
Zhao Er cursed and walked over: "When will you calm down, you kid? I'm so tired that I have to take care of you. You are about to marry a wife, why can't you be more sensible!"
Zhao Dawang said confidently: "Brother Ergou hasn't even married yet, so where can I get my turn?"
Cheng Wanwan didn't take these words seriously at first, but when she turned around, she saw Zhao Ergou's face turning red.
This kid is clever and cunning, and rarely has this kind of expression. Could it be that he has someone in his heart?
She couldn't help but twitch her lips. The second eldest child was only sixteen years old. When she was sixteen years old, she was in high school and struggled with studying for exams every day... Well, the eldest child was only eighteen years old. She would have to wait a few more months. Going to be a father.
People in ancient times fell in love early, got married early, had children early, and... died early.
"Ahem!" Zhao Ergou coughed and changed the subject, "The mud here is dry and hard. How did Dawang sink in? Let me go and see!"
He got up and ran away, fearing that Cheng Wanwan would ask more questions.
Cheng Wanwan didn't want to make him feel uncomfortable, so she turned to her eldest son and asked, "Da Shan, do you know what's going on with the second son?"
Zhao Dashan looked confused, scratched the back of his head, and shook his head: "I don't know."
Zhao Sanniu thought for a while, but couldn't think of a reason.
Zhao Sidan blinked: "Mom, I know, my second brother asked me before if I wanted my second sister-in-law, and he also said that he would take me to see my second sister-in-law."
Cheng Wanwan: "..."
Ergou is a real dog. At this age, he is already thinking about getting a wife.
However, Ergou is also very responsible and wants to marry someone he likes.
She must have been in her twenties at that time, and she had a crush on a boy in the next class, but she didn't dare to confess her love. Later, when she was thirty-three years old, she never met the person she had a crush on in her youth. Now that she thinks about it, she still has a crush. A trace of regret.
After the rest, everyone continued to work.
Zhao Ergou led Cheng Wanwan to the muddy ground beside him and whispered: "Just now Dawang sank, I found that the soil here is very soft. I dug it up and took a look. There were also jade bamboo shoots in the mud, and there were jade bamboo shoots here." The bamboo shoots are bigger and thicker than those over there, so we dig them here."
Cheng Wanwan squatted down and when he explored it with his hand, he felt that the soil and water content were very high.
It hasn't rained for more than a month, and the ponds and rivers have all dried up. The exposed soil has basically dried and hardened into cakes. This place is like an oasis in the desert, with many weeds growing on the edges.
It's just that this place is deep in a dense forest, and it's not uncommon for weeds to grow, so not many people care.
Cheng Wanwan majored in geography in high school and had some superficial understanding of this aspect. She initially deduced that there should be water sources underground here.
If a water source is discovered, even if there is no rain, the drought can be alleviated and the fields will not be barren.
However, this piece of vegetation covers an area of about two hundred square meters. It is impossible to determine where the core water source is, and it is impossible to dig for diversion for irrigation... Let her think carefully about how to determine the precise location of groundwater.
After noon, people in the village gradually discovered the soft mud. Digging jade bamboo shoots became much easier for a while. Moreover, the jade bamboo shoots in the moist soil grew stronger. They were originally estimated to be two thousand kilograms, but in the end they dug out at least three thousand kilograms. , every household has food reserves.
After digging four or five acres of land, it was already midnight.
The whole village did not feel tired at all, and helped each other transport the bamboo shoots back. When the morning glow appeared on the horizon, the people in Dahe Village fell asleep from exhaustion.
Cheng Wanwan made a visual inspection and found that the four sons dug up about a hundred kilograms of jade bamboo shoots. Fortunately, there was a cellar at home. The jade bamboo shoots were wrapped in mud and placed in the cellar. They could be stored for at least more than a month.
As the sun gradually rose in the morning, Wu Huiniang was cooking in the kitchen. She stewed rabbit meat with jade bamboo shoots, plus white-flour wild vegetable pancakes. The sumptuous breakfast was placed on the wooden table.
The four calves smelled the fragrance and didn't even bother to catch up on their sleep. They sat down at the dining table with sleepy eyes.
Just as Zhao Sanniu was about to use his chopsticks, Cheng Wanwan clapped his hand: "Wait a minute, take out a bowl and bring it to your grandpa and grandma."
Zhao Sidan blinked his eyes and said, "Mom, you are so kind to me."
"Because your grandpa and grandma are your dad's parents and elders." Cheng Wanwan took the opportunity to teach, "Your dad died in battle and died for the country. Of course I have to take your dad's place to honor his parents."
Zhao Sidan nodded vigorously: "I will also honor my mother from now on!"
