sinovels Chapter 1947 No one can beat you!
Chapter 1947 No one can beat you!
Chapter 1947 No one can beat you!
"Achoo! Achoo!" Zhao Jun, who was traveling through the mountains, sneezed twice. He raised his hand to rub his nose and muttered, "Who's thinking of me?"
At this moment, Li Baoyu, who was walking ahead with the dog, stopped and turned around to ask with concern, "Brother, are you cold? Why are you sneezing so much?"
Strangely enough, as soon as Shen Qiushan kowtowed, Zhao Jun sneezed.
"I'm not cold," Zhao Jun said, rubbing his nose. "It's not like someone's been talking about me."
"Then who else could it be?" Li Baoyu laughed. "It's either my aunt or my sister-in-law."
Zhao Jun chuckled upon hearing this and pointed to the mark on the tree.
The mark was clearly newly made, not high off the ground, only a little over a meter. Zhao Jun and Li Baoyu could tell at a glance that it was made by Zhang Yuanmin.
The mark is a "ㄥ", which is not a symbol, but the second stroke of the character "东" (east), meaning they are going east, that is, continuing to go upwards.
At this moment, Li Baoyu stopped clearing the way and asked Zhao Jun, "Brother, can you hold off Shen Qiushan and the others with your entire third-grade leaf?"
"Hahahaha!" Zhao Jun laughed and said, "Brother, that's not a third-grade leaf."
"Ah..." Li Baoyu exclaimed in sudden realization, "That's a wooden dragon!"
After saying this, Li Baoyu frowned and said, "That Wood Dragon Leaf... even a third-grade leaf isn't worth much, is it?"
"Hehe." Zhao Jun chuckled and waved his hand, saying to Li Baoyu, "Baoyu, just remember what I said. From now on, you have to keep an eye on the clubs growing on the trees and growing out of the tree holes. Even if they are just small, insignificant pieces that don't even make it to the scale, you have to bring them home!"
"What's wrong?" Li Baoyu asked, puzzled. They had sold a seedling of amber dragon, which was considered a wooden dragon. It sold for 100,000 yuan back then because the big boss had a special need for it.
Under normal circumstances, a single seedling of Sanlong with four leaves would cost around 10,000 to 20,000 yuan. A seedling with three leaves wouldn't even fetch 5,000 yuan, let alone small buds, which have no medicinal value and, in the trade, wouldn't even be worth the weight.
At this point, Zhao Jun explained to Li Baoyu, "This club will grow outside. Whether it grows on the trunk or in the roots, as long as it can grow, it will only drink rainwater, dew, and groundwater."
"Hmm." Li Baoyu responded to Zhao Jun's words, and then Zhao Jun continued, "Rainwater and dew are water from the sky, and groundwater is groundwater. So tell me, what kind of water does this club that grows in the tree hole drink?"
"Oh dear!" Li Baoyu was stumped by Zhao Jun's question. He blinked, pondering the problem.
Yes, the tree hole doesn't face upwards, so it doesn't catch rainwater or dew.
As for groundwater, the root nodes are solid, not completely hollow, so the stick can't draw out groundwater.
Just as Li Baoyu was racking his brains trying to figure it out, Zhao Jun suddenly asked him, "Have you ever drunk birch sap?"
"Ah...ah!" Li Baoyu's eyes widened, and he said, "Brother, is it drinking tree sap?"
"Hmm." Zhao Jun nodded and smiled, "Its tendrils have grown together with the trunk of the tree. The tree absorbs water from above, and it drinks and grows along with it."
At this point, Zhao Jun paused slightly before saying to Li Baoyu, "Think about it, brother. It's not easy for a ginseng pod to eat those small, club-shaped seeds. It flies by and is pulled out, landing right in that tree hole."
"That's incredible! This seed managed to sprout in that tree hole, grow a stem, and survive for decades, even reaching the third leaf. You can imagine how difficult that must have been."
As soon as Zhao Jun finished speaking, Li Baoyu didn't respond. At that moment, he was only amazed by the wonder and greatness of nature.
After about half a minute, Li Baoyu said to Zhao Jun, "Brother, for example, if there really was such a seedling with three leaves, how much could it sell for?"
"How much?" Zhao Jun smiled and said, "No price."
"No price?" Li Baoyu asked in surprise. Zhao Jun said, "For example, if someone gets hold of this club, he can go out and inquire about it."
"What are you asking about? Isn't there a price?" Li Baoyu asked. Zhao Jun replied, "Find out how much the most expensive cudgel sold in recent years cost. Then sell it for ten times that price, and someone will definitely want it."
"Oh my god!" Li Baoyu exclaimed in disbelief, "How much does this club cost?"
“No matter the price, someone will want it.” Zhao Jun said, “This kind of tree sapling only sprouts once every hundred years. It’s too difficult to grow. In the trade, it’s said that it’s neither connected to the sky nor to the ground, and it’s all grown naturally by nature. Just think about it, this tree sapling grows by drinking tree sap, so its medicinal effects must be amazing.”
At this point, Zhao Jun shoved Li Baoyu aside and said, "The big bosses in the capital buy Sanlong because of its good efficacy, right? Sanlong can't compare to this."
Li Baoyu's heart burned with excitement, but then he suddenly remembered that the ginseng was fake. So he stopped investigating its value and instead asked Zhao Jun, "Brother, let me ask you something. For example, if we come across a ginseng root like this, growing inside a tree, how do we get it out?"
“If you want to lift it, you’ll have to saw the tree,” Zhao Jun laughed. “Start sawing from the top of the hollow tree, cut off the top. Then, tap the tree little by little from the root joint upwards, don’t saw the solid parts, see where to start hollowing it out, and then saw it there.”
"Oh my goodness!" Li Baoyu exclaimed upon hearing this, and then said, "Brother, the tree you're looking for is solid, about a meter above the ground, and the hollow is three meters above the ground. If Shen Qiushan and the others want to cut it down, they'll need a two-meter-long section of the tree trunk."
"Hahaha..." Zhao Jun laughed heartily, but Li Baoyu asked, "Brother, it's like selling that stone dragon; you have to sell it along with a pile of stones. If you're going to sell this, you have to sell it along with the tree trunk, right?"
“That’s right!” Zhao Jun said, “When you sell it, then cut the tree trunk open. Before you sell it, just leave the club in the tree trunk. If the tree trunk doesn’t dry out, the club won’t dry out either.”
"Ah... I understand!" Li Baoyu suddenly realized something and immediately said to Zhao Jun, "Brother, why did you stuff that military water bottle in there?"
After saying this, Li Baoyu gestured with his hands and said, "And then he even used mud to seal the spout of the kettle."
"Hehe." Zhao Jun chuckled and said, "Otherwise, it won't stay still. If we don't do it this way, when they release the tree, the rootless seedlings will fall off with a whoosh, won't they?"
"Slap!" Li Baoyu slapped his hand and said, "Brother, you really..."
Li Baoyu stopped halfway through his sentence. He subconsciously touched the military water bottle hanging on his chest and said, "You asked me to pour water into your bottle because you're afraid the seedlings will wilt, right?"
"Hahaha..." Seeing that Li Baoyu had guessed his intention, Zhao Jun laughed heartily.
After the laughter subsided, Zhao Jun said to Li Baoyu, "The way they're going to plant these trees is different from normal forestry operations. Normally, you just plant trees however it's convenient, but that won't work. You have to be very careful, lest you damage the ginseng inside."
"Yeah, right." Li Baoyu laughed upon hearing this, "After Shen Qiushan and the others finish releasing the tree trunks, they'll return the trunks to the other tree, hahaha..."
As he thought about it, Li Baoyu couldn't help but burst into laughter, raised his hand and gave Zhao Jun a thumbs up, blurting out, "No one can beat you!"
As soon as he said this, Li Baoyu realized something was wrong and quickly shut his mouth.
Seeing Zhao Jun glare at him sideways, Li Baoyu grinned and said, "Brother, I have to say you're the most resourceful. Even our Brother Zhang can't compare to you."
"Hahaha……"
Under the oak tree of "Changshen", Shen Qiushan laughed heartily.
The laughter came from the heart; he couldn't hold it in.
Seeing Shen Qiushan so happy, Song Daikui stepped forward and asked, "Qiushan, how much can this club sell for?"
"This..." Shen Qiushan's smile vanished instantly. He blinked twice before saying, "This club is valuable. It can sell for... around 15,000 or 16,000."
“One…ten thousand…five or six?” Song Daikui was dumbfounded, and everyone else stared at Shen Qiushan.
The crowd looked at Shen Qiushan with surprise, but this surprise was different from other surprises. The ten members of the Shen family gang were surprised by the price Shen Qiushan quoted, but they quickly understood his intention.
The members of the Shen family gang exchanged knowing glances; money was indeed a powerful motivator. Normally, even if they didn't say it aloud, they would still look down on Shen Qiushan in their hearts.
But things are different now. This ginseng seedling is too valuable, and everyone wants to get a bigger share.
There was no other way; everyone came together, so everyone had to get a share, no matter how small.
While Shen Qiushan's quoted price of 15,000 to 16,000 yuan was not small, it was just a drop in the ocean compared to the actual price of the ginseng seedlings.
At this moment, Shen Qiushan said to Song Da Kui and the group of people walking the dog, "Sixth Uncle, Da Kui, help me take this club home. After we sell it, we'll split the money among ourselves. Everyone gets a share!"
Upon hearing Shen Qiushan's words, Song Daikui and the others walking their dogs burst into laughter. According to Shen Qiushan, if the ginseng seedlings sold for 15,000 or 16,000, even if they weren't split equally, each person could still get 200 or 300.
"Qiushan, what are we waiting for?" At this moment, Song Daikui shouted at the top of his lungs, "Please come on!"
As he spoke, Song Daikui began to roll up his sleeves and lift his arms.
"Don't rush, don't rush." Seeing this, Shen Qiushan quickly stopped Song Da Kui and said, "Da Kui, did you bring that rope from home? Bring it here and tie it to the tree stump."
"What?" Song Daikui was taken aback and said, "Aren't those ropes meant to be used to tie up Zhao Jun and the others?"
"Why are you tying up Zhao Jun?" Shen Qiushan nudged Song Da Kui, then pointed to the three-petaled leaves swaying in the wind at the entrance of the tree hole and said, "Can you see it? We'll cut from the two-petaled leaves upwards, and then let it fall over there. We absolutely can't let it get caught on this 'club seedling'."
"Oh my god!" Upon hearing this, Song Daikui stared wide-eyed at the three-grade leaf and said, "Is it really that complicated?"
The root of this oak tree is as thick as a nutcracker. It's not considered a large tree in this primeval forest, but it must be around five hundred years old.
It is about ten meters high, and according to Shen Qiushan, the top seven meters have to be sawed off.
If this were a forestry operation, it would be over quickly. But Shen Qiushan and his team aren't forestry workers; if they want that "Number One Ginseng in the World," they have to be extremely careful.
“We need to get ropes and hold onto all the big branches near the tree hole,” Shen Qiushan said. “We need to hold them tight so they don’t scrape this way.”
Hearing Shen Qiushan's words, everyone nodded in agreement. Although it was troublesome, it was nothing compared to 15,000 or 16,000.
But just then, the little old man, whom Shen Qiushan called Sixth Uncle and whose name was Shen Wanglin, shouted at the top of his lungs, "Who took the saw?"
"Who took that thing, Uncle Liu?" someone chimed in. "We came out to fight, we didn't expect to be able to put down trees."
"Then hurry back and get it!" Shen Wanglin said, "Go to the forest farm and borrow a chainsaw."
"Then let's not arrest Zhao Jun and the others?" Because he suffered a loss in the verbal battle with Li Ruhai, Song Daikui was always thinking about revenge.
"Da Kui!" Shen Qiushan grinned, "We don't have time to deal with them now! To hell with TMLB!"
With this "Number One Ginseng in the World" before him, Shen Qiushan didn't even want the Great Immortal Boy left behind by his father.
As soon as Shen Qiushan finished speaking, the surrounding hunting dogs became restless.
Two seconds later, the dogs barked, and Shen Wanglin and the others hurriedly grabbed their guns.
Shen Qiushan leaned against the oak tree, instinctively spreading his arms wide, very anxious about the ginseng seedlings that were three meters off the ground.
Shen Qiushan's group, including himself, consisted of twenty-one people, but they only had thirteen guns. Among them were four semi-automatic, two barrel-mounted, one sleeve-mounted, and four 16-gauge and two 32-gauge hunting rifles.
Their firepower is even less than that of the Zhao family gang.
Not every hunter is as wealthy as the Zhao family gang; many hunters even have to be careful with their guns and ammunition.
The Zhao family gang had ample firepower, firstly because they were not short of money and were not stingy, and secondly because they had accumulated considerable merit in eliminating tigers and bears in the Yong'an Forest Area. Not only did the Yong'an Forest Area fully support them, but Chu Anmin also did his best to meet the Zhao family gang's equipment needs.
When Zhao Jun needed a Type 54 pistol, Chu Anmin would go to the armed forces department to communicate with them. If it were the security team of another forest farm making the request, Chu Anmin wouldn't even bother with them.
At this moment, Shen Wanglin and the others were all gripping their guns, cautiously surveying their surroundings.
They couldn't see any wolves, but they were reluctant to fire indiscriminately like the Zhao family gang, hoping to intimidate the wolf pack with gunfire.
"Fire!" Just then, Shen Qiushan shouted, "Fire! I'll take care of the bullets when we're done!"
Upon hearing this, Shen Wanglin and the others immediately stopped hesitating and raised their guns to fire into the woods on both sides.
Gunshots rang out incessantly.
When the gunfire stopped and the barking of the dogs gradually subsided, Shen Qiushan hurriedly called to Shen Wanglin, saying, "Sixth Uncle, quickly take a few men back and get a ladder, a chainsaw, and bullets."
Shen Wanglin agreed, and at that moment Shen Qiushan said to Wang Daikui, "Dakui, quickly get the rope and climb the tree!"
Just as Shen Qiushan was leading his men to ponder the "Number One Ginseng in the World," Zhao Jun and Li Baoyu successfully joined forces with Wang Qiang and others.
When the two of them arrived, Wang Qiang and Zhang Yuanmin were carrying ginseng.
Two seedlings grew together, and this so-called key to opening the mountain appeared. The other members of the Zhao family gang then took ropes and sticks and searched everywhere.
Upon seeing Zhao Jun and Li Baoyu, everyone gathered around, except for Wang Qiang and Zhang Yuanmin, who remained where they were.
But after Zhao Jun took a look, he waved to the two of them and said, "Uncle, brother, stop digging, take a shovel and dig."
If this were on your own turf, you could scrutinize it however you like, but this isn't!
Zhao Jun didn't know how long the "Number One Ginseng in the World" could hold off Shen Qiushan. He wanted to take advantage of this time to find the Phoenix Ginseng King.
With time running out and the task heavy, seeing that this two Jiazi were not fifth-grade or sixth-grade leaf transformations, Zhao Jun directly ordered them to dig with shovels, saving time to find the larger goods.
Hearing Zhao Jun's words, Zhang Yuanmin got up and went to find a shovel. Wang Qiang also stood up from the ground, brushed the dust off his legs, and asked Zhao Jun, "Nephew, what were you doing with Baoyu?"
"I..." Zhao Jun was about to speak when he heard Ma Sheng's voice from not far away: "Fool!"