The whole mountain is my hunting ground.

Chapter 1953 Flowers Bloom Everywhere in Lao'anzi, Even the Gold Ingots Are Top-Grade

Chapter 1953 Flowers Bloom Everywhere in Lao'anzi, Even the Gold Ingots Are Top-Grade

Although most members of the Zhao family gang are not very professional yet, they have developed a good spirit and energy by carrying ginseng kings and making large shipments.

At Zhao Jun's command, everyone sprang into action, and the eleven men began to practice their batons.

As the leader, Zhao Jun was still the first to strike, but the second striker on the other end was changed from Zhang Yuanmin to Ma Yang.

Logically, the position of Second-in-Command should usually be held by the deputy leader. However, the two ginseng kings that the Zhao family gang brought out were both favored by Ma Yang. He was incredibly lucky, so Zhang Yuanmin, as the deputy leader, had no choice but to give up his position to Ma Yang.

As it turns out, Zhang Yuanmin's resignation was very necessary.

Less than two minutes later, Zhao Jun heard two bird calls coming from the other end of the line.

Zhao Jun was unaware that Shen Qiushan had suffered a man-made disaster. He was afraid that the Shen family would come into the mountains to look for him, so he didn't even dare to shout at the mountain.

But if they found wild ginseng, they had to tell their companions, so the Zhao family gang agreed to use bird calls instead of shouting.

Kids who grow up in the forest all know this, as long as they don't imitate the crow's call.

Ma Yang studied the yellow-rumped warbler. This bird has a clear, trilled call that can also bend, so many bird enthusiasts keep it.

In Northeast China, before 2000, when the yellow-breasted bunting was not officially listed as a protected animal, people would set up nets to catch it in city parks.

Upon hearing the sound, everyone stopped in their tracks and turned to look at Ma Yang.

Then they saw Ma Yang standing there, raising his right hand and extending his palm.

Five-grade leaf!

Zhao Jun and the others gathered around and saw Ma Yang grinning with his head held high and his teeth showing.

This kid has done another good deed. Zhao Jun gave him a thumbs up, and Xing San patted him on the shoulder affectionately.

Ma Yang smiled even more broadly, then gave Li Ruhai a smug look.

Li Ruhai rolled his eyes, but he really couldn't compete with Ma Yang in this regard.

Zhao Jun raised his hand and pointed to Zhang Yuanmin's chest, meaning that Zhang Yuanmin should help him carry the five-leaf seedling.

Zhao Jun then gestured to the side, signaling the others to continue using the sticks to search for the source.

Although the Zhao family gang had little experience, they had seen many good buds. A single seedling with five leaves was not enough to attract their attention.

Xing San directed the others to rearrange the sticks. The old man was quite snobbish in this regard, and he directly ordered Ma Yang to hit the first stick.

Yesterday, Ma Yang also struck first, but that only involved four people. Today, there are nine people, including Li Ruhai, which makes Ma Yang even more smug.

He dared not look down on others, but looking at Li Ruhai was no problem.

"You scoundrel!" Li Ruhai muttered angrily. He knew now was not the time to argue with Ma Yang, so he secretly decided to find a way to deal with Ma Yang when he got home and use his wealth to his advantage.

Ignoring the infighting within the gang, Zhao Jun bent down and reached out to help Zhang Yuanmin move the stone next to the rice seedlings.

The jujube seedlings grew next to a bluestone. The bluestone was neither too big nor too small, and it looked to weigh about thirty or forty pounds. The two of them lifted it up and moved it aside so they could get to work.

When Zhao Jun dug his fingers under the stone, the back of his hand touched something cold and hard.

At that moment, Zhao Jun suddenly felt a jolt, and withdrew his hand as if he had been electrocuted.

The moment Zhao Jun stopped, a triangular snake head flew out from under the rock—the typical triangular head of most vipers.

The triangular snake's head was wide and flat, clearly distinguishable from its body and neck, and its scales were bumpy, like a toad.

This is a poisonous snake—Toad Head!

Zhao Jun was skilled at killing bears and tigers, but he was afraid of snakes. He was even afraid of non-venomous rat snakes, let alone toad-headed snakes.

At that moment, Zhao Jun felt a tingling sensation all over his body. He subconsciously took two steps back, just in time to avoid the snake's next lunge attack.

"Brother!" Zhang Yuanmin reacted quickly, grabbing the rope stuck beside him and using the stick to flick the snake away, sending it flying two meters away.

"Brother!" Seeing the commotion, Li Baoyu rushed over. Seeing the snake slithering on the ground, Li Baoyu raised his stick to strike it, but Zhao Jun stopped him: "Baoyu! That's a money snake!"

The rope that Li Baoyu had raised deflected the stick, abruptly stopping it in mid-air.

Snake hunters call snakes "money strings," which carries a very auspicious meaning, and it is absolutely forbidden to kill them.

But when he thought about how the snake had almost bitten Zhao Jun, Li Baoyu was so angry that he used a rope stick to lift it five meters away.

The snake fell down and swayed on the tree branch.

At this moment, everyone from the Zhao family gang gathered around Zhao Jun, and they were all still feeling quite frightened.

The toad-head snake, also known as the earth ball snake, is the most venomous snake in Northeast China. While its venom isn't as potent as some of the more famous venomous snakes of the south, a single bite from it in this forest area would be enough to kill Zhao Jun.

Everyone chimed in with concern for Zhao Jun, and Xing San even cursed at him a couple of times.

Old Mountain Dog is incapable of expressing emotions; he can't say words of concern, and his curses are only meant to provoke Zhao Jun's lack of consideration.

What Zhao Jun just experienced was indeed a low-probability event. But while things are fine until something happens, it's too late for regrets.

"We were really careless!" Zhao Jun was also very scared. He said to everyone, "From now on, when we go out to scavenge, we have to be careful when moving stones or fallen logs."

Everyone responded enthusiastically. Zhang Yuanmin used a stick to pry up the stone, and seeing that there were no snakes under the stone, Zhao Jun then began to work.

The two men moved the stones, then knelt down and took out their tools, tied them together with mallets, and began to lift the ginseng.

Using a deer antler spoon to clear away the soil, the rhizome quickly appeared before Zhao Jun and Zhang Yuanmin. The two looked at the rhizome formed by the horse tooth rhizome, the piled flower rhizome, and the round rhizome, and silently examined the rhizome in their minds, judging that the rhizome of this wild ginseng seedling was about eighty years old.

Just then, the calls of two birds rang out one after another not far away, startling Zhao Jun and Zhang Yuanmin.

The call of the yellow sparrow must have been made by Ma Yang, but who learned the cuckoo's call?

Zhao Jun and Zhang Yuanmin turned their heads at the same time and saw the two brothers, Ma Sheng and Ma Yang, raising their right hands. Ma Sheng was gesturing four, and Ma Yang was gesturing two.

"My goodness!" Zhang Yuanmin exclaimed upon seeing this, "These two brothers are so lucky!"

Zhao Jun was also surprised. He blinked and recalled that in his previous life he had taken Ma Yang to Luosha Mountain. He remembered that Ma Yang had performed well back then.

However, there is one inconvenience in having Ma Yang with you: when you're free, Ma Yang can go play with Mao Mei, but Zhao Jun can't.

Later, feeling that his brother-in-law was hindering his foreign language learning, Zhao Jun stopped taking him out the following year.

Thinking back on his past life, although Ma Yang was always open-minded, he was definitely not this fortunate.

"Maybe it's because I've had a good life, my brother-in-law and brother-in-law have become good friends with me." Zhao Jun thought shamelessly, but his hands were not slow. He pointed to Wang Qiang, Xie Chen and Li Ruhai to carry ginseng from a distance.

Wang Qiang and Xie Chen worked together to carry the fourth-rank leaf, while Li Ruhai carried the second-rank leaf.

But when Li Ruhai took out his tools, Zhao Jun called him to his side and instructed him, "Ruhai, look at that head. If it's a 'turned-up' head, call me. If it's not, then lift it."

"Yes!" Li Ruhai responded, then quickly left.

Zhao Jun and Zhang Yuanmin continued carrying the ginseng. Two minutes passed, but Li Ruhai did not come to report. Obviously, the ginseng seedling he dealt with was not a fifth-grade or sixth-grade leaf ginseng.

Zhao Jun was not disappointed; he focused on dealing with the fifth-grade leaf in front of him, along with Zhang Yuanmin.

The main root of these five leaves, which is the body among the five forms, is short and thick, while its shoulders are round and wide.

The two legs below are also short and thick, and are stretched out in a V-shape with a slight upward curve.

This is not a cross-sea ginseng, but another superior variety of wild ginseng – the Yuanbao type.

These five varieties of goose-neck reed, jujube-kernel reed, and ingot-shaped reed are of exceptionally good quality, and their prices will be considerable.

Back in 88, this ginseng could sell for around four thousand yuan.

Faced with such a valuable treasure, Zhao Jun and Zhang Yuanmin became even more careful, and their cooperation was quite tacit.

Just then, the call of a cuckoo came from not far away, and Ma Sheng's eyes were opened again.

Zhao Jun looked up and saw Ma Sheng raise his hand and gesture "three," meaning that he had discovered a three-leaf variety.

Zhao Jun called out "Baoyu," and Li Baoyu nodded solemnly, then reached into his satchel to retrieve his tools.

With Li Baoyu carrying the three-grade leaf, Xing San continued to organize the remaining men to spread out the sticks.

At this point, besides the old man, only Lin Xiangshun, Ma Sheng, Zhao Jinhui, and Ma Yang remained to participate in the stick-pulling activity.

Xing San arranged for Ma Yang to strike first and Ma Sheng to strike second, with Xing San sitting in the center, Zhao Jinhui on the left, and Lin Xiangshun on the right.

The five men pushed the cart along, using sticks to clear away the grass with a whooshing sound.

At this moment, Ma Yang's face was serious and he was completely focused.

So far, he has opened his eyes twice, as has his brother Ma Sheng. This made Ma Yang feel insecure, fearing that he would not gain the attention of his brother-in-law Zhao Jun.

Suddenly, Ma Yang used a stick to push aside the grass, and the familiar palm-shaped leaves appeared before his eyes.

Ma Yang was overjoyed, but just then, a rope-like stick extended from his right side and struck the palm-shaped leaf directly.

The baton is used when two people are about three meters apart, and the ends of the batons they are holding can be touched together.

Ma Yang and Zhao Jinhui were standing next to each other. Ma Yang's rope could reach the club with his stick, and Zhao Jinhui's rope could naturally reach the club with his stick as well.

Ma Yang looked at Zhao Jinhui and saw Zhao Jinhui's chubby face beaming with joy as he darted toward the sapling.

In all honesty, Zhao Jinhui did not intentionally steal the credit. He hadn't even noticed Ma Yang, and when he moved the stick, it was unintentional that he bumped into the sapling.

But the moment Zhao Jinhui saw the Chinese tallow tree, he forgot everything else.

He's made a good living since he started working with Zhao Jun in the mountains. But he's not good at managing his finances, and because of his big belly, it's hard for him to even lift ginseng while kneeling.

Therefore, Zhao Jinhui always felt that he was somewhat undeserving of the generous dividends.

In the previous battle against the anti-Zhao alliance, Zhao Jinhui's powerful blows were unstoppable, which lessened his guilt considerably.

Now that he has seen it for the first time, Zhao Jinhui is incredibly excited.

But Ma Yang, seeing this, immediately objected and rushed out as well.

The next second, Ma Yang crashed heavily into Zhao Jinhui.

At that moment, Ma Yang felt as if he had crashed into a wall, and his whole body flew backward. But he didn't fly far, only about two meters before landing on the ground.

At this moment, Zhao Jinhui didn't even care about Ma Yang. He went to the jujube seedling, looked at it carefully, then stuck the seedling into the ground with his rope and shouted, "Jujube!"

This was the first time Zhao Jinhui had ever shouted "Mountain!" He was so excited that he just shouted it out loud.

After calling out, Zhao Jinhui realized something was wrong and quickly imitated a bird's call: "Caw...caw!"

He imitated the call of a rooster, then raised his chubby hand and waved his palm.

Another fifth-grade leaf!

Zhao Jinhui's discovery alerted Zhao Jun, who walked over with the deer antler key in his hand. After taking a closer look, he patted Zhao Jinhui on the shoulder to encourage him.

Zhao Jinhui grinned broadly, and not far behind him, Ma Yang, who had just stood up, threw the crumpled blades of grass in his hand aside.

"Brother Jun," Zhao Jinhui looked at Zhao Jun and asked, "Who's going to lift this club?"

“I’ll lift it!” Zhao Jun said. “Jin Hui, you take the red rope and lock it up first.”

Although Zhao Jinhui rarely had the opportunity to carry ginseng, he had all the necessary tools. Following Zhao Jun's instructions, Zhao Jinhui quickly pulled out a ginseng mallet lock from his pocket.

Zhao Jun strode over to Wang Qiang and Xie Chen, who were carrying a ginseng rootstock, Miao Sipinye. Judging by its appearance, it was over sixty years old, with a straight body and a shape resembling a radish.

In the trade, this type of body is called a "smooth body." It grows smoothly and quickly, but lacks spiritual energy, so it's only considered a mid-grade body.

Wild ginseng has five shapes and six forms. The six forms are further divided into spirit, clumsy, old, young, horizontal, and straight. Each of these forms is in contrast to the others: spirit is better than clumsy, old is worse than young, and straight is not as good as horizontal.

The Yuanbao-shaped body that Zhao Jun and Zhang Yuanmin just carried, as well as the cross-sea body they carried before, which is a combination of spiritual body and horizontal body, are all of the highest quality.

You can call it top-grade or top-quality.

Zhao Jun then walked towards Li Baoyu, who was struggling with the three-grade leaf that Ma Sheng had recently discovered.

These three leaves have just emerged from the rhizome and body. Judging from the rhizome head, they are probably over forty years old. The ginseng body is crooked and uneven in thickness, which is a typical clumsy type.

Even though it hadn't been fully unearthed yet, Zhao Jun could tell that the ginseng's legs were numerous and messy, as were its whiskers.

This is of inferior quality.

Zhao Jun patted Li Baoyu on the shoulder and said to him, "Baoyu, stop picking at it. Just take a shovel and scrape it off. Go home and make soup or wine."

If there were no other circumstances, Zhao Jun would have carried the ginseng out intact, with its entire root and tail intact.

But now that the business is flourishing everywhere, the eleven members of the Zhao family gang are already overwhelmed. Moreover, with the Shen family gang and the wolf pack surrounding them, Zhao Jun needs to hurry up and get the good goods and carry the big ones.

Zhao Jun walked over to Li Ruhai, who was carrying a Miao Erjiazi. It was also a regular piece, and although it was of medium quality, its age was too poor. Zhao Jun waved his hand and told him to take a shovel and break it up.

After circling around, Zhao Jun walked to Zhao Jinhui's side. By this time, Zhao Jinhui had already tied up the fifth-grade ginseng, and Zhao Jun knelt down to lift it.

The antler-shaped ginseng breaks through the soil, first revealing three sections of the rhizome, then the bumpy, short, thick, and rounded ginseng body, which looks very old.

This is the "lumpy body," a superior quality among the six types of bodies.

Zhao Jun rolled up his sleeves. The price of this ginseng seedling was no less than the gold ingots that Zhang Yuanmin was currently offering, so it was worth Zhao Jun taking seriously.

Just as Zhao Jun was carrying the ginseng, Li Baoyu and Li Ruhai had already dug it out, wrapped it in pre-prepared moss and pine bark, and made it into ginseng dumplings.

Then, the two brothers joined the group of people carrying batons and continued searching for wild ginseng in the forest.

Half an hour later, the group had cleared the entire grove. They returned to Zhao Jun's side, but Zhao Jun said, "Third Uncle, you guys take a break, we'll continue when you're done."

As he spoke, Zhao Jun pointed to the side and said, "There must be a lot of good stuff here, at least one seedling with six leaves."

"Woof woof woof..." As soon as Zhao Jun finished speaking, the two dogs, Mud Loach and Maomao, started barking in unison.

Li Baoyu was the first to jump up. When they were roaming the mountains before, no one carried a gun. The Type 56 semi-automatic rifles were all hanging on the crooked trees not far away.

But Li Baoyu reached behind his waist and grabbed the Type 54 pistol.