noffsinger Chapter 108 Ginseng Cultivation Plan
Chapter 108 Ginseng Cultivation Plan
The little guy took a few steps, not quite recognizing his age, and walked away into the distance.
He kept looking back at Su Niannian as he walked, clearly trying to get Su Niannian to keep up with him.
"You eat first, I'll go check on things." Su Niannian turned to Gu Nan and said, then followed the little guy over.
Gu Nan quickly stuffed a few dumplings into his mouth, covered the rest, put them on the table, and then followed.
Seeing that Gu Nan had followed, Su Niannian asked Gu Nan, "Aren't you going to eat some more?"
"That's enough, we still need to eat dinner tonight." Gu Nan actually wanted to go with Su Niannian to take a look.
This morning, when Gu Nan was at work, he kept thinking about Su Niannian.
He went to the county town to buy things, and he was also thinking about Su Niannian.
If it weren't for wanting to surprise Su Niannian, Gu Nan would have preferred to take her shopping with him.
Now that he had finally seen his little girl, Gu Nan didn't want Su Niannian to be out of his sight.
Su Niannian understood and took Gu Nan's hand.
The two walked side by side, following the little one.
The little guy led the two of them to a place where small ginseng plants were growing.
When Su Niannian saw the ginseng in the ground, her eyes lit up.
If Su Niannian remembered correctly, the six ginseng plants were at least a few years old when they were transplanted, and at most a dozen years old.
In her previous life, Su Niannian was an old traditional Chinese medicine doctor, so she still has this kind of insight.
But now?
Each one is at least a hundred years old.
If it continues to grow at this rate, the age of this ginseng will be quite frightening.
Gu Nan also saw the six ginseng plants; judging from the seedlings, they were quite old.
“I saw a few ginseng roots on the back mountain before, but they were too young to dig up. When I went back a couple of days ago, they had already been dug up,” Gu Nan said, holding Su Niannian’s hand as he recalled.
“Uh…” Su Niannian thought for a moment and felt that these six plants should be the small ginseng that Gu Nan saw being dug up.
"These six plants were already several or even more than ten years old before I transplanted them here. It's just that they grew so fast because they were irrigated by the spiritual spring water in the space," Su Niannian said truthfully.
"Oh?" Gu Nan was quite pleased to hear Su Niannian say that, after all, it's good to keep the good stuff in the family.
When Gu Nan discovered that the little ginseng had been dug up, he felt a pang of regret.
Thinking that if he had known he would be discovered, he would have dug the ginseng up earlier.
Even a small grasshopper leg is still meat.
"If it's still possible, I'll take you to the back mountain sometime. There are several places there where you can find wild ginseng."
"It's just that they're all from very young years, so I think it's a bit early to dig them up."
Since Su Niannian was able to transplant the ginseng into the space to accelerate its growth...
Gu Nan then planned to bring everything he knew into Su Niannian's fold.
This way, it not only grows faster, but it's also very safe. There's no fear of it being poached by someone else.
"Okay." Su Niannian was also very happy to hear Gu Nan say that.
Every era has wealthy people, and once people become rich, what they pursue is health and longevity.
Top-quality ginseng is always in high demand and can fetch an outrageously high price, regardless of the era.
If ginseng cultivation could be done on a large scale, the profits would far exceed those from grains and vegetables.
Moreover, Su Niannian's ginseng grew by drinking spiritual spring water, so Su Niannian could imagine its medicinal effects.
Seeing Su Niannian smiling happily, Gu Nan felt happy too.
He just wanted his little girl to be happy forever.
The little guy originally wanted to pull Su Niannian over to show off, since it had been helping Su Niannian look after these little ginseng roots.
Damn it, why should I, a tiger, eat dog food?
The little guy seemed a bit down again.
Su Niannian looked at the little pheasants again. Seeing their growth rate, Su Niannian knew that it wouldn't be long before they were able to lay eggs.
Su Niannian walked to her shelf, intending to go to Baozi's house to bring them some meat.
"How about we get some eggs?" Gu Nan suggested.
Su Niannian put down the meat in her hand and took eight eggs into a bamboo basket.
Su Niannian almost forgot that Baozi's mother already felt indebted to her. If she brought over a few pounds of meat, which would cost several yuan, Baozi's mother probably wouldn't accept it and would worry that she would owe her even more.
Taking eight eggs is different; each egg costs only seven or eight cents, so it only costs a few cents in total.
If I say a few more words, she'll probably accept it.
Looking at it this way, Su Niannian felt that Gu Nan was quite thoughtful at times.
"You stay here and watch the house, we're going out." Su Niannian said to the little guy behind her, then patted the little guy's tiger head before going out with Gu Nan.
When you leave, you are still in the same place you came in, and the time is still the same time you came in.
Gu Nan carried two bundles of fabric and a small bamboo basket as he walked with Su Niannian toward Baozi's house.
Baozi's house is quite far from Gu Nan's house.
The two walked for a while. Although they didn't hold hands, they were occasionally seen walking side by side by elderly people who didn't need to work in the fields to earn work points.
Fortunately, those who stayed at home were mostly elderly and had poor eyesight.
None of it attracted much attention.
The two arrived at Baozi's house without incident.
Baozi's family lived in a small mud house, which was already quite old. When Baozi's father was still alive, he planned to save some money to renovate it, using mud bricks and red bricks to reinforce the room.
But before he could save enough money and repair the house, he passed away.
So, looking at Baozi's house now, it does look rather dilapidated.
However, the yard was still kept very clean.
The weather was pretty good today, so Baozi's mother washed a lot of clothes and hung them out to dry on the wire in the yard.
"Is Sister Wu here?" Su Niannian stood at the gate of the courtyard and knocked on the wooden door.
The courtyard wall of Baozi's house is made of wooden planks, about 1.5 meters high. As for the gate, it is just two larger wooden planks, haphazardly fixed there. Over time, the wooden gate has become somewhat shaky and ready to collapse.
There are still "Fu" characters pasted on it for Chinese New Year, but I don't know how many years ago they are. The red paper has turned a light pink after being exposed to the sun.
"Yes, I'm here." Widow Wu's voice came from the room inside the courtyard.
Upon hearing the noise, Widow Wu hurriedly came out.
When she came out and saw that it was Su Niannian, she was overjoyed.
"It's Little Su, come in quickly and sit down." Widow Wu hurriedly invited Su Niannian in.
When she saw Gu Nan behind Su Niannian, Widow Wu nodded slightly to him.
"Please come in quickly." Gu Nan and Su Niannian entered the courtyard. When Su Niannian saw the furnishings in the courtyard, she couldn't help but feel a little sad.
It was truly a state of utter poverty.
Apart from a few winnowing baskets containing some dried vegetables, there was nothing else.
Although the yard was indeed kept clean, it also felt quite empty because of its cleanliness.