Chapter 18

After distributing the grain, the team started to get busy again. The corn and bean sprouts in the fields needed to be weeded and fertilized, and the rice in the rice fields also needed to be fertilized. Everyone was busy and having fun.

Qiao Xiazhi went up the mountain alone on the day of the mountain solstice. When she came down the mountain at noon, there were only two things in her backpack, one was three ginseng plants, and the other was a few dendrobiums.

These three ginsengs were all dug bit by bit from the mountains by herself, and she did not touch the ginseng in the space.

There are three ginseng plants, one old and two younger. The younger one is not bad either, but she plans to use it to make her own ginseng wine.

Her grandparents and her parents can all drink some ginseng wine, and they also drink some wine on weekdays.

It is better to drink ginseng wine than just drinking alcohol.

Especially the ginseng that she raised using her special ability and then injected with special ability to make the wine is even more amazing.

“Grandpa, Grandpa, guess what treasure I found in the mountains today?” As soon as he entered the house, Qiao Xiazhi came to Qiao Qiping and whispered.

Qiao Qiping, who had fallen asleep under the jujube tree in the yard while waiting for lunch, opened his eyes and asked dazedly, “What treasure did you dig up?”

Qiao Xiazhi kept the secret, “Grandpa, guess.”

Qiao Qiping thought for a moment and said, “Coptis chinensis? Polygonatum sibiricum?”

Qiao Xiazhi shook his head: “No, guess again, guess it’s precious medicinal materials.”

“Ganoderma lucidum?” Qiao Qiping guessed again.

Qiao Xiazhi gently took out the bundle of weeds from the backpack, then untied the weed rope, finally revealing a complete and flawless ginseng.

As soon as the ginseng appeared, Qiao Qiping’s eyes widened immediately.

“Ginseng!!”

“What kind of shit luck did you have today, girl? You actually dug up ginseng? Quick, bring me my magnifying glass.”

In order to see the quality of the ginseng clearly, my grandfather even brought out a magnifying glass.

This small magnifying glass is a Western treasure that was obtained by my grandfather’s great-grandfather. It has been passed down to my grandfather for more than a hundred years.

If this thing were put into the 21st century, it would probably be worth a lot of money.

Let’s talk about ginseng first, and later, Qiao Xiazhi will tell his grandfather about the magnifying glass.

I must let grandpa pass down this magnifying glass.

Who knows, maybe it will really bring a considerable fortune to future generations.

After getting the magnifying glass, Qiao Qiping began to carefully examine the quality of the ginseng.

After reading it, he couldn’t help but said happily: “Great, great, great. I didn’t expect that you, a girl, know how to dig ginseng. The quality of this ginseng is very good. Even if I, your grandfather, were to do it, I’m afraid I wouldn’t be able to dig it out so completely.”

“The most important thing is that it’s quite old. It should be able to be exchanged for around 500 yuan.” Qiao Qiping looked at his granddaughter with a look of satisfaction.

Zhu Shizhen was dumbfounded. About five hundred, how much money would that be?

Their family had saved up more than a hundred yuan since Xiazhi’s family became better off during this period. Sixty yuan was from selling a small jade ring at Xiazhi, and fifty yuan was from selling wild boar meat.

The remaining scattered pieces were distributed by the team and also given in exchange for medicinal materials during the summer solstice.

I didn’t expect that a ginseng plant could be sold for around 500 yuan!!

“Grandpa, here, here we have more.” Qiao Xiazhi calmly took out the other two plants that were slightly younger and placed them in front of Qiao Qiping.

Then he poked the excited Qiao Qiping and reminded him to continue watching.

Of course, she would not say that her secret to digging ginseng was supernatural powers. With her wood-based supernatural powers, digging out ginseng intact was a piece of cake.

When he saw that there were still two ginseng plants, Qiao Qiping was stunned and almost cried out in surprise.

“Three…” Noticing that her voice was a little loud, she quickly lowered her voice and said, “Three. What kind of shit luck did you have this morning? Are all the ginsengs coming to you?”

Suddenly, Qiao Qiping looked at Qiao Xiazhi with a serious face: “Did you go into the mountains?”

Qiao Qiping suddenly became nervous, then he turned Qiao Xiazhi around and checked him twice, and only felt relieved after making sure that there was no problem.

Qiao Xiazhi smiled and said, “Grandpa, don’t worry. I didn’t go into the mountains. I’m alone. Even if you give me 200 courages, I wouldn’t dare to do it.”

“I found it in a very hidden place. I was going to pick dendrobiums from the other side, but I saw it when I got there.”

Qiao Xiazhi pointed at the first ginseng plant, and then continued: “I thought that compared with ginseng, I would definitely dig ginseng. Then when I was about to dig it, I found two more plants not far away. These are the two plants.”

“Then I just lay there and fought with them all morning.”

After hearing his granddaughter’s words, Qiao Qiping laughed and said, “Hahahaha… See, see. Our Xia Zhi is a blessed person.”

“Ever since the incident with Mr. Zhao, our Xia Zhi has been more and more blessed since she figured it out. Other ginseng diggers may not be able to find so many ginsengs in several years, but she found and dug them up in just one day, just one morning. Hahahaha…”

“Grandpa, I plan to take this one to the city to exchange for money tomorrow, and we will use these two to make wine. This way, you, my grandma, and my parents can drink some ginseng wine from time to time in the future.” Qiao Xiazhi said.

As soon as these words came out, Qiao Qiping hurriedly said, “No need, no need, you can take them all to the city to exchange for money tomorrow. Grandpa and grandma don’t need to drink such expensive wine.”

Qiao Xiazhi: “Why not? When our family is rich and well off, how can we enjoy life if you and my grandma are not in good health?”

“If we exchange this ginseng for money, it will be enough for our family to live for a very long time. The most important thing is of course your health.”

Qiao Daguo, who had just returned from the fields, put down his hoe, washed his hands and came over to say:

“That’s right, Xia Zhi is right. I agree with Xia Zhi. The money from selling a ginseng can support the family for a long time. The rest can be used to make wine. Only when grandparents, parents are in good health can this family get better and better.”

Fang Mei also persuaded: “Yes, Dad, just listen to Xia Zhi. You and my mother have worked hard for most of our lives. Now that life is getting better, you should pay more attention to your health.”

Seeing that the whole family was concerned about their health, Qiao Qiping agreed, “Okay, then keep one plant to make wine, and exchange the other two for money.”

Seeing that her grandfather had given in, Qiao Xiazhi stopped trying to persuade him. Anyway, she would have soaked the ginseng in the wine by then, so even if her grandfather wanted to exchange it for money, he wouldn’t be able to do so.

The next day, Qiao Xiazhi prepared to go to the city to sell ginseng.

Originally, Qiao Daguo wanted to go with them, but Qiao Xiazhi didn’t let him.

Now that she’s grown up, there’s nothing she can’t protect herself.

He follows her around all the time, which makes it very inconvenient for her to do things.

Fortunately, Qiao Dongzhi hasn’t had his holiday yet, otherwise she would have wanted to go with them.

Qiao Daguo knew where Qiao Xiazhi would go to rest at night, so he was naturally not worried and helped to persuade his family.

Finally, with the help of Qiao Daguo, her family finally agreed to let her go to the city alone.

We took a tractor to the town, then took a bus from the town bus station to the city, and then took a three-wheeled motorcycle to Grandma Jiang’s place.

However, she did not go directly to Grandma Jiang’s house, but went to the black market first.

I went to the black market fully armed and, as before, compared prices from multiple stores.

But the prices they offered did not satisfy her.

In the end, the two ginsengs were sold to Uncle Xu on the black market for 1,200 yuan.

Of course, the other one naturally comes from the space. With so many points, it would be a waste if they are not used.

Exchange some money in advance and keep it on hand so that in case of emergency you will not be left with nothing.

She put the money she exchanged into two wooden boxes, one for unity and the other for loose money.

Then put it into space so it is convenient to use, so you don’t have to deposit it in the bank. You can wait until you have more money in the future.

After selling the ginseng, she was about to go find Grandma Jiang, but Uncle Xu asked her quietly again.

“Comrade, can you get some food?”

Qiao Xiazhi looked surprised: “Is the black market still short of food?”

Uncle Xu: “There is a shortage. How can there not be a shortage? There is always a shortage. Especially this summer harvest, the weather is not very good. There were heavy rains in many places and the grain was not harvested. Now the grain here is priced like this.”

Uncle Xu raised a finger.

Qiao Xiazhi asked: “Rice or noodles?”

“I’ll exchange this flour for one yuan. If you can get some food, I’ll give you 90 cents and I’ll earn 10 cents as your reward. Do you think it’s okay?”

Nine cents is already a sky-high price for food at that time.

You should know that the normal price of white flour outside is 20 cents per pound, while on the black market it is about 50 to 60 cents per pound.

The price increases in the black market are the most exaggerated during bad years, otherwise why would it be called a black market.

However, this price is nothing for city dwellers. The most important thing is to be able to buy food.

Qiao Xiazhi thought for a moment and asked, “Just white flour?”

“We need other food, too.”

“How much? I’ll see if I can think of a solution, but it probably won’t be too much.”

When he heard that it wouldn’t be too much, it meant that there was some, so Uncle Xu said happily: “I’ll take as much as you have.”

He had the courage to ask just now because he saw that this comrade had come twice and the things he exchanged both times were good things, so he thought of asking.

I didn’t expect that I asked the right question.

Qiao Xiazhi nodded: “Okay, see you in the alley outside the black market at 9:30 pm. I’ll try to get you about 1,000 kilograms.”

Qiao Xiazhi said this to remind him to bring enough money.

Don’t wait until she comes out to get the food and he doesn’t have enough money. She won’t buy on credit, let alone this kind of shady transaction.

“Okay, okay.” Uncle Xu was very happy.

Before leaving, Qiao Xiazhi said again: “Do you know what to say and what not to say?”

Uncle Xu smiled and said, “Comrade, you underestimate me, Old Xu. I have been working in this black market for more than ten years. No one knows the rules of the black market better than me. Don’t ask what you shouldn’t ask, don’t say what you shouldn’t say, just trade, don’t care about the source.”

Qiao Xiazhi nodded, then turned and left.

After coming out of the black market, I found a deserted place and took off all the towels that I had used to arm myself.

This hot weather is almost suffocating her.

I took off the towel and finally got some fresh air.

After recovering from his shock, Qiao Xiazhi carried the basket on his back and walked towards Grandma Jiang’s house.

I haven’t seen Grandma Jiang for more than two months, and I don’t know how she is doing now.

However, when they were almost at Grandma Jiang’s house, Qiao Xiazhi thought about what the uncle had just said, and then she secretly took out 100 kilograms of flour and 50 kilograms of rice from the space and put them in the backpack.

Fortunately, she is very strong, so the 150 kilograms is not too heavy on her back.

“Grandma” Qiao Xiazhi knocked on the door and shouted.