HPDBC Chapter 1946 Three Leaves Grow on the Tree, Shen Qiushan is the First Ginseng in the World
Chapter 1946 Three Leaves Grow on the Tree, Shen Qiushan is the First Ginseng in the World
Chapter 1946 Three-petaled leaves grow on the tree, Shen Qiushan: This is the world's number one ginseng.
"Woof woof woof..." The barking of dogs echoed in the woods. Zhao Jun reached behind him with his right hand and pulled out a Type 54 pistol from his waistband.
Almost simultaneously, he pulled a magazine containing eight bullets from his pocket with his left hand and quickly inserted it into the gun.
Then, Zhao Jun held the gun in his right hand with the muzzle pointing diagonally downwards toward the ground, and pulled the slide back with his left hand before releasing it.
With this pull and release, the bullet is chambered, and the hammer strikes down.
Li Baoyu struggled to grab the loach, tied it to a nearby tree, and then reached into his pocket to take out his pistol.
Just as Li Baoyu took out his gun, Zhao Jun pulled the trigger.
"Bang!" Whichever direction the loach cried out, Zhao Jun would attack in that direction.
The loach wasn't a hunting dog. When Zhao Jun fired a shot, the loach seemed startled, its back bristles standing on end. It tucked its tail between its legs and leaped behind a tree, letting out a whimpering sound.
As soon as the dog stopped barking, Zhao Jun heard rustling sounds coming from the woods on both sides, the sounds of wild animals running through the forest.
"Baoyu!" Zhao Jun sensed something was wrong and quickly called to Li Baoyu. The two brothers retreated to the side of the tree and stood guard on either side of the loach.
Zhao Jun and Li Baoyu were looking back at the way they came when a beast suddenly appeared behind them.
It is about 1.2 meters long, a head taller than a loach, with broad shoulders, a thick back, a deep chest, a short waist, and thick, long limbs.
Its mouth was narrower and longer than a loach's, but it opened its mouth very wide and suddenly lunged out to bite Zhao Jun's thigh.
At this moment, the loach tensed up, its ears pointing straight forward, its tail tucked under its belly, and it dared not utter a sound.
Without a dog to warn him, Zhao Jun, whose attention was focused on both sides, didn't react at all.
"Brother!" Seeing the wolf pounce on Zhao Jun, Li Baoyu shouted and rushed out without regard for his own safety.
The wolf didn't expect a guy to suddenly appear. Just as its mouth was less than 20 centimeters from Zhao Jun's calf, it was pinned down by Li Baoyu.
After getting married, Li Baoyu's life became increasingly comfortable, and he weighed nearly 210 pounds. He almost vomited wolf droppings on himself.
"Awooo!" The wolf howled, a ferocious glint flashing in its amber eyes, and turned to bite Li Baoyu's shoulder.
In a flash, Li Baoyu instinctively swung his pistol and smashed it at the base of the wolf's tail.
"Awooo!" The wolf howled again, ignoring its bite on Li Baoyu, and leaped away from under him.
No sooner said than done.
By the time Zhao Jun realized what was happening, the wolf was already gone. Zhao Jun grabbed Li Baoyu and asked urgently, "Baoyu, where are you hurt?"
"Brother, I'm not hurt!" Li Baoyu looked around nervously and said, "You were almost bitten by a wolf!"
At this moment, Zhao Jun felt very warm inside. He knew that Li Baoyu was reliable, but he never expected that Li Baoyu would risk his own safety to fight with the wolves in order to save him.
Zhao Jun was deeply moved, but he didn't have time to say anything to Li Baoyu because there was a rustling sound in the woods on both sides, indicating that a pack of wolves was roaming around them.
Zhao Jun leaned towards Li Baoyu, and Li Baoyu also leaned towards Zhao Jun.
Li Baoyu, panting heavily, said in a deep voice, "Brother, take the bag off."
"Take it off." Zhao Jun's shoulders swayed, and the sack on his back slid down. With a twist of his body, Zhao Jun slipped behind the sack as it hit the ground.
The burlap sack wasn't very tall, barely covering Zhao Jun's legs. But having it to block out the sun was better than nothing.
Li Baoyu did the same. When the two brothers were back to back, Zhao Jun put away his pistol and took off his semi-automatic rifle.
"Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang!" Zhao Jun fired two shots in front and two shots behind, and the forest fell silent.
"Brother." Li Baoyu felt an unsettling quiet in the forest and immediately asked Zhao Jun, "Have the wolves left?"
"I don't know," Zhao Jun said, glancing down at the mudfish huddled under the burlap sack, trembling with fear.
Zhang Xudong said his dog was fierce, but he never expected it to become so cowardly when it encountered a wolf.
At this moment, Zhao Jun missed his gang.
"This damn thing is doomed!" Li Baoyu muttered and cursed the mudskipper, but anyone who owns a dog knows that you can't hit the dog at this time. Hitting it won't help, and the more you hit it, the more scared the dog will become.
The wolf pack seemed to have retreated, and for the next two minutes, the surroundings were completely silent.
Zhao Jun and Li Baoyu cautiously looked around. After looking around a few times, Li Baoyu called out to Zhao Jun, "Brother, it must have been your shots that scared them away."
Li Baoyu was right. The wolf pack didn't react much to the first shot fired by Zhao Jun's pistol. But the four shots he fired in quick succession with a semi-automatic rifle reminded the wolf pack of the intense artillery fire from Zhao's gang the night before.
"Baoyu, hurry up!" Zhao Jun said, putting away his gun, carrying the sack, and then switching to a Type 54 pistol.
Li Baoyu, however, did the opposite of Zhao Jun and replaced the Type 54 pistol with a semi-automatic one.
Seeing Zhao Jun look at the gun in his hand, Li Baoyu said, "Brother, I'll use this to protect you!"
Upon hearing this, Zhao Jun immediately understood what Li Baoyu meant.
Li Baoyu lunged at the wolf to fight it hand-to-hand because the wolf was too close to Zhao Jun, and he was afraid of hitting Zhao Jun, so he didn't dare to fire his gun.
Of course, even after switching to the Type 56 semi-automatic rifle, Li Baoyu still didn't dare to fire it, but he could use it to hit and smash things. This rifle was like a big club when swung, unlike a pistol.
After Li Baoyu finished speaking, he went to pull on the rope holding the loach. Seemingly sensing that the wolves had retreated, the dog shakily got up.
"What kind of dog is this!" Li Baoyu looked down on the mudskipper, but Zhao Jun didn't say anything. He quickly walked towards the oak tree he had just chosen.
This oak tree is quite ordinary; its root system is about as thick as a sapling, and there is a hole in the trunk about three meters from the ground.
Zhao Jun went to the tree and tapped it with the rope he had picked up.
The tree begins to hollow out about one and a half meters from the ground. Zhao Jun didn't know how far the hollow went, but he had his eye on that tree hole.
……
Half an hour later, the two brothers returned to the mountain via the same route. On the way down, Li Baoyu asked Zhao Jun to help him trample down the weeds on the sled path.
Although Zhao Jun was uneducated, he immediately understood Li Baoyu's intention.
And so, it took the two of them quite a while to finally get down into Langcaogou.
As soon as they stepped into the ditch, the loach that Li Baoyu was leading let out a "whimper" and then lay down in the grass.
"Huh?" Li Baoyu subconsciously reached for the dog leash, but Mudskipper remained firmly pressed against the ground.
Seeing the loach like this, Zhao Jun and Li Baoyu knew that the wolf had come again.
Zhao Jun gripped his gun with both hands and scanned his surroundings. Just then, a mountain breeze blew by, and Zhao Jun spotted a wolf hiding in the grass.
Upon coming into Zhao Jun's sight, the wolf instantly stood up and disappeared into the green sea before Zhao Jun could even raise his gun.
Even though the wolf was about to leave, Zhao Jun still raised his gun and fired four more shots.
After firing four shots, Zhao Jun ejected two bullets from the chamber, took out a magazine from his pocket, and reloaded the four bullets.
"Baoyu, hurry up!" Zhao Jun called out, and Li Baoyu pulled the mudfish away with all his might.
At first, the dog was unwilling, but it followed Zhao Jun and Li Baoyu faster and faster, and as it walked, its tail, which had been tucked between its legs, stood up.
Seeing this, Zhao Jun knew the area was relatively safe. Although the dog was timid, it could still warn people in a special way.
……
As Zhao Jun and Li Baoyu hurriedly went to catch up with the main force, on the western slope of Langcaogou, Shen Qiushan, carrying a gun and leaning on a rope, said to the people beside him, "Shooting! Shooting! Zhao Jun and the others are fighting with the wolves!"
At this moment, Shen Qiushan was surrounded by more than twenty people and seven hunting dogs.
Among these people were his Shen family gang members, wolf hunters hired by Shen Qiushan through connections, and people from the village who were on good terms with Shen Qiushan.
These people were all hired by Shen Qiushan to deal with the Zhao family gang. When they heard the gunshots, they all thought that the Zhao family gang was fighting with the wolf pack.
"Qiushan," Song Daikui, who had been arguing with Li Ruhai earlier, asked Shen Qiushan, "Shall we go down?"
"Get out!" Shen Qiushan gritted his teeth and said decisively, "Look at those Zhaos, brothers, beat them! Beat them to death."
"Qiu Shan," someone said to Shen Qiu Shan, "Aren't these people here to help us hunt wolves? Just get them to the point of being a dozen or so, let them know who the big bosses are, but don't beat them to death."
"You can use them to fight wolves?" Shen Qiushan turned around and shouted, "If they fight the wolves, where will we put our face?"
At this point, Shen Qiushan looked at the man with a gun and a dog and said, "Sixth Brother, if they're going to kill this wolf, can you save face?"
Hearing Shen Qiushan's words, the man he called Sixth Brother's face darkened, and then Shen Qiushan continued, "If we let these outsiders fight for this wolf, you won't even be able to ask the farm for a semi-automatic vehicle in the future."
“But we can’t just do whatever we want.” Sixth Brother thought for a moment and said, “If we don’t hunt down these wolves, our forest farm won’t have any peace.”
"Sixth Brother, listen to me," Shen Qiushan said. "Let's catch up with Zhao Jun, give them a good beating, and then let him teach us how to fight these wolves."
"Then...can that be alright?" Sixth Brother hesitated, but then heard Shen Qiushan shout, "He's my brother, he's my sworn brother, so come with me!"
As soon as Shen Qiushan said this, Song Daikui was the first to respond, followed by the Shen family gang.
People have a herd mentality. Seeing so many people responding to Shen Qiushan, others who had objections kept quiet.
And so, Shen Qiushan led a large group of people down Langcaogou and headed straight for the opposite hillside.
After crossing Langcaogou and climbing the opposite hillside, you'll see that the once-abandoned sled track is now covered with patches of wild grass lying flat on the ground, making it look as if many people have passed through here.
In fact, even if it were just the eleven members of the Zhao family gang, they couldn't create such a path. Even with Shen Qiushan and his group having more people, they still couldn't achieve this effect.
To reach that level, at least a battalion would have to go.
But Shen Qiushan didn't think that much about it. When he saw the scene, he immediately became anxious.
There is a great immortal child left by his father in this mountain. Once it is found and brought out, the whole family will have no worries about food and clothing for the rest of their lives.
If this treasure falls into someone else's hands, Shen Qiushan will be heartbroken for the rest of his life.
Then, Shen Qiushan shouted, "Brothers, let's all go up the mountain!"
"Hey boss," someone from the Shen family gang said, "shouldn't we pay our respects to Shan first?"
Upon hearing this, Shen Qiushan was taken aback, and then the man said, "We haven't been to this mountain for several years, so we must pay our respects to it!"
"What mountain are we paying homage to?" Shen Qiushan wanted to follow the rules, but when he thought of the Zhao family gang and the Great Immortal Child, he immediately shouted, "Let's go!"
Although Shen Qiushan is young, he is the leader of the Shen Family Gang. Regardless of whether his decision is right or wrong, once he makes a decision, the members of the Shen Family Gang will definitely obey.
As for others, hunting doesn't involve as much talk as mountain herding. Whether or not one respects the mountain depends solely on whether they want the intestines after catching their prey. If they want them, they take them home; if not, they hang them on a tree as a sign of respect.
The group followed Shen Qiushan on their journey. Shen Qiushan, leaning on a rope and holding a stick, hurried along, and the group quickly followed.
They soon arrived at the place where Zhao Jun and Li Baoyu had encountered wolves. Shen Qiushan wanted to go further, but was pulled back by the person next to him.
"Head..." Before the man could finish speaking, Shen Qiushan impatiently interrupted, "What is it?"
"Head, club!" This ginseng soldier didn't shout "club!" when he said this. To shout "club" would have to be loud and drawn out.
At this moment, Shen Ding's voice trembled, and his eyes were filled with wild joy as he looked at Shen Qiushan.
"Huh?" Shen Qiushan was taken aback. Seeing the ginseng root turn its head, Shen Qiushan followed the ginseng root's gaze.
With just one glance, Shen Qiushan was struck dumb, frozen in place.
Seeing the two of them like this, the others turned to look and saw an oak tree not far away.
The oak tree wasn't very thick. There was a hole about three meters above the ground. The hole wasn't very big, but a stem was sticking out of it, with three palm-sized leaves on it.
Unlike the Zhao family gang, the Shen family gang members, apart from Zhao Jun, had never been to the mountains before.
But the Shen family gang is different. Although they are young as a whole, their fathers were all members of the Shen family gang. Their fathers used to follow Shen Qiushan's father, and now they follow Shen Qiushan.
Therefore, these people are all experts.
At this very moment, the twelve members of the Shen family gang, including Shen Qiushan, all had the same thought flash through their minds: "Neither connected to the heavens nor to the earth, yet it is the first ginseng born and nurtured by nature."
"Huh?" Just then, Uncle Liu, who was walking the dog, exclaimed, "How come this club is growing up in the tree?"
Everyone who runs through the mountains knows about the ginseng leaf, but Uncle Liu didn't know what growing on the ginseng tree meant.
"Shut up!" Shen Qiushan turned around abruptly, glaring at his sixth uncle and shouting sharply, "Don't talk nonsense!"
"Damn it..." Uncle Liu was about to greet Shen Qiushan's mother when he saw the bloodshot eyes of the twelve members of the Shen family gang.
This startled Sixth Uncle, and then Shen Qiushan shouted, "Shen Family Gang, Jingshan!"
The remaining eleven members of the Shen family gang shouted in unison, and then someone took out firecrackers from their satchel, someone went to collect dry firewood and branches nearby, and someone picked up grass stalks to use as incense.
Shen Qiushan staggered a few steps to the oak tree, then knelt down on the ground with a "plop".
"Mountain God! Old Chief..." Shen Qiushan shouted at the top of his lungs, "Shen Qiushan of the Shen Family Gang thanks you!"
After shouting this, Shen Qiushan kowtowed repeatedly to the ground. He kowtowed so fast that his sixth uncle and the others behind him saw afterimages.
Shen Qiushan didn't check, kowtowed more than ten times, then straightened up, looked up at the sky, and shouted loudly, "Father! May your spirit in heaven protect us!"
After shouting that, Shen Qiushan lowered his head again with a thud.
At this moment, the Shen family had prepared everything for Jingshan. Someone handed over three burning straw sticks, which Shen Qiushan took.
The Shen family members all knelt behind Shen Qiushan, while Song Da Kui was standing not far away.
Song Daikui was not a member of the Shen family gang. At this moment, there was a pine tree in front of him with firecrackers hanging from its branches. Song Daikui held matches and a matchbox in his hand, waiting for the ceremony on Shen Qiushan's side to begin.
"I beseech the Mountain God, Old Master..." Shen Qiushan chanted a few words, then led the Shen family members to kowtow repeatedly to the three-leafed tree growing on the tree.
After bowing three times, the Shen family members straightened their knees and, led by Shen Qiushan, shouted: "Mountain God, Old Chief... Open the door..."
Just as Shen Qiushan drew out the sound, Song Daikui lit the firecrackers. Amidst the crackling of the firecrackers, Shen Qiushan shouted again, "Open the door..."
"Open the door..." the Shen family shouted in unison, maximizing the sense of ceremony.
As the shout faded, Shen Qiushan stood up, looked up at the three-petaled leaves swaying in the wind, and his eyes were filled with wild joy: "I can spend the rest of my life lying around with flowers!"