Reborn in 80: Starting with hunting in the mountains to get rich

Chapter 303 Li Ju'an's club caused a sensation in the 8 villages.

In the stories told by the elders in the mountains, wild ginseng is a spirit, a ginseng spirit that has come to life. The older generation passes down magical tales about wild ginseng, depicting it as a living, breathing spirit, imbued with mystery and awe.

Sun Weimin, though just scolded by his father, was still quite happy. Carrying his heavy harvest on his shoulders, he returned from the mountains, planning how to show off in the village and let the villagers witness his good fortune.

As soon as Sun Weimin stepped into the village, he spotted two people. In front of the dugout, under a makeshift shed, Li Guaizi and Old Zhang from the security department were sitting around a table, playing cards noisily. Sun Weimin deliberately slowed his pace, seemingly strolling past casually, but cleverly letting a corner of the bulging cloth bag on his chest peek out, revealing the object on his chest.

Li Guaizi spotted it immediately and asked him, "What's in here? It's so full. What good stuff did you find in the mountains?"

Li Guaizi and Lao Zhang from the security department immediately spotted the six intact wild ginseng roots. Their roots were clearly defined, their bodies were plump, and their colors were enticing. They were truly rare and excellent specimens.

Old Zhang couldn't help but exclaim softly, "Oh my, such good things are really rare. Judging from its appearance, it must be at least eight or nine years old."

Wild ginseng must be harvested after four or five years; otherwise, even if you dig up a small wild ginseng, it won't fetch much money.

Li Guaizi carefully examined the six wild ginseng roots, then turned to Sun Quande to scrutinize the one he had meticulously tied with a red rope. He gave him a thumbs up without hesitation and exclaimed, "Sun Quande, you're really something! If this were in the past, even the veteran ginseng workers would have to look up to you! They would all call you an old hand!"

Sun Quande grinned from ear to ear, pulling his son Sun Weimin into a tight hug, his eyes gleaming with pride: "Hehe, well said! Our Sun family is a force to be reckoned with in this village. Once this is done, I'll definitely have Captain Yang give us a proper celebration!"

Old Zhang, his eyes crinkling into slits with laughter, loudly echoed, "Of course! This time, Sun Pao is leading our village to prosperity! This year's harvest is sure to be a bang!"

Li Guaizi also came over, patted Sun Quande on the shoulder, and said with admiration, "Old Sun, you're really something! We've always said that Sun Pao stopped hunting and started running wild in the mountains. What he earns all year round is much better than us working hard to sell bear bile!"

Several hunters gathered around, praising Sun Quande so much he couldn't stop smiling. Sun Weimin also felt lightheaded and extremely comfortable.

Sun Hao's ears perked up. Hearing that people were coming, he immediately jumped out of the yard, shouting excitedly, "Dad, Uncle, Grandpa, you're finally back!"

Having not seen him for a few days, the chubby boy from the Sun family seemed to have grown even stronger, and his chubby cheeks added to his endearing charm, making him a delight to behold.

Looking at the lively and adorable boy in front of him, Sun Quande couldn't help but reach out and pat the back of his head, his eyes full of affection, and said with a smile, "Kid, where have you been running around these past few days?"

Upon hearing this, Sun Hao's eyes lit up, and he exclaimed excitedly, "I went to Brother Li's house to play! The big club that Brother Li brought back this time is so impressive, it's as long as my arm!" His tone was full of amazement and admiration.

Sun Weimin laughed and said, "That's impossible. How old are you? Your arms are half a meter long."

Sun Hao blinked, his voice still a bit childish, and said, "It's half a meter long, and Lu Wenqian said that two big bosses came to Brother Li's place, and they offered ten thousand each!"

The chubby boy's eyes widened as he shouted out ten thousand yuan, making the Sun family burst into laughter. Sun Weimin laughed until tears streamed down his face, saying to him, "You little brat, are you looking for a beating? Wait till I get your sister to give you a good spanking. Do you know what ten thousand yuan means? Let's talk about households with ten thousand yuan. How many people in our village have that many?"

There are very few households in the village with ten thousand yuan in savings; at most, there are only two or three such households.

Seeing Sun Weimin's suspicious expression, Sun Hao, as anxious as an ant on a hot pan, involuntarily raised his voice a few decibels: "Lu Wenqian saw it with her own eyes, we are all witnesses, it's absolutely true! Moreover, the amount is far more than ten thousand, there are so many that they can't be counted!"

Sun Weimin's face froze instantly. He felt as if he had been doused with cold water, and realized that the six clubs he had gathered from the mountains were meaningless. He shook his head in disbelief, and just as he was about to speak, he looked up and saw Li Ju'an entering the village.

Sun Weimin then asked, "Ju'an, you found a treasure too? How big is it?"

Li Ju'an looked around at the crowd gathered around him and smiled modestly: "What I've done is just a small thing, nothing compared to the bountiful harvest of you uncles. Uncle Sun, you've had a very successful harvest this time."

Sun Quande was pleased by the praise and echoed it twice, his face crinkling with laughter.

At this moment, Lu Wenqian came out of the Lu family and heard the sound of her relatives returning. She skipped around the side of the old man of the Lu family, her eyes sparkling with excitement. She turned to Li Ju'an and spoke with a childlike pride.

Lu Wenqian said, "The ginseng king that Brother Li picked today is really huge. When it was weighed, hey, it's thicker and longer than my arm! The two bosses were extremely envious and fought over to buy it. In the end, the price they got was more than ten thousand yuan!"

Another child chimed in, their words innocent and unfiltered. Everyone in the village knew that children never lied about such things, especially two children. All eyes involuntarily turned to Li Ju'an, scrutinizing his expression. There was no trace of his earlier statement about being "not very old"; his expression was clearly humble, as if he were hiding something, afraid of attracting the attention of the meddlesome Sun Weimin.

Sun Quande then believed it and gestured to Li Ju'an, saying, "Is it really that big?"

Seeing that he could no longer hide it, Li Ju'an nodded in agreement and said, "More or less."

This news spread throughout the village.

That day, news spread throughout several villages, including Xiaoling Village and Wangxing Village, that someone in Lijia Village had dug up a 55-centimeter-long wild ginseng.

Originally, Sun Quande and Sun Weimin had planned to take advantage of this mountain rafting trip to show off to the villagers. However, the more they looked at the rafts in their hands, the less they felt right. It was really unpleasant, too unpleasant.

Sun Weimin sighed at the mallet in his hand and said, "Dad, when you go to the county town to ship the goods later, can you ship mine too? I won't be going."

Seeing his son's sudden change of heart, Sun Quande asked curiously, "Didn't you just say this morning that you were going to go out and sell it for a good price? What's wrong now? Why aren't you going?"

Sun Weimin sat on the edge of the kang (a heated brick bed), bent down to tie leg wraps around his legs, tucked a dagger into his waistband, tied it with a red rope, and asked his mother for some cornbread as dry rations. He then turned and headed into the mountains, shouting, "I'm going into the mountains again. I refuse to believe that if Li Ju'an can gather corn, I can't!"

He had already asked Lu Wenqian about it and knew that Li Ju'an had discovered the ginseng fruit shrub on the fifth ridge. He was determined to go and see it too. If there was a first one, there would be a second. He was determined to dig up an amazing find as well.

Sun Quande saw that his son had actually turned and left. Just then, Captain Yang Dezheng walked in and asked him, "Why is your son going into the mountains again? Didn't he just have a good harvest?"

Sun Quande was a little embarrassed, but he could only bite the bullet and say, "That kid, he's going into the mountains to find something bigger."

Yang Dezheng immediately understood. Li Ju'an had recently unearthed a giant clover, and the news was spreading like wildfire throughout the surrounding villages. Yang Dezheng slapped his thigh excitedly and said to Sun Quande, "Sun Pao, isn't this perfect timing? That's what we were thinking too. Why don't we go into the mountains again? This time, I'll go with you. Maybe Li Pao's place really does have a second giant clover."

Sun Quande's lips twitched. These people, one after another, are all a handful.