Chapter 16 It’s fake, it must be fake!

"For your information, the wild Northeast Forest Frog is a national second-class protected animal."

"That means these little guys are protected."

"Forget about catching them. If I hurt one of their legs, I would have to go to the police station to explain myself."

"Farmed or semi-farmed forest frogs can be caught and eaten."

"It's the same as the sika deer."

Xu Yang gave everyone some scientific knowledge.

Only then did netizens understand.

It turns out that animals are divided into wild and farmed. For the same animal, wild ones are protected animals, while farmed ones can be eaten.

This is why some people in the south still raise crocodiles, and you can even legally buy crocodile meat online.

"So it's just a matter of looking at these forest frogs. As mountain herders, we need to clearly distinguish between what are protected animals and what are protected plants."

Xu Yang said again.

The second treasure trove was a group of Northeast Forest Frogs. Although there was no gain, Xu Yang was still in a relaxed mood.

He has always had a good attitude.

Xu Yang continued to wander in the mountains.

He held a long wooden stick and kept pushing aside the grass, looking for valuable mountain products.

While searching, they approached the third treasure hunting site.

There are many herbs in this area.

Various leaves are intertwined.

If you don't have some solid skills, as netizens said, you will just treat them as weeds.

Finally, Xu Yang arrived at the third treasure location.

Seeing a few clusters of leaves next to the tree roots, Xu Yang stopped and a look of joy appeared on his face.

When the audience in the live broadcast room saw Xu Yang stop, they suddenly had a bad feeling.

No way, could it be that he has made another discovery?

Then, Xu Yang revealed the answer to everyone with a smile:

"I'm really lucky today. I found a wild ginseng."

"Judging from the leaves, three plants with five leaves are standard wild ginseng."

"Ginseng is generally divided into three types. The first type is garden ginseng, which is cultivated in pharmacy plantations. It has the lowest medicinal effect and is also the cheapest, costing more than ten yuan per pound, which is basically the same as radish."

"The second type is forest ginseng, which means contracting a mountain, sowing ginseng seeds there, and then picking them periodically, which can take five or ten years."

"There are many ginseng bases in Changbai Mountain, all contracted by big bosses, specializing in exporting ginseng. In those places, a field is full of ginseng, and we have to use trucks to transport it all."

"The third type is wild ginseng. Wild ginseng is scarce, grows very slowly, and takes a long time to form. Let's put it this way, basically all the wild ginseng that can be grown is at least fifty years old."

"So, it's normal for a ginseng to be sold for tens of thousands of yuan."

After hearing his words, the netizens in the live broadcast room were stunned.

No, host, you...

Is there really ginseng?!

The barrage immediately exploded.

[Tell me it’s fake! It must be fake! ]

[Is this anchor a treasure-hunting physique? ]

[It's a staged photo, absolutely a staged photo, I don't believe it! ]

[It must be a radish. The one the host found must be a radish! ]

[Damn, it’s more painful to see others making money than to lose money! ]

It can be seen that everyone is really uncomfortable.

At this time, Xu Yang squatted down, took out a red rope from his pocket, and tied the rope to a bush that looked like a weed.

Netizens were attracted by his actions again.

[Host, why are you still tying the ginseng with a red string? ]

[What is this operation? ]

Everyone asked immediately.

Xu Yang explained to everyone:
"This is a tradition. It says that if ginseng becomes a spirit, it will run away if it is not tied up with a red string."

"People here believe in this very much. So, after finding wild ginseng, we will tie up the leaves with red rope to prevent the ginseng from escaping."

"It's also for a good start."

"Some mountain-hunting teams would kowtow and worship ginseng when they found it."

“Some things are metaphysical, but we still have to believe them.”

Netizen:? ? ? ? ?
Everyone was confused when they heard his explanation. Was he afraid that the ginseng would run away?
Is it so outrageous?

The barrage became lively again.

[What the anchor said was right. One time I dug out some ginseng and put it on my bicycle without tying it with a red rope. As a result, the ginseng rode on my bicycle and ran away.]

[I have seen ginseng escape from the Northeast to Hainan. A boss I met in Hainan told me this, saying that his ginseng escaped from the Northeast and was caught by him in Hainan! ]

[I testify that I am the ginseng, I have become a spirit! ]

[Hahaha, each one is more outrageous than the last! ]

Netizens were busy doing things in the live broadcast room.

Xu Yang didn't look at the barrage anymore. He took out the deer antler hoe and started digging the ground with great concentration.

If we were to ask what is the most valuable thing in Changbai Mountain, it would undoubtedly be wild ginseng.

This is simply a natural ginseng growing area.

However, with the continuous search by mountain herders, the number of wild ginseng has become increasingly smaller.

Moreover, forest ginseng has been cultivated on a large scale. Although its efficacy is not as good as wild ginseng, it can be a complete substitute.

Therefore, the amount of wild parasites on the market is extremely rare, and finding one is very valuable.

Xu Yang gently threw away the soil, and soon everyone saw the ginseng in the soil.

This ginseng is not big. Xu Yang judged that it should be about forty years old.

Although ginseng is not big, it has many roots that are densely spread out.

"To dig ginseng, you need to use a deer antler hoe or an ox horn hoe, because the keratin will not damage the roots of ginseng."

"Never use iron tools to damage the roots of ginseng, otherwise the ginseng will be incomplete."

Xu Yang is popularizing science again.

Three plants of five-grade leaves, about fifty years old, would cost around 60,000 to 70,000 yuan.

If it is a sixth-grade leaf, eighty years old, it can be sold for more than two hundred thousand.

But it is a real treasure that can only be found by chance.

There is a huge gap between fifth-grade leaves and sixth-grade leaves.

The number of people in the live broadcast room increased rapidly, and soon it broke through the 3000 mark, reaching more than 3400.

People saw Xu Yang digging ginseng on live broadcast and clicked in to watch.

There are also several official accounts of prescriptions that follow Xu Yang’s live broadcast.

Soon, Xu Yang dug out the whole ginseng.

The ginseng itself is not big, no bigger than the palm, and its shape is crooked, vaguely recognizable as a human figure.

However, it has a lot of roots, which are densely spread out. If spread out, they are almost as long as a human arm.

This is wild ginseng, a mountain treasure that grows extremely slowly but has extremely high nutritional value.

They are like the essence of the mountains.

It can be dug out and sold to pharmacies, or it can be used to treat diseases and save lives.

This kind of wild ginseng has extremely strong medicinal effects. Just cutting off a little bit of it can promote blood circulation, remove blood stasis, and stimulate the body's potential.

It is fine to eat ordinary garden ginseng directly, as it can relieve heat in the human body.

Forest ginseng that is about ten years old can only be used to make tea or eaten in small amounts.

Forty-year-old wild ginseng can only be eaten bit by bit, or even needs to be ground into powder.

"Look, this is the whole wild ginseng."

"Wild ginseng is not very big, but it has a lot of roots, so it is easy to identify."

"Ginseng grown under the forest doesn't have so many roots."

"According to my estimation of the market, this wild ginseng can be sold for about 20,000 yuan."

"Today's trip was not in vain!"

Then, Xu Yang found a broken branch, peeled off the bark, and wrapped the ginseng and soil and moss in it.

Ginseng stored in this way is the freshest.

“Today’s harvest is not bad.”

"The weather has been good these days, and it is also the season when ginseng leaves grow, so many people come to the mountains to dig ginseng."

"Wild ginseng grows in very hidden places, so it's not easy to find. Whether you can find it depends entirely on luck."

Xu Yang was in a good mood, holding the bark.

The treasure-hunting compass had been used three times, but it was still early, so Xu Yang continued to wander in the forest.

Looking at the scenery in the mountains, it feels pretty good.

(End of this chapter)