Chapter 1731
More than half a catty
After the four men changed into dry clothes, Wang An turned on the flashlight and hung it upside down on top of the tent. Then he instructed Huang Zhong, who was sitting at the outermost edge of the tent watching the rain:
"Xiao Zhong, quick, bring over that ginseng bun with the ginseng baby inside. Let's take a good look at what this ginseng baby looks like. It's been raining every day, and I haven't even had a chance to see it yet."
Upon hearing this, Huang Zhong immediately agreed:
"Okay, brother."
As he spoke, Huang Zhong handed over a large ginseng bun that was stuck next to the door.
Wang An then turned to Wang Li and instructed him:
"Fifth brother, go find that balance scale. We'll weigh it in a bit and see how heavy it is."
The reason Wang An brought a balance scale into the mountains was mainly to see how much a ginseng root would lose after being stored for a period of time.
Then, based on the weight loss of fresh ginseng, we can further investigate whether it is more profitable to sell fresh ginseng or dried ginseng.
There's no other way; a large portion of the ginseng we dug up in the mountains this time definitely needs to be sold.
Because whether it's the Wang An family, the Mu Xue family, or the Wang Li family, they all now cultivate quite a few ginseng roots.
The small ginseng and the second-grade ginseng planted in the first two years have grown quite a bit, and the third-grade and fourth-grade ginseng are also thriving. The key is that each of them has some dried ginseng on hand, and these three people can also receive some ginseng from other people on a regular basis.
So, although wild ginseng is indeed a good thing, it's useless if there's too much of it!
Of course, Wang An only cared about how much weight ginseng of grade four leaves and above would lose; ginseng of grade two or above was not eligible to be weighed.
Wang An took the ginseng bun, opened it, and carefully peeled away the moss on it. A perfectly shaped and very large ginseng was then revealed to everyone.
The entire rootstock of this ginseng is nearly 30 centimeters long, and its overall shape resembles a bow without a string, exuding a sense of power.
Above the middle of the rhizome, there are two jujube-shaped stems, each about the size of a four-leaf ginseng, distributed on both sides, like two legs growing from the handle of a bow.
But what's most eye-catching is the ginseng body, which is about the size of a baby's arm. It's really something to behold!
Because if you ignore the rhizome and the two jujube-shaped stems, the main body alone is completely human-shaped.
The ginseng body is tall and slender, with four lateral roots on the left and right sides. The two upper lateral roots are shorter and thinner, just like the ginseng's two hands.
The two lowest lateral roots naturally fork and separate to the left and right, just like two thighs.
The tendrils on these two thighs are about the same length, about half a meter long.
Wang An and the other three looked at the ginseng seedling in front of them with eyes full of fascination.
"A priceless treasure! This is absolutely a rare and exquisite artifact." Wang An broke the silence first, exclaiming with admiration.
It is no exaggeration to say that this ginseng seedling is an absolute treasure.
In this era, although there are still many wild ginseng plants in the mountains that have not been dug up, and countless others have already appeared on the market, wild ginseng plants that can grow to seven leaves are extremely rare, and it may take many years for a single plant to appear.
Most importantly, just as no two leaves in the world are the same, no two ginseng roots will ever be exactly alike.
Those of too low grade appear too ordinary, so this ginseng seedling with seven leaves can truly be called a "peerless treasure".
After Wang An finished speaking, Mu Xueli echoed him, saying:
"Hmm, I've never even heard of a club this big, let alone seen one before. This club is really something else."
After a pause, Mu Xueli said with a smug look on her face, "The most awesome thing is that I carried this peerless treasure out myself, hahahaha."
Huang Zhong immediately blushed and took credit, saying:
"And me too, and me too, I carried you out with you."
After Huang Zhong finished speaking, Wang An and the other two were taken aback for a moment, and then burst into laughter.
Wang An rolled his eyes at Mu Xueli and said with a smile:
"That's right, you and Xiao Zhong carried this out together, how can you have the nerve to say you carried it all by yourself?"
Wang Li seized the opportunity and immediately said in a sarcastic tone:
"That's just how my brother Mu is. He only knows how to take credit and shirk responsibility. You'll get used to it, you'll get used to it."
Mu Xueli glared at him, her face full of indignation, and said:
"No, when did I say that I carried it myself? I didn't say that."
It must be admitted that Mu Xueli did not say that he brought up this sentence on his own.
Wang Li continued in a sarcastic tone:
"Hey, so what if I said it or not? We all know what you meant, that's all that matters. It's fine, I said it, that's all. After all, you're the one who made the biggest contribution to carrying the baton."
Turning his head, Wang Li completely ignored the matter and, holding the scales, said to Wang An:
"Fourth Brother, let's whack and see how heavy this seedling is."
Wang An also cooperated by ignoring Mu Xueli and nodded, saying:
"Okay, let's find a flat place to put the scale."
Upon seeing this, Mu Xueli quickly said:
"No, I mean, how could you do this?"
Despite Mu Xueli's long speech, no one even glanced at him, leaving him scratching his head in frustration.
Wang An placed the ginseng seedling on a balance scale. After adding or removing weights and adjusting the balance, he concluded that this rare ginseng seedling weighed just over 275 grams, which is about five and a half ounces.
When they obtained this value, Wang An and his three companions were immediately stunned and repeatedly added the weights and the sliding weight several times.
It should be noted that the ginseng king unearthed in Changbai Mountain two years ago was just a single seedling of a four-leaf ginseng. It was only because that seedling weighed more than half a jin (250 grams), reaching 285 grams, that it was called a national treasure.
However, it should also be noted that the quality of that ginseng seedling was really not good in the ginseng industry. The people at the purchasing station did not dare to buy it, insisting that the ginseng king was the root of some kind of tree.
The ginseng seedling in front of us shows no signs of being a transplanted ginseng; it has simply grown to this size naturally.
It can be said that this ginseng baby's appearance almost perfectly meets all aesthetic standards.
In comparison, although this ginseng seedling is not as heavy as the king ginseng seedling, the difference in quality is still obvious.
After a long while, Wang An excitedly shouted:
"It's over half a jin! It's over half a jin! Hahahaha!"
Wang Li also shouted excitedly:
"Yes, Fourth Brother, it's over half a jin. We've lifted a club that weighs over half a jin."
Immediately afterward, Mu Xueli and Huang Zhong also shouted excitedly. (End of Chapter)