boyutpedia Chapter 146 There are many ginseng plants on the mountain
Chapter 146 There are many ginseng plants on the mountain
Wen Dashan and Village Chief Gu were enjoying drinks together in Gujia Village, while Wen Yuxia and others, thousands of miles away, were puzzled by the overcrowding in Chaoxia Town.
In Chaoxia Town at the foot of the Jiulian Mountains, all the inns were fully booked, restaurants, eateries, and snack stalls were booming, and pedestrians streamed along the town's streets.
In such a small town, the flow of people is so large that it's impossible to find an open space to teach an algorithm class. Wen Yuxia was very surprised: "How come Chaoxia Town is more lively than the county seat!"
Xia Yichen said coldly, "Investigate." An Yi bowed to Xia Yichen, then turned and quickly left. An Er and the others all wore wary expressions.
Wen Yuxia calmly said, "Nan Yi, you should go and take a look too."
This time, Xia Yichen brought four bodyguards, and Wen Yuxia also brought four guards. An Yi and Nan Yi were both drivers and bodyguards, and when camping in the wild, Bei Yi and Bei Er also had to double as cooks.
An Yi quickly reported that deep within the Jiulian Mountains, there was a small hillside covered in ginseng, and according to the local residents, many of these ginseng plants were over a thousand years old.
When Nan returned, he said he had personally seen the thousand-year-old ginseng in the town's pharmacy. According to the shopkeeper, the thousand-year-old ginseng was dug up in the Jiulian Mountains.
Xia Yichen's expression was very serious: "When did thousand-year-old ginseng become as common as cabbage? An Yi, go and find out who leaked this information."
An Yi returned immediately: "Master, the news of ginseng in the depths of the Nine-Lian Mountains came from the pharmacy. I just saw someone carrying ginseng to the pharmacy..."
An Yi told Xia Yichen everything he had seen and heard. Xia Yichen's expression turned serious, and Wen Yuxia also frowned.
Wen Yunhong also sensed something was amiss, and he said in a mature and sophisticated manner:
"The pharmacies in the small town received the thousand-year-old ginseng and proudly displayed it for people to see; ginseng diggers carried the ginseng around the streets, announcing the location where they had found it."
The county constables also set up checkpoints at the foot of Jiulian Mountain. Those who could pass through the checkpoints and successfully go up the mountain to dig ginseng were all strong young men and beautiful young women.
"Young Master Xia, Sister, tell me, isn't this outrageous? His mother opened the door for him outrageously, it's outrageously outrageous!"
Xia Yichen understood everything Wen Yunhong said before, but the last sentence confused him. He understood the meaning of the word "outrageous."
Putting the whole sentence together, he felt a little dizzy. "His mother opened the door for him, and he's gone home in a ridiculous way." Xia Yichen, with a strong thirst for knowledge, humbly asked, "Who is his mother? Where does he live?"
Wen Yunhong exclaimed, "Oh no!" He then quickly covered his mouth, having accidentally let slip Wen Yuxia's catchphrase. He chuckled and looked at Wen Yuxia ingratiatingly.
Wen Yuxia was too lazy to explain why it was outrageous that he had no mother or home. She smiled faintly and said, "Hong'er used 'outrageous' three times in a row, meaning that this matter is outrageous. Young Master Xia, don't dwell on that sentence. Let's think about what we should do now."
Xia Yichen pondered for a moment and said, "There's no suitable place to give lectures, and the people in town won't come to listen anyway. Their minds are all on the ginseng right now. Why don't we go up the mountain and take a look?"
The mission of this trip was to promote the new algorithm. If possible, Wen Yuxia didn't want to meddle, but the final decision rested with Xia Yichen.
Since Xia Yichen insisted on going up the mountain, Wen Yuxia had no choice but to comply. She calmly jumped onto the carriage and said, "Young Master Xia, I'll find a reliable inn to leave the carriage there."
They left the capital with three cartloads of new algorithm books, distributing one book at each location. When they reached Chaoxia Town, they still had one cartload of books left.
The books were copied according to the number of towns in the Great Xia Dynasty. Once all the books have been distributed, the task of promoting the new algorithm will be completed.
Xia Yichen knew that Wen Yuxia ostensibly went to store the carriage, but secretly intended to steal the books from inside.
He said directly, "An Yi, An Er, go buy some dry rations. An San and An Si, stay put."
Watching the carriage disappear into the distance, Xia Yichen thought to himself, "An Yi and the others didn't have a chance to drive the carriage, so Wen Yuxia should be able to handle it more easily."
She visited several inns, but the inns all said there was no space in the livestock shed in the backyard and refused to let Wen Yuxia store her carriage.
Left with no other choice, Wen Yuxia led Nan Yi and the others into the alley. After wandering around for a while, they finally found a secluded spot, where Wen Yuxia quickly put the carriage into her spatial storage.
A long queue formed at the foot of Jiulian Mountain; everyone in the queue wanted to go up the mountain to dig for ginseng. Xia Yichen led the group over and joined the end of the queue, waiting quietly.
I thought I'd have to wait a long time, but to my surprise, besides the constables guarding the checkpoint, there were several other constables patrolling the line. Anyone they spotted could pass through first.
Several constables patrolled to the end of the group and saw Xia Yichen and his men. The men were all energetic and looked like good workhorses, while the women were young and beautiful, with one woman having particularly delicate features.
The lead constable pointed his riding whip at Xia Yichen and the others, shouting, "You, you, you... and you, all of you step forward and come with me!"
Xia Yichen and the others silently followed several constables toward the checkpoint. Two constables guarding the checkpoint opened the gate, and one of them scanned Wen Yuxia and Bei Yi and Bei Er with his eyes, saying with ill intent, "Go ahead, good luck!"
There were many people on the mountain path. In order not to reveal their strength, Xia Yichen and the others followed slowly behind the people in front.
"Old Zhang, hurry up!"
"Old Li, we won't arrive at the ginseng digging site until tomorrow night. Walk slowly to conserve your energy so you can be the first to pick out ginseng when we get there!"
"Brother, do you know where to dig for ginseng? Have you been there before? We're not arriving until tomorrow night, so are we going to camp in the wild tonight?"
"The ginseng grows near the magic gourd. Hehe, to be honest, brother, this is my second time up the mountain."
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The people in front walked and talked, and Xia Yichen and the others overheard every word. Xia Yichen whispered, "Master, I know about the magic gourd they're talking about."
The Treasure Gourd is located deep in the Jiulian Mountains. Because the hillside there is shaped like a gourd, it is called the Treasure Gourd by the locals. An Yi had been there before.
"Master, there's a narrow mountain path to the right front of the magic gourd. Hard cliffs line both sides of the path. Following the path leads to Five Tiger Stronghold..." An Yi explained in detail the terrain of Five Tiger Stronghold in the Nine-Linked Mountains.
The bandits of Wuhuzhai did not come down the mountain to rob, nor did they bully hunters or villagers who came up the mountain to hunt or collect mountain goods; they did not harm the common people, and they even helped the local government to eliminate other forces in Jiulian Mountain. Such bandits can indeed be called righteous bandits.