Chapter 21

"What?

Build a nest here? "Tian Yitu was a little confused when he heard Xiucai's words.

The place where they built the nest last year was only a 20-minute walk away from here. They could totally go there and fix it up. It would only take 20 minutes to walk there, so it was very convenient to fix it up. Now that they had to build it from scratch, how long would it take?

Tian Yitu felt that the sky was getting dark, and there was no stove. Building a nest here at night was risky, and the wind was blowing. It was very cold in this world of ice and snow.

"Why don't we go to the shack we built last year?

It would be more convenient to fix it up there, brother Xiucai. "

Tian Dali asked from the side. No matter how stupid he was, he knew that it was not easy to build a nest in this weather.

Xiucai frowned. The Sangbang and the hunters and ginseng farmers in the village depended on each other. However, in recent years, there had been a lot of supervision, and there had been a lot of whistleblowers. Everyone had put this job of gathering ginseng in the mountains into the winter. As a result, the role of the hunters was not so obvious. If it were not for the decades of relationship, Zhao Batou would have left Da Tian Village and done it alone.

"Once you enter the mountain, listen to the leader. Tian family brothers, if you have any questions, you can ask the leader." Xiucai said as he led Mute to the valley that faced the sun.

"Mute, clean up here. We can just dig a nest here!" Xiucai stepped on the snow and felt that it was frozen solid. Xiucai then said to Mute.

After hearing Xiucai's words, Mute took the things and started to work. Tian Yitu and the others looked at each other and also came to help. The nest that nine people lived in still needed to be cleaned up properly.

When ginseng gatherers entered the mountain, they would usually pull a group of people together. It was commonly known as pulling a gang.

The cooperation between Zhao Batou's branch and Datian Village could be traced back to the Qing Dynasty when the Han people from the Guannei Sangbang invaded Guandong. At that time, there were three famous people among the Han people. They were the legendary Northeast Ginseng King, Northeast Lock King, and Northeast Hunting King.

The Northeast Ginseng King was Zhao Batou's ancestor. The Northeast King Tuo was the Pangzi ancestor who was agile. The Northeast Hunting King was one of the ancestors who built Datian Village. Every generation would have a successor. But for some reason, after so many generations, the Ginseng King and the King Tuo had their successors. As for the title of the Northeast Hunting King, after the ancestor of the Tian family who liked to talk about ancient stories at the entrance of the village passed away, there was no successor. As a result, the cooperation between Datian Village and Zhao Batou slowly declined to be a menial job.

Speaking of which, Tian Yitu and the others were also sullen. The ancestor didn't pass down the inheritance, and the descendants were helpless. If it weren't for the difficult times, Tian Yitu and the others wouldn't want to risk their lives in such weather.

Digging a nest in the snow required good eyesight, and Xiucai was no doubt an agile person who could do this.

Looking at the five nests that were leveled, the people of Datian Village couldn't help but give Xiucai a thumbs up. He saved time and did it quickly. The most important thing was that there wasn't a single collapse.

Mute and Tian Dali were leveling the insides of the nests, while Xiucai had already started to bring Tian Yitu and another member of the Tian family to play with the dead branches and leaves.

"Brother Xiucai, why didn't you come last year?" Tian Yitu lowered his head to pick the withered broad-leaved grass and asked Xiucai who was peeling the bark next to him.

"Last time, the leader said that I was too young, so I didn't come. This is my first time out, so I hope you can take care of me."

After saying that, Xiucai squinted his eyes. If Monkey was here, he would definitely complain in his heart. You are pretending to be pure and innocent to bully honest people.

"Is that so?

That's good, that's good!

This time, we must do it perfectly. "

Tian Yitu laughed and said auspicious words. Every time the Sangbang went into the mountains, they would enter alone and leave in pairs. Why did he say that they entered alone and left in pairs?

It was to treat the ginseng as a person. If they left in pairs, it would be auspicious, meaning that they wouldn't return empty-handed. As for the nine of them, it would be perfect, meaning that they wouldn't return empty-handed. Not to mention other things, just picking a ginseng that was worth seven taels would be enough for them to chew for a few years. If they were lucky, they might even get eight taels of ginseng. Xiucai's heart was burning with excitement. If that happened, his mother's illness could be treated at a big hospital.

Thinking of the scene by the stream, Xiucai's hands were filled with energy. With a swing of his dagger, a large piece of the birch bark was peeled off.

Zhao Batou's face was as calm as water. The tuber that he found was worth at least eight taels.

One must know that ginseng worth seven taels was considered a treasure. If they were able to pick such a stalk, Zhao Batou and the others would be able to live a peaceful life for a few years. Furthermore, they had found a buyer even before they picked it. Zhao Batou's heart was filled with thoughts.

With the previous leader's message, Zhao Batou thought that he would be able to get the ginseng easily. Never did he expect that the wild boar would eat the ginseng.

Beside him, Monkey saw that Zhao Batou's expression wasn't good and didn't dare to go near him. He went to the bushes by the stream to search. One must know that there were many rumors about the ginseng. It was a famous mountain spirit and gnome. Who could say that it wouldn't go to any corner?

"Ah!"

Monkey went into the bushes. Originally, he wanted to relieve himself. However, he didn't expect that just as he was about to untie the red belt, he would see some dried red beads in the bushes. Looking at the beads, Monkey shouted and hurriedly threw the long and hard red belt on top of the beads. He hurriedly shouted at Zhao Batou, "Leader!"

Zhao Batou was feeling vexed. Thinking of the wild boar eating the tuber made his heart ache. It was really like Zhu Bajie eating the ginseng fruit.

"What are you shouting for? Are you shouting for a soul?"

The more Zhao Batou thought about it, the angrier he got. He quickened his pace and saw that Zhao Batou was about to raise his leg to kick him. Monkey shouted, "Leader, I saw the ginseng fruit. I saw the ginseng fruit!"

Just as he was thinking about Zhu Bajie eating the ginseng fruit, Monkey shouted. Zhao Batou said angrily, "If you dare to trick me, I will kill you!"

As he said that, Zhao Batou looked at the area covered by the red belt. Looking at the black spots on the red belt, Zhao Batou frowned and said, "Lift it up and let me see."

"Oh, oh."

Monkey nodded and lifted a corner of the belt. Zhao Batou looked down and saw one or two fruits. He couldn't help but hold his breath. That's right, it was the ginseng fruit. But how pitiful. There were ginseng fruits in such cold weather?

Why wasn't it eaten by the Wooden Club Bird?

Zhao Batou hurriedly took out the red rope he had prepared and was about to tie it up. He didn't feel right when he tied it up. Why did it feel like a clump of hay? He quickly lifted Monkey's red belt and took a look. His eyes were filled with blood. How was this a wooden club? It was clearly a ginseng fruit that had fallen on the grass path. It looked like ginseng, but it wasn't.

Zhao Batou picked up the two fruits, stood up, and kicked Monkey. "Son of a b * tch, are you blind? Ah, are you blind?

Take it, take it. Pangzi, take it. Go back and rest. We will talk about it tomorrow! "

With that said, Zhao Batou kicked Monkey two more times to vent his anger. It was one thing for this kid to tease him, but if he wasn't young, he might have passed out. With that thought in mind, Zhao Batou kicked Monkey again.

This kick caused Monkey, who was picking up the ginseng fruit, to fall to the ground.

Monkey felt aggrieved. "Leader, I was too happy when I saw the ginseng fruit. How could I think of this?

But did the ginseng turn into a spirit? It ran away just now! "

"I think you are the one who turned into a spirit. You are a blabbermouth!" Zhao Batou took a deep breath and felt his liver hurt from anger.

Monkey felt aggrieved and had to vent. "Then tell me, why did the ginseng fruit happen to be here!?

The ginseng must have abandoned the fruit and ran away. "

Upon hearing Monkey's words, Zhao Batou still wanted to kick, but just as he raised his foot, he was stunned when he saw the messy grass. He slowly lowered his foot and stared at a particular spot.

Pangzi saw that Zhao Batou was bewitched and hurriedly shouted, "Leader."

Then, he looked at Zhao Batou and laughed out loud. "It's settled this time. Let's go and sleep. Tomorrow will be a good time to collect the goods!"

With that said, Zhao Batou walked out. Pangzi and Monkey followed behind sullenly, scratching their heads. What was wrong with their leader?

What was wrong?

They saw a few drops of blood in the grass. Other than the blood, there were also a few strands of cloth.

At dawn, Tian Xiaoku and Qian Mingying woke up. Qian Mingying had to set up before the animals went to drink water, so he woke up early. Tian Xiaoku wanted to return to the village after hunting two baskets of prey after the Qian Mingying at noon. The two of them woke up early for different purposes.