Chapter 126

We stayed in Hunyuan for another day. We didn't do anything on this day. It was just eating and playing. However, secretly, the three of us secretly planned another thing. We moved it with emotion and explained it with reason, hoping to convince Roland to let her go back to Guangdong by herself. However, we don't know what the female bastard thinks in the end. Even if we talk about it, she just refuses. It seems that she is completely dependent on it.

However, we and Roland explained the itinerary of leaving Hunyuan for Changbai Mountain. We didn't mention the specific intention of going to Changbai Mountain. Originally, I thought Roland would retreat in the face of difficulties, but we didn't expect that Roland, a female bastard, was not only excited, but clamored to start immediately.

Unable to stand Roland's stubbornness, we can only compromise.

It has been some time since I left Chongqing. Jiang Yilong and I should have gone back to take over the store. I didn't expect Bai Ling to make a mistake. When I left Hunyuan, I specially called Liu Jiangshui. Now even we can't confirm the specific time to go back. In addition, the store's business sells some piecemeal things and doesn't even earn enough rent and labor costs. Simply, I gave Liu Jiang a month's salary and store turnover expenses in advance.

Everything was all right. We boarded the train to Jilin.

A few days later, we went all the way to a small town near Changbai Mountain. It's cold and freezing. It's different from what we expected in advance. Fortunately, we have prepared enough warm clothes. Otherwise, in the climate of tens of degrees below zero, if we go out for a walk, we can directly freeze into popsicles.

We stayed in the town for two days, dressed up as tourists and asked for information. However, we are not here at the right time. The best time to go into the mountain to collect ginseng is from April to August. Generally, a few or more people work together, which is called a gang, and acting alone is called a single stick group. Now if you want to buy ginseng, you can only go to the field. However, how can there be spiritual things like ginseng essence.

"Boss, we just want some fresh ginseng. How much is it?"

"Are you kidding? The mountain is closed by heavy snow. It will kill people to enter the mountain now. Come back next year."

No one wants to be our guide to the mountain. But we didn't expect that the boss who consulted the previous day gathered more than a dozen local young men and threatened to drive us out.

At first, we were confused. Later, we learned that these people depend on the mountain to eat the mountain. Ginseng is their food and clothing parents. If outsiders want to come to dig ginseng, they will cut off their food and clothing. How can we outsiders be allowed to go into the mountain to collect ginseng. Later, after spending some money and paying tribute, these talents gave up. However, after these people left, we knew that we had been blackmailed naked.

During our stay in the town as a participant, we didn't buy a ginseng from any participant or private hands. Instead, we wanted to go into the mountain to collect ginseng in person. The purpose touched the bottom line of the interests of the local people, and they refused to take care of it naturally. However, the boss who participated in the event also said that now that the mountain is closed by heavy snow, even the local people will not venture into the mountain to collect ginseng. We have no experience and no guide. Even if we really venture into the mountain, we will get nothing in the end. Naturally, it is impossible to touch their interests. However, it was they who saw us as outsiders and took the opportunity to kill our unlucky outsiders.

We were all in a bad mood when we were killed. Of course, it doesn't matter. The key is that Bai Ling's situation is getting worse and worse. According to her current situation, in ten days and a half months, her two hundred years of Taoism will be completely destroyed.

Roland said, "there's nothing to play in this place. Let's go back tomorrow."

Jiang Yilong said, "I told you not to come with me, but to come and go. Go by yourself."

Roland said, "ginseng is not a rare thing now. You can't buy it anywhere. I don't understand why you have to come here and go into the mountain to pick fresh ginseng."

We spent another morning in the town. Near noon, we were ready to eat at a small restaurant to fill our stomachs. Just as I was about to enter the door, a middle-aged man with a felt hat and a scruffy face bumped into me. If I hadn't had a stable footwall, he would have knocked me down on the snow on the spot. Before I had time to say anything to him, I just heard the owner of the small restaurant yell at him with contempt on his face.

"Pay me back the credit first. I'll make sure you drink enough. You can die drunk."

"Boss Luo, just give me two... Don't worry. When spring comes next year, I promise to give you back all I owe you."

"You rotten drunkard, don't delay my business. Get out quickly. The farther you get, the better."

He lost to all sense of shame at the door, and the boss was furious to drive him away for a distance with a shovel. I turned around and saw several of us standing at the door of the restaurant. When I learned that we were eating customers, I warmly invited us in.

After dinner, I checked out and was ready to leave. I found that the middle-aged man who bumped into me at the door was kicked out by the owner of a wine shop specializing in selling wine across the street. He scolded very hard. Out of curiosity, I asked my boss, "boss, what's the matter with this man?"

When the boss saw the man I pointed at, he looked contemptuously and said, "don't tell me, Xu Changfu is very famous here."

I said, "famous?"

The boss nodded and said, "where restaurants sell wine here, no one doesn't know this guy. He is addicted to wine and owes bad debts everywhere. He's a real drunkard."

Jiang Yilong said, "it's enough for people to live to his share."

The boss agreed: "that's not true. However, he didn't do that before. He went to the mountain to collect ginseng to support his family. He had a good life. However, last year, his mother-in-law Fachun ran away with a rich ginseng buyer. His son and he had another accident when they went to the mountain to collect ginseng. Now it has become such a virtue. Alas, every family has a difficult Scripture."

I was stunned and said, "is he a ginseng collector?"

"That's not surprising. Eight out of ten locals live on ginseng." the boss went to work by himself.

The situation we are facing now is not the determination to enter the mountain to collect ginseng, but the urgent need for a guide familiar with the geographical environment here. When the boss confirmed Xu Changfu's identity as a participant, I suddenly had a flash in my head.

Seeing me stunned, Bai Ling pushed me and said, "what have you been looking at him for?"

I said, "why don't you try him?"

Xu Changfu lay at the door of the wine room and begged for a long time without fruit. He had to get up and leave like a walking corpse. Seeing this, I hurried to catch up. A few meters away, I shouted his name. Xu Changfu ignored it. I stepped up and blocked in front of him. "Xu Changfu."

Xu Changfu said, "I don't know you."

I said, "do you want to drink?"

Xu Changfu was in great spirits. His eyes were shining. He nodded vigorously and said, "I want to."

"I'll take care of how much wine you want to drink, on the premise that you must do me a favor."

I told Xu Changfu my intention to go into the mountain to collect ginseng. After hearing this, Xu Changfu said, "it was you who wanted to go into the mountain to collect ginseng now."

Jiang Yilong said, "have you heard?"

"It's a small place. There are only a few people coming and going. Even if you don't want to know about it, it's difficult. Moreover, I heard that you were killed by boss Han yesterday." Xu Changfu said: "I'm a little curious. Although the place here is not big, there are three participating companies alone, and there are some stocks in private hands. You really want to buy ginseng. It's not difficult as long as the price is appropriate. Why do you want to go into the mountain to collect ginseng by yourself now?"

I said, "well... We just want fresh ginseng. If you are willing to help us, the price is easy to say."

Xu Changfu said: "however, now the mountain is closed by heavy snow, let alone a ginseng can't be collected into the mountain, it's likely to catch up with life..."

"Do you want to drink?"

"Yes."

Xu Changfu wore sloppy clothes and didn't take a bath for a long time. He could smell the sour smell on his body. He was also a person who didn't have money to pay for wine everywhere. No one wanted to see such a person. However, now he is like a life-saving straw in our hands. No matter what, we can't easily miss this opportunity. Seeing Xu Changfu's hesitation for a moment, I decided to invite Xu Changfu The restaurant where we had dinner just now ordered a table of food and made a special trip to scald two pots of wine for him.

"Rotten drunkard, what good luck did you get today on dog day? Someone invited you to dinner and drink."

"Hey, hey, the boss will iron me another pot."

"Hot, hot is OK. How about the wine money you owed me before."

"Boss, how much wine did he owe you before? I'll pay him at one time now..."

When I blurted out and made this decision, I knew that my grievance was settled. Before long, several bosses near Xu Changfu who owed wine money on credit came. I bit my teeth and helped Xu Changfu pay off all the wine money on credit.

Xu Changfu drank happily. From more than 1:00 at noon, he drank alone until more than 4:00 in the afternoon. Although it was still early, due to the climate here, it was getting dark outside. Xu Changfu finally drank enough and was ready to leave the restaurant, but when he left, he asked the boss for a pot and put it in his arms.

Jiang Yilong's face was purple with anger and said, "younger martial brother, you've lost a lot in this deal."

Roland said, "this guy doesn't even know his last name. What should he do now?"

In fact, I'm bleeding in my heart. I really didn't think that Xu Changfu's wine money on credit far exceeded my expectations. The most important thing is that Xu Changfu never made a decision. Now he's drinking too dark. Even I don't know what to do next.

Just then, Xu Changfu took a few steps, suddenly stopped and turned to look at us. "If... If you don't... Don't dislike... Go... Go to my house first..."