Chapter 25 Harvest
Zhang Tianliu expected that Tang Jingcheng alone would not be able to convince these guys, so he came.
"Smoke is not good. There are indeed many stone medicines that can kill poisonous insects after being burned. But how far can it be smoked? One mountain or two mountains? Don't make sarcastic remarks if you don't understand. Dead insects are not worth anything."
"It's just that it hasn't been developed well. It's still valuable for medicinal purposes. It's not something that can only be sold to Gu masters. Of course, I don't know how to develop it. But for deworming, this is enough."
After Zhang Tianliu finished speaking, he placed a small bottle in front of everyone.
Everyone was curious, but no one touched it. Only Tang Jingcheng picked it up, pulled out the cork, smelled it and said in disgust: "Why does it smell like rotten eggs?"
"I don't know." Zhang Tianliu looked at Tang Jingcheng with a disappointed look on his face.
On the other hand, a Laoshan Tuozi took the bottle from Tang Jingcheng's hand, took a sip and exclaimed in surprise: "Rotten flower nectar!"
"Look, I still know my stuff." Zhang Tianliu said with a smile.
Tang Jingcheng frowned and said, "What's the use of this thing? Does it mean that if you rub it on your body, poisonous insects won't dare to come near it?"
Zhang Tianliu did not answer, but Laoshan Tuozi shook his head and said: "On the contrary, this thing attracts insects the most. Fuhua is a flower that blooms and then rots. When it rots, its nectar smells bad, but for some reason, insects like this smell.
They will rush over to grab the rotten flowers one after another. Gu masters often use this thing when catching poisonous insects. Does this young master want to rely on this thing to lure away the poisonous insects so that we can go up the mountain safely?"
Another mountain bearer said: "Impossible, this bottle of rotten flower nectar should not cost more than three gold. If it is thrown into the mountains, it will be eaten up by the insects in an instant. How many can it be attracted? Even if you lure a batch and catch a batch, three gold per bottle will be enough.
Who can afford this money?"
"So, what is wisdom?" Zhang Tianliu pointed to the brain, and then said hello: "Ah Qi."
Ah Qi came in immediately and handed a lantern to Zhang Tianliu.
Everyone looked at the lantern in Zhang Tianliu's hand with confusion and found that there were dense holes in the lantern, and the upper and lower vents were covered with paper.
Zhang Tianliu didn't explain anything. He took off the paper on the lantern, asked for some rotten flower nectar from Laoshan Tuozi, put a few drops into the lantern, then put paper on it, and called to everyone, "Come out and take a look."
Everyone was confused, but Tang Jingcheng had already expected what Zhang Tianliu was going to do, but he didn't give it away, after all, seeing is believing.
Zhang Tianliu hung the lantern under the eaves at the door. After a while, mosquitoes flew in, lying on the lantern, or circling around the lantern, but they were never able to get inside and taste the rotten egg-like rotten nectar!
Everyone understood now, but someone soon said: "No, it's just mosquitoes coming now. Later, beetles or even bigger insects will come. By then, the lantern will definitely be squeezed and it will still be useless."
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"Are you stupid?" Zhang Tianliu scolded angrily.
"You!" Shan Tuozi was furious, but saw that Zhang Tianliu was well-dressed and held it back.
Zhang Tianliu said: "I am pressed for time, so I just made a show and didn't ask you to do it. You can use a bamboo basket instead and cover it with a dustpan. As for a better way, you can think of it yourself. These bottles of nectar are my gift."
, I have to thank you Mr. Tang Cha, if he hadn’t shamelessly begged me, who would have paid any attention to you.”
Before Tang Jingcheng could refute, Zhang Tianliu greeted Ah Qi and left.
After everyone was awakened, they all looked at Tang Jingcheng with grateful eyes and thanked him one after another, which made Tang Jingcheng feel helpless. However, seeing that everyone had hope, he rarely smiled knowingly.
The mountaineers quickly got busy weaving bamboo baskets.
"The gap is too big, please make it smaller."
"No matter how small it is, it can hold water."
"What you need is to be able to hold water, then cover it on the pot, boil water in the pot, and then do it as long as the water vapor can come out to attract the insects."
There was an old mountain Tuozi who was very experienced. After being awakened by Zhang Tianliu, he was able to come up with a method to verify the sealing of the bamboo basket without relying on Tang Jingcheng, a stranger with a basic knowledge of physics.
Tang Jingcheng did not take the initiative to teach. He hoped that the people could be self-sufficient. After all, he had other important things to do.
It only took one day for Shan Tuozi to make hundreds of highly airtight bamboo baskets. He placed a small dish inside, sprinkled a few drops of rotten flower nectar on the dish, and covered it with a larger bamboo basket.
, released it into the wilderness, well, within half an hour, this area was full of bugs!
Flying and crawling, the bamboo basket was completely covered by the dense masses, just like a huge black ball writhing, gathering and dispersing at times, which made the mountain trekkers feel numb when they saw it, but they were extremely excited in their hearts.
"How do I take back this basket?" someone asked.
"It's just a few drops of nectar. In a few days, the smell will dissipate and the insects will dissipate. If you are worried about rain, get a shed and place one every other mile. This mountain road will be much easier to walk."
Laoshan Tuozi is Laoshan Tuozi. He was already thinking about these issues when he was awakened by Zhang Tianliu.
On the second day, everyone was still trying, but on the third day, everyone started taking action.
The movement of the mountain trekkers was too great to hide from anyone, and soon the whole city knew that a group of mountain trekkers were going up the mountain.
This confused everyone, as the mountain trekkers had not gone up the mountain in summer for more than ten years.
Of course, this mountain is not the mountain around the county town, but the farther and deeper mountains and old forests. Only in places like this can there be many mountain treasures.
The mountaineers placed a basket and waited for a while. When there were no insects nearby, they continued deeper until they found insects and then placed another basket. After placing about ten baskets in this way, they had reached the edge of the old forest.
"Each family only has three baskets. You can't put too much weight on them, and you can't be greedy for too many. You must come back within three days. If you find that the weather has changed, come back immediately. Don't risk your life. Okay, who comes first?"
There are many unwritten rules in Shantuozi. You cannot choose your own way into the old forest. It is done by drawing lots, and the harvest of a trip is determined by God's will.
Some in groups or alone, they all entered the forest after drawing lots.
More than a dozen Laoshan Tuozi are looking after it outside. After all, how long this thing can last has to be seen to be believed, and if an accident occurs, it can be repaired in time.
"If the price really is ten times higher, no matter what the harvest is, it can reduce everyone's pressure."
"Yes, I haven't gone up the mountain during this season for many years. However, if this method is really effective, I will keep more of the rotten flower nectar collected next spring."
"Well, we can't count on others, we have to rely on ourselves."
The old mountain packers were chatting and looking at the bamboo baskets along the road.
They were sure that the swarm of insects couldn't get in, but were reluctant to leave. Everyone smiled knowingly.
The situation was far better than expected, and in less than two days, the mountaineers returned home with full loads.
Many summer mountain delicacies can only be harvested in summer. Mountain trekkers have not been in the mountains in summer for many years. The abundance of summer mountain delicacies that are more than ten years old is astounding to mountain trekkers. Other mountain fruits and mountain flowers can only bear fruit in summer.
There are the most flowering mountain delicacies. Although these delicacies cannot be dated, their value as food and medicine is not cheap.
It has been many years since the people of Lianshan have eaten the wild summer fruits in the old forest. This food is the best way to relieve the heat. Hundreds of people who were once trapped in Longshan relied on this food to resist the scorching heat, relieve fatigue, and defeat the pilgrim army in summer.
, and later relied on mountain packs to collect wild fruits and distribute them to the army, so that the army recovered and went deep into Quelong Mountain to annihilate several tribes in one fell swoop.
Shan Tuozi was able to gain his freedom only after this battle, and the imperial court ordered that all Shan Tuozi be released from their slave status.
There were not many mountain packs entering the mountain this time, less than one-tenth of the county, but they all returned with full loads. After hearing the news, the other mountain packs immediately came to ask how they got in and out of the old forest safely, and whether there was a poison.
The teacher has arrived?
There were also vendors coming at the same time!
As soon as the major wealthy merchants learned the news, they immediately sent people to collect the treasures. But who expected that Shan Tuozi ignored them and went straight to Lu Taiyong's newly opened treasure collection store.
This excited Lu Taiyong indescribably, ten times. Although it sounds terrifying, you must know that Lianshan's interest groups have pushed the price of mountain delicacies to an even more terrifying level!
For example, there is a kind of fruit called frost fruit. This fruit is the only one in the Kunlong Mountain area in the world. The frost fruit is very special. The frost tree grows near the cold pond and absorbs cold water all year round. It blooms with ice flowers in spring and frost fruit in summer. The fruit has a
Covered with frost, it is cool to the touch. The flesh is thick and juicy, and the mouth is cool and sweet. It is the best way to relieve the heat.
A frost fruit weighs two to three taels, and is sold outside Lianshan County for ten silvers and one tael. In Lianshan County, it is purchased for one silver and one catty.
A hundred times the difference!
Chapter completed!