Chapter 28

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Because there was space, Zhao Xinyu was not worried about a lack of food or water, and he was not lost. The more he couldn't find his way back, the calmer he became.

One day, he crossed a forest full of small gullies. As he climbed a slope, his eyes suddenly narrowed when he saw a hint of green.

It was a plant with whorled leaves, each whorl having ten compound leaves. The plant also had a dried flower stem, with a dried flower at the top that resembled a leek flower. Although the whorled leaves had just grown, there were at least dozens of them.

Seeing this plant with whorled leaves, Zhao Xinyu's body trembled. It was ginseng, the most precious ginseng in these mountains.

A one-year-old ginseng has only one whorl of leaves with three compound leaves. A ten-year-old ginseng has only nine whorls of leaves. The ginseng in front of him had dozens of whorls of leaves and ten compound leaves, indicating that it was at least over a hundred years old.

Even a hundred-year-old ginseng is extremely rare, and its price is beyond what most people can afford. Not to mention twenty, thirty, or even fifty-year-old ginseng.

His grandfather once told him about a hundred-year-old ginseng in the mountains and even described the route to it.

The next moment, Zhao Xinyu's body trembled slightly, his eyes filled with joy. He looked around and saw a towering mountain peak a few minutes later, then he took a deep breath.

He never thought that, while being chased by wild boars and getting lost, he would accidentally find the place his grandfather had told him about.

In his excitement, he did not forget the rules. He knelt down and bowed three times, then took out a red thread to tie the ginseng. After that, he took out a small jade hoe from his home and carefully dug up the soil.

It took him more than an hour. In his hand was a ginseng root about a foot long with complete roots and four thick roots that resembled limbs.

"Initial human form," Zhao Xinyu swallowed a few times, his heart racing. A hundred-year-old ginseng is already extremely rare, and one with an initial human form is even rarer. If it had seven orifices, it would be priceless.

He didn't have time to examine it closely and quickly entered the space, transplanting the ginseng to a patch of land near the lake. Instantly, the space began to tremble, and the clouds around the stars in the sky rolled. A refreshing aura enveloped him, making him feel comfortable.

Feeling comfortable, Zhao Xinyu didn't want to leave the space and let the aura envelop him. In a daze, he seemed to lose himself.

When Zhao Xinyu came to his senses, the refreshing aura had disappeared, and he smelled a foul odor. He turned his head and found that the odor was coming from his body.

Taking off his jacket, he saw a layer of black, foul-smelling, oily substance covering his arms.

If it were someone else, they might not know what it was, but Zhao Xinyu, who had been taught by his grandfather, knew it was impurities from his body.

He stripped off his clothes, took a bucket, and spent over half an hour washing off the oily impurities. He found that his skin had become as smooth and tender as a girl's.

Without much thought, he found a set of clothes in his backpack in the space and put them on, then left the space.

Back outside, he picked up the ginseng seeds scattered on the ground and planted two of them where he had dug up the ginseng, filling in the hole before leaving in the right direction.

Perhaps because he had found the ginseng, he didn't encounter any wild boars or wolves on his way back. He also collected a lot of wild herbs and even caught a pair of mountain chickens nesting in the grass near the village. Since he was returning to the village, he didn't kill the chickens but put them and their eggs in the space.

This time, Zhao Xinyu didn't return to the village but went directly to the county town. In the county town, thinking that many crops grown there were not found in Pengcheng, he went to a seed store.

After buying seeds, Zhao Xinyu was about to leave when he saw a pile of nearly dried seedlings at the entrance, with no leaves. Zhao Xinyu couldn't identify what kind of seedlings they were.

He turned to the salesperson and asked, "What are these seedlings?"

"Leftover Hami apricot and a new variety of plum called Black Diamond."

Zhao Xinyu's heart skipped a beat. "How much are they?"

"They've been there for a month and won't grow. If you want them, take them. I don't want to throw them away myself."

He bought a large bag, put all the seedlings in it, and carried it away. He then found a nearby toilet, and seeing no one, he put the bag into the space.

Two days later, Zhao Xinyu returned to the courtyard. Before he could speak to Han Tianliang, who was tending the garden, Heifeng pounced on him, growling to vent his dissatisfaction, rubbing his big head against Zhao Xinyu's legs.

Zhao Xinyu patted Heifeng's big head a few times. Although Heifeng had been with him for a short time, Zhao Xinyu had already considered him his closest companion. During his time back home, he often thought of Heifeng.

"Xinyu, you're back," Han Tianliang put down his work and walked over.

"Grandpa Han, is everything okay at home?"

Han Tianliang smiled bitterly. "Zhao Shiming has caused trouble in the village a few times, saying your contracted farmland and the Luo River are not in compliance and that you bribed us village officials. The district government had to intervene. He has also been threatening the villagers who deliver vegetables."

Zhao Xinyu was speechless. "Anything else?"

"Nothing else. Ignore Zhao Shiming. The more you pay attention to him, the more trouble he will cause. By the way, is everything okay in your village?"

The next moment, Han Tianliang saw the black mourning band on Zhao Xinyu's left arm and his eyes narrowed. "Xinyu...?"

Zhao Xinyu sighed. "My grandfather passed away."

Han Tianliang sighed deeply. "Xinyu, take care of yourself."

Zhao Xinyu smiled bitterly, tore off a few leaves, and threw them into the vegetable patch. The chickens, ducks, and geese immediately rushed over to peck at the leaves.

In less than a month, the chickens, ducks, and geese he had bought had grown to about a pound each. Zhao Xinyu suddenly noticed a gap in the east wall and was slightly surprised.

"Grandpa Han, what is that...?"

Han Tianliang chuckled and pointed to the ducks and geese pecking at the leaves in the vegetable patch. "They grow faster in water. The Luo River is fenced off, so we don't have to worry about them running away. The water is about five feet deep now, and we discussed whether to put some fish in it the day before yesterday."

Zhao Xinyu nodded. Before he left for his hometown, he had put dozens of fish in the space. After the space changed, the lake, which was over ten acres, was now teeming with fish. With the space water, he was confident that the fish in the Luo River could be sold by the Mid-Autumn Festival.

Seeing Zhao Xinyu nod, Han Tianliang's eyes flickered. "We have plenty of vegetable leaves in the courtyard. We just need to buy some common fish like grass carp, carp, crucian carp, and black carp."

Zhao Xinyu nodded. "I'm not familiar with this area, so I'll leave it to you. By the way, I saw that there are also crabs for sale here. Should we get some crabs?"

"Xinyu, you're from the north, so you don't know. Although our village doesn't have water, the south of the city is by the sea, and people prefer sea crabs. Freshwater crabs have a muddy taste, and few people would eat them even if they were given for free."

Zhao Xinyu chuckled. With the space, he was very confident that the space water could make freshwater crabs as good as sea crabs.

"Grandpa Han, don't worry about it. Get some freshwater crabs. If no one buys them, we can eat them ourselves."

Han Tianliang shook his head helplessly. "By the way, that girl who drives a car has come to look for you a few times. Are you two really dating? I think she's a nice girl."

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