Chapter 59: Chapter 59: The Ginseng Was Originally Discovered by Little Manbao

“Ercai, don’t just stop everyone, quickly stop those two gentlemen! We’ve already had enough difficulties, we can’t afford any more troubles!”

“Yes, Ercai, if you don’t stop the two gentlemen, then make way quickly!”

Everyone urged Qi Ercai.

They were somewhat rational, refraining from pushing Qi Ercai aside and rushing forward directly.

Qi Ercai furrowed his brows and said loudly, “Everyone stay calm, the two gentlemen are doctors, not demon hunters. There’s no such thing as spirit monsters. Don’t act impulsively, wait and see what the two doctors dig up, then you’ll know.”

“If it’s already dug up, it’ll be too late! Qi Ercai, move aside quickly, or don’t blame us for forgetting our village ties!”

Some people in the crowd started getting emotional.

Qin Minglang glanced at his senior brother who was earnestly digging, then said to the apprentice beside him, “Sanqi, explain to everyone.”

The young attendant Sanqi, fifteen years old, had grown into a young lad. Hearing his master’s instructions, he reluctantly glanced towards the goblin, then turned and shouted to the crowd, “Stop making noise, goblins aren’t spirit monsters!”

When Qi Ercai said this, people didn’t believe him because Qi Ercai wasn’t knowledgeable about medicine.

But Sanqi was different, being Doctor Qin’s apprentice, he could prescribe and provide medicine for headaches and minor ailments!

So when Sanqi spoke up, everyone quieted down and looked at Sanqi, expecting him to continue explaining.

Sanqi cleared his throat and explained, “Goblins, also known as manchi, ghost cap, divine herb, blood ginseng, earth spirits, are…”

“Little Master Sanqi, what are you saying? Man, ghost, divine? That’s too scary!”

Someone interrupted Sanqi, genuinely frightened, their face pale.

“Sanqi!”

Qin Minglang’s slightly warning voice sounded again.

Sanqi shivered and quickly set aside his boasting attitude, “You haven’t heard these names, but you’ll surely be familiar with the other two names for this thing.”

With eyes full of curiosity, Sanqi slowly said, “Also known as ginseng, or club.”

“What? Ginseng?”

“Oh my heavens, have we discovered ginseng?”

The scene erupted.

They truly hadn’t heard those ghostly, monster-like names, but the name ginseng was well-known.

“I’ve never seen what ginseng looks like in my lifetime!”

“As if others have seen it!”

The atmosphere suddenly shifted from tense and agitated to excited and thrilled.

Ginseng, that thing’s worth a fortune!

“Everyone be quiet, quiet! We need a very quiet environment when digging for ginseng; otherwise, if we scare it away, who’ll take responsibility for the loss?”

Sanqi was almost furious with the villagers.

Ginseng is precious, but only when it’s successfully dug up.

Upon hearing this, everyone clamped their mouths shut.

Qi Ercai was also stunned.

He never imagined that little niece’s plaything would turn out to be something as precious as ginseng.

After all these occurrences combined, Qi Ercai suddenly found it difficult to face his little niece directly.

Because the two doctors were set on digging ginseng, the caravan didn’t continue forward but set up camp on the spot, preparing to spend the night nearby.

Qi Manman finished eating her candy and couldn’t help but yawn.

Yi Meng saw she was sleepy and quickly had the little one rinse her mouth before lying down in the cart to sleep.

Once his daughter was taken care of, Yi Meng noticed the surrounding situation.

“Ginseng?”

Upon hearing her mother-in-law say her daughter inadvertently discovered ginseng, Yi Meng nearly jumped up.

Indeed, this little girl has stirred up things again!

This is no small matter; there’s no such thing as cultivating ginseng during these times.

Pure wild ginseng is found by sheer luck.

But…

Just because others can’t cultivate it doesn’t mean she can’t!

Yi Meng instantly thought of her space, wondering if she could plant it if she got the ginseng seeds.

Thinking like this, Yi Meng didn’t hesitate to quickly walk towards the doctors.

By now, the doctors appeared nothing like refined scholars; they were like playful old children digging in the dirt, much like young kids.

Ginseng is more valuable when intact.

Even if it’s not for selling the whole ginseng, every part of the ginseng is valuable, even the tiny roots could save a life.

Thus, digging for ginseng requires utmost caution to avoid any damage.

Yin Cheng and Qin Minglang, both up in years, struggled to sustain their energy while watching and digging.

Unwilling to trust Sanqi, a child, they took turns digging.

Yi Meng arrived just as the two elders were exchanging turns. She quickly asked, “Could I have two of those ginseng fruits?”

“What?”

Yin Cheng, digging with blurred vision, failed to catch Yi Meng’s request initially.

Qin Minglang, beside him, turned to Yi Meng and asked, “What do you want the fruits for?”

“Since they’re seeds, I thought I’d try planting them once we’ve settled down.”

Yi Meng didn’t hide her intentions; however, she didn’t mention specifically where she’d plant them.

“Phew!”

Sanqi burst out laughing, “I say, sister-in-law, are you joking? Plant ginseng? Planting other herbs might work, but ginseng is a heavenly treasure. If you could casually plant it, people wouldn’t spend their lives unable to see ginseng.”

“Sanqi!”

Qin Minglang frowned and reprimanded.

Sanqi pouted, clearly not thinking he said anything wrong, but with his master’s orders, he couldn’t ignore them.

Yi Meng wasn’t angry at the rebuke; she just looked at Qin Minglang: “Doctor Qin, what do you think, is it feasible?”

Qin Minglang didn’t say whether it was feasible, but instead looked at Yin Cheng, indicating for him to decide.

Yin Cheng, resting against a pile of wild grass, raised his brows when looked at, “Why are you looking at me? That ginseng was discovered by Little Manbao herself, you wouldn’t want to keep it all for yourself, would you?”

Unlike Qin Minglang, Yin Cheng had been enjoying food and drink at the Qi family’s; he genuinely liked them.

Especially the fragrant and sweet little girl; if it weren’t for their age difference, he’d want to wrongly pamper her as his own daughter.

Though he couldn’t claim her as a daughter, adopting her as a granddaughter, oh, or a great-granddaughter would work.

Thinking of this, Yin Cheng looked at Yi Meng.

The fourth daughter-in-law of the Qi family seemed delicate, not as capable as the other daughters-in-law.

But this doesn’t mean she’s without talent.

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