Chapter 236: The Bedroom Becomes A Treasure Room
Qin Hengzhi truly breathed a sigh of relief at this moment.
It was as if a stone had finally fallen to the ground.
So there was a gold mine here.
Then how did Qiao Ge know?
Lu Qiaoge pointed at the calico cat: “This is what Hua Hua discovered. Isn’t Hua Hua amazing?”
Qin Hengzhi paused for a moment, nodded readily, gave a thumbs up to the proud calico cat, and sincerely praised, “Amazing, Hua Hua is really amazing!”
There was nothing more to say next. Qin Hengzhi dug open the earthen slope blocking the cave entrance. Some places were overgrown with thorns and vines. Lu Qiaoge used a wooden stick to break them off the top, making the remaining roots easy to dig.
Then they discovered a dim cave, but actually it wasn’t a cave; it was a man-made tunnel. Qin Hengzhi’s expression turned serious. He told Lu Qiaoge to wait outside for him. Qin Hengzhi went in and wandered for more than ten minutes before coming out.
He told Lu Qiaoge that people had once lived here. If his analysis was correct, those people were Japanese invaders. That was also why there were no records.
All those in the know had been killed.
Further in, there was an underground river with gold sand in it.
Qin Hengzhi had discovered this too.
Qin Hengzhi looked at Lu Qiaoge and asked, “What do you mean?”
Lu Qiaoge was direct: “Don’t mention me. As for how it was discovered, figure it out yourself.”
Qin Hengzhi gazed at Lu Qiaoge with gentle eyes. He no longer pondered her peculiarities.
Meeting her was his good fortune.
If he kept dwelling on it, Qin Hengzhi believed Lu Qiaoge would kick him in the next second.
If he stupidly kept pursuing Lu Qiaoge, he believed that girl could send him to a mental hospital.
She had that ability.
He just gently asked again: “Mm, I’ll handle it well, don’t worry. Also, what you found in the archive room—was it this or something else?”
Lu Qiaoge could feel Qin Hengzhi’s warmth and trust. She smiled and said, “I gave the information to Sister Dong. After you’re done here, you can find a reason to go to the archive room once.”
Qin Hengzhi reached out and pulled Lu Qiaoge into his arms. Lu Qiaoge reached out and wrapped her arms around his waist.
Mm, solid, strong, and tall.
It was said that hugging could bring two people’s hearts closer.
Lu Qiaoge felt there was some truth to it.
Suddenly, the calico cat that had gone into the cave darted out, meowing meow meow several times.
Qin Hengzhi slowly let go. He didn’t say anything to Lu Qiaoge, circled around inside and outside the cave, then sealed the cave entrance again.
Naturally, there was a difference between digging and not digging.
But Qin Hengzhi would handle that.
On the way back, they went to the place with wild ginseng.
Jiangcheng was rich in resources, with a complete forest ecosystem here.
But this land in Jiangcheng was not the main production area for wild ginseng.
There was some, though.
It was just in the deep mountains where no one went.
The three stalks of wild ginseng that Xiao Cangcang discovered all had very long years: one was seventy-five years, one was sixty-eight years, and the other was shallower, only forty-two years.
This wasn’t what Lu Qiaoge saw; it was what Qin Hengzhi deduced.
Strangely, the place where the wild ginseng was discovered wasn’t in the deep mountains.
This could only be called fate.
There were even paths through the woods used by mountain foragers, forest rangers, and timber farm workers clearing the forest.
Qin Hengzhi just reached out and ruffled Lu Qiaoge’s hair, but in his heart, he solidified a belief.
That was that he needed to become even stronger; otherwise, he couldn’t protect Qiao Ge, or even Qiao Ge’s small animals.
Don’t underestimate the vileness and destructiveness of human nature.
Qin Hengzhi said to Lu Qiaoge, “Let me do it. I’ve handled this before.”
Lu Qiaoge stepped back and handed it over to Qin Hengzhi.
Xiao Cangcang on the leaves told Lu Qiaoge that farther away, in its place prepared for winter, there were quite a few precious medicinal materials.
There was swamp there, and large wild animals. Humans rarely went in.
Beyond the swamp was a broadleaf forest, and there was wild ginseng there too.
But it couldn’t tell how many years.
It was just more than this one.
Lu Qiaoge noted the approximate location, to deal with later.
After Qin Hengzhi dug up the three stalks of wild ginseng and sorted them, he put them in the canvas bag Lu Qiaoge was carrying.
Swallow Tao Tao and the grey pigeon flew and circled above their heads, while the timid sparrow that was a scaredy-cat didn’t dare come to Yuanbao Mountain.
Qin Hengzhi looked up, took the bag from Lu Qiaoge’s hand, held her hand, and walked out of the mountain forest.
Before returning to the city, Lu Qiaoge took Qin Hengzhi to the nearest stream, washed the mud off their hands and shoes, then drove toward the urban area.
Lu Qiaoge brought back three stalks of ginseng, startling Meng Xia and Old Mrs. Lu at home.
Qin Hengzhi said softly, “It was Qiao Ge who found it. I’ll handle it. When I used to live at my aunt’s house, the neighbor Grandpa Zhong was from the traditional Chinese medicine hospital. He often processed medicinal materials, and I frequently helped. I haven’t handled wild ginseng hands-on, but I know the process…”
Old Mrs. Lu’s eyes were full of shock.
She had actually seen this legendary thing.
But these two young people were really bold. They should have tied a red thread around it. Bringing it back just like that, as if it were radishes. In the past, wild ginseng in the hands of ordinary people could bring deadly disaster.
She hurried to the room to get red thread and carefully tied them one by one.
After processing was done, Meng Xia said to put them in Lu Qiaoge’s room to dry and store.
She looked at them and felt trembling with fear.
If people found out, who knew what would happen.
So, Lu Zhiguo, Su Hui, and Lu Qiaoling who came back later didn’t know about this.
When Qin Hengzhi left, he told Lu Qiaoge he would make her three boxes for preserving wild ginseng.
Lu Qiaoge felt like everyone meant this thing should be kept and not used?
Of course, it was normal not to think of selling it, and understandable not to think of using it.
But not publicizing it was right.
Lu Qiaoge looked at her small bedroom. It didn’t need tidying now; probably next spring they would build the family building here.
The current situation was that underground were over a thousand jin of gold.
In the past, that was the concept of tens of thousands of taels.
In the cabinet under the desk was a vase wrapped in an old bed sheet and old clothes. She had looked; the vase was from the Qing dynasty. In a few decades, it would be valuable, but the two porcelain dishes were actually Ru kiln.
In the wardrobe were five nuggets of gold, eighteen gold bricks, totaling thirty-six jin, all packed by her in homemade pockets.
There were also five packages of gold and silver jewelry in the cabinet at the foot of the kang.
Her little rundown bedroom had become a treasure room.
Fortunately, the Lu family members didn’t have the habit of rummaging through things.
Lu Qiaoge couldn’t help but ponder. She had inquired; currently, there were no suitable private deals.
But the problem now was that she had quite a lot of good stuff.
If this area was demolished next year, what would she do with her things?
Old Turtle was right; having a space would be good.
But where to find such a thing?
Lu Qiaoge clenched her hand, feeling the energy everywhere, lost in thought…
