Seeing that everyone was eager to try, Su Yue was still worried, but she didn't want to spoil everyone's fun.

"Since everyone has decided to go, then go ahead. Just be careful and come back immediately if you find anything wrong. No matter how important meat is, it is not as important as life."

Song Mingtao nodded in agreement, then looked at Rendong and then at Liu Shan.

Finally, he looked at Su Yue and asked, "Miss, can you let Ren Dong go with us? With her around, it feels like we can get twice the result with half the effort."

The others also nodded, hoping that Su Yue would agree. After all, if it weren't for Jin Dong, they would have had a hard time pulling up those two wild boars weighing several hundred kilograms.

Su Yue had no objection, "Rosewood, do you want to go with them?"

Among those who went were Rendong’s family, and Rendong also wanted to go with them so that she could feel more at ease.

Honeysuckle nodded: "Girl, I want to go."

Su Yue smiled slightly: "Then go ahead, be careful, everyone must come back at dawn."

Everyone responded excitedly, their faces full of anticipation. They quickly began to prepare, and they found more hemp ropes and a few axe for chopping wood.

Doctor Wu and Wu Yong also came over. The father and son each carried a medicine box full of herbs and simple medical tools, and their expressions were serious and earnest.

Soon, a makeshift team was formed, and they took advantage of the night to head towards the burned mountain again.

This time they did not bring ox carts because the ox carts could not move forward once they passed the isolation zone because there were too many burned trees blocking the middle of the mountain road.

The night was as dark as ink, with only a few stars twinkling in the sky, guiding the direction of this bargain-hunting team, and the temperature around them was like roasting a fire by the stove.

The mountain road was difficult to travel on, and the damage caused by the previous wildfire made the road more rugged and uneven with many obstacles. The crowd moved forward along the rugged mountain road, taking cautious but firm steps.

"Ahem...everyone have to be careful, it's very dangerous here." Liu Daxi, who was walking in the front, reminded everyone while covering his mouth and nose with a wet handkerchief.

Everyone responded and moved forward more cautiously.

After walking for a while, Liu Danan, who was behind Liu Daxi, suddenly exclaimed: "Hey! There are two rabbits here."

When they heard the noise, everyone gathered around and saw that the two rabbits were a little burnt, but generally intact.

Song Mingtao picked up the two rabbits and put them in the bamboo basket on Liu Danan's back, then said to everyone, "You can spread out and look for them. If you can't find them, let's go up again."

Upon hearing this, everyone began to disperse and search the surroundings carefully. They passed through the burnt trees and stepped over the fallen branches. After searching for a while, they found two pheasants and half a piece of snake meat.

"Although this is only half a piece of snake meat, it looks quite fresh. We can use it to make soup." Liu Shan said with a smile.

Doctor Wu walked forward and checked it. Only after confirming that it was a non-venomous snake did he let Liu Shan put it away with confidence.

Liu Daxi said, "There's nothing here. Let's go somewhere else."

Upon hearing this, everyone started to move in another direction. They followed a path that was burned by a mountain fire and meandered up. Only the charred trunks of the surrounding trees were left, like wild ghosts in the dark night.

After walking for a while, Doctor Wu, who was walking in the middle of the team, suddenly smelled a faint scent of ginseng.

Doctor Wu was delighted and stopped to sniff carefully, confirming that the fragrance was coming from under a piece of ash on the left.

"Everyone, please stop for a moment. I seem to smell the scent of ginseng, and it's coming from this side." Doctor Wu said excitedly.

When everyone heard that it was ginseng, they were all surprised and gathered around Doctor Wu, sniffing the scent in the air.

However, they were a poor family and many of them had never eaten ginseng, so they didn't know what ginseng tasted like. They only smelled a strange fragrance among the burnt smell all over the mountain.

Liu Shan had been ill before, and it was with the money Su Yue gave him that he was able to buy good medicine and heal his body. One of the medicines was ginseng, so he was familiar with the scent of ginseng.

Liu Shan also said excitedly at this time: "It really tastes like ginseng. I've tried this stuff before. It's very expensive!"

Hearing Liu Shan say this, everyone sniffed harder, as if they would suffer a loss if they sniffed less. However, they smelled more of a burnt smell.

For a moment, several people were coughing due to the burnt smell.

Wu Yong said excitedly: "Dad, even if it is roasted ginseng, it is still a tonic herb."

Doctor Wu nodded, his eyes gleaming with anticipation: "Yes, even after being roasted by fire, the medicinal properties of ginseng are still there. It is also a rare tonic."

Doctor Wu squatted down, searched with a torch and locked onto the target, then used his hands to dig up the soil under the ashes.

The soil was still somewhat warm, and the surrounding scorched earth gave off a pungent smell, but the aroma of ginseng became increasingly strong.

Everyone held their breath and stared at Doctor Wu's movements.

Doctor Wu took out a small shovel from the medicine box and shoveled away the dirt around the ginseng bit by bit, each time very gently, as if he was treating the most precious treasure in the world.

Honeysuckle was helping to light the place. She held a simple torch, and the flame flickered in the night wind.

With the help of the firelight, everyone saw that with the unremitting efforts of Dr. Wu, after a while, as the ashes were cleared away bit by bit, a ginseng that was slightly burnt but still maintained its complete shape appeared in front of everyone.

Liu Shan asked excitedly: "Doctor Wu, is this the complete ginseng?"

Doctor Wu nodded cautiously, his face filled with unconcealed joy: "Yes, this is a complete ginseng. Although the skin is a little burnt, the medicinal properties should still be there. It is really rare."

Everyone gathered around and stared at the precious ginseng in Doctor Wu's hand with wide eyes, as if they were looking at a rare treasure.

Honeysuckle couldn't help but whisper in admiration: "I didn't expect to find ginseng here."

Doctor Wu gently placed the ginseng in the medicine box and carefully covered it, fearing that something might go wrong. He stood up and said to everyone, "Let's keep going forward. Maybe we can find more treasures."

Hearing this, everyone cheered up and continued to move forward along the mountain road. The night was still dark, but their hearts were full of hope and expectation.

Everyone's eyes were looking at the ground with energy, and they kept sniffing the different smells in the air, thinking that maybe they could find ginseng again.

After walking for a while, Song Mingtao asked everyone to disperse and search, so that they could do it faster.

Suddenly, one of the servants let out a terrified scream and immediately ran to Rendong and Liu Daxi. He pointed in the direction he was running from and said tremblingly, "Da... Daxi, there... there is a living... bear!"

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