Chen Yang never expected his luck to be this good.
He had only walked less than five hundred meters into the mountain, and there was still a long way to go before reaching the depths of the forest.
It wasn't that wild ginseng couldn't be found in this area. In fact, wild ginseng could be found in many places.
But according to the experience passed down through generations of ginseng harvesters, true large ginseng plants were usually found deeper in the mountains.
"Sorry to disappoint everyone, but I did find a wild ginseng."
"I didn't expect to come across one at the mountain's edge. I guess I just got lucky."
"But don't be too disappointed just yet. While wild ginseng can grow near the edge of the mountain, it's generally not very large."
He used his stick to push aside the surrounding weeds and crouched down, picking up the hoe he had brought.
"Do you see the hoe in my hand?"
"Take a good look, can you see what's different about this hoe compared to a regular one?"
The drone camera zoomed in on the hoe. The drone was of excellent quality, and the viewers could now see the hoe clearly in high definition—almost as if they were right there in person.
Hearing Chen Yang's question, the viewers stared at the hoe.
"I've been looking at it for a while and don't see anything unusual."
"Is this not a hoe?"
"I don't see the difference."
"Same here, I can't tell the difference."
[Xiao Dong]: "I know what it is, but I won't spoil it. Let Master Chen explain to everyone."
Chen Yang rubbed the dirt off the hoe and said, "This hoe is not made of iron; it's made of ox horn."
"When harvesting ginseng, iron tools can't be used. In the past, ginseng harvesters would use deer bones or antlers. The goal is to avoid cutting the delicate roots, not even a single fine hair of the root should be harmed. It often takes several hours to dig out an old ginseng."
"Of course, I don't have deer antlers, but ox horn works just fine."
The viewers suddenly understood.
"Wow, there are so many rules when harvesting wild ginseng."
"I've learned something new."
"Even if this knowledge won't be useful in my lifetime, it's great for impressing friends when drinking."
After explaining about the hoe, the camera shifted to the wild ginseng plant.
Chen Yang studied it for a few seconds and smiled, "Just as I expected, this is a small ginseng."
"Wait, you can tell the size of the wild ginseng before even digging it up?"
"Maybe there's a special way to distinguish it, like how I can spot a scumbag."
"I still can't tell."
"Chen Yang, just dig it up. Maybe it's a big one!"
Chen Yang shook his head. "No need to dig it up, this is definitely a small ginseng."
"Figuring out whether a wild ginseng is big or small is actually quite simple."
"A ginseng seedling in its first year only has one small leaf, called the 'Three Flowers.' By the second year, it grows five small leaves, forming a full compound leaf, commonly known as the 'Palm Leaf.' A three-year-old ginseng will have two compound leaves, known as 'Two Prongs.'"
"Take a look here—this wild ginseng has exactly two compound leaves, which means it's a three-year-old 'Two Prongs' ginseng."
"A small ginseng like this isn't useless, but its medicinal value is nowhere near that of an old ginseng."
"We, as people, believe in leaving room for others, and the same goes for harvesting ginseng—leave the big ones and take the small ones."
"So, I definitely won't be harvesting this small wild ginseng."
He stood up, using his stick to push the surrounding weeds back into place. Then he continued walking deeper into the mountain.
"Master Chen, didn't you leave something out? What about ginseng older than three years?"
"I noticed Master Chen likes to leave his sentences unfinished—it's so frustrating!"
"You're leaving me hanging, Master Chen. Hurry up and continue!"
Chen Yang chuckled. "I thought you guys wouldn't be interested in these details, but since you do, I'll talk a bit more."
"First, there's a customary rule in the ginseng harvesting trade."
"Ginseng under three years old can't be harvested, and it is usually marked so that it can continue to grow."
"When a 'Two Prongs' ginseng grows for a few more years, it will develop a third compound leaf, called the 'Lamp Stand.' That's already a good one."
"After the 'Lamp Stand,' the ginseng needs to grow for another ten years to produce a fourth compound leaf, known as the 'Four-tier Leaf.'"
"After 'Four-tier Leaf,' it will take over a hundred years for the ginseng to grow a fifth compound leaf, the 'Five-tier Leaf,' which is the real treasure."
"After the 'Five-tier Leaf,' another hundred years will pass before a sixth compound leaf appears, called the 'Six-tier Leaf.'"
"But beyond that, the compound leaves won't grow anymore. Only the ginseng head will grow, adding one more ginseng head every hundred years."
"Wild ginseng is rare, and you'll almost never come across a six-tier wild ginseng in the market."
"If you do, you'd better question whether it's truly wild ginseng."
"Because artificial ginseng can grow a compound leaf every year, and the so-called 'Six-tier Supreme Ginseng King' can be grown in just six years. So, it's not valuable at all."
"Furthermore, a genuine thousand-year-old wild ginseng is worth at least ten million. It's not something an ordinary person can afford."
As Chen Yang continued walking, he explained more about wild ginseng to his viewers.
The audience was captivated and listened intently.
Even the new viewers, who had been attracted by the promotions, were now drawn in by Chen Yang's knowledge.
At 3:30 PM, Chen Yang had already entered the heart of the mountain, a thousand meters deep into the forest.
At this point, the online viewers in the livestream room had reached 300,000!
It's worth noting that Feiyu Platform's online viewer count was authentic, with no inflated numbers. Unlike the exaggerated topic trends on Weibo or the millions of fake followers, these were real numbers.
And this was only Chen Yang's second day of livestreaming, yet he had already amassed such a following. The growth was astonishing.
At this moment, in the Feiyu Platform's technical department,
Liang Fei was closely monitoring Chen Yang's livestream.
He had first noticed this livestream yesterday.
The statistics were abnormal—on the first day, the viewership had exceeded 30,000, peaking at 70,000.
At first, he thought it was just a promotional stunt by some company. After all, such things weren't rare.
But today, when he checked again, he realized the data was off the charts.
He decided to investigate further using the platform's technical tools.
The results shocked him.
Retention rate: 78%!
Bullet screen participation rate: 40%!
And every single user was real—not inflated numbers.
Curious to see how this livestream was gaining such traction, Liang Fei watched for half an hour.
Afterward, he closed the stream with immense self-control.
Liang Fei murmured to himself, "This Master Chen is going to be famous!"
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