Wild Ginseng, on the contrary, grows freely in the wilderness, absorbing the essence of heaven and earth. It is small in stature and its growth slows as it ages. Weight increases with the age of the ginseng. Among ginseng pickers, there's a saying, "At seven taels it's ginseng, at eight taels it's a treasure." The highest quality of century-old ginseng can reach seven to eight taels. The ginseng Xiao Xian brought back is generally around fifty years old, weighing between 100-150 grams. Weight is one of the main reasons why Huang Yaoshi confirmed that the Hill Ginseng Xiao Xian brought back was indeed Wild Ginseng.
"These two are top-quality mountain ginseng, but they are not Wild Ginseng. Judging by the tendrils, they should be fifty to sixty years old mountain ginseng. It's just that I don't know where this ginseng comes from. Moreover, the drying process seems a bit sloppy," Zhou Ziang did not use a magnifying glass, but simply weighed them with a Brass scale.
