Chapter 32

She collected the dishes and chopsticks neatly and went to Xue Yu's house to borrow a knife and a basket.

Xue Chuan raised his neck, pushed open the window beside the Kang, and called out to the yard: "Xue Yang."

Soon, a touch of pretty figure came in: "what's the matter, third brother, I just saw my sister-in-law go out."

Xue Chuan took out the dagger he had with him and handed it to him, saying, "fourth brother, I don't trust your sister-in-law. Follow me to have a look."

Xue Yang grinned. Are the three brothers and three sisters in law in a good mood?

He put away the dagger and said, "OK, I'll go right now."

Xue Yang goes out along the path, and soon sees Zhang Man'er's figure. He seems to feel that someone is following her. Zhang Man'er looks back and sees that it's Xue Yang.

Seeing that he was armed, carrying a basket, a scythe and a rope, people could not help wondering, "Xue Yang, how are you? Do you want to go to the mountain?"

Xue Yang nodded and followed her.

Many villagers are busy in the field. Women usually take care of their children at home and embroider things to maintain their monthly life.

Zhang Man'er looked at the village as he walked. He came out from his home and went to the mountain. He walked around most of the village.

The village is not small, but the farmhouses are relatively concentrated. At a glance, they are all thatched houses and earthen walls. There are few tile houses in the whole village. It's really a dilapidated village, poor and jingling.

April rape blooming incomparably brilliant, that piece of golden scenery, incomparably gratifying.

Those green seedlings in the field, swaying with the wind, a large green rolled into a green blanket, looks pleasant.

Up the mountain, looking at the forked path, Zhang Man'er felt that his eyes were black. He didn't know which way to go.

Xue Yang often runs in the mountains and knows the top of the mountain like the back of his hand.

"Third sister-in-law, if you want to dig wild vegetables, it's at the foot of the mountain. It's a little far away, and the ones near here are almost dug by the villagers."

Looking at the foot of the mountain, Zhang Man'er wants to turn over from here? She nodded and said, "Oh, then go over there."

Anyway, if you want to pass through this mountain, you may encounter some wild fruits, medicinal materials and so on. Wild vegetables taste bitter and astringent. Zhang Man'er really doesn't want to eat wild vegetables. It's just a cover for her to go up the mountain and a reason to be afraid of Xue Chuan.

Although she has five taels of silver in her hand, she can't live on it. She depends on it to make a fortune.

They went up the path from the foot of the mountain. There were more people on this side. A lot of grass on the side of the road was trampled on the soil. Gradually, the road seemed wider, but the grass on both sides grew very high.

The trees are lush, and the sun is shining on them.

Occasionally a rabbit ran by in the forest. Looking at Xue Yang's eager eyes, Zhang Man'er said, "Xue Yang, give me the basket."

"Ah, well, sister-in-law, you go up here slowly and dig wild vegetables or something. I'll go to the top to see if there are rabbits and pheasants or something. If you can catch one, you can also mend the body for the third brother." Xue Yang said, looking around for a long time.

Looking at the two brothers so friendly, Zhang Man'er felt relieved. Xue Yang didn't waste her time helping him.

"Well, be careful."

Xue Yang went to the mountain. Zhang Man'er walked slowly along the side of the road. She found a branch and pulled the weeds to see if there were any herbs.

One of the villagers, Doctor Li, often came to the mountain to collect medicine. She must have collected myrrh from the obvious places on the roadside.

All the places she went were remote paths. She dug out the weeds and explored the way with branches.

As soon as she saw something that wasn't wild grass, she squatted down and looked at it carefully. After several times, she found some common herbs in the mountains.

For example, Plantago asiatica has long taproots and many lateral roots. Its leaves are lotus like, growing in the grass and on the roadside. It is sweet in taste and cold in nature. It has the functions of diuresis, clearing away heat and improving eyesight. It is mainly used for the treatment of dysuria, cough, edema and other symptoms.

When she pulled it out of the soil, the root was covered with soil, and the leaves were green, which was very gratifying.

And wormwood is also a common medicinal material. It has many roots and is connected with the underground roots. It is mainly used for treating irregular moon events and headwind. It can be eaten as food. Honeysuckle, yam, Polygonum multiflorum and other medicinal materials have also been dug up.

I didn't expect that I would open another path and gain so much. Seeing that the basket is getting heavier and heavier, Zhang Man'er just went back the same way.

Although these half baskets of herbs are common herbs, which are not worth a few dollars, the little makes a lot, which is also a small sum of money.

She thought that the self-made detoxification herbs should include Ganoderma lucidum and detoxification herbs.

As Zhang Man'er dug up, there were more and more herbs in the basket.

She was wondering if it was time to go down the mountain. When she walked into the forest, she found that there were many wild mushrooms growing on a piece of land.

This piece of mushroom is brown, like a small umbrella, she can distinguish the mushroom, those bright colors are poisonous, eating will kill people.

She picked a pile of mushrooms, wrapped them in big leaves and put them in the basket. Then she saw Xue Yang come down. His clothes were scratched and his face was full of excitement. She raised the pheasant in her hand and said, "sister-in-law, I'm lucky. I've got a suit and caught a pheasant."

Zhang Man'er, look at this pheasant. It has colorful feathers and flapping wings. Is it still alive? It looks like it weighs five or six Jin. I can have a good meal in the evening.

But this is Xue Yang playing pheasant, she is also embarrassed to want: "well, first raise a few days, then you can take it to the town to sell."

Xue Yang said: "third sister-in-law, I just agreed to call something to mend my third brother's body. If you're sorry, stew chicken soup and share with me."

Zhang Man'er thought that Xue Chuan was weak and needed nutrition, so he stopped saying, "OK."

After seeing the fruits of his labor, Zhang Man'er showed him the fruits of more than an hour. She took off her basket and pointed to the classified herbs and said, "Xue Yang, you see, these herbs are just picked by me. They can sell some coppers."

Xue Yang picked up some herbs and played with them in his hand. He exclaimed, "are these common weeds herbs? I just came over there and saw a lot of them. "

Zhang Man'er takes a look at the direction he said. It's almost deep in the mountains, where there are many dangers. Few villagers will go there. There is only one doctor Li in the village. She can't pick so many. It's convenient for her.

"Over there, I'll go another day. Today's harvest is almost finished. Let's go back."

They had already reached the middle of the mountain. They were tired and thirsty. Xue Yang pointed to the stream nearby: "third sister-in-law, let's go there to have a rest, drink some water, and then go down the mountain."

OK, her forehead is sweating. She is tired and thirsty. She wants to drink some water to quench her thirst.