"Hanako, what are you thinking about?"

Han Zheng had just tied the backpack when he looked down and saw her looking at him with a gleam in her eyes, as if she was examining him. His body tensed up in an instant.

Yun Huaying's eyes flickered, and the corners of her mouth curled up slightly: "Good skills."

Han Zheng smiled deeply when he heard this, but did not explain much.

Yun Huaying didn't say any more about the topic. She looked around and saw that there were quite a few wax gourds on the tree. If they were all picked, it would probably weigh nearly 20 kilograms. They were all ripe and wouldn't last long if kept at home. So she asked him, "Han Zheng, if we take these wax gourds to the county town to sell, do you think they can be sold?"

"The supply and marketing cooperative won't buy it, so I can only sell it on the black market. This is a wild fruit from the mountains, and the price isn't high, only two or three cents per pound. Even if I sell all of it, I'll only make fifty or sixty cents." Han Zheng had sold it before and knew the price of wax gourds.

"That's only fifty or sixty cents, forget it."

Yun Huaying didn't want to risk going to the black market for a few cents, so she discussed with them: "We can't eat so much ourselves, so we can take it back and exchange it for some vegetables with our neighbors in the team."

"Can."

Jiang Yuan and the other woman agreed. Their private plot had just been dug out and the seeds had not been planted yet. The vegetables they had eaten in the past two days were all sent by Han Zheng. Next, they would have to go to their neighbors to exchange vegetables.

Yun Huaying finished eating the melon in her hand and threw the seeds into the space to plant. Seeing some scattered herbs nearby, she said to them, "You guys pick the wax gourds here. I'll go dig some herbs. I won't go far. I'll stay here."

"Yun Huaying, you will teach me how to recognize it later."

Jiang Yuan did not forget to help her dig herbs. She applied her good medicine every night for the past two days. Even if she was tired and exhausted during the day, she could always sleep well at night and feel refreshed and full of energy the next day.

"good."

Yun Huaying responded and left with the small hoe.

After avoiding their sight, Yun Huaying casually plucked the herbs from the roadside into the basket, and also dug up some other kinds of plants and threw them all into the space.

“Huh!”

Before I knew it, I had reached the edge of a small hill and discovered several rare and unpopular herbs growing in the cracks of the rocks on the side. I immediately threw away my backpack and rushed over with a rare excitement.

Just as I found a place to stand, before I could pick any, Han Zheng's voice came over, "Hua Ying, where are you?"

"I'm here."

Han Zheng and the others followed the sound and saw that she was standing on a very steep ground surrounded by rocks. He quickly put the backpack on the ground and rushed over: "Huaying, it's dangerous out there, come back quickly."

Yun Huaying stood still, pointing to the Fire Spirit Ear that was as red as blood and shaped like rice not far away, and said, "I'll pull out these herbs and come back."

"Huaying, come up here, I'll help you pull it out."

Han Zheng rushed to her and stretched out his hand, wanting to help her. "This place is very unstable. I almost fell down when I was a kid. Come up quickly. I'll go down and help you pick it."

"I'm already down. I won't bother you anymore. Wait until I pull out the herbs and you can help me later."

Lin Shan and the others also came over now. They both stood by her side and also reminded her: "Huaying, slow down."

Yun Huaying hummed, and slowly moved forward, stopping when she was only arm's length away from the herbs. Just as she was about to reach out to pull them out, Han Zheng suddenly called out, "Huaying, don't move."

Yun Huaying was also very perceptive. The moment he spoke, she sensed a chilling chill and immediately stepped back a little.

Just as she was standing firmly on the slope, a hissing sound was heard, and a snake with skin as bright red as the Fire Spirit Spike poked its head out from a small stone cave next to it.

"snake!"

Lin Shan's pupils shrank. This was the reptile she feared the most.

Seeing the snake spitting out its cold tongue, her legs became weak and powerless uncontrollably. She was so scared that she couldn't speak clearly. "Hua, Huaying, hurry up, come up, we don't need that medicine anymore."

"call out!"

As soon as she finished speaking, a dagger flashing with cold light flew out and hit the red snake right in the vital spot.

The slippery and cold snake head fell to the ground with a thud, lifeless.

The three girls looked at Han Zheng together, admiration rolling in their three pairs of beautiful eyes. His skill in throwing knives was amazing.

Han Zheng didn't look at the other two people. He only had eyes for Yun Huaying. Seeing the bright look in her eyes when she looked at him, he was delighted. A smile flashed across his deep eyes. He reached out to her again: "Huaying, come up. I'll help you pull out the herbs."

Yun Huaying didn't insist this time. She turned her body slightly and placed her hand in his broad and warm palm.

Her hand was white, tender, smooth, and slightly cool. When it fell on his palm, Han Zheng clearly felt his heart tremble. He instinctively held her hand tightly, and then pulled her up with a slightly nervous force.

After Yun Huaying climbed up and stood up, she thanked him and pulled her hand back awkwardly.

She pulled her hand away, but the cool warmth lingered in her palm. Han Zheng clenched his fist, his voice a little hoarse than usual: "Hua Ying, there's no special way to pick these herbs, right?"

"No, pull it out by the roots."

"good."

Han Zheng went down as he spoke, stepped on the place where she had just stood and slowly moved forward, and easily pulled up the herbs by the roots.

"Han Zheng, don't throw the snake away, give it to me." Yun Huaying said.

"Huaying, what do you want the snake for?" Lin Shan looked at the dead snake and got goose bumps all over her body.

"Snake gall can be used as medicine. This is a highly venomous snake, and its gall has detoxifying properties."

Yun Huaying often used snake gall as medicine in her previous life and dealt with snakes a lot, so she was not afraid of these slippery snakes.

Han Zheng was not afraid either. He directly approached with the snake in his dagger, and helped her take out the snake gallbladder with swift movements. Then he took out a small handkerchief to wrap the gallbladder for preservation.

Yun Huaying put the snake gallbladder into her pocket and patted it carefully. Seeing Lin Shan pulling Jiang Yuan away, she couldn't help but laugh and teased her, "I plan to sleep with the snake gallbladder tonight."

Lin Shan: "...I want to separate from you."

Jiang Yuan was amused by the two of them. She was not as afraid of snakes as Lin Shan. Snakes often appeared in the mountains near her hometown, so she was used to it.

Yun Huaying rarely smiles, but just now she showed a beautiful and refreshing smile, which happened to catch Han Zheng's eyes. He felt that the moment she smiled, his soul broke through the shackles of his body, rushed into the sky, and experienced the wonderful feeling of flying over the clouds.

Yun Huaying made a joke to Lin Shan, and the moment she turned her head, her smile slowly faded. She met Han Zheng's eyes, but found that his eyes were now hotter than ever.

I felt a little awkward for a moment, and his gaze made my scalp tingle. I quickly squatted down to pick up the herbs on the ground, avoiding his sight. There was also a hint of unnaturalness in my cold voice: "Let's go, let's go somewhere else."