Chapter 21 I'll add another dish for you tonight

"This is the red mushroom, and that one is the milk mushroom..." Zhao Wan spoke softly, as if she was talking about her own family.

Lu Youyou looked in the direction she pointed, and saw several clumps of mushrooms growing on the ground, some red, some yellow, and they didn't look like they were edible.

Red umbrellas and white poles, they lie on the board together after eating. If Zhao Wan hadn't said it was edible, she would have stayed one meter away from these little things when passing by.

Seeing Lu Youyou's curious face, Li Sanhua smiled and said, "Sister, if you are alone and encounter an unknown mushroom, it is better not to pick it. Every year, people eat poisonous mushrooms and go to the hospital."

Zhao Wan: "Yes, I didn't dare to do it when I first came here. Sister, how about this, if you want to go up the mountain in the future, just call me, and I'll take you to recognize it a few times and you'll know."

Lu Youyou originally wanted to ask Li Sanhua for help, but she didn't expect Zhao Wan to take the initiative to help.

"Then I'll trouble you, sister-in-law!"

Zhao Wan waved her hand nonchalantly: "I'm just sitting around doing nothing at home, so I'll just take a walk out and exercise."

Li Sanhua couldn't help but said, "You should go out more often. It's not good to stay in the house all day long..."

The two of them didn't continue talking, and Lu Youyou naturally didn't ask more questions. She didn't have the hobby of prying into other people's privacy.

Ever since she knew she could go up the mountain, she had been thinking about one thing.

The food here is too simple.

She didn't know what Gu Qingye did specifically, but for a man who had to go to the front line on a mission at any time, eating vegetables and tofu every day was definitely not enough.

If the conditions were really harsh, there would be nothing that could be done, but now that there was such a huge mountain, her skills finally came in handy.

Although she can't cook, she is an expert at stewing medicinal food.

The food in the cafeteria is too monotonous, but it doesn’t matter, she has a tonic soup.

I don’t know where to start to repay the life-saving grace, it doesn’t matter, just start with food supplements.

Lu Youyou became ten times more alert, wrote down everything her two sisters-in-law said, walked and stopped, and after an hour, the bamboo basket was already half full.

It may not seem like much, but half a frame per person adds up to a considerable harvest.

"I'm so lucky today. I can get these just by picking up things casually!" Li Sanhua wiped the sweat off his forehead and sighed.

Zhao Wan seemed a little tired, panting and laughing: "There is a saying in our hometown that beginners have good luck. We are probably blessed by my sister!"

Li Sanhua smiled and joked: "Really? Then I have to get closer to the girl. Today's one trip is equivalent to my previous two trips!"

Lu Youyou didn’t know whether there was a novice buff, but it was true that she had sharp ears and eyes.

As long as she remembers his appearance, he will not escape her eyes even if he hides under dead branches and leaves.

Moreover, Lu Youyou was pleasantly surprised to find a treasure - Dendrobium officinale.

Although she didn't know any wild vegetables, she had seen medicinal herbs since she was a child, especially those that could be used in meals, and they were all engraved in her mind.

Li Sanhua came back with a handful of ferns and saw Lu Youyou cutting "branches" with great interest.

She walked around the tree, looking puzzled: "Girl, what are you doing?"

Zhao Wan seemed to be thinking about something, and asked hesitantly: "Is this Dendrobium?"

Lu Youyou looked at her in surprise and nodded: "Yes, this is Dendrobium officinale."

Li Sanhua touched the trunk in shock: "Isn't this a banyan tree?"

Lu Youyou: "Dendrobium grows on trees or in cracks in rocks, such as banyan trees and camphor trees."

Zhao Wan also reached out and touched it, equally curious: "I've only seen dried ones, but I didn't expect to find them on the mountain."

Lu Youyou smiled and said, "It's time now. There are still some in the wild. You can pick them if you want. From now on, this little thing will be a national second-level wild protected plant. You will be punished if you touch it."

Li Sanhua looked at Lu Youyou with admiration, "Sister, what's wrong with your brain? You know everything. Did your grandpa teach you this?"

Comparing yourself with others will only make you angry!

Li Sanhua sighed in her heart, if her little bastard had such a useful brain, she would not have to worry about anything in her life.

Lu Youyou nodded. This is a good teammate. He has already thought of the reasons for her.

Because Li Sanhua was curious, Lu Youyou briefly explained the effects of Dendrobium, such as benefiting the stomach and promoting salivation, nourishing yin and clearing away heat.

Li Sanhua was confused and asked, "Anyway, this thing is good for the body, right?"

Seeing Lu Youyou nod, she also learned to cut a few strands, and prepared to crush them and drink them in water after returning home as Lu Youyou said.

Zhao Wan, on the other hand, was not in a very good mood, and her complexion looked even worse than before.

Li Sanhua wanted to help her cut some, but was politely refused. She was stunned and then sighed.

"That's right. After all, it's a medicinal herb. It's better to avoid it colliding with the medicine you usually take."

Lu Youyou couldn't help but look up. She only had a vague understanding of the three methods of observation, smell, questioning and palpation, but Zhao Wan's complexion was obviously unhealthy and her spirit was not very good.

Even though she was a housewife, her husband and Gu Qingye were both at the battalion level and their allowances would not be less. Words like "pale and thin" should not have been used to describe her.

Zhao Wan pushed aside the sweaty hair on her forehead and pulled up a bitter smile. There seemed to be countless pain in her eyes, but she finally gave in to helplessness.

Lu Youyou was stung by her numb eyes.

Considering her health, Lu Youyou said, "Sister-in-law, it's getting late, why don't we go back?"

Zhao Wan smiled at her and said, "I'm fine. I'm just a little weak. I often go up the mountain. If you don't believe me, ask Sister Li."

Li Sanhua nodded, but she didn't dare let anyone continue to climb up and down with Zhao Wan in such a state. They had been out for almost two hours and it was time to go back.

On the way, Li Sanhua continued to ask about how to eat Dendrobium. Lu Youyou suddenly stopped talking halfway and stretched out her hand to stop him.

Li Sanhua and Zhao Wan were startled by her action and asked nervously, "What's the matter?"

Lu Youyou hushed and listened attentively.

“Hiss—hiss—”

Zhao Wan seemed to have heard it as well, and asked fearfully, "What...is it?" Her voice was shaking as she opened her mouth.

Li Sanhua was very brave and protected the two of them behind her: "Don't be afraid, my sister-in-law is good at catching snakes. I'll add another dish for you tonight!"

She tried to remain calm and told a joke to lighten the mood.

Lu Youyou burst out laughing, knowing that the two of them had misunderstood: "Don't worry, it's not a snake, it should be an eagle owl."

"What, what the hell?"

"It's a type of owl. The cry of its young birds is like that of a cat. This one must have been injured and its voice has become hoarse."

Seeing Lu Youyou was about to go over, Li Sanhua hurriedly grabbed her.

"No, what if it's really a snake? Someone was bitten by a bamboo snake last year. Luckily, this is the military and the health center has serum on hand, otherwise a life would be gone in an instant."

Lu Youyou smiled and comforted: "Sister-in-law, don't worry, it's not a snake."

She pointed to a tree about ten meters away and said, "Right there, I've seen it. It's indeed a baby eagle owl."

Li Sanhua tiptoed to look over there, but could see nothing except rocks, tree trunks and weeds.

She followed the deer half-believingly, picked up a forked branch, held her breath, and was ready to give the poisonous snake a fatal blow at any time.

(End of this chapter)