Chapter 123 Strength in Numbers

Liu Tang Baogong

On the south side of the mountain behind the park, people were everywhere, carrying baskets or backpacks. They would occasionally lower their heads to search for something, then look up and show off to the people nearby with laughter. There were also two or three people squatting together, with their heads down, discussing...

Half an hour ago

After the four members of the herb-collecting group found the team leader, the team leader asked them to sit down on the spot and first explained the theoretical knowledge - the characteristics and medicinal properties of the herb, and that the roots must be taken with them when digging the herb, and the roots cannot be dug too long.

Because Lin Qingqing later told them that the roots of the stone grass were very deep underground.

If you are more careful when digging and dig out fewer roots, more than half of the stone grass will sprout again after a month.

Realgar stone grass is originally a root plant. It can grow as long as it has roots. Its growth period is not limited by season, but it takes a long time to mature, and it takes seven to eight months to grow.

Lin Qingqing was also puzzled. Although the stone grass was a precious herb, it could only grow in large quantities on the mountain where Liu Tangbao was buried. She guessed that the mountain might contain a large amount of minerals, which could provide the stone grass with so many nutrients.

After the team leaders finished explaining the theoretical knowledge, they led the nine people in the group to start practice.

After they demonstrated it several times themselves, the group looked for herbs together. Once they found them, nine people took turns picking them. After they passed the test, they could act independently.

Lin Qingqing and Yang Lili watched the surroundings stir, and when someone raised their hand, they would go over to solve the problem.

It was soon 12 noon. Lin Qingqing asked them to go back and eat first and come back in the afternoon, but these people refused to agree.

They said they were familiar with everything and there was no problem, so they went down the mountain.

They also wanted to quickly get 20 kilograms of safflower oil for the state-owned drugstore. In addition to giving them 300 kilograms of food first, they could also exchange it for 1,000 kilograms of coarse grains.

Zhao Xiaobao has already taken people to the county's state-owned pharmacy to get food, and the round trip will take half a day.

He went with a grain loan letter stamped with the official seal, and three days later he exchanged it for the letter with a piece of letter stone.

Therefore, the forty or so young men were reluctant to go down the mountain. They all wanted to collect the stone grass as soon as possible. Especially since Lin Qingqing only had today, they could ask any questions they had.

After 12 o'clock, Lin Qingqing, who was resting under the shade of a tree, was also hungry.

Looking at the young man picking herbs in the scorching sun, she said to Zhao Lihai, "Comrade Zhao, go get the lunch we bought in town. We'll eat it on the mountain. Liu Tangbao's family should be here to bring it to us."

"Okay." Zhao Lihai nodded and trotted down the mountain.

Jiang Haixia saw Lin Qingqing's face covered in sweat. None of them had expected to stay in the mountains for so long. They didn't even bring any water, and they didn't know whether Zhao Lihai, the honest man, would bring any water.

She saw a poplar tree a few meters away, the core of which had sweet water.

"I'll get some water."

Lin Qingqing nodded, and when she saw another person raising their hand, she stood up and walked over.

"Teacher Lin, this stone grass is black. Can it be used?"

Lin Qingqing looked down and said loudly to the people around her, "If you see green that's almost black, or black, pick it up and package it separately. Green-black ones are over ten pieces, and black ones are over twenty pieces. These can be sold separately for a good price."

"Okay." Everyone responded loudly after hearing this.

The young man who raised his hand smiled so hard that his teeth were showing. He carefully dug out the black stone grass, wrapped it in his own towel, and placed it on top of the backpack.

When the stone grass matures, it will stop growing. As time goes by, the longer it grows, the darker its color will be.

"Mother~"

Someone suddenly shouted while looking down the mountain.

Not long after, a middle-aged old woman came staggering over, carrying a clay pot and a cloth bag in her hands.