Since entering the uninhabited area, apart from searching for a route, no animal attacks have occurred along the way, and their speed has increased without them even realizing it.

"We should be almost at the area they mentioned, right?" Yunqi asked Sicheng beside him, gazing at the endless green fields ahead.

Si Cheng said, "We should be almost there. I saw a plaque that was left behind earlier. If we walk for another two days, we should reach our destination."

Yunqi said, "This trip was much easier than expected. Apart from some setbacks in the first few days, there were basically no problems afterward. It didn't feel like a mission at all; it felt more like a picnic."

Si Cheng looked around and said, "Although there was a major earthquake here, it wasn't as severe as ours. Apart from some minor cracks, some roads are still relatively intact. They will recover much faster here than we have."

As you walk further in, you'll find that apart from the collapsed houses, the roads are basically intact. With just a little clearing of the weeds and some simple repairs, they can be put back into use immediately.

Yun Liping had other questions, "Since the road here is in relatively good condition, why didn't they use transportation before?"

Yunqi said, "But you also need gasoline and other things. Don't forget, when the earthquake happened, many gas stations exploded. How much fuel could be left in that situation?"

Yunqi simply did the math for her: "Even if there's a lot left, the next few rounds of planting will be enough to deplete the remaining stock. Plus, with the freezing weather coming up, it'll definitely be a few degrees colder here than where we are. Our plastic products have mostly cracked from the cold, so what wheels will they have left?"

Yun Liping sighed regretfully, "It's such a waste to leave such a beautiful road. If we had a means of transportation, we wouldn't have to rely on our own two feet to measure every inch of land."

Yunqi, however, said optimistically, "Bread will be available, and plastic will be remanufactured soon. We must believe in the creative abilities of humankind. Besides, it doesn't even require much creation. As long as we have the technology, it's only a matter of time before society recovers."

Yun Liping said, "The idea is good, and the wish is beautiful, but I don't know when it will come true? Will we ever see that day?"

Watching the two women express their feelings, Si Cheng turned and left. Instead of listening to their rant, he figured he might as well go for a walk around the neighborhood and see if he could find anything unexpected.

Si Cheng's unexpected gains also included Liu Fengya, because apart from some wild vegetables and mushrooms, the only thing they could call a gain was those herbs.

With the restoration of the natural ecosystem, various medicinal herbs have also regrown. With the help of the Yunnan herbal medicine guide, Liu Fengya made a steady harvest along the way, and even marked some species nearby, planning to dig them up with their roots and soil on the return trip.

As they were clearing weeds, someone suddenly exclaimed, "Aren't these mulberry leaves?"

Many people gathered around when they heard his call, carefully examining the leaves in his hand.

Even with so many people examining it, no one can be sure. "It does look somewhat like it, but we haven't seen it for so many years, so we're not entirely sure. Don't they have a doctor in Pinghe Village? Let them help us confirm. If it really is a mulberry leaf, that would be wonderful."

Yunqi and the others also joined in the fun and went over to take a look. "Can I take a look?"

After spending some time together, everyone got to know each other. Lei Hanqing pointed to a large area in front of him and said, "This whole area is there, feel free to come and do as you please."

Yunqi plucked a leaf and smelled it. The light and unique mulberry leaf scent immediately confirmed to her that "this is a mulberry leaf. It seems we can try something new today and have a cold mulberry sprout salad."

“These really are mulberry leaves.” Captain Xiao came over to check and gave an affirmative answer.

Liu Fengya also made it over, and his eyes lit up when he saw the large patch of small mulberry trees in front of him.

"You're in luck now. After the first frost, you can pick these mulberry leaves. Mulberry leaves have the effects of dispersing wind-heat, clearing the lungs and moisturizing dryness, and clearing the liver and improving eyesight. They can also treat wind-heat colds, dry coughs due to lung heat, dizziness, headaches, and red and blurred vision. You can keep some on hand."

The more he talked, the brighter everyone's eyes became. "Dr. Liu, are mulberry leaves really as good as you say? Aren't they the main food for silkworms?"

Liu Fengya took out the illustrated guide from his bag and found the page about mulberry leaves. "Look, there are detailed instructions here. However, it only has medicinal value after the first frost. Picking it at this time won't have much effect."

Hearing this, the crowd couldn't help but feel disappointed. "We have to wait until after the Frost's Descent. How can we possibly travel this far to pick them then?"

Captain Xiao looked at everyone with a hint of exasperation, "There are still two days' journey ahead. If all else fails, each of you can carry two seeds on your own land and plant them. They can be used for silkworm rearing or medicine making. Why worry about the journey here?"

Everyone suddenly realized what was happening and began to gather around Liu Fengya to learn in detail how to use the mulberry leaves. Some of them with poor memories even found paper and pens to write it down in detail. After all, in this era of scarcity of clothing and medicine, these plants that could be used as Chinese herbal medicine were extremely important to them.

Liu Fengya spent most of the day explaining, and finally managed to break free from the crowd. Seeing the crowd still gathering, he quickly grabbed Yun Heng next to him and darted away, leaving Captain Xiao there to keep explaining to them.

"This is the first time I've seen you run away in such a panic. Is it that scary?" Yun Heng couldn't help but tease Liu Fengya as he saw him fleeing in a panic.

Seeing that they had reached a safe distance, Liu Fengya shook off Yun Heng's arm and said, "Think about it, if you were in that situation, and someone said the same thing over and over a hundred times, what would you do?"

Yun Heng shuddered at the thought of that scene. "Did they really ask the same question so many times?"

Liu Fengya: "How about I give you this picture book and you go and explain it to them?"

Yun Heng quickly waved his hands, "No, please. You can handle this kind of thing. A rough man like me is better suited to doing manual labor."

After Yun Heng finished speaking, he looked around and said, "But why did you drag me here? This place is full of weeds, and there are no herbs you need here."

After so long of cultivating medicinal herbs, the villagers can at least distinguish some differences between weeds and medicinal herbs.

Liu Fengya said, "We didn't just randomly pick a direction and run out. Since we're already here, let's look around the neighborhood! Maybe we'll find something unexpected."