Chapter 156: Novice Protection Period

The evening breeze makes people feel comfortable.

Walking along the river, wild ducks that had not been seen for a winter reappeared.

Occasionally, flapping sounds could be heard from the reeds, but the two men had no intention of shooting ducks now.

Su Heng was a little tired of eating roast duck after several days in a row.

They walked along the river and happened to meet Song Wan and Cheng Yi. They actually went to Old Lady Huang's house and caught a kitten.

This cat has a very distinctive appearance. The area above half of its eye is black, and the other half is white. It looks like it is wearing a mask.

"Hey, you picked a masked man and brought him back."

The others were not surprised by her occasional strange words. Song Wan smiled and said, "I thought it looked quite unique, so I chose this one."

Su Heng nodded: "It looks pretty good. The mask is quite symmetrical."

But later, when Song Wan and Cheng Yi went back to name the cat, the three words "Masked Man" inexplicably kept popping up in their minds.

So the cat was finally called Masked Man.

Zhaocai also went over to visit his new little brother and get some food.

Su Heng and Lu Mingchuan strolled around for a while and then went back. She was still thinking about the Codonopsis pilosula field on the mountain.

Said to Lu Mingchuan: "I think he has matured a lot. It's a pity that Meng Xiao hasn't come this year. I don't know if he will come. I'm waiting for him to make a lot of money."

Lu Mingchuan was unhappy when he heard this, and he lifted her chin and pecked her lightly.

"If he doesn't come, then don't come. I can still help you make a lot of money."

Su Heng smiled, patted his face and said, "Why do you feel sour?"

"Well, I'm jealous because you're always thinking about him." Lu Mingchuan admitted generously.

Looking at this handsome face, Su Heng said lovingly, "Then I won't mention it. Go get some water so I can take a shower. I feel a little hot after just taking a walk."

Lu Mingchuan did as he was told, helped Su Heng take a bath, and then applied essential oil to her.

In fact, Su Heng is not worried about getting stretch marks because she can use her supernatural powers to eliminate them.

But proper massage is good for both pregnant women and fetuses, so Lu Mingchuan gave her a massage every day.

Su Heng leaned against the headboard with a pillow under her head, looking at Lu Mingchuan's focused expression and thought he was so handsome.

Then, as he moved, he looked at his belly, which seemed to be much bigger.

As she was looking at it, she suddenly said, "Look at my belly, it's so round, doesn't it look like a big watermelon?"

Lu Mingchuan laughed: "I think you want to eat watermelon."

"You still understand me."

After the massage, Lu Mingchuan split a watermelon for Su Heng, but only gave her a small piece.

"You can't eat too much, just try a little to satisfy your craving."

Su Heng was dissatisfied: "Okay, you eat such a big piece yourself, and you only give me this little."

Lu Mingchuan ate a watermelon and took the blame silently.

It's obvious that if you don't eat this melon, it will go bad tomorrow.

The food hanging in the well was too cold for Su Heng to eat.

They quarreled until nine o'clock, and then they went to bed on time.

I don’t know if Su Heng’s nagging worked.

The next day, the postman on a bicycle entered the village and knocked on the gate of Su Heng's house.

"Is Comrade Su Heng here? There's a letter for you."

"That's me. Give it to me, thank you."

Su Heng opened the door, took the letter, and saw that the address was from the capital.

After the postman left, she went back to the house and opened the letter. It turned out to be sent by Meng Xiao.

In the letter, he said that he would come over in the second half of this year and asked Su Heng to stock up on medicinal materials in advance.

But I guess she will only make this one trip, so let her get a bigger share of the profits.

Otherwise, the young master would have to contribute manpower and find a vehicle for transportation, and he couldn't work so hard without making a profit.

Su Heng naturally had no problem with this, so she went into the house to write a letter.

Then go to the warehouse to find the remaining seeds.

I stocked up on some seeds from time to time last fall, but there weren't many left.

The herb garden in the yard will produce a batch of seeds in a while, but it is still a long way from making a lot of money.

When I first talked about this with Meng Xiao, I didn't know I was pregnant. At that time, I was thinking of waiting until spring to go to the mountains to look for seeds.

But she is already pregnant, and even if she has superpowers, it is still too dangerous to go up the mountain.

Su Heng couldn't take risks with the child, so she talked to Lu Mingchuan about it at night.

"I don't know when Meng Xiao will come. It would be better if he waited until I give birth. Then I can go and collect some seeds."

But this is impossible. She has to stay in confinement after giving birth, and it will take until at least the end of November.

Lu Mingchuan said, "Teach me how to identify the herbs, and I'll go find them."

He has always been a quick learner. There are some seeds of various common medicinal herbs at home, and Su Heng brought them out to teach him how to identify them.

There are also some rare and valuable ones, so Su Heng draws them or describes them.

So Lu Mingchuan took advantage of his weekly break to go up the mountain to look for medicinal herbs.

Su Heng was fearless when she went up the mountain by herself, but when she watched Lu Mingchuan go up the mountain, she couldn't help but worry.

"Don't go too far. If you can't find it, come back. You don't have a hunting rifle, after all. If you go too far, you might run into a big guy."

"Yeah, I know. I won't take any chances. You wait for me at home."

After Lu Mingchuan finished speaking, he went up the mountain carrying a basket and a cloth bag, just like Su Heng did before.

Before, Lu Mingchuan was limping and Su Heng went up the mountain by herself. Now his leg is healed, but Su Heng is pregnant.

There is always one person left at home to look after the house, it is also an inexplicable fate.

As Lu Mingchuan walked on the rugged mountain road, he couldn't help but think of this time last year when Su Heng carried baskets of medicinal herbs home on her thin shoulders.

Just to earn a little more food.

I feel heartache after realizing it belatedly.

However, the search for medicinal herbs did not stop.

The sniper's eyesight is of course impeccable, although he doesn't have Su Heng's special ability to search quickly.

But by following the route Su Heng used to take to collect herbs, he found quite a few.

Although it is difficult to find medicinal herbs that are from many years old, seeds and seedlings are not rare.

Lu Mingchuan didn't know the price, but he just kept digging and took it back to show Su Heng.

He also found the Codonopsis pilosula field that Su Heng mentioned. The flowers have begun to bloom now, and he will be able to pick the seeds in a while.

Su Heng couldn't help but worry at home, so she lay on a chair in the yard waiting for Lu Mingchuan, reading a book but unable to concentrate.

When it was almost time for dinner, she thought that Lu Mingchuan would be tired after coming back to cook, so she got up and went to the cafeteria to get two meals.

The lab has been busy with farm work lately and is still working on weekends, so the cafeteria is also open.

But Chen Xiang and the others did their work without any complaints. Now they are praised for their delicious cooking and they feel a sense of accomplishment.

Chen Xiang joked, "Hey, your husband didn't make you anything delicious today?"

"He went up the mountain today. Besides, it's greasy to eat too well every day." Su Heng said very Versailles.

Chen Xiang stopped talking, feeling that it was really unnecessary for her to ask this question.

After getting her meal, Su Heng returned home and happened to meet Lu Mingchuan coming down the mountain.

Seeing the figure from afar, Su Heng called out, "You're back just in time. It's time for dinner!"

Lu Mingchuan responded with a smile, walked over quickly and helped Su Heng into the house.

Seeing that the backpack was full, Su Heng was surprised: "What a harvest! We found so much on the first day. It seems that there is a protection period for novices when picking herbs."

Lu Mingchuan smiled and said, "After all, I haven't picked any for such a long time. Besides, this season is the time for them to bloom and bear fruit."

That's true.