Zili curled his lips in disdain and thought to himself, if I had so much food, I wouldn't spend it on such a small thing!
But now he was more concerned about where the money in his sister's hands came from, so he suppressed his complaints and asked what was going on.
Shu Miao was worried about being heard, so she lowered her voice and whispered in his ear what she and the aunt had just done.
He emphasized the price of Gastrodia elata and at the same time covered his mouth with his hand to muffle the exclamation that was about to come out of his mouth.
Only after he promised that he would never startle again did she let go of his hand.
The corners of Zili's mouth curled up wildly, the enthusiasm in his eyes almost overflowed, and he barely lowered his voice.
"We'll go up the mountain when we get back!"
Shu Miao looked at him as if he were a fool, and his heart was filled with indescribable emotions.
No, the two of us together have only seen dried Gastrodia elata. Even if Gastrodia elata was growing right under their noses, they wouldn’t be able to recognize it. I don’t know what this guy was thinking.
After being speechless for a moment, he thought again that this guy had been in the mountains for so many years and must have seen more plants than himself. In the end, he shared the half-baked information he had sorted out with him.
Who knew that after a long period of contemplation, Zili suddenly pounded his chest with regret on his face.
"Oh my god, I used to see this thing all the time when I went up the mountain. I even plucked the pistil and used it as a sword. If I had known what it was..."
"Cough cough." Although Shu Miao was startled for a moment, she at least remembered that they were outside, so she quickly coughed twice to interrupt his next words.
Zi Li finally realized his mistake and shut up, but he had no way to vent his frustration and regret, so he could only scratch his scalp in annoyance.
Fortunately, this irritable mood soon turned into anticipation for going up the mountain as time went by.
Although he only heard a small part of the conversation between his sister and the old man, he still heard the key points.
At least I know that there are Gastrodia elata in the mountains near Mingyueer Bay, but I don’t know how many there are.
It doesn't matter even if it's not much. At worst, he can wait until the flood disaster is dealt with by the brigade along the river, and then he and his sister will go back to Daqingshan to look for it.
Although he couldn't quite remember the exact location where he saw the Gastrodia elata, he still remembered the approximate range.
If you can get one or two pounds of this, you will make a fortune!
Unlike Zili who was very excited, Shu Miao kept looking around, silently calculating how many people had not returned.
I was thinking about returning to Yueer Bay as soon as possible and going to Doctor Wang to learn more about what Gastrodia elata is.
Otherwise, she wouldn't be able to start growing Gastrodia elata, right?
Fortunately, after a while, those who should have returned returned, and as for those who had not returned yet, there was no need to wait any longer.
Because the people who came back had more or less things with them, the ox cart was a bit too heavy to carry more people after loading the things.
Seeing this, the old man's daughter-in-law and another woman got out of the car and walked.
Unexpectedly, just after walking a short distance, I saw a disheveled figure in front of me, leaning on a stick, looking at the fork in the road in front of him helplessly.
Seeing the old man driving the ox cart, the woman shrank back at first, but she still mustered up the courage to speak, "Uncle, which way is Yue'er Bay going?"
Her accent was a bit awkward, as if she was deliberately imitating the local accent.
Shu Miao instantly recognized the person in front of him. It was the one who spoke to him at the school gate.
Just as she was hesitating whether to speak, she saw that the old man and everyone else in the car remained silent.
He immediately understood their concerns and swallowed back the words that were on the tip of his tongue.
Even if she had a guess about this person's identity, it was just a guess. What if it wasn't him?
She didn't want to bring uncertainty to the team on which she depended for survival just because of a rash decision.
The woman seemed to have long been accustomed to being ignored. She did not chase after him and just stared blankly at the ox cart slowly passing by her.
It wasn't until she saw Shu Miao sitting at the end of the ox cart that her eyes suddenly lit up.
But she soon hesitated again, as she remembered that the young comrade had told her that he didn't know where Yueer Bay was.
She looked at another fork in the road, hesitated for a moment, and then her eyes gradually became firm.
He immediately quickened his pace and stumbled in the direction the ox cart had left.
On a steep uphill section, the ox cart slowed down and everyone on board got off and walked.
Soon, someone noticed that the woman who had just asked the question had followed them.
However, they seemed to have expected this. They just glanced at each other and then went on chatting with each other. They did not show any particularly resistant behavior or words.
Zi Li looked at the woman who was struggling to fall in the distance with curiosity for a few more times. When he turned around, he saw Shu Miao staring at her stupidly.
He couldn't help but become more curious, but no matter how he looked left and right, he couldn't see anything unusual about the woman, so he had to ask her honestly,
"Why are you staring at her? Do you know her?"
Shu Miao, who was brought back to his senses, looked at Zili carefully, nodded, and then shook his head.
"Didn't I tell you before that a strange woman asked me how to get to Yue'er Bay?"
"So it's her. It's a bit strange indeed." Zili glanced at the woman who was obviously lagging behind and shrugged indifferently.
But when he looked at Shu Miao's still furrowed brows, an idea suddenly came to his mind.
"Are you hiding something from me?"
Shu Miao frowned and pondered in silence for a long time, until Zi Li's heart was pounding. Then he pulled his hand down and wrote the three words "Chen Xiaoxiao" on his palm.
Zili was stunned at first, and then his eyes suddenly widened as if he thought of something unbelievable.
He suddenly turned around to look at the figure that was about to disappear around the corner, and his eyes of confirmation returned to Shu Miao again. When he saw her nod, a hint of joy instantly burst out in his eyes.
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