Qingtian didn't know what it was. He tilted his head and looked at it for a long time before saying, "Sweet potato!"
Mrs. Ye also thought it was a sweet potato at first, but after digging it out and brushing off the dirt, she took a closer look and immediately shouted in surprise, "Boss, come and see, is this Gastrodia elata?"
When Boss Ye heard this and came over to take a look, he almost dropped his jaw in shock.
"Isn't it Gastrodia elata? How did you find it?"
You should know that at this time of year, all the Gastrodia elata grow underground and have not sprouted branches, so they are difficult to be found.
Therefore, this kind of winter hemp is also called Mengsheng, which means that it can only be dug up if you see it in a dream, which is used to describe its difficulty in finding.
Only extremely experienced hikers can find it based on clues, while others can only rely on luck.
However, this kind of Gastrodia elata has better medicinal effects and is sold at a higher price.
"Qingtian fell here just now, and I found it by accident." Mrs. Ye covered up casually.
Fortunately, Boss Ye was just asking casually. It didn’t matter how it was discovered, as long as the Gastrodia elata was real.
Boss Ye was afraid of damaging the Gastrodia elata, so he simply didn't use any tools and started digging the soil with his hands. He soon dug out a small pile of Gastrodia elata.
Qingtian squatted beside him. Every time Boss Ye dug out a fruit, she reached out and picked it up.
Seeing this, Mrs. Ye simply handed her the small basket she was carrying.
So Qingtian picked up every Gastrodia elata that Boss Ye dug out and put it into the basket.
Boss Ye searched the surroundings for a long time and only stood up after confirming that no fish had escaped.
At this time, the basket in front of Qingtian was already full to the brim.
The quality of these Gastrodia elata is very good, and they should be able to sell for a lot of money if taken to the city.
Boss Ye couldn't help but smile.
He originally wanted to pick up his daughter, but when he saw his hands were covered in mud, he gave up.
Boss Ye looked up at the sun that was already setting in the west, and said to the few people who were still picking wood ear mushrooms, "Everyone, hurry up. We have to get down the mountain before dark."
"Okay!" Ye Lao Er and Ye Lao San were also a little tired from picking, so they immediately agreed.
"You guys continue picking, I'll find a place to wash my hands." Boss Ye had just dug up mud on his hands, so he walked towards the direction where the sound of water came from.
The reason why Rongxi Village is called this name is not only because there is a big banyan tree at the entrance of the village, but also because there are streams everywhere on the mountain.
The water in these streams flows down the mountain and merges into the river beside the village.
When everyone was picking wood ears, they could always hear the sound of water nearby.
Boss Ye followed the sound and soon reached the water's edge.
The water is very wide, more like a river than a stream.
Boss Ye squatted down and was about to wash his hands when he saw a dark shadow darting past under the water.
He looked closely and saw that there were quite a few half-grown carp swimming lazily in the clear water.
"Second brother, third brother, come and catch the fish!" Boss Ye was afraid of disturbing the fish at the bottom of the water, so he tiptoed out a long way and then shouted at the top of his lungs. Several people quickly followed him.
Qingtian came to the water's edge and looked into the water curiously.
Mrs. Ye quickly reached out and held her tightly, fearing that she would fall into the water.
"Mom, fish!" Qingtian said happily, pointing in the water.
"Yes, there are so many fish!" Mrs. Ye was also a little surprised.
"Mom, give me some bread!"
Qingtian asked Mrs. Ye for a small piece of corn tortilla, crushed it and threw it into the water, which instantly attracted all the fish at the bottom of the water.
Seeing this, Brother Ye immediately picked up a basket and poured the fungus onto the ground on the shore.
He took off his shoes and jumped into the water, then swung the basket on his back and scooped water.
"Hey--"
Boss Ye tensed his arms and used all his strength to lift the backpack out of the water.
The river water leaked out from the gaps in the wicker basket, and finally more than a dozen lively carps were left in the basket.
Since his clothes were already wet, Boss Ye simply fished out a few more baskets from the river.
Although most of the fish were scared away, I still got a small harvest each time, and finally caught most of the carp in the basket.
Ye Lao Er and Ye Lao San had already started a fire on the side.
"Brother, come up quickly and warm yourself by the fire."
"It really wasn't a wasted trip up the mountain today!"
"Sister-in-law, let's stew fish tonight. Let those people smell it but can't eat it. It will make them greedy to death!"
"Okay, stew the fish!" Although Mrs. Ye didn't have any ingredients, she had plenty of seasonings. She had bought a lot of them at the market in Tianjin before, and now she just happened to use them.
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As evening approached, Wang Dalong began to wander around the open space where the Ye family was located.
The villagers were also very curious, and without Wang Dalong calling them, they spontaneously ran over to watch the fun.
Someone speculated: "They have been up the mountain for so long, could they have really found something good?"
When Wang Dalong heard this, he sneered and said, "Don't you know what the mountain behind the village is like?
"If they come back with anything good, I'll break my head off and use it as a stool for you. Won't you bet something?"
"Haha, I won't bet with you. It's obvious I'll lose!"
After hearing this, Wang Dalong's expression immediately relaxed and he started laughing too.
He was just laughing when he saw his son Wang Zhengbao running towards him from the foot of the mountain, shouting, "Dad, they're back!"
Sure enough, soon they saw several people from the Ye family walking back with baskets on their backs.
Although everyone was very tired, they all had excited smiles on their faces.
Looking at the expressions of several people, Ye Dalong thought to himself, could it be that they really have found something good?
Seeing this, someone couldn't help but ask loudly: "What good stuff did you get?"
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