Chapter 151: Searching for Medicine in the Mountains
Su Xiao carried a basket on her back, carefully avoiding the dense and messy thorny branches along the way, and followed closely behind Shang Ziming.
After a few days of rain, the weather finally cleared up again.
And Shang Ziming kept his promise and finally took her up the mountain.
The group consisted of five people: Tian Sheng led the way, followed closely by Old Man Hua, then Shang Ziming and Su Xiao, with Cheng Jiulang bringing up the rear.
As for why Fang Minghao didn't come, haha, he asked the same question: why choose Cheng Jiulang and not him?
At that time, Shang Ziming only glanced at him indifferently and gave him five words: "He is more sensible than you."
What the heck? Sensible?
You might as well just say that he doesn't suit your taste.
Ha ha.
Cheng Jiulang said happily, "Brother Hao, you flatter me."
Fang Minghao bit his handkerchief and secretly shed tears. In the end, he had misplaced his trust.
"Xiaoxiao, once we cross this mountain, we'll reach our destination. There are many medicinal herbs there, so you'll have to learn to identify them carefully," Old Man Hua encouraged Su Xiao from the front.
"Okay, Master." Su Xiaowei replied breathlessly. She was indeed a little tired from walking, but she could still keep going.
Shang Ziming walked ahead of Su Xiao, glancing back at her from time to time with admiration in his eyes. He had originally planned to walk ahead of her and help her when she couldn't walk anymore, but now it seemed that the opportunity was gone.
The primeval forest is rich in species, and in the past few days, Shang Zimu, the old man, and Tian Sheng have been going up the mountain almost every day.
There were no fixed roads on the mountain, so they had to forge their own paths, searching everywhere and constantly expanding their territory.
The back mountain is too big and too wide. A few years ago, when Tian Sheng was still young, Hua Laotou, Gong Laotou and the others often came to the mountain, but because they were old and disabled, they did not dare to go too deep. They only gathered herbs on the outer perimeter and sometimes managed to catch pheasants and rabbits to sneak a treat.
In recent years, Tian Sheng has grown up and has only been to the deep mountains a few times. However, because he is unfamiliar with the environment and knows that there are wild beasts, he has not taken any risks.
Now that Shang Ziming and Cheng Jiulang are here, they plan to go a little deeper.
"Little one, we're here. Look, this is the June Snow." Old Man Hua pointed to a patch of small white flowers in front of him.
Su Xiao immediately recalled the material she had been memorizing over the past few days: *Serissa japonica* typically grows to 1 meter tall, is highly branched, has slender roots, a yellow outer skin, and small, spherical drupes. The roots, stems, and leaves of *Serissa japonica* can all be used medicinally; it is bitter, cool in nature, and slightly toxic. It possesses properties such as clearing heat and detoxifying, relieving summer heat, cooling the blood and stopping bleeding, and dispelling wind and dampness.
This is good stuff.
Su Xiao immediately stepped forward and began picking the fruit according to the old man's instructions.
Listening to the old man's introduction, Su Xiao learned that the entire plant, from roots to stems to leaves, was a treasure, and she couldn't resist the urge to secretly dig up a few plants to put into her space.
"Xiaoxiao, you pick here, I'll go look around and see if there are any other herbs." Old Man Hua nodded with satisfaction as he watched her pick the herbs with such skill.
"Okay, you go ahead, don't worry about me. I'll stay here and won't wander off." Su Xiao couldn't help but feel secretly delighted; her chance had come.
Shang Ziming, Cheng Jiulang, and Tian Sheng each guarded a corner. It was safe here, so Old Man Hua was at ease and began searching around.
Su Xiao asked Xiao Liu to help observe, and the two of them, working together, quickly stole ten beads into their space.
Knowing when to stop, he continued humming a little tune as he picked leaves.
Suddenly, she felt something on the back of her foot. When she looked down, she was so frightened that she froze and almost screamed.
A large snake, as thick as a fist, was slowly swimming past her feet.
Su Xiao held her breath, not daring to move.
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