Xu Lanyin recalled the characteristics of blackroot grass. Although the smell was very light, it was really unique. The leaves were slightly larger than jasmine, and the roots were thick and dark purple...
After breakfast, Xu Lanyin took Huazi to Yefengling again. They followed their previous route until the afternoon, but they still couldn't find the mutant jasmine, nor could they smell its distinctive scent. This was expected, and Xu Lanyin wasn't discouraged. They reached a point where they could cross the stream, and Huazi and she jumped over a large rock that emerged from the water.
There were some marked traps around the cabin. Inside, there was a wooden bed, a wooden table, a wooden stool, a stove, a broken pot, and several broken clay pots. She searched carefully and actually found half a jar of medicinal powder in a broken clay pot.
She picked it up and sniffed it. It smelled like mule powder. She smiled. The hunters living here weren't afraid of wild animals, insects, or snakes, but the old, powerless doctor was definitely afraid. Since he knew about mule powder, he'd definitely brought it with him when he came to live in the mountains. He'd left in a hurry, or perhaps out of kindness, he'd left the mule powder behind.
The young man in brocade clothes wouldn't be the only one here looking for someone or just to rest, but since they didn't know about mule powder, they'd save themselves a lot. Snail powder won't work if sealed, and it only lasts two months if left open.
She put the clay pot into the bamboo basket and grabbed two handfuls of mule powder and put them into another broken clay pot, again to make it easier for future people. With this harvest, she felt that today's trip was worthwhile.
On the second day, she only collected half a basket of ordinary herbs. On the third day, she not only went deeper into the mountains, but also walked a distance up the Yefengling Mountain. She encountered several dangers, including two snakes, one wild boar, and two plants that she didn't even know what they were. They fled when she got within three meters.
She looked at the sun, which was already setting, and had no choice but to get up. She still didn't have the same opportunity as the original owner, and she would never be able to get the blackroot grass. Her nose felt a little sore, and she thought pretentiously that if her mother in her previous life knew that she was so obsessed with money and not her life, she would be so angry that she would cry.
Sadly lost in her thoughts, she slipped and fell down the hillside, Hanako screaming and running after her. Just when she thought she was going to die, she was stopped by a huge rock. Fortunately, the bamboo basket hit the rock, cushioning the impact, and the cloth on her head was torn by a branch, covering her face without any damage. Grinning in pain, she opened her eyes and saw a half-green, half-dead seedling among the dry grass at the bottom of the rock. It looked familiar; she had specifically looked it up online in her past life.
Xu Lanyin excitedly stood up, picked up the scattered herbs and small shovel, turned back, and carefully dug up the seedling. After more than two quarters of an hour, she unearthed a wild ginseng with a thick taproot and dense, long root fibers.
She laughed heartily. This was completely different from artificially grown ginseng. She knew that people in the north at that time were already growing ginseng.
It seemed like she still had some kind of aura about her. Although she hadn't found any blackroot grass, this wild ginseng was still worth some money. She felt like the shop was beckoning her.
She wrapped the ginseng in the cloth on her head and placed it among the herbs, then walked down the mountain with Hanako. After walking for a while, she saw the young man in brocade clothes again, sitting alone on a rock under a tree.
It’s true that we meet everywhere in life!
Xu Lanyin didn't want to provoke this madman, so she hurried past him.
The young man spoke up, "Just now I heard a scream in the valley. I thought someone was in trouble, so I ran up the mountain to save them. But not long after, I heard that person laughing again. Did he make that weird laugh because he found a treasure?"
Xu Lanyin paused, then continued walking forward and said, "We don't know each other, so there's no need to tell you why I'm laughing..."
Before she could finish her words, she felt her feet go empty and her body sank into the ground, just like the feeling of falling into a well in her previous life.
Hanako bit her hair and she stopped herself from falling, and leaves and dirt scattered all over her. She was in quite deep, with only her head above the ground. She quickly grabbed the edge of the pit and tried to climb out, but there was no tree to hold on to. The weeds and dirt she was holding on to loosened, and Hanako was almost dragged into the pit by them.
At this moment, a hand grabbed the clothes on her shoulders and dragged her out of the pit. It was the young man in brocade clothes.
The young man patted the dirt off his hands in disdain and said, "This is a trap set by a hunter. Don't you watch where you go?" He looked into the trap and said, "You're lucky. The pit is very deep. There are several long bamboo thorns in it. If you fall in, you will get holes in your body."
Hunters would set traps in remote areas, but they would always leave marks. Xu Lanyin had seen this before and would avoid them. But she hadn't noticed when she was talking to this naughty kid.
No matter what, it is true that this person saved me.
Xu Lanyin brushed off the leaves and dirt on her body, smoothed down her matted hair, stood up and said, "Thank you." She looked around to make sure the servant was gone, and then whispered a warning, "You better be careful, that servant of yours is not good for you."
He saved me, so I should repay him.
The boy was surprised and asked, "Hey, how did you know?"
Xu Lanyin stared blankly at the boy. His brows furrowed slightly, his eyes filled with confusion, stubbornness, and aloofness, even a hint of melancholy. But he didn't have any of his previous arrogance or temper. This wasn't someone with uncontrollable emotions or a mental illness; he was clearly a shrewd young man.
This was his true self. He knew the servant was a spy, deliberately pretending to be a dandy and abnormal in order to paralyze those who were against him...
The young man frowned even more and said, "Why are you looking at me like that? I'm asking you a question. How do you know he's doing anything bad to me?"
Xu Lanyin said self-deprecatingly, "Because I think I'm smart, but it turns out you're smarter than me..." She still talked about the servant throwing the silver and what he said.
He patted Hanako and said, "Thank you for saving me. I'll make you something delicious when I get home."
After taking two steps, the young man asked again, "Are you sure that the old doctor Zhang has passed away? If you really know, please tell me the truth. My eldest brother's illness is very serious and only he can save him."
Xu Lanyin thought about what they had said before about the Second Master, and how he behaved in front of others. The living environment of this child and his brother must be very difficult.
She turned around and said, "I don't know Dr. Zhang. If the person you're referring to is the Grandpa Zhang I met, he's really gone. I'm not lying to you. It seems he found the medicine he was looking for and left. He also said that he would never see me again, so he probably won't come back."
The young man in brocade clothes was extremely sad and murmured, "I have been looking for the old doctor for so long, but this time I just missed him. Is it going to be like this forever, Big Brother?"
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