Seeing that Jiang An did not understand its intention, the little squirrel became even more anxious and hopped towards the bushes. Then it looked back at Jiang An, its watery eyes filled with anxiety.
"Could there be something in here?" Jiang An asked tentatively.
"Squeak!" The little squirrel jumped up happily in an instant.
Jiang An strode forward and looked into the grass, where he discovered a herb that resembled ginseng growing.
[Gray Leaf Adenophora: 10 years old, grown in hot and arid regions.]
Just as she had guessed, it was a ginseng plant, but its growing environment was different from that of ordinary ginseng.
"I just don't know how different its effects are from ginseng, and whether it can be used to refine the Purple Gold Pill."
Jiang An turned to look at the little squirrel beside him, gently patted its fluffy head, and said with a smile, "Little squirrel, is this your thank-you gift to me?"
"Squeak!" The little squirrel was clearly even happier.
Seeing this, Jiang An no longer hesitated. He took out his special ginseng-digging tools, squatted down, and carefully began to dig.
While digging for ginseng, she remained vigilant to prevent any accidents from happening.
In no time, the 10-year-old gray-leaf ginseng was dug out intact, without breaking a single ginseng rootlet, proving her advanced harvesting skills.
Looking at the freshly unearthed gray-leafed sand ginseng in front of her, Jiang An was filled with joy. She carefully picked it up and examined it closely.
This gray-leaved ginseng was slightly different from the ginseng she had seen before. It was grayish-white all over, with thick and firm roots covered with fine fibrous roots, as if telling the story of its silent growth underground.
Jiang An knew that such quality meant it had extremely high medicinal and economic value.
He took out a wooden box from his storage ring, put the gray-leaf sand ginseng inside, and also put in the four gray-leaf sand ginseng seeds he had collected during the excavation.
These seeds represent the ability to grow them; she can grow them on the land inside her safe house.
After doing all that, Jiang An's gaze fell on the little squirrel beside him.
She smiled and took out a bright red apple from her storage ring, waving it at the little squirrel with a sly glint in her eyes.
"Thank you, little squirrel. This apple is for you. Try it, it's much tastier than the fruit you usually eat!" Jiang An was acting like a conman trying to lure a child.
The little squirrel stared wide-eyed at the big, bright red apple with curiosity.
It seemed a little hesitant, but was eventually moved by Jiang An's enthusiasm and accepted the apple.
Seeing that the little squirrel had accepted the gift, Jiang An smiled smugly, then picked up another apple and took a big bite.
"Crunch, crunch..." The crisp chewing sound echoed in the air, making the little squirrel's eyes reveal a longing look.
The little squirrel finally couldn't resist its curiosity and took a small bite of the apple.
Its eyes widened immediately, clearly very satisfied with the taste of the apple.
It began to savor the apple with relish, occasionally letting out satisfied squeaks. In no time, the whole apple was completely devoured by the little squirrel.
Seeing this, Jiang An's lips curled up slightly, and she continued to tempt him, "How about it, do you want another one? If you do, you can trade it for the place you just pointed me to. For every place you take me, I'll give you an apple!"
Jiang An had long ago discovered that it was very intelligent, able to understand what she was saying, and also capable of thinking.
It seems to be about as intelligent as a little turtle, except it can't talk.
This made Jiang An even more curious about the yellowish-brown squirrel. She wanted to try and bring it home, since she had a lot of fruit in her storage ring and backpack, as well as various nuts that squirrels love to eat.
This is a powerful weapon against squirrels, but it doesn't grow in this arid and hot desert.
The little squirrel blinked, seemingly considering Jiang An's suggestion.
It hesitated for a moment, then nodded in agreement.
Jiang An was secretly delighted and quickly took out an apple from his storage ring and handed it to the little squirrel.
The little squirrel happily took the apple and wolfed it down.
In this way, Jiang An successfully guided the little squirrel to dig out all the gray-leaf sand ginseng growing in this oasis with the help of the apple in his hand.
In the end, they harvested a total of 5 gray-leaved sand ginseng plants and 12 seeds.
During this process, Jiang An brought the little turtle along with him.
Interestingly, these two intelligent animals got along very well.
Aside from playing and interacting with Jiang An, the little turtle rarely has the opportunity to interact with other companions.
Jiang An is usually very busy and rarely has time to play with it.
Therefore, when they meet, they immediately become inseparable and have a great time playing together.
Finally, as Jiang An prepared to leave, the two adorable little creatures were still reluctant to part, communicating in their unique way.
Seeing this scene, Jiang An became even more determined to take the little squirrel back to her underground safe house.
"Little turtle, go ask it if it wants to come home with us. There's lots of delicious food at home," Jiang An said to the little turtle in his mind.
Upon hearing this, the little turtle's eyes immediately lit up.
Before long, a tortoise and a squirrel began to communicate in their own unique way.
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