It took more than two hours to drive to the rocky mountain that Zhou Pin mentioned.
I saw it in the news before: Camellia oleifera is a sun-loving plant that is tolerant of poor soil and cold. It does not need much water and is actually difficult to grow on flat ground because it has a well-developed root system that can reach up to two meters underground.
So when Zhou Pin mentioned the stone mountain, Xu Lin immediately thought of the camellia tree, because with the camellia tree, camellia oil could be extracted.
No one lived here before the apocalypse, and after the apocalypse, everyone went to the base, so there was even less people. Xu Lin took out her climbing tools and found a relatively gentle slope to start climbing.
When the first camellia tree came into view, Xu Lin felt her trip had been worthwhile. She even moved the surrounding stones to a corner of the planting area.
As more and more camellia trees were transplanted into the space, it was already noon.
Xu Lin found a flat spot to sit down, took a few sips of water, then took out her lunchbox and started eating. Her eyes darted around the area, and she suddenly spotted a patch of green.
I got up and went over, and found it was wild yam growing in the cracks of rocks.
Xu Lin finished her boxed lunch in a few bites, then took a shovel and went to dig for yams.
After digging up the yams, the green plants next to them caught Xu Lin's attention. The leaves were round and slightly concave, looking like copper coins.
It's *Symplocos edulis*.
This herb also has many interesting common names, such as mirror grass, spider grass, ground money, stone dragon, stone tea, tree-embracing lotus, stone-embracing lotus, mountain bean grass, blood grass, stone ear pendant, rogue medicine, stone melon seed, melon seed grass, melon seed lotus, golden fingernail, wind-unmoving, golden tea spoon, iron fingernail, flying dragon scale, cat dragon grass, ground-covering peach, stone pumpkin, etc.
According to the "Compendium of Materia Medica", the whole plant of *Symplocos buergeriana* can be used as a medicinal herb. It has the effects of clearing the lungs and relieving cough, cooling the blood and stopping bleeding, and clearing heat and detoxifying. It can be used for lung heat cough, lung abscess, hematemesis, hematuria, hematochezia, sore throat, mumps, itchy skin, toothache due to wind-heat, and rheumatic bone pain.
Xu Lin's listless eyes instantly brightened.
They dug until four in the afternoon when Xu Lin's alarm clock went off. Zhou Pin had set the alarm for her before she left, making her forget the time.
There's still a lot left to dig. I'll have to wait until next time I come with Zhou Pin to pack up my things, go into my space to shower and change clothes, and then head home.
As soon as I entered the base gate, my communicator rang. It was Zhou Pin calling.
"You attacked as soon as I entered the base gate, what a coincidence," Xu Lin said with a smile.
"It's not a coincidence. I've been trying for ten minutes already. This communicator only works inside the base. There's no signal outside the base."
"Is it urgent?"
"No, I'll wait for you at my doorstep."
Xu Lin thought Zhou Pin had something urgent to do, so she stepped on the gas pedal to the floor. When they arrived at the door, Zhou Pin was indeed pacing around anxiously.
"What exactly happened?" Xu Lin asked.
"Come with me." Zhou Pin led Xu Lin and opened the villa door.
Before them stood a flower-lined path paved with candles and petals, with their mutual friends standing on either side: Dr. Dai, Xiang Qing, Wang Jing, Zheng Ming, Lao Zheng, and Aunt Ning.
Of course, there were also the mythical beasts Shuke and Beta. Everyone smiled at Xu Lin, and the dogs even had bows tied around their necks, looking at Xu Lin with fawning expressions.
Upon opening the front door, the living room was transformed. It was decorated with balloons and flowers, resembling a proposal scene. On the coffee table were cigarettes, alcohol, candy, and tea, while the dining table held various gold, silver, and jade items. All the items were decorated with red hearts.
Xu Lin's eyes couldn't take it all in. Was this still the house she had left that morning?
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