"Hahaha, a giant salamander scared you like this."

Looking at Zhou Yanfeng who was soaked all over, Tang Yunling saw clearly what was in the stream and laughed at him mercilessly.

Zhou Yanfeng fell into the stream, got wet and climbed up in a mess, but he almost slipped again on the mossy stones.

It was Brother Tang Yunling, who was nearby, who helped him to stand steadily.

Tang Yuanliang taught his sister: "Zhou Zhiqing is from Beijing, and he has never seen a giant salamander."

"You're still laughing at him. Which girl is as unruly as you?"

Tang Yuanliang helped Zhou Yanfeng steady himself: "Don't be afraid, such a small salamander won't bite."

Fortunately, before going up the mountain, He Ting had already told Lu Baiwei that they would stay in the mountains overnight, so Zhou Yanfeng brought some clothes with him.

It doesn't matter if the pants are dirty. He can go behind a big rock in the leeward area and change into a clean pair of pants. His shirt is a little wet, but Zhou Yanfeng simply doesn't take it off. He plans to wear it and let it dry in the sun.

After a simple lunch, cousin Lu Baiwei still led the way as we went upstream along the stream.

He Ting was afraid that Lu Baiwei was tired, so he took the initiative to grab the basket of Acorus calamus and Ophiopogon japonicus and carried it on her back.

This action made Lu Baiwei's cousins ​​very satisfied with him, and they called him brother-in-law one after another.

The afternoon sun was too scorching, but luckily I walked along the stream where the water vapor was cool and there was a breeze blowing from the mountains.

The deeper you go into the mountains, the denser the vegetation becomes, with towering ancient trees growing lush and verdant, blocking out the scorching afternoon sun.

In the afternoon, the trees suddenly became sparse and we arrived at an empty valley with a clear lake in it.

He Ting and Zhou Yanfeng, who followed, had no time to appreciate the beautiful scenery in the valley before Tang Yunling was the first to run to the sunny hillside and rushed towards a clump of weeds with small upside-down bells.

"Weiwei, is this the place?"

"Yes, a few years ago I came here with my grandfather to collect herbs and buried Fritillaria bulbs."

Lu Baiwei took out a small medicine hoe from the backpack that He Ting was holding for her, squatted in the grass with bell flowers, and began to dig.

After loosening the soil under the Fritillaria plants, she pulled up one to observe. Seeing the bulbs on it that looked like small garlic sprouts, she showed a look of satisfaction.

"It's growing well. This batch of Fritillaria yielded a good harvest."

Lu Baiwei didn't need to call out, as her cousins ​​squatted down and helped her pick the Fritillaria.

He Ting also squatted down to help. Looking at the small fruit on the rhizome, he asked curiously, "Is this the Fritillaria that can cure cough and asthma?"

"Um!"

"So this is what Fritillaria looks like. The flowers are like little upside-down bells, and they look pretty nice."

Zhou Yanfeng also sighed and helped Lu Baiwei with the work together with He Ting.

Fritillaria is a precious medicinal material that can clear away heat and resolve phlegm, moisten the lungs and relieve cough, as well as disperse nodules and reduce swelling. It is very effective in treating chronic cough due to deficiency, dry cough due to lung heat, and lung abscesses. However, Fritillaria has a long growth cycle and it takes five years to produce small garlic-like bulbs.

This patch of wild Fritillaria was where Lu Baiwei buried the bulbs she dug up when she came here with her grandfather to collect herbs a few years ago.

We were digging and planting at the same time, and now it is time to harvest.

Many medicinal herbs are harvested in spring and autumn, and only wild Fritillaria is suitable for harvesting in this month.

So Lu Baiwei walked such a long way to pick the semi-wild Fritillaria that she and her grandfather planted here.

Fortunately, this area is located deep in the mountains, and there are not many people from the nearby teams who understand pharmacology and go up the mountain to collect herbs. Therefore, the herbs she and her grandfather planted in this secret base were not intercepted by anyone.

With the help of He Ting, Zhou Yanfeng, and a few cousins, as the sun set, the large patches of Fritillaria had been almost dug up, with only some scattered plants left.

"We've almost finished this. There are some scattered pieces left. My cousin and I will dig them out slowly."

Lu Baiwei discussed with her cousin Tang Yuanliang: "The sun is about to set, and there will be a lot of prey coming out to drink water soon. Brother Liang, take He Ting and Zhou Yanfeng around."

Tang Yuanliang called He Ting and Zhou Yanfeng: "Let's go, I'll take you to dig traps and bury cages."

"Wait a minute and I'll show you my skills."

Tang Yuanliang took his men away, and Lu Baiwei and her cousin Tang Yunling dug up some scattered plants. The remaining seedlings that had not bloomed were only bulbs as small as rice grains.

The basket is full, so we have to leave some for seeds.

Lu Baiwei and Tang Yunling simply stopped and sat on the grass on the hillside to enjoy the breeze.

Tang Yunling picked up a stone to sit on, but the stone was uneven and he rolled down the grass slope because he didn't sit on it properly.

"cousin!"

There is a stone cliff below the slope.

Lu Baiwei was so anxious.

Fortunately, halfway through rolling, Tang Yunling was tripped by layers of vines.

Lu Baiwei hurriedly jumped down to pull her, and Tang Yunling grabbed a handful of broken vines.

"Weiwei, look, what is this?"

The child of the Tang family has been practicing martial arts with Grandpa Lu Baiwei since he was young.

Rolling down the hillside was no problem at all for Tang Yunling.

Lu Baiwei was still concerned about whether she had fallen, and Tang Yunling showed Lu Baiwei a bunch of vines that were torn into a mess in his hand.

When Lu Baiwei saw what she was holding in her hand, her eyes widened.

What kind of koi constitution does her cousin have?

She was the first one to discover the Fritillaria plant when she found this hillside. The stone was not laid firmly and rolled down the hill. It looked extremely dangerous, but the person was fine. She even pulled a bunch of Polygonum multiflorum vines.

Because there is a stone cliff at the very bottom that blocks the view, no one passing by would lean down to see what the vines growing all over the ground are.

If her cousin hadn't rolled over and grabbed a handful of vines, Lu Baiwei would never have noticed that there was such a large patch of Polygonum multiflorum growing so close to her.

This valley is far away from human habitation, and those from nearby teams who go up the mountain rarely go so deep into the mountains.

What are you waiting for?

Lu Baiwei and Tang Yunling exchanged glances, and they both climbed down the slope, squatted down, and used their hoes to dig up Polygonum multiflorum.

Although the young Polygonum multiflorum cannot be sold at as high a price as Fritillaria, it has the advantage of being located in a sparsely populated valley. After Lu Baiwei and Tang Yunling dug hard until dark, they finally dug out a large piece of Polygonum multiflorum.

Based on Lu Baiwei's experience of going up the mountain with her grandfather to collect herbs, she initially judged that such a large rhizome weighed about two kilograms and was at least a hundred years old.

Although Fritillaria can be sold at a high price, its bulbs are very small.

About two kilograms of fruit were dug out from one Polygonum multiflorum plant, which greatly encouraged Tang Yunling.

"Weiwei, we're rich!"

There is a patch of vines growing on the hillside, all of which are Polygonum multiflorum.

Immersed in the dream of getting rich, Tang Yunling was full of energy: "Weiwei, come and keep digging. This rhizome looks like it's hundreds of years old. If we keep digging, we'll find something bigger."

Not caring at all that it was getting dark, the two men concentrated on following the vines to find the roots of the plant.

Just as I was looking for her, I heard Tang Yuanliang's urgent voice from above: "Weiwei, Lingling, where are you?"