Chapter 38 Making Incense
After coming out of the Wild Wolf Valley, Chen Qingqing felt weak all over, her legs kept shaking, and every step she took felt like she was stepping on cotton.
Thinking back to what happened just now, although I am still scared, I am unwilling to let it end like this.
Such a big ginseng king is a priceless treasure that is hard to come by.
But the big black python was guarding there, so there was no way to start. If I took the risk by force, I would definitely be buried in the python's belly...
As the saying goes, wealth and honor are sought in danger.
We must find a way to lure the big black python away before we have a chance to dig ginseng.
But how can we lure the python away?
Find a chicken to lure it?
No, my family is so poor that we don’t have money to buy a chicken.
She shook her head to dismiss the thought.
Something that doesn't cost any money and can make the python leave obediently.
Sulfur is good, but there is nowhere to get it!
Suddenly, his eyes lit up. Snake incense. That's right, I can make some incense myself and smoke the big black python away until it faints.
The things needed to make incense are very simple, and most of them can be found in the fields. On the way back, she collected them as she walked.
Soon, I collected Aconitum and Solanum arvense, and then mixed them with mugwort, toad venom, etc. to make aphrodisiac incense.
As long as the black snake smells the incense he made, he would not be afraid that it would fall.
Now that he had a way to deal with the black python, Chen Qingqing felt a lot more relieved.
As long as I can dig up that ginseng king, I won't have to worry about not being able to feed my parents...
The next morning.
There were four bowls of thin vegetable porridge on the simple table.
Chen Zhanshan had a look of sadness on his face. The food at home was getting less and less, and there was no work to do in the town.
The two mu of sandy land they were allocated did not produce a single crop. If this continued, the family would surely starve to death.
Lin was also frowning. She secretly went to Dahe Village yesterday.
I thought I could borrow some rice to sustain myself for a while.
But her parents, elder brother and second brother acted as if they had seen the plague god and didn't even give her a good look.
I thought that if I told them about Qing Yatou and the separation of the family, my parents would feel sympathy, but I didn't expect that they would just turn their heads away.
The eldest brother even said that Qing girl will have to get married sooner or later. Nowadays, the average betrothal gift from a family is ten taels of silver. If someone is willing to give fifty taels of silver and still refuses to marry, then that person is a big idiot.
The second brother also spoke coldly, scolding her for always returning to her parents' home to be stingy for so many years, and said that from now on he would not give her a grain of food...
Chen Qingqing looked at the wild vegetable porridge in front of her. To be honest, she really couldn't drink it.
But if I don’t eat, I will starve to death, so I had to force myself to eat a few bites.
She did not intend to tell her parents about her ginseng discovery. Firstly, she was afraid that they would worry, and secondly, the fewer people who knew about it, the better, lest the news leak out and someone else get there first.
She planned to go up the mountain to collect some medicinal herbs. After all, the black python was too big, so it would be better to make some more incense to be prepared.
What if one of the herbs is not enough, the medicinal effect is not enough, and the black snake cannot be stunned, and it wakes up halfway through digging the ginseng, wouldn’t it be scary to death...
After breakfast, Chen Qingqing took Chen Han to collect medicinal herbs.
"Sister, why are you picking these weeds?" Chen Han was a little puzzled.
Chen Qingqing smiled mysteriously, "Sister, it works."
“Is this edible?”
"Of course not. These herbs are poisonous. You must remember not to eat them carelessly. And you must wash your hands thoroughly afterward, okay?"
"I see, but what exactly do you want to use this for?" Chen Han was curious and wanted to get to the bottom of it.
Telling him to smoke a python would definitely scare him. Chen Qingqing thought for a moment and said casually, "There are too many mosquitoes at home at night. I'll make some incense. If you light it at night, mosquitoes won't bite you."
"Really?"
"Of course it's true. Let's try to fill this backpack up before we go home, okay?"
Chen Han nodded, "Okay."
Near noon,
Lin was cleaning the wild vegetables she had just dug up. Seeing Chen Qingqing had picked a basket full of mugwort, she was puzzled.
"Qing girl, what are you doing with all this grass? You can't eat it."
Chen Han couldn't help but burst out laughing, "Mom, why are you just like me, you don't understand anything."
Lin was a little confused. "There are a lot of weeds on the mountain. I don't see anyone growing them normally!"
Chen Qingqing smiled and explained, "Mom, there are too many mosquitoes at night, so I want to make some incense."
"I see. Let me help you. Will this thing work?"
"It works! These are herbs that can fumigate poisonous insects." After Chen Qingqing finished speaking, she asked Chen Han, who was standing beside her, "Xiaohan, do you know where I can catch toads?"
"Sister, there are plenty of them. There's a stinking puddle by the river with a lot of them. I can catch more than ten in a short while."
"Okay, let's go get some later."
Chen Han was stunned. "Sister, toads are not delicious. Only frogs are edible."
Chen Qingqing touched his little head and said, "I'm not catching toads to eat. I'm catching them to make incense."
"Oh, I see."
Chen Han was a little disappointed, and Chen Qingqing was also very sad. In the past, when she read novels about heroines who traveled through time, they either had a cheat code or a virtual mall.
If you split up the family, you can enjoy delicious food with your family.
Either sell ice jelly, spicy hot pot, or make soap or candles. In short, you can make money no matter what you do.
But why is it so difficult for her?
Without capital, nothing can be done!
Now I can only place my hope on that King Ginseng...
A few days passed in the blink of an eye.
Chen Qingqing dried the herbs these days and ground them into powder.
She looked at the toads and estimated that they would be completely dry after a day of sun exposure. It would be ok to grind them into powder tomorrow.
Then mix it with the ground herbs, wrap it in rice paper, and the incense is ready.
Now everything is ready, except digging ginseng...
The yard next door.
Old Mrs. Chen was confident about her approach at first, but gradually she became restless and began to murmur in her heart.
What's going on? It's been five days and there's still no movement. The boss is so stubborn that he won't fight me to the end, will he?
If they don't give in, it will be troublesome.
Butcher Li is not someone you can easily mess with. How could he let it go? If he can't hand over the person, he will block the door and make trouble.
But these days, seeing the boss going out early and coming back late, he has visibly lost a lot of weight and looks listless all day long. He must not have made any money.
That damn girl brought back a lot of wormwood these days and put it in the yard to dry. She must have run out of food and planned to eat grass to survive.
Even animals won't eat that stuff, so how can humans swallow it? I guess within two or three days, their whole family will come to beg me for food.
When that time comes, they will have to marry Qing girl to him obediently!
Thinking of this, all my previous worries and concerns disappeared...
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