Chapter 9 Return with a Full Load
Zhang Juexia shamelessly said "hmm".
She looked into the distance and saw a plant with small yellow flowers, which looked very similar to the Bupleurum chinense she had seen on a certain audio platform.
She hurried over, squatted down and pulled it up by the roots. After seeing its roots, she was sure it was Bupleurum.
"Husband, these are all Bupleurum chinense. If the pharmacy accepts them, they can be exchanged for silver."
Ye Beixiu looked at Zhang Juexia in surprise, "You also know about medicinal herbs?"
Zhang Juexia nodded guiltily.
But she was muttering in her heart that it was all luck. Thanks to the promotion of Tik Tok, she was able to identify the medicinal herbs in this deep mountain.
Zhang Juexia dug out the Bupleurum chinense, put it into the backpack, and continued walking back with Ye Beixiu.
They climbed up a steep hillside, and Ye Beixiu told her, "The traps in the first few places are quite dense. After we get the prey, we will go back home from another place."
"Aren't we going back the same way?"
"The scenery over there is better and the road is closer."
"Oh, so there are many ways up the mountain. I'm really ignorant."
Ye Beixiu signaled her not to speak, and she saw a wild rabbit where he pointed.
The two men lay in ambush, drew their bows and shot arrows, and hit the hare.
Zhang Juexia happily went forward and picked it up, "Husband, this rabbit is still alive."
"You want to eat meat, so just go home and stew it."
When she heard about eating meat, Zhang Juexia laughed so hard that her eyes were blocked. Her body had been malnourished for many years and she needed to be well nourished.
Ye Beixiu pointed to a place in front and said, "That place is a trap. Let's go and see if there is anything good there."
Zhang Juexia really loved doing this job, and she ran over in a flash, "It really is, husband, come here quickly."
Ye Beixiu looked at Zhang Juexia's sunburned face and lively temperament, and suddenly felt that hunting was much more interesting than before.
"Sir, two hares and two pheasants. How did these fools fall into the trap? I know, sir, you are so skilled in setting traps that they didn't see through it."
Then he harvested three rabbits and five pheasants from several other traps.
Zhang Juexia danced with joy as she saw Ye Beixiu's backpack was full.
Soon she became worried again, "Husband, please put some in my backpack."
Ye Beixiu understood her intention, "I'm not tired. I come to this mountain often and I've practiced it a long time ago."
"But your legs?"
"It's okay. We've harvested a lot today. Let's get down the mountain quickly. We can't waste any time on these living creatures. Let's go home and take care of them. We can sell them for a good price tomorrow."
"Um."
While Ye Beixiu was resetting the trap, Zhang Juexia discovered some common herbs and dug them out.
After a brief rest, the two prepared to go home.
She acted coquettishly and got a small portion of the prey from his back and put it on her own shoulder.
As soon as they climbed over a hill, Zhang Juexia saw that Ye Beixiu was holding on, and their speed was much slower than when they came.
"I remember there's a small river ahead. Are we almost there?"
“Almost.”
"When we get there, let's take a break."
Zhang Juexia wiped the sweat from his forehead, looked up and saw a pepper tree on the left, so he picked some more peppers and put them in his backpack.
"Are there any fish in the river?"
"How can there be no fish in the river?"
"Then let's catch some fish!"
"Do you like to eat?"
"Um."
When he arrived at the river, Zhang Juexia looked at the clear water, squatted down and washed his face, then took out the dug herbs from the backpack and washed them clean.
"Husband, Yu, come here quickly."
Ye Beixiu picked up a wooden stick and speared the big fish in the water.
The fish was speared.
Zhang Juexia smiled and tried to touch it, but the fish flapped its wings continuously, splashing water all over her face.
"If you like it, I'll catch a few more for you."
"Wait, let's catch him alive."
The two men rolled up their trouser legs and started catching fish in the river.
There was a sudden burst of laughter in the stream.
Zhang Juexia found some grass and passed the fish through their mouths to make it easier to carry them.
"This stuff is very fishy. Are you sure you make it taste good?"
"I'm sure."
Thinking of the delicious and fresh fish soup, Zhang Juexia felt like he was injected with chicken blood, and his steps became faster, wanting to get home quickly.
But Ye Beixiu's legs didn't allow them to walk too fast, so she had to slow down.
"Let's go to town tomorrow, and then go up the mountain the day after tomorrow. There are so many good things on the mountain. Anything we bring down can be exchanged for money."
"Only wild animals are the most valuable in this mountain. The others can't be sold for much."
"This money also accumulates little by little."
Ye Beixiu felt that he had no way to refute Zhang Juexia's words, so he could only nod.
When he was almost at the foot of the mountain, Zhang Juexia discovered large patches of wasp grass.
Purslane, also known as purslane, is a plant that can be used as both medicine and food.
It can be eaten cold, steamed into buns, or made into pancakes. There are many ways to eat it.
"Husband, our backpack is really too small. It really can't hold everything. I must bring a bigger one next time."
Ye Beixiu couldn't help but laugh when he saw Zhang Juexia's naive look.
But in his heart he was very proud, because this girl was a capable and hardworking person.
He was full of hope for their future life.
"It's getting late. We should go home and rest early. We have to go to town tomorrow."
"I don't even want to leave. There are so many good things on the mountain."
"If you like, I will take you with me when I go up the mountain next time."
"real?"
Zhang Juexia smiled with curved eyebrows and looked at Ye Beixiu with a pair of bright eyes.
"Really. I have a heavy burden on my shoulders, and these creatures are hungry. If they starve, we won't be able to sell them for a good price tomorrow."
After hearing what Ye Beixiu said, Zhang Juexia felt that it made a lot of sense.
"Then let's go home and eat fish, and I'll make another pancake."
"I'll listen to my wife on this matter."
The two of them walked home talking and laughing.
After returning home, Ye Beixiu hurriedly took out the pheasants and rabbits he had hunted from his backpack and said, "I'll go cut some grass at the door. You can cook at home."
Zhang Juexia remembered the large field of mugwort she had just seen, and instructed Ye Beixiu to cut some back.
She started cleaning the fish at home.
She found a wooden basin, added some water, and put the fish she caught into it.
When the fish saw the water, it quickly started swimming again.
Zhang Juexia found a fish that was not swimming very actively and prepared to use it as lunch for today.
It was lunch time, and she looked up at the sky, seeing that the sun had already moved westward.
Never mind. Most people in the mountains only have two meals a day.
She shouldn't worry about it anymore.
She picked up the fish and knocked it unconscious on the ground. She removed the scales first, then gutted it. After cleaning it, she massaged its body with salt and pepper a few times and put it in a basin to marinate.
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