After Aunt Wang left, Yan Qingqing lost all interest in making any plans. The reason was simple: as soon as Wang Wu got married, Aunt Wang was already looking forward to enjoying her grandchildren. Besides, only one of their seven children had gotten married, and the remaining six would only cause her more worry.
Seeing that her mother-in-law had been happy just moments before, but now had a sullen face, Yuan Huiniang was somewhat puzzled. However, she did not dare to disturb Yan Qingqing and simply served her quietly from the side.
Yan Qingqing quickly came to terms with it. Her grandchildren would have their own blessings, and she was still a widow. What was the point of worrying about so many things?
In fact, Yan Qingqing knew in her heart that with her family's current conditions, getting married and having children would not be a problem. It was just that their fate had not yet arrived, and no one could force it.
Yan Qingqing then thought that she hadn't been to the mountain in a long time. She had made some money by growing woad to get through her difficult time, so she thought about going for a walk in the mountain.
So she asked Ruyi to prepare a basket and a small shovel for her to carry up the mountain. Ruyi wanted to come along, but Yan Qingqing stopped her. Li Xiangjian and the others were still on the mountain, and she wanted to see her son. It wouldn't be good if there were too many people.
When Yan Qingqing arrived at the mountain, she did not find Li Xiangjian and the others. Looking up, she saw that their hut in the tree was fine, and thinking that they had probably gone to train somewhere, she did not think much of it.
The mountains were still bare in spring, stretching far into the distance. Yan Qingqing felt that her trip might have been in vain again.
However, Yan Qingqing was not willing to give up, so she went deeper into the mountains. Along the way, she saw a few common medicinal herbs. Yan Qingqing looked at them but was not very interested. However, she still picked some of them. Although she no longer relied on these herbs to make money, she could take them back and process them for future use.
Yan Qingqing was so focused on collecting herbs that she didn't hear the noise around her. A five-step snake was quietly approaching her.
Just as the five-step snake launched its attack on Yan Qingqing, a sharp cry startled her. Fortunately, Yan Qingqing reacted quickly and changed her position. In that instant, Yan Qingqing had a brush with death.
When Yan Qingqing looked again, the snake was already dead. Yan Qingqing recognized it as a five-step snake. If it had bitten her, she would probably have died here today.
Yan Qingqing looked around and called out, "Little Black!"
After Yan Qingqing called out twice, the silly bird flew down from the tree and landed on Yan Qingqing's shoulder. Yan Qingqing looked at the silly bird and asked, "What are you doing here? Did you save me just now?"
Xiao Hei certainly couldn't speak, but Yan Qingqing could tell from its arrogant expression that it was Xiao Hei who had saved her.
Yan Qingqing patted its head and said thank you.
Upon hearing this, Xiao Hei actually lowered his head in embarrassment.
Yan Qingqing: ......
She had always thought that the bird was intelligent and perceptive, but she just didn't have much time to play with it. But now it seemed that it was more than just intelligent; it was practically a spirit!
Yan Qingqing muttered softly, "In later generations, demons are not allowed to become spirits. You might end up being made into soup."
Xiao Hei was enjoying Yan Qingqing's praise, but as soon as it heard that it was going to be stewed, it let out a howl and flew away.
Yan Qingqing: ......
Has this thing really become a spirit?
Just as Xiao Hei flew away, Li Xiangjian and Xiao Mochen arrived. Li Xiangjian quickly asked, "Mother, are you alright?"
Yan Qingqing shook her head and then looked at the two of them, asking, "How did you two know I was in trouble? Did you two follow me the whole time?"
Li Xiangjian quickly shook his head and replied, "We were training nearby. When we heard Xiao Hei barking, we thought there must be some emergency, so we rushed over. We never expected it to be his mother."
Xiao Mochen glanced at the dead snake on the ground and asked worriedly, "Auntie, were you hurt by this snake? I think it was highly venomous."
Yan Qingqing glanced at the five-step snake on the ground and said, "It's alright, we owe it all to Xiao Hei this time."
Then, looking at the two of them with a puzzled expression, he asked, "Is Little Black training with you two too?"
Xiao Mochen knew that Yan Qingqing was a meticulous person, and he knew that Xiao Hei's matter could not be kept from her. He said, "Auntie guessed right. Xiao Hei is a purebred Snow Eagle. It can resist poison and can travel a thousand miles a day and eight hundred miles at night. I happen to have someone under me who is very good at training birds, so I trained it with him."
Yan Qingqing: ......
She kept calling her "Little Black Silly Bird," but now it seems the clown is actually herself.
If even a son is trained by others, then a bird would certainly be trained as well.
This snow eagle might be of great use to Xiao Mochen and his group, but to Yan Qingqing, it was just a pet with feelings.
So Yan Qingqing ignored how magical it was and started searching for it on her own.
Xiao Mochen and Li Xiangjian noticed that Yan Qingqing wasn't interested in Xiao Hei, but was instead pacing back and forth in the bushes with a stick.
After searching for fifteen minutes without finding anything, Yan Qingqing sat down on the ground, disregarding her image, and said, "It seems that what's written in TV dramas and novels is all a lie."
Li Xiangjian squatted down in front of Yan Qingqing and asked, "Mom, what is a lie? What were you looking for just now? Should I help you look for it?"
Yan Qingqing didn't hide anything from him, saying, "Doesn't this book say that places guarded by poisonous snakes are likely to have precious medicinal herbs like ginseng and lingzhi? But I just searched around and didn't find any."
Li Xiangjian felt he was poorly educated and had never heard of such a thing before. He frowned and said, "Mother, how about I help you look for it?"
Yan Qingqing waved her hand and said, "Forget it, that statement may not be accurate. Maybe the snake was just passing by."
Just as Yan Qingqing was about to get up, she suddenly felt something under her hand. She turned her head and saw that it was exactly what she wanted. The thing looked like ginseng.
Yan Qingqing suddenly felt like she had been struck by lightning, so she quickly took out her small shovel from her basket and began to carefully dig.
Although Li Xiangjian didn't know what treasure Yan Qingqing had found, seeing how careful she was, he figured it must be something valuable.
You must not break the roots when digging ginseng, otherwise it will ruin its appearance. It took Yan Qingqing almost half an hour to dig out the ginseng with the roots intact.
Xiao Mochen was also somewhat shocked when he saw the ginseng in Yan Qingqing's hand. Judging from its head and rootlets, it must be at least a hundred years old. Moreover, the ginseng that Yan Qingqing dug up was of extremely high quality, probably even rare in the palace.
Yan Qingqing didn't really know much about ginseng, but she thought it was a decent size and that she could probably sell it for some money, so she carefully put it in her basket.
Xiao Mochen: ......
He hadn't expected his aunt to treat such a precious treasure so casually; she was truly no ordinary person. Little did he know that Yan Qingqing had no idea of the ginseng's value.
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