Chapter 4 First Meeting
It was just a coincidence that not far in front of her, there was a plant with bright red fruits that looked so much like ginseng seeds.
Li Wanqing was no longer tired, so she quickly got up and went to observe carefully.
The ginseng in front of her had six leaves. Without even digging it out, Li Wanqing knew it was at least eighty years old, if not a hundred.
Li Wanqing didn't expect that she was so lucky to encounter such a big ginseng.
I had heard that the deep mountains and forests in the Northeast were rich in resources and there were countless good medicinal herbs.
She also saw a lot of medicinal herbs along the way, such as Eleutherococcus senticosus, Schisandra chinensis, Astragalus membranaceus, Gentiana scabra, Prunella vulgaris, and Lycium barbarum...
She picked some of the flowers she saw, even a few Ganoderma lucidum.
However, this was the first time she had seen ginseng, and it was so big.
Don’t say anything more, just dig.
Li Wanqing first dug out the ginseng seeds, then found a shovel from the space and started digging carefully.
Digging ginseng is a delicate job because if you are not careful you will easily break the ginseng roots.
Li Wanqing was so focused on digging ginseng that she forgot the time and the fact that she was in the deep mountains and forests and there were unknown dangers around.
Just when Li Wanqing was about to dig out the ginseng and was feeling happy, danger was approaching unknowingly.
Ginseng trees this large are usually guarded by guardian snakes, and this one is no exception.
When Li Wanqing discovered the ginseng, the snake had just gone out to look for food, so Li Wanqing didn't see it.
When the snake came back after eating, it saw someone digging up the treasure it had been guarding.
It immediately went into attack mode, but Li Wanqing was so engrossed in digging ginseng that she didn't even notice the snake approaching.
"Swoosh, snap." Just as the snake raised its head to attack Li Wanqing, an arrow shot out from somewhere and nailed the snake's head to the ground.
When Li Wanqing heard the sound, she looked back and was so scared that she sat down on the ground.
Looking at the dead snake that was more than one meter long on the ground, Li Wanqing's heart was pounding with fear no matter how brave she was.
Just then a tall man emerged from behind a big tree.
"Girl, why are you here?" Gu Yan said to the girl who was sitting on the ground with a pale face.
It was a coincidence that Gu Yan planned to go to Wild Boar Hill today to kill a wild boar and exchange it for money. He usually didn't go there.
After all, Wild Boar Hill is far away from where he lives, and wild boars are not that easy to kill.
A wild boar's skin is so thick that even a bow and arrow cannot penetrate it. If a person is gored by a wild boar, even if he doesn't die, he will lose half his life.
As for why he was so anxious to hunt wild boars for money, wasn't he already twenty years old this year? If he didn't get married soon, he would become a bachelor.
Besides, he also wants to get married and have a happy home with his wife and children.
That's right, it's a little difficult for him to get married. His family is a hunter in the mountains, and no good girl from the mountains is willing to marry into the mountains.
If you want to marry a wife, you either have to buy her at a high price from a family that doesn't take their daughters seriously, or you have to go deeper into the mountains to look for one.
Last year, his family married a wife for his brother from outside the mountain, and they spent all the money the family had saved in the past few years.
If he wants to get married soon, he has to find a way himself.
Li Wanqing didn't expect that a man would suddenly appear from this deep forest.
She calmly took out a pair of scissors from the space and held it in her hand. Although it might not be useful, it at least gave her peace of mind.
"Thank you, big brother, for saving me just now. I came here from another place to visit relatives, but my relatives moved away and I got lost again. Big brother, do you know where this is?" Li Wanqing didn't dare to tell the real reason why she appeared here, so she could only make up an excuse.
Gu Yan wasn't stupid. He knew it was just an excuse. How could someone get lost in the mountains? But he didn't delve into it. It had nothing to do with him.
"We call this mountain Qinglong Mountain, and the mountain over there is called Xianbei Mountain. Xianbei Mountain belongs to Jinzhou Prefecture.
Our Daqing Mountain belongs to Tongzhou Prefecture. You have come quite far, young lady." Gu Yan said.
Upon hearing this, Li Wanqing secretly breathed a sigh of relief. As long as she left Jinzhou Prefecture, no one would be able to find her.
Nowadays, with the development of modern communication and ID cards, if someone wants to find you, they can always catch you if you commit a crime.
In this day and age, if you need help, you have to send letters or deliver messages. If someone wants to hide, you will never find him in your lifetime.
"How many days does it take to walk out of Qinglong Mountain? Which county of Tongzhou Prefecture is outside?" Li Wanqing wanted to find out clearly after finally meeting someone.
"It will take at least three or four days to get out of here by horse. Qinglong Mountain is under the jurisdiction of Yangshan County, Tongzhou Prefecture." Gu Yan said.
"Okay, I understand. Thank you, brother. If you have something to do, go and do it." Li Wanqing learned the information she wanted to know and wanted to send Gu Yan away.
After saying that, she continued to dig ginseng. She wanted to finish digging as soon as possible so that she could set off earlier.
Seeing Li Wanqing's ungrateful look, Gu Yan was so angry that he almost laughed.
He is not a good person who does good things without expecting anything in return.
Of course, he took action without thinking twice when he saw the poisonous snake hurting people.
But if it were according to his previous personality, he would definitely take his trophy "Viper" and turn around and leave, but he was not in the mood to chat with people he didn't know well.
It’s because Li Wanqing is pretty. Who would believe that a grown girl is walking alone in the mountains without some story?
Anyway, he didn't believe Li Wanqing's words at all.
"I'm fine. What are you digging, sister?" Gu Yan not only didn't leave, but also came closer.
Li Wanqing looked back at him and said, "Medicinal herbs."
"You also know about medicinal herbs? Are you a doctor?" If you say that Gu Yan was just making small talk just now, now he is really asking seriously.
Because they really lack doctors, and people in the mountains are most afraid of getting sick.
One reason is that they have no money to treat their illnesses, and the other is that even if they have money, by the time they go to the city to invite a doctor, the patients will have a hard time waiting.
The most important thing is that even if they go to ask for help, no doctor is willing to come to their deep mountains and forests.
Especially in winter when the mountains are blocked by heavy snow, if you get sick, you really have to leave it to fate.
"I'm not a doctor, I just know about medicinal herbs," Li Wanqing explained.
However, despite this, she still knows how to treat minor illnesses such as headaches and fevers.
Gu Yan didn't know whether to believe it or not, so he squatted down and wanted to help dig.
However, Li Wanqing was afraid that he would dig out his beard, so she stopped him: "You don't need my help, I can do it myself.
Big brother, go and do your thing, don't delay your work."
"I'm fine. It's not safe in this deep forest, so I'd better stay here with you.
There are many wild animals in this deep forest. You are lucky to have made it here safely."
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