Chapter 41 Herb Collection
"Well, daughter-in-law, you are right, I won't be sad for them anymore.
Come on, I'll go cook with you, and tomorrow we'll go pick herbs. Let's ignore them and live our lives well.
Take advantage of these few months to earn some extra money, because you won’t be able to leave the mountain when the heavy snow closes in winter.” Gu Yan cheered up and stood up.
"That's right since you're so young. Come on, let's go to the kitchen to cook. I'll make you some fried chive dumplings." Li Wanqing said.
Next, Li Wanqing cut the leeks and mixed the stuffing, while Gu Yan, who was stronger, kneaded the dough.
The two of them worked together and quickly wrapped more than twenty chive boxes.
"I'll use this pot to make leek dumplings, and you can use that big pot to steam buns. This way, it will be faster if we use two pots together." Li Wanqing said.
"Okay, don't you like steamed buns made with kneaded flour? I'll knead them a few more times this time. If there are too many, wifey, how about we steam some sugar triangles this time? They're sweet and delicious." Gu Yan said.
"Okay, there's brown sugar in the cupboard. Go get it. If you like it, just pack a few more." Li Wanqing agreed.
Seeing that his wife agreed, Gu Yan happily took out the brown sugar from the cabinet.
Although Gu Yan is a grown man, he loves sweet things very much. Ever since Li Wanqing made sugar triangles last time, he has been thinking about it.
But brown sugar is expensive, so he didn't dare to ask for it. He was also afraid that Li Wanqing would not make it for him.
Unexpectedly, today he just said it tentatively and his wife agreed. It turned out that his wife loves him the most.
Li Wanqing had no idea that Gu Yan had so much going on in his mind. In her mind, sugar triangles were not even considered a precious delicacy.
Even though brown sugar is a little expensive, she knows how to make it herself. It’s just that she hasn’t found the raw materials to make it yet.
Gu Yan didn't know this, and happily took out the brown sugar to wrap sugar triangles.
Because Gu Yan loves to eat, he packed a whole tray of twenty sugar triangles and steamed twenty steamed buns.
The stuffed buns are easy to spoil, so I didn’t make them.
"Wife, I want to eat a sugar triangle." Gu Yan looked at the chive box on the plate and said in his heart that he thought the sugar triangle was delicious.
"Just eat. Why are you asking me? You can eat whatever you want at home." Li Wanqing said.
"I know, this is not the chive pancake you worked so hard to make. Wouldn't it be a bit weird if I eat sugar triangles?" Gu Yan scratched his head.
"What's the big deal? We can eat the leek dumplings next time." Li Wanqing didn't take it seriously at all.
After the two finished their meal, they packed up the things they needed for tomorrow and went to bed early.
After all, I have to go collect herbs tomorrow, so I can’t not get enough rest.
The two got up early the next morning. Li Wanqing wrapped the prepared dry food in clean gauze and put it in the backpack, and then wrapped some salt in oil paper.
Gu Yan placed the small hoe for digging herbs, the machete, and the bow and arrows into his large backpack. He also took out a small iron pot and put it in.
It would take them several days to be gone. If he were alone, it would be fine. He was a rough eater and could just find some water to drink.
But it was different this time because he brought his wife along. His wife usually liked to drink hot water, so he always had to make sure she had hot water to drink.
"Wife, are you ready? Let's go." Gu Yan said as he put the two water bags into the backpack.
"Okay, okay, let's go." Li Wanqing came out with a backpack and locked the door behind her.
Gu Yan followed suit and locked the kitchen door as well.
He looked around again and saw that there was nothing outside before he set off.
"Wife, come here, give me your hand, I'll hold your hand." The two people had been out for two days and had long since left the area they were familiar with.
Even the hunter Gu Yan has never been here, let alone others.
But also because it is so rarely visited there are so many good things.
It was just too difficult to walk. The forest was overgrown with weeds and thorns. Even if you were careful, your clothes would be full of holes and useless.
But the harvest was quite good. They didn't want the ordinary herbs, they only picked up the expensive ones.
This morning alone, they found three Ganoderma lucidum, a large patch of Gastrodia elata, two false crystal orchids, and a large deer antler.
"Wife, do you think this is ginseng?" The two of them came to a new forest, and Gu Yan made a discovery as soon as he entered.
"Really? One, two... six! This is a Grade 6 ginseng leaf! Hurry up and dig it up! It's at least several decades old. It must be worth a few hundred taels of silver."
But be careful when digging, don't break the whiskers." Li Wanqing said as she took out a red string and tied it around the ginseng.
Legend has it that ginseng can escape, especially older ginseng, which is said to be spiritual. When digging, a red string should be tied around the ginseng to prevent it from escaping.
Li Wanqing didn't know whether it was true or not. She didn't believe it originally, but since she traveled through time, she has become a little superstitious.
It’s not a big deal anyway. Every time she sees ginseng, she will tie a red string around it.
Ginseng is not easy to dig, especially you have to be careful not to break the beard. It took two people taking turns to dig for most of the day before they dug out the ginseng intact.
Li Wanqing found some moss nearby, carefully wrapped the ginseng, and then put it in Gu Yan's backpack.
Digging ginseng takes time. It is already past two o'clock in the afternoon and neither of them has time to eat lunch.
After the ginseng was dug, Gu Yan's stomach rumbled at the right time.
The two of them sat there and rested for a while before getting up to find a place to eat.
"Wife, I remember we passed by a spring just now. Let's go there to eat and boil some hot water." Gu Yan pulled Li Wanqing to stand up.
"Okay, go hunt two more pheasants. If you're in a good mood today, I'll make you beggar's chicken." Li Wanqing said in a good mood.
Li Wanqing was in a good mood after digging up some ginseng today, and was willing to try eating it.
"Okay, I'll go fight him later." Gu Yan agreed.
Although he didn't know what beggar's chicken was, he thought it must be delicious. After all, nothing his wife cooked was bad. He just listened to his wife.
The two walked back for another half an hour and found the spring. Gu Yan found three large stones, built a simple stove, and placed the small pot he brought on it.
Li Wanqing picked up some dry firewood around, and Gu Yan filled the pot with water, lit the dry firewood, and stuffed it under the pot.
"Wife, you watch the fire here, I'm going to catch pheasants." Gu Yan moved another big rock for Li Wanqing to sit on.
"I understand. Go ahead. I'll wait here for you to come back." Li Wanqing said with a smile.
Gu Yan looked around again and made sure there was no danger here before entering the nearby forest.
Li Wanqing didn't dare to sit down, so she picked up some mushrooms around, which would be delicious when she stuffed them into the chicken later.
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