The Ganoderma lucidum mushroom bags in the greenhouse will only grow twice, and they are useless after two crops. Ning Xiyue removed them and sprinkled ginseng seeds instead.
"Host, the ginseng you planted before has all grown into century-old ginseng. Do you want to recycle it? It can be exchanged for a high price."
Tongzi looked at the ginseng field next to him that had been growing for a long time with envy, especially the ginseng king among the three that the host dug up from the mountain and kept for himself, which made him very optimistic.
Ning Xiyue glanced at a small patch of ginseng flowers in full bloom nearby and decisively shook her head in refusal.
"If I don't want to recycle it, I'll just keep it. The dew on the ginseng flowers of those hundred-year-old ginseng is really good. I want to collect more and make an anti-aging and wrinkle-reducing serum for my parents."
The little turtle looked at it with regret, but still reminded: "Whenever the host needs to recycle, you can find me."
"Yeah, okay."
Ning Xiyue had everything planned out. Planting ginseng in the space was like owning a fixed asset that was constantly increasing in value. The longer it was, the more valuable it became. She would not take it out for recycling unless it was absolutely necessary.
After managing the growth of other medicinal herbs in the space, Ning Xiyue went out.
She heard someone calling her name outside.
After going out, Ning Xiyue rolled up her sleeves, picked up the loofah used for washing the pot, and swirled it around in the dishwashing water before opening the kitchen door while it was dripping.
"Sister Guifang, you called me?"
Wu Guifang stood not far from the kitchen and shouted, "The captain is looking for you outside. It seems like there's something wrong."
"Okay, I'll be there right away. Thank you, Sister Guifang."
Ning Xiyue walked into the kitchen, put down the loofah in her hand, took off her apron, closed the kitchen door, and walked towards the gate of the Youth League Home. From a distance, she saw the captain standing at the gate waiting for her.
She quickly ran over and greeted him: "Captain, what do you want to talk to me about?"
The captain sighed with a worried look on his face: "Xiyue, the sows on our team are not eating much today, and the boars next to them are also a little listless. Go and see what's going on. I'm so worried! If this continues, the piglets will have no milk to drink."
Ning Xiyue didn't expect the captain to ask her to see a pig. After a moment's hesitation, she replied, "Okay, wait for me to get the medicine box."
Carrying the medicine box on her back, she followed the captain and walked quickly towards the pig house. On the way, the captain went to the brigade office for something, and Ning Xiyue walked towards the pig house alone with the medicine box on her back.
Anxious Aunt Chunsheng smiled slightly when she saw Ning Xiyue coming: "Xiyue, go in and take a look. The pigs haven't finished eating the food we fed them this morning."
Ning Xiyue went in to check and found that both the sow and the boar were fine. She cleaned the sow's wound and reapplied medicine. Then she walked out of the pigpen and said to the worried Aunt Chunsheng:
"Don't worry, it's nothing serious. The sow is just hurting from a wound. I changed the medicine for her. The boar has caught a cold. Crush this medicine and put it in the pig feed. It will be fine in a day or two. Feed this to all the pigs as a precaution."
Ning Xiyue took out two black pills from the medicine box and handed them to Aunt Chunsheng, which were animal cold medicine.
And reminded: "Auntie, you can use more straw to block the ventilation and light holes on the side wall of the pigpen. The temperature has dropped sharply recently. It's too cold and the pigs can't stand it."
"Okay."
Aunt Chunsheng took the pills and took Ning Xiyue to see the piglets. All the piglets were well taken care of by Aunt Chunsheng, and one could not tell that they were weak piglets delivered by caesarean section.
"Aunt, that's amazing."
Aunt Chunsheng felt embarrassed by the praise: "Hehe, it's what I should do."
After they had finished looking at the pigs, the captain, who had just left for a while, waved to Ning Xiyue at the door of the pig house: "Girl Yue, come out quickly, I have something to tell you."
Ning Xiyue followed the captain to the side to talk.
"The team has decided to organize a hunting expedition in the mountains tomorrow. We're trying to get some prey before the mountains are completely closed for the New Year. Do you have any good medicines? Anything to treat injuries or something that might be helpful for hunting?" (Note: This applies only to the world of the novel. Hunting is illegal under modern wildlife protection laws.)
"Yes, but not much. I'll go back and allocate some. Captain, when will you enter the mountain tomorrow?"
They were actually going up the mountain to hunt. Ning Xiyue was a little confused. She found that it was all white outside. Many animals were hibernating and only a few were still wandering around outside. Could they hunt any animals?
"We'll set off for the mountains at six tomorrow morning. We're all seasoned hunters on the team, and we know how to find prey. Every winter, we go up the mountain for the winter hunt after the first snow. On a good day, we can catch a lot of good prey, like foxes, weasels, raccoon dogs, roe deer, etc. If we're even luckier, we might even catch a wild boar."
The captain obviously saw the confusion on Ning Xiyue's face and explained it to her.
Ning Xiyue suddenly understood. With the old hunter's words, finding prey was not a problem at all. "I understand. Okay, then I'll go back and prepare the medicine and send it to the team before dark, okay?"
"Well, I'll come get it myself at seven o'clock this afternoon, so you don't have to run all the way. It's freezing this winter."
"Can."
After finishing the discussion, Ning Xiyue remembered what she had discussed with her second brother yesterday afternoon. She stopped the captain who was about to leave and asked her the question that concerned her most: "Captain, can we educated youth take leave to go home for the New Year?"
The captain looked at Ning Xiyue with an apologetic look.
"This year's notice hasn't come out yet. The educated youth need to get a notice from the town's educated youth office before they can go home for the New Year holiday. If you want to take a few more days off to go home, you'll also need the approval of the educated youth office. But it should be soon, don't worry."
"Understood."
Ning Xiyue nodded. It was as expected. It was indeed difficult for the educated youth to return home because of the numerous checkpoints. However, Ning Xiyue was not worried. She still had a letter from Aunt Lin in her pocket. She would need it when necessary. There was no rush now.
Ning Xiyue said goodbye to the captain with a normal expression: "Captain, I'll go back and prepare the medicine first."
"Okay, go ahead. Be careful on your way back." The captain also walked into the pigsty behind him.
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