Fan Jin asked Shui Qing and Qin Yilin to sit in the tea room while he accompanied Ding Heli for a stroll outside. Of course, it wasn't really just for a stroll.
He took the person to the back mountain.
Last autumn, we sowed He Shou Wu seeds on the hill behind the house. Later, fearing that we hadn't sown enough or that the germination rate would be low, we bought more seeds several times and sowed them all over the hill.
I saw some this spring, and quite a few sprouted, but they weren't very evenly distributed. Some areas were covered with tiny sprouts, while others were completely bare.
Before the rainy season, the stems and vines of the Polygonum multiflorum were already more than half a meter long; I don't know how they are now.
He brought Ding and Li along for his own selfish reasons.
My motives were twofold: firstly, I wanted him to check how the Polygonum multiflorum plants were growing and whether there was anything I needed to pay attention to;
Secondly, and most importantly, the floods, coupled with the impact of the reduction of the power of the princes, have made life difficult for Guangning Prefecture, and it is likely that things are not going well for the outside world either.
Since the end of last year, notices have been posted prohibiting private brewing of rice wine, so it is naturally impossible to sell it.
If the situation becomes chaotic, the business of writing brushes will inevitably plummet—when safety cannot be guaranteed, literacy will be the first thing to be abandoned.
He had thought about it carefully during this period and concluded that He Shou Wu (Polygonum multiflorum) was the most suitable business for his family to earn money in the next few years.
However, it's uncertain whether these Polygonum multiflorum plants will be able to be sold once they've grown, and whether they'll be able to fetch the original price.
Unsold or poorly valued He Shou Wu (Polygonum multiflorum) will inevitably need to be dried for easier storage. However, given its high value, is simply slicing and drying it acceptable...?
Even after being exposed to the sun for several days following a heavy rain, the mountain roads are still not easy to walk on.
But Fan Jin was used to walking that way, while Ding Heli had been collecting medicinal herbs for decades and had walked all kinds of difficult roads, let alone this small hill.
Fan Jin introduced to Ding Heli: "Uncle Ding, this is the mountain I was allocated. I planted some orange trees last year, and this year there are many fruits. You and Aunt Ding can come and pick them to take home and eat in the fall."
"Okay," Ding Heli replied with a smile without any hesitation.
He doesn't like eating fruit, but Yilin loves eating fruit, whether it's sweet or sour. When they lived in Kyoto, there were many kinds of fruit and it was easy to buy them.
Arriving here, it's inconvenient to go out. Even if you go to the prefectural city, there's little fruit. The villagers don't have the habit of eating fruit, and the few fruits that are available are eaten by children before they can ripen.
I just heard Fan Jin say that Shui Qing also loves to eat fruit. Last autumn and this spring, she planted hundreds of fruit trees, including mostly orange trees, as well as peaches, pears, dates, bayberries, and grapes.
Of course, he wanted to go up the mountain with the owner to check on the fruit production. Even if some fruit couldn't be eaten this year, next year would be fine; he could wait.
As they walked, they saw the vines and leaves by the roadside, their smile turned to surprise, and their eyes gradually widened.
Fan Jin kept a close eye on Ding Heli and led him towards a place where the He Shou Wu (Polygonum multiflorum) grew abundantly. When he saw Ding Heli stop, Fan Jin knew that Ding Heli must have seen it.
Ding Heli opened his mouth slightly and looked at a green leaf that was half the length and width of a hand and shaped like a chicken heart under a tree not far away. There were many more leaves next to it.
Fearing he might be mistaken, he stepped forward through the fallen leaves and twigs, stood still, and looked around before realizing that the area around him was densely packed with them!
He ran a little further away, and all he could see were vines with these same leaves.
Good heavens, Fan Jin and Shui Qing are about to strike it rich!
In the city, pharmacies offer over 400 cash per catty for fresh He Shou Wu that has been aged for a long time, and over 200 cash per catty for that that has been aged for a short time. However, if it is processed He Shou Wu, it is priced by weight!
"Uncle Ding, what's wrong?" Fan Jin's puzzled voice came from afar.
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