Perhaps it was because Nurse Sun mentioned ginseng, Du Jiang started to go deeper into the mountain when she went up the next day. However, she did not go too deep. After all, there were many ferocious beasts in the depths of the mountains, especially tigers and wolves. Although they were not seen much in recent years, Du Jiang did not dare to take the risk.
Ginseng is precious, but life is more precious.
But perhaps it was God's favor, Du Jiang's luck was quite good today. Just when she was halfway there, she found a small patch of ground elves, also known as Polygonum multiflorum, behind a lush pine tree. The leaves grew opposite each other, had no luster, and the stems were purple. After comparing them with those on the tree, Du Jiang squatted down and dug it up carefully. Looking at the roots that were as big as a fist, Du Jiang narrowed her eyes. When she finished digging this piece, except for the small ones that she left to continue growing, Du Jiang harvested nearly seven or eight kilograms of ground elves.
Goblin, also known as Polygonum multiflorum, has many aliases and is used to treat many diseases. It can be said to be an extremely mild medicinal material. Du Jiang looked at the description which was exactly the same as that in the book and smiled with curved eyebrows.
In addition to discovering the goblins, Du Jiang also found a lot of amaranth nearby. Its leaves are like amaranth, with nodes growing opposite each other. In addition to being called amaranth, it can also be called opposite-node amaranth or amaranth. Its scientific name is Achyranthes bidentata, and it has a nourishing function.
In addition, Du Jiang also found several plants of chicken intestine grass in a damp place nearby. This is a very easy-to-reproduce herb, which has a good therapeutic effect on nasal ventilation and spitting phlegm. Thinking of this, Du Jiang carefully dug up the plants with the roots, thinking that after returning, he would find some clay pots and plant some in the corners of the house. Anyway, this herb reproduces very well.
Du Jiang went down the mountain with the herbs he had been longing for and a small basket of pig grass. He felt a headache when he thought about the weather getting colder and the pig grass getting less and less.
When she returned to the pigsty, Yu Chunxiao had already cleaned the yard. Seeing her come back, she quickly stepped forward to help take away the backpack. "Sister Jiang, you're back. Du Yingying came looking for you just now. When she saw you weren't there, she said she would go to your house tonight."
"Who?" Du Jiang paused to unload the backpack and asked uncertainly, "Chunxiao, who did you say was looking for me?"
"Du Yingying, the village chief's daughter," Yu Chunxiao repeated good-naturedly. After the basket landed, he took out all the pig grass inside and spread it out in the yard. Seeing Yu Chunxiao's swift movements, Du Jiang quickly followed suit. "A lot of the pig grass on the mountain is old. I don't know when we can call the pigs."
"I heard Aunt Du say that in two months, by the way, Sister Jiang, can you make shoe soles? I saw Aunt Du and Sister Tianniu preparing to make straw sandals and wait for next month's market to try it out," Yu Chunxiao generously told Du Jiang what he knew. "Sister Jiang, what are you planning to do? I don't see that you have many medicinal herbs. Can you survive the winter?"
"It should be possible to survive the winter, but I won't be able to eat enough. Fortunately, there is not much work in winter, and most people are hibernating. If we save a little, we should be able to survive the New Year." Du Jiang sighed. "I saw a lot of children setting traps with ropes when I went up the mountain today. I thought I would try it someday. It would be nice to improve the food."
"That's true. We're planning to go check out the grassy area on the riverbank this afternoon. A few days ago, someone was washing clothes there and found a lot of wild duck eggs and bird eggs. Luo Yue and I are planning to go check it out and try our luck." Yu Chunxiao was starting to feel overwhelmed at the thought of winter. "The biggest problem is cotton. The village only gives out one or two kilograms a year, barely enough for a shirt. I went to the supply and marketing cooperative in town last time and couldn't buy any. Ready-made clothes are too expensive, and the clothing manufacturers have to provide their own cotton."
Hearing Yu Chunxiao mention cotton, Du Jiang also felt a little overwhelmed. "That's true. My family did send me cotton clothes a long time ago, but they were made a few years ago and they are no longer warm enough. I don't know what winter is like in Dujia Village."
For a moment, the two looked at each other in silence, worried about the coming of winter and the warmth of their cotton-padded clothes.
After finishing their work in the morning, Yu Chunxiao and Luo Yue didn't have time to eat. They hurriedly ate some bread and went to the riverbank. Seeing their anxious backs, Du Jiang also became anxious. Thinking that he would not have to work in the afternoon, he hurriedly cooked some noodles to fill his stomach and ran up the mountain.
Seeing these two people rushing back and forth like the wind, the others also became anxious.
After a while, Xu Zhizhou and He Jiefang also went out with the male educated youth. Looking at the direction they went out, it was clear without asking that they were going to the mountains. Only Qian Meili was left alone in the educated youth site. With nothing to do, she took a hoe and dug and turned over the open space in the yard.
On the other side, Du Jiang went straight to the place he had been to in the morning as soon as he went up the mountain. It took him nearly an hour to arrive. When he reached the depths, Du Jiang continued to search along the mountain road. The leaves under his feet made a rustling sound. The mountain forest, which was about to undergo winter, was also covered with fallen leaves. The fallen leaves fell to the ground and merged into the soil, becoming fertilizer for next year's growth.
When Du Jiang passed one pine forest after another, he finally found a chestnut tree deep in the dense forest. The branches were full of chestnuts, and some branches were tilted downward due to the weight. He could see them just by raising his hand.
Looking at this area with more than a dozen chestnut trees that could be called a chestnut forest, Du Jiang felt that his luck was particularly good today. He immediately put down his backpack, picked up the fallen branches from the ground beside him and hit the bent branches of the tree. Chestnuts with hairy shells fell like hail. Du Jiang had to continue to avoid the chestnuts that were not big but would hurt a little if hit, and continued to hit the branches. He was very busy.
"Do you want my help?"
Just when Du Jiang was enjoying the fight, a familiar, gentle male voice rang out from the hillside. Du Jiang was so frightened that he stood there in a daze, holding his stick. After a long while, he turned around and looked up at Huo Yang, who was standing on a small hill not far away. Du Jiang said in one breath, "Brother Huo, why are you here?"
Huo Yang raised the rabbit in his hand. Du Jiang noticed that Huo Yang was wearing rain boots. He looked at the rabbit and the rope in his hand and wondered if there was anything he didn't understand. "Brother Huo, are you setting up a trap on the mountain?"
"Well, the trap I set up two days ago, why did you run to the deep mountains?"
"Ah, well, there's no other way. I've almost exhausted all the people in the surrounding villages, so I thought I'd go for a walk in the mountains." Du Jiang's reason was impeccable, and even though Huo Yang was worried, he couldn't say anything. "But you still have to pay more attention to safety."
"I know, thank you, Brother Huo." Knowing that it was Huo Yang, Du Jiang felt relieved and continued to pound the chestnuts.
Seeing this, Huo Yang tied the rabbit with a rope, jumped down the hill and walked over.
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