"Yes, the sun will only get brighter and warmer." Looking back at the busy piggery at the foot of the mountain, Du Jiang withdrew his gaze and walked up the mountain with firm steps. "Let's go, let's go and come back quickly. Maybe we can find some good things on the mountain."
"Well, let's go. The time for my last condom is almost up." Huo Yang turned around and took Du Jiang's hand and continued to walk up. The couple walked around in circles and finally arrived at their destination, the pine forest, after turning several corners.
Huo Yang checked his condoms as usual, while Du Jiang was looking for Chinese medicinal herbs nearby. After years of experience, Du Jiang was not 100% sure about the medicinal herbs, but his eyesight was about 50 to 60%.
Under the tree roots and in the weeds, Du Jiang squatted and moved slowly.
Sanguisorba officinalis tastes sour and is dark in color, but its rhizome is long, ridged, and has a few hairs. Its leaves are feather-like, and its roots are thick and cylindrical, dark brown or purple-brown. It can be used as medicine. [From "Compendium of Materia Medica"], looking at the plant in front of him that is no different from the one on the tree, Du Jiang stopped moving and immediately squatted in front of the Sanguisorba officinalis to dig it up. It must be said that the place where Huo Yang set the trap was not chosen very often. The nearby environment is very suitable for the growth of medicinal materials, but perhaps because there is less sunlight, the Sanguisorba officinalis grows sparsely, a few centimeters shorter than the height described in the book, but even so, it can't stop Du Jiang's enthusiasm.
When Huo Yang came back with the pheasant, Du Jiang's bamboo basket was already filled with a lot of Sanguisorba officinalis. Looking at the herbs in the basket, Huo Yang knew without asking that it must be the same herb. He immediately bent down to pick one up, and then followed Du Jiang's example and started digging nearby.
When the picking was almost done, Du Jiang slowly stood up, supporting his waist which was sore from squatting for so long, and wiped the sweat off his face with one hand while supporting the tree trunk. "Sure enough, there is no one piece that doesn't require effort."
"We've almost finished picking this patch. I see the ones you just dug are still with the roots, and the roots are well protected." Seeing Du Jiang stand up, Huo Yang also stood up, turned his head to look at the basket on the ground, and then looked at the sun in the sky, "Let's go back and try to plant some this afternoon."
"Give it a try," Du Jiang nodded in agreement. Anyway, she already had a lot of things planted in the yard and the house. Even the wall in the living room was occupied by the shelves she had Huo Yang make. "Mint, rosemary, purslane, chives... well, it seems like I really have a lot planted, but they're not growing very well."
"Of course. After all, you're a potted plant, so you have temperature and soil requirements." Huo Yang hung the bamboo basket and the pheasant on his arm and pulled Du Jiang down the mountain. "Besides, this isn't a failure. Grandma said it might succeed this time."
"I don't know yet," Du Jiang shook his head. "The leaves are growing well, which is an improvement compared to the past two years. But it's almost the beginning of autumn, and the temperature will drop, so I have to worry."
"It's nothing. I don't have to go out in the winter, so I feel more at ease." Huo Yang was very satisfied with this. "I heard that Xu Zhizhou is being transferred to the town, and the elementary school is short of a teacher. Do you want to give it a try?"
"No, I don't have enough knowledge to teach people, not to mention that I've been going up and down the mountain for the past two years, so I don't really want to go." Du Jiang shook his head and rejected Huo Yang's suggestion without thinking. "As for me, it's better not to mislead the young people. But Brother Bai has not forgotten to read books during his two years at the kiln factory, so maybe we can give it a try."
"He signed up as soon as the news came out," Huo Yang looked back at Du Jiang and pulled her down the mountain. Thanks to Huo Yang's hearing, they avoided the crowds along the way, making this intimate time that belonged to the young couple even more meaningful.
However, there was only one road from the middle of the mountain to the foot of the mountain. Even though Huo Yang was reluctant, he still let go of Du Jiang's hand. However, the two of them still kept a half-step distance between them and walked one in front and the other behind.
"Brother Huo, Sister Jiang," Yu Chunxiao, who was mowing grass at the foot of the mountain, looked up at the two figures and quickly stood up to greet them. "You're going up the mountain again. How's Grandpa Huo's foot? Is it feeling better?"
"I'm feeling better now. I'm resting at home." Du Jiang smiled back. "Why didn't you go to the riverbank today? Isn't the grass here a bit old?"
"Luo Yue and the others went over there. I'll be here. Sister Qian will come over later to help get it back to the pigsty." As she spoke, Qian Meili hurried over.
Seeing the sweat on Qian Meili's forehead, Du Jiang stepped forward and offered her hand, "I'm going back too, let's go together."
The pig grass that Yu Chunxiao had cut was divided between Du Jiang and Qian Meili, leaving them with just enough for one pile each. This saved Yu Chunxiao a lot of trouble. Seeing this, Yu Chunxiao didn't hesitate and nodded immediately, saying, "Okay, thank you, Sister Jiang. Brother He and his friends are going to buy some watermelons this afternoon, so I'll send half of it over to you."
Watermelon. Du Jiang looked over in surprise. "There are still watermelons now. Aren't they almost gone?"
"You don't know this, do you?" Qian Meili leaned close to Du Jiang and lowered her voice mysteriously, "Yingying brought back quite a few from town this afternoon. We pooled our money and bought one each, but the price was really not cheap, almost as much as the price of meat."
Hearing this, Du Jiang subconsciously looked at Yu Chunxiao, only to see her nod. It was clear that what Qian Meili said was true. However, Du Yingying made Du Jiang a little confused. "Doesn't Sister Yingying work at the school? How did she know the watermelon seller?"
Yu Chunxiao and Qian Meili shook their heads and said, "We don't know either."
"But since Sister Yingying and Brother Xu got married, it has become much more convenient for us to buy things," Yu Chunxiao said vaguely. However, Du Jiang, who lived not far away, knew a thing or two about the educated youth center. After all, she had bought some things from Du Yingying, but only noodles. But what Yu Chunxiao and Qian Meili said today made Du Jiang guess that Du Yingying should have other things in her hands, not just noodles.
When Du Jiang separated from Yu Chunxiao and Qian Meili in the pigsty, she was still a little confused. Huo Yang tapped her forehead and said, "What's there to be confused about? The old village chief is now the factory director. I'm sure he knows a lot of people. What's more, the trade of agricultural and sideline products is tacitly accepted as long as the quantity does not exceed the limit."
"Really?" Du Jiang breathed a sigh of relief. "Forget it, let's go home first. It's time to make lunch. I don't know how grandpa and grandma are doing."
As he got closer to home, Du Jiang put aside his previous doubts. At this moment, Du Jiang's mind was full of preparing lunch, but looking at the smoking chimney, Du Jiang thought that maybe he could eat ready-made food.
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