It's much faster to come up than to put it down.
"Ouch, my waist."
After Chen Dazhuang climbed up, he rubbed his waist which was tied with rope with a grimace.
There were still a lot of hornets stuck on the medicine basket behind him.
"Quick, put all the honey in the bucket and cover it."
Chen Wang took a plastic bucket that Chen Dazhuang had brought, placed it at his feet, then quickly backed away, covering his face with his arms.
He didn't want to be stung by these wasps.
Chen Dazhuang took down the medicine basket with great effort, squatted down, took out the honey combs in the basket one by one and put them into the bucket, then covered the bucket.
As a result, the surrounding hornets could not smell the scent of honey, lost their target, and could not cause any harm to Chen Dazhuang, so they gradually scattered.
"Fuck, it's so hot."
Chen Dazhuang walked away from the cliff, came under the tree, and took off his protective equipment one by one.
Chen Wang walked over to help and said with a smile: "Thank you for your hard work."
"This is not something a human would do. Anyone with a little guts wouldn't do it."
Chen Dazhuang threw his leather jacket on the ground and shook his head with a bitter face.
"That's why you have to come!"
Chen Wang smiled and patted his shoulder.
“Stop it!”
Chen Dazhuang rolled his eyes and said, "It's your turn next. Hurry up and finish and go back. I didn't bring any food today."
"Um!"
I cooked noodles in the morning, thinking that I would just prepare the honey and Coptis chinensis and go back today. It shouldn't take too much time. Also, I had a lot of things to bring this time, so I didn't prepare any food.
"You were told not to shoot birds just now. You wasted an hour or two."
"Stop talking nonsense. If you're hungry, just eat some honey. It's high in calories."
"Let you go first. I'll eat while I watch your performance."
Chen Dazhuang grinned.
Chen Wang rolled his eyes, looked towards the cliff, and said with some concern: "Will those wasps sting me?"
"It's so far away, why are you afraid? If you're afraid, just put on these protective gear!"
"Then forget it."
Protective equipment is safe, but it greatly affects movement.
"Wait a little longer!"
"Well, I'll go get that honey and try it."
Chen Wang ran over excitedly, carrying the bucket, and said with a smile: "Awang, it's quite heavy. It must be more than 30 kilograms."
"This is good stuff, and you can never have too much."
Chen Wang smiled and nodded.
Chen Dazhuang walked over to him, sat down, and opened the lid of the barrel.
There were still a few rock bees on the honey comb, but Chen Dazhuang was not afraid. He simply took a knife and cut a clean piece off, then quickly covered the bucket.
"Come on, continue."
Chen Dazhuang pursed his lips.
Chen Wang smiled and stretched out his hand, watching him split it in two.
"Gulu, let me try it first."
Looking at the golden and translucent honeycomb, Chen Dazhuang couldn't wait to put it into his mouth.
Chen Wang also ate it in one gulp.
The sweet honey overflows in your mouth, with the natural scent of grass and flowers, fresh and natural, not too sweet, and without any peculiar smell. In the end, it is slightly sour and slightly spicy in the throat.
"Fuck, it's delicious!"
Chen Dazhuang looked at Chen Wang with surprise.
Chen Wang chuckled and nodded.
To be honest, it was the first time he tasted this pure wild honey.
I had eaten honey before I traveled through time. I had eaten both imported and foreign honey, but they were all products that had been processed through technology, and were not wild.
In comparison, the taste of this freshly cut honey is really amazing.
"More?"
Chen Dazhuang spat out the beeswax residue in his mouth and made the suggestion with a lingering feeling.
"Then eat some more."
Chen Wang nodded in agreement, but he also felt that he had not eaten enough.
So, the two of them shared half a palm-sized piece and then stopped eating.
After taking the kettle to replenish water and resting for a while, Chen Wang prepared to go down to pick the rock lotus.
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The same steps, but this time Chen Dazhuang was on top, hanging Chen Wang down.
"You must be steady!"
Chen Wang's heart was beating fast and he reminded him again and again.
"You've said it several times, are you still not confident in my work?"
"Oh, it's because of you that I'm worried."
"Then I'll leave?"
"Do you believe I'll kick you?"
Chen Wang raised his foot to scare him.
Chen Dazhuang took two steps back with a bright smile.
"Okay, hold on to the rope, I'm getting off."
Chen Wang said with a dark face.
"Okay!"
Chen Dazhuang responded, picked up the rope on the ground and held on tightly.
Chen Wang retreated to the edge of the cliff, slowly lay down, stretched out one leg and began to explore downwards.
"Be careful, even slower."
Chen Dazhuang also stopped joking and gave a serious reminder.
Chen Wang responded, but suddenly his feet slipped and he fell down with a scream. The rope was instantly tightened.
"Are you okay?"
Chen Dazhuang held the rope tightly and asked loudly.
"It's okay, just let it go a little at a time!"
Chen Wang, who was hanging in the air, let out a long sigh, looked up and spoke loudly.
To be honest, he is a little afraid of heights. When he stood on the cliff and looked down, his heart was pounding.
"I let it go!"
Chen Dazhuang shouted and slowly let go of the rope in his hand.
After a while, Chen Wang finally reached the nearest Coptis chinensis plant.
"Okay, here it is!"
After shouting upwards, the rope stopped immediately.
Chen Wang reached into the medicine basket, took out the hammer and chisel, and began to chisel the stone to get the herbs.
No wonder this kind of medicinal material is so expensive.
Not to mention its rarity and efficacy, picking medicinal herbs from the steep cliffs, especially those growing in the cracks of the rocks, is really not an easy task.
I was not very skilled at the beginning, and it took me seven or eight minutes of chiseling, and I finally took out the first Coptis chinensis intact.
Chen Wang let out a long sigh, smiled and threw it into the medicine basket behind him.
He looked left and right, then down, raised his head and shouted, "Put it down a little more."
"good!"
Chen Dazhuang's response came from above, and then the rope dropped a little.
Just to the right of Chen Wang, there are many rock yellow lotus plants growing, which are green and pleasing to the eye.
Chen Wang started chiseling again without saying a word.
Gradually, I became more skilled, and it took me about ten minutes to successfully pick all the Coptis chinensis.
Then, Chen Wang asked Chen Dazhuang on top to move a little to the left. He also found a protruding rock with his left hand, grabbed it, and moved over carefully.
I kept chiseling for nearly an hour and finally cleared most of the visible rock coptis.
There are a few sparse spots, so Chen Wang didn't care about them. It's the same principle as the honey. He will wait for it to grow longer and then see if he can harvest it next year.
After climbing up the cliff, Chen Wang stretched his body joints, especially his wrists, which felt a little sore.
The two quickly packed up their things and prepared to go down the mountain and return to the village.
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