Chapter 57: Three Years of Ai
Zhou Xiaolin sniffed and ran towards Zhou Huaian, "Dad, what are you talking about?"
"It tastes sweet, what do you think it is?"
Zhou Xiaolin clapped her hands, "I know, it's Tangtang!"
Zhou Jiaming and the others ran out upon hearing the noise, looking at the bag in his hand with shining eyes, "Dad, you found a beehive again?"
Zhou Huaian nodded proudly, "I found a large nest, an old beehive, full of old honey."
"Ahh~ I want to drink honey water."
"I want some candy!"
"Give it to grandma and ask her to scoop it out for you!"
"Grandma, there's honey to eat." Zhou Jiaming took the bag, but couldn't hold it. "Oh my god, it's still a little heavy!"
"Brother, let me help you!" Zhou Xiaoqian helped carry it and ran towards the kitchen, with a group of people following behind them.
Mother Zhou took the bag and said, "Wow, there are so many!" She put it on the broken wooden table and untied the rope, "This honey is good!"
Zhou Xiaolin pulled her skirt, shaking her constantly, and urged her in a baby voice, "Milk, it's so sweet, we want to drink the sweet water!"
"Little greedy cat, it's honey water." Zhou's mother looked at her grandchildren happily, "Xiao Qian, go get the porcelain jar, Jia Ming, go call Grandpa, and I'll make you some honey water."
"Oh!" Zhou Jiaming turned and walked towards the backyard.
Zhou Huaian walked into the main room and gulped down two bowls of herbal tea. He poured another bowl for Yang Chunyan before going to the kitchen again. "Mom, there is a beehive of bee pupae in there. Don't crush it."
Mother Zhou opened the bag and took a closer look. Sure enough, there were two beehives with bee pupae inside. "I see. I'll hang them up for you."
"Oh!" Zhou Huaian walked towards the door of the main room.
In the courtyard, Zhao Huifang picked up the Magnolia officinalis flower buds in the basket and asked, "Chunyan, what kind of flower is this?"
"Magnolia officinalis flowers. There are some in the sack. The Magnolia officinalis on the mountain are in bloom. I'll take you to the mountain to pick them when we get back from Ning'an tomorrow!"
The three nodded, and Zhang Xiuxiang asked, "Chun Yan'er, what is Magnolia officinalis?"
Yang Chunyan pulled open the sack, revealing the Magnolia officinalis bark inside. "It's also a medicinal herb, a bit like the cinnamon bark that the old man brought back from the mountains."
Zhao Huifang picked up a roll and said, "Hey! It really looks like this! Can we peel the cinnamon bark now?"
"It's too late to peel cinnamon. It has to be peeled in spring and autumn. The quality is best when peeled in autumn."
After hearing this, the three sisters-in-law felt that they had missed a lot of money.
Li Qiuyue spread her hands and said, "You see, this is the difference between a capable person and an incompetent person. Chunyan thinks everything can be sold for money, but we are guarding a treasure mountain but don't know the treasure."
"You'll recognize it later."
Li Qiuyue pointed at the pile with a smile, "Yan'er, we cut some old mugwort, half-flowered wormwood, Polygonum multiflorum, and dug up some Polygonum multiflorum."
"Okay, tomorrow we'll take the old mugwort and Polygonum multiflorum to sell, and wash, cut, and dry the half-flowered lily and the zheer root before sending them over."
“Yes!”
Yang Chunyan took out the green grass covering the purple Ganoderma lucidum from the basket, and the purple Ganoderma lucidum was revealed.
"Oh~ Lingzhi!" Li Qiuyue picked up a flower, "Yan'er, you are lucky to have picked up such a beautiful Lingzhi!"
Yang Chunyan smiled and said, "This is purple Ganoderma lucidum. I should be able to sell it for dozens of dollars this time!"
Since they had agreed to dig herbs together and sell them for money, Yang Chunyan would not hide the valuable herbs from them. She felt that this was the most basic principle of being a human being.
Li Qiuyue looked at her and shouted in surprise, "You can sell dozens of dollars for one trip? It's much easier than our job."
Yang Chunyan smiled and said, "Yes, it is valuable to find good medicinal herbs!"
Zhao Huifang and Zhang Xiuqing also felt that the money was easy to make. They felt that they had endless energy and were planning to work hard tomorrow.
Mother Zhou and the old man also came out. The old man picked up a purple Ganoderma lucidum and smelled it. "Chun Yan'er is lucky. I haven't seen such a beautiful Ganoderma lucidum for a long time."
Mother Zhou looked at the purple Ganoderma lucidum and couldn't close her mouth. "Chun Yan'er, the herbs you and Huai'an dug up can only be sold for dozens of yuan?"
"Well, these purple Ganoderma are pretty good, they should be able to sell for a good price!"
Li Qiuyue finally understood that the fruits they had harvested were not included. She pointed to the pile on the steps and said, "Chun Yan'er, how much can we sell it with those?"
"I dug some Houttuynia cordata last time and sold it in Ning'an for three cents a pound." Yang Chunyan thought for a moment, "The price of Polygonum multiflorum and Chen Ai should be about the same as Houttuynia cordata."
People in the village call mugwort "Chen Ai". The real Chen Ai is made by picking fresh mugwort leaves in February or March of early spring, drying them in the shade and placing them in a cool, dry and ventilated place. Mugwort leaves that have been preserved for more than a year are called Chen Ai.
"Seven years of illness, three years of treatment"
Yang Chunyan suddenly remembered that she used to sell mugwort. Doctor Xiao Wang told her that the price of old mugwort was higher than that of new mugwort.
The moxa made from three-year-old mugwort burns slowly with gentle fire, produces little smoke after burning, and the ash is not easy to fall off and burn the patient. It has good penetration during moxibustion and has good therapeutic effect.
Zhao Huifang was very happy when she heard that she could sell them for three cents a pound. "Three cents a pound is better than what we can sell by picking up other mushrooms."
Zhang Xiuxiang nodded: "Yes, such a big pile can be sold for a few dollars."
Zhou's mother laughed and said, "Even a mosquito's legs are meat. If you add them together, you can't count them all."
Yang Chunyan: "Mom is right. We can just spread out the spatholobi, spatholobi and osmanthus fragrans and hang them up to dry. Don't worry about the magnolia officinalis in the sack."
"You guys take it down, I'll make you some honey water." Zhou's mother left happily.
Yang Chunyan and a few others poured out the Cistanche deserticola from the sack, and a strong strange smell wafted to their noses.
Li Qiuyue covered her nose, "Oh my god! So the stinky chicken-foot vine is also a herb?"
Yang Chunyan smiled and nodded, "Yes, there are no weeds in the mountains, and everything you know is a treasure."
"It doesn't matter if it stinks, as long as it can be sold for money it's a good thing." Zhang Xiuxiang picked up a handful and started to dismantle it quickly.
"This is Manshanxiang, which is what my grandfather uses to make tea. I boiled the Stretching Grass to soak my feet. It turns out that the herbs sold in the hospital are the wild herbs we recognize!"
They also encountered Manshanxiang when they went up the mountain. They just thought that this small tree was very fragrant and the seeds were very beautiful, but they didn't know it was a herb.
They all knew the Cistanche deserticola, but it smelled really bad, so they just cut it and threw it away when they saw it.
I have seen the elderly in my family picking Stretch Muscle Herb and taking it home for use. I thought it was just the country folk who used it to save money. I knew it had effects, but I didn't know that this local herb could be sold for money.
The three of them seemed to have discovered a new world and kept chattering.
Over there, Grandpa Zhou called Zhou Huaian to the main hall and took out some Poria cocos from the basket. "Here, I dug it up in the mountains today. Take it to Chunyan and sell it to save it for raising your kids in the future."
Zhou Huaian felt a little uncomfortable after hearing this, and picked up a piece to look at it, "Master, what kind of treasure is this?"
"Song Fuling, this thing will grow under some dead pine trees, it is also a traditional Chinese medicine."
"I'll help you sell it and save it for you after it's sold."
"I have people to take care of my food and clothing. It's useless to bring so much money. Your mother and husband will divide the property between you next year. What will you do if you have no money?"
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