Chapter 205 204: I'm not in a hurry
The three of them went to the kitchen, and Yang Chunyan helped put the food on the table, which was stewed pig's trotters with peanuts and some angelica.
Zhou Daqing placed the pork trotter soup in front of the three people, "Chunyan, you feel like you're at home here, so don't be polite! I have to rush back to the forest farm this afternoon, and it will take another half a month before I can go down the mountain. I'll be troubling you for the few days you're here."
Yang Chunyan said politely: "It's no trouble, it's almost the same as us bothering him!"
Zhou Yiding said with a smile: "Old man, I have come all the way up the mountain, how can I need someone to take care of me?"
Zhou Daqing glanced at him and said, "Do you think I don't know that you eat one meal at a time and another meal at a time. If you don't eat well, the injury on your leg will heal slowly."
Then he took out another ten yuan from his pocket and gave it to him, "Ask the youngest brother to buy what you want to eat."
"No, I have money!" Zhou Yiding said as he took out a thick stack of big unity notes from his pocket. "Old man, take a look. This is what my youngest and I earned these days."
Zhou Daqing took it, counted it, and gave it back to him, "Not bad, it's equivalent to my salary for nearly a year."
Zhou Yiding took it and put it in his trouser pocket. "Going hunting with the youngest brother these days is like picking up money."
Zhou Daqing: "Going into the mountains also depends on luck. You went with the youngest brother several times and everything went smoothly. But when you went with Erchun and Dakuan, something went wrong. This proves that they have bad luck. It's best not to go up the mountain with them in the future."
Zhou Yiding nodded, "I understand." He thought about it and said, "Old man, can you get a rifle?"
"It's hard to find!" Zhou Daqing glanced at him, "Which one do you want to get it for?"
Zhou Yiding smiled and said, "Of course I got it for the youngest one. His hunting rifle is so weak. Rifles are more powerful for hunting!"
Zhou Huaian was moved after hearing this, "Uncle Daqing, take your time looking, I'm not in a hurry."
Zhou Daqing nodded and said, "There's no point in being anxious. I'll go back and find out for you!"
"Okay!" Zhou Huaian gave him a piece of meat attentively, "When we kill valuable game, we'll make you some good wine!"
Zhou Yiding took over the conversation, "That's right, we brothers will work together to ensure that we can find good things, and use the money to buy you good wine!"
Zhou Daqing glared at the two of them and said, "I don't want your filial respect. I just want you to live in peace and not wander around like before."
He paused for a moment, "Think carefully about the person your third sister introduced to you. Can you please say something to that person? Don't delay it for too long!"
Zhou Yiding became dispirited upon hearing this, and nodded after a while, "When my leg is healed, I will go down the mountain to talk to Miss San about this."
"Yeah!" Zhou Daqing nodded.
After they finished their meal, Zhou Daqing packed up and left.
Yang Chunyan and Zhou Huaian took the herbs they dug up on the mountain to the side of the ditch, washed them and dried them, then carried their belongings and prepared to go back into the mountain to dig herbs.
Zhou Yiding handed him the rifle and said, "Youngest brother, Gouzi is not going with you, so take this gun and keep it safe."
Zhou Huaian took it, handed him his hunting rifle, and said with a smile: "I came back from hunting wild animals, so I cut off two legs for you to make up for it!"
"Go to hell!" Zhou Yiding smiled and hit him with the butt of his gun. "The dog is not following you. Be careful and don't go too far."
"Stop talking so much!" Zhou Huaian walked away triumphantly, carrying his gun.
After they left the yard, Yang Chunyan looked at Zhou Huaian and said, "How about we go up the ditch and see?"
Zhou Huaian said with a smile: "You are the head of our family. If you say east, I will go east. If you say west, I will go west."
"You're such a smooth talker!" Yang Chunyan rolled her eyes at him and walked straight towards the woods in front of the house.
This time, the two men did not take the path trampled by the lumberjacks, but went directly to the gentle slope on the right side of the house, intending to pass through there.
As soon as she arrived, Yang Chunyan discovered that there were a lot of epilepsy growing on the slope, as well as Ophiopogon japonicus with small purple flowers.
It will take two or three months for the seeds of Ophiopogon japonicus to mature, and then you can come and dig the herbs and collect the seeds.
The seeds of epilepsy are ripe. The seed pods will crack open with a slight touch, and seeds as big as millet grains will be ejected to the ground.
"Huaian, wait a minute, collect these epilepsy seeds first and dig up all the herbs."
Zhou Huaian stopped and looked at it, "Yan'er, what kind of herb is this and what is it used for?"
Yang Chunyan glanced at him and said, "The Chinese medicine name of this thing is Epimedium, and its efficacy is better than Imperata cylindrica."
"Haha, I don't need this stuff." Zhou Huaian pulled up one, "It doesn't look very good. Why is the name so inappropriate?"
Yang Chunyan rolled her eyes at him and said, "It's not the name that's improper, it's your thoughts that are improper."
"Hehe!" Zhou Huaian nagged her, "Wife, you know I'm not serious with you!"
"I don't want to bother with you." Yang Chunyan looked at him fiercely, "Hurry up and pick the seeds. You can't go home for dinner until you finish digging all the herbs!"
"Yes!" Zhou Huaian raised his hands in surrender, "Boss, I'll be there right away. Can we have something delicious tonight?"
"Okay!" Yang Chunyan waved her hand cheerfully.
Epilepsy is the local name, and the Chinese medicine is called Epimedium. Different leaf shapes have different names, such as Arrow Leaf Epimedium, Soft Hair Epimedium, Wushan Epimedium, etc.
Why is it given such an inappropriate name? Legend has it that in ancient times, a ram accidentally ate a kind of bean leaves, and as a result, it mated a hundred times a day without dying.
Inspired by this, people picked this grass for medicinal purposes, and the effect was indeed remarkable. Therefore, the grass was obtained from Epimedium brevicornum. Its leaves are shaped like bean leaves. The ancients called bean leaves "huo", so people called it Epimedium brevicornum.
Epimedium is pungent, sweet and warm in nature. It has the effects of nourishing the kidney and strengthening yang, removing wind and dampness, and strengthening tendons and bones. People with yin deficiency and prone to yang fire should not take it.
Epimedium is a perennial herb with several varieties. The leaf shapes of different varieties are slightly different, but they all have three branches on one stem, and each branch has three leaves, so it is also called three-branch nine-leaf grass. In addition, there are also epimedium, ox-horn flower, three-fork wind, etc.
Yang Chunyan found the arrow-leaved epimedium, which is no more than 50 cm long, with a short and thick rhizome that is slightly tubercular, hard, brown in skin, and white in cross section. The stem has ridges and is hairless. The leaves have fine prickles on the edges, with an acute or acuminate tip, and the leaves are arrow-shaped.
The whole herb of Epimedium is used for medicinal purposes and is a commonly used medicine. It has a medicinal history of at least 2,000 years in China, and was recorded in the Shennong's Herbal Classic during the Qin and Han dynasties. It grows mostly under forests or among bushes, and prefers soil rich in humus and relatively moist.
Epimedium has a racemose inflorescence and starts to bloom in February, which is the period when the seeds mature. Its seeds are like miniature rapeseed pods. The mature seeds will fall off with a slight touch, making it difficult to pick.
The two of them were busy for more than half an hour before they filled their pockets.
Zhou Huaian patted his bulging trouser pockets and said, "Yan'er, I'll go back and get a basket to pick more."
"No need. Take out your handkerchief. It's full. Let's dig up the herbs and send them back together." Yang Chunyan said as she took out a handkerchief from her trouser pocket and handed it to him.
Zhou Huaian took out the epimedium seeds from his trouser pocket and put them inside. "These seeds can be used to plant a field, right?"
"It should be ok to pick a few more. There are still a lot of them fallen on the ground. They will grow back next year."
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