Xu Changqing is a dicotyledonous plant of the Apocynaceae family, about 1 meter tall; its rhizome is very short, with a particularly large number of white fibrous roots, more than 50 in total; the stem is unbranched, with only a few branches growing from the root, which are glabrous or hairy, shaped like a horsetail.
The roots emit a unique herbal fragrance, which is very pleasant.
The leaves are very soft and papery, with two leaves opposite each other and sessile. The leaves are lanceolate to linear, a bit like needle tips at both ends, with slightly curled margins and eyelashes, dark green on the top and light green on the bottom; the main vein is protruding.
The flowers are yellow-green, fleshy, and kidney-shaped. One plant of Xu Changqing can produce more than ten flowers.
Xu Changqing has many aliases: One Arrow, Hero Grass, Ghost Supervisor, Stone Changqing, Snake Dysentery Grass, etc.
Xu Changqing: pungent, warm. It has the effects of dispelling wind and unblocking meridians, relieving pain, relieving itching, detoxifying and reducing swelling. Its roots and rhizomes or the whole plant with roots are used as medicine.
In fact, Xu Changqing is not only effective in treating snake venom, but also has the effects of relieving cough and clearing phlegm, reducing swelling and removing blood stasis, and treating various skin diseases and various joint neuralgia.
It is also a good medicine for treating back pain, lumbago, and leg pain, so in recent years, many doctors have used it to treat arthritis, back pain, and leg pain, as well as skin diseases of a damp-heat nature.
Yang Chunyan feels that the mountains these days are like a herb garden. These Xu Changqing plants must have taken root here for many years, otherwise they would not have grown into such a large area.
At this time of year, most of Xu Changqing's seed pods are ripe.
"Huaian, let's collect the seeds and then dig up the roots. Be gentle when cutting to prevent the seeds from cracking and flying away."
The seed pods of Xu Changqing are like rapeseed, and they will naturally split open when they are ripe. Because its seeds are very small, after the seed pods burst when they are ripe, they will be blown away by the wind like dandelion seeds.
"Okay!" Zhou Huaian took out the urea bag and handed one to Zhou Yiding. "One for the two of you, one for the two of us. It's not tiring to work together as a man and a woman."
Zhou Yiding handed the urea bag to Wan Xuejiao and said with a smile, "My rough hands and feet will cause a lot of rapeseed to drop when I cut it. You guys should cut the seeds and I will pull out the roots."
Zhou Huaian was very pleased when he heard this, "Yes, yes, Yan'er, you and Xuejiao cut the seeds, and we will dig the herbs."
Yang Chunyan took the urea bag and said, "Okay, this herb has a lot of roots, so be careful not to break them when you dig."
Zhou Huaian and his companions waited until Yang Chunyan and Wan Xuejiao had cut some before they started to dig the roots. After digging up a few, they found that there was Houttuynia cordata growing in the grass.
Zhou Huaian grabbed a few Houttuynia cordata and shook off the dirt on them. "These Houttuynia cordata are quite plump. Take them home and make a cold dish for dinner."
Zhou Yiding tore off the houttuynia cordata he brought and threw it aside. "There's some under the wall in the yard. We can't finish it all."
Zhou Huaian: "Haer, collect these, take them back to dry and send them to Deshengtang, where they can be sold for 10 cents per pound."
"For the sake of the money, I'll put it away." Zhou Yiding picked up the Houttuynia cordata that he had thrown away.
Wan Xuejiao looked at the two of them with amusement, "Sister-in-law, I think they are just like the little clowns on the stage."
Zhou Huaian said with a smile: "If you two keep silent, we will be suffocated to death if we don't speak up!"
"That's right." Zhou Yiding picked up the hoe and dug up a tree. "We wanted to make some quick money, but you two wouldn't let us, so we had no choice but to dig one hoe at a time."
Seeing that he was still thinking about going into the mountains to hunt, Wan Xuejiao said unhappily, "If we are like Lin Weidong, we would rather earn less."
Zhou Yiding curled his lips: "..."
The few of them stopped talking and focused on their work. At this time, Dahei was holding a pheasant in his mouth, and Dahuang was following him happily. The two dogs ran up to him, wagging their tails. Dahei put down the pheasant in his mouth and looked at him proudly.
Zhou Yiding rubbed its head happily, "Wow~ My old black dog is still the best, I'll give you a chicken leg when I get home!"
"Woof woof!" After receiving the praise, Dahei turned around and ran into the woods, and Dahuang followed him.
Zhou Huaian looked at the pheasant on the ground and said with a smile: "Dingding Cat, I think your Dahei has really become a spirit."
"Your Wangcai is not bad, but he doesn't get enough opportunities to exercise."
It took several people a long time to dig up the Xu Changqing and Houttuynia cordata. It looked like a large piece, and there were about 40 to 50 kilograms of them.
Zhou Yiding walked in front with a gun in hand, "It's already seven o'clock. If there's no delay on the way, we can get there by around nine o'clock."
Zhou Huaian turned his head and looked at Yang Chunyan, "Then we won't pick mushrooms, unless we see Paris polyphylla and Ganoderma lucidum."
The four of them walked forward without any delay. They did not stop when they saw a few cockscomb vines. They arrived in front of the big rock a quarter after nine.
Standing on it and looking down, the hillside is still green.
Zhou Yiding stretched his neck to look for a while, then said disappointedly, "It's too late. Everything is gone. If we want to hunt, we have to go to the valley to find it."
Wan Xuejiao glanced at him, hesitated for a moment, and still said nothing.
Zhou Huaian patted his shoulder and said, "Forget it if there is nothing. Let's go pick some Ganoderma lucidum. If we are lucky, it will be the same if we find some purple Ganoderma lucidum."
Yang Chunyan looked at the small-leafed olives left on the rocks and sprouted some more.
She said to Zhou Huaian, "Pry off a few pieces of the rotten soil underneath, bring them down the mountain and place them on the rocks in the forest to see if they can be planted."
Zhou Huaian nodded, "Bring more back, there are a lot of rocks in Ding Ding Cat's land."
After he said that, he walked to the edge of the rock and peeled off a piece of olive tree by sticking to the rock. Zhou Yiding also went up to help.
Wan Xuejiao picked up a piece and said, "Sister-in-law, how do you eat this?"
Yang Chunyan: "For injuries from falls, you can either stew chicken or stew soup. People here don't like to make soup, but people in some places really like it."
"Oh!" Wan Xuejiao looked at her with admiration, "You are amazing. You can remember so many herbs."
"I can talk about it, but I can't do it." Yang Chunyan put the peeled olives into the basket, "Don't do it all, leave a small piece and you can grow a lot in a few years."
Zhou Yiding stood up and wiped the rotten soil off his hands. "I remember there are a lot of these things along the ditch. When I go to pick asparagus seeds tomorrow, I'll look for them along the ditch."
"Okay, save some for seed and come back in two years."
A few people collected a few pieces and walked towards the forest where they picked the tree tongue Ganoderma last time. When they arrived, they saw that the tree tongue pieces had grown a lot bigger.
Zhou Huaian took a knife and cut off one, "It would be great if the purple Ganoderma could grow this big."
Yang Chunyan took it with a smile, "If the purple Ganoderma really grows this big, it will be worthless!"
Wan Xuejiao pulled Zhou Yiding and said, "Let's see if there are any mushrooms in the forest?"
"Yes!" Zhou Yiding took her a few steps and pointed at two big-foot mushrooms with white, plump stems among the dead leaves. "Go pick them up quickly. I'll find them for you and let you have your fill."
Wan Xuejiao walked forward happily, patted the mushroom cap, pulled it up and put it in the basket. She turned around and saw the yellow mushrooms under the tree, "Chanterelles."
Zhou Yiding heard the noise and went to take a look. "Chanterelles are tastier than bigfoot mushrooms. Pick some and dry them to make stewed chicken."
Wan Xuejiao picked up the basket and walked forward. Suddenly, Dahei rushed over and started barking "Woof woof" in front of her. (End of this chapter)
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