Autumn is the time when it blooms. When the flowers are not blooming, they are shaped a bit like oats and are a bit prickly. After they bloom, they look a bit like five-pointed stars.
The seeds grow backwards, just like sticky grass, and always like to stick to people's clothes. Some people call it hook grass. Country people will weed it out as soon as they see it.
Achyranthes bidentata: It is mild in nature, bitter and sour in taste, and has the effects of nourishing the liver and kidneys, strengthening the tendons and bones, removing blood stasis and dredging menstruation, and guiding blood downward.
The three of them were busy for more than ten minutes before they dug up all the Achyranthes bidentata, shook off the dirt on the rhizomes, and removed the stems. Soon, a pile of earth-yellow cylindrical Achyranthes bidentata appeared on the ground.
Yang Chunyan and Zhou Huaian gathered them all up and put them in their backpacks. They continued walking forward with them on their backs and arrived at the forest farm at around two o'clock.
Before they reached the gate, Dahei and Dahuang came out to greet them, wagging their tails and circling around the three of them affectionately.
"Dahei, Dahuang, old buddies, it's been a long time since we last met! I miss you guys." Zhou Huaian squatted down and stroked one and then the other.
Yang Chunyan also happily patted the dog's head, "Good boy!"
The three of them walked to the gate, and she found that they hadn't been there for more than a year, and the wasteland outside had been reclaimed by Zhou Daqing and his team. Various herbs were planted in the land, and there were quite a few varieties upon closer inspection.
Epimedium, Aconitum, Tripterygium wilfordii, Arisaema confusa...there are also clusters of grass fern with fruits hanging on them, and clusters of brightly colored cardamoms.
A large area of grass grown at home has already grown, and can be harvested after the millet is harvested. At least several hundred kilograms can be harvested. Master Li and Huang Yongcai's family have ordered more than 100 kilograms, and the rest will be sent to Wang Zhen.
Amomum villosum is a good thing, and it is indispensable for braised and stewed dishes. She had never found it when she went into the mountains before, and thought it was only found in the neighboring Yunnan Province and not in the mountains here. She didn't expect to see it here this time.
Amomum villosum is the mature fruit of a perennial herb of the Zingiberaceae family and the genus Cardamom. The stems grow in clusters and can be up to 3 meters high. The whole plant has a spicy aroma, and the underground part looks a bit like ginger.
Amomum villosum is one of the major varieties of Chinese medicinal materials that can be used as both medicine and food. At first glance, the fruit is similar to poppy shells in that they are both the size of millet, oblong, and brown in color.
The whole plant can be used to extract aromatic oil, which is usually bought as a seasoning spice. It is spicy, warm, astringent, and non-toxic. It has the functions of warming the stomach, promoting digestion and relieving gas, removing cold and dampness, and can also detoxify alcohol and remove bad breath.
Seeing that they had planted more than ten clumps, Yang Chunyan said happily, "Yiding, where did you find the grass fruit seeds?"
Zhou Yiding came over to take a look after hearing this and said, "This thing is the Amomum villosum! It looks pretty good. I don't know where I found it. If you like, dig a few nests and plant them back home!"
Yang Chunyan smiled and said, "Even if you didn't tell me, I would have dug two nests to take back."
Zhou Daqing came out with a smile when he heard the voice, "Chunyan and the youngest are here!"
Yang Chunyan smiled and nodded, "Uncle Daqing, I like the grass fruit you grow."
Zhou Daqing said with a smile: "Just dig whatever you like."
Everyone went into the yard, chatting and laughing. The wood in the yard was gone. Some Dendrobium officinale, a dozen pots of orchids, Paris polyphylla, and some small Magnolia officinalis trees were planted where the wood was originally piled.
Zhou Yiding saw the luggage and backpack on the steps and asked, "Old man, are you leaving now?"
"Yes, let's go now." Zhou Daqing picked up his bag and backpack, "Your uncle Song wrote to say that they are having a hard time. Is there anything I can do to help?"
Zhou Yiding said, "Then be careful on the road. I left some money with Xuejiao, so you should bring more with you in case you need it. Also, there are many pickpockets on the road, so wear my belt."
Zhou Daqing nodded with satisfaction, and the fine lines at the corners of his eyes became tighter and tighter. "I understand. The conditions are much better now than before. Don't run towards the old forest."
"Got it!" Zhou Huaian and Zhou Yiding responded in unison.
The three men escorted Zhou Daqing out of the yard and saw him striding towards the mountain path over there. He went back to fetch some water to wash his face, then sat down to rest for a while.
Zhou Huaian turned his head to look at Zhou Yiding who was drowsy sitting on a bamboo chair, and patted him, "Let's go, let's carry the ox-bone to the ditch to wash it, and by the way, go and see if the golden thread grass has grown up?"
"Okay!" Zhou Yiding stretched and stood up. "Take the gun with you and look around the woods to see if you can shoot any pheasants or turtledoves. We can stew mushrooms with them tonight."
"That's right!" Seeing that Yang Chunyan also wanted to go, Zhou Huaian said to her, "Why don't you stay at home and rest for a while?"
"No need!" Yang Chunyan stood up and picked up the medicine hoe. "I remember there are wild angelica growing over there. Let's go take a look. The small ones left over should be ready for digging."
Zhou Huaian thought that it was not far from the ditch, and nodded: "Okay, let's go together!"
Zhou Yiding carried the ox-bone and picked up the gun. Zhou Huaian also carried a backpack, went out, closed the yard door, and walked towards the ditch in the south with the dog.
After arriving there, Zhou Yiding put the backpack in the ravine. Yang Chunyan took Zhou Huaian to that side to look at the remaining two tiger whiskers. Seeing that a few more had sprouted, she told her that when they went down the mountain, they should come over to dig two more and plant them in a big hole.
Zhou Yiding tied the shoulder strap to the tree and waved to Zhou Huaian, "Let's go."
"Okay!" Zhou Huaian and the other man crossed the ditch and walked up the mountain following the dog that was running around excitedly in front of them.
It was two or three o'clock, when the weather was the hottest. Apart from the chirping of cicadas, even the birds were silent and dozing on the branches.
Not long after going up the mountain, Dahuang and Dahei shot towards the azalea bushes in front of them like arrows. After a flutter of movements, a female pheasant covered with black and brown spots was dragged out by Dahuang by the neck.
Zhou Yiding took it and found it was quite fat. He patted Dahuang's head and said, "Not bad. We have bones to eat tonight."
Zhou Huaian walked over and saw that two of the pheasant eggs in the azalea bush had been crushed. He dragged the chicken coop out and said, "Hey, there are still four. They are just right for stir-frying with leeks."
As he said this, he took out a net bag, picked up the pheasant eggs and put them into the basket.
Yang Chunyan saw the rolled-up net bag tied with a rubber band in his pocket and asked with a smile, "When did you bring the net bag?"
Zhou Huaian was very proud, "This thing is a must-have item for me whenever I go up the mountain. It doesn't take up much space and is very practical."
Zhou Yiding smiled and said, "Sister-in-law, he bought more than a hundred net bags for five yuan last time!"
Zhou Huaian handed the net bag to Yang Chunyan, "Let's go and dig some angelica. It's perfect for stewing chicken tonight."
Seeing him walking straight ahead, Yang Chunyan hurriedly said, "Be careful. There are old shuttlecocks everywhere in the forest these days. It will be troublesome if one bites you."
"Dahei and Dahuang, lead the way!" Zhou Huaian picked up the gun and shouted at Gouzi.
Zhou Yiding smiled and said, "Sister-in-law, do you think he looks like a traitor?"
"Change your crew cut to a middle part, you're definitely a traitor." Yang Chunyan looked at the cheerful Zhou Huaian and thought that he was exhausted during this period of time, so it would be good for him to come out and relax.
The three of them walked forward for more than half an hour and arrived at the place where angelica was growing. They saw that the Dendrobium officinale that they had originally cut could be harvested again.
Yang Chunyan knocked it with a wooden stick, dug it open and took a look, "Huaian, let's cut some, and take the ones that are growing particularly well, dig up the soil and plant them back."
Zhou Yiding took over and said, "Last year, I brought some soil and planted a few nests in the backyard. All of them survived. This year, two pots of them bloomed, and Xuejiao also said they looked good."
"This thing has to be dug with the soil, otherwise it will be difficult to plant." Zhou Huaian took out the sickle from his backpack and handed it to the two of them. The three of them picked up the thick ones and cut them. After a while, they had cut about ten pounds.
Finally, I dug up a few nests that were growing particularly well, along with the soil, and used a net bag to scoop up the soil at the roots and put it in a backpack.
Zhou Yiding picked up the gun on the ground and said, "Let's go over there and dig up the wild grass. Then we can go back to the woods below to hunt pheasants and turtledoves."
"Yeah!" Zhou Huaian picked up the backpack and the three of them continued to walk inside.
Yang Chunyan saw wild flowers with small white flowers growing among the ferns on the slope in front of her and walked over.
Zhou Huaian hurriedly followed, "Yan'er, what did you see?"
Yang Chunyan pointed ahead and said, "There are a lot of thorn grass growing on the slope. Let's go and pull some back."
Zhou Huaian took a look and asked, "Is Qianchuanzi also a herb?"
"It's a herbal medicine. I heard from the old man that it can cure lung heat cough, internal congestion from falls, snake bites, and it seems to be able to cure jaundice and hepatitis." Yang Chunyan stepped forward and knocked the grass with a stick, pulling away the ferns, and smiled at him, "It's actually quite beautiful, right?"
Zhou Huaian nodded, "Yeah! There used to be quite a few growing in the cracks in the rocks behind the old house."
Zhou Yiding plucked a flower and said, "I didn't expect this thing is also a herb. We picked a lot of it before. If we had known, we would have sold it for money."
Zhou Huaian pulled aside the ferns and said, "Money can't buy you what you've learned. Now you recognize it. You can pull it back when you see it next time."
Andrographis paniculata is an annual herb of the Gentianaceae family and the Andrographis genus. It is also called Andrographis paniculata, Andrographis paniculata, Lion grass, etc.
The whole plant of the herb is smooth and hairless. It likes to grow in the cracks of rocks on stone cliffs or earth slopes. The stem is upright, yellow-green, cylindrical, with many branches. The stem and branches are thin. The corolla is white or light yellowish white, and the calyx is bell-shaped.
The leaves are coin-shaped, and thin stems grow from the rhizomes and pass through the middle of the leaves. It is a bit like the copper coins strung together with hemp rope in the old days. Some people call it a string of coins.
The whole plant of the herb can be used as medicine, with a slightly sweet and bitter taste and a neutral nature. It has the effects of clearing away heat and detoxifying, anti-inflammatory, reducing swelling and relieving pain, and promoting blood circulation and relieving pain.
The three of them stood in front of the slope, pulled away the weeds and pulled up the grass that had not yet bloomed. After pulling them up, they found that most of them grew in the cracks of the rocks below and could be pulled off with a little force.
After working for more than ten minutes, each of them picked a handful and put it in a backpack, then went to the place where wild angelica grew.
The weather was dry in the first few months of this year, but in the last few months there has been plenty of rain, and the wild grass in the mountains and forests has grown very lush, some as tall as an adult's waist.
Da Huang and Da Hei were running in and out of the weeds, and soon they caught a grey hare in their mouths, wagging their tails to show their support to the three men. (End of this chapter)
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