Chapter 501 502: It is easy to change the country, but it is difficult to change one's character
Yang Xiaoxue looked at her with admiration, "Yan'er, you have a really good memory. I don't recognize many of the herbs you mentioned. You will have to take care of the baby next year, and I won't be able to do it well. I'd better wait until you have more seeds, and then I'll buy some from you!"
Yang Chunyan said with a smile: "How long will you have to wait for my seeds? I have only planted 30% of the more than 100 acres of land. Some of the cultivated land is still lying idle. I just sowed some fat pig grass."
"Take your time. You can't get fat in one bite!"
The two chatted and soon arrived home. Zhao Huifang had already picked out the truffles that Fang Zhiqiang brought and paid him.
Yang Chunyan took the couple to the medicinal fields on the back mountain.
Fang Zhiqiang saw a large area of mountainous land, all surrounded by fences. Even the vacant land was not planted with crops. Some of the land was covered with reeds, flowers and plants, and some was covered with ramie.
He asked Yang Chunyan in surprise, "Are you really planning to use all this land to grow herbs?"
"We don't have to pay for the contract in the first few years, so we can use these years for experiments." Yang Chunyan pointed to the acres of Viola yedoensis, "Herbal medicines like Viola yedoensis, Rhizoma Cibotii, and Plantago asiatica can generate income in the same year. Even if the income is less, we will not lose money."
After listening to her, Fang Zhiqiang felt that what she said made sense. He thought that Chunyan and her husband were much more flexible than them. His family dared to lease such a large piece of mountain land to grow herbs, so what was there to be afraid of if they leased more than 20 acres of their own land?
What's more, his new house was built with Xiaoxue's help in collecting herbs to sell. If he knew there was a way to make money from collecting herbs, why wouldn't he do it?
"Xiaoxue, how about we pack up that piece of barren mountain land as soon as possible?"
After hearing this, Yang Xiaoxue thought that Yang Chunyan's family had already started planting, so if she had any questions in the future, she could still ask them, "Okay! Go back and ask the brigade cadres."
Fang Zhiqiang pointed at the white hyacinths and asked, "What kind of herb is this? The leaves look a bit like flat bamboo leaves."
"This piece of land is planted with Bletilla striata, and that piece of land is planted with Viola yedoensis..."
Yang Xiaoxue suddenly remembered that she had seen it before, "Chunyan, are the flowers of Bletilla striata purple-red? They look a bit like orchids, too?"
"Yes! Next time you are outside you can dig them up and plant them, but you will have to wait three years before you can dig them up and sell them for money."
"Don't worry! We can't just contract the mountain land for ten years."
The three of them walked around the medicinal fields before going down the mountain. When they entered the yard, they heard the sound of a tractor rumbling into the yard.
Fang Zhiqiang stepped forward with a smile, "The youngest is back!"
Zhou Huaian nodded, turned off the engine and jumped off the tractor, then took the cigarette he handed over and lit it, "How was the harvest yesterday, Brother-in-law Fang?"
"Oh no, my feet are sore from walking and I haven't found much. Many people in the village didn't go up the mountain today."
"It's the same here. Some families didn't go up the mountain yesterday."
Yang Chunyan and Yang Xiaoxue arrived at the front yard and said with a smile, "Huai'an, what are you and Brother-in-law Fang doing standing in the yard? Go sit in the main hall!"
Yang Xiaoxue said hurriedly: "Let's not sit here anymore. Let's go back and clean the house and prepare some New Year's goods."
After a few polite words, the few of them escorted Yang Xiaoxue and her husband out of the hospital.
The two went home and put the money in the room. Zhou Huaian took out the waist bag and handed it to Yang Chunyan, "Yan'er, those two mulberry yellow flowers cost more than 120 each to Ding Dingmao and me."
"Not bad! I went out and killed a badger and earned more than a hundred dollars." Yang Chunyan hid the money. "When will my little sister come home?"
"I'll go back on the 29th of the twelfth lunar month. I told Doctor Xiao Wang about my plan to collect herbs, and he gave me some suggestions that I found very helpful."
"His family has been in this business for generations, so he knows it best."
"What worries me now is that Baicaoping and Baicaopao are too far away. I heard from Brother Zhang that the herbal medicine dealers always go into the mountains in groups of three or four. If they go with fewer people, they will be blackmailed and robbed by the village scoundrels."
"I thought you and Yiding had agreed that the two of you would do this together!"
"Yiding said that after the New Year, he plans to take over Uncle Daqing's job, so I don't want to mention it. My brothers and others, if I call this one, I will offend that one, so it's better not to call anyone."
"That's true." Yang Chunyan thought for a moment, "How about we hire two people to go with you?"
"That's a good idea. If we hire someone, we need to hire two people who can endure hardship and have a lot of strength." Zhou Huaian stroked his chin and thought for a while, "What do you think of Li Wu?"
"Li Wu is a good man, and he's quite strong. However, every family is busy in the spring, and no one goes into the mountains to look for herbs. If you want to hire someone, think about it first, and don't rush to make a decision."
"Okay! I'll go get some badger pork for Ding Ding Cat, and I'll take the badger skin to ask Lao Xiazi to help with the nitration." Zhou Huaian said as he walked out.
"Huaian, there is one more thing." Yang Chunyan called him and told him about the destruction of the herbs.
Zhou Huaian was so angry that he cursed, "Fuck his ancestors, which bastard who gave birth to a son without an asshole did this and got caught by me..."
"Huaian!" Yang Chunyan called him, "Mom has gone to the village to ask around. Go ask her first. If there's no news, go find Xu Hongbing and ask him to help ask around in the village."
"Yes! There's a lot of news about that guy!" Zhou Huaian walked a few steps and suddenly remembered the matter of the yard. "Yan'er, Brother Huang took me to see a yard today. The house is not bad, but... it's not suitable for Xiaoqian to live there when she goes to school!"
Yang Chunyan knew the street in the past of the vegetable market. Even if you walked further back, the street vendors were still there, but buying a house now was a 100% profitable business.
What's more, there is no problem renting out houses in the county town. You can make a lot of money by buying one and renting it out or reselling it after a few years.
"You said you were asking for my second sister-in-law, so why not tell her the situation first? If they don't want it, we can buy it and sell it in two years if the price is right."
"I sent a badger pig to Ding Ding Cat, and he said to leave the badger pig oil with us."
"Yes! I refined the oil from the three badgers into two full jars, and I put them all away."
Yang Chunyan said, thinking of taking Zhao Meina to Ning'an to deposit money, "When you go down, go to Guanyin and tell Meina that we will pick them up to Ning'an the day after tomorrow morning."
"Are they planning to go to Ning'an to buy New Year's goods? Let me tell you, many things are cheaper in town!"
"No! They took the money... They forgot to tell you last night!" Yang Chunyan walked to his side, "The child also said that she doesn't want our financial support, she wants to rely on herself..."
After hearing this, Zhou Huaian praised: "He is a good kid with backbone, he is worth helping!"
"Yeah, I didn't expect this kid to be so strong-willed. Huai'an, these kids have no relatives or friends here, so let's take care of them."
"I know." Zhou Huaian agreed, went to the backyard to get the badger and skin, put them in the backpack, and rode away on his bicycle.
Yang Chunyan locked the door and went to the backyard. The old man was leaning on the recliner smoking leaf tobacco. Zhao Huifang and others had already cleaned all the truffles left over from last night, and Zhang Xiuxiang and Jiang Yu were drying them upstairs.
"Grandpa, I'll go pick some radishes. How about we stew badger pork for lunch?"
"Yes!" The old man put down his pipe, "I have soaked the sorghum rice in a porcelain basin with warm water."
"Yeah!" Yang Chunyan took the vegetable basket and went to the vegetable garden. The long white radishes had been almost eaten, with only a few malnourished round radishes left. It was time to eat the round radishes in one corner of the garden.
The round-root radish here is spherical, slightly flat, white and tender, and tastes crisper and more juicy than the long radish.
“Eat radish in winter and ginger in summer.” Radish is known as “little ginseng” among the Chinese people.
According to the Compendium of Materia Medica, radish "is effective in helping to digest acid, eliminate stagnation, detoxify alcohol, and disperse blood stasis." It has the effects of eliminating stagnation, digesting food, and relieving phlegm and cough.
Seeds, fresh roots, dried roots and leaves can all be used as medicine. Seeds help digestion and reduce phlegm, fresh roots quench thirst and aid digestion, dried roots promote bowel movements, leaves treat initial dysentery and prevent dysentery, seeds are used for oil extraction industry and for food.
In her previous life, Yang Chunyan’s favorite thing to do was to pull out a bunch of round radishes after a feast of fish and meat on New Year’s Eve, boil them together with the radish leaves, and eat all the radishes and the soup, and she would feel much more refreshed.
She pulled out a dozen round-rooted radishes and carried them back to the yard. She saw Zhang Xiuxiang coming down from upstairs with a bamboo basket and waved at her, "Second sister-in-law, come and help me."
"Okay!" Zhang Xiuxiang put down the bamboo basket and followed her to the front yard. "What's the matter? Why did you call me here to talk?"
"Brother Huang took Huai'an to see a courtyard today. He said that the courtyard was not bad, but there were many people of all kinds in the alley leading to the vegetable market, and there were also secret doors for street vendors. He felt that it was not suitable for Xiaoqian and her family to live there, so he asked me to ask for your opinion."
"What the youngest brother said is right. The people living nearby are all of questionable character. It would be troublesome if the children learn bad habits if they live there. Anyway, there are still a few years left. We can slowly look for a place. It's not too late to buy a house when we find a suitable one."
"He has told Brother Huang about this. Ask him to help find out and let you know if there is anything suitable."
Zhang Xiuxiang smiled and said, "Xiaoqian still has two years before the junior high school entrance exam. Don't worry, you can find out slowly."
Yang Chunyan stood up and said, "Okay, I'll tell Huai'an when he comes back. I'll go wash the radishes and stew the badger pork."
"I'll go with you!" Zhang Xiuxiang stood up and followed.
The two sisters-in-law arrived at the backyard, and Li Qiuyue said with a smile: "Chunyan whispered to the second sister-in-law, tell us what she said!"
Yang Chunyan glanced at her calmly, "Third sister-in-law, since you already know that we are talking in private, why are you still asking?"
Isn't it just that my uncle didn't give her the goose eggs this morning? She has been acting weird since dawn. Some people won't be more open-minded even if they make a lot of money.
Zhang Xiuxiang glanced at her and said indifferently, "Chunyan and I just had a few private words. Don't worry, I didn't say anything about you!"
Seeing that both of them were unhappy, Li Qiuyue said awkwardly: "I was just joking, why are you so angry?"
"I don't have time for that!" Yang Chunyan was too lazy to talk nonsense with her, so she picked up a knife and started peeling the radish.
Seeing that neither Zhang Xiuxiang nor she paid attention to her, Li Qiuyue walked away with the truffles in her hand, feeling somewhat bored.
Zhang Xiuxiang glanced at her back and said, "Alas! It's just a few goose eggs. Qiuyue is a person who fights for everything. I don't think she will change in this lifetime!"
Yang Chunyan: "It's easy to change the country, but it's hard to change one's character!"
Allergic reaction, my brain is like paste(^)
(End of this chapter)
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