Yang Chunyan smiled and said, "There's no need for us to be polite. You know the relationship between him and Huai'an. They grew up together and are cousins. To be honest, even brothers in some families are not so close."
"Yes! They have been good friends since they were young. They fought together, went to the river and climbed trees together. Every time I went to Funiu, I would run around with them." Wan Xuejiao said a little embarrassedly, "They also gave me a nickname called Chaotianjiao. Sister-in-law, you know that, right?"
Yang Chunyan smiled and nodded, "Yes! They said you are a very nice person, straightforward and unpretentious."
Wan Xuejiao laughed after hearing this and said, "They said at that time that I looked more like a boy than a girl, but I was indeed quite naughty when I was a child."
The two worked together, and soon they had cut down all the small blood vines and piled them on the ground. Yang Chunyan dug up two and then stopped.
The alias of small blood vine is: Zuan Gu Feng, Baxiancao, Xue Hu Teng, etc. It has the effects of promoting qi, relieving pain, activating blood circulation and dispersing blood stasis.
Originally called Tiegu San, it is a deciduous woody vine belonging to the genus Schisandra in the Magnoliaceae family. Its roots, vine stems and leaves are used as medicine, and red juice will flow out when cut.
It looks somewhat similar to Millettia reticulata, but in fact, they are herbs from two different genera, one is from the Akebia family and the other is from the Fabaceae family.
Zhou Huaian and the other man came out to check out the beehives and saw that the ground was already full of small blood vines. After asking, they were busy collecting them and putting them in their backpacks.
"Yan'er, you and Xuejiao go back to the forest farm later. Ding Dingmao and I will go and dig up the Chonglou that we left behind last time."
Yang Chunyan nodded. "There are still a few left in the woods behind the yard. We can go back through there and dig them up as we go back."
Zhou Yiding took over and said, "Let's go through another way, it's closer."
Zhou Huaian picked up the backpack and said, "Yes, you lead the way."
Zhou Yiding waved at Dahei and Dahuang, and the dogs shot out like arrows. "They know this area better than I do. Wild rabbits and pheasants don't dare to build nests here."
Zhou Huaian laughed and said, "If you still set up a nest nearby, you will be wiped out by these two guys sooner or later."
"The two at your house are still a little tender. When the new house is finished, send them to the mountain to raise them until the New Year, and let Dahei take them out to let them go."
"Hmm!" Zhou Huaian pulled the rope of the backpack, "The forest here is still more comfortable. It's too stuffy down the mountain to bear."
Zhou Yiding: "It's just too far from the village, otherwise it's quite nice to live here."
"Forget it. It's okay to come and stay for two days occasionally, but if you stay for a long time, you will become a bunch of idiots."
“Tsk~” Zhou Yiding rolled his eyes. “Tsk~ As if we live in Funiu and those people outside don’t call us mountain bastards!”
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Yang Chunyan and Wan Xuejiao were behind them, listening to the two of them chattering like sparrows, and couldn't understand where they got so much to say.
After walking for about half an hour, they arrived at the place where they picked epimedium last time. The seeds of the few Paris polyphylla plants left behind had already fallen sparsely.
Zhou Huaian took the medicine hoe and together with Zhou Yiding, they started digging everything up in no time.
When they returned to the forest farm, Zhou Huaian said, "Yan'er, help us get some food at home. We will take it with us on the road tomorrow."
Yang Chunyan thought about the white flour she brought this time and said, "How about I steam some buns for you and bake a few pancakes for you?"
Zhou Huaian nodded, "Yes."
Zhou Yiding said to the two men, "The tape recorder is in my room. If you want to listen to it, go get it yourself."
"I understand." Wan Xuejiao nodded in agreement and sent the two men to the door. She closed the gate only after she saw them leave with their backpacks, guns and dogs.
She returned to the yard and said to Yang Chunyan, who was sorting herbs, "Sister-in-law, do you want to listen to some music?"
"Okay, go play it and listen to it."
Wan Xuejiao went into the house and brought out the tape recorder. She pressed the play button and Cheng Lin's melodious and sweet voice began to sing, "In that remote little village... I kissed away your tears of longing for you... Mother's kiss, that sweet kiss, makes me miss you till now..."
"Yiding likes to listen to this song the most. He would listen to it over and over again after buying it. When he was a child, he loved to snatch my mother from me when he came to my house."
"Alas!" Yang Chunyan sighed after hearing this. "Uncle Daqing is busy at work and in the forest farm. He is not as attentive as a mother in some aspects. He is still thinking about Aunt in his heart."
Wan Xuejiao nodded, "My mother said Yiding has a good heart and he will treat me well if I marry him, so she asked my aunt to help bring us together."
Yang Chunyan recalled that they were indeed a good couple in their previous lives. "Xuejiao, you are also very good. Both of you are good. You will definitely live a good life in the future."
After hearing this, Wan Xuejiao looked at her with curved eyebrows and said sincerely: "Thank you, sister-in-law. You and Brother Zhou are also very good."
Yang Chunyan couldn't help but laugh after hearing this, "Yeah! It will be good for everyone from now on."
The two men sorted the herbs and hung them up to dry, then mixed some flour and started to make the dough, steamed buns and baked pancakes.
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Zhou Huaian and his companion had already reached the edge of the ravine. They picked the Paris polyphylla seeds and dug up the Paris polyphylla, preparing to go back.
"Woof woof~Woof woof~" Suddenly, Dahei and Dahuang, who were standing on the slope, started barking wildly at the forest.
The two men hurriedly raised their guns and ran up the slope. Before they reached the top, they heard a gunshot and the dog barked even louder.
Zhou Yiding looked at Zhou Huaian, "Someone is hunting!"
"Go and take a look?"
"Yeah!" Zhou Yiding and his friend ran towards the mountain, and Dahei and Dahuang followed them. After running not far, they found that the two dogs were leading the two people.
When we reached halfway up the mountain, we heard the howling of an old bear from the opposite side.
The two men ran up and looked down, they saw a big yellow dog being slapped away by the big black bear. The big yellow dog screamed, hit a tree and fell to the ground, and climbed several times but couldn't get up.
The black bear ignored it and slowly climbed up the tree.
Zhou Huaian whispered, "Oh no, the person must have climbed up a tree and hid."
Zhou Yiding nodded and said, "The black bear was also injured. I wonder if that man is still alive..."
"Bang~" Before he could finish his words, a gunshot rang out and hit the big black bear. It fell to the ground and rolled around before staggering to its feet.
"Alas!" Zhou Huaian sighed, "That's how hunting rifles work. You have to reload every time you shoot."
Before he could finish his words, another shot was fired from a tree with a "bang". The old bear fell to the ground and rolled down the mountain.
Zhou Yiding looked at the rolling old bear and looked at Zhou Huaian in surprise, "There has been a lot of food in the forest recently, why did the old bear run over here?"
Zhou Huaian thought for a moment, "Maybe the forest farm was cutting down trees across the street, so the old bear ran over here?"
"It's possible that the chainsaw is too noisy." Zhou Yiding turned around and said, "Let's go. We've seen enough fun and it's time for us to go back."
"Ding Ding Cat!" Zhou Huaian grabbed him, "Look, that man is probably injured." (End of this chapter)
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