In the early morning, sunlight, like a golden veil, gently spilled into the small courtyard of the educated youth settlement. After having breakfast at Gu Nanxun's place, Lin Qing gathered the bamboo shoot digging team members and headed up the mountain together.
"Today we are mainly looking for Angelica dahurica and Atractylodes lancea."
Lin Qing smiled and spoke to everyone.
"Angelica dahurica? Atractylodes lancea? What are these?" Xu Fengjiao asked curiously, blinking her big eyes.
"Angelica dahurica is a common Chinese medicinal herb. It has the effects of relieving exterior syndromes and dispelling cold, dispelling wind and relieving pain, and clearing nasal passages. Moreover, its fragrant aroma can effectively repel mosquitoes," Lin Qing explained patiently.
"What about Atractylodes lancea?"
"Atractylodes lancea has similar effects; it can dry dampness, strengthen the spleen, dispel wind and cold. It can also prevent mosquito bites, so we don't have to worry about being bitten by mosquitoes at night."
"What do they have to do with snake repellent? Aren't we looking for snake repellent?"
After hearing Lin Qing's explanation, Wang Haoran asked curiously.
"Because they are not only precious Chinese medicinal materials, but can also be used to make snake repellent. Mix them in appropriate amounts, grind them into powder, add realgar powder, and then sprinkle them around our living area to repel snakes. Or make them into sachets and carry them on your body, and snakes will not come near us."
"Oh, I see! Let's get going then."
Xu Fengjiao said excitedly.
"Watch your step, everyone, the path here is a bit rugged," Lin Qing reminded everyone.
"Lin Qing, where do these Chinese medicinal herbs grow? How do we find them?"
“Angelica dahurica usually grows in grassy hillsides. Its leaves are pinnately divided, and its rhizome is conical with horizontal protrusions and vertical wrinkles on the surface, emitting a faint fragrance. Atractylodes lancea, on the other hand, prefers to grow in dark and damp places. Its rhizome is irregularly shaped, with a rough surface and a curved shape. We need to carefully observe the surrounding environment when we search for it.” Lin Qing said as she led everyone forward.
Can the system scan it?
As Lin Qing walked, she secretly asked the system, "This mountain is too big. If we don't have a direction, we might not be able to find it today."
"Okay, 900 gold coins per minute."
"Okay, scan it!"
10 minutes later...
Lin Qing watched the time tick by, her heart clenching; the scanning time was taking far too long.
20 minutes later...
"Ding... Scan successful, map loaded!"
Just as Lin Qing was about to shut down the system, the system scan was successful.
Lin Qing opened the map and saw that it was covered with markings for various resources: herbs, minerals, fruit trees, and animals (wild boars, wolves, tigers, pheasants, rabbits, etc.). All useful resources were displayed on the map. Lin Qing also saw ginseng and lingzhi mushrooms, some 100 years old, some 80 years old, some 50 years old, and some 20 or 30 years old. Lin Qing even saw one that was 150 years old.
Lin Qing stared at the map with shining eyes. This was totally worth it! It seemed the points weren't wasted.
"What I'm looking for today is Angelica dahurica, Atractylodes lancea, ......"
Lin Qing kept silently reciting the names of Angelica dahurica and Atractylodes lancea in her mind, otherwise she really wouldn't be able to control herself from digging for ginseng.
It took Lin Qing a long time to calm down before she slowly led everyone to the place where Angelica dahurica and Atractylodes lancea grew.
"Qingqing, look, isn't that Angelica dahurica?"
Suddenly, Xu Fengjiao pointed to the plants in the grass in front of her and shouted.
"Hmm! Let me see."
Upon hearing Xu Fengjiao's voice, Lin Qing quickly walked over.
"Hmm...that's right, it's Angelica dahurica! Look at its rhizome, it's conical in shape, and the surface has bumps and wrinkles. Everyone be careful when picking it, don't damage its root system."
With everyone's efforts, this small patch of angelica was quickly harvested.
Under Lin Qing's guidance, they quickly found another medicinal herb for today, Atractylodes lancea.
"We've finally finished picking them all! What's next?"
"It's still early, let's just wander around!"
"Wow! The air here is so fresh!" Xu Fengjiao said, taking a deep breath and exclaiming with delight.
"Yes, it feels like my lungs have been cleaned out," Wang Haoran echoed with a smile.
"Shh..."
Suddenly, Chen Bin put his finger to his lips and shushed, then pointed ahead.
Following the direction he was pointing, everyone looked and, through the gaps in the bushes, saw a brightly colored pheasant. The pheasant was leisurely foraging in the grass, completely unaware of the approaching danger.
Chen Bin slowly picked up a pebble from the ground, raised his hand, aimed at the pheasant, and threw the pebble forcefully.
With a crisp sound, the pheasant suddenly fell to the ground, struggled a few times, and then lay still.
The crowd cheered and ran over. The pheasant was near death. It lay motionless on the ground, only occasionally twitching its leg to indicate it wasn't completely dead.
"Great! We'll have meat to eat today!"
Upon seeing Chen Bin kill the pheasant, Wang Haoran exclaimed excitedly.
"Yes, Chen Bin, you're amazing."
Xu Fengjiao also said happily.
"It's nothing. There are quite a few pheasants in these mountains. Let's catch a couple more."
"Okay, anyway, we've already completed our task for today."
Chen Bin bent down, carefully picked up the pheasant, put it under the basket, and covered it with herbs.
Then, they continued searching for other pheasants in the mountains. Soon, thanks to Chen Bin and Wang Haoran's skills, they caught two more pheasants.
"Lin Qing, let's go eat at Brother Gu's place later! We'll eat two, and save the last one for Brother Gu to help him recover."
Upon hearing Chen Bin's words, Lin Qing looked up at Chen Bin and saw that Chen Bin was gripping the rope of the bamboo basket tightly with both hands, and a rare hint of tension appeared on his usually expressionless face.
"Okay! Thank you, Chen Zhiqing."
Lin Qing said with a smile.
"You are welcome."
Hearing Lin Qing's words, Chen Bin breathed a sigh of relief.
"Young Lin, you're back."
"Xiao Lin, how's it going? Have you gathered any medicinal herbs?"
"Yes, Xiao Lin, how was your day? Did you have any success?"
"Young Lin, thank you for your hard work today."
"Yes...yes...Young Lin, you've worked hard today. How was it? Did you encounter any danger?"
As soon as Lin Qing and the others came down from the mountain, the villagers surrounded them.
"Thank you all for your concern. This time it went relatively smoothly. We have collected all the herbs needed to make the snake repellent medicine, and I will make it in the next few days."
"Don't worry, everyone. I will let you know when the snake repellent medicine is ready. You can come and pick it up then."
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