Chapter 111 Entering the Mountains
Rong Yanhui called the men of the Rong family and strongly recommended that everyone exercise together.
The Rong family also became interested and wanted to see this boxing style called Tai Chi.
Especially Rong Bingwu, his hobbies are quite different from his brother's. He likes martial arts.
Lu Yao was not pretentious and stood in front with confidence.
Because of the terrain here, there are two steps between the house and the courtyard, so she simply stood under the spacious eaves at the door of the main hall.
This way, everyone can see her movements clearly.
So, when the two sisters-in-law Liu Manyun and Qin Tianxiao came out, they saw a large group of people boxing and were almost scared.
The two stood aside and watched with great interest.
Except for Lu Mingxiu and Haohao Yueyue last night, the rest of the people were doing it for the first time. Their movements were uneven and some people even made jokes. The two of them looked unhappy watching from the side and didn't give anyone any face at all.
"Xiao Huaiyu, you can't do this."
"Hey, third brother, stand still."
"You men are no good. You can't even compare to Haohao and Yueyue."
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Qin Tianxiao was straightforward and had no airs of an elder. He nodded and stood aside. Liu Manyun was gentle, but not a pretentious person. Although she would not say anything to save face, she also smiled and nodded in agreement with her sister-in-law.
"Mom, am I still your baby?" someone protested. "How can you talk about your son like that?"
"Second Aunt, my cousin's aunt said it can help you stay healthy, so you and grandma should come too."
"Yes, it will be spectacular when we are together in the future."
Qin Tianxiao looked up at the excitement and immediately turned to the guys who had spoken. "Follow me and practice well. How can you succeed if you are distracted?"
Under pressure from their elders, the boys instantly quieted down.
Qin Tianxiao and Liu Manyun did not just stand there to watch the fun, but went to the kitchen to help.
Lu Yao led everyone in practicing it again and then explained the first and second moves to everyone.
When everyone was almost familiar with each other, the female relatives called out that it was time to have dinner.
A group of men simply washed up and rushed into the main room.
After dinner, the original plan was for Lu Yao, Rong Bingwu and Mo Zhu to go up the mountain together, but Rong Yanhui refused and insisted on going with them.
Others also offered to go into the mountains to help.
Lu Yao was helpless. Her main purpose today was to explore the mountains and see what kind of vegetation there was so that she could make better use of it in the future. Too many people would not be of much help and would only waste everyone's time.
But my man...
Okay, if he wants to come along, then let's go.
Carrying simple food and water bags, and carrying backpacks, the group headed towards the back mountain.
Along the way, they met villagers going out. Some were curious, some were sarcastic, some were friendly, and some were indifferent. Lu Yao did not care what these people were thinking. If she liked them, she would nod as a greeting. If she didn't like them, she would simply ignore them.
Now that we are here, we are all exiled prisoners trying to make a living in Fushan Village. Do we still have to obey the orders of these people?
They don't rely on these people for their livelihood.
A group of people walked up the mountain along the mountain road, leaving some people with an emotionless back view and stamping their feet in anger.
"Bah! Do you really think having a rehabilitated relative is so great? He's just like us."
"Aunt, that's truly remarkable," someone onlooker said kindly upon hearing the woman say this. "The Rong family is already free. They can leave here at any time, or they can stay and do a lot of things. Given their knowledge and abilities, how can the officials in Xikang County not treat them specially?"
As for the new family, no matter their identity or why they were exiled here, as long as they have the Rong family to rely on, their life will not be too difficult.
Someone kindly advised, "We've all been living in peace, so why bother trying to offend others?"
"Yes, the Rong family are all kind people. As long as it's not excessive, they will not hesitate to help when needed."
How could those who mocked and provoked others not know this? It was precisely because they understood this that they wanted to get closer to that family, but faced with their arrogant attitude, the jealousy in their hearts made them unable to restrain their temper.
Logically speaking, after being here for so long, his temper should have been smoothed over, but who can blame those people for being so arrogant?
He is obviously a newcomer, but he looks down on others just because he has relatives here. Who can stand this?
Once you say something affirmatively, it’s too late to regret it.
After the person who was trying to persuade them finished speaking, he did not stay here any longer. Some people are too narrow-minded and take themselves too seriously. They are already old and have experienced a lot, but they still cannot see the situation clearly. They deserve to go back to the past.
Lu Yao and the others ignored and didn't care about what those people were thinking. They had a lot of things to do, so how could they have the time to get involved in the gossip of other families?
The mountain on the side of Fushan Village is called Qiyun Mountain. It is composed of mountain ranges of varying heights that are connected. It is said that if you go to the deepest part and climb the highest mountain, you can see the clouds below the mountain.
However, the deep mountains were too dangerous, and even someone as brave and careful as Rong Bingwu did not dare to continue walking inside.
They went up the mountain today with a purpose. They did not stay for long on the road, but went straight to the place where Rong Bingwu found the lychee fruit. However, Lu Yao did not really leave without caring about anything. She also did not forget to observe and check privately along the way. If she came across anything useful, she would write it down and make careful plans when she returned.
It is true that mountains are treasures bestowed upon mankind by nature.
Along the way, Lu Yao discovered quite a lot of useful vegetation, including wild vegetables with high nutritional value, herbs that can be used as medicine, condiments that can be used as seasonings, natural dyes for dyeing cloth, and various edible wild fruits.
After hearing Lu Yao's introduction, Rong Bingwu, who had been walking in the mountains for many years, was shocked: "You mean, these are all useful?"
When he got the affirmative answer, he suddenly felt that he had missed so much over the years.
Alas, he still suffered from his lack of education.
Bah, he is a Jinshi, how could he not have read much?
The main reason is that I have read too few miscellaneous books.
It seems that no matter what book it is, we should not be biased, as this will limit our horizons.
The mountain road was difficult to walk on, and the group walked for more than half an hour before arriving at the place where Rong Bingwu had found the fruit before.
Lu Yao panted and looked up. There were lychees growing several meters high on a big tree. There were many fruits on it, but it was not yet the season for them to mature, so there were very few fruits.
Lu Yao analyzed and compared the fruit from its external appearance to its internal structure, and finally concluded that this Ficus microcarpa fruit was a male fruit. Apart from being used as medicine, it could not be used as a fruit or to make ice jelly.
Lu Yao felt a little regretful, but not discouraged.
If there are male fruits, there must be female fruits, they just need to look for them slowly.
The group took a short break, drank some water, and then continued on their way.
According to Uncle Rong, there is indeed more than one tree on the mountain, but because this one is closer to the foot of the mountain, it was the first one discovered. Because he found that the fruits were inedible when he tried to pick them for the first time, he did not try the fruits of the other trees.
Soon, two more plants were found not far from the male plant. Lu Yao was surprised to find that these two plants were the female plants she wanted.
The female plant was bearing many small fruits of varying sizes. Lu Yao guessed that the earliest ones would still take another month or two to mature.
Now that the weather has warmed up, missing out on the ice jelly business would be like missing out on this year. Fortunately, I still have a lot of ice jelly seeds in my space. I should be able to make it for a while, and then I can pick them again after a while, and I should be able to continue.
Lu Yao searched around and found two seedlings. She was delighted and decided to dig them up and plant them in a few months. This way, it would be convenient to pick them at any time.
The two Ficus microcarpa trees already had quite a few fruits, and Lu Yao had also achieved her expected goal. Next, they were not so focused. They would observe as they went, and when they saw something useful, Lu Yao would mark it while introducing it, and they planned to dig it up again when they came back in the afternoon.
Walking in the dense forest is not as easy as imagined.
Mo Zhu and Uncle Rong led the way, and Rong Yanhui followed carefully behind his sister Yao, never taking his attention away from her, for fear of accidentally bumping into anything.
Lu Yao felt warm-hearted and helpless about the man's nervousness, but she also knew that this was what Rong Ge wanted, so she had to be extra careful.
Along the way, they discovered many useful things, but naturally they also encountered some dangers, such as snakes, insects, rats and ants.
Fortunately, they had thought of this problem in advance. Lu Yao would definitely not let Lu Mingxiu go into the mountains with them because of his poor health, so he took out all the medicines he had prepared before. With these medicines, they would be much safer in the mountains.
At least,
Those insects that belong to the rat and snake groups retreated immediately when they saw them and could not get close to them.
Rong Bingwu looked at the fleeing rat snake and couldn't help laughing out loud: "I've climbed the mountain countless times, but today was the most comfortable day."
With Mo Zhu leading the way, he, as the elder, only needed to give instructions. Besides, Yaoyao was well prepared, so there was no need to worry about being bitten by mosquitoes.
He was always very careful every time he went into the mountains, but every time he came back he would get some rashes on his body and his whole body would itch. Today, he had been in the mountains for more than an hour and had no such symptoms. How could he not be proud?
The group walked and stopped, and soon it was noon.
They stopped at a mountain stream, sat on a large rock by the water to rest for a while, and then began to prepare lunch.
Ye Jiayue and Lan Xin prepared pancakes, braised meat, braised vegetables, braised eggs, and peaches for them. Even at home, this kind of food is the best.
After lunch, they rested for another quarter of an hour before packing up and getting back on the road.
They had already walked up two mountains and could not go any deeper. After discussing it, they started to walk back, putting all the good things they saw on the way here into their backpacks as they walked.
certainly,
As the only female family member, Lu Yao only needed to give orders. With her husband and Mo Zhu around, it was not her turn to take action.
In this way, several people walked back while collecting and digging. Before they left the mountain, several backpacks were already full of things.
Lu Yao couldn't help but ask, "Second Uncle, don't people from Fushan Village often go into the mountains?"
Many of the medicinal herbs here are quite expensive. As the saying goes, many villagers nearby would go up the mountain to find some things to sell after work, but they found quite a few. This is unscientific no matter how you think about it.
Uncle Rong shook his head and said that he was not very clear, but his impression was that the indigenous villagers rarely went into the mountains.
They would go into the mountains, but usually stayed on the outskirts of the mountains.
Lu Yao was just a little curious and didn't really want to know the story behind it.
In her opinion, every place has its own living habits and customs, so we should respect them, not disturb them, and live in peace.
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