"Come on, everyone have one."
Wei Yuyan thought that drinking only porridge in the morning wouldn't be nutritious enough, and the freshly made pancakes smelled especially good, so she let them each have one.
"My sister and I only need one."
Wu Lei thought that he hadn't done any work and didn't need to eat much. Drinking porridge was already a luxury, and this was another meal of flatbread.
"Okay."
Wei Yuyan took a bite of one herself, and then wrapped six scallion pancakes in a clean cloth.
After finishing her meal, Wei Yuyan took a basket, put the flatbread inside, and then she was ready to set off.
"Sister-in-law, do you need to bring a machete?"
Wu Lei thought Wei Yuyan was going to chop firewood later, but she didn't have a machete in her basket, only a small hoe.
"No need, let's go pick wild berries today."
Wei Yuyan shook her head, not wanting to say that she had gone to pick medicinal herbs, in case she didn't find any, the children would definitely be disappointed.
"good".
Wu Lei nodded, closed the door, and quickly followed.
"Sister-in-law, I know a wild pear tree. The pears are delicious. My brother used to pick them for us to eat."
Wu Qian's eyes lit up with joy when she heard there was fruit to eat, and she even took Wei Yuyan's hand.
"Okay, sister-in-law, go and see if there are any pears. If there are, pick some for Qianqian, okay?"
Wei Yuyan looked at this soft and cuddly little girl and inexplicably felt a fondness for her; she was so well-behaved.
"Okay~".
The group of one adult and two children leisurely made their way up the mountain.
Once they reached the mountain, Wei Yuyan continued to venture deeper into the mountains, as it was easier to find good medicinal herbs there.
High-altitude areas have relatively low temperatures, high air and environmental humidity, and high organic matter content in the soil.
In addition, strong ultraviolet light and weak direct sunlight create the best environment for the growth of medicinal herbs.
Wei Yuyan learned all of this from her textbooks. This was her first time gathering herbs, and she hoped to succeed.
"Sister-in-law, look, there are pears~".
Wu Lei has always had good eyesight; he looked around as he walked, searching for wild fruits.
We finally found it! The wild pear tree was very well hidden, hidden by a pine tree. No wonder it wasn't picked clean; only a small portion was picked.
“That’s right, Xiao Lei. Let’s go pick some. Qianqian, wait for us here.”
Wei Yuyan's mouth watered when she saw the wild pears. She walked over to the pear tree and saw that they were almost ripe and ready to be picked.
The two of them picked more than ten or twenty together.
"That's enough, Xiao Lei. We don't even know if it will taste good yet, so don't pick too many. We'll have to pick other things later."
Wei Yuyan carried the basket on her back, which already felt quite heavy.
"good".
The three of them walked for less than 15 minutes before Wei Yu felt they had walked enough.
At this height, there might be some precious medicinal herbs, but it would be dangerous if it were too high, especially since there are children there.
"Xiao Lei, Qian Qian, wait for me here for a while, okay? I'm going to go find some medicinal herbs. I'll come back to you when I find them."
Seeing that the two children had walked a long way, Wei Yuyan decided it was best not to go any further. She figured she would just stay nearby and look for medicinal herbs, and wouldn't go any higher.
"Okay, sister-in-law, we promise we won't run around."
Wu Lei nodded in agreement.
"Qianqian too."
Wu Qian really likes it when her sister-in-law calls her Qianqian.
"Yes, I'm right here. If you're scared or if anything happens, just call me and I'll hear you."
After instructing the two children, Wei Yuyan placed the pear on the ground.
With an empty basket on his back, he began to carefully search among the crevices of the stones and on the ground.
"This is Panax notoginseng."
Wei Yuyan was the first to find Panax notoginseng. Panax notoginseng is very common, but she didn't know if it was valuable. There was quite a lot of it around.
Wei Yuyan dug and dug, mainly because she couldn't break it open. If it broke, it would be worthless. She had to keep it intact, so she couldn't be impatient.
After digging up the surrounding area, they had collected about two or three kilograms of the fish before Wei Yuyan noticed.
I've been digging for almost half an hour now, and I wonder if the children are getting anxious.
He went back to check on the children and had lunch there.
"I'm back. Were you two good girls?"
Wei Yuyan saw the two little ones playing house from afar.
"Sister-in-law is back! Sister-in-law, have you found the medicinal herbs you wanted?"
Wu Lei has always been a thoughtful and anxious person.
"Yes, we found some. Let's have lunch. My sister-in-law still needs to look for more later."
Wei Yuyan poured out the 37 pieces, and the children crowded around to look.
"So this is what medicinal herbs are~".
Wu Lei was filled with curiosity and admired Wei Yuyan immensely; it turned out his sister-in-law could also gather herbs.
"Okay, I'll go wash the pears."
Wei Yuyan felt a little thirsty, so she took three pears and washed them at the nearby spring.
"Sister-in-law, let us help you find the medicinal herbs later."
Wu Lei looked at the medicinal herbs that Wei Yuyan had picked and had already memorized their appearance.
"Okay, but there's only one hoe. You guys are in charge of finding it, and I'll be in charge of digging, okay?"
Wei Yuyan knew that the children wanted to participate, and of course she shouldn't refuse them.
"good".
The two children answered loudly, looking forward to finding lots and lots of herbs.
"Come on, eat up. Eat the pancake first, then the pear."
Wei Yuyan gave each of them two pancakes and a pear. Qianqian then shared some more pancakes with Wei Yuyan and Wu Lei, as she couldn't eat that many.
Anyway, Wei Yuyan was stuffed. She should have eaten more and moved around a bit.
After eating her fill, Wei Yuyan took a walk around, looking for medicinal herbs along the way.
"Eh~".
Wei Yuyan was captivated by a beautiful plant. "No way, such good luck? Did I find ginseng?"
Wei Yuyan skipped over in a few steps.
"Oh, so it's Codonopsis pilosula."
Wei Yu approached and took a closer look before realizing it was just a piece of Codonopsis pilosula, which greatly reduced its value.
But something is better than nothing, so Wei Yuyan picked up a hoe and slowly dug.
This ginseng is great for making soup. You don't have to sell it; you can keep it at home to make soup.
"Sister-in-law, what is this?"
Wu Lei finally managed to memorize what Panax notoginseng looked like, but his sister-in-law dug up a new medicinal herb and quickly came over to learn.
"This is called Codonopsis pilosula, and it's also a medicinal herb. Come on, you two remember these leaves and fruits. If you find them, quickly tell your sister-in-law to dig them up, okay?"
Wei Yuyan thought that three pairs of eyes were better than one pair of eyes, and maybe she could even find ginseng.
"good".
The brother and sister nodded and began to help each other find medicinal herbs. With their help, Wei Yuyan was much faster.
They were pressured to dig, and before they had even finished digging this one, they had already found the next one.
After digging for a full hour and a half, the basket was already more than half full, and it probably weighed eleven or twelve pounds.
"Alright, Xiaolei, Qianqian, let's stop digging today. We'll come back next time. If we dig too much, we won't be able to find anything next time."
Wei Yu didn't dig up the smaller ones either, since no one in the village recognized them and no one would dig them up.
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