Chapter 302: Niuniu knows this herb?
Seeing this, Lan Xiyue slowly stretched out her hand and called softly, "Come here."
Niu Niu walked cautiously to Lan Xiyue. Lan Xiyue took her little hand and they sat down together.
She asked gently, "I heard your grandfather call you Niuniu, so your name is Niuniu, right?"
Niuniu nodded, her voice as thin as a mosquito: "Yeah."
Lan Xiyue smiled slightly, and placed her hand lightly on Niu Niu's back. Her internal energy surged slowly, and a warm breath passed from her palm into Niu Niu's body. In a moment, Niu Niu's wet clothes quickly became dry as if blown by a spring breeze.
Lan Xiyue withdrew her hand and used her internal energy again, and her wet clothes became dry.
Niuniu's eyes widened, her face full of amazement: "Wow! Sister, you are so amazing! Niuniu and my wet clothes are all dry."
Lan Xiyue curled her lips and smiled, "How old are you?"
Niuniu's eyes no longer had the previous fear. She answered crisply, "Niuniu is nine years old. Today, my grandfather took Niuniu to the mountains to collect herbs in exchange for silver."
Lan Xiyue couldn't help but feel curious when she heard this: "Oh, your grandfather also knows about medicinal herbs?"
Niuniu nodded vigorously. "Yes, my grandfather is the village doctor. Whenever anyone in the village is sick, he would cure them. In order to raise money for my brother's tuition for the second half of the year, he would often take me to the mountains to look for herbs, and then we would go to the city to exchange them for silver."
"Where are your parents?"
Niuniu's eyes suddenly dimmed. She shook her head gently, a hint of sadness in her voice: "Niuniu hasn't seen Daddy and Mommy for a long time."
Lan Xiyue's heart sank, and she didn't continue to ask questions. Instead, she chose to stand up, patted the dust off her body, and then took Niuniu's hand, "Let's go, let's find a way home together."
Niu Niu nodded, her young face filled with joy at hearing that she had found the way back.
Lan Xiyue clutched her dagger in one hand, just in case, and with the other, she held Niuniu's small hand tightly as they struggled through weeds taller than a person. Beneath this cliff, there was no path to follow, only a maze of weeds and thorns.
Time passed quietly as I stumbled along, and in the blink of an eye an hour had passed.
Niu Niu's forehead was covered with fine beads of sweat, crystal clear, but she clenched her teeth and said nothing. Her tenacity and understanding made people feel distressed.
Seeing this, Lan Xiyue came to a big tree with lush branches and leaves and said, "Niuniu, take a rest for a while."
Niuniu sat down obediently, her eager eyes fixed on Lan Xiyue. There was a barely perceptible tremor in her voice. "Sister, when can we leave? I'm afraid Grandpa will be worried sick."
Lan Xiyue looked around. In this overgrown area, where were the obvious road signs? Just then, her eyes were drawn to a tree not far away. The tree was full of unknown fruits, which shone with an alluring luster in the sun.
She felt something in her heart and looked down at Niuniu. "Niuniu, don't move here. There are wild fruits on the tree not far away. I'll go pick some."
Niu Niu nodded obediently. Lan Xiyue walked to the opposite side, jumped lightly, and landed steadily on the tree branch.
She picked several fruits before jumping back to the ground with satisfaction.
Returning to Niuniu, she handed the fruit to her. Niuniu took the fruit, wiped it on her clothes, and then took a light bite. At that moment, her eyes suddenly lit up, "Sister, what kind of fruit is this? It's so sweet!"
Lan Xiyue shook her head when she heard this. She didn't know what kind of wild fruit it was. She also picked up a fruit and took a bite. It was indeed sweet and delicious, and it instantly dispelled her fatigue and thirst.
After eating some wild fruits, the fatigue was temporarily relieved.
There was a glimmer of desire in Niu Niu's eyes. She held Lan Xiyue's hand tightly, and there was a hint of urgency in her voice: "Sister, let's go quickly. Niu Niu has rested enough and is not tired anymore." The tender little hands trembled slightly due to the long journey, but still moved forward firmly.
Lan Xiyue pursed her lips, put the remaining wild fruits into the space, stood up, took Niuniu's hand, and continued walking.
After walking for another half an hour, the sky gradually darkened.
Lan Xiyue's gaze suddenly fixed on a cave not far away. "Niuniu, there is a cave over there. Let's stay there for the night. It's almost dark. Let's rest for a night and find a way back tomorrow."
Niuniu's eyes instantly moistened. She bit her lower lip, trying hard to hold back the tears. If she didn't go back tonight, her brother and grandfather would be worried sick. But she also knew that the overgrown weeds in the mountains posed a threat. Her grandfather had warned her that wild animals roamed the mountains at night, making it extremely dangerous and that she must never spend the night there.
Niu Niu nodded with tears in her eyes and followed Lan Xiyue towards the cave.
At this moment, her eyes were attracted by a clump of plantain not far away, and her eyes lit up instantly: "Sister, wait!"
Niu Niu let go of Lan Xiyue's hand without hesitation and ran over excitedly.
She squatted down and carefully picked the green herbs.
Seeing this, Lan Xiyue quickly walked over and squatted down, "Niuniu, do you know this herb?"
Niuniu nodded vigorously and explained as she picked some herbs: "Sister, this is plantain. Mash it and apply it to the wound to stop the bleeding quickly. We picked plantain before when we went up the mountain with grandfather to collect herbs. There are so many here. If we pick them all and dry them, we can take them to the medicine shop to exchange for silver!"
Lan Xiyue helped pick the plantain. After they finished picking the plantain, Niu Niu saw some weeds nearby, pulled them out, twisted them into a rope, and then tied up the plantain.
Lan Xiyue looked at the nine-year-old child and sighed, "How smart!" Lan Xiyue picked up the plantain and said, "Let's go."
Niu Niu smiled and nodded, thinking that with so much plantain, she could probably sell it for a few taels of silver. Remembering that she had picked it with her sister, Niu Niu mustered up the courage and looked at Lan Xiyue and said, "Sister, can we each split these plantains in half? Niu Niu will sell them and get some silver to save for my brother's tuition for the next half year."
Lan Xiyue touched her head and said, "Niuniu is so sensible. Sister doesn't want it. I'll give it all to Niuniu."
Niuniu's eyes lit up, "Really? My sister is so kind. Not only did she save Niuniu, she also gave her all those plantains."
Lan Xiyue gently touched Niu Niu's head, and the two came to the cave. Lan Xiyue put the plantain aside, turned and walked to the entrance of the cave, pulled a few handfuls of grass, and simply cleaned the cave.
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