Chapter 10: Dog man, poisonous mouth
He snorted coldly, ignored Su Heng, and went into the house on his crutches.
No, what's wrong with him?
What a moody man.
Until I came back in the afternoon, I still didn't see what Lu Mingchuan was going to do.
But looking at the waste materials on the ground, I guess what he wants to make is quite difficult.
Su Heng didn't know anything about carpentry, so she looked at it curiously for a while. Lu Mingchuan didn't say what he was going to do, so she went to cook without any interest.
I finished planting corn today, and spring sowing has come to an end.
Taking advantage of these two days of rest, Su Heng plans to go to the mountain to take a look.
Although she doesn't know medicine, because of her wood-related abilities, she can sense the effects of various plants and therefore can identify some herbs.
She went up the mountain to try her luck. She had little money left and needed to accumulate some initial capital as soon as possible.
In the original book, this year will be a drought year with reduced grain production, so she needs to go to the black market early to stock up some grain.
The money Lu Mingchuan gave was enough to buy food in normal times, but it would not be enough to stockpile food during a severe drought. Moreover, the black market did not require food coupons, so prices would naturally be higher.
Even if Lu Mingchuan still had money, Su Heng didn't want to ask him for it. After all, it was his "pension".
Until going to bed, Su Heng was still thinking about her plan to make money.
As a result, she had a nightmare at night and she dreamed of Lu Mingchuan.
In the dream, she brought a bowl of medicine to Lu Mingchuan, and after Lu Mingchuan drank it, blood flowed from the corner of his mouth.
Unexpectedly, he was not angry, but looked at Su Heng with a sinister smile.
He grabbed her hand and said, "Don't go. Go to hell with me, hahahaha..."
This dream was so weird and horrible that Su Heng woke up in shock.
When I woke up, I found it was still dawn and the quilt was pressed against my chest by her. I wonder if this was the reason for the nightmare.
Su Heng couldn't look Lu Mingchuan in the eye all morning.
While eating breakfast, she secretly looked at him. Lu Mingchuan had no expression on his face and looked quite normal.
Although it is not sunny and cheerful, it is not as weird as in the dream.
Lu Mingchuan noticed that the gaze had been staring at her for a long time, and glanced at her coldly.
Su Heng came back to her senses. When people are embarrassed, they like to make small talk: "I'm going out to dig some wild vegetables this morning. You stay at home and take care of the house."
After saying that, she felt strange again. The word "guardian" made Lu Mingchuan sound like a dog.
But speaking of dogs.
"Are you bored at home? How about we get a dog? It can keep you company and guard the house."
Lu Mingchuan said with a forced smile: "No, it's hard enough to raise a pig at home, where would we have enough food to feed a dog?"
Speaking of surplus food, they really did not have any leftovers from any meal.
But didn't they eat this together? Lu Mingchuan ate more than her.
"Didn't you eat it? You ate it too, if it was also two--"
"No, you are the pig anyway!"
Lu Mingchuan just uttered "Huh" in silent mockery.
Facts have proven that people who are not good at speaking can't beat players who are talented in speaking sharp tongues.
After Su Heng finished her meal, she put down her bowl heavily to show her dissatisfaction.
Lu Mingchuan didn't even raise his eyelids.
Su Heng decided not to argue with him, so she went into the house to tidy up and tied her trouser legs with a piece of cloth.
There are many snakes, insects, rats and ants in the mountains, so she has to be on guard.
There was a bottle of cooling oil in the drawer, and she rubbed some on her wrists and body.
She put on a straw hat and carried a small bamboo basket and set off.
Although their yard is said to be backed by a mountain, it is actually just a small hill.
To reach the real mountain, you have to follow the road along the river. The further you go, the smaller the path will be.
Although villagers come and go from time to time, the plants grow fast in spring and summer and can easily block the road.
Once we entered the mountains, the temperature suddenly dropped a lot.
Su Heng broke a stick and beat the grass to scare away the snake.
There are a lot of dandelions on the ground this season, and they have to be dried before they can be sold at a good price. She didn't plan to waste time picking them.
Passing by some clumps of honeysuckle in full bloom, Su Heng stopped to pick some. Many bees were buzzing around them collecting nectar.
Honeysuckle was not valuable, so she just picked some and made some tea for herself, but gave up after a while.
Occasionally, there would be the sound of startled birds in the woods, but Su Heng did not go into the mountains.
People come here from time to time to dig wild vegetables, so we are not too worried about large wild animals.
After walking for a while, Su Heng only found some not very valuable herbs such as Imperatae cylindrica and Artemisia capillaris. When passing by a tall locust tree, Su Heng was hit on the head by the locust seeds.
The light yellow locust bean buns had a unique fragrance. She looked up at the big tree in front of her. The locust flower cakes were also delicious.
So he picked up a long stick and hit the locust beans. Many bees that were collecting beans on the tree were startled and immediately scattered with a buzzing sound.
Su Heng noticed this scene and her eyes flashed. She was sure that there must be a wild beehive nearby.
Su Heng quickly gathered the locust beans into the basket and followed a group of worker bees that had just finished collecting honey.
The worker bees were not very fast and would occasionally stop to collect honey, which gave her space to catch up.
Su Heng broke off branches to mark the way so as not to get lost. Although she was a little embarrassed after stumbling, she was lucky enough to keep up with the worker bees.
Before I knew it, I arrived at a valley.
Su Heng saw a pale pink wild peach forest hidden in the valley, as beautiful as a paradise.
Even without the hive, it's still a win! In the summer, she can come pick peaches!
How many peaches can such a large peach orchard produce?
But the worker bees did not disappoint her. As they moved deeper into the valley, the buzzing became louder and louder.
From a distance, Su Heng saw a large beehive half a person's height hanging vaguely in a stone cave on one side of the mountain wall.
There are abundant sources of nectar nearby, so the population must be quite large.
Su Heng was excited, but she didn't dare to get too close. She couldn't take down such a large beehive by herself without protective tools.
After silently noting down the location, Su Heng decided to go back and think of a solution.
Seeing that it was still early, Su Heng wandered around the valley again.
Many valuable medicinal herbs prefer shade and moisture. She searched for them for a long time in the shady valley and actually got some.
Not far away there is a field of tender green small-leaf grass, which looks a bit like clover from a distance.
They all have thin rhizomes with a bunch of grass, but the lower end of this leaf is heart-shaped and the edges are serrated.
This is the leaf of Codonopsis pilosula!
Su Heng walked over quickly and carefully dug out a plant with a branch to check. The root of the plant was conical and the surface was gray-blue.
There are ring marks, and there are raised stem scars and buds on the head of the root. It is definitely Codonopsis pilosula!
I don’t know how long it has been growing. Maybe the villagers don’t know the herbs, or maybe this place is hidden and hard to find.
In short, there is a large field of Codonopsis pilosula in this valley.
Any medicinal herb with the word "ginseng" in its name won't be cheap. With so many of them, I'm going to make a fortune!
Su Heng smiled with her eyes curved, squatted on the ground and started digging Codonopsis pilosula.
She picked up the older ones first and could sense that the aroma of those older ones was purer.
Not only that, she actually absorbed a trace of pure wood energy from some Codonopsis pilosula!
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