After following him through several alleys before arriving at a familiar path, Lin Wanwan hurriedly thanked him.
"Thank you, Brother Li. Fortunately, Brother Li led the way for me, otherwise I would have to wander around for who knows how long!"
"You're welcome. The road here is easy to remember. You'll remember it if you walk it a few times."
"Okay, Brother Li, take care!"
Shen Li waved at her and strode home.
Lin Wanwan was happy all the way there, there was nothing she could do, she just liked this type of person. Although she had never been in love before, she had a chance now, and she had to get him no matter what!
She was absent-minded the whole time, and when she came to her senses, she realized that she had taken the wrong road again! She had no choice but to mark the way with her sickle and walk back slowly.
There are too many weeds nearby, and some plants cannot be distinguished at all. However, the tree behind the weeds looks familiar, and there are small red fruits hanging on it.
She took great effort to clear the area, but didn't find any poisonous snakes or insects. She bravely moved closer and picked a few bunches to take a look.
Each string was hung with bright red beads. There was a special fragrance, fragrant and spicy. She crushed one and tasted it with the tip of her tongue. Hiss, so spicy! Her eyes lit up. This is dogwood! In ancient times, there was no pepper, so dogwood was used to replace the spicy taste, and it could also be used as a medicinal material.
She was overjoyed and stretched her claws towards the dogwood trees, starting to pluck them fiercely. She picked all the dogwoods that could be reached, and her backpack was already filled with most of them. The rest she couldn't reach, so she went back to ask Lin Huzi to help her pick them. The young boy was not very old, but he was very tall.
She put the basket on her back, memorized the place carefully, and started walking back. Maybe she was just too lucky today, but she found another wild angelica bush within a dozen meters!
Angelica sinensis is a perennial herbaceous plant of the Apiaceae family, with cylindrical roots, branched, and yellow-brown in color. The stems are erect, green-white or purple with deep grooves, and the leaves are pinnately divided, purple or green.
But they cannot be picked now. She has to cut off the above-ground parts, dry them for a few days, and then dig them up. This will also be a good opportunity to dry the seeds together so that she can plant them in the space later!
She started to work immediately. She became more and more excited as she cut the grass. She had no choice but to work hard to become a landlord's wife and live a retired life. If she could find a handsome guy as her partner, her life would be more and more promising.
After mowing, clean up the area, put the branches and leaves aside to dry, and come back again after a while.
After walking forward for a while, she saw the road leading up the mountain. It turned out that she had taken the wrong path.
I walked to the two hawthorn trees with ease. Before I got there, I saw a man lying under the trees and sleeping with a book on his face, probably because he was too blinded by the sunlight.
Judging from his figure and clothes, he looked like Shen Mo. Lin Wanwan picked a grass, walked to his side, and used the grass to tickle his ear.
Shen Mo raised his hand and waved, then suddenly jumped up and slapped his ears, then he saw Lin Wanwan with a smirk on his face.
He straightened his robe and bowed to her, "Aunt Lin!"
"Hey, nephew, what are you doing here?"
Shen Mo had some reflex when he heard the word "nephew". He clenched his fists twice, then slowly loosened them. He said with a straight face, "I saw you coming to pick these mountain reds a few days ago. Today they are all sold out. I guess there must be not much left. We picked a basket and wait for you to take it away."
Lin Wanwan saw that there was indeed a big basket next to him, which was full of hawthorns. These kids were really thoughtful.
"That's great! I just picked some dogwood over there and found a piece of angelica. Would you help me dig some angelica later?"
Shen Mo stared at her quietly for a while, then bowed to Lin Wanwan, "Yulin and I would like to thank Aunt Lin! This time you helped us sell medicine and solved our urgent needs. In the future, just tell us anything!"
Lin Wanwan nodded, "I know you need money to study, so you don't have to be polite to me. It's a pity that women can't be officials, and the academy doesn't accept women, otherwise I would go to study!"
Shen Mo was stunned for a moment, then said, "How difficult is that? If you just want to learn to read and write, you can go to the academy in our village. Go and tell Master Lin, he should be able to accept you."
"Really? That's great! I really want to learn how to read. It would be really troublesome to do business without knowing how to read!"
"Just recognizing words?"
"Yes, I know a little bit of arithmetic. Your brother said today that he would take me to practice it again during the autumn harvest."
When she thought of Chen Li, she couldn't help but feel happy, with a smile on her face.
Shen Mo looked at Lin Wanwan like this and clenched the book in his hand, "Did you go to see my brother today?"
"Ah? No, I just met him at the village chief's house. I don't want your mother to scold him again. After all, he is an adult now."
Shen Mo said coldly: "Don't listen to Lin Xiangqiao's nonsense. My mother doesn't usually scold my brother. At most, she would just give him a few words of advice."
He found a flat place, picked up the gravel, picked up a branch and swept it flat, then waved to Lin Wanwan.
"Come here, don't you want to learn to read? I'll teach you first."
Lin Wanwan was originally cursing Lin Xiangqiao in her heart, but when she heard Shen Mo calling her, she immediately became interested and hurried over.
Shen Mo brought the Analects with him today. He turned back to the first page and picked out some simple ones to teach her.
"The Master said: 'To learn with a view to applying what one has learned from time to time, is it not a pleasure? To have friends come from afar, is it not a joy? To be not angry when people do not know one, is it not a sign of a gentleman? Look at this word 'zi', which means son, father, son, and student. Take a look at it and write it on the ground yourself."
Lin Wanwan listened to his clear, low voice and found it particularly pleasant, and she began to recognize his words unconsciously.
The characters here are not much different from those in China. Although I can understand some of them, I always forget the strokes when writing. But I can finally confirm that I am not illiterate.
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