She'll sell them as soon as she digs them up, and that'll be a good opportunity to see if they're the ingredients for a dish. As for the ginseng and lingzhi, she'll keep them, and she'll keep whatever else she finds later.
Before she could even examine it, Xia Hua had already dug out the ginseng and given it to her. So she had to give up and check it later. She put the ginseng in the warehouse and the two continued on their way.
Before nightfall, the two of them each found a ginseng and a few poisonous herbs, but they didn't sell them and put them directly into the warehouse.
"Huahua, it's already dark. Let's just grab something to eat. Don't bother cooking; it's troublesome and a waste of time." This is probably the deepest part of the area, and the air is extremely humid. If we weren't wearing boots but embroidered shoes, we would have been soaked through long ago.
The ground was covered with thick moss, as were the stones. If you weren't careful, you would slip and fall. Even the base of the big trees was covered with moss. The two of them dared not separate, for fear that if they separated, it would be difficult to find each other again.
It's really hard to find here. Besides the tall trees, there are also tall weeds and rocks, and you can hear an echo when you shout.
Xia Hua nodded, "Let's eat in the tree. That tree is big and tall." Apart from snakes, no other animals will climb up there, so it's safer than down below.
Climbing trees really wears out your pants. If you weren't using work pants, but cloth pants instead, you don't know how many pairs would be ruined.
Although it was only an afternoon, there were already several snake corpses in her warehouse; they had avoided the larger animals.
"Okay!" The two climbed the tree. The branches were thick enough that they could lie down without any problem. After taking out the basin and washing themselves, they started eating. Xia Hua ate bread and milk, while An Shuyi ate snacks.
I've been eating porridge and meat for the past few days, and haven't had any snacks. Now I'm starting to crave them.
After dinner, she tied her body to the tree with a rope to prevent herself from falling, and then went to sleep. She used to sleep very soundly, but Hua Hua said she hadn't been sleeping well these past few days, so she thought it was better to stay tied up to avoid falling while sleeping too soundly.
Only after lying down did she remember that she hadn't checked what items could be purchased from the lotus petal orchids she had sold before. But sleepiness overcame her, and she could only decide to check tomorrow; nothing was more important than sleep.
The night passed quickly. When they heard the roars of animals, the two opened their eyes and looked at the animals under the tree. A tiger was hunting a wild boar. An Shuyi untied the rope binding her and watched with great interest.
"Huahua, let's walk around the neighborhood later. Can we find a bear? I want to eat bear paws."
"Are you hungry?" Xia Hua asked.
"Hmm, I'm hungry. I've never eaten bear paw before, and I don't know if it tastes good, but it sounds delicious. When I get back, I'll buy some bird's nest, the best kind, so I can nourish myself properly."
"Okay, we'll buy it when we get back. As for the bear paws, we'll see if we can find any bears later." She hadn't seen a black bear in this jungle yet, but she had seen plenty of tigers, leopards, and wild boars.
"Go wash up first. You can't eat bird's nest or bear paw now. Have some bread, I'll boil some eggs, and get two cartons of milk. We'll eat lunch later."
During her stay in the canteen these past few days, she has seen many of the village women cook, and she has even tried it herself. She can easily stir-fry a few simple dishes.
"I'll wash right now." She took out the basin, poured in water, and started washing up. Her bath tub was filled with water, so washing up was no problem. Hua Hua used bottled water for cooking.
After they finished eating breakfast and the tigers below had finished foraging, they climbed down the tree and continued searching for flowers, plants, and bears in the surrounding area.
"Huahua, I see a tea tree, let's go take a look." An Shuyi looked at the tea tree in the distance. She still had a little too little tea in her warehouse. It would be even better if she could find another one.
Xia Hua looked at the place she was referring to and saw a tree. As for whether it was a tea tree, she wasn't sure, since the tea tree was quite tall and the leaves on it were all old. However, she didn't say anything and led the way. When they got closer, they realized that it really was a tea tree.
An Shuyi placed her hand on it, "Hey, Huahua, this is actually the mother tree of Da Hong Pao, two thousand taels, five hundred taels more expensive than the last one, let's dig it up and plant it."
The last Da Hong Pao mother tree wasn't as big as this one, and it was quite wilted. We didn't even know if it would survive. But this one is different. It's not only tall, but it's also very vibrant. It will definitely survive. We'll plant it in the yard, and we can pick it as soon as it sprouts.
Da Hong Pao tea leaves, even a tael can sell for a lot of money. If we can't finish drinking them, we can sell them. Hmm, that's a good idea. When we find other precious tea trees in the future, we can plant two more in the yard. We can drink them and sell them. It's killing two birds with one stone.
"Okay, but I'll plant them, don't interfere." She had no hope for what Shushu planted, and was really afraid that she would kill the two thousand taels of tea trees.
"Don't worry, I know my place and won't do anything. Now hurry up and dig. It's a pity the leaves are all old, otherwise we could pick them and process them into tea." After saying that, he took out a hoe and started digging.
Since we want to keep it for planting, we can't break too many roots. If we break a few, it can still be planted.
They finally unearthed the tea tree around noon, both of them covered in sweat. "Shushu, put the tea tree in the warehouse, let's find a place to cook."
"good."
The two of them found a relatively flat spot, took out the portable gas stove, a table, a cutting board, a basin, put a pot on it, steamed a few buns, and An Shuyi bought pork, carrots, eggs, tomatoes, washed them clean, chopped them, and started stir-frying.
Once the food is cooked, place it on the table. Clean up any unused items and put them back in the warehouse, leaving only a table, two stools, and two bowls. Then start eating. After finishing, wash the bowls and put them back in the warehouse.
The two rested for a while before continuing on their way.
"Huahua, have we reached the end? It doesn't feel as damp here as it was at noon." The moss here is no longer there, but green grass with a few unidentified little flowers mixed in.
Along the way, they didn't find any precious flowers or plants. At noon, they could find a few poisonous plants, but after the ground turned into small grass, they couldn't find any more.
“Let’s walk a little further and see if we’ve reached the end,” Xia Hua said.
Looking around, the trees weren't as tall as before, but they were very lush, and you could occasionally see a few fruit trees.
The two were too lazy to look for anything else and kept walking forward. They could still see animals, such as wild boars, roe deer, pheasants, and rabbits, but they didn't fight them and just kept going.
After passing through the woods, they found themselves facing a cliff. "Huahua, this place is really high. It's impossible for anyone else to enter our village from here."
Looking down from here, all you can see is green; nothing else. Below the cliff are rocks. This is only possible on a good day; if the weather is bad, you probably won't see anything at all.
"It's impossible to get in. Our village is in a really good location, but it's a bit small. If we had a few thousand more acres, we could turn it into a small town, and that wouldn't be a problem." But that was just a thought. Even if we really had a few thousand acres, she wouldn't do it.
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