When they were almost found, Xiaoman looked at her sister and said, "Don't mention the ginseng if you see it again later."
"Why? Didn't we come in to gather herbs?"
"You have already picked three ginseng roots."
The older sister remembered what Xiaoman had said in the hot spring, and what Naonao and Tengteng had said. "Mother, is ginseng really that hard to find?"
"Hmm. Especially those that are four or five hundred years old. You're already lucky to have found three at once. If you find any more, that would be too incredible."
The older sister understood. "Then...then I'll come in and collect it again when I need it later."
"Um."
"How about we give one of those three ginseng roots to Grandma Lü, one to my grandma, and one to my maternal grandpa, okay?" Xiaoman's dad doted on his children. Every time Xiaoman took the children back home, her dad would hold her tightly and wouldn't let go.
"good."
"Oh no! That's not right. Grandpa Shang and Grandpa Guo haven't picked one yet." The older sister looked at Xiaoman and asked, "Mom, can I pick one more? Just one?"
"You don't need to worry about your Grandpa Shang and your Grandpa Guo. Your mother still has a few left."
"Oh. Then I'll come in to collect when I need to."
"Um."
Xiao Hei had just arrived with Xiao Man and her sister in his car. The younger brother ran over. "Mom, sister, we found ginseng!"
The older sister's eyes immediately crinkled with laughter. "Mother, the older brothers and younger brothers have also found ginseng."
Xiaoman thought to herself: "This wicked God is alright, at least he knows how to cover things up." But then...
Xiaoman was both amused and exasperated when her younger brother took out the ginseng.
The older sister looked at what was in her younger brother's hand. "Little brother, is this ginseng?"
"Yes. My brothers said so."
The older sister looked at Xiaoman. "Mother, is this ginseng?"
"Hmm." Xiaoman looked at the tiny ginseng in her younger brother's hand. "This ginseng has only grown for a few years."
The older sister tugged at the ginseng in her younger brother's hand: "Little brother, this ginseng is too small, isn't it? Little brother, let's plant it back."
"Okay." The younger brother also thought the ginseng was too small: "I just wanted you and Mother to see it. Sister, where did Mother take you to play?"
While helping her younger brother plant ginseng, the older sister told him where Xiaoman had taken her to play.
Nao Nao and Tengteng picked a basket of medicine. Xiao Man looked at it. Sure enough, after she dragged her sister away, the medicine Nao Nao and Tengteng picked wasn't as miraculous.
When Nao Nao saw that Xiao Man and her sister had returned, she asked Zuo Zuo and You You to set up the pot: "Mom, Tengteng, Lü Hui, and I are going to get some things."
"Um."
When the older sister heard that Nao Nao and his brother were going hunting, she said, "Brother Nao Nao, why don't you hunt a pheasant? I said last night that I was going to roast a chicken for the old wolf."
Nao Nao: "Okay."
Upon hearing this, the wolf ran over and nuzzled against his sister. Spending more time with his sister, the wolf became smarter than before.
The older sister patted the old wolf's head: "Good boy."
Old Wolf nuzzled his sister again before chasing after Nao Nao and Tengteng.
A little while later, Nao Nao and Tengteng returned. They brought back three chickens in total. They had all been prepared.
After roasting the chicken, the older sister gave one to the old wolf. The old wolf was so happy that he kept pouncing on his sister.
After dinner, Xiaoman took them for a stroll to the hot springs.
Xiaoman gave Naonao, Tengteng, and Lü Hui some instructions and then took her sister to wander around somewhere else.
Xiaoman didn't return with her sister Da until around three or four in the afternoon.
Nao Nao, Tengteng, Lü Hui, Zuo Zuo, and You You were chatting by the hot spring. The younger brother was playing with the old wolf nearby.
When the wolf saw his sister return, he abandoned his brother and ran over, barking, "Woof! Woof!"
The younger brother ran over with the old wolf: "Mother, sister, you're back?"
Nao Nao and Tengteng also stood up.
"Mmm." Xiaoman rubbed her younger brother's head: "Was the hot spring fun?"
"This is fun. Mom, can you use the vines to hang me up the tree now?"
"Um."
The children were also curious about how Xiaoman did it. Xiaoman demonstrated it to them several times.
The younger brother was overjoyed: "This is so much fun! Sister, do you want to play?"
The older sister was inwardly opposed. But... she looked at Xiaoman.
Xiaoman raised an eyebrow.
My older sister immediately said, "Yes, I want to play too. Mom, can you tease me too? Hehe..."
After teaching the children how to use vines to hang people up trees, Xiaoman then taught them how to save themselves once they were hung up.
After teaching them, Xiaoman had them practice.
The children are very clever. They learned it after practicing four or five times. Zuo Zuo, You You, and their older and younger siblings are younger and weaker. Xiao Man focused on having them practice how to save themselves.
Everyone had mastered it by the time it got dark. Including my older sister.
Xiaoman spent two more days with Naonao and Tengteng gathering herbs in the mountains. However, Xiaoman didn't manage anything during those two days and didn't follow them around. Whenever Naonao and Tengteng started gathering herbs, Xiaoman would drag her older sister away.
On the third day, Xiaoman led everyone down the mountain.
When Xiaoman got home, she found that Han Bin was still there.
The older sister was overjoyed to see Han Bin. "Dad, Dad, are you reluctant to part with us?"
Han Bin picked up his sister. "Yes. Dad wants to wait for you to come back before leaving." Han Bin calculated the time; if they traveled day and night, they could arrive on time if they set off tomorrow. So Han Bin planned to leave tomorrow. "Did you gather the herbs?"
"We found it."
The younger brother also came over and hugged Han Bin's leg: "Dad, my sister is amazing."
Han Bin picked up his younger brother as well. "Really?"
"Yes. My sister found three big ginseng roots all by herself. It took the six of us to find one tiny ginseng root. Dad, that day..." The younger brother recounted what happened in the mountains to Han Bin.
After listening, Han Bin looked at Xiao Man.
Xiaoman was quite helpless. She had originally wanted her older sister to earn her own travel expenses through her own labor. But...
On the other side, Grandma Lü looked at the ginseng in Lü Hui's hand. "You said you found three ginseng roots like this as soon as you went up the mountain?"
"Hmm." Lü Hui handed the ginseng in his hand to Grandma Lü: "All three were found by my sister."
Grandma Lü exclaimed, "Sister, your luck is just too good!"
"That's right. All of us combined aren't as lucky as my sister alone."
Grandma Lü smiled and said, "That little girl looks like she's destined for good fortune. No, I can't just take her things for nothing." Grandma Lü took a jade pendant out of the box. "Aren't you going to your Aunt Xiaoman's house for dinner later?"
"Um."
Grandma Lü gave the jade pendant to Lü Hui. "Please give this to my sister for me."
"good."
On the other side, the older sister, younger brother, and Han Bin talked for a while before running off to find Lao Shang and Lao Guo.
After his sister and brother left, Han Bin followed Xiaoman back to their room.
Xiaoman looked at Han Bin. "Why haven't you left yet?" Their original plan was for Han Bin to leave first after handing over his work, and then Xiaoman would catch up with them.
Han Bin looked at Xiaoman and said, "I want to wait for you to come back so we can go together."
Xiaoman smiled. "Then let's ride Xiao Hei first. Uncle Guo, Uncle Shang, and Xiao Qin can drive there slowly. We can let Nao Nao and Tengteng go after we've settled in."
Han Bin thought so too. "Okay." But... thinking about how his daughter found three large ginseng roots as soon as she went up the mountain, "Xiaoman, do you think if we let my sister go with Naonao and Tengteng to the Beijing Military Region to find us, will Naonao and Tengteng miss their chance to gain experience?"
Xiaoman got a headache as soon as she heard this. Given how much God loved his lazy daughter…
On one hand, Han Bin felt that with his older sister around, Naonao and Tengteng wouldn't have a chance to learn new skills. On the other hand, he didn't want to be separated from his chubby daughter for so long. "How about we take our daughter with us first?"
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