"Okay, then put these in your backpack. We won't be coming here this afternoon anyway."
She put the hazelnuts into her backpack and then carried the things back. The three of them were laughing and preparing to go back along the way. Just as they were going downhill, Song Tangzi noticed a very special small tree with her sharp eyes. The tree was emitting a faint fragrance.
Song Tangzi took a deep sniff and then carefully observed the tree that emitted the fragrance.
The stem is dark purple, with few branches and short stiff hairs, and the leaves are triangular; the blooming flowers are somewhat like dandelions, but the color is white-purple, and the fruits on them are oblong to oval, which is obviously Angelica dahurica.
"Shennong's Herbal Classic" records that Angelica dahurica has a good whitening effect, which is suitable for the five ladies in the family.
Thinking of this, Song Tangzi quickly put down the backpack on his back and walked around the two-meter-high tree.
"Fourth sister, this is Angelica dahurica. It can whiten your skin if you eat it. Let's dig it up this afternoon!"
Song Tanglan looked at the small tree and asked a fatal question. "Can't we just pull it out? There's only one tree like this. Why would I have to make another trip?"
Song Tangzi and Xiaohu felt embarrassed when they heard this. In their impression, herbs were very expensive and few people picked them with bare hands. They usually dug them out with tools.
After thinking it over, he decided to explain. "Why don't you get the tools? It would be a waste if it breaks when you pull it out."
When Song Tanglan heard her younger brother say this, she didn't say anything else. Besides, she was just asking out of curiosity and didn't intend to actually pull it out with her hands.
When they got closer, they found that there was a small slope under the Angelica dahurica tree, and many Angelica dahurica trees grew on the slope. Their attention had been on the top, so they didn't notice the Angelica dahurica below.
Now seeing the number, I think there is no way to get them back unless I go back and get some tools.
"There are so many, can the three of us handle it?"
"Sure, don't worry, Fourth Sister. The root isn't very long, so we can get it back quickly."
"Aunt Lan, I'm very strong, so digging this little bit shouldn't be difficult."
"Okay, then we'll come here to dig in the afternoon and not go anywhere else."
After saying that, he walked away. The smell from the tree was really unpleasant. Song Tangzi got the exact answer and was satisfied. He picked up his backpack and followed him down the mountain.
This time they went down the mountain directly from the back, which was closer to home. However, few people walked on this road, so they needed to use the hatchets in their hands to clear a path.
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After finishing work in the afternoon, they took their tools to the location of the angelica. The soil here was loose, so it didn't take them long to dig it out. However, it was on a slope, so it was a bit difficult to dig.
They need to be very careful, otherwise they might fall down.
"Look, Fourth Sister, I said this one wasn't long. It didn't take Xiaohu and I long to dig it out."
Song Tanglan looked at the younger brother who was begging for praise, and had no choice but to praise them randomly, which only made them feel elated. Then he carefully went down the hill to dig out the rest.
Seeing that both of them had gone down, she didn't just stand there, but found another one and started digging.
There are not many trees here, only six in total. They didn't like the small seedlings that had just grown out, so they only dug up those that were very tall and strong.
Song Tanglan finally dug out one and was about to turn around and sit on the ground to rest for the night, but she didn't expect that there were too many leaves under her butt where she was sitting, and she slipped down all of a sudden.
Fortunately, the slope was not high, so she didn't feel anything when she slid to the bottom. It was just like riding a slide, except that her clothes were a little dirty.
"Fourth sister, are you okay?"
"It's okay, it's just like riding a slide."
Seeing her jumping around and brushing the dust off her clothes, the two men followed her example, sitting on the leaves and sliding down.
"Fourth sister, this is quite fun!"
"This is just average. It's easy to get clothes dirty. Skiing in winter will be more fun." Xiaohu patted the dirt off his clothes and said proudly.
I thought about how he had to be very careful when walking outside every winter to avoid slipping. When the snow piled up thickly, he could even slide on the snow pile. At that time, he was wearing thick clothes and didn't feel any pain at all.
Now they are only wearing a thin pair of pants. If they slide a few more times, the pants will definitely be torn.
"Is it so interesting? What a pity, I haven't seen snow yet!" Song Tangzi said with longing in his eyes.
"How interesting is it? I have to stay at home every day and can't go out. Moreover, I have to sweep the snow every day. It's very tiring." Xiaohu really didn't understand the yearning in his eyes. He always felt that winter was troublesome and it was easy to catch a cold.
Moreover, we ate the same dishes throughout the entire winter. In addition, before the food distribution, there was not much food, and we would eat less in winter, so we were not full every day.
There are only two meals a day in winter, and Xiaohu feels that winter is torture.
But Song Tangzi had never experienced these things, so he didn't know how unbearable snowy days were. Now he only longed for the white snow. Being able to lie on it would probably make him very happy.
"Okay, you two, stop comparing yourself here. Hurry up and dig. If you get back late later, you can't blame me for getting beaten."
Song Tanglan used the weeds beside him for leverage and climbed up to the place where the angelica was growing. Then he picked up the tools inserted in the soil and started digging bit by bit.
After each person dug two, they finally finished digging. Song Tanglan just climbed up and kept looking at the two people who were still cleaning up the mess. She looked around boredly, but just this one glance made her eyes widen.
Because she saw a three-meter-long and thick snake underneath where they had just slid down, and judging from the pattern on it, it was obviously poisonous.
This frightened Song Tanglan so much that he took a few steps back and said in horror.
"Hurry up and grab your things and run! There's a snake down there, and it's a poisonous one. Hurry up and run."
After Song Tanglan finished speaking, she picked up the backpack and hurried forward. When the two little guys heard her frightened voice, they looked at her curiously. But this one look scared the two little guys. They didn't continue to pick up the angelica plants, but just picked up the backpack, picked up the angelica and ran away.
The three of them ran as if they were running for their lives, and looked back from time to time to see if the snake was chasing them. They only breathed a sigh of relief when they finally ran to the bottom of the mountain.
"It's a good thing you found it, Fourth Sister. If it had climbed up, we would have been in trouble."
Xiaohu was also patting his chest constantly at this time. It seemed that the shock just now had frightened all three of them.
"Oh my god, I've never seen such a big snake. Luckily it didn't come out when it slid down just now. I won't dare to go there again next time."
When Song Tanglan heard what Xiaohu said, she nodded quickly. She was even more afraid of the mountains at this moment. After all, she was a girl and was most afraid of such soft and slippery things. She had been running in the mountains during this period and had never encountered a snake, which made her feel a little dizzy.
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