Chapter 35 Spices
Compared to yesterday, the stream was not as turbulent today, but it was still muddy.
Wan Qiqi picked crabs along the stream, but as she went upstream, they became fewer and fewer, so she had to turn over stones to find them.
She accidentally found another leech, which startled her so much that she took several steps back.
Damn it, I'm not even afraid of the plague, why would I be afraid of a leech like you?
After cursing under her breath, Wan Qiqi composed herself and went up to continue turning over stones.
One, two, three...
With each stone turned over, one or two leeches were wriggling around. The number of large crabs was decreasing, while the number of stone crabs was increasing, and their size was getting smaller and smaller.
Wan Qiqi gave up after flipping through the pages, deciding to let the crabs grow a little longer.
Over this period of time, although I have been using it, I have accumulated some money. The amount currently displayed in the mall is 3 taels and 336 coins.
This amount is neither high nor low; it's enough to support an average family for almost a year, but not enough to buy much medicine to treat patients.
Sunlight filtered through the leaves and fell on Wan Qiqi.
With a "choke," Wan Qiqi couldn't help but rub her nose, and then sneezed several more times.
Have you caught a cold?
She was a little depressed.
Once outside the riverbed, weeds grew rampant, trees flourished, and cicadas chirped everywhere.
Wan Qiqi glanced around, preparing to look for Chen Yongxing.
[Ding! Natural edible dogwood discovered!]
Wan Qiqi was startled by the system notification.
Cornus officinalis?
She looked around and finally found the place marked with a color by the system.
After walking over, Wan Qiqi felt that the system wanted to stab her to death.
The branches of the dogwood tree were covered in thorns, making it impossible to reach them, but the bright red fruit looked very beautiful.
Wan Qiqi chose a spot where she could reach the fruit, carefully pulled off a leaf, picked a small fruit, and put it in her mouth.
"Pah!" The next moment, she spat out the dogwood.
"Hahaha, Wan Qiqi, have you lost your mind? Eating Vietnamese peppers directly?"
Wan Qiqi turned around and saw Aunt Zhao laughing heartily. Her face immediately darkened. "What's it to you? Mind your own business!"
She suddenly remembered that in ancient times, before chili peppers existed, people used dogwood as a substitute, so it was normal for it to make their mouths burn.
Aunt Zhao rolled up her sleeves and walked over. She gently bumped into Wan Qiqi, pushing her aside, and stood in that spot to pick all the dogwood berries she could and put them into her basket.
Although there weren't many dishes at home that used "Yue peppers," she felt quite comfortable as long as it annoyed Wan Qiqi.
Wan Qiqi was annoyed to see that Aunt Zhao had picked all the dogwood berries she could get. She wondered what she had done to offend Aunt Zhao so much that she had to snatch even a dogwood berry.
However, she did not intend to pick and sell the dogwood, because she had just heard a system notification that it cost 27 coins per pound.
Isn't it a good deal to forage for wild vegetables at this price?
Why provoke a tree covered in thorns?
But she hadn't had spicy food in a long time, so she wanted to bring some back and make some dogwood sauce to add some spiciness to her life.
Let's do it!
Wan Qiqi picked up a twig, stood at a distance, and tapped it on the dogwood tree.
The dogwood leaves fell to the ground with a soft rustling sound, some even along with their branches.
Just as she was about to pick them up, Aunt Zhao returned, bringing Aunt Fengxian with her, and they picked up all the dogwood berries that she had just knocked down.
"You guys..." Wan Qiqi was so angry she was speechless.
Aunt Zhao glanced at Wan Qiqi, then walked away triumphantly with Aunt Fengxian.
Aunt Fengxian turned around and asked softly, "Sister-in-law, is this really a good thing for us?"
"What are you afraid of? With me here, she won't dare to do anything to you!" Aunt Zhao put her hands on her hips, a smug smile on her face. "Wan Qiqi has finally met her match. Heaven really has eyes."
Wan Qiqi was bending down to pick up the leftover dogwood berries on the ground, not paying any attention to Aunt Zhao.
She felt that she would rather make more money than argue.
[Ding! Natural Sichuan peppercorns detected!]
Wan Qiqi stopped and looked up at the strings of red Sichuan peppercorns above her head, her eyes lighting up.
Sichuan peppercorn!
Wan Qiqi could almost taste the numbing sensation of Sichuan peppercorns in her mouth, and images of various dishes made with Sichuan peppercorns flashed through her mind.
However, a problem arose: the pepper tree was too tall for her to reach!
After hesitating for a while, she chose to climb the tree!
Then I heard Aunt Zhao laugh several times, "Oh dear, if you can't climb trees, don't embarrass yourself here! If you fall from the tree, no one will take care of you!"
Wan Qiqi was stuck between the trees, neither up nor down, and gave Aunt Zhao a disapproving look.
Is this person so free?
"Aunt Zhao, I just saw Da Hu catching an eight-legged worm, and it looks like he was bitten by one."
"Oh my god, that heartless bastard!" Aunt Zhao ran away immediately upon hearing that her son was in trouble, without even noticing who the person who came was.
Wan Qiqi looked down at the person standing on the ground, and after a long while said, "Why don't you help me out?"
Chen Yongxing was impressed by his sister-in-law's behavior; she couldn't climb trees but had gone up one anyway. Somewhat reluctantly, he rescued her from the tree. "Sister-in-law, do you want to pick Sichuan peppercorns?"
"Yes, pick some for me." Wan Qiqi didn't just want a little; she wanted a lot.
She didn't intend to sell it to the mall; she wanted to keep it for herself.
Sichuan peppercorns are a great thing; they have many uses.
Chen Yongxing quickly climbed the tree and began putting handfuls of peppercorns into the basket.
When Wan Qiqi saw this, she realized how weak she was.
We have Sichuan peppercorns, but it would be great if we had some other spices too!
As Wan Qiqi was thinking, the system notification sounded again.
[Ding! Natural bay leaf detected!]
[Ding! Natural star anise found!]
"Sister-in-law, let me take it down so you can pick it." Chen Yongxing felt that the basket was full of branches and leaves and wanted Wan Qiqi to take it from the ground.
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