Chapter 54 Wild Lettuce
The early bird catches the worm.
As dawn broke, the villagers of Lianhua Village were already up and working.
"Yongliang, where are you going?" Wang had just lit the fire in the kitchen when she saw Chen Yongliang walking out.
Chen Yongliang turned around and smiled, "Mother, I'm going to Doctor Sun's medicine hut!" He was excited all night about being able to learn from Doctor Sun.
On my first day assisting Physician Sun, I naturally had to perform well.
Seeing him rush out, Wang couldn't help but sigh, "What kind of behavior is this, all this haste and impatience?"
"Mother, let him be! He's still young." Wan Qiqi yawned and stared blankly at the courtyard.
During the pandemic, she had been getting up early all the time. She had hoped to come back and relax, but she would wake up at the appointed time and couldn't fall back asleep. This damned biological clock!
Seeing that she hadn't stopped yawning, Wang said, "Go back and sleep a little longer. The rice porridge has just started cooking and will take a while!"
"It's okay, I'll just wander around."
When she first transmigrated, she wasn't used to waking up early. Later, she faced patients every day, and now that she can finally wake up early and breathe some fresh air, she doesn't want to go back to lying down!
Actually, she wasn't used to the strong smell of medicine, which made her feel as if the plague wasn't over yet.
Stepping out of the courtyard, a gentle breeze caressed me, and a chill began to set in.
Many villagers on both sides of the river were busy working, their backs bent over.
Someone saw Wan Qiqi on the muddy road, looked up to greet her, and smiled.
Wan Qiqi was used to everyone's disdain for her, and now she was a little unaccustomed to the villagers' enthusiasm.
But this is the real her!
"Sister-in-law Chen, shall we pick water celery together? The water celery tastes so good right now!" Lin Zhaodi grabbed a handful of water celery, tucked a stray hair behind her ear, and smiled sincerely.
Wan Qiqi's gaze quickly fell on Lin Zhaodi, and she smiled faintly, "No, you can pick them!" This is the villagers' food, and she doesn't need to steal it.
To her, these water celery pods meant nothing; there must be something more to her liking on the mountain.
After breakfast, Li Chongniang got out of bed and saw Wan Qiqi carrying a basket on her back. She asked, "Are you going up the mountain?"
"Hmm." Wan Qiqi turned around, asking with some doubt, "Is there a problem?"
Li Chongniang reminded her, "There are few things to find on the mountain now. If you want to dig for wild vegetables, you can go to the riverbank."
"It's alright, I'll go take a look first." Wan Qiqi didn't care. In her understanding, there should be plenty of food on the mountain during the transition from autumn to winter, but people in ancient times didn't know that.
Compared to trying new things, people in ancient times preferred to seek out things they already knew, at least they wouldn't lose their lives by eating the wrong thing.
But for Wan Qiqi, a modern person, there's nothing in the mountains that a modern person wouldn't dare to eat.
Seeing that her reminders were ineffective, Li Chongniang didn't want to get involved anymore, nor could she, and silently walked towards the main room.
Pingping and An'an saw Wan Qiqi about to leave and hurriedly chased after her.
"Mother, where are you going? When are you coming back?" Pingping stared at Wan Qiqi with her big, round eyes, without blinking.
"Mother, can you take me and my brother with you?" An'an was even more direct, hugging Wan Qiqi's leg as if she didn't want her to leave.
Wan Qiqi sighed helplessly, squatted down, and gently stroked the faces of her two little ones. "Mommy will go up the mountain to find you something delicious to eat." She glanced at the sky. "Mommy will be back when the sun is high in the sky, okay?"
Pingping was somewhat skeptical.
An'an let go of Wan Qiqi and stretched out her little hand, "Pinky promise."
Wan Qiqi laughed and gently hooked An'an's finger with her little finger. "Okay, Mom promises to come back soon and bring you delicious food."
The two little ones watched Wan Qiqi and Chen Yongnian's figures gradually disappear into the distance, exchanged a glance, and then sat down under the elm tree with two small stools in their arms, quietly gazing at the entrance to the courtyard.
Li Chongniang glanced at it and said softly, "Two little devils!" As she spoke, a smile curved her lips, and she gently stroked her belly, full of tenderness.
Wan Qiqi and Chen Yongnian soon arrived at the foot of the mountain.
The forest is tinged with autumn colors, the leaves are turning yellow little by little, and the chirping of insects is gradually fading away.
The ground was covered with fallen leaves, and with every step you took, you could hear the sound of leaves breaking.
They hadn't gone far when they could find no trace of human presence, so they ventured into the deep mountains and forests.
Chen Yongnian stopped and turned around. Seeing Wan Qiqi looking around, he said, "Wife, I'm going to chop firewood up ahead. You wander around, but don't go too far."
The weather is getting colder and will only get colder; it won't get warmer anymore. Heating is just as important as food, and he needs to prepare for the winter that is coming soon.
"Okay, go ahead and get busy!" Wan Qiqi didn't notice his gentle gaze. She looked around, hoping to hear a system notification about some good stuff, but she didn't hear it.
Is there really nothing left on the mountain?
She just survived a plague, surely that wouldn't cut off her entire future?
Chen Yongnian didn't say much, wanting to chop more firewood as soon as possible and make more trips.
Wan Qiqi looked around and saw only withered branches and fallen leaves on the ground, which made her feel somewhat depressed.
Surely God wouldn't be this cruel?
She casually kicked a fallen leaf and finally heard the system notification.
[Ding! Natural wild lettuce found!]
Wan Qiqi stared at a small green leaf at her feet, and finally smiled. It turned out that it was all hidden under the leaves!
With hope in her heart, she became more efficient at her work.
With one hand holding a twig to sweep away the leaves, and with the other hand plucking a wild lettuce plant.
Repeating this process over and over, before long, the basket on his back was half full.
[Ding! Three and a half catties of natural wild lettuce, valued at 77 coins. Want to sell?]
【yes! 】
Three and a half catties cost 77 coins, while the mountain lettuce was worth 22 coins per catty!
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