On the way back, Li Yan felt that it was still early, so she led her cousin to Mount Mao. Li Yan said to Daya, "Sister, let's go for a walk on the mountain!"
Daya nodded: "Then wait for me, I'll go home and get a backpack." She had originally planned to go to the mountain to cut some grass for the pigs, and now was the perfect time.
Daya quickly went home to get a sickle and a backpack, and the three of them went into the mountains.
Walking along the path into the mountains, Daya found a place with lush green grass, put down her backpack and started working.
My little cousin was squatting on the side, busy picking flowers and plants.
Li Yan didn't find anything that could be sold along the way, and she couldn't help feeling disappointed. She said something to Daya without giving up, and turned to go in another direction.
After walking south for about half a minute, when Li Yan was feeling lost, she caught a glimpse of a large patch of lush green fruits out of the corner of her eye. When she got closer, she saw that they were Forsythia suspensa.
Forsythia is a traditional Chinese medicine that can reduce swelling, disperse nodules, clear away heat and detoxify. It is a widely used traditional Chinese medicine.
In modern times, Li Yan, as a college student working to alleviate poverty, once led villagers to plant Forsythia suspensa, which greatly increased the villagers' income at that time.
Li Yan couldn't help but get excited. It was the time to pick the forsythia, so she turned around and went to find Daya.
Li Yan walked back and found Daya rushing towards her with an anxious look on her face. Only when she saw Li Yan did she breathe a sigh of relief: "You scared me to death! You've been gone for a long time and you haven't come back!"
Seeing that her cousin's forehead was covered with sweat due to anxiety, Li Yan immediately explained: "I just found this over there." After speaking, she opened her palm, and there was a green fruit lying inside.
Daya asked curiously, "What is this?"
Li Yan smiled mysteriously: "This is a heat-clearing and detoxifying herb called Forsythia suspensa. Doctors use it to treat colds!"
When Daya heard that it was a medicinal herb and could cure diseases, she couldn't help but feel a little puzzled. Although Erya knew more than her and could read and write, she couldn't help but feel puzzled about whether it was a medicinal herb.
Seeing that Sister Daya didn't seem to trust her very much, Li Yan didn't force it.
At this moment, Maomao, who had been playing nearby, suddenly ran over, with his pockets bulging with red fruits.
She ran in front of the two of them and spread out her little hands: "Sister, look at the mountain red I just picked up."
Li Yan picked one up, wiped it with her clothes and took a bite. She frowned because it was so sour.
The child looked at her face twisted with sourness, laughed, and took one to taste.
Seeing Maomao drooling with his tiny teeth, Li Yan felt a toothache.
The children in the village don’t usually have any snacks to eat, so they can eat these wild fruits from the mountains with relish.
She patted her cousin's little head lovingly and said, "This fruit isn't ripe yet. I'll bring you here to pick it when it's ripe. I'll make you some sweet fruit then."
When the little cousin heard that there was sweet fruit to eat, his eyes lit up and his face was full of anticipation: "Sister, you must keep your word!"
Li Yan laughed: "Of course!"
The children cheered and jumped down the mountain with their sisters.
After they came down the mountain, it was already late, so they went home.
Li Yan first went to her mother's room to ask Lin what she wanted to eat for lunch.
"Just heat up the steamed buns from this morning and make do with them."
Li Yan shook her head and said to Lin: "Mom, you are pregnant now and need to supplement your nutrition. How can you just deal with it?"
After hearing her say this, Lin no longer insisted: "Then you can do whatever you want!"
Li Yan returned to the kitchen and saw five eggs in the basket that her grandmother had brought over. She immediately made a bowl of egg noodles.
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