After they finished their lunch and cleared away the dishes, Li Yan went next door and called Daya to accompany her up the mountain to pick forsythia.
Daya entrusted Maomao to Lin's care. Seeing that his sisters were unwilling to take him with them, the little guy grabbed Daya's sleeve and refused to let go.
Li Yan coaxed him, "Maomao, be obedient and stay home with your aunt. I'll buy you some meat patties tomorrow!"
Finally, Maomao agreed to stay at home after being tempted by Roupianzi.
The sun was scorching at noon, so the two of them hurried into the forest and followed a path into the mountains. The trees that covered the sky blocked out the scorching sun.
After walking for half a minute, they arrived at the forsythia plantation, where the green fruits swayed in the wind.
Because no one was picking the fruits, the forsythia trees were full of fruits. The two of them each found a tree and started working. When they had picked about ten pounds, Li Yan called Daya to stop.
Daya was puzzled: "It's still early, so why don't we pick them?"
Li Yan explained, "These are enough for now. I plan to take them to the herbalist in town tomorrow to ask. If they really want them, we can call others to go to the mountain to pick them together."
When Daya heard her cousin say this, she nodded in agreement. She originally didn't believe that this thing could be sold for money.
When they returned home, Daya gave all the lotus leaves in her backpack to Li Yan.
Li Yan took the basket, poured the forsythia into the sieve, and stored it in a cool place. She would take it to the town's pharmacy tomorrow to ask about it.
After cleaning up the forsythia, Li Yan started preparing dinner.
When the family divided up, Li Erlang's family received two stone of wheat, three stone of millet, and one stone of beans.
These are the staple foods at home now. Since the land in our backyard has not been cultivated yet, the vegetables are still bought from the Wu family.
Li Yan had just cooked the millet porridge when Daya brought her the radishes and cabbages that Wu had just picked.
Li Yan took the vegetables, selected three radishes, washed them clean and cut them into shreds quickly. In a moment, the cold shredded radish was ready. It was refreshing and appetizing, and went very well with millet porridge.
After preparing the meal, Li Yan started to work in the backyard. Now it was not suitable for Lin to work in the fields, so she had to quickly cultivate the backyard and plant radishes, cabbages, onions and garlic.
It was not until sunset that Lin came to call Li Yan to eat. Li Yan then stopped turning the soil and went to wash her hands and face in the basin.
At this time, Li Erlang had returned. He had been copying books all day and was sitting at the table looking a little tired.
Lin helped the father and daughter serve the porridge. Tonight's dinner was very simple, millet porridge with shredded radish and a portion of pickled vegetables pickled by Wu.
The warm porridge slides down the esophagus into the stomach, warming and soothing the body and mind after a day of hard work.
Li Yan was the first to tell the two about the forsythia she picked today.
"If this Forsythia can really be sold for money, we must seize this opportunity!" said Lin.
Lin's words undoubtedly hit the nail on the head. "I plan to go to the town's medicine shop tomorrow to see if they sell it, and then ask what the current market price is for Forsythia."
Lin murmured, "If it's really a medicinal herb, I wonder if your uncle has any connections!"
Li Yan said firmly, "It must be Forsythia suspensa. As for whether the town will accept it, how it will be accepted, and how much it will accept, we are still unsure."
Li Erlang thought for a moment and said, "In that case, I will write a letter to tell your uncle that we have Lianqiao here and see if he has any ideas."
Li Yan stopped him: "Dad, don't worry."
"Why?"
Li Yan explained: "I want to buy this Maoshan first. When we can make the decision on the forsythia on this mountain, it won't be too late to talk to my uncle!"
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