Chapter 31031. Digging and digging in the small garden
Of course.
Sour bamboo shoots need time to ferment. Before he could make the accelerated version with heavy salt and spicy flavor, Zhou Yi was dragged away by Lei Li to do hard labor again.
——Looking for medicinal herbs.
Although the next medicine delivery is in June, many of the herbs that Dr. Cao wants need to be processed in advance.
Plants have six major organs: roots, stems, leaves, flowers, fruits and seeds. Because the medicinal effects of different organs are slightly different, and some medicinal materials only require roots and stems, or only flowers and branches, they need to be classified.
Wash, slice or cut into sections, dry in the sun, protect from moisture and insects, and store in a cool place.
These preliminary work will take a long time before they can be delivered to Doctor Cao and turned into silver and effective prescriptions to cure diseases and save lives.
"I've almost run out of herbs at the foot of the mountain and in the surrounding hills. New ones haven't grown yet. We need to go deeper into the mountains."
Around eight in the morning.
Lei Li and Zhou Yi had already entered the outskirts of the mountains, carrying large backpacks, straw machetes, and straw hats.
This mountain originally had no name.
The river has no name either.
I heard that the old people in the past always called it "Shanlihe" and "Shanlihe", which means "the river flowing out of the mountain". Later, I don't know who heard it wrong, and it became "Sanlihe", and the mountain also became "Sanlishan".
"I don't know how many miles this mountain is, and no one knows, because there are big beasts, bears, and wild boars deep in the mountains."
Lei Li used a grass knife to cut the weeds and clear the way, saying, "A few years ago, a wild boar broke into Gui Fulang's fields. His fields are on the edge of a mountain, and it destroyed a large area of sweet potato fields."
"Gui Fulang stood at the village entrance with his hands on his hips, cursing for three days, insisting that the village chief seek justice for him. The village chief had no choice but to summon the village's strong men to kill the wild boar."
Zhou Yi: "Did you succeed in killing him?"
"It's not that easy."
Lei Li said, "That wild boar was incredibly ferocious, with two long, sharp tusks. It was also incredibly well-fed and strong. Even the big beasts didn't know if they could defeat it, let alone those men."
"Besides, it's not our own farm that's being eaten. Who would compensate us if we got killed by a wild boar? We set off firecrackers a few times and scared the wild boar away."
"I also saw wild boars when I was a child. My grandfather's generation even caught wild boars and ate them."
Zhou Yi nodded and said, "Wild boars are large, strong, and have firm flesh. A pig farmer took a fancy to one, brought men and guns, surrounded the wild boar, and took it back to breed with his sows."
At that time, the people were very simple and honest. Many households in the village had guns. There were even some villages where people fought with guns and the sound of gunfire was heard.
There were also many people who went to catch wild game to eat, but later it was banned, the guns were handed in, and wild game became national protected animals. Even the beautiful mountain flowers could not be picked at will.
Any one of them could be the kind of grass that will get you jailed.
Zhou Yi looked at the mountain that was getting deeper and deeper. It was green everywhere, lush and verdant, as big as an umbrella. The vegetation was much denser than the outer area, and the air was fresher.
The faint sound of birds singing came from the mountain stream, echoing in the valley, melodiously and long.
I just didn't see any pheasants.
Zhou Yi asked, "Last time, we saw pheasants only on the outskirts. Why are there no more when we go deeper?"
"Hide in the bushes."
Lei Li found a five-fingered ginseng tree. It was quite old and hadn't been entangled by the hookworm yet. He called Zhou Yi over to dig it up, saying, "This pheasant is very sneaky. It either flies high up in the trees or hides in the thick grass."
"The last time I found a nest of pheasant eggs was two years ago. There were six in that nest, and the chicks were almost hatched. I had to take them home to hatch and let the mother raise them."
It seems that no one here eats live pearls.
Zhou Yi was thinking while digging, and at the same time listening carefully to the directions, hoping that a pheasant would call, so that he could follow the sound and catch a chicken to stew with mushrooms.
Then he asked, "There are a lot of mushrooms in the mountains, why don't you pick some?"
The mountains were still humid in May, with many fallen leaves and dead branches, which was very suitable for the growth of large fungi. Zhou Yi had seen them several times on the outskirts before.
One time in particular, a large dead tree was covered with mushrooms, which looked cute and delicious.
"I don't recognize it."
Lei Li said confidently, "How would I know which mushrooms are edible and which are not? Doctor Niu doesn't know either. Only a few people in the village can identify them."
“Who would recognize it?”
"Miao Fulang, he makes a living from this. I can't ask for his job."
Lei Li said, "He's a married woman, and her husband doesn't make any money. He has a child and it's hard for him to go out and find a job, so he can only embroider and wash clothes at home."
"But few people in the village are rich enough to hire someone to wash their clothes. They all wash their clothes themselves. His embroidery work is not very good, and it doesn't sell for much money at the market."
"His mother taught him the art of identifying mushrooms, and Miao Fulang relies on this to support Xiaobao."
No wonder.
Zhou Yi clearly saw mushrooms in some places, but they were gone when he came the second time. It turned out that they were picked by Miao Fulang and his friends.
Zhou Yi looked at Lei Li and asked, "Actually, you didn't pick them because you wanted to leave them for Miao Fulang, right?"
“…”
Lei Li looked at him and said, "How do you know? I'm just too lazy to pick them."
"You're not."
Zhou Yi shook his head and said, "Although you look careless, you are very thoughtful. You have been in the mountains for so many years, so you should have a general idea of which fungi are edible and which are not."
"Mushrooms are also drying in Mr. Miao's yard. They're strung together with string and hung on bamboo poles. You often send wild vegetables to Mr. Miao, so you must have noticed them."
Lei Li stared at her for two seconds and said quietly, "It would be great if you could be so understanding in bed. Last time I told you I was going to a brothel, you didn't even notice I was angry."
"I found it."
Zhou Yi blinked and told the truth, "But I don't know why you were angry. You didn't get angry with me, and you didn't make a fuss that night. I thought you had calmed down."
"So why were you angry then?"
If he hadn't kissed him on the mouth out of frustration, Zhou Yi felt he could have gotten angry twice more.
After all, he slept very comfortably that night. Lei Li stayed away from him, did not cling to him like an octopus, and did not try to pull down his pants.
She didn't even put her hands into his clothes to touch or pinch him, then smiled contentedly and said, "My husband, what's wrong with me touching you a few times?"
"You're not happy with me touching you, so why don't you touch me instead?"
He even wanted to take off his clothes, which scared Zhou Yi so much that he immediately covered them up and said righteously, "Staying up late is bad for your health. It's better to go to bed early and get up early."
"You're right, staying up late hurts your kidneys."
Lei Li nodded meaningfully and gave up the idea of making trouble for Zhou Yi.
A living devil.
Zhou Yi sighed inwardly, but his face still had a serious and knowledge-hungry expression.
Lei Li got angry again when she saw him like this. "I'm your husband. If I go to a place like a brothel, you should be furious instead of talking nonsense to me. Do you understand?"
“……?”
Zhou Yi didn't understand, "I'm angry with you, isn't it obvious?"
When he was an instructor, those little bastards clearly said that he was scary when he was angry, and that they were most afraid of him scolding people with a stern face. How come Lei Li wasn't afraid at all?
"If you're angry, kiss me."
Lei Li said confidently, his expression unfazed, "You held me down and told me I couldn't go there anymore. But after that, you still weren't satisfied and wanted to push me onto the bed to vent your anger."
"This is what makes a husband angry."
“…”
After hearing this, Zhou Yi was a little afraid to speak.
He felt that this was not the anger that Lei Li wanted, but that Lei Li wanted to see him make a mistake and then vent his anger on him cruelly.
He was sure of it.
In the end it’s not as simple as just breaking the skin.
Their eyes met.
They looked at each other in bewilderment.
Seeing that he didn't say anything, Lei Li frowned and said, "Speak up. Next time I go to the brothel, you can treat me like this. Do you understand?"
"I understand."
Zhou Yi added slowly, "Are you sure you won't kill me if I do this to you?"
"meeting."
Lei Li nodded without hesitation and said, "If you dare to attack me today, you will cut me into pieces tomorrow, so I will rape you first and then kill you."
——Kill after you’ve had enough fun.
Zhou Yi: “???”
Fry him and then kill him???
Zhou Yi was shocked and confused, "Then you would be unhappy and ask me to do this to you?"
"It's fun."
Lei Liyun remained calm and composed.
Zhou Yi was stunned and shocked.
After a long pause, he finally reacted and said, "So you're stinging?"
"I didn't fish."
Lei Li didn't quite understand this word.
Zhou Yi swallowed silently, thinking that you didn't fish, you just caught the fish in a net and killed them.
etc.
Zhou Yi suddenly looked up and looked around. The mountains were deep and the forests were dense, and there was no one living there. Even if he dissected a pig or dug a big hole here, no one would notice.
"...You took me so deep into the ground, are you planning something?"
"nonsense."
Lei Li rolled his eyes at him and said, "How about I bring you here to play? Hurry up and dig. There are still many herbs to be collected later. There are a lot of honeysuckle and kudzu root in summer. There are some to find."
Herb picking trip.
Just don't pick him.
Zhou Yi followed silently behind, digging wherever he was told. Then he heard Lei Li say, "Go deeper. I remember my father sprinkled some golden lilies here. I wonder if it's grown yet."
It's quiet in the mountains.
There was only the rustling sound of walking and the crackling sound of Lei Li chopping grass with a grass knife.
"There's a piece of Yunshi wood here with lots of wood chips. There must be a rice weed inside."
Lei Li took off the backpack on his back, called Zhou Yi over, and asked him to look after the backpack while he carefully split the living Yunshi tree.
Zhou Yi looked at it and asked, "Dou Mi Chong?"
"You haven't eaten it?"
Lei Li carefully picked out a fat worm from the wood. It was as long as his finger, white with a hint of gold, and weighed more than half an ounce.
"Here, this is it. Take it home and fry it with some oil. It's really fragrant. My dad loves it the most."
“…”
Zhou Yi looked at the twisting rice bug, which was made of segments of flesh, a soft body, black mouthparts, and no hair at all, and goose bumps appeared on his arms.
Silently, he took a large leaf and held the worm for Lei Li, then watched him dig and dig in the small tree until he unearthed seven or eight or nine...
Twenty-eight worms.
Gu Yong.
Gu Yong.
Suddenly I could imagine what it would feel like when they burst into liquid.
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