It took another thirty or forty minutes for Chai Jun to arrive at Xiangshui Village.

After getting out of the car, Chai Jun called the girl, and she had left him a mobile phone number on WeChat.

"Hey, we're at the entrance of your village. Chai Jun said.

"Okay, I'll look for you right away!" A light voice came from the other end of the phone, and after finishing speaking, she hung up, and it seems that this girl is also anxious.

It wasn't long before a figure ran towards them.

After approaching, a girl wearing a red and white plaid skirt appeared in front of the two of them, the girl had a ponytail, her complexion was white and clean, her face was very delicate, and she was a vibrant girl at first glance.

My name is Liu Jia, and you are welcome to our village. The girl looked very generous and took the initiative to say hello.

"Hello, my name is Chai Jun, and this is my friend, Wu Yongqiang. Chai Jun also responded with a smile.

"Hello. Wu Yongqiang also greeted with a smile.

"Let's go, let's go to my house and sit down. Liu Jia took the two of them and walked towards her home.

It didn't take long to arrive at her house, and as soon as she entered the door, Liu Jia shouted: "Dad, the guest I said yesterday has arrived!"

Immediately, a middle-aged man came out of the back room, the man was also kind and kind-eyed, and greeted him with a smile when he saw the two.

Chai Jun and Wu Yongqiang also responded with a smile, but Chai Jun also found that the middle-aged man didn't seem to have very sharp legs and feet, and he walked with a limp.

But he was afraid that he was not very familiar with Liu Jia, so he didn't ask much, so as not to ask anything sad.

At the same time, I subconsciously looked at this girl's home, it was a simple bungalow, and there was no expensive furniture at home, it seemed that Liu Jia's family conditions were not very good.

Liu Jia is the kind of self-cooked character, chatting with Chai Jun and Wu Yongqiang very openly, after chatting for a while, Chai Jun pushed the two fruit boxes in front of her, and said with a smile: "This is far away, come to you to trouble you, I brought some small gifts, and they are also vegetables and fruits that are our Tunzi specialties, I hope you don't dislike them." ”

"Wow, why are you so polite? Liu Jia said this, but there was a hint of happiness on her face.

Then he opened the fruit box, took out one of the jujubes, wiped it without washing it, and took a bite.

"Hmm, such delicious dates!" she couldn't help but say.

"Haha, it's all a specialty of our tunzi, just like it. Chai Jun is still quite confident in his products in Xiangyangtun.

Don't look at these two fruit boxes, if you calculate it according to your own selling price, it will be close to two hundred yuan, and I am afraid that I will scare this girl when I say it.

"It's delicious, it's delicious!" Liu Jia ate several dates after a while.

"Hey, by the way, you want to come and see the cultivation of medicinal herbs in our village, right? Why, you also want to grow medicinal herbs?" Liu Jia remembered what Chai Jun said before, and asked directly.

"Yes, in fact, I have already started to plant some medicinal herbs, and this time I also brought some medicinal herbs from our village, I want to find you who are more knowledgeable to see how the condition is. ”

As Chai Jun spoke, he also opened the bag he brought, took out some samples of medicinal materials that had been picked earlier, and put them in front of Liu Jia.

Among them, there are a few honeysuckles, as well as ginseng, bellflower and other Chinese medicinal materials, Chai Jun originally entered the temple of medicinal herbs There are not many types, and at this time they also picked those that look ripe.

When Liu Jia saw these medicinal materials, she looked serious, picked them up carefully and looked at them, and sniffed them from time to time.

After a while, she put down the medicinal materials in her hand and said, "The medicinal materials that come out of you are very good, not only do they look vigorous, but I also smelled them in general, and I feel that they are of very good quality." ”

"But I'm not an experienced person, so I'll take it to Grandpa Zhang in the afternoon and ask Grandpa Zhang to give you an appraisal. That's right, Grandpa Zhang is the most experienced old man in our village in cultivating medicine, and we go to him for anything in the cultivation of medicinal herbs in our village. ”

"Okay, then I'll have to trouble you to help us do that. Chai Jun said.

"Miss Liu, do you have time now, can you take us to the place where you grow medicinal herbs?" Wu Yongqiang has been thinking about the task of coming here, and said bluntly.

"I don't have anything to do right now, so I'll take you there. Liu Jia nodded, but then said: "Why do you call me Miss Liu, it sounds obedient, just call me Xiaojia." ”

"Oh. Wu Yongqiang nodded awkwardly, he has always been relatively dull.

Several people immediately left, and Liu Jia took them to visit his medicine garden.

Along the way, Chai Jun also took a general look at the appearance of this Xiangshui Village, and found that the development of this village is obviously not as good as its own Xiangyangtun level, the roads are uneven, and the ridges are also messy.

It is a piece after another of medicine gardens, which have become the landmark scenery here.

"When we arrived, this was our family's medicine garden. Liu Jia pointed to a garden not far away and said.

It is located halfway up the mountain, surrounded by a wooden fence in a small garden, in which some medicinal herbs are scattered in blocks, because the cultivation of medicinal herbs is not like vegetables and crops, which cannot be planted, but scattered everywhere, growing luxuriantly next to some tree roots and bushes.

Chai Jun glanced at it, and saw some familiar medicinal herbs, such as angelica, ginseng, and the like.

"I'm not particularly experienced, and I've only been planting medicinal herbs for five or six years, and I've only harvested two or three crops. Liu Jia said as she walked, "But the old people in the village have also taught me a lot of experience, so I'll tell you about some basic things." ”

"Most of the medicinal herbs are cold-loving and cannot be exposed to direct sunlight, so the mountain forest is a better place to plant, and unlike farming, the medicinal herb seedlings do not need irrigation, and the daily rain and dew can support their growth, but one thing remains the same, the medicinal herb seedlings also need the support of some fertilizers. ”

"Medicinal herbs also need to be fertilized?" Chai Jun ignored this, and he didn't take care of the medicinal herbs on his barren mountain.

"Yes. Liu Jia nodded, "The specific type of fertilizer needs to change according to the different types of medicinal materials, because the cultivation of medicinal materials is scattered, so it is more troublesome to fertilize, and it needs to be divided into categories to fertilize." ”

Liu Jia Kankan said, telling Chai Jun and Wu Yongqiang about some of his experience and the skills he heard from the old people in the village, and Wu Yongqiang gave full play to the essence of a scholar, took out a small notebook and wrote down two sentences from time to time.

Chai Jun also listened carefully and asked questions from time to time, benefiting a lot from it.

There are also many ways to plant medicinal materials, and different medicinal materials have different requirements for the environment, and if they do not meet the standards, they are easy to cause various strange diseases, reduce yield, and reduce efficacy.

After a round of introductions, the sun has risen to the center of the sky.

"Okay, that's basically all I have experience, most of them are relatively superficial views, and I've introduced them all. Liu Jia made a final summary, "It's noon, let's go, go to my house, I'll cook and entertain you." ”

"Then I'm going to have to trouble you. Chai Jun said with a smile.

Several people talked and laughed and returned to Liu Jia's house, and Chai Jun proposed to use the vegetables he brought to fry a few dishes, after all, he didn't want Liu Jia to break the bank.

Liu Jia also readily agreed, letting the two and her father wait in the living room, and she personally cooked and stir-fried.

"Listen to Xiao Jia, you are here to learn the experience of growing medicine, how about you?

Chai Jun nodded: "I have benefited a lot, Xiao Jia explained a lot of complicated things in simple terms, I really thank you this time." ”

Wu Yongqiang also echoed: "Yes, Xiao Jia seems to be very experienced, I heard her say that she has been growing medicine for several years, are you a family specializing in growing medicine?"

Hearing this question, Liu Qingyun couldn't help sighing: "No, my wife left early, I used to grow some medicines at home to support this family, for Xiaojia to go out to study, she is a smarter child and likes to study, so I think I have to supply her until she graduates from college, so that she can go to the city to find a good job and live a good life." ”

"But I didn't expect an accident a few years ago, which caused me to injure my right leg, and I didn't pay much attention to recuperation after the injury was healed, and the result became more and more serious, and now I even have trouble walking. At that time, after I was injured, the family's financial resources were cut off, Xiaojia, a child who was considerate of me, resolutely stopped studying, and came back to grow medicine with me. ”

"Alas, it was I who delayed Xiaojia's study. The more Liu Qingyun spoke, the more uncomfortable he became, and finally fell silent.

After listening to what the old man said, Chai Jun and Wu Yongqiang also sighed.

There is not only beauty and hope in life, but also some helpless bitterness, life is not only in front of you, but also behind it...

"Don't be sad, old man, in fact, Xiaojia is not necessarily a bad thing when she comes back to plant medicine, I see that she maintains that spirit of learning, maybe she can become bigger and stronger, and live a good life by planting medicine." Chai Jun comforted.

Hearing him say this, Liu Qingyun sighed again: "Yes, Xiaojia, this kid is indeed strong, and he loves to study, and the medicine he grows is also the best in our village, and it can be sold for a good price, but——"

He stopped here and said no more, but waved his hand and said, "Look at me, it's rude to say these frustrating things in front of you." ”

When Chai Jun heard this, his brows furrowed slightly. There seems to be something hidden in the old man's words. What are the obstacles that prevent Xiaojia from selling medicine?

Chai Jun couldn't help but remember that when she first met Xiaojia at the Nanchang Agricultural Fair, she also mentioned it to herself, saying that the buyers in the village couldn't sell it at a good price, so she went to the Agricultural Fair to try her luck.

It seems that there really seems to be something hidden behind this matter, but Chai Jun saw that the old man didn't want to say more, and his friendship with Xiaojia was not so good, and Xiangyangtun was so far away from Xiangshui Village, so he didn't ask any further.

It didn't take long for Xiao Jia to bring a plate of dishes to the table.

"I'm hungry. She smiled and finished the stir-fry, and then beckoned everyone to take their seats.

"It's so fragrant, I'm welcome. After Chai Jun finished laughing, he ate with chopsticks.

"Well, the craftsmanship is good!" Although he knew that a large part of the credit for this delicacy came from his own vegetables in Xiangyangtun, Chai Jun did not forget to praise Liu Jia.

"Hee-hee, if you like to eat. Liu Jia also immediately moved her chopsticks and put some green vegetables in her mouth.

But as soon as she ate the vegetables, she sensed that something was wrong—this was too delicious, wasn't it?

My usual craftsmanship is really good, but I have never fried such a delicious dish in my memory!

Liu Qingshan next to him was also surprised: "Xiaojia, have you secretly practiced cooking, why is today's food so delicious?"