Cher sat down lightly in front of the embroidery frame and continued to embroider.

The two no longer bothered Xue'er to embroider, and also embroidered separately.

Although Xue'er is now focused on studying, she is not really a young lady who stretches her hands for food and opens her mouth, and she will do some work appropriately to exercise her body when she has time.

This aspect is what the Yun family likes to see.

It is the rainy season of the year, in addition to catching the sea, Xue'er will often take Qiao'er and Mo Shijiu into the mountains.

It used to be herself, but now that she has Mo Shijiu, Xue'er has seen her kung fu, so she is not afraid to go to the mountains.

She likes to go to the mountains to "hunt for treasures" and eat those mountain delicacies picked by herself, which is very fulfilling.

On this day, Xue'er took the two of them into the mountain again, and this time she planned to go to the mountain pool in the back mountain to have a look.

She had always known that this mountain pool was the source of the Tanshui River, but she had never been there once, so she was very curious.

The three of them went up the Tanshui River, with the tiger leading the way, each holding a stick and a sickle in his hand, and carrying a basket on his back.

The grass and trees are very deep and rocky, and these plants and trees grow freely because of the abundant water source, and those stones are washed to the shore by the river water in the rainy season.

There were clumps of water celery growing in the gurgling stream, and Xue'er saw that they were very tender, so she said to Qiao'er, who was walking behind: "Remember to remind me, pick some water celery when you go back, and let Sister-in-law Zhang make water celery stuffed dumplings at night." ”

Qiao'er smiled and agreed: "I remember Miss." ”

The three of them overcame all obstacles, Mo Shijiu and Huzi walked in front, Xue'er was in the middle, and Qiao'er followed behind.

The low bushes often blocked the way, and a few scythes with bows and arrows and baskets on their backs carved out a path, and the trees overhead that shaded the sky and the sun blocked most of the sunlight, and the small light shone through the cracks, leaving dappled shadows.

The birds and beasts disturbed by the trio scattered and fled, and in addition to the chirping of birds, the occasional clucking of pheasants could be heard.

Although the road is difficult to walk, I did not miss the birds and flowers along the way.

Seeing the mushroom nest, Xue'er would also teach Qiao'er how to identify and pick, and before they reached the Tanshui River, the back baskets on the three of them were more than half loaded.

Mo Shijiu knew some commonly used medicinal materials, and when he met her, he would dig some and go back to make good medicines.

Xue'er and Qiao'er also followed her to learn to identify medicinal herbs and learned a lot of commonly used herbs.

For example, the bellflower with purple flowers, the rehmannia with pale red flowers, the mandala with white flowers, the nightshade with small blue and black fruits, and the multiflorum multiflorum and Tianqi and so on.

Sometimes they would encounter patches of daylily, and the three of them did not let go, they all picked them and dried them at home to eat.

There are also some unknown wild fruits, and with her memory, Xue'er picked a lot of things that are commonly eaten by the locals, and plans to take them back to her younger brother to eat.

Mo Shijiu was more excited, and when she encountered a good medicinal herb, she would cry out happily: "Miss, there are so many herbs in this Jiupan Mountain, almost everywhere." There are also many of these wild fruits, many of which can be used in medicine. ”

"It's a pity that I only know a few, Tian Qi and He Shouwu only met with you today." Cher was also happy, and laughed while picking daylily.

Qiao'er helped Xue'er pick daylily and said: "I used to live in the imperial capital, and I never knew that the countryside would be so fun. There are so many treasures in the mountains, so many fish and shrimp in the river, and so many seafood in the sea. As long as you work hard, you won't starve to death. ”

"Yes, it is good to be born in the countryside, you can pick mountain delicacies when you go up the mountain, you can touch fish and shrimp when you go down to the river, and you can pick up seafood when you catch the sea. I heard my grandmother say that even if there is a famine year in Changhai County, people will not really starve to death.

In the past, I went into the mountains alone, but unfortunately I didn't dare to go deeper, but now I am blessed by Shijiu to encounter these good things. ”

Mo Shijiu's eyes flashed: "Miss praised it falsely, I just know how to do some kung fu, I really met a tiger, and I will really be scared of weak legs."

This is to know that there are no large beasts on the periphery of this Jiupan Mountain, otherwise I wouldn't dare to take the young lady to the depths. ”

"There are many people on the periphery of the mountain, and there are good things that have been climbed first, and it is better to be in the deep mountains." Qiao'er said with a smile.

"Where did Mademoiselle find the potatoes and sweet potatoes?" Mo Shijiu asked.

Xue'er explained without blushing and heartbeat: "In the outer valley, it is remote, and few people will go there, and I also followed the sheep in my family to get there." ”

"Have you seen either of these crops since?" Mo Shijiu said curiously.

"I haven't seen it, and even if I did, it was estimated that it would be eaten by small animals or wild boars." Cher continued to lie.

"I think it's because the place where they grow is too remote, and it's on the periphery, that they escaped the fate of being eaten, and I was lucky to meet them."

This explanation is more reasonable, Mo Shijiu accepted it in her heart, and she smiled: "It's still Miss who is lucky and discerning, otherwise she will miss it." ”

"There are indeed a lot of good things in this Jiupan Mountain, we may encounter them again, but don't miss it......" Xue'er laid the groundwork here, preparing for the future.

On the way, the trio also saw a wild honeycomb.

Xue'er said excitedly: "Remember this place, there is time to pick up Jiu and finish this hive." ”

Mo Shijiu happily took on the task.

In this era, the honey sold by the people themselves went into the mountains to find it, and after picking the honey, it was sold in the market, and the price was not low.

The three of them walked all the way forward for an hour and a half to reach their destination.

"Wow, Miss is so beautiful here! How can there be such a beautiful mountain pool! Qiao'er was amazed at the first sight of Shantan and exclaimed.

"It's beautiful!" Mo Shijiu also sighed.

Although this mountain pool is not very large, but it is not small, the visual inspection is also hundreds of acres of land as large, the mountain pool is surrounded by towering trees, and then in the distance is the towering peak.

The highest peak was hidden in the clouds, and the top of the mountain could not be seen at all.

In the nearby flat area, you can see a lot of messy footprints, presumably left by animals who came to drink water.

The water of the pool is very deep and very clear, I don't know if it is because of the relationship between the green trees around, or it itself is this color, the water of the whole mountain pool is presented in front of you like a large piece of transparent green jade, giving people a sense of coldness.

This mountain pond is hidden in the green mountains and green waters, the scenery is pleasant, like a fairyland on earth, it is estimated that it will be more beautiful if it is in spring. Because Cher saw that there were a lot of rhododendron trees around. It's no wonder that even when you sit at home, you often hear cuckoo chirping.

There are reeds more than a person tall on the edge of the mountain pool, and it is a paradise for wild ducks and geese.