Chapter 33: Picking

After walking a little further inside, I came to a relatively open area, surrounded by low grasses and shrubs, and around this, many Chinese medicinal herbs grew.

With a large basket in his left hand and a branch in his right hand, he walked in the direction he remembered, and sure enough, he saw a small piece of honeysuckle.

Recently, the warm climate has given rise to a lot of vegetation and honeysuckle.

Clusters of silver, white, gold and yellow flowers grow in the bushes, trembling slightly in the spring breeze, which makes people happy.

Bai Mingxuan put down the basket, took out the big leaves inside, folded them into a simple box, carefully packed the wild raspberries into them, and then put them back on the side of the basket.

Then I began to pick the honeysuckle, carrying the basket, walking to the honeysuckle bushes, picking the honeysuckle one by one, and throwing it into the basket.

Honeysuckle is delicate, and if it is suppressed, the flower shape will not look good, so Bai Mingxuan also pulled a few branches to isolate it from other things so as not to be crushed.

Next is wild kudzu, Bai Mingxuan specially brought a small sickle, just planning to come here to dig kudzu.

Walking inside, I came to a shady and lush vine, the vine here was thick and tough, and the leaves on it were green, shaped like goose paws, and the large ones looked very dense.

Bai Mingxuan brushed aside the dead vines and fallen leaves on her face, put the basket aside, took out a small sickle, cut off the messy vines, found their roots, and then dug them up with branches and sickles.

The land that had rained a few days ago was still a little soft at this time, and it was not so difficult to dig up, but Bai Mingxuan was a little weak, and he used all his strength to dig for a while before he saw the fruits of victory.

By the time the kudzu root was dug out completely, Bai Mingxuan's forehead and back were already sweating, she shook off the soil, pulled a handful of weeds and wiped them, and put them in the basket.

Kudzu is obtained after the root of wild kudzu is dried, it is a very useful Chinese medicinal material, and can also be used as a tonic.

It has the effect of relieving muscle and reducing fever, diaphragm, quenching thirst, raising yang and stopping diarrhea. It can be used for the treatment of fever, strong neck and back pain, measles impermeability, fever and thirst, yin deficiency and thirst, heat diarrhea, and spleen deficiency and diarrhea.

In addition, it can also be steamed and eaten as grain like sweet potatoes, but poor country people generally do not do this, they are sliced and dried and sold.

In fact, autumn and winter are the best harvesting times for wild kudzu, but Bai Mingxuan didn't expect this before, and now she wants to try it in spring, and she is also looking for kudzu that is about to die, and plans to go back and deal with it and sell it for money, even if it can't be sold at a high price, it is good to be able to exchange it for a little money.

Bai Mingxuan was so tired that she was out of breath and sat on the grass, planning to rest for a while before looking for medicinal herbs.

The woods are very quiet, there are no other voices, only birds chirping, a few colorful butterflies popping up from time to time, kudzu roots grow in relatively shady places, there is little sunlight, and a few bushes of sun-resistant wildflowers bloom here.

Having rested enough, she lifted the basket and withdrew from it, continuing to search for the herbs.

After looking for it, there was nothing good to work on, Bai Mingxuan only picked some common medicinal herbs, such as wild chrysanthemums, perilla, bupleurum, etc.

In addition, she also picked some wild flowers such as azaleas, as well as a thin vine, last time she was going to bring some flowers back to Bai Mingwei, but she didn't make it because she overheard Liqiu's conspiracy and panicked, this time she patiently made a garland.

After making it, she looked at the wreath of flowers in her hand, as if she saw Bai Mingwei's happy appearance on her head, and couldn't help but laugh happily.

With the addition of garlands, the big basket in Bai Mingxuan's hand was already full at this time, and it was a little difficult to lift it, so she planned to go back like this today.

Walking back along the mountain road from which he came, this time he didn't encounter anything like anyone conspiring to talk, and returned to the Bai family all the way.

"Sister!" Before entering the house, Bai Mingwei rushed out of it and hugged Bai Mingxuan.

Since Bai Mingxuan helped her deal with the incident where others bullied her last time, she likes Bai Mingxuan very much, and usually likes to stick to her.

"Oh, you come down quickly," Bai Mingxuan was held and shook for a moment, almost falling, "I'm holding something, hurry up, let's go in and talk." ”

Bai Mingwei reluctantly let go and followed her into the house.

Before she sat down, Bai Mingwei pointed to the garland and asked excitedly, "Sister, sister, what is this?" ”

"This is a garland, I made it for you, is it beautiful?"

"Beautiful, beautiful! Sister, show me! Bai Mingwei couldn't wait, jumping and shouting.

Bai Mingxuan took out the garland, but didn't hand it to her, put it on her head directly, looked at her and said with a smile: "The garland should be worn on the head, well, our Weiwei looks so good wearing a garland!" ”

When Bai Mingwei heard this, her eyes narrowed with a smile, and she immediately went to show off with a few other friends. Bai Mingxuan has time to clean up today's results.

First take out the honeysuckle and wild chrysanthemum so that they don't get crushed, then carefully take out the wild raspberry and put it on the table, then take out the wild kudzu, and put the rest in the basket first.

Pick up the kudzu, walk to the yard water tank, scoop a scoop of water, and rub it carefully to wash off the dirt impurities on the surface.

Then I went to the kitchen and got a kitchen knife, washed it, cut the kudzu into thick slices, washed it again, and placed it neatly in the yard to bask in the sun.

The perilla and bupleurum were also simply washed, and the honeysuckle and wild chrysanthemums were all placed in the yard to bask in the sun.

The midday sun is getting hotter and hotter, and it should be almost sunburned in a few days, just pay attention to waterproofing during this period.

Looking at several baskets and baskets placed together in the courtyard, and the medicinal materials inside could be disposed of in a few days, Bai Mingxuan's mood was full of joy and hope, as if she saw silver beckoning to her.

went back satisfied, she was tired for most of the day, and she was about to rest, when she saw Bai Minglan coming back.

Seeing the things placed in the yard, he couldn't help but say, "Xuanxuan, what are these things in the yard?" ”

Seeing that her sister was coming, Bai Mingxuan stopped and replied with a little excitement: "Big sister, these are the medicinal herbs I picked from the mountains today, I washed them and dried them now." After drying, you can go to the pharmacy in Peach Creek Town to sell drugs and make money! ”

"Xuanxuan, this ...... Are you telling the truth? Bai Minglan's eyes widened, a little incredulous, "You mean that these grasses and flowers in the yard can be sold for money?" ”

Bai Mingxuan couldn't help but laugh a little, looked at her disbelief and held back, nodded firmly, and gave an affirmative answer:

"Really, during these days, I learned to recognize a lot of medicinal materials with Dr. Wang, and I also went to a reliable pharmacy, and Dr. Wang said that I could also pick some ordinary medicinal materials and sell them at that pharmacy. These are all common medicinal herbs in the yard, and I will clean them up. ”

As he spoke, he took her to the yard and introduced these medicinal herbs one by one: "Big sister, you see, this is kudzu, it is the root of wild kudzu, there are many on the mountain east of the village, but it is best to dig it in autumn and winter; This is a wild chrysanthemum, which has the effect of dissipating heat and detoxifying......"

As she spoke, Yu Guang suddenly caught a glimpse of a person, she glanced over there casually, but who knew that this glance frightened Bai Mingxuan-