"I said buns, there are fruit trees here, and if I take out such a big fruit, I will definitely die without a place to bury." But it's really frightening to see these fruits, Tang Anqing looked at the bent branches one by one, which are bigger than those genetically modified seeds planted in modern times, and I don't know how big they are. Even the cherries were as big as quail eggs, so Tang Anqing, who had liked cherries more in his previous life, happily raised his hand and picked two, one for Puyu to play with, and the other directly to his mouth.

The red cherries look like they are as delicate as agate gemstones, and people are reluctant to eat them, but Tang Anqing doesn't care about these, because the branches that are full are all there, not just one. When you eat it, the sweet juice flows out, and the flesh is sweet and slightly sour. Baozi also climbed to another lychee tree about ten meters high, picked a bunch of bright red lychees from the highest place, ate two of them himself, and handed the rest to Tang Anqing. On the way to the mountainside, I also saw a variety of fruit trees, such as apples, pears, mangoes, kiwi fruits, mangosteens, etc., which I had seen and many that I had not seen. It's strange that there is no sun here, how do these trees grow. Asked Baozi, who said that these trees have existed since he was born here. also picked Tang Anqing's favorite food, as well as mangoes suitable for Puyu to eat, and also picked a bun.

The group sat in the pavilion at the foot of the mountain, Tang Anqing opened the lychee, peeled it into a small piece and sent it to Puyu's mouth, Puyu opened his mouth and ate it, "Yu'er, do you want to chew?" Do not swallow directly. It's like mom, come and see mom like this. "Put the pure white flesh of the remaining lychee in your mouth and make a chewing appearance for Puyu to see.

The bun on the side looked at Puyu's little ghost with a little envy, really, completely snatched Qingqing's attention. Draw all the remaining lychees into your own range, skillfully open them and fill them in your mouth, and throw the finished kernels on the ground on the side.

Tang Anqing watched Puyu swallow smoothly and noticed the movement of the bun. "Buns, will these pits grow new trees? Could it be that there weren't so many fruit trees here? ”

"yes, throw it down and it will grow tomorrow." After eating the lychee, Baozi patted his little belly and lay on his back on the edge of the pavilion.

Tang Anqing understood, no wonder these trees are very dense in some places, and they seem to be inseparable from steamed buns. However, I still know that the plants in the space grow faster, and they grow better than the plants outside. Breaking the mango, the honey-colored flesh still flowed out of the juice, and handed it to Puyu's mouth after a small break, "Yu'er ate it like just now, do you know?" ”

"Hey, did you see the buns? Yu'er seemed to nod at me just now. Tang Anqing said excitedly to Baozi. However, when he asked Puyu to nod, Puyu was just eating the mango that Tang Anqing had just fed him, which made Tang Anqing very disappointed. But I also know that I can't rush now.

After feeding the small half of the mango to Puyu, Tang Anqing stopped giving Puyu to eat and swallowed the remaining mango in a few bites. The golden flesh passed through the esophagus and into the stomach, and the sweetness spread in the mouth. Sure enough, the space is produced, and it must be a high-quality product.

After helping Puyu walk for a while, Tang Anqing picked him up. I went to the lush mountains not far away with the buns, and when I walked to the foot of the mountain, I felt that the mountain was about dozens of meters high. Before he walked a few steps, Tang Anqing pointed to the small grass with red fruits under the shade of a tree. How does it look like ginseng (Note 1)? looked at the bun with a puzzled expression.

Baozi looked at it and said, "Radish." But that stuff doesn't taste good. "He still looks disgusted.

Radish you M. Don't think I don't know turnips. After walking a few quick steps, he put Puyu on the grass beside him, "Yu'er will sit here for a while, okay?" Is it okay for mom to go there and come back? ”

Puyu snorted twice, and Tang Anqing took him as if he agreed. Squatted down and looked closely, the more he looked at it, the more it looked, and counted the grass closest to him, which had eight leaves. According to what little knowledge I have about ginseng, I also know that this is about 800 years? Eight hundred years, what is that concept?! However, this ginseng must have been worth a lot of money in ancient times. But these 800 years of ginseng are too scary. After searching for a while, I found two with two leaves, and one with three leaves. Tang Anqing looked at the sky speechlessly, what kind of world is this! Carefully pulled out three sticks of ginseng, each weighing about a pound, and put them in his hand.

Baozi and Puyu started the game of you catch me and I don't let you catch it again, and every time it makes Puyu Luoluo laugh. Tang Anqing had this ginseng, and he didn't have the desire to explore in the mountains. I returned to the small building with Puyu and Baozi in my arms, and it was still early outside, so I would go out first, so as not to be discovered. However, on the way there, I also picked a small fruit like sugar chestnuts (Note 2), lychees, cherries and some green dates. This way, you won't attract attention when you take it out, but you have to observe what fruits are being sold outside.

Tang Anqing found a box in the living room, put one of the two-hundred-year-old ginseng inside, and wrapped the two outside with clothes and put it aside. Then he put the old clothes and fruits in the baggage. I smeared some gray foundation on my face and my hands, and looked at the two in the mirror, which was much better. and repeatedly warned Baozi not to speak outside, and not to do some anthropomorphic movements. Only then did the group appear outside. Looking at the sky, I faintly heard the rooster crowing. Tang Anqing thought that it was about five or six o'clock now, and it would be about seven or eight o'clock when he walked to the town.

Tang Anqing hugged Puyu, and the bun lay on Tang Anqing's shoulder and amused Puyu. The group walked on the road, Tang Anqing pointed out some plants outside to Puyu from time to time, and there were buns playing with treasures on the side, and the three of them walked with laughter. At this time, the road is still the same kind of dirt road, although the rest is relatively smooth. On both sides of the road, you will also see some fields of crops, including rice and corn. However, the rice and ears of corn were not as big as the modern ones, just as Puyu was talking. Baozi said, "Qingqing, someone is coming from behind." ”

After a while, Tang Anqing faintly heard the sound of horses' hooves, and the sound of someone shouting 'driving', listening to the voice of a young man, crisp and powerful. It didn't take long for the sound of the horse's hooves to get closer and closer, and Puyu also struggled out of Tang Anqing's embrace, looking curiously at the approaching carriage with dark eyes.

only heard a cry, and the carriage listened next to Tang Anqing and them. "Eldest sister, are you going to the city, come up, I'll give you a ride, there are still many miles to the city." A young man in a cyan shirt said to Tang Anqing with a hearty smile.

Tang Anqing looked at him, still surprised in his heart. I wondered why this person was so enthusiastic. But his eyes were bright, and there were beads of sweat on his face from the sun. Healthy wheat-colored skin lined the white teeth of the grinning mouth. This teenager is really suitable for dental advertising. After thinking about his words, I said thank you to the boy who was driving the car. Climbed next to the driver's seat.

The young man touched the back of his head a little embarrassed when he heard Tang Anqing's thanks, "Eldest sister, don't be so polite, my name is Li Xiaohu, and eldest sister can call me Huzi." That's what my mother called me. It's done, drive. He flicked his whip and drove forward.

"Eldest sister, are you going to the city for what you are doing? I'm familiar with the city, and I've grown up in it. Then I talked to Tang Anqing about a big push, some didn't get it, whose buns were the best, who had the most tofu brains, and so on. Tang Anqing's black line, this kid is also enthusiastic. Along the way, it was basically Li Xiaohu who was talking, and Tang Anqing just interjected occasionally, but Baozi looked interested, and Puyu giggled It was probably the first time he had heard so many words. However, Tang Anqing still knew the dynasty she was in from Huzi's mouth-the past dynasties, she thought it was probably empty. From Huzi, I learned that the largest medical hall in the city was the Baoan Hall located in the center of the city, which was opened by the richest Zheng Yuanwai family in the city.

Knowing that Tang Anqing was going to the security hall to buy medicine, Huzi sent Tang Anqing to the security hall and drove away in a carriage, and turned around and said that he could come to him for anything. Tang Anqing smiled and said thank you in her heart. Looking up at the security hall in front of you, this security hall is really the largest medical hall in the city, the third floor of the building made of mahogany, and the plaque on the gate on the first floor reads 'Baoan Hall' from right to left. Tang Anqing walked in with Puyu in her arms, and the bun nested in Puyu's arms, probably in the morning, there were not many patients. There were only a few people in the entire medical hall. As soon as he entered the door, a little boy came to ask Tang Anqing: "This eldest sister, are you here to see a doctor and do you want to get medicine?" ”

Tang Anqing asked, "This little brother, can you collect medicinal materials here?" I've heard a lot of people say that your security hall is the best medical center in the city. ”

When the little boy heard Tang Anqing's words, the smile on his face increased, "This eldest sister, you have come to the right place, our security hall is famous in the entire Jizhou City." But we have collected this medicinal herb, but I can't be the master of this matter, you come with me, I will take you to the steward. ”

"Then thank you, little brother." Tang Anqing followed the little boy to the back.

The little boy knocked on the door in a room on the second floor, "Steward Liu, I'm a junior, and I have a guest to sell medicinal herbs." ”

"Didn't you say you shouldn't bother me with everything? I'm not available right now. After a while, an impatient voice came.

The little boy named Xiao San made a helpless gesture towards Tang Anqing, and said in a low voice: "Although Steward Liu is not very good-tempered, he is the most powerful pharmacist in our security hall. This big sister, why don't you wait first? ”

Tang Anqing smiled and didn't care. After thinking about it in a blink of an eye, he said to Xiao Tong: "Little brother, my family is still waiting for the money from the sale of this medicinal herb to go back." Don't hide it from my little brother, if it weren't for my father's serious illness, my father wouldn't have let me sell this medicinal herb. If you don't talk to Steward Liu, I won't worry about other medical centers. As he spoke, tears were about to fall.

The little boy named Xiaosan looked at Tang Anqing, who was about to cry, and the child in her arms. Immediately became anxious, and hurriedly waved his hand and said, "Sister, don't cry, I'll talk to Steward Liu." ”

But at this time, the door opened, "Come in, if you didn't say 100-year-old ginseng, don't blame me for being polite." The voice was cold, and Xiao San hurriedly let Tang Anqing in.

The room is very simple, a desk, a few chairs, and a circle of wooden cabinets against the wall. Tang Anqing walked in and stood by the door without speaking. There was a strong smell of medicine in the room, and it seemed that what the junior said was almost the same. Steward Liu was wearing a cyan gown, his face was a little pale, and his high cheekbones were protruding. Sitting on the chair, he said impatiently, "Don't take out your ginseng yet." But after raising his eyes and glancing at the child in Tang Anqing's arms, he pointed to another chair. Have a seat. ”

Tang Anqing sat down as he said, put Puyu over, and leaned on Tang Anqing's lap. The bun lay on Tang Anqing's lap, and she took out the box with ginseng in the bag and put it on the table and pushed it in front of Steward Liu. Steward Liu stared at the box for a moment before opening it. His pale face changed suddenly, and his expression became a little excited. Pick up the ginseng with two leaves and look at it. After a while, he said to Tang Anqing: "The skin is old, the color is yellowish brown, the horizontal lines are fine and strong, the roots are thick and short, and the two legs are stretched to the side, at least a hundred years." Plus these two leaves are naturally two hundred years old. Moreover, this ginseng has ten taels (Note 3). However, this is a newly unearthed wild ginseng. "The accent was added to the newly excavated.

Tang Anqing was stunned.

Note 1: Ginseng perennial herb; The taproot is fleshy, cylindrical or spindle-shaped, fibrous roots elongated; rhizomes (reed heads) are short, with stem marks (reed bowls) and bud buds; The stem is solitary, erect, 40~60 cm high. The leaves are palmate compound leaves, 2~6 rothor stem tops, depending on age: 3 leaflets in L year, 1~2 leaflets in 2 years, 2~3 in 3 years, 3~4 in 4 years, 4~5 in more than 5 years, and 6 at most; Leaflets 3~5, 1 in the middle is the largest, ovate or elliptic, 3~12 cm long, 1~4 cm wide, wedge-shaped at the base, apex acuminate, margins finely pointed serrate, sparsely hairy along the midrib. umbels apical with small flowers; Flower Bodhisattva bell-shaped, with 5 teeth; petals 5, pale yellow-green, stamens 5, filaments short, anthers spherical; In the lower part of the room, 2 chambers, 1 columella, 2 lobes at the stigma. Berry-like drupes oblate spherical or kidney-shaped, bright red when ripe; Seed 2, oblate, yellowish-white. According to historical records, ginseng has a lifespan of about 400 years, but it is rare to be 200 years old during harvesting, and it is not easy to grow for about 100 years.

Note 2: Sugar chestnut, a plant in our hometown. It is as big as Sichuan peppercorns and is sweeter.

Note 3: In ancient times, one catty and sixteen taels, so there was an idiom called half a catty and eight taels.