Liu Su entered the courtyard and observed the small courtyard full of herbs. Around the wall, there are many strings drawn from dried bamboo, and all kinds of fresh or dehydrated herbs are hung on the ropes.

On the ground, except for the path leading to the main house and the backyard where Liu Su and the others are standing, there are bamboo dustpans, which contain all kinds of medicinal herbs that have dried up, which are neat and spectacular, and even the handrails of the corridor are drying herbs.

The medicinal fragrance of the courtyard is mixed together, but it is not difficult to taste.

Xiaodong ran over from the corridor of the main house, "I'm sorry, because I just picked a batch of herbs this morning, and the owners are busy cleaning and sorting out the herbs in the backyard." The old man said that he should cool off before the sun sets, otherwise it will damage the effectiveness of the medicine. So I couldn't come to receive the two in person, so I asked the two little guests to move to the backyard. After Xiao Dong finished speaking, he looked at Xiao Li with some embarrassment, and then at Liu Su and the others.

When Zhao Yi heard this, he was a little moved. Pulling Liu Su, he was about to say, go back.

Liu Su patted him with his hand. "It's okay, my brother and I just want to see how the fresh herbs are handled. Xiaodong, you lead the way in front. Liu Su pulled Zhao Yi.

Xiaodong's face relaxed, leading the way in front. Seeing this scene, Xiao Li had no choice but to follow Liu Su and walk towards the backyard.

Passing through the cloister and through the Hanging Flower Gate, two women and a young girl were cleaning fresh herbs with soil at the well in the backyard. Two teenagers in their teens were going back and forth to bring the unwashed herbs, and then put the washed herbs under the corner of the wall.

An old man in his 50s and a man in his early 30s were sorting the washed herbs into empty dustpans on the ground.

Plowshare grass, mugwort leaves, wild chrysanthemum, motherwort, plantain, lianqian grass, nightshade, cow tendon grass, verbena, angelica, etc. There are really a lot of kinds of medicinal herbs.

Just looking at those dry herbs in the front yard, Liu Su didn't dare to recognize it. This fresh herb in the backyard can be recognized by Liu Su at a glance.

Xiaodong took Liu Su and the others to carefully spare the herbs on the ground and came to the two. "Old lady, master, I brought two little guests."

The 30-year-old man raised his head, and a slightly dark square face met Liu Su's eyes. Dressed in a dark royal blue gown, there is nothing else around his waist, and the hair on his head is very neat and well-organized.

"Xiao Li, my eldest brother introduced these two guests to what they asked me to buy. These herbs of mine are ordered by three medicine shops in the city, and they cannot be sold to others alone. It's the rule. The man said

Xiao Li heard Sun Dongjia call him. Immediately stood up from behind Liu Su. "Second master, our shopkeeper is to give recommendations. How can the small understand the matter of buying and selling. I'll lead the way. As he spoke, Xiao Er took a few steps back.

Liu Su listened to the conversation between the two and probably had a number in his heart. "This Sun Dongjia, don't blame the shopkeeper for following this little brother. I'm really here to buy some herbs. But I don't need much, I want you to pick herbs with roots, and as long as they are just picked, you don't need to help handle and clean them, and you only need one plant of each. There is no limit to the year, and small seedlings are acceptable. Liu Su said with a smile.

When the man heard this, he was surprised. "Little girl, can I ask, what are you using the herbs for, generally the herbs that are not in the year or have not been concocted are not effective or have poor medicinal effects."

"Sun Dongjia, of course I'm planting it. I made a bet with my father. If I could grow live herbs, he would make me ten new clothes in a row. Liu Su said with an innocent face.

"Haha... Haha, good, ambitious. Then little girl, you can pick it yourself, the ones that are being cleaned over there are all freshly picked from the mountains" The head of the Sun family seemed to have heard a very funny joke, and he laughed very happily.

"Thank you, Dong Sun, I picked it out and brought it over to calculate the money for Dong Sun." Liu Su also smiled very happily, and he didn't look like he had been treated as a joke by others.

After speaking, Liu Su pulled Zhao Yi and followed Xiaodong to the side of cleaning the herbs. "Senior brother, you know, I need to bring roots, no damage, and it is best to bring some soil herbs. Let's look for it together, find it and set it aside. Liu Su looked at Zhao Yi and said.

"Understood, junior sister, don't worry." Zhao Yi replied.

Two teenagers poured a basket of herbs on the clothed floor. Liu Su and Zhao Yi began to look for it. And Xiao Li stood next to him and chatted with Xiao Dong.

Half an hour passed. Liu Su looked at the nearly 20 kinds of medicinal materials around him, looked next to Zhao Yi, and also found a bunch of them.

"Senior brother, that's enough. Let's go back to the inn first, father should be worried. Liu Su came to Zhao Yi's side and picked out all the herbs that Zhao Yi had selected that were duplicates of himself and were not suitable for planting and put them back. In the end, the two of them together selected a total of more than 50 kinds of herbs.

"Sun Dongjia, this is what I picked. You look at how much money is together. ”

"These, you can give a tael of silver together." The head of the Sun family glanced at the medicinal herbs wrapped in a cloth by the little girl. It's really nothing, but I think the little girl doesn't understand.

Liu Su really didn't understand the price of this medicinal material, but she didn't care. It's better than going to the mountains to dig herbs all over the place.

Liu Su was about to take the money, but Zhao Yi handed over the silver one step ahead of her.

"Sun Dongjia, I picked 52 kinds of herbs here, and I will bring them for two days in Liushui County. Can you help me collect some more? For example, the seedlings of ginseng, Polygonum multiflori, Polygonatum polygonatum and other precious medicinal materials, I charge one tael of silver per plant at the price.

Of course, I know that this precious herb is hard to find, so I only need small seedlings or seeds, which should be a convenient thing for you to collect medicine. ”

"The little girl has a lot of ideas, if you really live by you, then this matter ......" Sun Dongjia thought about it but didn't say any more. After all, it's impossible. Sun Dongjia smiled and said, "Yes, in the past two days, I will explain that as long as I see good herbs, whether they are young or have seeds, I will collect them for you." ”

"Then thank you Sun Dongjia. If there is any goods, you can come directly to the inn to find me, the little girl's name is Liu Su. If I'm not here, you'll have the innkeeper send me a message. After Liu Su said this, he carefully wrapped the herbs in a cloth. Zhao Yi reached out next to him and took it.

"Dong Sun, I'll leave first, don't bother."

On the way back, Xiao Li led the way in front, and Liu Su and Zhao Yi followed behind.

"Senior sister, you still need to buy something else, why don't you go to the market with you and buy some special snacks in Liushui County."

Liu Su smiled and shook his head.

"Senior sister, you're really strange. Aren't all girls of your age more fond of eating, wearing, and playing? How do you love it? Zhao Yi saw Liu Su shaking his head and said in confusion.

"These herbs are interesting, and if they can be grown, it will be even more interesting." Liu Su said with a smile. It's a big deal about my life skills, and it's much more important than what I eat and drink.

Two quarters of an hour later, Liu Su and Zhao Yi returned to the inn. As soon as I entered the room, I saw Liu's father sitting on a stool with a sad face.

"Father"

"Master"

Liu Su and Zhao Yi greeted Liu's father respectively.

"I'm back, Su'er has bought something good." Father Liu saw that Liu Su was back, and asked with a forced smile.

"Father, I bought this herb seedling and plan to take it home and plant it. My brother didn't buy anything to accompany me. Liu Su observed that Liu's father's mood was different, but he didn't ask.

"Su'er, this is a good thing, a serious thing. It's just that we have to stay here for two more days, and this seedling won't die? Father Liu asked worriedly.

"Father, it's okay, it's not hot now, I take some more measures, these herbs will be fine.

Father, are you going to work at Master Fu's house tomorrow? Liu Su asked by the way.

"Yes, I went to see it today, and this time the orchids in Master Fu's house all had insect infestations, which was very serious. Maybe they all have to be destroyed and thrown away. Hey, I think our efforts are going to come to naught. ”