The next morning, Xie Xuan, who was sleeping in a daze, was picked up from the bed by Xie Wang's again, and wiped her face with hot water, Xie Xuan dug a piece from the fat box with her fingers and wiped it on her face. ”

"Wipe, wipe a little son, so expensive things, a little reluctant to use them." Xie Wang touched his face and said a little embarrassed.

"Grandma, look at you, I bought this fat for it, I will make more money in the future, and when I run out of this, we will buy better and more expensive ones!" As he spoke, Xie Xuan dug up a large piece and applied it to Xie Wang's face at once, "Now you can't help it if you are reluctant!" ”

"Ouch, it's still my granddaughter who is filial and sensible, like those two leather monkeys, who know to be naughty all day long!" Xie Wang smiled from ear to ear.

Because he didn't come back at noon, the breakfast this morning was relatively rich, he drank white porridge boiled with rice, and the three children each ate a boiled egg, Xie Xuan set off with Xie Qingshan and his uncle and uncle, Xie Zhiyuan and Xie Zhicheng watched their father and grandfather and uncle go up the mountain to take Xie Xuan without them, and they began to make trouble, and they had to keep up, and they didn't listen to any persuasion, thinking that the two of them already knew about He Shouwu, so they just brought it, and finally had to bring the two of them too, Along the way, Xie Qingshan, Xie Pingtian, and Xie Ping'an repeatedly told the two children not to talk nonsense outside, otherwise they would be beaten lightly in the future.

When they went up the mountain, they searched all over the mountains, and occasionally saw the Shouwu vines obviously weak and young, so they simply remembered the location and prepared to wait a few years to grow up.

So I searched for a morning, only found two Polygonum multiflori, the year is not big, only the size of an adult's fist, but I picked a few other Chinese medicines, there are Panax notoginseng, Prunella vulgaris, Forsythia, these three flavors can be harvested in August and September in autumn, Panax notoginseng disperses stasis and stops bleeding, reduces swelling and fixes pain; Prunella vulgaris clears heat and fire, brightens the eyes and reduces swelling; Forsythia clears heat and detoxifies and is a relatively commonly used medicinal material, but the price is also relatively cheap compared to He Shou Wu.

Whenever a medicinal herb was picked, Xie Xuan would teach Xie Qingshan and the three of them the shape and harvest time of the three medicinal herbs, and Xie Zhiyuan and Xie Zhicheng were also listening to it ignorantly. Xie Qingshan's father and son listened more seriously, they knew that these things were not passed on by doctors, a person wanted to learn medicine, he must first learn to read, and there must be a doctor willing to accept as an apprentice, and after accepting as an apprentice, the doctor may not really teach you, only let you do chores by your side for many years, in the few years of miscellaneous work, you have to have your own eyes, even if you can learn, you can only blame you for being stupid.

And now that there is an opportunity to learn for free, they can not only enjoy it for a lifetime, but also pass it on to future generations, even if it is an additional ability to support their families, how can they not write it down carefully?

And so, half an hour passed.

When he was digging a He Shou Wu tree, he saw a bush in front of him rattling, and he vaguely heard the sound of someone talking towards this side, Xie Pingtian and Xie Ping'an, who were digging He Shou Wu, suddenly stopped moving, Xie Qingshan hurriedly scolded in a low voice: "What are you doing stupidly, someone is coming, don't hurry up and cover it!" As he spoke, he poured a basket of hazelnuts and chestnuts into the basket containing He Shou Wu and herbs, and pulled them a few times with his hands to cover the herbs underneath.

Xie Pingtian and Xie Ping'an, who were stunned, hurriedly covered the branches and leaves of He Shou Wu on the pit, but there was still a big difference between the moist soil that had been turned out and the rotten leaves and withered grass around them, so Xie Qingshan put the two back baskets on the soil.

As soon as it was done, I heard the sound of the path between the bushes, and five or six people came from the path, each wearing patched cotton clothes, wearing turbans on their heads to prevent the thorn branches from getting hooked, and the adults were also carrying three children about the same age as Xie Zhiyuan. Xie Xuan looked over and saw that he was also a villager from Gangshang Village.

"Brother Xie, why are you here? There's no mountain goods here. The first man who was about the same age as Xie Qingshan looked at Xie Qingshan with some surprise, the village called him Zhou Laomai, and there were three families separated from the Xie family in the village, and the relationship between the two families was quite harmonious.

"I'm tired of walking here, rest and go!" Xie Qingshan smiled and said, "Brother Zhou, how is your harvest today?" ”

"Well, it's not the same as in previous years?" Zhou Laomai saw that Xie Qingshan's family was here, and they happened to be tired, so he stopped and sat down, and the people who followed him also sat down and rested. Xie Ping'an was young after all, and when he saw that these people were all sitting down, he was a little anxious, and his face showed a little bit, and he was glared at by Xie Qingshan.

A sharp-brained man beside Zhou Laomai smiled and accosted: "Uncle Xie, I heard that you went to the county seat yesterday to catch the market, and you sold a large basket of things, is it that the price of mountain goods is quite high this year?" ”

After all, in a village, people can see what happens in the morning, and it will spread throughout the village before dinner.

Xie Xuan glanced at him, this person's name is Wu Qingxi, he is a famous iron rooster in the village, he is usually stingy and picks the door, and he loves to be greedy. I don't know how to pick mountain goods with Zhou Laomai today.

"The price is about the same as last year, and this year's rain is better, so I can probably pick more mountain goods and sell them at a higher price." Xie Qingshan said quietly.

Xie Xuan saw Zhou Laomai's granddaughter Zhou Xiaoxiao following behind, so she walked over and talked to Zhou Xiaoxiao: "Sister Xiaoxiao, are you also going up the mountain today?" ”

Zhou Xiaoxiao's hair is tied with a red head rope on both sides of the head, wearing two pieces of clothing that farmers often wear, wearing a cotton shirt with yellow flowers on an indigo background, and a wide overall, the patches on her body are very fine, and the stitches are fine, she is three years older than Xie Xuan, nine years old this year, she was a little surprised to see Xie Xuan take the initiative to talk to her, Xie Xuan has always been introverted because of her life experience, this is the first time she took the initiative to talk to her, "Yes, Xuanxuan, why are you here too?" Didn't your grandfather always let you go up the mountain? ”

The mountains are deep and dense, there are many wild beasts, Xie Xuan is young, Xie Qingshan never let Xie Xuan go up the mountain before.

"My grandfather couldn't help it, so he brought me with him." Xie Xuan said that she paused, took out two pieces of maltose wrapped in oiled paper from her jacket pocket, gave one to Zhou Xiaoxiao, ate one herself, and said with a smile: "Here, my grandfather bought me the maltose in the county seat yesterday, osmanthus flavored, you can taste it." ”

Zhou Xiaoxiao took the maltose with an envious look on her face, "Your grandfather is so good to you!" As he spoke, he carefully uncovered the brown paper, Zhou Xiaoxiao's younger brother Zhou Xiaozhu was originally tired of being by his mother's side, and when he saw the sugar, he immediately ran over and looked at Zhou Xiaoxiao with blank eyes.

Zhou Xiaoxiao looked at his younger brother, and said to Zhou Xiaozhu with some reluctance, "Let's divide the two of you, you take a bite first!" Then he handed the candy in his hand to his brother's mouth.

Xie Xuan originally wanted to take out another piece for Zhou Xiaozhu, but saw Zhou Xiaozhu swallow the sugar in one bite, and almost bit Zhou Xiaoxiao's finger, and then ran to her mother with a smile. Zhou Xiaoxiao looked at her mother, her mother obviously saw this scene, but her face was disapproving. Zhou Xiaoxiao's face darkened, and he said to Xie Xuan with a forced smile: "Thank you Xuanxuan, I know that this candy must be delicious." ”

Children like them in the village can only eat candy during the New Year's holidays and when they go to relatives all year round, and no one will have nothing to do with candy and snacks at home for children to eat, which is very extravagant and wasteful in the eyes of adults. Zhou Xiaoxiao's grandmother and mother have always been a bit patriarchal, and if the two children compete for food, they must call their sister to let their younger brother go.