Chapter 17: Picking up wild boars
Xiangling took advantage of the gap of unloading the truck to walk around the garden on the east side of the medicine house, and the fields were planted with fresh medicinal materials, and Xiangling also wanted to recognize it.
Because of what happened just now, Zhou Langzhong was very enthusiastic and did not hide his secrets, and told Xiangling the names and qualities of medicinal materials such as dendrobium, honeysuckle, and atractylodes.
It's a pity that there are not many kinds of species planted in the garden, Dendrobium officinale has passed the best picking season, and Atractylodes can only be excavated in October.
Xiangling was inevitably a little discouraged, and glanced at a small shed in front of the medicine house with a few potted plants under it.
Xiangling walked over, and Zhou Langzhong rushed forward and blocked one of the pots like an old hen, for fear that Xiangling would "move his hands and feet" like treating dendrobium and honeysuckle.
Xiangling raised her hands high, raised three fingers of her right hand and swore: "I promise to stand two steps away, just look and not touch." ”
Only then did Zhou Langzhong let go of his hand.
In the pot is a green plant with oval leaves, and a puff of red fruits are planted on it, each red fruit is the size of a green bean grain.
Zhou Langzhong said proudly: "Haven't you seen it?" But you must have heard of it, this is the king of medicinal herbs, ginseng, not only the root has the effect of prolonging life, but even the ginseng seeds on it can also cure all kinds of diseases, such as the little girl has spots on her face, the old man has insomnia, and the man does not lift ......."
Xiao Sanzi coughed violently on the side, and Zhou Langzhong realized that he was addicted to the discussion of medicine for a while, forgetting that the person in front of him was a little girl, not a medical peer, and it was a bit too much to talk about men's affairs.
Zhou Langzhong also coughed awkwardly, and changed the topic: "The old man occasionally saw this small ginseng last time when he picked medicine, the year is only more than ten years, and it is a pity to dig it, so he transplanted it back with the mountain soil, thinking that it would not survive, but I didn't expect it to grow quite well." ”
Fresh ginseng turned out to look like this, Xiangling had never seen it, and took a deep breath, because it had rained, and the taste of ginseng leaves and seeds was clearer and fresher.
Chu Xia finished unloading the pine needles, and the three of them said goodbye and went home, because Xiangling helped Zhou Langzhong identify the moldy cow Qianjin, and Zhou Langzhong forced Xiangling to fill a large bag of materials and peppercorns, which made Xiangling suspect for a while that Zhou Langzhong was cursing her for a lifetime of menstrual cramps and drinking water and pepper water for a lifetime.
Watching a few people leave, Xiao Sanzi couldn't help but say more: "Master, didn't you say that you cured a stupid girl of hemp-fruit poison?" The boy looks at this girl very treacherous and smart, and she is not stupid! ”
Zhou Langzhong looked at the donkey cart that was getting farther away with squinted eyes, and said with a slight smile: "A silly girl who has eaten hemp fruit for half a month in a row and has not died, God will definitely repay some sweetness." This girl will definitely have great luck and great blessings in the future. ”
The little third son sounded a little inexplicable, but the master was well-informed, and what he said must be right.
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Ge Changlin drove the car, Chu Xia sat on the wheel, the two of them discussed the matter of building the wall tomorrow, Xiangling was bored lying on the back on the car board, looking at the sunny day, and the mood was also a lot more relaxed.
The sound of a sharp wire hitting the ground disturbed Xiangling, and Xiangling sat up in a frightened spirit, and then listened carefully, the sharp sound was gone, replaced by a heavy wheezing sound, which became weaker and weaker, and faintly smelled blood.
"Uncle Changlin, stop the car." Xiangling said busily.
Ge Changlin stopped the donkey cart and said with concern: "Xiangling, do you want to go to the thatched house?" There are towering trees on both sides here, I'm afraid that it will attract wild beasts, let's go to the fruit grove in front of us for a while, will it be? ”
"......" Xiangling blushed, she didn't expect that she suddenly stopped the car, and was misunderstood by Ge Changlin to go to the thatched house in a hurry, so she simply didn't explain much, nodded and said: "Uncle Changlin, I, I really can't hold it back." ”
Ge Changlin sighed and said, "Okay, you're behind the tree on the side of the road, your brother and I turn our faces, you go and come back quickly, and call someone if you have something!" ”
"Holo." Xiangling trotted to the place where she heard the gasp, got closer, quietly lightened her steps, picked up the grass and peeked, it was a big boar that fell to the ground.
The boar had a wire loop around its neck, and almost half of its neck was strangled.
Behind the wire loop is a nearly two-meter-long iron chain with a hook attached to it.
There was an arrow wound on the boar's leg, it seems that it should be injured first, the wild boar ran frantically, and during the running, the hook hooked the trunks on both sides from time to time, making the wire on the boar's neck deeper, and he strangled himself to death.
The boar finally convulsed twice and died.
Xiangling shouted anxiously: "Big brother!" ”
The two people thought that something had happened to Xiangling, so they immediately ran over and were surprised to see that it was a big wild boar weighing more than 300 catties.
Ge Changlin always went to the mountains to hunt, understood the powerful relationship between this, and hurriedly said to Chu Xia: "Brother Xia, the smell of blood will attract wild beasts, let's hurry up and carry the wild boar away." ”
Thanks to Ge Changlin's strong body, if there were only Xiangling and Chu Xia, he really wouldn't be able to get this big wild boar.
The three of them worked together to lift the wild boar onto the donkey cart and immediately drove home.
Ge Changlin explained while driving the car: "This iron ring is used by hunters who hunt alone to catch wild boars, and the advantage is that hunters encounter fewer dangers; The disadvantage is that if the beast is not seriously injured, the hunter will not dare to chase it if it runs away. This is how this wild boar should have escaped, Xiangling is a blessed one, and the last thatched house can encounter this good thing. ”
Chu Xia glanced at Xiangling, didn't say anything, smiled and bent his eyebrows and said: "Xiangling has always been blessed, but everyone didn't find out in the past." ”
Chu Xia, who laughed, was very warm and beautiful, like the golden sunshine sprinkled at noon.
Getting closer and closer to home, Xiangling scolded Chu Xia, Chu Xia understood, and said to Ge Changlin: "Uncle Changlin, you can kill this wild boar at home, you know, my house is not very convenient........"
is still living in the same courtyard as the old house, if you know that the second room has picked up a big fat pig, the people in the old house will die of hot eyes, and they will have to snatch it away.
After the second room was separated, in addition to the lack of food and quilts, there were no basic items such as pots, knives, and water tanks, and everything needed money.
Ge Changlin said with a smile: "I've thought about it, I'm afraid that you will be too careful, and I'm embarrassed to speak, since you have spoken, I will make the decision for you, the Li Zheng family will give the three pillars a wedding wine the day after tomorrow, let's sell it to him at some profit, and save the effort to go to the county seat to sell." They can't ask for pigs in the water, I'll clean them up and send them back to you, although it's not delicious, but your own children can also add oil and water to it. ”
Chu Xia said gratefully: "Thank you Uncle Changlin, if you have money at home, you can buy grain, and I won't tell you, the small half bag of multigrain noodles given by my milk has bottomed out." ”
Ge Changlin sighed and said, "Your milk is really ruthless, I heard that the bottom of the noodle bag is full of wheat bran?" ”
Chu Xia and Xiangling glanced at each other, they didn't deliberately say it, only the He family knew about this matter, it was estimated that they were holding grievances for the Jiang family, and they became a little trumpet, and the whole village knew about it.